Rod Bobick Killed in Auto Accident
Rodney Bobick 25 a former sparring partner of Muhammad Ali died when his car hit a power pole near Bowlus Minnesota two miles south of Bowlus on Minnesota 238. The victim began boxing in 1972 and had a 38 7 record.
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Rodney Bobick
Duane
Bowlus
Minn
Rodney
Muhammad Ali
Minnesota
State Patrol
Bobick
Teofilo Stevenson
Woody Clark
Miami
Lowans Nab Top Spots In Texas 500
USAC stock car race at Texas 500 saw Bay Darnell win after discovering a cracked bell housing and fixing it before the start. Iowans Gordy Blankenship Kevin Housby etc. placed among leaders. Feldner retained series lead.
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College Station
Gordy Blankenship
Keokuk
Kevin Housby
Des Moines
Ramo Stott
Ron Hutcherson
Darnell
Paul Feldner
Richfield
Wis
Feldner
Hall Wins Motocross Open in District 22 Racers
Hall of Cedar Rapids took the open division at Otter Creek in District 22 AMA races. Hiawatha riders Mike Theisen and Rick Munson won 85cc B and 250cc A classes. other class winners included Richie Halstead 65cc and Jim Steward 100cc, with multiple riders from Davenport LeClaire Muscatine and Lone Tree earning wins in 85A 125A 125B and 2508 classes.
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Beloit
Wis
Steve Ovel
Cedar Rapids
Black Hawk Farms
Here
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Duwayne Schniedermann
Monticello
Robin Goettsch
Lambert Goettsch
C.R
Scott Ovel
Elkhart Lake
Zwingle
Scott Hall
Otter Creek
Hiawatha
Mike Theisen
Rick Munson
Richie Halstead
Washburn
Halstead
Jim Steward
Davenport
Steve Boley
LeClaire
Jeff Stevenson
Camanche
Don Curry
Muscatine
Dennis Davis
Lone Tree
Walford blasts Newhall in league romp to stay atop North
Jesse Schulte hit a grand slam for Walford as Jeff Drakozal and Rick Netolicky also homered in a 17-4 victory over Newhall to maintain a Northern division lead. Fairfax topped Norway 10-8 with Randy Filling's grand slam, Steve Stumpff homered for Norway. Amana beat Watkins 5-2. Standings show Walford 5-0, Newhall 3-2, Norway 2-2, Keystone 1-3. Fairfax 4-1, Amana 2-2, Williamsburg 1-3, Watkins 0-5.
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Walford
Jesse Schulte
Jeff Drakozal
Rick Netolicky
Newhall
Iowa Valley Baseball League
Randy Filling
Fairfax
Norway
Steve Stumpff
Amana
Watkins
North
Watford
Keystone
South—Fairfax
Williamsburg
Major League Standings and Weekend Baseball Results
Weekend Major League standings list teams including Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia Montreal New York Los Angeles Cincinnati San Diego Houston San Francisco Atlanta with games results from Saturday Sunday and Monday. Notable scores include New York 2 Chicago 4 and Philadelphia 0 St Louis 9 in 13 innings. Cincinnati 14 Montreal 7. San Diego 4 Philadelphia 5 in 10 innings. Houston and San Francisco matchups noted with multiple afternoon and evening games across both leagues.
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Pittsburgh
St Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
New York
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Diego
Houston
San Francisco
Atlanta
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McLaughlin
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Barr
Kison
Zachry
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Seaver
Denny
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Shirley
Chic GB
Monz
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Cleveland
Detroit
Toronto
Minnesota
Texas
California
Oakland
Kansas City
Seattle
Guidry
Alex
Jenkins
Leonard
Brett
Zahn
Flanagan
Rodriguez
Dobson
Medich
Fidrych
Ross
Hartzell
Softball Traveling Results From Kirkwood Welty Park
Midwest Traveling Softball reports scores from Kirkwood Welty Park with Rock Island edging Rockford 2 to 1 and Alexis defeating Princeton 4 to 3 in early games. Other results include E Maidrite 8 Waterloo 3 Macomb 9 Sterling 1 and Rock Island 10 Rockford 2 with follow ups Alexis 6 Princeton 5 and Maidrite 9 Waterloo 0.
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Kirkwood-Welty Park
Rock Island
Rockford
Alexis
Princeton
E. Maidrite
Waterloo
Macomb
Sterling
Valley routs BCL 20 to 2 in high school baseball
Valley of Elgin powered past BCL with a 20-2 victory as Randy Mack drove in six runs on two hits and Dave Loftsgard collected four RBIs with two hits. Tim Seabrooke went 4-for-4 while Mick Mack and Ray Tatro added two hits each. Valley improved to 7-0.
Campbell Goes Home in Style
Boston reliever Bill Campbell returned to face his former team the Minnesota Twins with dramatic relief yielding one run in four innings. He earned his ninth save as Boston triumphed 5-1 while Carew drove in a run on a 3-0 pitch. The Twins boos surprised Campbell who defended his Ill-gotten fortune and past performances.
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Bill Campbell
Campbell
Boston
Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Rod Carew
Carew
Minnesota
Kennedy takes two in doubleheader sweep of Williamsburg
Cedar Rapids Kennedy swept Williamsburg in a prep baseball doubleheader 10-4 and 15-4. Mike Franklin led a 17 hit nightcap after a 12 hit first game as Scott Donohue's bases loaded double fueled the early attack. Jeff Knudtson and Mark Rogers each went five for seven across both games. Mike Hanson homered for Williamsburg in the second game.
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Williamsburg
Mike Franklin
Cedar Rapids
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Williams Blvd
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