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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1971

Page

4

Martin Luther Cage Benefit Set for Sunday

Indianapolis hosts the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. benefit game pitting mixed ABA NBA stars at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. John McClendon and John Barnhill coach the East and West squads, with Mel Daniels leading the ABA presence and a roster featuring Brisker Scott Hazzard Monroe Barry Frazier Netolicky Keller Brown Armstrong among others.

Indianapolis Ind American Basketball Assn National Basketball Assn Mel Daniels Indiana Pacers Daniels ABA Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum NBA John McClendon Denver Rockets John Barnhill Rockets John Brisker Charlie Scott Walt Hazzard Earl Monroe Cincy Powell Walt Bellamy Rick Barry Walt Frazier Bob Netolicky Bill Keller Roger Brown Freddie Lewis Warren Armstrong

Fagan Delivers Winning Run In 12-13 League Game

In a 9-8 victory at Van Vechten Friday night Tom Fagan scored the winning run as Evening Lions beat Type Union in 12-13 year old Kids league action. Steve Cotton and Tony Stewart led the losers with three hits apiece.

Tom Fagan van Vechten Evening Lions Type Union Steve Cotton Tony Stewart

Iowa City Invitational Golf Tourney Set at Elks Club

The sixth annual Iowa City Invitational golf tournament is scheduled Saturday at Elks Country Club in Iowa City. Entry fee is $7.50. Entries can be phoned to 338-8350. Shotgun starts are set at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Iowa City Elks Country Club

History and tradition of U S Open golf on KCRG TV

A Friday evening feature at 9 30 PM on KCRG TV 9 presents the history and tradition of the U S Open golf tournament along with highlights from the second round of the 1971 competition in color.

Kcrg-Tv

Optimists Win in State Youth Baseball Action at Ellis

Jim Steffen drove in the winning runs with a two run double as Thursday Optimists edged Cedar Rapids Transfer 11-10 in 10-11 year old play. Dave Dickman had two hits for Optimists while Jeff White and Tracy Franks hit bases loaded triples for Transfer. Jeff Kugel Bob Bushman Dave Heaton and Duane Moore added two hits apiece. At Noelridge Midwest Food beat Tuesday Optimists 9-5 behind Chuck Klein three run homer and Tracy Crocker one hitter. Moores, Naso, Thompson, Joy fueled Tastee Freez 12-9 over Iowa Mfg. Machinists 12-4 over Davis Jones. United Realtors 10 Armstrongs 2. Wayne Wohl Barry Beardsley two hits each. Charlie Humphreys Wohl three hitter with ten K. Tow homer paced Kiwanis over Dempsey 7-5.

Hanford Post Pepsi Cola Cleveland al Pavlicek Ben Long Mike Miller Butters Construction Groat Electric Jeff Smith Groat Ellis the Lions Dows Dairy Thurs Optimists R. Transfer van Vechten Kiwanis Dempsey Cleaners United Realtors Armstrong‘s Noelridge Midwest Food Tues Tee Machinists David Jones Jim Steffen Ellis Cedar Rapids Dave Dickman Jeff White Tracy Franks Jeff Kugel Bob Bushman Dave Heaton Duane Moore Moore Chuck Klein Midwest Tracy Crocker Zachar Realty Montgomery Ward Don DeRoma Zachar Steve Naso Rich Thompson Robbie Joy Tastee Freez Iowa Mfg Davis-Jones Gish Caldwell Meier O’mally Armstrong’s Wayne Wohl Barry Beardsley Charlie Humphreys Wohl Dave Tow Rich Ruchotzke

Twins Rally in 11th Beat White Sox 7-6 in Wild Frame

Minnesota edged Chicago 7-6 in 11 innings as George Mitterwald delivered a tying homer early and a four-run 11th, with a go-ahead single after a long two-out rally. Horlen allowed the decisive hit to right center as the Twins overcame deficits and extended a tense night of AL action.

