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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1983
Page
20
Rockford Illinois hosts the 1983 NJCAA Women’s Softball Tournament with Kirkwood pursuing 1984 national hosting. Coaches and scouts from Iowa State Iowa and Missouri attend as Kirkwood players Amy Monk Lori Young Kelli Alberts Lynn Campbell spotlighted.
Fry cites morale strain from arena move and Michigan Ohio State comparisons while praising women’s facilities gains. Schillig begins pro career with grass season in England, aiming for Wimbledon main draw or at-large spots, with return to Cedar Rapids and possible late July U.S. tournament debut.
Reds load the bases with intentionally walked Haberle and Hill, then Kal Daniels drives in a run with a sacrifice fly as Rhodes adds a homer. Hawley earns the win after six innings with Reynolds closing for the save. Riley collects two hits and four RBIs as he fuels the homestand surge.
Marion Washington earns first district title at Muscatine with 306 and Twachtmann 74 leads the Indians to a state Class 4A bid in Ottumwa. Chipokas 72 and teammates Ervin Benkusky Huebner Davis DeKock Davison join the state lineup for a two day pursuit of the team crown.
Cedar Rapids Washington sophomore Holly Henshaw finished third in the 3000 and sixth in the 1500 at the Iowa girls state track meet. She set a Metro record 10:31.55 in the 3000, with Dawn Lentsch of Cedar Falls dominating events. Henshaw’s coach Tom Busch says she will be a top distance runner by her senior year.
Iowa finishes fifth in men’s standings and third in women’s. Vivien McKenzie wins 100 meters for Iowa women. Relay quartet Beecham Duckett Greer Patrick clock 39.99 seconds, beating Michigan’s 40.38. Doak and Davenport also place in distance and heptathlon events.
WBA bantamweight champion Jeff Chandler won his first super bantamweight bout by unanimous decision over Hector Cortez in a 10 round match. The 26 year old Philadelphia fighter improved to 31-0-2 while Cortez dropped to 43-10-4.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll remains in stable condition after hospitalization for a back ailment described as not serious by team spokesman Joe Gordon. He has shown some improvement though doctors expect a day to day recovery.
Chicago acquire veteran pitcher Dick Ruthven and minor leaguer Bill Johnson from Philadelphia in exchange for reliever Willie Hernandez. Ruthven owns a 1-3 record with a 5.61 ERA this season and has played for the Phillies and Braves since 1973. Hernandez is 1-0 with a 3.20 ERA this year. Tim Nooner, 18, from Las Vegas, is in stable condition after a seven car crash at Mesa Marin Raceway leaving him with second degree burns over 50 percent of his body.
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