Warm Spell Threatens Ice Fishing in Iowa
Unseasonably warm weather in southern Iowa creates hazardous ice conditions for ice fishermen per the Iowa Conservation Commission. Where ice remains stable, catches are decent with bluegill and crappie reported at Viking Lake and Lake Anita. Prolific bluegill fishing in southeast and central areas, with walleyes and pike noted at Red Rock, Rathbun, and Spirit Lake. Trout, perch, and other species show variable activity. conditions warn anglers to check local waters due to rising streams and low oxygen at Ventura Marsh.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
Viking Lake
Montgomery County
Lake Ahquabi
Warren County
Rock Creek
Jasper County
Red Rock
Marion County
Rathbun
Appanoose
Hanon Lake
Benton County
Lake Odessa
Louisa County
Hannon Lake
Lansing
Mississippi River
Spirit Lake
Dickinson County
West Okoboji
Brown's Lake
Woodbury County
Ventura Marsh
Cerro Gordo County
Cepeda Signs Boston Pact for 1973 Season
The Boston Red Sox announced the signing of veteran slugger Orlando Cepeda to a one year contract after Oakland released him in October following a knee operation. Cepeda, 35, a nine time .300 hitter and 1967 NL MVP, adds power at first base amid a new designated pinch hitter rule.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Orlando Cepeda
Red Sox
Dick O'Connell
Cepeda
Oakland A’s
O'Connell
San Francisco
St. Louis
Atlanta
Oakland
Gibson signs for 160000 as grumpy aging pitcher eyes future
St Louis star Bob Gibson, age 37, inks a 1973 contract around 160000 and says aging is making him grumpier while he weighs his baseball future. He notes boredom between starts, his investments in Omaha, and his long injury history. Ex-teammate Steve Carlton earns 165000, surpassing Gibson’s deal. Cardinals also sign five other players including Sizemore and Carbo.
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ST. Louis
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Gibson
Omaha
Neb
Cardinals
Bing Devine
Wayne Granger
Ray Bare
Scipio Spinks
Ted Sizemore
Bernie Carbo
Hobart Near Enright in Point Race
Kennedy tops Mississippi Valley conference statistics in league play as Cedar Rapids Kennedy leads in scoring with 67.1 and defense at 53.75 as Mark Enright sustains the scoring lead at 25.5 while Jim Hobart of Iowa City trails. Jefferson wrestling leads the conference with a 6-0 dual record, tied with Bettendorf.
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Cougars
Dubuque
Mark Enright
Iowa City
Jim Hobart
Washington
Jeff Dawson
Jefferson
J-Hawks
Bettendorf
Ava
Opp
Clinton
IC West
Ub. Hempstead
Muscatine
Fite Ave
Mark Epright Arak
Jim Hoba
Dave _ Boles
CRW
Dave Gilbert
Roc Rawlings Lew
Kent Pickens
Craig Wilford
CRY
Dennis Herrig
Mike Meyer
Ptr
Ava CR Wash
CR Jeff
C Kennedy
Dub. Senior
Dub. Remnatgad
CR Washington
Iowa City West
Cincinnati Reds Sign Jeff Chandler After Draft Pick
Cincinnati lands Jeff Chandler, the Reds top pick in the secondary phase of last week's draft, signing a contract with the National League champions.
Kilmer Faces Jokes as Pro Bowl Lunch Lightens Kilmer
Dallas AP Kilmer, under fire for three Super Bowl VII picks, endures jokes at Pro Bowl luncheon. He vows to shake off the goat label and focus on the game while recalling Washington’s tough season and Landry’s playbook crackback. Kilmer notes emotional flatness in the Super Bowl and aims to restore spark before Texas Stadium clash.
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Kilmer
Dallas
Washington
Billy Kilmer
Texas Stadium
Tom) Landry
Frank Glieber
Alex Hawkins
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Billy
Jack Pardee
Larry Brown
Brown
Martin wins shoot at Izaak Walton trap range
Bob Martin broke 44 of 50 targets to win the weekly trapshoot at Izaak Walton. Bill Pistulka placed second with 43 after a shootoff with Bob Lane.
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Bob Martin
Izaak Walton
Bill Pistulka
Bob Lane
Coe College hosts basketball clinic with Marcus Jackson
Coe College basketball coach Marcus Jackson and players lead a clinic on Saturday January 20 from 10 to 11 45 a m at the Coe fieldhouse. All boys of any age and grade are invited. Jackson speaks on fundamentals before players supervise practice. Clinic kicks off the recreation commission s annual Goal Shooting contest. Boys should bring gym shoes.
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Coe College
Marcus Jackson
Coe
Jackson
Recreation Commission
Detroit Red Wings assign Lajeunesse to Virginia AHL
The Detroit Red Wings announced today that defenseman Serge Lajeunesse, 22, is assigned to the Virginia Red Wings of the American Hockey League.
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Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Serge Lajeunesse
Virginia Red Wings
Sugar UK CROSSE Wis Mt LaCrosse groomed snow base
Grand Rapids Minnesota reports a 15 to 35 inch base with skiing rated good to excellent at Sugar UK. In LaCrosse Wisconsin Mt LaCrosse shows a 2 to 30 inch base with new groomed snow and skiing described as good.
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Grand Rapids, Minn
Sugar UK Crosse
Wis
Mt. LaCrosse
Calo Killed in Car Crash Near Syracuse
Frank Calo age 48 of East Syracuse died Tuesday night in a two car crash near Syracuse New York. A 1958-59 Keokuk player-manager in the Midwest league he also managed Danville in 1970. Calo began pro ball in 1946 with Pittsfield Can-Am league and later joined Syracuse in 1956. He later worked as a Cubs scout and manager and served as a Phillies consultant.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Frank Calo
Keokuk
Calo
Danville
Pittsfield
Mass
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Kephart Stays At Iowa State
AMES AP Head football Coach Earle Bruce of Iowa State named Keith Kephart 1972 Cyclone freshman coach as an assistant coach to direct recruiting. Kephart, a 1966 Dubuque university graduate, joined the Iowa State staff in 1970 after coaching at Crystal Lake High School. While at West Branch High School he earned 14 letters in multiple sports and, at Dubuque, four football and two track letters.
Reds sign Jeff Chandler in MLB free agent phase
Cincinnati reports signing left handed pitcher Jeff Chandler as their top pick in the secondary phase of the major league baseball free agent draft.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Jeff Chandler
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