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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
12
In Connie Mack Stadium 8,169 fans watched Garnet Hart and Gil Turner stage a ten round draw. The long rivalry produced boos and disapproval at the decision though most onhand favored Hart in the Philadelphia bout.
Missouri and Western Michigan open the NCAA college baseball World Series in Omaha with pitching strong and hopes for wins. Warren Giles, president of the National League, will throw out the first ball as the series begins at 7 p.m. Friday. Only one game on Friday. Saturday features Lafayette versus Colorado State at 2 p.m. and USC against Holy Cross at 5 p.m. Arizona vs Clemson at 8 p.m.
The United States, fielding its weakest women’s Wightman Cup team in years, opens against Britain with a 2-1 favorite. The two-day event in Wimbledon marks a lop sided rivalry as the U S has a 25-4-0 series edge and has won 21 straight matches, while Britain last won in 1990.
Aubester Waterloo reports Alice Bauer and Marlene Bauer Hagge are the first confirmed entrants for the Waterloo Ladies PGA golf tournament at Sunnyside Country Club August 21 to 24. Marlene Hagge previously earned $10 260 on the pro circuit last year.
The Cedar Rapids Ski Club invites all interested to attend a Friday meeting at Illis Park pavilion Fight Fossibility. In New York the International Boxing Club explores a July 16 Montreal bout featuring Yvon Durelle of Canada and South African Mika Holt for the British Empire title.
An IBC spokesman said negotiations are underway with the managers of both fighters to settle terms for the light heavyweight title bout.
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