This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1973
Page
13
Oklahoma swept Iowa State 6 0 and 6 4 to clinch the Big 8 baseball crown. Stan Meek threw a one hitter in game one, striking out 13 in a live-clincher. Glenn Bahnister added key RBIs as the Sooners moved to 43 10 and earned NCAA District Five bid. ISU finished 7 15.
Goodyear’s offense clicks as they beat Tron Workers 2-1 at Ellis Park securing their third straight Major Open softball win. Palmer earns his third straight victory for the Orioles in a 4-1 win over Cleveland as New York, Detroit, Chicago and Oakland also post victories in the day’s AL action.
Upper Iowa Peacocks, champions of the Iowa conference, meet Morningside in a two game series at Woodfield Stadium to decide the District NATA champion. Games start at 1 p.m. with $1.50 adults and 50 cents for students. If tied after two games, a third will be played Saturday in Sioux City to determine the district rep for the national playoffs.
Franklin girls seized the top spot in the ninth grade basketball league Thursday by defeating Harding 14 to 1. Sue Peterson scored 18 for Franklin, while Mary McGowan tallied 20 for Harding. Prairie beat McKinley 45 to 40 with Diane Shaffer netting 33 for the losers. Wilson beat Roosevelt 35 to 34 led by Linda Warner with 23. Williamson scored 15 for Roosevelt.
Fowler Electric triumphed 15 12 over Alfofer Ma Alehinery Thursday in Major girls softball at Cedar Hills. Teresa Krumbholz went 3 for 1 with five RBIs and Cindy Hawes was 4 for 4. Carolyn Henty added a 0-for-3 for the losers. In girls Minor action Yellow Cab beat International Thargester 9 1 and Westgate Gulf defeated UAW Local 294 27 12 with Martha Orlmayer 4 for 6 and Cathy Dixon homering for Westgate. Suzanne Even hit a grand slam for UAW.
Roosevelt improved to 5-0 with a 13-3 victory over Franklin as Scott Hoss Ben Long and Cordie Nordgren each collected two hits. Randy Buchheim and Ana Tay were among the top performers for the losers, while Marmath Schennehn also contributed.
Jefferson high school girls golf fell at Muscatine in a dual meet by a wide margin. Team members listed include Htorsan, Sue Tih Behel, Be Rare, and Vickie Reseroth. Temple and Teh Revrales also noted in the scattered scoring lines with unclear totals.
Obby Om of Boston tops Norris Memorial trophy for six straight years marking league defense. John Denny led a no hitter as the Kansas Travelers beat Midland 6 1. Masters winner Tormy Aaron named April pro athlete of the year. 17 year old Mark Mowe first draft pick of Houston Acros in World Hockey Association. No U S Russia all star clash planned this fall. Yugoslavia defeats U S 85 79 at World Basketball Festival. Fred Samara flagged for AAU red competition against Russians. Roscoe Tanner beats Cliff Drysdale to reach Alan King Tennis semifinal in Las Vegas. Ark Pollard, killed last Saturday, interred Thursday in McMinnville Ore. Scott Eaton retires from Giants due to injuries. Steelers trade Bob Adams to Patriots for future pick. John Wayne named National Hall of Fame Gold Medal recipient. Doug Hines named basketball coach at Mississippi College. Tloushon Ashos recall catcher Skip Jutue to Denver.
Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton outpitched Reds ace Clay Carroll to secure a 3-1 victory. Sutton escaped a first inning bases-loaded jam and retired 18 straight batters, while Dave Lopes delivered a game-winning hit in the ninth as Los Angeles rallied from a tie to defeat Cincinnati. The win follows a similar late surge in the previous night.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.