Trivia notes on Satchel Paige and baseball history
The column recalls Satchel Paige's long age when he pitched for Kansas City in 1965 and cites Joe Nuxhall as the youngest MLB pitcher in 1944. It also mentions Cubs PA announcer Lee Pelty and a Lake City fan’s bets on Iowa sports, plus Iowa golf figures Bob Leahy and his sons, and Iowa/Oklahoma six-girl basketball rules and Kinnick Stadium ticketing issues.
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Leroy “Satchel” Paige
Kansas City
Joe Nuxhall
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Avdl
Chicago
Cubs
Lee Pelty
Pat Piper
Jim Enright
Pelty
Petty
Drake
Iowa
Clair “Birdie” Tibbitts
Cedar Rapidian
Sarasota
Fla
Bob Tibbitts
Deepwood Court
Birdie
Minnesota
The
Gophers
Leahy
Bob Leahy
John
UNI
Paul
Cedar Falls High
U of Iowa
Delphi College
Long Island
Bob
Davenport
Hyperion
Des Moines
Mason City
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Oklahoma
Indianapolis
Tonya Burns
Lee
Ind
Devlin takes two stroke lead in Open at Pebble Beach
Bruce Devlin shot 69 for a 36 hole total of 139 to lead the 82nd U S Open by two strokes at Pebble Beach as Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson chased within par after tough rounds. Larry Rinker surged with a 67 to reach 141 in a crowded leaderboard.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Bruce Devlin
Devlin
Misty Forest Glens
Watson
Nicklaus
Rinker
Jefferson Wins Metro Baseball Title With Two-Hitter by Allee
Cedar Rapids Jefferson defeats Linn-Mar 7-2 in the Metro final as Rob Allee fires a two-hitter and backs it with a home run. The J-Hawks surge with five runs in the sixth, earning their eighth Metro crown in the tournament’s 13-year history.
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Azette
Rob Allee
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Linn-Mar
Lions’ Field
Jeff
City
J-Hawks
Allee
Lion-Mar
Jim Berridge
Lion
Bob Busch
Bob
Wily Jefferson
Joe Kenney
Binger
Hyde
Lions
Berridge
Dyersville
Beckman
Staton
Rob Fiser
Gary Walter
Homan
Miller and Brodell ace holes in U S Open at Pebble Beach
Former champion Johnny Miller and club pro Bob Brodell aced holes in the U S Open during Friday's second round at Pebble Beach. Miller hit the 12th hole with a 3 iron and Brodell the 5th with a 6 iron, marking the first Open aces since 1980 and reviving a rare feat in the tournament.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Johnny Miller
Bob Brodell
Miller
Brodell
Appleton
Wis
Reds manager presses umpire accountability after loss
Cedar Rapids manager Randy Davidson confronts umpires Felt and Kriz after an 8-6 Midwest League defeat to Danville. He criticizes calls in the eighth and ninth innings while noting prior squabbles and argues for increased umpire scrutiny.
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Randy Davidson
Mike Felt
Steve Kriz
Davidson
Cedar Rapids Reds
Felt
Kriz
Reds
Danville
Jeff Kennedy
Mike Riley
Line
Riley
David Morris
Crestwell Pratt
Dick Schofield
Norm Carrasco
Eric Davis
Cedar Rapids
Jim Pettibone
Schofield
Danny LaMar
Astros topple Padres as Nolan Ryan fans 11
Nolan Ryan allowed eight hits and struck out 11 in a 7-2 Houston Astros victory over the San Diego Padres. Alan Knicely drove in three runs and Ryan improved to 6-8, extending his 10-plus strikeout streak to 138 games. The loss marked Houston’s first win against San Diego this season.
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United Press International
Nolan Ryan
San Diego Padres
Ryan
Alan Knicely
Houston Astros
Padres
Chris Welsh
Astros
RBI
Knicely
Phil Garner
Houston
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By Gus Schrader
Lumnist
Hawkeye
Kinnick
Ohio State
Alumni Association
Devlin Forges
Australia
France
Ireland
Tour
NBC
Bruce Devlin In
Twilight
Metro
By Chip Marshall
Jefferon
Wey
Metro Baseball
Jetterson
Regis
Washington
Prairie
LaSalle
Jefferson
Kennedy
Linn-Mor
Dan Staton
Rick Brown
Ron Hyde
Busch
Mark Tschopp
Phil Katz
Iowa City
Regina
Bobby Kuntz
Jerry McGee
Bobby Mitchell
Bears
Umps
Randy
Montreal
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Louis
Milwaukee
Detroit
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Cleveland
Boston
Texas
California
Seattle
Toronto
Oakland
Expos
Steve Rogers
Rogers
Phillies
Pirates
Gary Matthews
Garry Maddox
Matthews
Mike Kruké
Braves
Giants
Bruce Benedict
Benedict
Renie Martin
Dodgers
Mike Scioscia
Pedro Guerrero
Tom Hume
Terry Forster
Vicente Romo
Mets
St. Louis
Wally Backman
Bruce Sutter
Ellis Valentine
George Foster
Backman
Brewers
Tigers
Paul Molitor
Ted Simmons
Orioles
Yankees
Jim Palmer
Gary Roenicke
Palmer
Bob Gibson
Carl Hubbell
Dave Winfield
Indians
Miguel Dilone
Toby Harrah
von Hayes
Dilone
Mike Fischlin
Dennis Eckersley
Rangers
Twins
Minneapolis
Terry Bogener
Doc Medich
Steve Comer
Medich
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