Lockridge Wins Class B Crown In Archery Meet
Archie Lockridge of Middle Amana wins class B men freestyle with 690 at the Silver Broadhead tournament in Endersfield. Rudy Ashbacker 476 takes class C. Ruth Nowadzky 279 wins women D. Ed Rohde 828 wins open A. Multiple winners listed across divisions.
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Archie Lockridge
Middle Amana
Waltonian Archer Club
Endersfield
Rudy Ashbacker
Hiawatha
Ruth Nowadzky
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Ed Rohde
Muscatine
Harold Bennett
Corydon
Cowboys Cup 3rd Title in Row
Final standings show Missouri 91, Colorado 410, Nebraska 713, Iowa State 9, Kansas 13 in the Big 8 baseball race. Results indicate Kansas 3-1 wins, Oklahoma 3, Missouri 1, with Saturday games and rain cancellations at Iowa State.
Banks Homer Powers Cubs To Split With Giants In San Francisco
Ernie Banks belted a three run homer off Dick Nen as the Cubs rallied to a 6-3 win in the nightcap after Nen added a two run shot earlier. Frankes used a key lineup switch to counter San Francisco. Gaylord Perry and Joe Gibbon pitched well in the opener as the Giants won 9-1.
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Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Herman Franks
Ernie Banks
Dick Nen
Giants
Nen
Banks
Cubs
Leo Durocher
Franks
Bob Bolin
Joe Gibbon
Bolin
Cub
Ron Santo
al Spangler
Durocher
Herman
Gibbon
Casper Wins Colonial National Invitational by Five Strokes
Billy Casper becomes the first golfer to top $100,000 early in the year with a five stroke win at Colonial National Invitational. He earns $25,000 and reaches a $103,868.64 total while discussing tithes to the Mormon church and the government.
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Casper
Casper Wins Colonial National Invitational in Hard-Fought Victory
Billy Casper won the Colonial National Invitational with a five under par 275 on Sunday. He became the first pro to surpass $100,000 in earnings this early in the year after opening with birdies on the first two holes.
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Casper
Greensboro
Los Angeles
Arnold Palmer
Gene Littler
Tommy Aaron
Ben Hogan
Billy Casper
Green shines in Iowa intrasquad with 92 rushing yards
Harrisburg freshman Denny Green energized Iowa in the intra squad game. He ran 19 times for 92 yards and top both teams with seven receptions for 67 yards. Green closed the White team’s 41-0 win with a 12 yard TD pass from Larry Lawrence.
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Denny Green
Harrisburg
Iowa
Green
Larry Lawrence
Swanson Wins Three Events at Cedar Rapids Track Meet
Swanson of Reinbeck won three events at the Cedar Rapids fairgrounds track after taking Friday’s feature. He won the 25 lap feature Saturday and also claimed the A semi and first heat. Red Droste of Waterloo challenged early but tangled with Dick Nesteby of Dubuque on lap 15.
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Gazette Independence
Swanson
Reinbeck
Cedar Rapids
Fairgrounds
C.R
Cal
Red Droste
Waterloo
Dick Nesteby
Dubuque
Lange's Ford tops Welty Way in one hitter season opener
Larry Lange's Ford of Waterloo beat defending ASA champion Welty Way 3–0 at Ellis Park. Rich Stephens pitched a one hitter with 16 strikeouts and four walks, allowing only a fourth inning triple to Ron Findley. Larry Sparks held Lange's to three hits in a pitching duel. The winning run came on a fourth inning infield chopper and a sixth inning Gary Tann bunt and errors. Lange's improves to 9–0 and will play Fordtown next Tuesday.
