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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1979

Page

76

Cauthen wins on debut in Britain in Grand Foods Stakes

Salisbury reports Steve Cauthen rode his first English winner on his debut for Robert Sangster guiding 9-4 favorite Marquee Universal to victory by a length. Cauthen reportedly signed a $100,000 contract and aims to build on his U.S. success with new horses and tracks.

Salisbury Eng Steve Cauthen Marquee Universal Robert Sangster Cauthen Sangster U.S Britain

Ex-Cedar Rapids pitchers facing tough road ahead

In Casa Grande Arizona ex Cedar Rapids Giants pitchers Phil Nastu and Rob Omo face major league and minor league hurdles. Nastu, a former CR ace now in spring with the Giants, aims to return to the majors after a rough spring. Omo struggles with timing in camp and plans a future in business electronics and real estate while pursuing a degree.

Casa Grande Ariz Cedar Rapids Giants Phil Nastu C.R Bob Omo Nasty San Francisco Giants Phoenix Omo Fresno Waterbury C.R. Nastu Phil Sun City Milwaukee Nastu Triple-A Rob Omo Seattle St. Mary's College Moraga Calif

Pro Cage Fine Print in Sports

Sunday games from the National Basketball Association include New Jersey at Boston and Denver at Philadelphia with late afternoon starts. Chicago visits Detroit followed by Cleveland at San Antonio and Kansas City at Indiana. Houston plays Washington and Seattle travels to Golden State. Phoenix visits Los Angeles ending the regular season.

New Jersey Boston Atlanta Washington Houston San Antonio Phoenix San Diego Los Angeles Portland Denver Philadephia Aft Chicago Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Indiana Seattle Golden State Washington Philadelphia New York Wa Cleveland New Orleans Milwaukee N.Y. Islanders Philadelphia Montreal Pittsburgh Toronto Buffalo St. Louis Minnesota N.Y Rangers Colorado

Football and college hires announced in multiple leagues

The National Football League names Ron Erhardt as head coach and Frank Kilroy as general manager for the New England Patriots. The Canadian Football League signs Perry Griggs and Henry Bradley with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Manhattanville College names Ralph Tedesco head basketball coach. Susquehanna names Don Harnum athletic director. Virginia State College names W Floyd Laisure head basketball.

NEW England Patriots Ron Erhardt Frank Kilroy Winnipeg Blue Bombers Perry Griggs Henry Bradley Manhattanville College Ralph Tedesco Susquehanna Don Harnum Virginia State College W.floyd Laisure

Sports slate viewers see wide TV lineup and NHL results

The schedule lists several sports programs across CBS NBC and ABC with events from boxing to golf and auto racing. NHL results include Islanders 9 2 Flyers 2 and Penguins 4 Red Wings 3 with multiple late games and upcoming matchups.

Coe defeats St Johns in dramatic two game sweep

Coe College Kohawks rally from 7-1 down to beat St. Johns Minnesota 10-9 in the second game and sweep the doubleheader at Washington High School. Jude Milbert won both games in relief as Coe improves to 2-0 while St. Johns falls to 0-2.

Ted Kahle Coe St. Johns Minn Washington High School Kohawks Jude Milbert Rick Hartzell

Hawks sweep UNI in doubleheader to extend win streak

Iowa City notes Iowa collected 26 hits including 12 extra-base hits to sweep Northern Iowa 9-3 and 14-1. Dick Peth and Lance Platz sparked the opener with a four-run second inning, Ken Kramer fueled the nightcap with four hits and two RBIs, as Iowa ran its record to 8-6 and UNI fell to 0-12 with seven errors in the two games.

Iowa City Iowa Dick Peth Lance Platz Ken Kramer Peth Greg Walton Platz Kramer Brian Pesko Bill Wilson Dave Hoeksema Northern Iowa

Iowa teams sweep in weekend collegiate events

The University of Iowa women’s tennis team defeated Kansas State 9-0 on Saturday while the Iowa men’s track squad posted 88 points to beat Illinois State and Northern Illinois University.

Rotterdam Netherlands UPI Bjorn Borg Sweden John McEnroe United States University of Iowa Kansas State Illinois State Northern Illinois University

Mount Vernon Leads Cornell Classic Freestyle Winners

The Cornell Classic Freestyle Wrestling tournament sanctioned by USA Wrestling drew 270 competitors across junior high high school and college levels. Cedar Rapids Bryan Thomas won the fourth weight class, with Cedar Rapids Prairie Jim Zalesky taking 154 pounds in the junior division. Iowa State claimed three senior titles led by Mike Farina Jim Lord and Perry Hummel.

Mount Vernon United States Wrestling Federation Bryan Thomas Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Prairie Jim Zalesky Greg Randall van Sterner Scott Morningstar Lisbon Iowa State Mike Farina

Iowa golfers finish seventh at Illinois Invitational

Iowa’s golf team placed seventh of 15 teams at the University of Illinois Invitational in Champaign Illinois. The Hawkeyes slipped from a tie for fifth after Friday’s first round despite solid rounds by Julius Boros Jr and Kevin Burich on Saturday.

Champaign Ill University of Iowa University of Illinois

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