Indy 200 mph barrier looms as Unser eyes record lap
Indianapolis AP report chronicles speed milestones at the Speedway from Oldfield and Thomas to Jones, DePaolo, and McGrath. It notes 200 mph as the next milestone with Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford predicting a tough feat requiring near perfect conditions.
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Indianapolis
Bobby Unser
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Johnny Rutherford
Parnelli Jones
Railbirds
Speedway
Barney Oldfield
Rene Thomas
Oldfield
Christie
Howdy Wilcox
Indy
Peugeot
Pete DePaolo
Earl Cooper
DePaolo
Jimmy Snyder
Jack McGrath
Two Old Pros Assist Young Daredevil Sparky Sipolt
In Chicago on a Monday, A. J. Foyt helps five year old Sparky Sipolt into his car as the boy, believed to be the youngest professional auto daredevil, teams with his two older brothers for precision driving stunts at auto races and state fairs. Sparky debuted professionally at age three.
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A. J. Foyt
Sparky Sipolt
Chicago
Sparky
C R Astros Set For Cedar Rapids Opener This Week
Cedar Rapids Astros manager Leo Posada and crew arrive this week for the Midwest league opener at Memorial Stadium. The 27 man group includes 25 players plus a 15 year old catcher Luis Pujols. Opening night features a flag ceremony, color guard, and Collins Radio night with 2000 free decals.
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Cedar Rapids Astros
Cedar Rapids
Leo Posada
Aida
Miami
C. R
Posada
Luis Pujols
Dominican Republic
Astros
Covington
Waterloo
Royals
Memorial Stadium
Wayne Miller
U. S
Dick Clark
Capitol
Collins Radio Technical Assn
Collins
Habla Espanol
States
Baseball Standings and Wednesday Schedule Across Leagues
The page lists early 1980s major league games with matchups and times for Wednesday. Notable games include Detroit at Boston 1 30 p m and New York at Baltimore 7 30 p m. Numerous other contests span Boston Chicago Minnesota California and Houston versus Los Angeles, with doubleheaders and late-night starts.
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Detroit
Seleman
Boston
McGlothen
California
Wright
Minnesotal
Kaat
Texas
Bosman
Chicago
Fisher
Milwaukee Aeron
Cleveland
Tidrow
New York
Kline
Baltimore
McNally
Oakland
Blue
Kansas City
Simpson
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Grimsley
San Diego
Arlin
Houston
Wilson
Los Angeles
Messersmith
Philadelphia
Montreal
Atlanta
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Gboston
Jenkins
Seaver
Ruthven
Moore
Blass
Gibson
Dobson
Reed
Bradley
Bryant
Local Friday and Saturday Sports Schedule Highlights
A busy slate lists boys and girls basketball games across schools including Jeff, Regis, Kennedy, Linn Mar, Wash, Prairie, Muscatine, South Tama, Marion, Wartburg, and Coe. Relay and track events run at Kingston and Jett with teams entering Kohawk relays, Midwest home opener for C.R. against Waterloo.
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Jeff
Regis
Waterloo Quad
Wash
Kennedy
1.C. West
Linn Mar
Or. T
Iowa City
Prairie
Muscatine
South Tama
Marion
Hoover
Praire
Mt. Vernon
Wartburg
Coe
Jett
Lowa Eye
Monticello
Wal
Columbus
Dickinson
Bobcat
Mahonino
West Valley
Kohawk
BB. C.R
Midwest
Waterloo
Florida State and Pitt Enter Drake Relays Field
Des Moines AP Pittsburgh and Florida State, both known for strong relay units, filed entries for the 64th Drake Relays. Florida State dominated the Florida Relays and could challenge Illinois in the two mile and sprint medley relays, while Pittsburgh fields a strong two mile unit and defending NCAA long jump champion Billy Rea. Florida State has posted 3:19.4 in the sprint medley, versus Texas 3:18.5 from the Texas Relays.
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DES Moines
Pittsburgh
Florida State
Bob Ehrhart
Florida
Illinois
Ehrhart
Billy Rea
Forida State
Texas
Tulane names Moir as basketball coach
Tulane in New Orleans named Charles Moir, the AP College Division coach of the year in 1972, as its new basketball coach. Moir replaces Dick Longo after Roanoke College six years and two straight losing seasons.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Associated Press
Charles Moir
Roanoke College
Dick Longo
Longo
Rix Yard
Moir
Vinton Relays Postponed to May 15
VINTON The Viking relays scheduled for Tuesday afternoon are postponed due to wet grounds. The meet is rescheduled for May 15.
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Vinton
Viking
Rentzel Ordered Back For Drug Possession Trial Date
A Los Angeles superior court judge on Monday ordered Rams wide receiver Lance Rentzel to return to court next Tuesday to set a date for his drug possession trial.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Rams
Lance Rentzel
Yaz A Tough Race Atop Tight AL East
Boston’s Fenway clash saw Detroit beat the Red Sox 9-7 as Yaz predicts a tight season. Horton homered for Detroit and Reggie Smith drove in runs for Boston. Reds edged Padres 7-6 and Dodgers beat Astros 2-1 in 13 innings as late rallies shaped the scoreboard.
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Boston
Detroit
Billy Martin
Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Yaz
Tiger
Sox
Fenway Park
Cincinnati Reds
San Diego
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston
Willie Horton
Tony Taylor
Martin
Reggie Smith
Dwight Evans
Smith
Carlton Fisk
Don Nelson shines as Celtics veteran in TV era
The article notes Don Nelson in his 11th NBA season with the Boston Celtics, recalling his Iowa origins in 1962 with the Chicago Stags and his perennially improving form. It also mentions other sports items including Wayne Miller on TV, Iowa intrasquad notes, Cedar Rapids Astros language efforts, and Astros pitcher Larry Dierker’s hand surgery and related incident.
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Iowa
Don Nelson
Boston Celtics
Don
National Basketball Assn
Chicago Stags
Nelson
Chicago
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Boston
Wayne Miller
CBS
Janes
Lafayette
Larry Dierker
Houston Astros
Larry
Astros
Dierker
Cocoa
Fla
Cape Canaveral
Reds Rally Past Padres With Bench and Concepcion Power
Cincinnati tightened its early season rhythm with a 7-6 win over San Diego as Johnny Bench homered while Dave Concepcion added a two run shot. Don Zimmer noted Reds hits and Elephants weights in batting averages as Cincinnati withstood Nate Colbert's ninth inning surge to claim their 17th win in 37 visits to San Diego since 1969.
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Martin
Tigers
Marty Pattin
Sox
Tony Perez
Dave Concepcion
Johnny Bench
Reds
Padres
Lee Lacy
Dodgers
Bench
Cincinnati
Nate ‘Colbert
Clay Carroll
Perez
Cesar Geronimo
Phil Gagliano
Concepcion
Clay Kirby
SAN Diego
Don Zimmer
Nate Colbert
George ‘Sparky
Anderson
Big Red
Kirby
Zimmer
Cin
Cinnati
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