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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1978

Page

11

Kennedy girls win 3A district title in wet meets

Kennedy high school dominated the Class 3A District meet at Linn-Mar, outscoring Jefferson 1st to 3rd with 32044 to 15414 in a 13-team field. Ten best performers per event advance to the state meet May 19 20 in Des Moines and Kennedy stars Kathy Kenney and relay squads led the charge while Jefferson and Washington followed.

Cougars Linn-Mar C.R. Jefferson Metro Area Kennedy Jeff Washington Metro Des Moines Iowa Wilkinson Belle Plaine Mississippi Valley Bettendorf Kathy Kenney Drake Jefferson J-Hawks Mickey Kleinmeyer LeaAnn Johnson Nancy Munson Julie Nowlan Spencer Larry Nolting North Scott Nancy Mickey Julie

Confucius would've walked out

The Quad Cities Angels defeated the Cedar Rapids Giants 5-1 in a Monday night baseball game. Brad Havens tossed a five hitter over 2 hours 16 minutes with nine strikeouts and no walks, while the wind and a misplay prevented a shutout. Att. 254.

Confucius B.C Quad Cities Angels Brad Havens Cedar Rapids Giants Havens Giants John Smith

Carew Warned Over Contending Team Talk

Minnesota Twins star Rod Carew was cautioned by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and AL President Lee McPhail after he publicly said he wanted to play for a contending team. He joked that silence would prevent a ban to Siberia.

New York Minnesota Twins Rod Carew Bowie Kuhn Lee McPhail Siberia

Carew Refuses to Back Down Over Bats Note

Carew told the New York Times he will take his bats with him as he meets the Yankees this week. He says he received a letter from Kuhn and spoke with McPhail about his remarks. The commissioner warned him his comments could be tampering as he stays with the Twins for now.

Carew New York Times New York Boston California Twins

Iowa Faces Long No-Win Streak With Big Ten Record

Iowa has achieved an all-time Big Ten record by 16 straight seasons without a winning football record. The last over .500 year was 1961 under Jerry Burns at 5-4 while 1969 and 1970 under Ray Nagel were 5-5, marking the era's peaks.

Iowa Hawkeyes Jerry Burns Hawks Ray Nagel Northwestern Big Ten

Maly Taken Off Critical List After Head Injury

Phil Maly, 37, sports editor of the Quad-City Times, was removed from the critical list Monday night after surgery to remove a brain blood clot. He is in Mercy Hospital ICU, having regained consciousness following injuries from a tavern assault where he was struck and fell.

Davenport Phil Maly Quad-City Times Maly Mercy Hospital

Chiaverini Stages TKO Bid to Beat Bell

Tony Chiaverini beat Al Bell over four rounds on Monday night as Bell's trainer threw in the towel. Chiaverini improves to 24-3-1 in his first ring appearance since losing to Bennie Briscoe in Kansas City five weeks prior. Bell was nearly three hours late and stayed even with the seventh ranked contender in the opening round.

Chicago Tony Chiaverini al Bell Bell Chiaverini Bennie Briscoe Kansas City

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