Welty Way Wins Prairie du Chien Softball Title
Welty Way of Cedar Rapids captured the Prairie du Chien championship by defeating Whitaker Buick 4 2 in the final after earlier 3 2 win over Stoughton and 2 1 over Eau Claire. Ron Findley homered against Stoughton and John Muench belted a three run shot in the final. Dale Root started the title game with Larry Sparks closing out the inning relief.
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Williams Nips Droste at Tunis Speedway
Mert Williams of Rochester wins the 25 lap late model feature at Tunis Speedway, holding off Red Droste who started at the rear and fell short by a few car lengths. Tom Ballenger of Waterloo takes the 11 car demolition derby.
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Waterloo
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Rochester
Minn
Red Droste
Tunis Speedway
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Tom Ballenger
Red Oroste
Wloo
Chub
Liebe
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Peels
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Ran
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Glenn Martin
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Ed Sanger
Leo Scharnhorst
Joan Webb
Ind
Joe Bagley
Dave Maxson
Cedar Falls
Klingfus
Gale Card
Evansdale
Stan Stover
Reinbeck
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Allisons Finish One Two in Carolina 500
Donnie Allison won the Carolina 500 at Rockingham to secure his first Grand National victory. Brother Bobby finished second about two miles back as the Allison duo claimed a large share of the $78,230 purse.
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Carolina
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Hueytown
Ala
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Hejda Lewis and Schwatz Top TPMA Winners
Leo Hejda shot 70 to win class A low gross for Twin Pines Men's Association. John Lewis earned class B top spot. Frank Schwatz won class C. Class A low gross 70. Low net 18 Neil Sweyland 79 and Glenn Kerrasseh 87. Class B low gross 82 John Lewis. low net 73 Ron Prescott Baal with 74. Class C low gross 84 Frank Schwarz. low net 74 Ron Cox 42 10 32.
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Twin Pines Men’s Association
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Frank Schwatz
Neil Sweyland
Glenn Kerrasseh
Ron Prescott Baal
Bob Jackson
Russ Braley
Low Gross
Frank Schwarz
R DeBloois
Ron Cox
Merrill Frost Wins Street Eliminator at NESTA Raceway
Cedar Falls race day notes Merrill Frost of Des Moines winning Street Eliminator at NESTA Raceway, with his Invader Willys breaking the strip record. Allen loses in first round, Day reaches semifinals. Lyle Heffel wins Competition Eliminator. Dubuque charger sets B Altered strip record at 9.83. NEITA opens June 23 for AA-Fuel dragsters event.
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Nesta Raceway
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Des Moines
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Day
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Dubuque Charger
Ralph Blessing
Bob Stewart
E.t
Evans
Havlicek
Leon Evans
Jerry Kouba
Lewis Roars to Win in Bahamas 500 Powerboat Race
Salty veteran Odell Lewis of St. Cloud Florida won the Bahamas 500 powerboat race in 11 hours Sunday with $92 000 on the line beating teammate Bill Sirois by four seconds. The event drew protest attention as the defending champion sealed a repeat victory.
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Arnold Small Dominates Hawkeye Sailing Race at Lake Macbride
Arnold Small of Iowa City won both races in the Hawkeye Sailing Club weekly event at Lake Macbride sailing an FJ sloop. In the first race Small placed first ahead of Jett Moses of Solon and Forest Gorton with Dave also noted in the results.
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Lake Macbride
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Estes K onsdorf Beaten in Final
Brothers John and Joe Liechty won the Elmwood best-ball golf final 5 and 4 over Steve Estes and Bob Konsdorf. Joe Liechty hails from Iowa City and John from Marshalltown. Estes and Konsdorf were the 15yearold city junior champions who defeated Feehand and Carney 3 and 2 to reach the final. Feehand and Carney were defending champions.
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Steve Estes
Bob Konsdorf
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
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C.R
Jim Carney
Centerville
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Bettenhausen Wins USAC Sprint Race
Gary Bettenhausen slipped by Scratch Daniels on the 37th lap to win the USAC 50 lap sprint car feature at Vigo county fairgrounds in Terre Haute Ind Bettenhausen earned 2070 dollars while Daniels finished second for 1438 dollars in prize money.
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Etchison Wins Then Unmasks The Medic at Memorial Coliseum
Ronnie Etchison retained the U S pro heavyweight title with a victory over The Medic at Memorial Coliseum. The Medic was unmasked as Len Rossi of Nashville Tennessee. Ripper Daniels and Stan Pulaski fought to a draw. Thor Hagen defeated The Destroyer and The Viking. Pat O Connor drew in another bout.
