Dawson nets Southeast Iowa Amateur golf crown in 1976
Jim Dawson of Wellman won the 1976 Southeast Iowa Amateur championship with a 103 total on the 27 holes. He edged defending champ Mike Brake of Cedar Rapids by two strokes and topped Bill Westphal and Marty Young of Washington by three. Aaron King of Davenport was fifth in the championship flight with 108 as more than $900 in merchandise certificates were awarded across six flights.
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Jim Dawson
Wellman
Iowa
Dawson
Mike Brake
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Bill Westphal
Marty Young
Aaron King
Davenport
George A Chambers to Leave VP Post for Teaching
George A Chambers executive vice president of the University of Iowa will relinquish his duties on July 1 to resume teaching as a professor of educational administration. University President Willard L Boyd announced the discontinuation of the executive vice presidency and Chambers return to academic work.
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George A. Chambers
University of Iowa
Willard L. Boyd
Chambers
Washington
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa
University of Illinois
College of Education
Washington High School
Westphal’s Twilight League golf team leads standings
Westphal’s team maintained the Twilight League lead at Washington Golf and Country Club by defeating Carr 32 to 8 on Friday. Medalist honors went to Lloyd with 34 while Paul posted 35. other scores included Logan 28 and Dalrymple 19.
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Bill Westphal
Washington Golf and Country Club
Carr
Lowe
Dalrymple
Lloyd
C. Paul
Logan
D. Paul
Sorrel
Brake
Bob Lowe
Jim Lloyd
Craig Paul
Lemley and Greene
C — Westermark
Krantz
D—Smith
D. Dalrymple
E—Ornduff
M. Mangold
F — Williams
We Ave Westphal
Lloyd Dalrymple
Sorrell
Bollman
Morrison
Steffe repeats at W Liberty feature win
Duane Steffe of East Moline Illinois won the West Liberty feature Saturday night under threatening skies. Tom Hearst Wilton finished second and Darrell Dake Cedar Rapids third as 36 late models and over 20 sportsman cars competed before a capacity crowd. Stan Klinkhammer led sportsman to victory, with John Simenec second and Rock third. Time trials began at 7 p.m. Races occur every Saturday at West Liberty fairgrounds.
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Gale Reed
Duane Steffe
East Moline
Ill
West Liberty
Steffe
Tom Hearst
Wilton
Darrell Dake
Cedar Rapids
Ken Walton
Ron Weedon
Sportsman Cars
Stan Klinkhammer
Tom Rock
John Simenec
Rock
Mel Morris
Ron Prymek
Mike Niffenegger
Phil Larson
Ron Hemstead
Ed Mellecker
Tom Stewart
Washington
Sportman
Chuck Lakemyres
Mike Whitker
Roy Reese
Dick Vitosh
Iowa City
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Hawkettes fifth in HSV tourney at Victor
Mid-Prairie Hawkettes finish fifth in an eight-team HLV girls softball tourney in Victor after an 0-8 loss to Norway and a 10-0 win over Deep River. Ann McAndrew pitched all three games including a no-hit shutout, with Kos, Shalla and Niffenegger providing key offense and home runs. The team, now 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the conference, faces rain-delayed plans for West Branch then Solon.
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Mid-Prairie Hawkettes
HLV
Victor
Hawkettes
Norway
Deep River
Millersburg
Ann McAndrew
Mid-Prairie
Williamsburg
Nancy Kos
Candy Shalla
Kos
Shalla
Hawkette
Jane Niffenegger
Cathy Shalla
Sue Dusenberry
Iowa Hawkeye
West Branch
Solon
Hy-Vee Beats Rotary 5 to 2 in Little League Showdown
Hy-Vee defeated Rotary 5 to 2 on Saturday behind four hit pitching from Jaspering. Krotz took the loss after yielding ten hits. Howell led Hy-Vee at the plate with four hits and drove in runs.
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Hy-Vee
Rotary
Jaspering
Krotz
Howell
Softball Game Postponed by Rain at Green Field
The girls softball game between Washington and Fort Madison High School teams scheduled for today at Green Field has been postponed due to wet grounds.
