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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1969
Page
8
Mantle Day spectacle boosts New York as Mel Stottlemyre fires a three hitter and Bill Borbach wins in relief. Pepitone homers twice and Horace Clarke drives in three as the Yankees roll 3-1 and 11-2 while Seattle tops Baltimore 7-5.
New York fans honor Mickey Mantle with a 60 096 crowd as the Yankees retire his No 7 and ship it to Cooperstown. Ralph Houk praises Mantle’s 1961 World Series injury and enduring grit while reflecting on his 436 home runs and 18-year career.
Arlo Becker of Atkins won his second feature of the year at Tipton Sunday night after a four car crash that halted racing before one lap. Bob Helm led early until Becker moved to the front and took the checkered flag. Becker also won the second heat. Ted Vanerus and Jim Havel won other heats. Diane Steifee won the consolation, Ernest Palmer led Street Stocks, with Jack Meng and Rod Nims as heat winners.
Rod Laver and Margaret Court, Australia’s top tennis stars, left for Wimbledon as they chase a double Grand Slam after clinching the Australian and French titles. Court won the women's crown, defeating Ann Jones, while Laver notes the Grand Slam is a once in a lifetime feat.
Boston pitcher Jim Lonborg announced on Saturday plans to marry airline stewardess Danna Flynn of Ipswich Massachusetts. Lonborg, one of baseballs most eligible bachelors, stated the engagement is pending.
East Legion team lost a Sunday doubleheader to Moline by runs 100 to 14, with eight errors in a muddy field after Saturday rain. Moline used a late squeeze in game two and a slipped Ostberg mishap allowed a run. East drops to 1-3. report notes individual names and a separate Ames golf mention of Julia Benda.
New York AP report: Joe Namath says he did not change his mind about retirement and did not sell his interest in Bachelors Inn. He denies drinking and explains discussions with friends and colleagues while Rozelle cited concerns over associations. He notes Hornung and Karras suspensions as parallel references.
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