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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
1
Three unusual plays marked the 1970 college football year: Navy’s sleeper pass against Pittsburgh, Yale’s illegal pass against Princeton, and George Mira’s 4 yard pass caught by Mira. The AP poll notes these three as the season’s top curios, with the sleeper play later outlawed.
Green Bay Bobcats aim for their seventh straight win after a week off in the United States Hockey League. They meet the Oak Leafs in Des Moines Saturday and the Black Hawks in Waterloo Sunday, holding a game and a half lead over Rochester.
Beckman will miss senior guard Steve Beckman when Cedar Rapids Regis hosts North Scott on Friday night. Five area prep cage games dot the schedule as Wash and Jeff face tough Mississippi Valley Conference foes, including Central of Davenport and East Moline. Marion hosts Independence in Wamac action while Prairie welcomes its Alumni and St. Patrick's head to Oelwein for Sacred Heart.
In a Washington high school pool event, seventh graders from east and west side junior highs competed in a seven race program with 63 boys. Multiple records were broken in events including 2 yard freestyle and 2 yard backstroke as East and West teams earned top placings and individual honors.
A Chicago track meet gains dual sanction by AAU and USATF signaling truce in control. The University of Chicago indoor Holiday track and field meet marks the first joint sanction with NCAA backing, drawing 191 athletes from colleges high schools and open entrants. Ted Hayden coordinates the event under federation rules while AAU stresses its authority. In Pittsburgh Branch Rickey returns to baseball at 81 as Cardinals consultant focusing on player development and staff support. He sees potential pennant gaps but warns pitching and outfield depth may falter. Rickey emphasizes a consulting role and remains active in baseball’s organizational life despite retirement hints. The article also notes Missouri players earning site votes on a football roster.
Regis junior varsity beat St. John s of Independence 84 to 45 as John Locher scored 21 and Tom Affeldt 17. Regis freshmen defeated the Independence junior varsity 45 to 35 led by Bill Seidel with 18 points.
Iowa State quarterback Dave Hoppmann was selected on Nebraska’s all opposite team as the Huskers prepare to face the Cyclones. The selection highlights the teams’ upcoming clash in Lincoln with Hoppmann and Nebraska’s other foes.
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