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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1972

Page

2

Royals rout A's 16-1 as Otis stars at plate

Amos Otis drove in five with a single two doubles and a homer to pace Kansas City’s 16-1 rout of Oakland. John Mayberry added two homers Lou Piniella a homer and two singles while Paul Splittorff earned the win. The Royals tied a club record with 20 hits and Gogolewski changed his windup delivering four strong innings against Minnesota.

Amos Otis Bill Gogolewski Otis Kansas City Royals Oakland Gogolewski Minnesota Texas Rangers Twins Mel Stottlemyre New York Yankees Boston Cleveland Gaylord Perry Detroit Chicago White Sox California Wilbur Wood Milwaukee Bill Parsons Baltimore Dave McNally Bob Lemon Royals A’s John Mayberry Lou Piniella Freddie Patek Paul Splittorff

Korir Helps Kohawks Grab Midwest Lead

Kip Korir of Coe led the Kohawks on opening day at the 50th Midwest conference track meet in Appleton Wisconsin. He won the javelin with 188-5, placed second in the long jump and qualified for finals in the 440 and 220. Grefe added a discus third as Coe led with 12 points while Grinnell and Lawrence followed.

Appleton Wis Coe College Kip Korir Kohawks St. Olaf Korir Roger Grefe Grinnell Lawrence Loop Cornell Cue Dennis Lytle Kohawks al Miller Fran Rohlman Miller Lytle Ray Ramey Coe Rich Fiore Carleton Jim Hemberger Bill Dicker Dennis Radosky Knox von Keith Jim Toliver Dave Wright Craig Roberts Barry Huff Rolf Iverson Edwee Cornell Ken Moll

Major League Box Scores Look For Something

Classified style blurb inviting readers to buy or sell with a want ad. Mentions dialing a phone number 398 8234 for ads and hints at box scores and sports context. No further details provided.

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Kohawks Last In Loop Golf

In Appleton Wisconsin at the 1972 Midwest Conference golf championships Grinnell’s Skip Tredway and St Olaf’s Bob Schumacher shared medalist honors with a 152 round St Olaf defended its team title by placing three players among the top four medalists Oakes of Coe and Travis of Cornell tied for second at 154 with Ripon’s Jim Curtis Cornell finished eighth and Coe last.

Appleton Wis Coe Mike Oakes Cornell Bill Travis Oakes Travis Ripon Jim Curtis Grinnell Skip Tredway St. Olaf Bob Schumacher

Holiday Trips Crawford Quarry edged in Cedar Hills league action

In Major league action Crawford Quarry edged Holiday Texaco 7-6 Friday. Major girls softball had Fowler Electric over Zachar Realty 12-10, El Mar Acres over May City Lanes 5-3, Midwest Investment over J-L Glass 18-11, Merchants Bank over Davison Champlin 23-12, Vern's Standard over Little King's 15-14, plus minor girls Henry's defeated Golony 12-11.

Holiday Texaco Crawford Quarry Cedar Hills Fowler Electric Zachar Realty el Mar Acres May City Lanes Midwest Investment J-L Glass Merchants Bank Davison Champlin

St George Runs To 91 Victory To Push Record

St George improved to 13-2 with a 91 win over Prairie du Chien Campion on Friday. Bob Heiderschier collected three hits and three RBIs, while Jay Darling added two hits and two RBIs. Prairie du Chien struggled, with a rough line against starter Hayes and reliever Foster as St George pulled away.

Lansing St. George Prairie du Chien Campion Bob Heiderschier Jay Darling Prairie Ou Chien

Reeder Beats Illinois Champ in Four Rounds at Rock Falls

Iowa’s Ron Reeder from Cedar Rapids, the 132-pound AAU and Golden Gloves champion, won a four round decision over Illinois AAU champ Lonnie Horn in Rock Falls in a 15 bout amateur boxing card highlight.

Rock Falls Ill Ron Reeder Iowa Cedar Rapids Lonnie Horn

Kennedy Girls Claim District Golf Meet Ahead of State

Kay Bassett led Kennedy with a 91 as the Kennedy girls won the district golf meet at Squaw Creek with a 390 total, Washington runner up at 403 and state qualification earned for both teams. Carol Pence 88 earned Washington a state berth as medalist was Chris Barker of Belle Plaine who also advanced.

Kay Bassett Kennedy Squaw Creek Washington Charles City Carol Pence Belle Plaine Chris Barker Barker Ann Holmquist Bassett Pat Pilkenton Lisa Aker Bettendord Sue Wilson Barb Locke Cindy Wilson Kathy Oloff Regis Ann Kanak Michelle Hotchkiss Sandy Poorman Laura Schmit Lowdon Sherri Stolte Julie Rt Candace Hein Teri Conrad

Hawks Top Belle Plaine in Five Relay Victory Meet

Prairie high dominated Belle Plaine 99 54 winning all five relays. Individual winners included Benishek and Chekal for Belle Plaine with multiple top finishes across events such as 880 440 and shot put. Tight field times and relay exchanges highlighted the dual meet at Prairie.

