Stock Dragster Night At Tunis And Cedar Falls Meets
Al Miller reports a packed Sunday of drag racing at NESTA Cedar Falls and Tunis Waterloo with stock session and NEITA events. Cal Swanson and Red Droste clash, Swanson driving Darrel Dake’s 1963% Ford. Swanson previously sat out 1966. Arlo Becker’s suspension after incident with Flagman Kemp. Becker apologizes. World 100 super stock championship entries grow, Williams reemerging after prior injuries, time trials set for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesta Raceway
Cedar Falls
Tunis Speedway
Waterloo
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Neita
Tunis
Independence Racing Asstt
Cal Swanson
Red Droste
Cal
Reinbeck
Hawkeye Downs
Swanson
Darrel Dake
Joe Lehman
Arlo Becker
the Downs
Becker
Bill Kemp
Earl Wagner
Pleasantville
Jim Williams
Wagner
Knoxville
Williams
Marilynn Smith Wins Zaharias at Bayou Din Golf Club
Marilynn Smith shot a final round 70 at Bayou Din Golf Club to win the Babe Zaharias Women's Open in Beaumont Texas, finishing at 210. Kathy Whitworth settled for a second place tie at 213 with Shirley Englehorn after a 74 and a 70 respectively. Saturday’s round was rained out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Texas
Marilynn Smith
Bayou Din| Golf Club
Miss Smith
Jeader
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Whitworth
Shirley Englehorn
Five Night Race Show Is Planned at Old Neighborhood
Orioles blank Yankees 7 0 as Tom Phoebus, Baltimore native, wins second in three decisions. He retires 21 straight batters before a seventh inning hit, fanning 11 in a 7 0 victory that moves the World Champions to 16 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Orioles
Phoebus Blanks
Yanks
Dick Couch
Baltimore
Tom Phoebus
Phoebus
New York Yankees
Municipial Stadium
Yankees
Kansas City
Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago
White Sox
California
Cleveland
Washington
Five Night speed show to headline Independence weekend
Independence Racing Assn presents a Memorial Day weekend of racing with events at Monticello Independence Tunis Speedway Waterloo and Monza Special at Independence May 29 and 30. Purse totals reach 2350 at Independence and 2650 at Waterloo with top prizes of 350 and 600. Time trials begin at 6 p.m. featuring two two lap prelude races shaping the 50 lap features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Independence Racing Assn
Monticello
Tunis
Waterloo
New Orleans Bucs Sign Clyde Lee
The New Orleans Buccaneers disclosed the signing of former Vanderbilt all American Clyde Lee who played last season with the San Francisco Warriors. Lee appeared with Bucs officials at a hastily called press conference as general manager Sean Morton Downey Jr. praised his potential to become the league's top superstar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New Orleans Buccaneers
New American Basketball Assn
Clyde Lee
San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Assn
Lee
Bucs
Sean Morton Downey
ABA
Former Lowam Tops Star Pin Qualifiers
Former champion Bob Strampe of Detroit led the All-Star bowling tournament qualifiers in St Louis. He posted a 12 game total of 2 601 to lead after the second preliminary round, outscoring 288 players with a 1 369 series for the rounds. He had a 1 232 opening round on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Louis
Bob Strampe
Detroit
Strampe
Estherville
Prep Baseball State Tournament Report
In Norway round one C B Jeff Mason defeated Waten 2 to 1. Waukon secured a win with a tight 2 to 1 score, led by strong pitching and late offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
turbine car threats loom in Memorial race duel
AP report from Indianapolis notes Dan Gurney and Mario Andretti cast doubt on Parnelli Jones and the Pratt & Whitney turbine car winning Memorial Day as Jones prepares for the 500 mile race. Jones tops trials pace with fuel loads while turbine engineers defend a 550 horsepower figure and possible Grand Prix style impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Burgess
Indianapolis
Ind
Dan J Gurney
Parinelli Jones
Mario Andretti
Andretti
Nazareth
Gurney
Santa Ana
Calif
Jones
6 Run 5th Lifts Carpet Line To 8 4 Victory
Carpet Line rallied with six runs in the fifth to beat True Art Carpet 8 to 4 at Ellis Park. Jack Larson earned his first win with 10 strikeouts as Clark and Gaddie each went 2 for 2, and Rick Hendryx opened the rally with a bases loaded triple for True Art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Mincher
Jim McGlothiin
Angels
Kansas City
Mincher
John Blue Moon Odom
Jack Ogden
Carpet
Ellis Park
True Art Carpet
Rick Hendryx
Jack Larson
True Art
Bob Clark
Tom Gaddie
Gaddie
Larson
Clark
Don Joens
Tree Act Carvel
Carpettine M.rurkart
Mann
Reede
Gillettess
Sronda
Barvinek If
Hendryx
Andersonss
Joens
S.rurkart
Lusien Wagrer
Wilhelmit
Larson Aie Totais
Rue Art Carp Irpet
Wa Lust
Gadde
Gillette
Garsenz
Don Roce Larsen
Aa Bowen
Rek
Whitey Ford Exits Rotation With Elbow Spur
Whitey Ford, hampered by several ailments, is out of the New York Yankees rotation again with a spur in the left elbow. Dr. Sidney Gaynor told manager Ralph Houk in Baltimore during a three game series with the Orioles that the outlook is not encouraging and the move is for an undetermined period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Whitey Ford
New ‘York Yankees
Ford
Detroit
Sidney Gaynor
Ralph Houk
Baltimore
Orioles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Luther
Iowa
State College of Iowa
Dick Peschau
Steve Blackmore
Dave Dickson
Frank Barth
Rolf Wulfsberg
Sam Larsen
Tom Makeever
Ray Makeever
Wulfsberg
AL Miller
C.R
Kemp
Arlo
Downs
Jim
Auto Racing Inc
Baldy Miller
Jim Hurtubise
Miller
Michigan
Baldy
Mert Williams
Mert
Mobil
Moea Houlahan
Ting One Oe Co
Ays
Zaharias
Marilyn Smith
Shirley Ensiehorn
Kath Nares
Caro
Sybileri
Mickey Ti
Sandra. Palmer
Clifford Ann
Sandra Spuzich
Sandra Maynie
Mary
Enret
Sue Maxwell
Rem
Deam Barnet
Ruth J
Marlene Navee
Rochester
White
Kansas
Tovar
Frank Robinson
al Kaline
A’s
Sugar
Steve Whitaker
Horace Clarke
Dave Johnson
Andy Etchebarren
Steve Hargan
Cesar Tovar
Ington
Califor
Lee Mayenia
Lowam Tops Star
Austria
Jochen Rindt
Parnelli
STP
Studebaker
Andy Granatelli
Granatelli
Cricketeer
Kins Armstrong
Clark, Gaddie
Norm Lust
Larry Bowen
Bill Mann
Ron Gillette
Welch-Donovan Dependable Insurance Higley
Tre ST. Paul Insurance Companies
Sunny Brook
Teutpal Spiritr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!