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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
6
Washington defeated Regis 11 to 3 to claim the city baseball title on the Washington diamond. Three Wash pitchers limited Regis to five hits while seven Wash hits and nine Regis errors produced the decisive margin. John Marshek homered for Wash as they open the windup with a win and set up a clash with Jefferson Thursday.
The Iowa Girls golf tournament occurs June 17 to 22 at Humboldt Country Club along the Des Moines river with medal play. Last year 65 girls from across the state competed in Osage. champion Sharon Fladoos cannot defend due to age. Participants receive breakfast housing and recreation facilities. entry 5 dollars covers meals with a 2 dollar club care fee.
Emile Griffith will defend his welterweight title Friday July 13 in Las Vegas against top contender Ralph Dupas. The bout at the Las Vegas Convention Center Arena will feature four other title fights and will not be televised. Mel Greb, matchmaker for Silver State Sporting Club, announced the event.
Post captained the 1961 Kohawk eleven and saw extensive action as a sophomore and junior. He succeeds Glenn Brewer and will coach girls basketball and teach social studies.
New York investigators hold final session of a joint probe into Benny Paret's death. They seek income tax records of manager Manuel Alfaro and the fate of $35,000 Paret allegedly carried after the Fullmer bout. Alfaro testified he advised hiding cash but did not know if Paret followed the instruction.
Lisbon defeated Irish 3-0 as Dave Radl allowed five hits and blanked the Irish. Dean McCall and Radl doubled to start the scoring in the first, with Carbee adding a bunt to spark the inning. The final run came in the fourth on a walk, steal, and two sacrifice bunts. Gary Bergeron pitched well for Irish but received little run support.
Heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston likely will fight this fall but Detroit is out as a venue. Manager Angelo Dundee? No, Gus D Amato said Detroit promoters failed to post a $750 000 cash guarantee and Michigan boxing officials demanded a proposal within 48 hours.
Tommy Miller belted a two run homer in the bottom of the eighth to give Elkader a 6-5 victory over Prairie du Chien. Prairie du Chien led 5-4 in the top of the 10th before Elkader rallied for the win. Warwald and Jameson pitched for Prairie du Chien. Stoops Habert Stoops and Meyer appeared for Elkader.
The article notes that Cago was in consideration as a site, alongside Boston, Houston, and Las Vegas Nevada, for an unspecified project or event. It lists multiple potential locations and highlights Cago as a rival candidate.
Linn-Mar fell 6 to 5 as Springville scored five runs in the fifth inning. Lions pitcher Ron Schope struck out 10 while allowing three hits two walks. Top Lions hitters included Moore with a homer and single Morrison with two singles Lassen a double and Elam a triple.
A three way tie emerged after St Wenceslaus defeated All Saints 11 to 10 on Tuesday. St Ludmila climbed to fourth with a 19 to 9 win over Immaculate Conception, narrowing the standings in the Catholic grade school league.
Terrynes 159 pounds outpointed Fullmer 158 in London. Rayo 149 beat Nicoroque 16 in Oakland. Pusateri 167 outpointed Young 167 in Providence. Hurricane 155 knocked out Fitu 147 in Honolulu. Multiple bouts reported with varied outcomes and locations.
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