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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1975
Page
2
Noelridge Church routed St Andrews Lutheran 10 to 0 at Nowrkion Park in a one sided softball tilt as Fit Cotheron contributed four runs and Al Saints added seven in a brisk early season game.
AP reports the Golden State Warriors lead the NBA Finals 3-0 after a 109-101 win over the Washington Bullets in San Francisco. Rick Barry scored 39 with strong bench contributions from Derrick Dickey and George Johnson as Golden State threatened a sweep at home in the Cow Palace.
Johnson scored eight points in the first half and never took a shot, grabbing four offensive rebounds. Dickey contributed on defense against Hayes, who managed seven points in the second half. Wilkes and Bridges guarded the Bullets star as Hayes praised the Warriors talent while urging four straight wins to close the series. Bracey returned for the Warriors, drawing an ovation from 13,225 fans.
Cedar Falls dethroned defending champ Dubuque Wahlert to take the state title with a 366 team score at Pheasant Ridge. Ames placed second, Kennedy and Valley tied for third after a three hole playoff, with Deb Moter earning medalist honors at 81 and Holly Jursin finishing second after a playoff.
A. J. Foyt and master mechanic George Bignotti battle for supremacy in the Indianapolis 500. Bignotti’s Wildcats pace the field, with Gordon Johncock and Wally Dallenbach driving. Other contenders include Al and Bobby Unser, Maria Andretti, and defending champ Johnny Rutherford. The crowd awaits Tony Hulman’s start cue as Foyt chases a 18th bid.
Gibson Realtors whipped Cedar Hills Barber Shop 71 7 in Cedar Hills baseball action Friday. Tefler ripped a grand slam for the losers. In the Bay's Major League Larry Sharp Realtors blanked Eby's Sporting Goods 14-0. Dennis Bruns Curt Halliburton and Craig Bruce combined for a two hitter. Lancer Lanes ripped AMC BW Local P3 6 6 in girls play. Chris Tauber and Jodi Carter rapped home Tung for Lancer Lanes. Shawna Burkhardt and Jennifer Peters ripped homers for the losers. Zachar Realtors slammed Fowler Electric 21 and MNB tripped American Legion 14 6.
In Ypsilanti, Michigan, Eastern Michigan beat Clemson 5-4 as Jeff Washington drove in four runs. Michigan defeated Penn State 5-1 behind strong pitching from Mitch Lukevics. Clemson and Penn State faced elimination in the double elimination NCAA Mideast tourney.
Boston connected for homers off Nolan Ryan in six innings to beat the California ace 8 1. Bernie Carbo Carl Yastrzemski and Dwight Evans homered as Ryan allowed three deep drives in a rough outing. The result marked a second failure for Boston to produce a nine-game winner in four days.
Mark Rogers pitched three timely hits with the third driving in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as Kennedy sophomores beat Jefferson 7 to 6. Dale Frank homered for Jefferson in the loss.
Cartwright Carpet defeated Old Town Inn in a Major Open softball game at Bills Park lasting nearly two hours. Old Town led 3-0, tied 3-3 in the third, then fell behind 6-5 before Cartwright closed it out with four runs in the fifth. Steve Dickinson led with three hits and four RBIs, while Jim Hale added three hits for the winners.
ANN ARBOR Mich Towns Boyd Lake and Dick Eisenlauer qualified for the finals at the Central Collegiate Conference track meet in Ann Arbor on Friday. Lake posted a 7.6 clocking in the 440 semifinals, the second fastest time, while Eisenlauer advanced with a 48.3 second mark.
Lisbon pitcher Jeff Peters struck out 11 as Lisbon beat Mt Vernon 6 to 2 on Friday. Mark Whitman doubled twice and contributed at the plate with key hits. Corkin Anderson and Ven Dyke also starred for Lisbon while Peters earned the win.
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