Walden Eyes Limited Practices For ISU Football
Town State football coach Jim Walden suggests restricting spring dates and plans to practice only three days a week this fall to keep players fresh. The columnist ponders motives, long term rebuilding, fan reaction, and asks Hayden Fry what he’d think, noting the Iowa Hawkeyes’ relevance to the discussion.
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Iowa Hawkeyes
Town State
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Mike Deupree
Walden
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UNI
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Hayden Fry
Fry
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Molitor extends hitting streak as Brewers top Royals
Paul Molitor stretched his hitting streak to 36 games with a fourth inning double, sparking Milwaukee to a 3-0 win over Kansas City. Len Barker and Chuck Crim combined on a six-hitter as Jackson pitched well for the Royals, who were shut out for the 18th time this season.
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Paul Molitor
Len Barker
Chuck Crim
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Jackson
Dawson becomes first NL player with 40 homers and 30 saves
Andre Dawson homered twice after a day off and reached 40 homers, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 75 victory over Houston that snapped a seven game streak. Bob Dernier added a solo homer, Jody Davis hit his 17th, and Lee Smith earned his 30th save as Dawson joined Dan Quisenberry as the only players with 30 saves in four straight seasons.
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Bob Dernier
Houston
Craig Reynolds
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Andre Dawson
Astros
Gene Michael
Dawson
Chicago Cubs
Michael
Waveland Avenue
Montreal
Jody Davis
Lee Smith
Igh
Dan Quisenberry
Kansas City
Softball success carries a hefty price tag
Cedar Rapids Teleconnect, an amateur fast-pitch softball team that won the International Softball Congress World Championship, budgets far less than rumored. General Manager Kurt Packingham says major teams spend about 80,000 to 100,000 dollars yearly, though Teleconnect attains success on a smaller budget. The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix article by Dave Komosky is cited.
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Cedar Rapids Teleconnect
Kurt Packingham
Packingham
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Star-Phoenix
Dave Komosky
World class pitchers fuel ISC tourney bids and salaries
Packingham notes a 180000 budget figure and argues a team of this caliber needs at least 60000 yearly. He cites Michael White as ace and MVP, states top pitchers earn 30000 or more, with estimates up to 80000 plus benefits, while most players pay own expenses and sponsors cover travel.
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Ravel
Michael White
White
ISC
Vecaur
Sll
Jimmy Moore
Nothdurst
Teleconnect
Gibson seeks apology from Hawks over handling
Washington, D.C. basketball player Tyrone Gibson’s lawyers demand a public retraction and apology from the University of Iowa after Gibson spent 47 days in jail for attempted cocaine sale and was invited then not to join the Hawkeyes as a recruited walk-on. The Gazette reports coaches Davis and Washington defend their limited knowledge of his legal troubles.
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Waller
Washington, D.C
University of Iowa
Tyrone Gibson
Aesta
the Gazette
Gibson
Hawkeyes
Tom Davis
Rudy Washington
Ferris R. Bond
Cubans rally past Puerto Rico in Pan Am softball finale
Cuba overcomes a 5-1 deficit to beat Puerto Rico 6 5 in Indianapolis as Antonio Pachecos leadoff homer in the ninth helps secure a gold medal game berth. Fans scuffle and a near-drawl mark the event while Pan Am officials announce reawarding suspensions in weightlifting hammer throw and shooting pending tests. Jose Ramon Fernandez, Cuba education minister, arrives for the closing ceremonies as over 40,000 pack the Hoosier Dome.
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Cuba
Puerto Rico
Antonio Pacheo
Pan Am
Gregory Appleton
Coppell
Texas
State Department
Jose Ramon Fernandez
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro
Havana
Manuel Gonzales Guerra
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Sylvia Gerasch
Conrado Martinez
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