Rasmussen Sets Pace at Noelridge Park Rotary Meet
Rasmussen leads 10-11 year olds in meets at Noelridge Park with Davis-Jones and Kilborn Photos among top performers. At Jones Park West Side Civic and at Van Vechten Park Paramount Pharm cluster, teams like Kiwanis and Nesper Sign post strong showings. Ellis Park action features Johnson Gas and Lions Club, while Midwest Investment faces Met Kiwanis in a busy youth track card.
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Noelridge Park
Rotary
Davis-Jones
Fordtown
Kilborn
Iowa
Vigortone
Maresh
Jones Park
West Side Civic
Wilson & Co
Junior Chamber
Perpetual Savings
van Vechten Park
Paramount Pharm
Armstrong’s
Kiwanis
Nesper
Ellis Park
Johnson Gas
Lions Club
Midwest Investment
Met
Johnson Gas tops Lions 7-6 in 10-11 Kids league at Ellis Park
Mike Rasmussen drove in the winning run with a two hit performance as Johnson Gas beat the Lions Club 7-6. Jeff Fleck hit a homer for Metropolitan Kiwanis in a 12-5 loss to Midwest Investment. Scott Evenson doubled twice for Midwest while Paramount Pharmacy routed Armstrongs 25-1 behind Tom Schoffnit's no hitter and eight strikeouts.
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Mike Rasmussen
Johnson Gas
Lions Club
Ellis Park
Jeff Fleck
Metropolitan Kiwanis
Midwest Investment
Scott Evenson
Midwest
Tom Schoffnit
Paramount Pharmacy
Armstrong’s
van Vechten
Joe Ironside
Doug Ortberg
Paramount
Dave Peters
Kiwanis
Nesper Sign
Dick Peters
Owensboro Pitcher Larry Shawn Signs with Yankees
Larry Shawn an 18 year old pitcher with a 1.8 ERA at Owensboro High School this season signed a bonus contract with the New York Yankees after being scouted by Wills Hudlin.
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Owensboro, Ky
Larry Shawn
Owensboro High School
New York Yankee
Wills Hudlin
Putt Frustrates Don Barry in Iowa Junior Golf Quarterfinal
Don Barry of Cedar Rapids Washington fell 1 up to Jerry Heggstrom of Dubuque in the Iowa Junior golf quarterfinals. Barry had earlier defeated Jim Legg and John Benda to reach the knockout stage as semifinal action began and the final was set for Friday.
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Ames
Don Barry
Cedar Rapids
Washington High
Iowa
Barry
Dubuque
Jerry Heggstrom
Jim Legg
Waterloo
John Benda
Humboldt
John Evashevski
Iowa City
Gary Haugen
Decorah
Mike Ruffcorn
Independence
Kenny Markley
Mount Ayr
Mark Demporset
Spencer
Joe Liechty
Jack Rogers
Keokuk
Pat Hanrahan
Tim Lynch
Art Coppola
D. M
Gary Paul
Indianola
Jim Lockwood
Oe Matson
John Hoak
Mike de
Keith Lazar
Tama
Bob Hagen
Larry Strom
Fontanelle
Duane Still
Manchester
Mark Ladd
Jim Berger
Bruce Were
Ree
Tom Roberts
Teathe
Rusty Ieta
O. WA
Brain Neal
Dave Donohue
Tipton
Dave Schlick
Charles
Championship golf results reveal tight matches and multiple rounds
Wednesday's results show first round heats with numerous players from Newton Centerville Pella and more. Vermeer over Stewart 3-2 and Carney over Warner 2-1 set up a deep finish as Huiskamp Roederer and Barry lead in later rounds.
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Vermeer
Stewart
Schuchat
Cooley
Shepley
Yingling
Appel
Mulert
Carney
Warner
Huiskamp
Roederer
Barry
Benda
Heggstrom
Saul
Bonta
Dooley
Schulz
Hildebrand
Kelly
Bartholomew
Wissler
Kennedy
Greedy
Larsen
Strickland
Jim Legg
Cooper
la Fontaine
CRCC and Memorial Tennis Tie In Local Test
Cedar Rapids Country Club and Memorial No 1 teams tied 4-4 in a Wednesday tennis match. Singles results include Covington and Van Deest for Memorial and Wendorf, Wheeler, Lamb, Lafontaine, Barron and Carrrithers for CRCC and Memorial with close scores. Doubles also split the action with Covington-Van Deest and Wendorf-Lafontaine earning wins.
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CRCC
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Memorial No
Kit Covington
Bob Vane
John van Deest
Rich Wendorf
Clayt
Wheeler Crcc
Tony Pimenoff
Jim Wendorf
Ed Lamb
Bill Barron
John Lafontaine
Covington-Van Deest
Wendorf-Vane
Wheeler
Wheeler-Bill Carrithers
Pimenoff
Larry Covington
Jim Wendorf-Lafontaine
Barron- Lamb
Baseball scores and home runs from Midwest league games
Comprehensive box scores show Dubuque, Quad Cities, Fox Cities and Wisconsin Rapids across multiple games. Notable constants include home runs by Clinton Talbot and Perkins plus Paepke 13th, with Parkes and Moline among pitchers credited with wins.