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Washington
Fort Madison
Green Field
Padres Snap Losing Streak With Doubleheader Sweep
Randy Jones wins 12th, six-hit 5-0 opener over Phillies as Butch Metzger saves seventh in 4-3 nightcap. Padres climb to five games behind Reds. Pirates gain on Phillies with 6-5 win. Other MLB results: Mets split with Giants, Cards-Redbirds, Reds, Cubs top Astros, Dodgers sweep Expos.
State Bank team wins 15 14 in minor league game
The Washington State Bank Little League beat Glandon's DX 15 to 14 on Friday. Deran DeLong and Jay Zieglowsky pitched for the winners while Fisher took the loss for Glandon's.
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Washington State Bank
Glandon
Deran DeLong
Jay Zieglowsky
Fisher
Pilcher and Sanger win at Eldon Raceway
Ed Sanger and Jerry Pilcher were feature winners at Eldon Raceway on Saturday. Sanger won the late model feature over Zwanziger Hansen West and Dolan, while Pilcher led Frieden Thomas Essary and Banks in the sportsman feature. Heat winners included McCall Zwanziger and Fd Sanger in late model, Pilcher and Banks in sportsman, with Fraise taking the Australian pursuit and semi-main, and Inman winning the sportsman semi-main.
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Ed Sanger
Jerry Pilcher
Eldon Raceway
Sanger
Bill Zwanziger
Curt Hansen
Pokey West
Roger Dolan
Pilcher
Ernie Frieden
Gary Thomas
Tom Essary
Denny Banks
Bob McCall
Fd Sanger
Steve Fraise
Mike Inman
Inman Edges Weiskopf For Kemper Open Victory
Joe Inman captured his first tour win in three years at the Kemper Open in Charlotte finishing 11 under par at 277 after a final round 71. He edged Tom Weiskopf and Grier Jones by one stroke, overcoming a bogey at No 16 and crediting his improved poise and thinking as keys to the win.
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Charlotte
N.C
UPI
Joe Inman
Inman
Clover
S.C
Tom Weiskopf
Grier Jones
Weiskopf
Jones
Lou Graham
Atlanta
Charles Coody
Roger Maltbie
J.C. Snead
Graham
Sanger Wins 50-Lap Pepsi Special At Oskaloosa
Ed Sanger of Waterloo takes the $1,000 first prize in the late model super stock race at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa on June 9. Curt Hansen led early, Sanger seized control by lap three and held off Hansen for the win. Jerry Wancewicz of Omaha won the consolation, with Fred Knapp and Gary Webb finishing second and third in the feature. Heat winners were Zwanziger, Wancewicz, Glen Martin, and Dick Schlitz.
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Ed Sanger
Waterloo
Southern Iowa Speedway
Oskaloosa
Sanger
Curt Hansen
Dike
Hansen
Curt
Jerry Wancewicz
Omaha
Nebraska
Wancewic
Jerry
Fred Knapp
Des Moines
Gary Webb
Bill Zwanziger
Jerry Wancewic
Nebr
Glen Martin
Independence
Dick Schlitz
Simpson Won't Play Again for Buffalo
Los Angeles UPI reports O J Simpson told Bills owner Ralph Wilson he would not return to Buffalo next season. He asked to be traded to a West Coast team or retire, saying the strain on his family influenced his decision. He indicated he would only play one more season before pursuing acting full time.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bills
Orchard Park
N.Y
Ralph C. Wilson
Buffalo Bills
O.J. Simpson
Simpson
Wilson
O.J
Buffalo
Rams
Oakland
San Francisco
Goldie
University of Southern California
Brett Impresses At Plate For Royals In 8-4 Win
Kansas City star George Brett hit a homer, a triple, and a double driving in three as the Royals beat Baltimore 8-4. Dennis Leonard spun a nine-hitter for his sixth win to keep KC three games up in the AL West amid a nine-game Orioles slide.
