Optimists fall as Guthrie hurls no hitter in Cedar Rapids league
Guthrie pitches a no hitter for the Optimists who drop 2-1 to Neighbor in the 12-13 league at Ellis Park. Neighbor drove in both runs with two hits off loser Hasley. Other games include Midwest Investment 4 Nordstrom Oil 2, Eagles beat Exchange Club 8-4, Coca Cola 8-5 over 40 & 8, Groat’s no hitter in Great Electric win 5-1, West Side Civic 4-3 over Local 299, Baker's Local 6-2 over Fire Department, and Eby's 6-4 over Standard Blueprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Equipment
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Neighbor
Hasley
Midwest Investment
Nordstrom Oil
Bannock
Midwest
Gensicke
Eagles
van Vechten
Dick Lockwood
Coca Cola
Joe Lipscomb
Great Electric
West Side Civic
Jones
Groat
Dairy Queen West
Larry Guthrie
Lekin
Steve Powell
Baker’s
Fire Department
Mark Hathaway
Eby
Ron McAfee
Mike Gradwell
Stolba
al Carr
Hanford Post
Wilson’s
Western Rohemien
West Side Civic Club
Rambler
Tim Kelley
Hanford
Kelley
Gary Flicker
Ray Panosh
Lonnie Tresnak
Gordie Pisarik
Western Bohemian
Panosh
Tresnak
Dempsey Cleaners
Stan Reeder
Dave Reeder
Larry Delzell
Armstrong
Engineers
Mike Heath
Tom Wehmeyer
Scott Telford
Seven-Up
Beck
Pepsi Cola
Beck’s
Moose
Don Washington
Fragmented OCR item yields unclear prospects
Readable text fragment shows garbled names and phrases making a coherent summary impossible. no identifiable people, organizations, dates, or events emerge from the legible content.
Partial OCR snippet hints at team roster and scores
Fragmentary text lists names such as McAfee and Wilson with numbers and scores, unclear context. Reads like a sports notes bingo sheet or box score fragment from a page. missing dates teams and locations.
Fragmentary note lists figures and names
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a 42 1 mule and 8c rose along with references to individuals including Jensen Yost and Stram. No clear event or context is readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imists
Jensen
Yost
Stram
Hilmer Wins Feature At Tunis Speedway
Bob Hilmer of Dysart won the 20 lap feature at Tunis Speedway before 4,258 fans. Charles Moffett of Stanwood finished second. Heat results include Bill Hinkle and Ced Pais in early heats, with additional driver placements listed for the 300 laps event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilmer
Tunis
Waterloo
Bob Hilmer
Dysart
Tunis Speedway
Charles Moffett
Stanwood
Bill Hinkle
Ced Pais
Merlin Benning Waverly
Dim Hoerman
di Willen
Eat
Meyers
Bis Rox Rock
Charlie Mo Otters
Ore Gene Petersen Malling
Dick Win
K Nater
Bob Dautremont
One City
Hoerman
Bill Zwanaieer
Wateries
Hartrum Takes Second in Marshall Trap Shoot
Hartrum of Cedar Rapids tied for second in overall honors at the Marshall Gun Club registered trap shoot in Marshalltown. The event featured shooters from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas with Mackerman and Dayhoff among top competitors. scores shown include 73 out of 200 for Stephenie and 46 out of 60 for Mackerman.
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Marshalltown
Irv Hartrum
Cedar Rapids
Marshall Gun Club
Hubert Haren
Gree
Grundy Cent Center
Dot Mackerman
Negi Cedar
Rapids
Stephenie Feetephenson
Hloeman
Mackerman
Dayhoff
Mackermann
Hartrum,son
Leep Joins Race Field At Hawkeye Downs July 4 Meet
Harold Leep of Wichita Kansas enters the Hawkeye Downs speedway event with the Wilson Chevrolet conversion. He missed much of 1960 for business yet placed in the top four in ten of twelve feature races and ranked ninth nationally. Time trials begin at 8 p.m. July 4.
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Hawkeye Downs
Harold Leep
Wichita, Kan
Manning
Wilson
Leep
Kansan
Pacing Qualifiers Set for Cedar Rapids City Amateur
Bob Stephenson and Dr. Stanley Cejka led 27 hole trials at Ellis and Jones for the Cedar Rapids Gazette City Amateur. Stephenson shot 107 to top Ellis, Cejka 112 led Jones, with top eight for each course earning city berths and three alternates named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Stephenson
Stanley Cejka
Jones
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Ellis
Stephenson
Dave Rossey
Lee Smith
Bill Linn
Bill Reed
al Kenneally
Bill Bohlander
Ed Lipp
Norm Eells
H. R. Harrson
Joe Stodola
al Hagedorn
Mark DeVoe
Earl
East Iowa Baseball Scores Amid Busy District Play
East Iowa action features Iowa Valley Newhall edging Norway Urbane 12 to 10 while Atkins 3, Fairfax 1, Van Horne 4, Amana 4, Delaware County and Central City 6, Alburnett 4 show varied results. Other games include Joy Millis 13, Lamont 5. Clarence 13, DeWitt 6. Stanwood Grand Mound 4 Beant 4. Calamus 2, Dixon 4. Vinton ysart 12, LaPorte ft a Gubertvite 1.
