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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1969
Page
12
Lakers and Celtics face off in a winner take all NBA final with Sam Jones’s remark echoed as Boston seeks another title and Los Angeles pursues its first. Jones’s comment frames a season culminating in a decisive showdown between storied franchises.
Channel 9 viewers will see the seventh and final playoff game between the Lakers and Celtics on KCRG TV Channel 9 at 9 p.m. Iowa time. The winner takes 348000 from the playoff kitty, the loser 32000. Jones retires to pursue collegiate coaching in Boston and Los Angeles. West vows to play despite a hamstring, while Havlicek and Russell lead a historic series that has featured five prior finals meetings and a record of Lakers victories at home and Celtics dominance on the road. The Celtics seek a 10th title in 12 years under Russell as Los Angeles, boosted by Chamberlain, seeks to spoil the run.
Montreal edged St. Louis 2 1 to clinch the Stanley Cup in four games. John Ferguson scored the winner in the third period after Ted Harris tied, as Scotty Bowman acknowledged a late lesson learned.
Chicago Cubs manager Leo Durocher will wed Lynn Walker Goldblatt later this summer. The couple announced by Mrs. Goldblatt’s Chicago parents. Goldblatt, 40, has three children from a prior marriage to Joel Goldblatt, former Caldblatt Bros. Inc. president. The article notes Durocher’s past marriages and recent personal details.
Dave Stary carded a 39 to win the low gross in the Jones Park Men’s Golf event. Jim McGowan shot 41 to place second as Ron Treall and Russell Kohan followed with 47 15 32 and champion details. Next Sunday's pot larder event begins at 7 a.m.
Ray Wesher of Moline drove his Chrysler powered dragster The Executioner to top eliminator status in NADS major eliminators at Cordova. His best quarter mile time was 07.36 seconds with no speed recorded and he completed three runs without engine failure. Other contestants showed varied performances with finishes listed for the stock unit eliminator and fuel eliminator events.
Minnesota Twins rally in eighth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 3 2 on Graig Nettles pinch hit homer off Bob Locker tying the game and Cesar Tovar driving in the go ahead run. Twins extend win streak to eight and improve 26 of last 29. Nettles explained the move as a percentage play while Locker admitted the pitch was not his best. Gutteridge noted free errors costly for Chicago.
Fred Horn of Marion wins the opening feature at the state fairground tracking late model stocks in Des Moines. His 1967 Plymouth leads John Connolly of Delhi and Bill McDonough of Cedar Rapids on the half mile track while Connolly also wins the second heat.
Sam Posey won the Laguna Seca Continental Race for Formula A cars at Monterey with an average speed of 102.1 mph over 62 laps of 1.9 miles each at nearby Fort Ord.
Sandra Haynie shot a one under 71 to win the $15,000 Kiwanis club tournament at Palmetto Country Club. Her 214 for 54 holes beat Mickey Wright and Sandra Palmer by two strokes. Kathy Whitworth led a four-way tie for fourth, with Margee Masters fifth at 200.
St Pius erased a 12-3 gap to beat St Jude’s 18-15 and seize the parish league lead Sunday. Tim Chadwick belted a bases loaded homer for the winners as St Patrick’s toppled St Lud to inflict another upset, while Immaculate Conception rolled past St Joseph’s and St Matthew’s edged All Saints 11-10.
In New Orleans on Sunday 24 year old Hinson captured the Greater New Orleans Open first prize of 2000 dollars with a sudden death victory over Frank Beard. Beards 72 left Hinson five behind after regulation but he fired a closing 67 to force the playoff and win. The win boosts Hinson’s year earnings to over 31000 dollars as he continues his rise on the pro golf tour.
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