Coe and Scots Favored In Midwest Spring Race
Ripon leads the Northern division with St Olaf Lawrence Beloit and Carleton as Monmouth Coe Knox Cornell and Grinnell vie the Southern crown. May 17 18 playoff to decide the league title with Ripon optimistic after a 7 1 spring trip win over Pensacola NAS.
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Bill Schoening
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Bill Metcalf
Jim Wasem
Jim Hladnik
Don Campbell
Skip Scherrer
Barry Corbin
Chuck Schacht
Norsemen Open With Two Wins
Luther College opened its baseball season with a doubleheader sweep of Knox, winning 6 0 in the opener and 13 1 in the nightcap. Vic Olson and Gary Larsen combined for a two hitter in game one. Alex Rowell earned the win in game two with relief from Denny Caldwell.
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Deyle
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Norway Opens 1968 Season With 5-0 Win
Defending state champ Norway defeated Benton Community 5-0 in their spring opener Monday. Pitcher Dick McVay worked four innings and helped with two of six Norway hits. Both McVay and Mark Miller went two for four as Norway held Benton scoreless.
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Gibson Shines In 3 1 Exhibition Win For Cardinals
Bob Gibson pitched seven strong innings in a 3 1 victory over the Chicago White Sox as the Cardinals opened spring play. He allowed five hits and one walk with four strikeouts and said he could have finished nine. Mike Shannon had four hits including a homer and a double to lift the St Louis attack. Other scores featured Boston over Atlanta 1 0 and New Yorks 6 5 win over Detroit.
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Celtics and 76ers pull series sweeps in East semis
In the East semifinals the 76ers eliminated the Knicks 113 87 and the Celtics ousted the Pistons 111 103 as aging veterans led Philadelphia and Boston. Wilt Chamberlain and Hal Greer starred for Philadelphia while Greer scored 35 and Chamberlain 25 with 27 boards.
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Boston AAU marathon clash over Olympic trials snub
Boston A A president Will Cloney blasted the AAU for ignoring the 72nd annual BAA marathon on April 19 as a U S Olympic trials race and scheduling a San Francisco marathon two days later. He argued the Boston race is the oldest and most prestigious trial and warned the move robs Eastern runners of a chance to compete.
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Two Dougs Form Fast Friendship Across States
Doug Lane of Cedar Rapids Jefferson set a state indoor shot put record 66-6 at the AA meet in Iowa City. Doug Smith of Sioux City Central ran 4:16.9 in the indoor mile to break the record. They met at a 1963 Cedar Rapids Jaycee state meet and stay in touch by mail. Smith says Lane’s size and his own mouth help them encourage each other toward Olympic goals.
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Iowa City
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Kansas Next for Two Dougs in Track Pursuit
The two Dougs, Smith and Lane, weigh options between Kansas and Kansas State as their college track careers loom. Lane leans to Kansas State for weight training, while Smith favors Kansas for distance running. Both already hold multiple indoor and outdoor titles and aim for more this spring.
Orville Rust Honored by Mississippi Valley Conference
Cedar Rapids coach and athletic official Orville Rust received a portable color television and a plaque at the Mississippi Valley Conference spring meeting in East Moline. The plaque thanked him for 29 years in the Cedar Rapids school system and 37 years as athletic director, noting his long service to high school athletics.
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East Moline
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Rust
Friends of Sports
Morgan Expects a Faster Pace in '68
Houston's Joe Morgan foresees a quicker tempo for the Astros in 1968 after Sonny Jackson was traded to Atlanta. Morgan aims for his best year, noting improved hitting, baserunning, and fielding. Hector Torres is expected to take over at shortstop.
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Houston
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Atlanta
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Astros
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