Chicago White Sox Bebe Richard Minnesota Harmon Killebrew Twins Mitterwald Chicago Horlen White Sox Mike Andrews

Major Boxscores California

Game summary shows Kansas City beating California with scores 80 108 and 10x. Key players include R May Allen Ueen Tor Borg Stephenson Drago and J May. Pitching decisions: Drago wins to 7 2, R May takes loss at 3 5.

California Kansas City R. May Allen Ueen Torborg Stephenson Drago J. May W—Drago L—R. May

Holy Cross and Farley in Finals

Holy Cross and Farley reach the Monticello baseball final after semifinal wins. Farley beat Worthington 5 to 2, while Holy Cross scored three runs in the ninth to defeat Epworth 4 to 3. Worthington and Epworth play for third.

Monticello Farley Holy Cross Worthington Epworth

Northwestern Bell Beats Hy-Vee Hawks 18-10 in College Community Baseball

Northwestern Bell defeated Hy-Vee Hawks 18 to 10 in the major division on Thursday. The game highlighted strong offense from Northwestern Bell and solid pitching to secure the win.

Northwestern Bell Hy-Vee Hawks

Prairie Lions fall to Hawks 20 5 in high-scoring Cedar Rapids game

Prairie tallies 20 runs on 17 hits in an ECSC baseball rout over Linn-Mar at Hawk diamond. Randy Filling belts a three-run homer and adds key hits as Prairie improves to 7-5 overall and 4-1 in the conference, while Linn-Mar drops to 2-6-1 and 1-4. The game ends after 4 1/2 innings due to the 10-run rule.

Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawk Diamond Hawks Mike Mattiace

Happitime Edges Eastside 11th In Softball Marathon

In an 11 inning Major Open clash at Elkis Park Happitime topped Eastside Maidrite 3-2 to seize a share of second place and keep slim title hopes alive. Glen Fletcher tripled home the decisive run in the 11th and Mick Jones scored on a last-inning infield hit off Dennis Drakozal as Jack Larson earned the win with 10 scoreless innings after a rough first. Eastside had led 2-0 in the third, but Happitime rallied with two runs in the third and took advantage of Prairie’s big inning to pull ahead.

Hawks Prairie Elkis Park Happitime Eastside Maidrite Glen Fletcher Mick Jones Dennis Drakozal Ron Findley Eastside Dale Lassen Russ Slaman Steve Calvert Ken Elam Larson Roy Rios Calvert Fletcher K. C. Waycoff Greg Gibney Waycoff Harold Pegump Jim Kendall Gary Tipton Kendall

Belle Plaine 9 Wins Twin Bill Triumph Over English Valleys

Belle Plaine swept a twin bill 7-6 and 11-1 against English Valleys to move to 8-3 in the South Iowa Cedar league. Jim Tatman earned both mound victories with Rick Kalina going 5-for-? and Dan Wiese adding two hits. Meiborg and Wiese contributed offensively for Belle Plaine while English Valleys struggled with limited scoring.

Belle Plaine English Valleys South Iowa O’rourke Meiborg Heheubachs Walton Wotan Wiese Wilkerson Kirkpatrick Tatman

Dysart Geneseo 9 Defeats Reinbeck In Baseball

Dysart Geneseo upped its Mid-town league record to 3 2 here Thursday with a 4 1 victory over Gladbrook. Gladbrook 000 001 O 4 Dysart Geneseo 001 300 x 4 Ken Smith and Jim Maas Charlie Schutterli Dave Stoakes Dennis Griffin Feuerbach Nash.

Dysart Dysart - Geneseo Gladbrook Dysart-Geneseo Ken Smith Jim Maas Charlie Schutterli Dave Stoakes Dennis Griffin Feuerbach Nash

Rose Fined $100 by National League Office

Cincinnati Reds announce that Pete Rose was fined $100 by the National League office for profanity and profuse arguing after his ejection from Tuesday's game in St. Louis. Rose argued with umpire John Kibler over a called third strike as the game began. Cardinals won 6 to 1.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose National League St. Louis Rose John Kibler Cardinals

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