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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1968

Page

4

Iowa Hawkeyes Eye Improvement Through Freshmen and Defensive Upgrades

The article details Iowa football's spring prospects under coach Ray Nagel, noting several promising freshmen including Dan McDonald and Layne McDowell. It contrasts recent Big Ten results and Indiana's rise, and mentions Iowa State's season opener with Buffalo and Buffalo coach Doc Urich observing Majors' changes at Iowa State.

Iowa Punchy Fisteras Hawkeyes Punchy Jowa Ray Nagel Ton Jawa Iowa State Buffalo Ames Doc Urich Ara Parseghian Northwestern Notre Dame Cyclones John Majors I-State Majors Frank Broyles Arkansas Vern Skripsky Cedar Rapids Steve Powers Rockford Bob Brouillette Sioux City Powers Brouillette

West Wins District Track Title as Lane Shines

Jefferson's Doug Lane delivered his best field events showing of the season at Kingston Stadium on Saturday. The J-Hawks led early but Waterloo West surged, finishing last in most events yet clinching the team title with 66 points after the final event, the mile relay, leaving Jefferson short of the crown.

Iowa Wisconsin Ilinois Indiana Hawks Illinois Purdue Minnesota Iowa City Tom Finley Kingston Stadium Waterloo East Bob Beltran Jeff Gary Benson Wash Sandy Waller Beltran Finley Jefferson Doug Lane J-Hawks Waterloo West West Lane Gazette Carl Franks

Whites Rally Past Reds In Iowa State Intrasquad Scrimmage

Iowa State's White team defeated the Red 20 to 14 in a spring intrasquad scrimmage as John Warder led with eight completions in 16 attempts and Otto Stowe caught a 17-yard TD. Tisdale was erratic with four completions and two picks, while Roger Gage scored the first White TD on a one-yard plunge.

Ames John Majors Tennessee Iowa State Majors John Warder Obert Tisdale Waterloo East Tisdale Warder Otto Stowe Springfield Stowe Roger Gage Estherville Vern Skripsky Cedar Rapids Washington Skripsky Reds Tom Hilden Ben King Steve Powers Tom Butters Fayette Red Butters Suns King Maury Cox Cox Sam Campbell Sam Davis Elliott

Cardinals suffer 6-2 loss as Washburn dominates

Cedar Rapids led by Stan Davis before dropping a 6-2 decision to Quad Cities at Memorial Stadium. Greg Washburn allowed six hits and struck out eight in six innings after being loaned from San Jose, ending CR’s four game win streak and keeping Appleton a game back in the standings.

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Baseball standings and games schedule recap

Standings show Chicago beat New York and Atlanta over Los Angeles. St. Louis edged Houston in 13 innings. San Francisco won over Cincinnati with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh rained out. Today’s matchups include New York at Chicago and Houston at St. Louis among others with various pitcher listings.

Chicago New York Atlanta Los Angeles St. Louis Houston San Francisco Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cardwell Selma Nye Niekro Dierker Gibson G. Jackson McBean Sadecki Arrigo Sutton Kelley Louis Ale

Mayes delivers walk off hit as Indians topple Orioles

Pinch hitter Lee Maye lined a ninth inning single for an unearned run, lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore. Sam McDowell set an American League record with 40 strikeouts across three consecutive starts as Cleveland extended its strong stretch.

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