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Memorial Coliseum
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Nashville, Tenn
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Stan Pulaski
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Destroyer
Viking
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Sports Scores From Various Leagues And Cities
A compact rundown of scores across leagues including Pacific Coast Fortland 35 Denver 2 3 Spokane 45 Tulsa Tacoma 9 1 Indianapolis 2 0 Phoenix 4 Van Oklahoma City iol Hawaii 31 Louisville 0 Buttato 3 Rochester 8 Jacksonville 5 Texas League Memphis 7 Amarillo 2 Albuquerque 6 Shrev rf 2 El Paso 14 Dallas Ft Swarth 2 Southern League Birmingham Evansville 2 Savcanhahel Charlotte 0 3 Eastern League Waterbury 3 Elmira 2 Reading 3 Binghamton 0 Pittsfield York rain Drive safely.
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el Paso
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Ft. Swarth
Waterbury
Elmira
Reading
Binghamton
Pittsfield
York
Hukill Lamb and Miller Berg Win 16-under Doubles Titles
In the Jaycee city tennis tournament at Veterans Memorial center the Boys 16-under doubles title went to Craig Hukill and Ed Lamb 12-7 over Craig Lincoln and Larry Covington. Barb Miller and Lolly Berg won the Girls 16-under doubles 6-4 6-3 against Sharon Wade and Cindy Von Lockum.
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Veterans Memorial Tennis Center
Craig Hukill
Ed Lamb
Craig Lincoln
Larry Covington
Barb Miller
Lolly Berg
Sharon Wade
Cindy von Lockum
All-Time Great Crawford Dies at 88 in Hollywood
Sam Wahoo Crawford baseball star dies at 88 in Hollywood after a lengthy illness. He posted a .309 lifetime batting average over 19 major league seasons and led both leagues in home runs, with 16 for Cincinnati in 1901 and seven for Detroit in 1908. His 312 lifetime triples remain a major league record, though he noted many would be homers with today’s livelier ball.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
Drew and Strasburger Ace At Elmcrest Country Club
Two holes in one occurred at Elmcrest on Saturday. James Drew tied his 185-yard No 14 ace with a four wood while Herman Strasburger used a six iron for a 156-yard No 12 ace after a four putt on No 2 and a muffed shot on No 12.
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Ridgeway Drive
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al Sieh
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Four Iron and Putter Lead Jones Park Tourney Winner
Len Jackson shot 44 using only a four iron and a putter to win the Jones Park Men s Golf Assn annual two club tourney. Lyle Williams and George Gable tied for second with Frank Kenecny, Frank Riley, and George Johnson close behind. Ten times for next Sunday s blind bogey event start at 7 30 a m.
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Jones Park
Ivan's Texaco Tops Firestone in Minor League Baseball
Mark Loeffler and Mark Krammer each rapped two hits to pace Ivan's Texaco to a 6-2 victory over Firestone in a Cedar Hills Saturday game. Firestone pitcher Steve Carter fanned 13 in five innings.
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Mark Krammer
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Texaco
Firestone
Cedar Hills
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Wilhelm Nears Cy Young Mark Hoyt Helps ChiSox Split
Hoyt Wilhelm, 44, closes in on Cy Young’s 906 mound appearances as he works both ends of a doubleheader for Chicago against Detroit. He wins game one 3-2, but in game two faces two batters in a 6-1 loss. Oakland sweeps Baltimore, New York edges California, and Boston tops Cleveland. Mantle hits his 9th homer of the year.
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Detroit Tigers
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Fritz Peterson
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Jimmy Fox
California
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Two Riders Injured as King Wins Expert Feature at Hawkeye Downs
Spectacular motorcycle crash marred an AMA Five Star show at Hawkeye Downs Sunday. Wayne Hendrix and Don Loftus were injured in an Amateur crash. Mike Ninci won the Amateur feature and Neil King took the Expert class aboard a BSA. Des Moines riders dominated the Novice class with Mike Mathews winning. The event drew over 100 riders and 2,063 paying spectators.
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Kansas City
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Herb Ballenger
Muscatine
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Freeport
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Warsaw
Ind
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Chicago
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Menasha
Wis
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Andersails
Wendell Whisenant
Lindsay
Steve Ovel Takes Third in TC Racing
Steve Ovel of Cedar Rapids finished third in the stock heavy division of the two cylinder cyclone kart races at Grattan Michigan's International Raceway. He averaged 65 miles per hour on the two mile course. Jack Kaplan of Cedar Rapids followed, while Eric Jensen was knocked out by a blown piston.
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Mich
Steve Ovel
Cedar Rapids
International Raceway
Jack Kaplan
C.R
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