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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1965
Page
5
About 1,400 young players on 69 teams begin the 1965 Cedar Rapids Kid League season Monday with 16 games across four city sections. Rosters average 20 to 22 players per team in three age groups: 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15, with 43 teams in the youngest division, 20 in the 12-13 group, and six in the oldest.
Fleck's Falstaff aims to snap a 12 game skid against the Aurora Sealmaster in a Saturday doubleheader at Ellis Park starting at 7 p.m. The Sealmaster, 19-2, visit Hamilton, Ohio this weekend with star hitters John Tull Med Walsh and pitcher Joe Lynch led by an 8-0 record. Fleck's owns a 12-2 overall mark after a split last weekend.
Cedar Rapids Kids leagues begin ticket sales Monday for Kids League Night at Memorial Park. On Sunday June 27 the C R Cardinals host the Quincy Cubs and 1500 players will sell 75 cent tickets to fund the program. Top sellers win trips to Chicago to see the Cubs vs Dodgers and prizes include a portable TV.
The tenth annual Cedar Rapids amateur golf tournament, sponsored by the Jaycees, will be held at Elllis Park next Saturday and Sunday with over 200 players expected. Championship flight plays 27 holes Sunday. other flights 18. Entries cap at 200. six dollar qualifying rounds are required with a partner to verify scores. Finalists prize details pending. last year Bob Leahy won with 109.
Hawkeye Sailing Club drives 12 summer races on Lake Macbride north farm with most Sundays hosting events. Spring regatta winners were Steve Spitzer and Arnold Small of Iowa City in FJs, while Max Pep ern ik Lake Macbride and Jeff Finger Cedar Rapids led the one-of-a-kind group. Brian McCabe Iowa City led last Sunday and Small paced the FJs.
A dense listing shows nightly matchups for many clubs including Local 299 Hanford Post Mackin Paint C.R. Sporting Goods West Side Dairy Queen Stebor Motors and others with games from Monday through Friday at 5:30 pm and occasional first games at 9 or 10:30 pm. The long roster includes teams such as West Side Civic Club Bob's Champ Great Electric Pepsi Cola Appleby Horn Exchange and many more across diverse venues.
Four Linn County teachers enroll at the Iowa Teachers Conservation camp at Springbrook State Park. Mrs Leona Jean Smith of Marion junior high attends the three week course while Marion Davenbaugh Rollie Koch and Robert Finney, all Linn-Mar teachers, enroll for six weeks. Attendance is sponsored by the Izaak Walton league and the North Linn Fish and Game club.
Ipson and Gallagher of Fordtown top the league with .333 averages as Fleck's leads first half with 7 0 record. Clapp drops to third at .300 with six hits in 20 at bats and two homers. Ralfs leads pitching with 7 0 and 96 strikeouts as Thenhaus sits second with 4 1 and 57 Ks.
The Wednesday schedule at Ellis and Noelridge lists Town House facing Green Thumb, Western Boh. meeting Novak Heating, Eagles against Russo's, Collins versus Toddville Legion, May City versus Johnny's, Catholic Workmen against Happitime, plus Thursday matchups Easles and Catholic Workmen, Western Boh. versus May City, Town House versus Collins, Green Thumb versus Happitime, Russo's versus Johnny's, and Novak Heating vs. Toddville.
Zachar Realtor faces UPWA in a civil contest while Butters Construction challenges Millers. Johnny’s Parkway squares off with Noel Park in another case. Cherry Burrell sues North Point in a fourth action. A fifth filing remains unclear with parties unnamed.
Friday schedule lists five matchups including Trinity Luth No 2 against Sinclair Trinity Meth. meets Trinity Luth No 1 and St James Meth. faces Olivet Pres. Calvary Baptist plays Congregational while Siva Hills hosts St Pat's.
Scores show First Christian defeating Pius while Mark's Lutheran meets Zion Lutheran. Kenwood Park Presbyterian faces First Lutheran, and St Paul's Methodist plays St Pauls in a church league schedule at Westminster and Latter Day Church venues with Brethren versus Noeiridge Park.
Sunday league results show c.R. BOWL with Roger Wilson 211 603 and The Kepharts 654 1881 led by individual games and series. Collins Couples list Tom Reilly 202 Joe Phernetton 525 Eva Bys 162 Caroline Christensen 462 Rebels 619 1729. Moonshiners Fay Sopher 204 Bill Walker 551 Betty Berg 196 528 Four Fouls 675 1982 Wed Morn Summerettes Rose Car onalee Halil 194 Ten Pins 473.
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