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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1969

Page

13

Horton Leaves Tigers Before Twins Series

Willie Horton, Detroit left fielder, left the bench and did not travel to Minneapolis with the Tigers after Thursday night 5-4 win over the White Sox. Mayo Smith and Jim Campbell said Horton disappeared at the airport with no clear reason, amid a slump this season after leading last year with 36 homers and a .285 batting average. Horton’s absence follows an earlier error and a personal reaction to fan attention.

Detroit Detroit Tiger Willie Hoston Tiger Chicago White Sox Minneapolis Jim Campbell Mayo Smith Horton Fiehh Smith Johnny Sai Mayo White Sox

Girls State Track Is Set For Saturday Meet Names Up List

DES MOINES Seven Gazette area athletes figure among the leaders as more than 110 athletes gather for the eighth annual Town high school girls state meet at Drake stadium. Finals in field events and preliminaries in sprints and hurdles start at 14 a.m. with running finals at 2 p.m. Manilla the indoor state champ is favored to sweep outdoor titles. Belle Plaine seeks success with five relay teams qualified. Eastern Iowa competitors include Barbara VanErsveld of BGM and Marty Bartels from Olin in top sprint and hurdle times.

Des Moines Drake Stadium Manilla Belle Plaine

Kennedy Golfers Defeat Regis On Elks Course In Iowa City

Kennedy of Cedar Rapids topped Regis with Al Fish medalist honors on the Elks course. Regis JV fell 155 166 as Gary Rozek led with 34. The teams meet again Saturday on the same course for a class AA district meet.

Iowa City Kennedy Cedar Rapids Regis Elks al Fish Phi Barry Gary Rozek Kennedy JV Ry Lovvar Mark Wegner

Allen blasts fifth homer as Phillies rout Cincinnati

Phillies ace Rick Wise pitched a complete game shutout as Allen homered in the eighth for his fifth of the season. Philadelphia built a 3-0 edge by the fifth and loaded the bases in the first inning. Deron Johnson started the scoring with a run in the third, and Allen drove in two more in the sixth.

Allen Sohn Noriega Rick Wise Atlanta New York Mets Hank Aaron Upshaw Kea Boswell Lou Plate Felix Gehrig Millan Phillies Cleon Jones Ohé Cincinnati Tony Cloninger Cookie Rojas Styles Deron Johnson Phils Johnson Cloninger

Wash golfers rip towa city in Squaw Creek meet

Wash High School golfers led by John Young and Rick Garret shared medalist honors as Wash beat City 153 to 172 on the Squaw Creek course. City junior varsity won 175-184.

John Young Rick Garret Wash Squaw Creek Warriors Towa City

North Thinclads and Golf Leaders Dominate Cedar Rapids Meet

West Union North defeated South Winneshiek 9644 to 4575 led by Doscher Duscher with wins in low hurdles high jump and pole vault. Stahr took shot put and discus while Tau Miller won 100 and 220. Bergman excelled in javelin with 72 and Carideo led A class in golf with 77 36.

West Union Steve Duscher West Union North South Winneshiek Mark Stahr Tau Miller North Doscher Wentald Fale Rune Miller Bergman Cincinnati Co Country Club Frank Carideo Harry O’donnell Rober Bell

St Matthew's 9 Tops St Ludmila in Parish Softball

St Matthews held second place in the Parish softball league with a 9 6 victory over St Ludmila in makeup action. St Jude's stayed in the race by beating St Patrick's 21 to 3.

St. Matthews St. Ludmila St. Jude’s St. Patrick’s

Long Island Man Sues Over Little League Dismissal

Lewis Castellano Jr a 42 year old Valley Stream lawyer sues in state supreme court seeking reinstatement as manager of Hempstead Little League Orioles after being fired for allowing his son to play despite age rules. He claims dismissal was illegal and politically motivated due to criticism of fund raising. Justice Theodore Welson reserved a decision.

Mineola N.Y APJ Long Island Lewis Castellano, Jr Valley Stream State Supreme Court Orioles American ‘League Hempstead Castellano Christopher Leite Joan Leite

Roosevelt Ninth Graders Sweep Dual Meets Against Harding

Tony Baranowski led Roosevelt with three wins in the ninth grade tri meet against Harding, taking the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the 120 yard low hurdles. Neal Van Slyke added wins in shot put and discus. Roosevelt also won the eighth and seventh grade dual meets, with the seventh grade extending its win streak to four.

Tony Baranowski Roosevelt Triek

Prairie Golf Team Narrowly Edges Linn-Mar in Dual Meet

Prairie edged Linn-Mar 206 to unknown in a Thursday dual golf meet at Squaw Creek. Medalist honors went to Linn-Mar’s Ken Otey with a 44. Other listed players include Teery More 38, Kan yyatte 8, Ken Besten 38, Dave Yanicek, Nee Manabe, Kaw Gey 43, Seetl fer 41, Dave Jednexa ?

Prairie Linn-Mar Squaw Creek Lions Ken Otey Frairie Teery More Kan Yyatte Ken Besten Dave Yanicek Manabe Kaw Gey Seetl Fer Dave Jednexa

Minor Facts League standings fragment in scattered names

Fragmentary OCR item lists numerous minor league leagues and player surnames with corrupted words. It mentions Rochester, Louisville, Texas, Southern, Eastern, American, Pacific Coast leagues and several unclear person names, offering no coherent game, date, or clear event.

Rochester Oweibus Louisville Tlaewaver Richmose Panevase Eh Aieanaan Ashaville Caembus Savanna Hsomerr Wellroundy Semnatan T. Charlotte Manchester Ee Sain Ain Pimar American Association Bhoeals

Elkader Wins 2-1 on Late Error in Conference Tilt

Elkader edged West Union North 2-1 after a misplay on Tim Bashkofsky sacrifice bunt allowed the winning run. Lee Palas scattered two hits with 11 strikeouts to earn the win as Elkader improves to seven victories in conference play and 2 losses. Brad Glawe tripled for Elkader’s four hits off Jin Reeder.

Elkader West Union Upper Iowa Tim Bashkofsky Corky Gundacker Lee Palas Brad Glawe Jin Reeder W. UL North Mn Reeder Illbrandt, Pales

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