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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1977

Page

23

Sutton Falls Just Short of No-Hitter in Dodgers Rout

Don Sutton, 11-7, lost a no-hitter bid when Marc Hill lined a two-out single in the eighth inning as the Dodgers defeated the Giants 7-0 to expand their NL West lead to 12 games. Sutton tied the NL record with his fifth career one-hitter and matched Drysdale for Los Angeles wins with 187. He also claimed his 46th career shutout, the most among active pitchers.

Los Angeles Don Sutton Don Drysdale Sandy Koufax Dodger Sutton Marc Hill Dodgers San Francisco Giants Cincinnati Drysdale Hill Iowa Hubert Mizell Big Ten NFL Mizell Notre Dame Big Eight Missouri Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma

Giants Reward Extra Base Hits With Big Mac Prizes

Cedar Rapids Giants players earn a Big Mac sandwich for every extra base hit this season. The team’s collectible display features Jim Pryor Hank Sauer John Laubhan Mark Kuecker Dick Murray John Sylvester manager Jack Mull Ken Feinberg Henry Macias Ken Barton Bob Brenly Joe Ward Jeff Shourds Gary Ledbetter and Salty Parker kneeling, last season’s manager.

Cedar Rapids Giants McDonalds Giants Jim Pryor Hank Sauer John Laubhan Mark Kuecker Dick Murray John Sylvester Jack Mull Ken Feinberg Henry Macias Ken Barton Bob Brenly Joe Ward Jeff Shourds Gary Ledbetter Salty Parker

Giants Win Third Straight Amid Wardlow Injury

Cedar Rapids Giants beat Wausau 6-5 to extend win streak but suffer a blow as pitcher Mike Wardlow suffers a left leg fracture from a line drive and may miss the rest of the season. John Hillas earns first win. Gorman Heimuller gets save. Ward leads Giants with two leadoff homers. Sylvester and Feinberg also homer.

Wausau Wis Cedar Rapids Giants Mike Wardlow Giants Wardlow Jack Mull John Hillas Gorman Heimueller Joe Ward John Sylvester

Falcons face Newton in preseason test at H.A. Lynn Stadium

Cedar Rapids Falcons coach John Austin makes his debut in charge as his squad, ranked 16th nationally, meets Newton in an exhibition at Newton high. Delavan beat Cedar Rapids 45 9 in last year’s title game while Cedar Rapids led late before a 45 yard Odell field goal.

John Austin William Penn Cedar Rapids Falcons Delavan Wis Austin Newton Falcons Cedar Rapids Pro Football Weekly Magazine Nite Hawks Iowa State Ray King Ralph Leaphart Bob Downs Fran Moe Fred Northern Marvin Oliver Mark Blumenthal Mark Duebberke Jack Thomas Kansas City Chiefs Arlen Ciechanowski Ciechanowski Story County John Odell Chicago Broncos Quad Cities Mohawks Newton High H.A. Lynn

Hartzell Joins Coe Grid Staff as Coach and OC

Rick Hartzell, formerly head junior varsity football coach and assistant varsity line coach at Northern Iowa, is named to the Coe athletic staff. He will serve as head baseball coach and offensive coordinator in football, succeeding Roger Schlegel who resigned to become associate athletic director at Homewood Flossmoor High in Illinois. Hartzell, a 1974 UNI graduate, has coached at Tri County Thornburg and Fredericksburg, earned his MA at UNI, and was a four year football and two year baseball letterman as an undergraduate.

Rick Hartzell Northern Iowa Coe Barron Bremner Hartzell Roger Schlegel Homewood- Flossmoor High Illinois UNI Tri-County Thornburg

Rodgers shines in NFL exhibition debut with Alouettes links

Johnny Rodgers, Heisman winner, starred in an exhibition for the San Diego Chargers after four seasons with Montreal. He had six punt returns for 91 yards, a 68 yard TD, two receptions for 30 yards, and a six yard reverse. Max Colley praised his effort while Marv Levy’s coaching days come under Olympic spotlight.

Johnny Rodgers Nebraska Rodgers Montreal Alouettes San Diego Chargers Dallas Max Colley San Diego

Watson Surges to USAC 150-Mile Win in Milwaukee Duel

Dave Watson, a rookie, edged Sal Torella in a bumper to bumper USAC race at Wisconsin State Fair Park. Stott led early, pit cycles shuffled the field, and final laps featured a dramatic 1 mile oval finish after a first turn incident involving Feldner and Bowsh er.

Milwaukee Dave Watson Sal Torella Wisconsin State Fairground Watson Ramo Stott Keokuk Stott Torella Paul Paul Feldner Gary Bowsher One Mile Oval

Casals Upset by Kruger in Canadian Open Quarters

Top seed Rosie Casals of San Francisco lost to Marise Kruger of South Africa 6 4 7 5 in the Canadian Open quarterfinals on Thursday.

Toronto Rosie Casals San Francisco Marise Kruger South Africa

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