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Dubuque
Quad Cities
Lortscher
Moline
Healy
Olsen
Underwood
Saunders
Spellman
Balbuena
Parks
Paepke
W—Parks
L—Molini
Perkins
Soucy Fare
Olne
Fox Cities
Law
McQueeny
Jankow
Jaenne
Rouse
W—Law
Minor Facets League Scores Share Night of High Scoring
In the Southern League Chattanooga edged Knoxville 11 to 7 and Charlotte defeated Montgomery 5 to 1 while Columbus topped Lynchburg 5 to 0 and Asheville beat Birmingham 7 to 3. In the International League Syracuse won 9 to 4 over Atlanta as Columbus beat Buffalo 6 to 4 and Jacksonville downed Rochester 11 to 8. Toronto faced Toledo in a rainout. In the Pacific Coast Denver won 8 to 7 at Indianapolis while Oklahoma City beat Tacoma 4 to 1 and San Diego topped Vancouver 5 to 3. Spokane routed Seattle 13 to 4 as Portland lost 4 to 3 to Arkansas, Hawaii beat Salt Lake 4 to 1.
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Chattanooga
Knoxville
Charlotte
Montgomery
Columbus
Lynchburg
Asheville
Birmingham
Syracuse
Atlanta
Buffalo
Jacksonville
Rochester
Toronto
Toledo
Denver
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
Tacoma
San Diego
Vancouver
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
Arkansas
Hawaii
Salt Lake
Wisconsin pitcher Tobert signs with Orioles
Lance Tobert, an all-Big Ten pitcher for the University of Wisconsin, signed a contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
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Madison, Wis
Lance Tobert
University of Wisconsin
Baltimore Orioles
Red Peppers and Tommy Bolt Stories in Golf Humor
The column recalls humor about Tommie Bolt and his temper in golf and a second place finish to Bolt in 1958 U S Open. Player jokes about Bolt's even disposition and club advertising lines while mentioning other readers and sports figures. A reader recalls J B MacAreavy and a Cedar Rapids Giants game, and Sonny Liston appears in a movie marquee.
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Tommy Bolt
Tommy
Stack
Bolt Bolt
Player
Adn
Ell
Sonny Liston
Harlow
Exchange Wins 5-4 In 12-Inning Kids Game
Kevin Spratt delivered the deciding run in the fifth as Exchange edged Chat & Chew 5-4 in 12-13 year old play at Van Vechten. Schneider and Jim Welday combined on a no hitter, while Walters and Welday led with multi hit days. Appleby Horn stay unbeaten with 9-7 over Sun Mart as Mulhern belts two homers including a grand slam. Bakers Local beats Dairy Queen 11-5 at Noelridge with Seibert and Proctor collecting two hits each.
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VAN_VECHTEN
Exchange
Chat & Chew Appleby & Horn
Sun Mart
Noelridge
Bakers Ora
Dairy Queen
Cleveland
Civic
Butters Cons
W.S. Dairy Queen
Bob’s Champlin
Kevin Spratt
Exchange Club
Chat & Chew
van Vechten
Schneider
Jim Welday
Tom Walters
Tim McAleer
Appleby & Horn
Mike Mulhern
Carl Waller
Bakers Local
Scott Seibert
Bruce Proctor
Dennis Watson
Fanning
West Side Dairy Queen Defeats Champlin 3-2 In Close Game
West Side Dairy Queen edged Bob's Champlin 3-2. Bill Neibuhr also had 7-2, while Larry Newport collected two hits and a one-hitter. Jim Smith contributed two hits for West Side.
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Butters Construction
Bob’s Champlin
Bill Neibuhr
Larry Newport
Jim Smith
West Side Dairy Queen
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Rasmussen
Gary Champar
West Side Civic Club
Wilson and Co
Jaycees
Bill Pinckney
Rick Stastny
Iowa Mfg
Rick Happel
Mark Wagner
Marion Reed
Don Schott
Yanks
Brad Schuchat
D.M
Don Vermeer
Pella
Brian Shepley
Muscatine
Herb Appel
Tom Huiskamp
Jim Carner
Perry
Co. R
Bill Stewart
Newton
Jim Carney
Centerville
Ed Dooley
Stan Bonta
Craig Dooley
Ron Hilderbrand
Marshalltown
Jack Schultz
Steve Bartholomew
Ogi Reise
Ottumwa
Gazette Area
America
Mae A
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First Street
Burlington
Guaton
Canfield
Bicek
Pierce
Johnson
O'Riley
Dalequez
Krommenhoek
Shawn
Nevroav
Kerr
von Eps
W—Johnson
L—Nevroav
Clinton
Talbott
Gincy
Symeon and
Ghostvakers
Connell
Wilk
Symeon
L— Onnell
Decatur
Wisconsin Rapids
Chavez
Bidoni
Thompson
Freigag
Docrtuf Ies
Kj Mittenberger
Aldecoa
Saue Peschel
Hansche
Mitterwald
Mittenberger
L—Peschel
Wis. Rapids
Reeve
Miltenberger
Bush
Pacific Coast
Orioles
Red Peppers
Chick Williams
Ninth Avenue SE
J. B. MacAreavy
Ryan
Yankee
MacAreavy
Williams
Cedar Rapids Giants
Caesar
M. S. Walker, Inc
Boston, Mass
Cedar Rapids Lumber
C.R. Lumber
Nylo Garden
Jack Post
Cedar Rapids Lumber Co
Second Street
Vern Hersom
South Side Civic
Plymouth
MCRA
Stebor Motors
Hawkeye Downs
Noeosevelt
Lennox Central
Lennox
Isten & Taege, Inc
Second Avenue
Universal
Corvair
Smitty’s
Hollywood
Ford
Rapoport
Quto
Second Avenue SE
West End
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
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