Favorites show form at state boys track meet
Opening day at the 1975 state high school track meet saw favorites lead in four classes with strong preliminaries. Cedar Rapids Washington, Sioux Center, Maurice Orange City, and Hamburg held early class leads as wind and late pole vault delays shaped results. Sprinters Mike Shaw and Mike Leeper kept Nevada and others in contention, while records proved elusive amid strong competition and fast Drake Tartan track performances.
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UPI
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Sioux Center
Corning
Maurice-Orange City
Hamburg
Ames
Nevada
Drake
Des Moines Tech
Mike Anderson
Nate Butts
Willis Humphrey
Ricardo Duncan
Des Moines North Tech
Curt Brock
Duane Sullivan
Shenandoah
Bob Feuerbach
Preston
Randy Koch
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Koch
Mike Shaw
Shaw
Mike Leeper
Leeper
Maurice Orange City
Oldsters boost three ball clubs in AL West race
Veteran castoffs Harmon Killebrew Sonny Siebert and Deron Johnson spark three teams, with Killebrew belting two homers for the Royals in a 10-1 win over Baltimore, Siebert tossing five shutout innings for Oakland, and Johnson driving in two for the White Sox in a 6-1 win over Detroit. Other AL results: Minnesota edged Milwaukee 2-1, New York beat Texas 11-7, Boston defeated California 6-1.
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Billmadden
UPI
Harmon Killebrew
Sonny Siebert
Deron Johnson
Killebrew
Kansas City Royals
Baltimore
Siebert
Oakland A’s
Johnson
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Minnesota
Royals
Boston
White Sox
Sox
Siedert
Graybeard
A’s
San Diego
Cleveland
Jim Todd
Oakland
Milwaukee
New York
Texas
Kansas City
California
Calif
Warriors win 3rd game in playoffs clinch series lead
Golden State defeated Washington 101-90 to move 3-0 in the best of seven. Rick Barry scored 25 in the first quarter as inside duo Clifford Ray and George Johnson blocked multiple shots. Bench play accounted for 42 points as the Warriors seized control late, with Al Attles stressing focus for the next game in Landover.
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Bullets
Rick Barry
Washington
Clifford Ray
George Johnson
Warrior
Warriors
al Attles
Attles
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DePaolo Reflects On 50 Years Of Indy Race History
Pete DePaolo, 50 years after becoming the first Indy 500 winner to average over 100 mph, lauds current racers as brave kids facing modern dangers. He was grand marshal for the 500 Festival Parade as Indy prepares for the upcoming race. The tradition of drivers’ meetings closed with final pre race instructions from Chief Steward Tom Binford.
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Indianapolis
Ind
DePaolo
Ernest Hemingway
Tom Binford
Columbus Community wins Hawk Relays at Mid-Prairie
Columbus Community claimed the team title at the 4th annual Hawk Relays in favorable weather, scoring 110% points to outpace Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks who finished second with 84. Solon faced roster shortages as seniors were unavailable. Kevin Kos of Mid-Prairie took gold in the 100 yard dash in 10.5 and placed second in the 220. Meantime, Ludicrously strong showings came from freshmen Dave Billups and Dave Showalter in field and sprint events, with multiple relay seconds for Mid-Prairie.
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Wellman
Mid-Prairie
Columbus Community
Golden Hawks
Hawkeye
Solon
Columbus
Kevin Kos
Kos
Mike Martin
Kenny Kempf
Brian Kelso
Dave Billups
Dave Showalter
Randy Hochstedler
Terry Beckley
Brian Hazelton
John Griffh
Jerry Grif
Artie Dayton
John Griffith
Jerry Griffith
Hawks
Mahaffey Leads Memphis Classic After 36 Holes
John Mahaffey, Houston, shot 68 to reach 133 total, two strokes ahead of Gene Littler and three in front of Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf at the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic. Nicklaus missed eight fairways in round two, while Trevino revived with a 67 after an opening 74. The field was cut to 76 at 146.
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Memphis
UPI
John Mahaffey
Danny
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Weiskopf
Mahaffey
Nicklaus
Weiskopf
Colonial Country Club
Littler
Larry Hinson
Andy North
Gary Player
Lee Trevino
Air Freight
Dallas
Dale Douglass
Jim Wiechers
Douglass
Wiechers
Rankin leads Raleigh golf meet with six under first round
Judy Rankin tops the Raleigh American Defender Classic after a 66 as she eyes her second LPGA win. Louise Bruce sits one behind with 67 while Laura Baugh and Betty Burfeindt shoot 68. Weather and heat affected play as players noted endurance and fast greens.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Judy Rankin
Louise Bruce
North Ridge Country Club
Laura Baugh
Betty Burfevndt
Jan Stephenson
Patty Bradlee
Joanne Carner
Betsy Cullen
Pam Higgins
Maria Astrologos
Marilyn Smith
Sandra Post
Joann Prentice
Kathy Whitworth
Roberts Returns to Help Astros After Walkout
Astros lefty Dave Roberts, fined about 1000 dollars for a five day walkout on May 9, pitched a six hitter to beat the Montreal Expos 4 2, extending the club’s winning streak to six. He said the incident gave him time to think and hinted personal problems and recent poor outings contributed to his departure. Greg Gross and Roger Metzger added run scoring triples as St Louis beat Los Angeles 4 3 in other NL games.
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Fred McMane
UPI
Dave Roberts
Houston Astros
Roberts
Astros
Montreal Expos
Montreal
Pepe Mangual
Greg Gross
Roger Metzger
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Kimball Parlor and Walnut Furniture Set for Sale
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