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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
10
Dal Maxvill, 29, utility infielder for first place St. Louis Cardinals, earned about 37500 this season despite a .243 career average. He credits timing, perseverance, and two World Series titles for his place, noting other players received bonuses yet he proves his worth with defense and steady play.
Cedar Rapids offers city sponsored tennis instruction for ages 8 to 18 at Washington high school courts and Veterans Memorial Tennis Center. Fees cover two half hour lessons weekly for eight weeks plus center access 9 am to 5 pm. Instructors include Lee Wright John Van Deest Don Miller and Sue Cook. Private lessons available with Dick Riley. Entrants for Jaycee Tennis Tournament accepted until 9 pm Tuesday for 14 16 and 18 singles. free to Cedar Rapids residents with prizes for top four in each event.
Bartlett high school standout Steve Turner a 7 foot 2 inch prospect signed with Vanderbilt Monday. Turner signed in his family living room with parents present as coach Roy Skinner watched.
Rochester Keystone improves to 4-0 by scoring 11 runs in the seventh inning to beat Watkins 11-2 after Watkins led 2-0. Amana tops Fairfax 5-0 behind five hits by Jim Van Scoyoc and a five-hitter. Norway defeats Newhall 6-3.
The American Broadcasting Company and the Professional Golfers Association announced a new two year contract giving ABC rights to televise 10 top PGA events in 1969 and 10 or 11 tournaments in 1970. The deal, called the largest single purchase of tournament golf on television, was announced by PGA President Max Elbin and ABC Sports President Roone Arledge. No financial terms were disclosed.
Mt. Vernon moved to 3-1 on the summer baseball slate by defeating Wilton Junction 4-1 in a five inning game halted by rain. Vaughn Schweitzer earned the win with two doubles while Steve Andrew added a triple. Wilton’s All good and Lange doubled for the home team.
Former Harvard star Bobby Leo aims for a halfback role with the Boston Patriots in his first full AFL season. The move follows his college standout career and enters him into a bid for a starting or contributing backfield position.
Olin high school star Mary Bartels plans to compete in an AAU meet in Michigan next weekend. She dominated the Town AAU girls meet in Indianola last Saturday, winning the long jump 14 feet 8 inches and the 80 meter hurdles 31.28 seconds, while finishing second in the high jump at 4 feet 2 inches behind Shirley Hansen of Wyoming in both hurdles and long jump.
In Arlington Texas AP four unbeaten singles players pursue defending champ Sherwood Stewart of Lamar Tech in the sixth annual NCAA College division National tennis tournament Stewart leads with a 22 2 season record His unbeaten rival includes Rolf Wulfsberg of Luther College who is 15 0 in singles this season
The Philadelphia Phillies signed their first draft pick Greg Luzinski a 17 year old first baseman from Prospect Heights Illinois. He will report to Huron South Dakota in the Class A Northern League.
Rafael Ortiz Salazar known as Fillin Cardinal relief pitcher stands 5 10 and weighs 185 pounds. Born in Nizao Dominican Republic he bats and throws left. A 20 year old prospect from Escuela Primaria Elemental he has played winter ball with stars like Juan Marichal Manny Mota and the Alou brothers. He signed with the California Angels in 1966 and later joined the Cardinals. He posted a 1.77 ERA in 1967 with St. Petersburg as a reliever and earned two wins as a starter. He is one of nine children a musician and an avid fisherman. He pitched a seven inning no hitter in a Dominican amateur league game before rain halted play.
Prairie junior varsity baseball defeated Linn-Mar 8 to 3 in four innings on Monday as rain shortened the game. All scoring occurred in the third inning with Barry Westcott hitting a three run homer for Linn-Mar and Prairie collecting seven hits to tally eight runs.
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