Five Winners in Five Hawkeye Downs Features
At Hawkeye Downs a 25 lap race saw Bill McDonough win as the fifth different victor in five late-model features. Names like Verlin Baker Red Droste Cal Swanson and Chub Liebe have all won this season signaling strong competition. New faces John Schlemmer Cedar Rapids and Lem Blankenship Keokuk attended and provided thrills with a tight Hilmer Dysart duel in heat two and Blankenship charging from the rear to win the coasy race.
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Bill McDonough
Hawkeye Downs
McDonough
Downs
Wild Bill
Verlin Baker
Red Droste
Cal Swanson
Chub Liebe
John Schlemmer
Cedar Rapids
Lem Blankenship
Keokuk
Schlemmer
Bob Hilmer
Dysart
Hilmer
Blankenship
Ramo Stott
Lem
Red and Yellow Flag Rules for Hawkeye Downs
The red flag halts racing when an accident or spinout blocks the track or endangers a driver. The yellow flag signals an incident without blocking traffic or endangering lives, and laps run under yellow in the feature race do count.
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Hawkeye Downs
Local Cedar Rapids Drivers Enter National June Sprints
Four Cedar Rapids Marion drivers join thousands of amateur racers at Elkhart Lake Wisconsin for the National June Sprints. Bruce Philipp enters his TR 4 in the Saturday 100 mile event. Bob Lybarger drives a Hustler in the Saturday 60 mile race. Merrill Massare runs a Mini 850 and Vernon Nielsen competes in a Sprite in Sunday's fifth 60 mile race.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Elkhart Lake
Wis
Bruce Philipp
C.R
Bob Lybarger
Merrill Massare
Vernon Nielsen
Marion
Fellas
Three Hawkeye Stars Honored In U of Iowa Town
Three Hawkeye athletes received teammate votes for honors. Carl Frazier from Princeton 1969 track captain. Rollie Kitt of Carroll 1968 cross country captain. and Donn Haugen of Iowa City senior and top baseball player. Frazier starred in Big Ten 600 and 660 yard races and 440 relay splits. Kitt helped 1966 Big Ten champion cross country and won 1967 Big Ten 3000 meter steeplechase. Haugen pitched seven games with a 43 inning season and 41 strikeouts, including a 3 hit 6 1 win over Northwestern and a 1 0 victory over Illinois.
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Iowa City
Hawkeye
Carl Frazier
Princeton
Rollie Kitt
Carroll
Donn Haugen
Frazier
Kitt
Iowa
Haugen
Northwestern
Illinois
Iowa City Hawks Announce Two Session Wrestling Clinic
The University of Iowa will hold its fourth annual wrestling clinic in two sessions next month, July 14-19 and July 21-26. Open to wrestlers with at least one year of high school eligibility, the program has already drawn over 150 entrants. Coaches and officials are invited, with instructors including Kirakuswano, Jim Nelson, Gerald Leeman, Bert Waterman, Ken Kraft, Ralph Ricks, Ron Melony, Dave Natvig, Keith Young, Joe Fitch, and Clyde Bean.
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Iowa City
U. of Iowa
Dave McCuskey
Hawkeye
McCaskey
Gary Kurdelmeier
Kirakuswano
Japan
Carleton College
Jim Nelson
Carleton
Gerald Leeman
Lehigh
Bert Waterman
Yale
Michigan State
Ken ‘Kraft
Northwestern
Ralph Ricks
Big Ten
Iowa
Ron Melony
Belle Plaine
Iowa State
Dave Natvig
Waterloo East
Keith Young
Cedar Falls
Joe Fitch
Humboldt
Clyde Bean
Burlington and Dubuque Edge In Tight Baseball Tilt
Burlington beats Dubuque 7 1 in a midweek contest. Key plays include Merritt and MacClellan from Burlington and French Wolbink with runs for Dubuque. Washburn and Baker contribute for Burlington with a homer.
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Guad
Burlington
Washburn
Merritt
MacClellan
Bickerton
Baker
Taffone
Clay Denied New Hearing to Appeal to Supreme Court
Cassius Clay faces a possible Supreme Court review after the 5th Circuit rejected an en banc rehearing of his conviction for refusing induction. Attorney Charles Morgan Jr says appeal will be filed within 30 days. decision now rests with the justices with a fall or next spring ruling anticipated.
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New Orleans
Cassius Clay
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles Morgan, Jr
Atlanta
American Civil Liberties Union
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Clay
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Houston
Texas
Allah
Chicago
5Th Circuit
Muhammad Ali
Walker Cup captain Carr taunts Bonallack after loss
Joe Carr comments after Michael Bonallack defeats him as teammates share the British Amateur title. Santo criticizes Cloninger for risky pitching and danger when loading up.
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Joe Carr
Michael Bonallack
Ron Santo
Tony Cloninger
Week's Twin Pines golf winners named
Neil Weiland captured class A low gross honors with 9. Class B winner was Jim Danaher with 79 and Bud Weber won class C with an 87. Other winners included Archie and several unreadable entries.
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Weiland
Danaher
Weber
Neil Weiland
Twin Pines
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