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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1978
Page
25
IOC members received Los Angeles questionnaire responses showing a firm stance on TV revenue and final decisions. LA said it will handle television rights and redeploy proceeds with IOC agreement, while insisting local organizers decide final bids.
Iowa opens its home baseball season with Western Illinois after a 4-9 swing through New Mexico. Coach Duane Banks criticizes the trip but notes potential as veterans struggle with leadership and confidence while batting is solid and pitching lags. Significant players include Mike Bod dicker Jerry Blixt Troy Epping and Chuck Johnson.
Northern Iowa will start spring football drills on April 4 and end with the alumni-varsity game April 29 in the UNI Dome. Head coach Stan Sheriff begins his 19th season leading 89 players, including 35 lettermen and six junior college transfers, as UNI joins the new Mid-Continent Conference with Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Northern Michigan, Akron and Youngstown State. ON THIS DATE in 1940, Japan established a puppet government in occupied China.
David Clyde fired six scoreless innings to lead the Cleveland Indians past the San Francisco Giants 6-2 in a spring exhibition. The former teenage star, 22, relaxed under manager Jeff Torborg after years of injuries, while Ed Halicki left the game with a left side strain for San Francisco. Other standouts included Frank Tanana seven scoreless for the Angels, Rick Wise seven shutout for the Red Sox, and Dennis Leonard eight innings of three hits for the Royals. Tanana earned the opening day start for California, with notes on his arm and location as spring play continued. Vida Blue missed camp arrivals, and trades sent Pete Broberg to Oakland while others changed hands.
In 1958 Ron Fairly, a Dodgers veteran now with the California Angels, talks longevity and records as he nears his 40th birthday. He reflects on hitting 2,000, 1,000 RBIs, and joining four-decade players, noting his steady fundamentals and mental youth.
Coe will lead six time Midwest Conference champions in their first outdoor season meet at Wartburg Invitational in Waverly. Silas Hudson and Mark Trimble set indoor records this year, with Rich Holland winning the conference triple jump. Coach Wayne Phillips cites high outdoor hopes for freshman Paul Simon as a key sprinter. Upcoming meets include Drake Relays and the Midwest Conference Meet at Chicago.
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