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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1964

Page

4

Kessler Team Edges Happitime 3 2 in Open Softball Duel

J C Kessler of Iowa City upset Happitime 3 2 at Ellis Park in a pitching duel. Ron Schnack threw a four hitter to outpitch Larry Cochran while Wieland and Schnack drove in runs with timely hits. The win moves Fleck's Falstaff two games ahead in the league race as Kessler builds a strong claim in the Major Open.

Kessler’s Iowa City Ellis Park Happitime Fleck Falstaff Ron Schnack Larry Cochran Happi Fred Brown Gene Hettrick Kessler Ron Wieland Schnack Loren Spiecher Paul Burgess Tom Gaddie Cochran Gaddie

Iowa State Wins 3-2 to Take Big Eight Opener

Iowa State edged Kansas State 3-2 in the Big Eight opener as Bob Case belt a 400-foot homer with the bases empty, fueling a two-run sixth for the Cyclones. Wendell Blankenburg drove in the other run in the frame as ISU claimed the win to start a potential three-game series sweep.

AMES UPI Iowa State Kansas State Wildcats Bob Case Cyclones Case Wendell Blankenburg

Villanova quartet ties world mark at relay in Los Angeles

A four man Villanova team tied the world record of 7 19.0 in the 2 mile relay at the Los Angeles Coliseum Relays. Anchor Noel Carroll ran an unofficial 1 46.8 lap as Nova overtook San Jose State. The record had previously been set by Oregon State at Modesto on May 25 1963.

LOS Angeles Villanova Los Angeles Coliseum Noel Carroll San Jose State Oregon

LaPorte City Tops Dysart Preps 4 2

La Porte defeated Dysart 4 to 2 on Friday in regular season baseball. Dysart scored both runs in the sixth on three errors and three singles. Remington doubled, then scored on Gross’s single. Darnell, Allen, Hopkins and Winter credited with key performances.

LaPorte City Dysart Ted Remington Gross LaPorte Darnell Allen Hopkins Winter

Prairie Cedar Rapids Dominates Triangular Track Triad

Prairie Cedar Rapids tops a Friday triangular meet on its home track with 84 points, Tipton second at 64. Event results include high hurdles won by Feil of Tipton and Steinmetz of Prairie, 2 mile relay by Prairie, 440 relay won by Anamosa, and multiple field marks led by Kowba and C. Jennings.

Prairie of Cedar Rapids Tipton Feil Tip Steinmer Prair Peck Prairie Schulte Steinmetz Jameson Clements Anamosa Shapman Rip Griffith Pratts Steisenate Enege Reely Shrowy Davis Hrodmiko Teron Clements Pret Meehan Ana Trane Tip Anamosatan Pilcher Engelbert Lint Hibal Beckman Himes Hanson Patten James L. Voigt Miller Worthen

National League Standings and Friday Results

Cincinnati defeated Chicago 10 to 5 while Philadelphia beat Houston 4 to 0 St Louis topped Milwaukee 10 to 6 and Los Angeles downed Pittsburgh 6 to 0 New York edged San Dratines 4 to 2 Gameday cards show Philadelphia at ee and Miwraumes at St Louis New York at San Francisco Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Cincinnati at Chicago Sunday matchups Philadelphia at Houston Milwaukee at St Louis New York at San Francisco Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Cincinnati at Chicago

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Cats Topple Iowa 8-1 in Dual Tennis

Northwestern extended its dual tennis streak to 19-1 with an 8-1 victory over Iowa in Iowa City. Marty Riessen defeated Dave Strauss 6-2 6-2 in top singles and teamed with Clark Graebner to win 7-5 6-0 in top doubles.

Iowa City UPI Northwestern Iowa Marty Riessen Dave Strauss Reissen Clark Graebner Strauss Arden Stokstad trauss-Stokstad Rice-Sheehan Mears-Svarups White- Plangyerd Benson John Ebert

Marshalltown Golfers Top LaSalle at Ellis

Marshalltown St. Marys defeated LaSalle high school 189 to 199 in a match played at Ellis Park. Mike Casey 44 John Kilbride 43 Larry Dungy 48 Ken Kaskie 54 led St. Marys while Al Pins 52 Steve Badger 46 Dave Smith 50 Dave Jones 51 led LaSalle.

Marshalltown St. Mary’s LaSalle High School Ellis Park

Prep Track Post Pragmatic Results At Prairie

R. Prairie defeats Tipton 84 to 64 in prep track. Anamosa, Linn-Mar and others post scores. Golf Marshal’s St Mary’s 189, C Ff 199. Big Ten results Minnesota 8 Indiana 6 Northwestern 4 Illinois 2, Ohio State 3, Wisconsin 3 Purdue 1. Big Eight Oklahoma State 3-1 Oklahoma 2-4 Iowa State 3 Kansas State 2. Midwest Carteron 2 first game of shot playoff series. Northwestern 8 Iowa 1 in college tennis. Districts prep baseball Des Moines Dowling 17 Clearfield 0 Interstate 12 Dayton La Porte City West Waterloo 5 C R Regis 4. Wahlert 11 Dav Central 5. NonA MFL 2 West Union North 0.

Minnesota Indiana Northwestern Illinois Ohio State Wisconsin Purdue Midwest Conference Carteron Iowa T Des Moine D. M. Dowling

Comeback makes Updegraff a Western Amateur Medalist

Dr. Ed Updegraff of Tucson overcame a furious rally to win medal honors in the 62nd Western Amateur. He finished with an 11 under par total of 277 after 72 holes.

