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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1973
Page
2
The University of Southern California captured another College World Series championship, extending a dominant run by securing the title in a sixth consecutive season. USC has claimed five of the last six College World Series titles, underscoring its program strength and postseason success.
In Portla a boxing event ended with women delivering a sharp bout. The report notes a decisive result as a male rival failed to overcome the female challenger, with judges’ scoring confirming the outcome.
Lynn Peterson powered Cryovac with four hits including two home runs in a 24-1 10-11 year olds league triumph at Jones Park. Dan Korff added two hits for Cryovac as Nordstrom Oil fell short. Errors noted in later games and a Gazette erratum retracted a prior Firefighters O R Optimists score.
Russ Fisher pitched a seven to nothing no hitter as C. R. Sports Club blanked Pepsi Cola 7-0 in the 12-13 year old league at Cleveland Park. Steve Mead hurled a no hitter for South Side Club with 10 Ks, as they beat Eby’s 10-3. Glen Meier hit a two run homer for Sports Club in a 3-2 win over Kilborn.
At Wimbledon England Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors advanced to the fourth round. Evert defeated Julie Heldman 6 3 6 1 while Connors edged Jeff Simpson as Nastase and Mayer won their matches in straight or solid fashion. Fassbender survived a marathon five setter against Keldie 6 2 5 7 4 6 7 5 15 13 to reach the next round.
Fairfax Grain captured its first Minor division win in College Community Little League, beating First Trust of Ely 25-8. Kenny Nearad hit a grand slam, with Mark McQueen and Peter Eliff also homering. Welty Way defeated Country Kitchen 21-11 as Kim Schlitter Trent Ross and Mike Hamilton homered for the victors while Lynch homered for the losers. T & K Construction defeated K Mart 16-5 with Richard Mullbrook and Joe Kell homering for their teams.
J and L Glass defeated Altorfer Machinery 23 to 9 in the Major girls league at Cedar Hills. Mary Ealy homered for the losers. In Minor play IBEW beat Pexa Construction 18 to 12. Westgate Gulf edged Jolly Wag on Ice Cream 17 to 16. Tammy Timmerman pitched a two-hitter and Pam Stafford hit a grand slam for IBEW. Pam Buechel went 4 for 4 and Lanette Ehlert homered for Westgate. Denise Osler homered for Jolly Wagon.
Linn-Mar blanked La Salle 5-2 at LaSalle field as Dana Lyon stranded early runs then held the Lancers scoreless over six innings. Dave Wood led Linn-Mar with three hits and three RBIs, while Holden, Peterson, and Craig Holden contributed run production. Linn-Mar raised to 8-4 overall and 4-4 ECSC.
Beckman rallied for six runs in the seventh to beat Prairie 12-11 in a chaotic East Central Iowa conference game. Pat English went 4-for-4 with a home run two doubles and six RBIs as Beckman piled up 15 hits. Prairie’s Tony Fetter collected four hits including a two run double for the Huskies while Dy ersville errors helped the rally.
The Prairie freshman baseball team defeated Linn-Mar 4-3 at Linn-Mar Thursday to improve to 2-1 while Linn-Mar drops to 1-3. Dean Dunkel had two hits for Prairie and Cory McGuire collected two for Linn-Mar. Fetter and Hurlburt pitched, with Shaetter Gregoire Bishop and Hanson appearing in relief.
Burlington hosts the fifth annual Graypup invitational sophomore baseball tournament at Community Field. Clinton plays Prairie of Cedar Rapids at 4 p.m. Saturday with Bettendorf defending champion starting at 2 p.m. The consolation game is at 7 and the final at 9.
Cedar Rapids schools report an 18 percent rise in girls sport participation and a under one percent rise for boys. Senior high gains include boys tennis up 20 percent and girls track up 22 percent while junior highs show boys tennis up 38 percent and girls tennis up 25 percent. Average daily attendance reaches 5084 and girls account for 20 percent of participants. An informal survey suggests Cedar Rapids offers one of the nation’s most complete girls programs.
CRTS edged Mackin Paint 5 to 4 in eight innings as Tom Merfeld collected two hits and drove in the winning run. Jim Jerde added three hits for CRTS. Local 299 beat R C Cola 8 to 3 with Greg Church two hits for the winners and Scott Konecny homering for the losers. Both clubs sit at 1-6.
The Marion Y Swim club placed first in the Vinton Y meet on Thursday and finished third in diving while second overall in the meet. Vinton won the title, with Dyersville third. Individual double winners include Sara and K. Umstead among others in the eight and under categories, with entries noting Roach and Janminbury among boys.
Glenbrook Cove defeated the Noelridge swim team 109 to 97 on Thursday. Brad Nase and Brian Butschie each earned two wins while Leslie Engler and Jennie Chmaruk achieved three wins for Noelridge.
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