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Newhall
Atkins
Eystone
Fairfax
van Horne
Amana
Delaware County
Poghintes
Thi
Central City
Van
Alburnett
Joy Millis
Lamont
Clarence
DeWitt
Stanwood
Grand Mound
Beant
Calamus
Dixon
Lenden
Lowan Wins Title in Milwaukee Regional Race
AP reports at State Fair Park Milwaukee Porsches swept top honors in regional sports car races. Robert Cherry of Davenport Iowa averaged 68.1 mph in a Porsche 1600 to win in D and E production and H modified classes, beating the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
State Fair Park
Robert Cherry
Davenport
Rodgers Fans 14 Batters In Bolt Loop
Bill Rodgers pitched a one hitter for Hatch & Brook in a 6-0 Little Bolt win over Concrete Materials. Rodgers fanned 14 and fielded a grounder for the final out. Dave Duras hit a 3‑run homer for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodgers
Bolt Loop
Bill Rodgers
Pace Hatch & Brookman
Dave Duras
Iowa Manufacturing
Kilborn
Little Bolt
Mike Mayfield
John Bouse
Bud Pierson
Type Union
Paramount Pharmacy
Shamberg
James
Gary Benhart
Mike McDonnell
Steve Mohrs
Paramount
Jordan
Kiwanis
Midwest
Harris
Johnson Gassers
Igram Press
Little Rambler and Little Bear Meet at Local Meet
A series of 10 to 11 year old events across towns shows teams from Jones Rapids Western Bohemian and Ellis Midwest and Van Hineon hosting matches. Participants include Lannon Finn Stewart Pisarik Tresnak Beaker Lane Black Jordan and Beaker with Becks and Schimberg Spicer Thomson Reeder and others. Outcomes show individual performances and small team results across several neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rambler
Jones
Rapford Post
Kees
Brushelton Hobbs
Lawrence
Civic Club
Western Bohemian
Lannon
Finn
Stewart
Pisarik
L. Tresnak
Little Rider
Ellis
Midwest
Kiwanis
Jordan
Little Bear
van Hineon
Horn
Danny Pave
Vfs
Schimberg
Spicer
Thomson Beck
Aigone
Peppe Arvin
Jackie Casey
Kelley
Kelly
Sees
Stan Reeder
I Malperin
Gable
Russey
Zobac
Eng W
Armstrong
Les” Westh
Ava Betteberger
Kacere
Scott
McAlister, Ster
Stuart
Tennis Standings and Weekly Results Summary
The Falcons and Jaguars split standings while the Thunderbolts lead last week with a close 3 to 4 in a mixed girls league. Wednesday matches feature Thunderbolts against Jaguars at 9 a.m. and Hawks against Falcons at 1 a.m. Tuesday sees Robins against Orioles and Bluebirds against Ravens with Franklin and Roosevelt listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks
Thunderbolts
Ieons
Jaguars
Falcons
Orioles
Ravens
Iggbirds
Vis
Robins
Franklin
Bluebirds
Roosevelt
Boat Registration To Start June 30
Iowa law requires all motorboats operating in state waters to be registered and display the assigned number on the bow. Application forms will be available June 30 from county clerks conservation officers or the State Conservation Commission in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Lowa
State Conservation Commission
Conservation Officers
East Seventh and Court
Des Moines 8
Optimists Win in Marion Kids League With Four Home Runs
The Optimists beat Jaycees 8-3 as Dave Price hit two homers, Dennis Price one, and Bill Neff one. Ron Shope struck out 14 for Police in a 6-1 win over Hanstrom-Hubly. Harrison Realty edged The Gazette 5-4 in the Major league, while Nordman and Irwin's swept Minor league games 10-3 and 25-3 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimists
Jaycees
Dave Price
Dennis Price
Bill Neff
Ron Shope
Hanstrom-Hubly
Harrison Realty
Gazette
Nordman
Irwin
Sheets & Son
Fraser and Laver Start Wimbledon Title Defense Strong
Australia’s Neale Fraser and Rod Laver top seeds opened Wimbledon with easy wins as rain interrupted play. Fraser defeated Rudy Hernando 6-3 6-1 6-1 on an outside court marking a non center court start, while Laver beat Tomas Lejus 6-4 6-1 6-1 in his return from influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
Australia
Neale Fraser
Rod Laver
United States
Frank Froehling
Coral Gables
Fla
Ron Holmberg
Brooklyn
Crawford Henry
Atlanta
Rudy Hernando
Modesto
Calif
John ‘Lesch
Los Angeles
Fraser
Laver
Tomas Lejus
Soviet Union
Indian Creek Golfers Tie Pro in Beat the Pro Arm
Indian Creek members tied pro Jim McPartland in a beat the pro handicap event as he carded 2 under par 32. Herb Johns Ralph Fitzgerald and Jack Boyanovsky each finished 32 after handicaps, with other results noting low nets in classes A and B and several mixed events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek Country Club
Jim McPartland
McPartland
Herb Johns
Ralph Fitzgerald
Jack Boyanovsky
Indian Creek
Liberty Center girls claim 1961 Iowa softball title in extra innings
Liberty Center defeated Alburnett 8-7 in an extra innings final to win the 1961 Iowa girls high school summer softball championship. Battle Creek finished fourth after a 9-3 loss to Woden-Crystal Lake in the consolation game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
UPI
Southleast
Warren
Iowa
Liberty Center
Alburnett
Battle Creek
Woden-Crystal Lake
Three-I Results from Burlington Lincoln Meet
In a sparsely readable report, Whitmer and Locker top the field with standout marks. Wilson and Massey, along with Brand and Schrader, posted times and scores amid scattered OCR remnants.