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George Brett
Kansas City Royals
Brett
Royals
Baltimore Orioles
Amos Otis
John Mayberry
Kansas City
Dennis Leonard
Jim Wohlford
Mike Flanagan
Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
California Angels
Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
Milwaukee Brewers
Oakland A’s
Indians
White Sox
Rico Carty
Frank Duffy
Cleveland
Pat Dobson
Carty
Larvell Blanks
Jim Kern
Bart Johnson
Clay Carroll
Angels
Tigers
Orlando Alvarez
Ron Jackson
Don Kirkwood
Tommy Davis
Dave Roberts
Crane softballers win two and lose one in weekend set
The Crane Company softball team swept a double header and lost one in a weekend. Friday they fell 3-2 to Tommy's Top of Columbus Junction as John Cochran gave up nine hits with two walks and 11 strikeouts. Chris Wilson homered in Crane's three hit effort. Saturday Crane won 9-6 and 6-3 against Keokuk County State Bank of Sigourney, aided by 23 total hits. Tom Trier and Roger Smith led the first game with multi hits, while Chuck Doty earned both wins. In the second game Wilson homered and doubled as Sojka and Cochran added key hits. Crane resumes league play against May Drug Tuesday at Columbus Junction with 8:30 p.m. game time.
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Dave Parker
Max Leon
Leon
Phil Niekro
Manny Sanguillen
Richie Hebner
al Oliver
Parker
Mets
Giants
Tom Seaver
Skip Lockwood
Dave Rader
Jerry Grote
del Unser
Wayne Garrett
John Milner
Grote
Reds
Don Kessinger
Lou Brock
Mike Tyson
St. Louis
Bob Bailey
Fred Norman
Will McEnaney
Cincinnati
Cubs
Astros
Manny Trillo
Chicago
Ray Burris
Paul Reuschel
Dodgers
Ron Cey
Tommy John
Los Angeles
Montreal
John
Crane Company
Crane
Tommy
Columbus Junction
John Cochran
Chris Wilson
Keokuk County State Bank of Sigourney
Chuck Doty
Tom Trier
Roger Smith
Trier
Smith
Jim Cochran
Randy Sojka
Sojka
Cochran
May Drug
Donna Young Wins Playoff At Peter Jackson Classic
Donna Caponi Young defeated Judy Rankin in a playoff to win $12,000 and claim her first LPGA tour title in over a year at the Peter Jackson Women s Golf Classic in Scarborough Ontario.
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Scarborough
Ont
UPI
Donna Caponi
Young
Los Angeles
Ken
Judy Rankin
Washington Country Club hosts two ball and dinner event
A couples two ball is scheduled for Tuesday night June 15 at the Washington Country Club with a 5:00 dinner. Reservations are required. Ray Hibler of Washington scored a hole-in-one on the number 5 hole using a four wood last Thursday at the club course.
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Washington Country Club
Ray Hibler
Washington
Hibler
Major League Standings and Results Summary
Major League results across leagues show Philadelphia beating San Diego in 15 innings, and a Cincinnati sweep of St. Louis. Multiple games feature Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, Montreal, and Los Angeles wins. AL standings list New York atop the East with Cleveland and Boston in pursuit, while Kansas City leads the West with Texas and Chicago trailing. Schedule highlights include two late games at 8:30 p.m. and multiple night matches across cities.
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Pittsburgh
Reuss
Houston
Richard
Montreal
Stanhouse
San Diego
Strom
Atlanta
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
United Press International
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Texas
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Wise
Decker
Tanana
Augustine
Fitzmorris
McCormick
Philadelphia
Los Angele
San Francisco
Philac
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al Brock
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Mt. Pleasant
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Craig Dalrymple
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L. McArtor
C. Robinson
J. Yeast
K. Atkins
Ottumwa
B. Austin
Richard Bennett
M. Levy
D. Boulton
K. Park
Dan Lowe
Ernie Krantz
Riverside
D. Cox
J. Moore
Peoria
Paul Boyd
Jim Rose
R. Hibler
George Chambers
New University Post
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Speece
G — Trier
John Logan
Fenno
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H — C. Brown
Turnipseed
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D. Custer
J — Perdock
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