Odor of comparisons echoed in sports talk and racing memories
A columnist riffs on LaRussa and other quotable sports lines while recalling Iowa racing rival Emory Collins and Gus Schrader. The piece notes Schrader’s death in 1941 and Collins’ later life, then shifts to local figures like Don Dochterman, a Golden Gloves veteran and trainer.
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Don Dochterman
Gateway St
Cedar Rapids
Don
the Gazette
Lew
Chicago
Coe College fires football coach Schlegel
Coe College ends Roger Schlegel’s three year tenure as football coach amid accusations of irregularities and unprofessional behavior. Dr. Robert L. Thurness named as his replacement, with Schlegel planning legal action and Thurness vowing to maintain Coe’s athletic tradition.
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Gazette
Roger Schlegel
Coe
Leo L. Nussbaum
Robert
Bob) L. Thurness
Schlegel
Nussbaum
James Crabbe
The
Connie
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jim Chipokas
Chipokas
Schelgel
Roger
Thurness
Lakers edge 76ers to move within one win of title
Lakers use fastbreak and strong second half to beat Philadelphia 111-101 in Inglewood. Magic Johnson and Jaamal Wilkes each score 24, Kareem Abdul Jabbar 22, Bob McAdoo 19 as Los Angeles pulls away late. Andrew Toney tops Philadelphia with 28 points, Julius Erving 25.
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Inglewood
Calif
UPI
Los Angeles Lakers
Philadelphia 76Ers
Lakers
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Magic Johnson
Jaamal Wilkes
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bob McAdoo
Norm Nixon
Los Angeles
Abdul-Jabbar
Andrew Toney
76Ers
Julius Erving
Mike Bantam
Clint Richardson
Toney
Johnson
McAdoo
Wilkes
Abdul- Jabbar
Kurt Rambis
Reds snap seven game skid with walk off victory
Cedar Rapids Reds beat Madison 5-4 at Memorial Stadium to end a seven game losing streak. Eric Davis drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth after Paul Kirsch started the winning sequence with an infield hit. Pettibone pitched well until a two run homer by Monte McAbee tied the game.
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Davis
Reds
Madison
Chuck Kolotka
Paul Kirsch
Kirsch
Adolfo Feliz
Scott Mitchell
Tony Burley
Kolotka
Paul O’neill
Jim Pettibone
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Jones
Yankees
Gene Michael
Rich Garcia
John
Garcia
Texas
Baltimore
Tony Pena
Jason Thompson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Montreal Expos
Thompson
Mike Easler
Pena
Chris Speier
Jaeger advances to French Open final at 16
Andrea Jaeger overwhelmed favorite Chris Evert Lloyd 6 3 6 1 on the eve of her 17th birthday to reach the French Open final. She will meet Martina Navratilova, who routed Hana Mandlikova 6 0 6 2 in the other semifinal.
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Paris
Andrea Jaeger
Chris Evert Lloyd
Martina Navratilova
Hana Mandilikova
Jaeger
Lloyd
Roland Garros
Christine Truman
Britain
Andrea
Chris
Levenson and Morgan share Kemper Open lead
Gavin Levenson the 28 year old South African and Gil Morgan share the first round lead at 68 four under par in Bethesda Maryland. Calvin Peete trails by one stroke with several contenders 70 in the mix as gusting winds influenced the late scoring. Morgan an Oklahoma based non practicing optometrist delivered six birdies while bogeys limited the damage. Levenson in his PGA debut year finished in the late threesome after Morgan reached the clubhouse.
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Bethesda, Md
Gavin Levenson
Gil Morgan
Levenson
Morgan
Congressional Country Club
Calvin Peete
Oklahoma
Leal Pitches Blue Jays Past Yankees 3-1 in Four-Hitter
Luis Leal improved to 3-0 lifetime against the Yankees with a four hit outing as Toronto defeated New York 3-1. The Jays scored twice in the second, and Leal silenced 11 straight in a game played in the American League.
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Luis Leal
Yankees
Tommy John
New York
Leal
John
Toronto Blue Jays
John Mayberry
Graig Nettles
Oscar Gamble
Mayberry
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