Fort Dodge golfer Brown wins Riverview Open
Des Moines pro Joe Brown fired a 4 under par 31 on the final nine to claim the Riverview Open with a 27 hole total of 99. Fort Dodge challengers Bill Halligan Phil Joselyn Bruce Nelson trailed with 102.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Joe Brown
Des Moines
Brown
Bill Halligan
Phil Joselyn
Bruce Nelson
Fort D
Todd Tischer
Bill Hird, Jr
Iowa City
Gary_ Lockie
Tom Chapman
Fort
Bernie Irwin
Jim Tahap
Fort Dodee
Burianek and Beck Win Sunday Quarter Midget Races
John Burianek and Dick Beck won feature titles Sunday before about 300 fans at Hawkeye Downs. Trophies were given by the Improved Order of Redmen. Races sponsored by the Iowa Quarter Midget Association included Tiny Tots with fastest times by Roy Choate and John Burianek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burianek
Dick Beck
Hawkeye Downs
Improved Order of Redmen
Iowa Quarter
Jay Sperry Wins A Super Go-Kart Division
Jay Sperry captured the A Super division at Super Kart Speedway on a Saturday night race. The event featured top finishers including John Reed and Craig Brandon in other classes with Jim Novack and Danny Svoboda placing in the B and C groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Sperry
John Reed
Craig Brandon
Russell Williams
Roger Zeman
Ray Mizner
John Huff
Jim Novack
Danny Svoboda
Bob Schultz
Fran Knebel
Willie Wilson
Joe Abodeely
Vic Frey
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Guthrie
At van Vechten
Socorn
Stracone
RS Iia
Keeley
Ted
Paidiey Ead Morrow
Wits
Noelridge
Ora Ikl Amperie
Oes
Featoe
Tend
Blue 300
R. McAfee
Hartrum
Marshall
Charles King
Millhiser-Smith Agency
Forrest Smith
Guaranty
Harold Millhiser
Byron Thorpe
Cejka
East Iowa Baseball
Iowa Valley
Corn Valley
Raer Pr
Vinton
Ysart
LaPorte
Ft A
Gubertvite
Lowan
Tuesda Lapiantote
Peeeeee
Peniziee
Marion Kids League
Minor Irwin
Farmers State
First National
Sheets Son Jordman Urdock
Marion
Kendal
Ouse
Fraser and
Paul Rapoport
Bernie Price
Les Johnson
Topenees
Davis
Ruffin
Earopensee
C. W. Jacobsen
Dutts
Pare Pitewerald
Augie Brehm
Erry Aky Neal
2Nd Ave
Severate Warren
Wan
Salley” Schmickle
Beverly Oldaker
Joyce Burns
Marve Titler
Ifinalsattle Creek
Urnett Harrison
Marne Rouse
Pats Schmweesowan
Woden Crys
Ake
Beverly Odlaker
Force Burns
Isherill Limberg
Linda Ars —Burns
Urlington Lincoln
Whitmer Locker
Massey
Brand
Schrader
George Frasher
Muscatine
John Lavalle
D. M
Walt Anderson
Gary Peterson
Humboldt
Nanny Palmer
Dewey Madson
Farnhamville
Jack Miller
Joe Cummings
Vic Macek
Dick West, Jr
Callender
al Nelson
Dick Dickerson
Boyd Bonner
Webster City
Norman Birkshier
Bud McDonald
Vaughn Blain
Wes Lydell
Mervin Hanson
Burianek and
Roy Choate
Steve Waddell
Sentor
Steve Keppler
Bob Jagels
Eature
Mickey Burr
B.f.goodrich
BFG
B.E Goodrich
Silvertown
Second Avenue
5Th Ave
8Th Ave
1St Ave
Empire
Hawkeye Oil Co
10Th ST. S
Marion Gulf
Schirm Bros. Tire & Vulcanizing
7Th Ave
Drake
North Liber
BUD & Walt's
Skelly
Beneficial
Beneficial Finance Co
Second Ave
S.E
Ar Finance System
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