Foyt Wins Fourth Indy 500 In Lucky Finish
A J Foyt captured his unprecedented fourth Indianapolis 500 victory as Gordon Johncock blew an engine with 15 laps to go, allowing Foyt to surge ahead and finish about 28 seconds in front of Tom Sneva. Janet Guthrie, the first woman to qualify, placed 29th amid persistent car problems.
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UPI
Indianapolis
A.J. Foyt
Foyt
Gordon Johncock
O. Johncock
Tom Sneva
Johncock
Wilbur Shaw
Louie Meyer
Tommy Milton
Mauri Rose
al Unser
Bobby Unser
Johnny
Janet Guthrie
Wally Dallenbach
Johnny Parsons
Tom Bigelow
Lee Kunzman
Roger McCluskey
Steve Krisiloff
Jerry Sneva
Washington earns track title at 1977 Iowa meet
Cedar Rapids Washington led a record-breaking state meet with wins in the 880-yard relay, mile and 440-yard relays. Davenport Central faced misfortune with a fall in the one-mile medley and baton discard in the mile relay, costing points and a chance at the title. Chuck Locke of Davis County set discus and shot records, while Rick Elliott of Charles City highlighted the 180 hurdles. Nevada claimed Class 1A, Lewis Central tied for second with Eagle Grove, and Van Pelt of Panora-Linden captured multiple dashes.
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Chuck Schoffner
UPI
DES Moines
Davenport Central
Central
Blue Devils
Cedar Rapids Washington
Chuck Locke
Davis County
Washington
Waterloo West
Locke
Davenport West
Iowa
Randy Elliott
Charles City
Elliott
LeRoy McCuen
Corning
Richard van Pelt
Panora-Linden
van Pelt
Iowa State
Scott Gwin
Zak Korir
Waterloo Columbus
Gwin
Rich Hayslett
Nevada
Chris Nady
Craig Nordlie
Lewis Central
Eagle Gore
Ryan fans 12 in Angel win
Nolan Ryan struck out 12 to lift the California Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. He raised his season total to 113, part of a pace that could reach 400 strikeouts in a single season, while allowing five hits and improving to 8-4.
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Bill Madden
UPI
Nolan Ryan
Ryan
California Angels
Toronto Blue Jays
Algona-Garrigan captures 2A state golf team title
Algona-Garrigan won the Class 2A state boys golf tournament at Lake Creek Country Club with 612, beating Carroll by 31. Scott Winkel led individuals at 148, with Jim Hamilton fourth and Tom Geeland tied for fifth at 155. Other tied for fifth included Barry Krueger, Tim Rogers, and Marty Young.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
UPI
Algona-Garrigan
Lake Creek Country Club
Algona
Carroll
Prarie
Gowrie
Scott Winkel
Jim Hamilton
Tom Geeland
Pat Roan
South Tama
Tom Reiman
Geeland
Barry Krueger
Mount Pleasant
Tim Rogers
Cedar Rapids
Regis
Marty Young
Washington
Irwin captures Atlanta Golf Classic title again
Hale Irwin won the Atlanta Golf Classic with a 67 for 273, extending his streak by claiming his second consecutive title. He earned 40,000 dollars to lift his year total to 98,627 and finish fifth on the PGA money list, while Hawaiian Veriato surged to a 68 274 for a career-best payday of 22,800 as he nearly forced a playoff. Irwin birdied the 71st to seize the lead and then planted a 40-foot second shot on 18 to seal victory, just ahead of Veriato’s final-hole birdie bid.
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Atlanta
UPI
Hale Irwin
Irwin
Veriato
Steffe and Niffenegger win at West Liberty track
At West Liberty Saturday night Vince Fiala’s Camaros dominated the program. Duane Steffe and Mike Niffenegger won the late model features, with tough battles for positions and several incidents including a Dake Hearst tangle and a bent tierod. The program also featured sportsman wins by Kenny Fenn and multiple heat races. Time trials and upcoming Pepsi Mountain Dew event notes complete the action.
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Vince Fiala
West Liberty
Duane Steffe
Mike Niffenegger
Steffe
John Connally
Darrell Dake
Connally
Tom Hearst
Dake
Hearst
Niffenegger
Prymek
Ed Mellecker
Ron Hemstead
Gary Crawford
Steve Kepler
Dave Sidwell
Tom Rock
Mike
Ron Prymek
Larry Jenkins
Mellecker
Kepler
Jenkins
Dave Birkhofer
Larry Rummelhart
Kenny Fenn
Fenn
Steve Becker
Bill Brewer
Darrell Walker
Johnny Johnson
Sportsman
Jerry Bramley
Randy Adams
L.B. O’brien
John Siminec
Oskaloosa
Twilight League Leads Tight as Westphal and Carr Close In
Westphal edged Carr in Twilight League play with Westphal beating Morrison 27 to 13 while Carr defeated Hensel 33 to 7. Friday scores include Lowe 20 D Paul 20 Brake 14 C Paul 26 Bollman 22 Logan 18. Jim Logan shot one under par for medalist honors. others posted varied low scores across classes and players. Team standings total remains to be listed.
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Westphal
Carr
Morrison
Hensel
Lowe
D. Paul
Brake
C. Paul
Bollman
Logan
Jim Logan
B — Keating
Kneen
C — Bannister
Hillman
D Arbuckle
Westermark
E — B. Smith
M. Mangold
F — Burlingame
Schlapkohl
G — C. Brown
Garrett
H — Goff
D. Suter
Hendricks
F. Hensel
Dittrich
I — D. Hanson
Thorne
J — Wulf
Perdock
Dalrymple Bollman
Lloyd Hensel
Household Goods Sale Promises Bargains
Household items listed include a recliner swivel chair a davenport a 10 speed bicycle a 20 inch Schwinn bike a small gas heater a tape recorder a record player and cabinet a high chair an old lawn mower and a lawn fertilizer spreader.
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Monogram
Coronado
Davenport
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By Gale Reed
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