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Banks
Chicago
Phil Regan
Cubs
Bill Hands
Mike Marshall
Hands
Regan
Hart
Ron Reed
Atlanta
New York
Felipe Alou
Felix Millan
Alou
Nolan Ryan
J. C. Martin
Dick Kelley
Mets
Braves
al Jackson
Clete Boyer
Tommie Aaron
Woody Woodward
Astros
Denny Lemaster
Dodger
Los Angeles
Jim Wynn
Houston
Ron Brand
Lee Thomas
Mike Cuellar
Dodgers
Larry Lange
Ford
Waterloo
Ellis Park
Welty Way
Frank Bosh
Lange
Rich Stephens
Larry Sparks
Stephens
Ron Findley
Sparks
Rollo Fisher
Gary Tann
Tann
Lange’s
ASA
Fordtown
Cedar Rapids
Wat
Ricesb
Wilsoner P
lFinchey
Videtechab
O'Leary
Pallesen
R.fisher
Sturm
Swobodorf
Havlik
D.fisherss
Caviness
G.tann
Muench
Ferch
Koenigsfi
Knickerbocker Leads State Track Meet Highlights
Gwen Knickerbocker of Stor mont won the high jump at 4-11 and placed third in the long jump at 16-1%. Gazette area athletes also medaled including Jane Martinson tied for third in high jump Becky Rademaker fourth in 220 Arlys Carr fifth in discus and B G M third in 440 relay Larry Armstrong led Clarence to a 440 dash finish with a :53.5 time Donovan Hoffman was fifth at :54.9.
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Gwen Knickerbocker
Stormont
Gazette Area
Jane Martinson
Williamsburg
Becky Rademaker
West Union
Arlys Carr
Dysart-Geneseo
Larry Armstrong
Clarence
Donovan Hoffman
Springville
Morton and Shipler Lead Ellis Golf Association Winners
Dick Morton won the 18 hole low gross title in the Ellis Park Golf Assn Most tournament held last weekend. Ralph Shipler claimed hole low gross. Other winners include Hives Red Garrett most holes, Jim Nutt most sixes, Ralph Fahl most putts, Jack Dinder most fives,ee ey Carpenter and John Rand most putts.
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Dick Morton
Ellis Park Golf Assn
Ralph Shipler
Red Garrett
Jim Nutt
Ralph Fahl
Jack Dindermane
Ee Ey Carpenter
John Rand
Former Cedar Rapids resident signs with New York Yankees
Bruce Olson, 19, a former Cedar Rapids resident now at Chaffee junior college, signed a five figure pro baseball contract with the New York Yankees. Olson, a pitcher, was MVP in American Legion baseball and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs last year. He is the son of the Wayne Olsons and moved to California at age five.
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Chaffee
Calif
Bruce Olson
Cedar Rapids
Chaffee Junior College
New York Yankees
Olson
American Legion
Chicago Cubs
Wayne Olsons
California
Bruce
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Keokuk
Dorothy Sheeler
Ames
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Russell Sill
Iowa City
Chuck Hawksin
Blue Grass
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Jefferson
Carol Townsend
Osceola
Judd Meyers
Lou Ann Fellingham
Boone
Steve Dura
Kathy Gramberg
Dallas City
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Big 8 Baseball
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Dick Couch
Associated Press
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Jim Hart
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Denne H. Freeman
Fort Worth, Texas
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Bradley
Missouri
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Sam
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Steve Spray
Perry
Ferguson Jenkins
Phillies
St. Louis
Gary Sutherland
Curt Flood
Tim McCarver
Johnny Bench
Reds
George Culver
Pirates
Littler
Lee Trevino
Gary Payell
Prierrry
Ari Stewart
Ieiert
Aes
Harold Henning
Dudley Wysone
Tommy Goalby
Don January
Bob Lunn
Weasee
Hem
R. A. Blancas
Essa
Phil Rodgers
Teve Me
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R. K
Dick” Bauder
Ins
2Nd Ave
Mus
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Terry Messersmith
New Hampton
Stover
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Droste
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Waterloo Lange
Jack Ogden
GB Waterton Lange
Welty
Bratwursthaus
C.R. Fordtown
Knickerbocker
Washington
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Cleveland
Toronto
Kansas City
Ft. Louis Bazadcawedenns
Oakland
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Schamberger Motor Company
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