Bowling Leaders Shine In Legion Major League Scores
Jim Butler blasted a 269 game and 665 series to lead the Legion Major league. Multiple bowlers topped 600s in various leagues, with Dew 247 McKinley 246 and Longerbeam 646 among the standout marks.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
22
Jim Butler blasted a 269 game and 665 series to lead the Legion Major league. Multiple bowlers topped 600s in various leagues, with Dew 247 McKinley 246 and Longerbeam 646 among the standout marks.
Ryan’s Robert Koch captured the 16 yard event with 98 of 100, the singles with 178 of 200, and the overall with 217 of 250 at the North Linn Fish and Game trapshoot. Jack Kepler earned the handicap trophy and Dr H N Polance won doubles, with Ralph Colby and Kepler also taking additional trophies.
Dubuque reports the Iowa Men’s Bowling Assn. chose Cedar Rapids to hold the 1971 state tournament after awarding 1970 to Des Moines. T. W. Woody Clarken of Fort Dodge was elected president and H. Pat Finnegan of Muscatine was re-elected secretary-treasurer.
David Pearson surviving rain gusts and near disasters led 310 of 500 laps at the North Carolina Motor Speedway to win the Carolina 500 and claim 15,700 of the 82,500 purse. Bobby Allison finished second, with Cale Yarborough third, Paul Goldsmith fourth, and Richard Petty fifth.
Kansas and Army were added to the NIT leaving one berth for Drake or Louisville. Kansas, Colorado runner up, will play in its second straight NIT after reaching last year’s final. winner of a Missouri Valley playoff advances to the NCAA tournament while the loser goes to the NIT.
Big Ten results include Iowa 84 over ? 74 and Ohio State 95 over Michigan 9. Missouri Valley, Cincinnati 94, St. Louis U. 63. Indiana? Kansas? Many scores listed across conferences with fencing, track, hockey, baseball results and regional NCAA regionals noted.
Titus of Waterloo won the 1969 Iowa AAU basketball tournament by defeating Vincent Clay of Fort Dodge 102 to 90. Waterloo advances to the regional AAU tournament in Marshalltown, while Gralek Motors of Marshalltown won the consolation 94 to 86. John Vermilyea scored 37 for Fort Dodge to top all scorers. Ray Carey and John Kincaid each had 31 for Titus.
Phil Esposito scored his 41st goal and added three assists to power Boston past Los Angeles 7-2. His 107 points lead the league with 11 games left as Montreal and New York drew 2-2, narrowing the Bruins’ gap in the East race.
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