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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1975
Page
9
University of Florida invites McTear with a track scholarship but requires top grades to meet NCAA standards. McTear, the Baker High star, must raise his 2.0 GPA from a 1.85 to qualify while balancing a 09.0 clocking in the 300 yard dash.
Indiana remains near unanimous No 1 in the AP college basketball poll after an 77-68 overtime victory over Kentucky in Louisville. Marquette nabbed the lone first place vote. Notre Dame moved up to No 5 as UCLA and Cincinnati held spots. Also noted is the start of the World Mixed Dolls tennis championship at Mundy Coliseum January 1-5.
The four NFC division winners are St Louis Minnesota and Los Angeles plus Dallas as wild card. In the AFC Pittsburgh tops the Central at 12 1 with home opener Dec 27. Oakland leads West and hosts Dec 28. Contenders in the East include the Colts and Dolphins at 9 4 with Cincinnati as possible wild card.
The Associated Press releases a second poll of the season with Aries leading the rankings. Des Moines Lincoln remains No. 2 and Sious City North third, followed by Mason City and Waverly Shell Rock in the top five as new members join Dubuque Washington, Humboldt, and Bettendorf in the elite ten.
The Cincinnati Reds announce two minor league managerial moves naming Jim Snyder to direct the Indianapolis AAA club and Roy Majtyka to manage Three Rivers in the Eastern League. Snyder, 43, has led teams in the Reds system including Five years at Three Rivers. Majtyka, 36, previously managed in the Cardinals farm system and Cedar Rapids, most recently directing Arkansas in the Texas League.
In a high school prep wrestling meet called AU AANY, competitors include Jim LordL and Craig Kehl.U who post notable scores. Stan Brice also appears in the event lineup with a recorded takedown.
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