Kinnick Stadium alters seating amid crowd concerns
Kurdelmeier outlines reductions to grass knolls and moved scoreboards at Kinnick Stadium. Staff plan to staff remaining grass areas and consider standing-room rails as capacity grows to aid crowd control. officials expect initial traffic jams at the first home game but anticipate normalization after fans learn the new layout.
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Kurdelmeier
Kurdelemeier
the Gazette
Kinnick
Wisconsin
Kardelmeier
Storm and Empire Lanes win Major Open games at Eltis Park
The Storm edged Pabst Blue Ribbon 3-2 in seven innings as Dave Hernandez doubled home the go ahead run. Empire Lanes defeated Creative Software 5-1 behind Jim DeMar complete game and key early scoring in the fourth.
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Mike Hlas
Eltis Park
Storm
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Empire Lanes
Creative Software
Gene Turner
Vigortone
Collins Radio
Pabst
John Waechter
PBR
Roy Steichen
Terry Robbins
Darrel Davis
Robbins
Dave Hernandez
Steichen
Greg Harris
Jerry Crowley
Charlie Bails
Dick Church
Bails
Crowley
Phil Lala
Matt Dunbar
Empire
Mike Stickney
Karl Ankel
Doug Peyton
Jim DeMar
John Caviness
Bill Jelinek
Jelinek
Terry Turner
Sculling Gains Popularity At Lake Macbride Regatta
A flood of oarsmen and oarswomen gather at the lake for sculling events despite rain and a scheduling clash with a men's regatta in Indianapolis. Competitors row 15-foot singles to 60-foot eightes as officials shout lane directions while rain dampens the deck and nerves. The narrator, racing in a senior double with a Minneapolis Rowing Club partner, finishes fourth after delays and rough conditions, claiming pride in Iowa rowing.
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Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Lake Macbride
Twin Cities
Iowa
NCAA retains TV rights amid high stakes contracts
The NCAA kept TV rights amid 74 million dollar contracts for the 1983 season after federal rulings and appeals unsettled the plan. The 10th Circuit lifted a stay on Burciaga's ruling, prompting cautious actions by NCAA lawyers and potential delay if review fails. In a separate note, pro golfer Robert Grant died after collapsing on the Hazeltine third green during the U S Senior Open as temperatures climbed.
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NCAA
University of Oklahoma
University of Georgia Athletic Association
U.S
Juan Burciaga
10Th Circuit
Burciaga
White
Chaska, Minn
Robert Grant
Boca Raton
Fla
Hazeltine National Golf Club
Grant
Regional softball action opens for 16 state berths
Regional play begins tonight with 26 Gazette area teams competing for 16 state berths. Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Kennedy meet in a key regional semifinal, while Ottumwa Albia and other area teams vie for spots as regional finals set for Monday night and a Fort Dodge culmination August 1-5.
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Bob Hilton
Jefferson
Larry Niemeyer
Iowa
Jefferson/Ottumwa
Ottumwa
Albia
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