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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1968

Page

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Iowa Board Eyes 1977 Football Matchup With Iowa State

The University of Iowa athletic board authorized Athletic Director Forest Evashevski to approach Iowa State about resuming a football game in 1977 on the Hawkeyes’ open date. The move follows recent cross‑campus freshman contests and aims to improve institutional relations after decades of tension.

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Yaz Halts Dry Spell With Homer for Red Sox Win

Carl Yastrzemski slugged a two run homer in the first and Rico Petrocelli added a two run shot as Boston beat Minnesota 9-7. Lee Strange delivered the decisive run with a seventh inning single and strong relief pitching sealed the victory. Other AL results included Brunet’s four hitter for Cleveland and a 1-0 Yankees win in 13 innings.

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UNI Ousted From Meet By Regional Losses

Northern Iowa fell 11 3 to Arkansas State and 6 2 to Southern Colorado State to exit the Midwest Regional baseball tourney. Wayne Pitcock hit two two run homers as Darnell wandered with four wild pitches. Kirz Mayer produced key hits and scoring in the opener.

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Foster Defeats Tiger for Light Heavyweight Title

Bob Foster won the light heavyweight title from Dick Tiger in Madison Square Garden, earning about 21 000 for the victory. The 29 year old champion expects quick non title bouts and possible future defenses against Floyd Patterson or George Chuvalo with money talks guiding potential matchups. Tiger was knocked out at 2 05 of the fourth round after a long left jab and hook combination, a first KO in Tiger's 16 year career.

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Loss May End Wash Valley Title Bid In Frantic Seventh

Jefferson High School rallied for three runs in the seventh at Washington field to beat the Warriors 3-2, dropping Washington to 8-4 in the Mississippi Valley Conference with two games left. Jeff’s Mark Tschopp earned a one-hitter while contributing a key role in the late rally.

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Soithall Noelridge Church Kenwood Park Pres

The fragment lists church affiliations and pairings such as Noelridge Park with Christ and Zion Lutheran, along with multiple ministerial or congregational names and numbers. It reads as a schedule or record of church associations and service pairings across several denominations.

Maxvill Leads Cardinals Power Surge in 5-1 Win

Cal Maxvill belted a third career homer part of a three-homer Cardinals attack that snapped a scoring drought with a 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. Curt Flood and Johnny Edwards also went deep, marking the first 5-run effort for St. Louis since May 4 and the first three-homer game since April 14.

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Spartans Near Title Iowa 13th Straight Michigan St. Victim

Michigan State remains on a 13 game win streak after a 5-2 nine inning victory over Iowa in Iowa City. Steve Garvey led the offense with five hits including two home runs as MSU closes in on the Big Ten title with a doubleheader against Minnesota looming in Minneapolis. Iowa ends the season 4-9 in the conference and 19-11 overall.

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Freeman Diaz Sparkle as Cardinals Rally to Beat Dubuque

Cedar Rapids Cardinals move within half a game of Dubuque by rallying for a 5-3 win Friday night. Dewey Freeman and Bobby Diaz sparked the offense while Stan Davis delivered key relief. Ron Ebner is slated to start Sunday as the series opens at Memorial Stadium against Quincy.

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National League Standings and Weekend Games

Standings and schedule notes from the National League with Friday matchups including Chicago St. Louis Atlanta Los Angeles Cincinnati Houston and Sunday games listed. Details mention players Sadecki York Arrigo Cuellar McBean Singer and tied results from a late inning rally plus minor league staff changes for the Cardinals.

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Bailie Resigns as Iowa Gym Coach

Sam Bailie resigns as the University of Iowa gymnastics coach after two Big Ten titles. He will join Atlas Athletic Equipment Co. of St. Louis as education director. Bailie succeeded Dick Holzaepff two years ago and led Iowa to conference titles and third-place NCAA finishes.

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