Prairie High Belle Plaine Benishek Chekal Mark Young Gary Fordice Oie Gary Henry Lefrink Hlavecek Jacob Darrell Whiting aTom Lytle Irv Ege Prairie Keith Young Dave Austin Dennis Heldt Brad Reed Pat Stepanek Kevin Ferguson Vileta Anne John Baines Muench Otto Lytle Tim Kay Lyne Novotny Whiting Verousons Leferink Ron Herbert Ile Prairie Diggetny M. Lytle Cal Voelker Helot Duncalf Slaymaker Drahos Anderson Jen Ty Chekal Mike Dondale Pri Voelker Pole Yout I Peney Dusil Jerry Chaney Bri Ité

Cedar Rapids Washington pair eliminated in state tennis tourney

In Bettendorf the Cedar Rapids Washington doubles team Beth Lindquist and Charlie Edwards fell in quarterfinals to Amy Lee and JoAnne Law of Dubuque. Singles play saw Barb Kunnert advance for Wahlert and Theresa Quirk win in the first round.

Bettendorf Cedar Rapids Washington Beth Lindquist Charlie Edwards Wash Cathy Fidler Mindy Vandelune Valley of West Des Moines Amy Lee JoAnne Law Dubuque C.R Joe Ann Law Lora Davis Julie Hasek Sioux City Cathy Ficher Mincy Vandelune Valley of West D.M Wat Lane Melane Goodenbour West Waterloo Terri Harris Debbie Wheatey Anantic Jerri Roth Chery Wood D.M. Lincoln Cindy Rose Shirley Gutierrez Leslie Gerdes Cathy O’brien Roosevelt Debbie el Red Oak

Joens Shuts Out King's On 3 Hits

Joens Brothers Clothing kept its title hopes alive with a 4 0 win over King's Concrete at Ellis Park. Don Joens pitched a three hit shutout, Walker two early runs in the first inning and scoring two more in the sixth. Krumbholz Donohoe Joens each had two hits. Howard Sears took the loss.

Stottlemyre Reynolds Gene Michael Horace Clarke Bobby Murcer Roy White Joens Brothers Clothing Ellis Park King’s Concrete Don Joens Gordy Pisarik John Krumbholz Greg Reed Bob Clark John Donohoe Joens Krumbholz Donohoe Howard Sears

Duane Clark Aids Western Clinches NAIA District Crown

Missouri Western defended its NAIA District 16 baseball title by defeating Harris Teachers of St. Louis 6-3 in the final. Western advances to the Area 4 regional in Waverly, Iowa, to face teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, with the regional winner earning a berth to the national tournament in Phoenix, Arizona, starting June 5. Rick Keesee and Duane Clark drove in two runs apiece as Western built a 6-0 lead. Randy Evans and Terry Younghan allowed only four hits for the win.

ST. Joseph Missouri Western Harris Teachers of St. Louis Western Waverly Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Phoenix Ariz Rick Keesee Duane Clark Cedar Rapids Jefferson Star Randy Evans Terry Younghan Harris

Kenwood Runners Cup Grade School Meet Victorious

Kenwood runners scored 45 percent to win the Eastside grade school meet for fifth and sixth graders. Pierce led with second place 36 points, Johnson 29, Garfield 20, and Hiawatha and Nix each 18. Event notes list winners and times for both grades, including relays, sprints, jumps, and throws.

Kenwood Pierce Johnson Garfield Hiawatha Nixon

Wachal No-Hit Victory Opens Alburnett Softball Season

Denise Wachal pitched a 13-0 no hitter to open Alburnett girls softball against East Buchanan. She also collected three hits as Alburnett rolled to the opener victory, with strong hitting and fielding throughout the game.

Wachal Alburnett Denise Wachal East Buchanan Denise Bemer

J-Hawk JV Defeats Calamus 9-3 in Friday Tilt

Jefferson junior varsity beat Calamus 9-3 as Larry Paxton fanned 10 in four relief innings. Wayne Ribble and Scott Watson each had two hits, with Jefferson scoring in six innings. Porthson and Wreck teamed on the mound for Jefferson in the Fri day victory.

Larry Paxton Wayne Ribble Scott Watson Jefferson Calamus Jeff Friday Wreck Kntereen Paxton Os Oond Ribble

Munson Squeezes Pace Norway 8-2 thriller at home

Freshman Ron Munson executed two run-scor ing squeeze plays to lift Norway past Lisbon 8-2 on Friday. He added one hit and four RBIs as Steve Stumpff and Bona each matched two hits for Norway and Lisbon’s Bona also produced two hits. Norway improves to 11-2.

Watkins Ron Munson Norway Lisbon Munson Steve Stumpff Bona

Trinity United Salem United and Concordia Lutheran Meet

Trinity United and Salem United faced Concordia Lutheran and other teams in a series of district matches. The event featured relay squads and performances from Steen, Bader, Hensley, Keele, Candler, Curran, Evans, Carr, Finders, and Joe among multiple clubs.

Concordia Lutheran Steen Bader K. Findlay Hensley Jane Boyd Evans Carr Finders Joe Grissel Mercy Hos Coo Candler Devilder Curran Life Investor Happitime Comamonen Accutt Woods

UNI Splits in NCAA Tourney Final Duel

In Rolla Missouri Northern Colorado and Nort hern Iowa reached the District 5 college division finals in a double elimination NCAA baseball event. Northern Iowa lost 2 to 1 to Missouri St Louis on Friday then beat Missouri Rolla 5 to 3 to reach the finals. Ron Edgar drove in both runs for Missouri St Louis while Duane Usher scored UNI's lone run.

ROLLA Northern Colorado Northern Iowa University of Missouri-St. Louis Missouri- Rolla Ron Edgar Missouri-St. Louis UNI Duane Usher Cedar Rapids Jefferson Prep

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