Midwest baseball action leaves all home clubs in losses
Cedar Rapids swept Quad Cities 7-1 and 3-2 in a doubleheader. Clinton broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth with a Haley Young homer and a wild pitch to beat Fox Cities 5-3 at Appleton. Burlington rallied for six runs in the sixth to beat Wisconsin Rapids 8-5. Waterloo and Decatur homered three times each, Decatur beating Waterloo 12-6 with DeGold Francis driving in three. Dubuque topped Quincy 7-4 as Ron Manders hit two homers for the visitors.
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Waterloo
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DeGold Francis
Ed McGuiness
Ron Manders
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Smith wins Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Open by one stroke
Marilynn Smith captured her first tour victory in over a year at the Betsy Rawls Peach Blossom Women's Open in Spartanburg D C. She fired a final round 71 to finish 54 holes at 213, earning $1,275 and defeating hometown favorite Betsy Rawls by one stroke.
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D. C
Marilynn Smith
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LaSalle Defeats St. Marys 18-6 in Lancer Baseball
LaSalle mashes St. Marys 18-6 after a Saturday game. Gordie Pisarik goes 4-for-4 and Tom Thompson 3-for-3 to pace the Lancers offense. Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown mentions appear in fragment but score remains LaSalle 18 St. Marys 6.
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Marshalltown St. Mary's
Gordie Pisarik
Tom Thompson
Lancer
Vinton Plans Stock Car Racing Opener May Second
Cedar Valley Racing Association declares open stock car season at Hy Pisarik track with no specific restrictions. Manager Keith Naacrd notes $300 claim on entries and entries from Pisasco, Hasley, Thompson, Speas, Kopel, Aird, Stallman and others amid a quarter mile oval setting at Benton county fairgrounds.
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Palmer Wins 13th Annual Tournament of Champions
Arnold Palmer preserves a narrow victory in the 13th annual $75,000 Tournament of Champions at Desert Inn. Palmer finishes 277, earns $14,000, and heads to the Colonial Invitational. Chi Chi Rodriguez places second with 279 aided by a late birdie binge.
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Palmer
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Fort Worth
Arnie
Rodriguez
Allard Roen
Ji Hi Rodriguez
Doug Sanders
Sam Snead
Kel Nagle
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Miller Barber
Bruce Crampton
Dick Sikes
George Knudson
Nicklaus
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Tony Lema
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Rod Finse
Dick Hart
Wes Filis
Bob Charles
Mike Souchak
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Weaver
Bobby Nichals
Bruce and Kessel win Legion doubles title in Cedarvale
Cedarvale: Bruce and Kessel of Cedarvale teamed to win the state American Legion bowling doubles title with a 1,321 total. They led the tourney from Sunday, April 25, while Art Ashteen topped singles with 1,753. Frank and Stan Overak placed fifth in doubles with 1,257. Other results show Asheville, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Montgomery earning losses in Sunday matches.
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Bod Kessel
Wayne Bruce
Cedarcaeids
American Legion
Art Ashten
Humbolt
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Weret
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Asheville
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Chattaooga
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Hall and Miles Shatter Riverside Race Records
Ken Miles of Hollywood and Jim Hall of Midland set two new marks at Riverside. Hall averaged 106.345 mph over 7 1/2 laps on the 1.2 mile course to claim the fastest speed for that distance on the Riverside International Raceway. Miles clocked 3.6 mph to establish a production car race record in the driver be no modifications event.
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Hollywood
Jim Hall
Midland
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Riverside International Race Way
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Overflow Crowd Honors Zimmer at Doc Zimmer Night
An overflow crowd from nearly 20 Eastern Iowa towns gathered to honor 75 year old dentist Dr H L Zimmer a longtime resident and sports promoter in Cedar Rapids. Dr Alton Fisher from the University of Iowa school of dentistry spoke and Tait Cummins of WMT presented remarks. Zimmer received a plaque from the Iowa Valley Baseball League with Lester Thiel assisting as master of ceremonies.
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H. L. Zimmer
Doc Zimmer
Iowa
Alton Fisher
University of Iowa School of Dentistry
Tait Cummins
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Doc
Zimmer
Iowa Valley Baseball League
Lester Thiel
Coe College
Texas League standings and results fragment
Eastern Western divisions show teams Dal FiW Albuquerque Tulsa El Paso Austin Amarillo with mixed records. Notable scores include El Paso 9 8 529, Dallas-Fort Worth 3-6 and Albuquerque 14 Amarillo 6.
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Cowboys Pick Roach for CBS Color Booth
Dallas Cowboys announce quarterback John Roach will retire to an announcing role for CBS covering Cowboys games next season. Roach, a former SMU standout, will do color and human interest pieces in the broadcast booth.
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John Roach
Dallas Cowboys
Southern Methodist
CBS
Cowboys
Missouri Tops Big Eight in Weekend Sweep
Missouri overtook the Big Eight lead by sweeping Kansas State in a weekend series, while Nebraska dropped two of three to Iowa State. The standings show Missouri 6 3 with a .727 pct, Oklahoma State 7 7, Iowa State 7, and Colorado 3 7 5. Upcoming games include Drake at Iowa State and Kansas at Missouri with several others listed across Tuesday to Saturday.
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Charles Town Race Course Sold for 5.25 Million
The Charles Town race course in West Virginia was sold on Monday for 5.25 million dollars to a Baltimore group led by investor Robert Stolberg. The press reported Stolberg headed the buyer consortium.
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Charles Town Race Course
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Robert Stolberg
Nelson Wins Yankee Stock Car Race In Indy
Norm Nelson of Racine Wisconsin drove his 196 Plymouth to a easy victory in the Yankee Stadium stock car race near Indianapolis. Parnelli Jones blew an engine about 30 miles from the finish allowing Nelson to win. Paul Goldsmith Munster Indiana finished second and Jim Hurtubise North Tonawanda New York third. Don White Keokuk Iowa placed fourth.
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Torrance
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Ford
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Paul Goldsmith
Munster
Ind
Jim Hurtvgise
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Don Whie
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