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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1966
Page
14
Iowa Valley action features leaders recording strong wins as Fairfax, Palsa, Newhall, and Watkins post key performances. Feats by local athletes mark a busy meet with notable margins and competitive showings.
Special to The Gazette three leaders won Sunday keeping ties at 20 records in Iowa Valley Baseball. Keystone edged Norway 6-5 in the top ninth. Amana beat Palo 10-2 and Watkins defeated Fairfax 10-3. Amana’s Knock homered with one on in the fourth. Makeup game Norway beat Fairfax 5-4 in 10 innings.
All Saints and St. Pius finished as co champions in the parish softball league with 4 1 records. Both clubs shared the title after matching 4 1 records, matching last year’s co championship for All Saints.
Scores from several leagues listed with teams such as Toronto Buffalo Columbus Toledo Richmond Jacksonville Syracuse Rochester Elmira Williamsport Pawtucket York Waterbury Pittsfield Texas League Albuquerque Arkansas Amarillo Austin El Paso Gallas Fort Worth Southern League Mobile Knoxville Montgomery Evansville Charlotte Macon Asheville San Diego Indianapolis Vancouver Tacoma Portland Denver Spokane Phoenix Oklahoma City Seattle Tulsa Hawaii Pacific Coast and related matchups with final tallies.
Tony Lema fired a 65 Sunday to seal a 271 total at Oklahoma City Open, winning by six strokes over Weiskopf and Nicklaus. Weiskopf led after three rounds but carded five bogeys in the final 18. Nicklaus, eight under Saturday, finished eight back in a distant third as Pott tied the 64 Thursday record with eight under.
Parsons fielded a strong lineup as Doug Dunlap homered and Cedar Rapids rival backs were blasted. The team rode Dunlap four-baggers in the five game series against Offutt Air Force Base, finishing the Sunday doubleheader with a 7-0 and 14-1 win to post a 37 10 1 mark, a school record. Bobby Nichols and Mike Bottom also homered for Parsons.
CHICAGO AP The Cubs completed their second trade with Atlanta in two days sending first baseman outfielder Johnny Herrnstein to the Braves in exchange for veteran outfielder Marty Keough. Chicago also bought left handed pitcher Arnold Earley from Braves Richmond farm club and will send him to Tacoma in the Pacific Coast League.
Burlington built a two run first inning in a 20 victory over Dubuque on Sunday, narrowing the gap to within a half game of Midwest League leader Fox Cities. Wisconsin Rapids fell to Fox Cities 6-4 in 11 innings. Quad Cities moved within a game of first after beating Decatur 6-2. Kentucky and Indiana agreed to a four game football series starting in 1971 at Indiana.
Carol Mann held under pressure to win the Baton Rouge Ladies Golf tournament at Sherwood Forest. She fired a second straight 71 after a 67 opening round, finishing 54 holes with a 209 total to edge her rivals by two strokes.
Ellsworth of Iowa Falls Iowa remains in the national junior college baseball race after star hurlers Richard Folkers and Bruce Hotchkiss led a 24 run victory over Paris Texas. Folkers two hit affair with 12 strikeouts and a fielder's choice produced Ellsworth's third inning runs as Denny Christiansen doubled. First round win last Friday saw Folkers pitch a five hitter with 17 strikeouts and Ellsworth hosts Dade Miami in the double elimination tournament.
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