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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1979

Page

18

Indiana Wins Narrow Shootout Over Purdue In New York Final

Semifinals set Purdue 87 Alabama 68 Indiana 64 Ohio State 55. In the final Indiana defeats Purdue 53 52 after a 96 86 semifinal win by Alabama over Ohio State and a 87 68 Purdue win over Alabama.

Ohio State Scott J. Smith Williams Cline Ransey Ellinghausen Hall Penn R. Smith Kirchner Alabama Johnson King Phillips Hancock Adams Lockett Mitchel Ohio St Purdue Indiana Ohio New York

Chappas Rumored Shortstop Height Sparked by Veeck Claim

The Chicago White Sox rookie Harry Chappas is billed at 5-3 by owner Bill Veeck, potentially making him the majors shortest player. Paired with Kansas City’s 5-4 Fred Patek at spring training, he appears taller. Also note that on this date in 1837 slaves in Puerto Rico were freed by the Spanish.

Harry Chappas Chicago White Sox Bill Veeck Chappas Kansas City Fred Patek Red Peppers Puerto Rico

Fights in Richfield and Las Vegas Knockouts

In Richfield Ohio top Harris from Akron outpointed Willie Warren of Corpus Christi. In Las Vegas Victor Martinez of Los Angeles knocked out Mario Valencia of San Antonio in the 1st round.

Richfield Ohio Harris Akron Willie Warren Corpus Christi Texas Las Vegas Nev Victor Martinez Los Angeles Mario Valencia San Antonio

Baseball and football transactions of major leagues and CFL signings

Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers sent players to minor league camps for reassignment. Braves Reds Dodgers Packers Giants Argonauts CFL signings include Mark Jackson Kinch two-year deals and Dick nsceeny as assistant coach.

Detroit Tigers Ted Blair Dave Rucker Dave Steffen Ted Brazell Steve Patchin John Upshaw Milwaukee Brewers Willie Mueller Atlanta Braves Moro Giello Tony Brizzolara Roger Alexander Joey McLaughlin Mark Martin Matt Sinatra Blane McDonald Ken Smith Perry Harper Gary Cooper Larry Whisenton Cincinnati Reds Mike Grace Steve Christmas LOS Angeles Dodgers Terry Forster Green Bay Packers Duane Thomas NEW York Giants Dick Nsceeny Toronto Argonauts Mark Jackson John Kinch

Salvation Army Volleyball Scores and Standings

FMC defeats Double C Bar 15-0 14-7 13-8. Dock Lounge defeats Impact Photo 15-6 16-4. Rookies beat Community Correction 15-4 15-3. Link Belt defeats Community Correction 15-0 15-8.

FMC Dock Lounge Impact Photo Link Belt

Boxing program builds champions and character in Iowa

Hachey trains about 25 boxers at his gym including Steve Eden and John Hachey with state and national AAU and Golden Gloves titles. Eden, Reeder and Gott eye national Golden Gloves in Indianapolis March 28 31 after Iowa titles. Hachey notes boxing offers sportmanship education and college scholarship prospects with schools like Lehigh San Jose State and Michigan State.

Hackey Hachey Steve Eden Eden John Hachey Maury Jefferson High School Drew Jeff Ron Reeder Indianapolis Iowa Jack Gott Lehigh San Jose State Las Vegas Nevada Michigan State Notre Dame

Staub Leaves Tigers as Retirement Decision Stuns Fans

Rusty Staub 35 decides to retire from the Detroit Tigers after talks with President GM Jim Campbell. Staub cited inflexibility and personal negotiations as key factors. he batted .273 with 24 homers and 121 RBIs last season and sought an extra three-year extension. The article notes exhibition results from Florida games featuring multiple teams.

Florida Rusty Staub Detroit Tigers Staub Jim Campbell Jim Campbell Detroit Tigers Boston Chicago White Sox Kansas City Toronto St. Louis Philadelphia Texas Minnesota Cincinnati Atlanta Baltimore Montreal Houston Los Angeles New York Mets Seattle Cleveland California San Francisco San Diego Chicago Cubs

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