Tucson Ariz Ed Updegraff Updegraff

Iowa State to Host First Decathlon Championships

Cyclone coach Bob Lawson announced that May 21 22 will host the inaugural Iowa State Federation decathlon championships here. Entries will be accepted until 3 30 p m May 21, inviting high school college and unattached competitors in a meet sanctioned by the U S Track and Field Federation.

Iowa State Ames UPI Iowa State Federation Cyclone Bob Lawson U.S. Track and Field Federation

Immaculate Conception tops Parish league with 15 7 win

Immaculate Conception seized sole lead in the Parish league by defeating previously unbeaten St Mila 15 to 7 Friday night.

Immaculate Conception St. Ludmila

Unclear OCR fragment hints at race or game notes

Fragmentary text mentions Kuhl and Worden with a scoring sequence, possible team names Decatur Kruger and Ram, unclear results and positions, making a definitive event difficult to confirm from the garbled OCR.

Fragmentary sports score notes across cities

A terse OCR fragment lists scattered scores and city names including Seattle Salt Lake City Indianapolis Arkansas and unrelated tokens. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable text.

Qema Seattle Land Indianapolis Langue Enver Aila Ikla Salt Lake City Arkansas

Boxing results across cities with scattered names

Associated Press notes brief boxing results from New York Tokyo Melbourne and Honolulu. Bouts mention Jose Forres outpointing Wilb Skeeter Mc Clure in New York while Yui Masuko knocked out Warcito Brillo in Tokyo. Rocky Gattellari stopped Ray Perez in Melbourne. Jane a.

Associated Press New York Jose Forres Wilb Skeeter McClure Tokyo Yui Masuko Warcito Brillo Nila Melbourne Rocky Gattellari Australia Ray Perez Honolulu Jane A

Bible Based Health and Rest Advice from Dr Clark

Dr G F Clark promotes balance and rest based on Biblical guidance. He argues nervous tension is America's top issue from overfast living and links nervous breakdown to spinal interference. He invites readers to his clinic for consultation to improve health and prevent illness.

America

Boynton Leads as Knox Tops Golf Field in Midwest Tour

Knox holds 290 after the opening 18 with Pete Boynton posting 69 and Larry Hand 72. Grinnell and Carleton trail at 301 and 309 while Beloit, Coe, Cornell and Monmouth also field strong scores at Elmcrest Country Club in the Midwest Conference golf tournament.

Knox Pete Boynton Elmcrest Country Club Boynton Larry Hund Grinnell Dave Sellergren Carleton Tom Cook K Knox Sores Pietzak Ken Westerbeek Ron Evans Cornell Grant Maples, Jr Bob Dew Jack Robelette Mike Patterson Bill, Fanon Ted Risser Rick Miller Bugs Harden Mike Miler Larry Hand Jim Michels Dixon A . Howland Lowell Xon Lawrence Tom Hedin Eric Schulenburg Rich Kadarauch Eevee Holt Gus Monmouth Bill McBride Henry Nishel Roger Peavey Ray _ Schmidt Dave Charles Ripon Steve Bogus Phil Holm

Loop Leaders Show AL Power Names and Rbi Totals

In the American League leaders table Colavito of Kansas City and Allison of Minnesota top runs scored with 10 and 9 respectively alongside Hall of Minnesota with 9 and Skowron of Washington with 8. Wagner of Cleveland leads with 27 RBIs followed by Colavito 23 Rollins 23 Cash 22 and Allison 22.

Cleveland Detroit Howser McAuliffe Ss L. Brown Wickersham Alvis B — Namon Ee Runge Smith Colavito Kansas City Allison Minnesota Hall Skowron Washington Held Wagner Oliva Rollins Cash

Heinz Tops in Loop Golf for North Dakota Title

In Grand Forks North Dakota North Dakota retained its golf crown with 562 strokes and North Dakota State won the tennis championship in the North Central conference meet. Jerry Heinz of Iowa State was medalist with 103. Tom Weber of Augustana won singles and NDS the doubles.

Grand Forks N. D North Dakota North Dakota State State College of Iowa Jerry Heinz Augustana SCI Tom Weber

Oklahoma City Open resumes after storm delays

The $40,000 Oklahoma City Open at Quail Creek Country Club faced renewed thunderstorm delays with forecasts predicting more storms. Play planned to begin at 7:30 a.m. with three groups from two tees, aiming for 36 holes by Monday if weather cooperates.

Oklahoma City Quail Creek Country Club

Missouri Again Is Champ in Big Eight

Missouri won the Big Eight baseball championship with 9-0 and 2-1 victories over Nebraska. Coach John Simmons claimed his 10th league title in 25 years, after finishing runner up seven times.

Missouri Columbia, Mo UPI Nebraska John Simmons

Lancers Edge Linn-Mar 2-1 In Ninth In Tight Game

LaSalle beat Linn-Mar 2-1 in nine innings as both teams score in the fifth. John Donohoe stole home for LaSalle while Linn-Mar’s Larson scored on a Moore single. In the ninth Tom Thompson and John Aird delivered for LaSalle as Tony Thompson and Ken Elam locked down the pitching.

LaSalle Linn-Mar John Donohoe Larson Moore Tom Thompson John Aird Tony Thompson Linn- Mar Ken Elam Lancers Rb Kilpatrick Price Rimm Peeeene Elam Benest If Hevda Worcester Lefebre

The Cedar Rapids Gazette Established In 1883

The Cedar Rapids Gazette details publication terms and pricing including air and Sunday editions, Third Ave SE address, subscription rates for carriers and mail, and mentions exclusive AP news rights for local and dispatch content.

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