No-Show Headache in NCAA Attendance Debates
A long NCAA press summary questions whether Division I-A attendance rose in 1984 due to no-shows and TV schedules. It notes totals often reflect tickets sold or eyeball estimates, cites Michigan and Ohio State examples, lists top attendance figures, mentions the Wistert brothers, and touches on Amana VIP golf events and other sports anecdotes.
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NCAA
Supreme Court
Michigan
Ohio State
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Iowa
Purdue
Iowa State
Hawkeye Coach Dan Gable steals show in local ad spoof
In a three hour shoot at J C Penney Old Capitol Mall Iowa City Yvonne Chadek of Mount Vernon plays a shopper who confronts Dan Gable over loyalty cards. The scene ends with Chadek revealing Gables Gold Card after a wallet drop. Chadek a former Marion special education teacher now Cobble Creek Productions founder, broadcasts in a playful commercial for women sports tickets.
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Owa City
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Dan Gable
Yvonne Chadek
Mount Vernon
U of I
Tim Kane
Iowa
Sporting Goods
J.C. Penney
Old Capitol Mall
Gable
Marilyn Hupfeld
Monona
Mastercard
Visa
American Express
Chadek
Buddy
Mr. Gable
Marion
Cobble Creek Productions
Chief's Crown and Eternal Prince eye Preakness start
Chief's Crown and Eternal Prince draw side by side for the 110th Preakness at Pimlico with Chief's Crown the 8-5 favorite and Eternal Prince at 5-2. Tank's Prospect and other contenders join a field as Spend a Buck eyes the Jersey Derby while trainer comments promise a swift, strategic run to the first turn.
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Baltimore
Chief's Crown
Eternal Prince
Pimlico
Butch Lenzini
Tank
Sultan
Garden State Park
Hajji’s Treasure
Sport Jet
Deputed Testamony
Chief
Sonny Hine
Skip Trial
Thurday
Lenzini
Valentine named Ranger manager
Doug Rader was fired as Texas Rangers manager and replaced by Bobby Valentine. Grieve announced the move after the teams played the White Sox in Chicago, with Valentine signing a contract through 1986 and an option for 1987. Valentine spoke in Houston and set a 3:30 p.m. press conference at Comiskey Park.
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Chicago
Doug Rader
Texas Rangers
New York Mets
Bobby Valentine
Rangers
Tom Grieve
Valentine
White Sox
Grieve
Rader
New York
Doug
Arlington
Texas
Houston
Mets
Astros
Texas Ranger
Comiskey Park
Bobby
Boddicker Wins Sixth Straight Over White Sox in Rain Shortened Game
Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray doubled in the sixth to back Mike Boddicker as the Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 after six innings due to rain. Ripken had a double to start the rally. Floyd Bannister took the loss after 5 2 3 innings despite 10 strikeouts.
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Chicago
Cal Ripken
Eddie Murray
Mike Boddicker
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Boddicker
White Sox
Floyd Bannister
Ripken
Murray
Fred Lynn
Orioles
Lee Lacy
Dan Ford
Carlton Fisk
Lacy
Oscar Gamble
Bannister
Abdul-Jabbar Fined $500 for Scuffle With Schayes in Playoff Game
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was fined $500 for a second technical foul and ejection after grappling with Danny Schayes during Game 2 of the Lakers Nuggets series. The incident followed a prior elbowing exchange and comes as the series sits tied 1-1.
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Denver
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Danny Schayes
Los Angeles Lakers
Nuggets
Abdul-Jabbar
Schayes
National Basketball Association
Lakers
Milwaukee
Kent Benson
Oilers rout Black Hawks to reach Stanley Cup finals
Edmonton advances to the Stanley Cup finals by routing Chicago 8-2 as Jari Kurri scores four goals and Wayne Gretzky adds four assists. The Oilers, 11-2 in the playoffs, will face Philadelphia in the finals starting Tuesday in Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Edmonton
Jari Kurri
Wayne Gretzky
Chicago Black Hawks
Oilers
Philadelphia
Black Hawks
Kurri
Reggie Leach
Regis gym named for Breitbach in ceremony
Breitbach Gym at Cedar Rapids Regis was dedicated in honor of Dick Breitbach during the Honors Convocation. Principal Kevin McCarville and Monsignor Edmund Becker spoke as Breitbach, coach of Regis basketball and football, reflected on the program and its history.
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Dick Breitbach
Breitbach Gymnasium
Cedar Rapids Regis
Breitbach
Edmund Becker
Regis
Board of Education
Bob Jennings
Kevin McCarville
Jennings
Prairie High School
Tom Good
Royals
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Voon
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Brigham Young
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Alabama-Birmingham
Edwards
Amana
Bartow
Clean Gene
UCLA
Mike Humbert
Ann Collins
Mount Mercy
Dale Berra
Don Mattingly
Kansas City
Joe Digger Phelps
Notre Dame
Bobby Knight
By Bob Hilton
Well Dan Gable
Canada
Southern
Ranger
Los Angeles
Pat Riley
NBA
Laker
Earvin Magick Johnson
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Murray Bannerman
Gretzky
Messier
Glenn Anderson
Bannerman
Anderson
Detroit
Minnesota
Regis Gym
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