Cordova Drag Strip to Host NADS Street Eliminator This Saturday
Cordova Drag Strip plans another NADS Street Eliminator event drawing 65 modified cars from Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Missouri and Minnesota. Qualifying starts at 8 p.m. with 32 cars closest to national record racing for $1740 total purse. Last week Dan Norton s Davenport claimed the big purse with a 12.18 second 113 mph run. Lyle Hefel and Des Moines racers Schakel and Frost are also entered with notable cars.
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Ilinois
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Missouri
Minnesota
Dan Norton
Fan Davenport
Norton
Lyle Hefel
Will
Alan Schakel
Merrill Frost
Des Moines
Schakel
Race car lineup sets stage for weekend show
SMOKE inch Chevy engine had handling problems last week Frost's Chrysler powered Opel Kadett was strong and should battle Norton Volkswagen Flambo and Wallick Bettendorf found a winning Chevy fr Don Jew ell's C-Gas Chevy from Clinton is a top contender Don's weight transfer during acceleration strains drive line components Time trials begin 3 30 p m Saturday eliminations 8 p m
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Flambo
Wallick
Bettendorf
Don Jewell
Clinton
Don
Patriots Sign Four Draft Picks From Boston
The New England Patriots announced the signing of four college draftees: Tim Kelly a linebacker from Notre Dame Layne McDowell a tackle from Town John Rodman a guard from Northwestern and Jim Zikmund a defensive back from Kerney State.
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New England Patriots
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Notre Dame
Layne McDowell
Town
John Rodman
Northwestern
Jim Zikmund
Kerney State
SHS Cagers Host First Annual Round Robin Hoop Tourney
The Sterling Golden Warrior varsity basketball team will host a Thanksgiving round robin tournament with four teams: Sterling, Dixon, Freeport and Loves Park Harlem. The event runs Friday night through Saturday with six games, plus a sophomore tourney at a separate site.
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Dixon
Freeport
Rockford
Auburn
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Loves Park
Harlem
Rock River Invitational Seeks Golfers for Fifth Annual
Rock River invites players for its fifth annual 36 hole medal event this weekend. About 80 area golfers have entered, with a $20 entry fee and a $5 dinner charge. Flights for Sunday finals will be based on Saturday scores, and entries reach from Peoria and Beloit. Contact Paul Attard for details.
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Rock River Golf Pro
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Wisc
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Golf Pro
Wayne Johnson Named Captain Of 72 ISU Net Squad
Wayne Johnson a Sterling native and sophomore letterman has been elected captain of next season's Illinois State University tennis team. He played No 2 singles as a freshman and this season, which ends with the Central Collegiate at Ball State University in Muncie Indiana June 8 to 12. Coach Dan McNamara rates Johnson as one of the Redbirds most improved players.
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Sterling
Iinois State University
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Illinois State
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Redbirds
Aurora College Athletes Honored at Annual Sports Awards Banquet
Steve Matteson of Sterling among 160 Aurora College athletes honored at the annual banquet. Matteson, a junior and Sterling High graduate, received a major award as a varsity athlete for the Spartans. Illini Day tickets for golf and dinner are on sale at the Daily Gazette Sports Desk, with proceeds aiding the U of S Grant in Aids. The Midwest Masters Track and Field Meet invites 30+ competitors, entry blanks via Frank Duis. Sterling Park District office. Dillon Park hosts Slo-Pitch debut tonight featuring Ron Parsons and Joe Conley. Sterling High hosts a Thanksgiving Weekend basketball tournament this year. Babe Ruth State Tournament Booklet ads due by 7 p.m. tonight. Rock Falls committee meeting to finalize the booklet.
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Sterling High
Daily Gazette Sports Desk
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Sterling Park District
Dillon Park
Daily Gazette
Ron Parsons
Joe Conley
Mike Huebsch
Rock Falls
University of Illinois
Max
United States Air Force
Strategic Air Command
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Bob Schuneman
Arlo Millican
LeRoy Danreiter
Ron Schafer
Sterling Chamber of Commerce
Illini Day honors Max Baumgardner with golf outing banquet
Max Baumgardner, a Sterling Township High School and University of Illinois basketball star, will be honored at Illini Day events on June 10 in Sterling. A 1 p.m. golf outing at Emerald Hill Country Club precedes a 7 p.m. banquet, with tickets $25 and $5 respectively, open to the public including ladies.
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Illini
Sterling
Emerald Hill Country Club
United States Air Force
SHS
University of Illinois
Monday Night 9 O Clockers Banquet Honors Winners
The Monday Nite 9 O'clockers bowling league held its annual banquet with president Margaret Wiemken as MC. Guest speaker M Jean Slocum attended as sponsor and guest. Glafka's Tire City II won the league title led by Catherine Ebenezer Gladys Cunningham Myrtle Gulbranson and Betty Meier. Glafka Tire City I placed second with Ruby Black Margaret Wiemken Marie Tyler Dorothy Boucher. Four 220 pins and three 500 series awards were presented along with perfect attendance honors for six bowlers including Marie Tyler.
YMCA Church Loop Begins
The YMCA Church League baseball season opened Tuesday with four games on local diamonds. Two divisions formed for the season to accommodate many Twin Cities churches. In Evens, St. Paul Lutheran beat Trinity-Jordan 16 to 4 and Rock Falls defeated Rock Falls Christians 23 to 0. In Odd, Sacred Heart beat Como Baptist 14 to 2, while Sterling Nazarene topped Church of Christ 13 to 0. All games ended early due to the ten run rule.
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Rock Falls Christians
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Church of Christ
Tures
Padres Pitcher Arlin Tosses Five-Hitter For 6-0 Win
Steve Arlin of the San Diego Padres pitched a five-hitter for his third major league victory, delivering a 6-0 shutout over the Philadelphia Phillies. Bobby Murcer of the New York Yankees hit his ninth and tenth homers of the season as New York defeated Boston 6-1.
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Philadelphia
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Yankees
New York
Boston
Youngman hits 93rd birthday hole in one at Tom O Shanter
Toronto golf note reports Charlie Youngman aged 93 sank a hole in one on the par 3 100 yard second hole at Tom O Shanter Golf Club on Tuesday. He aced the same hole 13 years earlier, marking a rare repeat feat.
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Charlie Youngman
Tom O'Shanter Golf Club
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