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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1971

Page

8

Oscar Robertson and Bucks Capture NBA Title Champagne Night

Oscar Robertson finally drinks champagne in the Milwaukee dressing room after leading the Bucks to a 118 106 win over the Baltimore Bullets and a four game sweep for the NBA title. Lew Alcindor added 27 points as Oscar shone with 30 points and star guard play earning praise from coach Gene Shue and coach Costello.

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Hawks and West tie in three team track meet

Iowa City West and Cedar Rapids Prairie both scored 73 percent in a three way meet in Iowa City. Marion placed third with 56 points as Prairie and ICW split multiple event wins led by Zach and Hawkins with two wins each.

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Hill Paces Luther Golfers In Dual Meet

DECORAH Steve Hill of Cedar Rapids carded a 74 Friday as Luther defeated Dubuque 204 and tied Northern Iowa 1515 in a double dual. Doug Coen led the Panthers with a 76 and Randy Workman added a 77 as Northern Iowa beat Dubuque 194.

Decorah Steve Hill Cedar Rapids Luther Dubuque Northern Iowa Doug Coen Panthers Randy Workman

Baseball scores and upcoming games across the league

Results from Friday include Chicago 8 Washington 1 Boston 1 Minnesota 3 New York 5 Milwaukee 1 Baltimore 4 Oakland 3 Cleveland 1 Detroit 7 California 4. Today schedules feature Minnesota at Boston Milwaukee at New York Cleveland at Oakland and Chicago at Washington with multiple other matchups across the circuit.

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Green aims for first tour victory after New Orleans lead

Rookie Hubert Green tied for the lead at the Greater New Orleans Open with a 69 to reach 137, matching Miller Barber who shot 67. Wind gusts altered scores at Lakewood Country Club as Lee Trevino slid back after a strong start. Zarley and Cupit close behind at 138 after tough finishing holes.

New Orleans Hubert Green Green Buddy Allin Miller Barber Lakewood Country Club Lee Trevino Trevino Barber Kermit Zarley Jacky Gupit Zarley Cupit Jacky Cupit Arry Gcore Gonneon Chi Chi "Rodrisiex Ceeeesees Rocky Hominson Peefowle Johnson Aeimey Sutton Bobby Ole Lionel Ebert Bob Enne Frank Bob Payne

Purdue Holds Four Shot Lead In Big Ten Golf Invite

Purdue leads the Big Ten Northern Intercollegiate after two rounds at Boyne Mountain on a par 72 Alpine course. Purdue 748, Indiana 752, Michigan State 756. Iowa 761, Minnesota 762, Ohio State 759, Illinois 767, Michigan 769, Notre Dame 775, Wisconsin 777. Bill Hoffer of Purdue shot 144 two rounds, Joe Burden 146, John Carr 147. Three Iowa golfers Lars en, Heinz, and Kelley sit in an eight-way tie for sixth with 74.

Boyne Falls Mich Purdue Boyne Mountain Indiana Michigan State Ohio State Iowa Minnesota Miami Fla Illinois Michigan Notre Dame Wisconsin Bill Hoffer Joe Burden John Carr Chris Larsen Joe Heinz Ron Kelley

College golf results show multiple matchups across teams

UNI and Luther split golf scores with varying margins while Coe posted a win over Knox and Monmouth defeated Cornell. In baseball, Kirkwood and Minnesota led early, and several Big Ten games featured tight scores including Ohio State over Minnesota and Michigan State beating Michigan.

Columbus and Traer Win Sectional Tests

Columbus defeats Gilbertville Don Bosco 10 to 0 in sectional baseball action. Traer over Dysart Geneseo 7 to 6 as first round sectional games proceeded Friday.

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Kirkwood Golf Team Wins Two Duals in Des Moines

Kirkwood Community College defeated Grand View Junior College 9-6 and tied Fort Dodge JC 7-7 at Willow Creek Golf Course. Doug McNamara was medalist with a 78 for Kirkwood.

Des Moines Kirkwood Community College of Cedar Rapids Grand View Junior College Fort Dodge JC Willow Creek Kirkwood Doug McNamara

New Hampton Wins Invite Championship at Hawks Meet

New Hampton edged North High of West Union to win the Hawks Invitational with 46 team points while North scored 45.5. Individual double wins went to Greg Theis of Cresco and Steve Doscher of North. multiple event winners include Doscher in high jump and 360 shuttle relay, and Howe of New Hampton in the 100. Contested marks list top placers in shot put, discus, long jump, pole vault, relays, and sprints.

West Union New Hampton Hawks North Greg Theis Cresco Steve Doscher Chels Ede Rich Holder Behrend Gutt Doscher Moupin Hildebrand Trip Zurbriasen Vall Kraft Oel Nashua Evans Dec Rademaker Jackson Pely Newa Tripoli Mile Korth Decorah South Winneshiek Waterloo West Jimi Lichty Waterloo Columbus Jeff Himes Marshalltown Jeff Bob Wilson Rick Tallman Wash Phil Danowsky Danowsky Drake Ken Jackson Waterloo East

Cornell Rally Tops Coe 4 2 in Midwest contest

Cornell College used a decisive eighth inning with two outs to erase a 2 0 deficit and beat Coe 4 2. Four straight singles produced three runs and a balk on a steal attempt plated the fourth. Cornell improves to 5 4 in the conference, while Coe drops to 4 5.

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Roloff Sparks Jeff Relays in Heavy Rain Triumph

Cedar Rapids Jefferson wins 13th J Hawk Relays at Kingston Stadium led by Dennis Roloff with three relay titles and two individual wins. Jeff accumulates 61 points, while Marshalltown takes sophomore title. Doolin out with hamstring, but Jefferson boosts with depth and fast splits despite soggy tracks.

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Wash Netters Triumph 7-0 Over Kennedy in Tennis

Washington high improves to 6-2 in the Mississippi Valley conference with a 7-0 win over Kennedy. Singles winners include Hakill, Sediacek, Barron, Vasey, Fisher. Doubles Sedlacek Barron and Hakill Vasey also won. Kennedy records move to 5-6.

Washington High Kennedy Craig Hakill Dennis Fitz Scott Sediacek Rand Kreici Bill Barron Ric Weaver Charles Vasey de. Wilcox Bob Fisher Blackledge Sedlacek-Barron Fitz Wilcox Hakill-Vasey Kreici-Weaver Larry

Warrior Girls Defeat Linn-Mar in Golf Showdown

Washington girls golf team defeated Linn-Mar 196 to 234 at Squaw Creek. Medalist Barb Miller led Washington with 43 while teammates Lana Steiger 47 and Karen Bensh 51 contributed. Linn-Mar top scorer Francis Nemec posted 53 with Keremy Buiters 57 and Polly Burns 58.

Coe Paces 3-Way Dual With 77 From Rick Bland at Ellis Park

Rick Bland fired a medalist 77 to lead Coe past Monmouth 1112 to 62 in a three way dual at Ellis Park. Coe also tied Knox 732 to 742 and lost to Cornell 1042 to 4 percent. Cornell beat Monmouth 13 to 2 and lost to Knox 82 to 612.

Coe Rick Bland Ellis Park Monmouth Knox Cornell

Royals End Orioles Streak With Ninth Inning Win

Fred Patek delivered a run scoring single in the ninth, ending Kansas City’s 23 game skid against Baltimore and giving the Royals a 5 4 victory. Manager Bob Lemon praised ending the long drought as other American League results show Boston over Minnesota Chicago over Washington New York over Milwaukee Detroit over California and Oakland over Cleveland.

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