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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1969
Page
3
Tipton, strong Wamac title contender, blanked West Branch 20-0. Bob Ward ran 11 and 3 yard TDs with Mike Gade adding a 1 yard score as Tipton stretched its season record to 2-0 and extended a stout defense that has allowed no points in two games this year.
Bill Ament rushed for three touchdowns in the first half as Dyersville Beckman rolled to a 22-0 victory over Monticello. Beckman controlled the ground game with 277 yards.
Manchester edged Elkader 34 to 1? The text states 3041 due to OCR error. Manchester led 8-0 at halftime and pulled away in the second half behind Chuck Ralsch for two scores and John Whitman and Mike McMahon adding touchdowns.
Jerry Lancaster scored three touchdowns as Marion sophomores routed Benton Community on Friday. Van Gillman added a 65 yard rushing TD after an interception. The Marion defense slammed Benton for minus 50 rushing yards and yielded no passing yards.
Belle Plaine overwhelmed Vinton 50 to 0 as Joel Junge scored four rushing TDs and four total touchdowns for the Plainsmen. Jim Talman added four TD passes, with two Tasman aerials. Don Drahos and Mahlon Kaloupek also caught scoring passes.
Muscatine opened its season as a new Mississippi Valley Conference member with a 208 to 0 non-conference win over Fairfield on Friday night. The game featured standout plays by Ellava Parry and Stevi Stealine with key passes from Fisher and Mabie providing the scoring drive.
The score list shows multiple games with teams such as Towa City 34 and Dubuque Muscatine 26, Fairfield 8, Anamosa 20, Manchester 5, Elkader 0, Tri Rivers Palita Canter 0, Northeast Towa Delween 54, Waukon 2, Fairfield 13, Cedar Wally aa, Hawkeyee 33, Cardinal t Pitas 36, East Central towa towa, Me wets ath ral, Sac City 6, West Beng 0, Estherville 0, Spencer 28, Webster City 1, North 0, Minith Central Lyur 4 Sia st Tay Rel Alleman.
In a tense AL East race, Dave Johnson powered the Orioles to a 2-1 victory over the Indians lifting them to at least a tie for the pennant. Detroit lost to Washington, and Minnesota stretched lead in the AL West while Oakland and Boston games added to the night’s action. Harrelson missed his plane causing a late arrival. he pinch hit in the eighth but flew out.
Former jockey John Longden, 62, is listed in good condition at St Luke's Hospital in Pasadena California. He was admitted Thursday with a blood ailment, but hospital officials released no details about the illness.
Jefferson High School wins a three team mile at Prairie with nine points, Prairie and Linn-Mar tie for second at 21. Gene Naaktgeboren of Jeff posts the winning time of 4 42.6 amid confusion in the OCR text reporting.
Gongola collected three hits and played clean defense as St. George of Lansing defeated Cresco Notre Dame 151 on Thursday in high school baseball. The game showcased strong hitting and steady fielding from Lansing.
Center Point Robin Lala threw two touchdown passes to lead Center Point to a 20-0 victory over Central City in a Tri Rivers Conference opener.
East Buchanan blanked Alburnett 30-0 as Latty Norman sprinted for a 5 yard score and returned an interception for another TD. The opening contest showcased the Bucks dominant defense and big plays to seal the win.
Alex Webster, 38, named head coach of the New York Giants after Allie Sherman is fired. Webster, former running back and offensive coach, vows a 10-4 season and division title if achievable, amid fan discontent after a series of exhibition losses. Wellington Mara announces firing and appointment at a news conference.
Detroit athletes overtake New Orleans in a Friday night exhibition, fifth win in six games this preseason. Quarterbacks Bill Munson and Greg Landry connected for three touchdowns as Detroit dominated with 281 passing yards. St Louis beat Chicago 37-31 in the other exhibition game.
Iowa City's Little Hawks snap a 13 game skid by beating the Dubuque Rams 34 0. Joe Williams and Ken Rew lead with Williams scoring twice for 135 yards on 16 carries while Rew adds two rushing scores. Bob Schultz dominates defense with three interceptions and a pair of TDs on returns.
Stratford Conn won its third national men s softball championship by swamping Mountain View Calif 7 to 0 in the deciding game Friday night in Springfield Mo AP reports Stratford completed a dominant title run in the Stratfor Cup national tournament
Reinbeck evened its record at 2 Friday by routing Dysart Geneseo 56 to 8. The win showcased Reinbeck’s strong offense and defensive effort in a lopsided matchup.
Fragmentary text lists scores and players including Ole, Axewey, Brunet, Welahi, and Bucher with scattered references to teams Con Cannas Northria and locations. No clear event or outcome established from the readable lines.
Independence recovered a fumble at the 16 yard line with 1 14 left and scored the winning touchdown as Mark Hoover plunged in from the one. Hoover had earlier scored on a six yard run. Bob Estey of North scored on a 51 yard pass to account for the losers Jove.
Valley sealed a dominant win led by Mickey Martin who opened with a 48 yard run and added a 14 yard score. Larry Gardner added two touchdowns and Dave Metzger contributed one as Valley rolled to 46 0 and 36 0 scores with strong defense.
Mid Prairie beat Cardinal 58 to 40 as Eldon Baranek and Dennis Miller each scored twice. Jim Baranek added rushing TDs on 40 and 36 yards, while Miller had two 12 yard runs. Dan Jirsa connected on a 26 yard pass to Spreacker.
LaPorte City used stout defense to shut out North Tama, 12-0, as Jon Schuman threw two touchdown passes to Jeff Tecklenburg and Ralph Hospodarsky, the Rams' victory.
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