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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1972
Page
16
In Uniondale New York AP report NBA players warned they may quit if fines or suspensions are imposed after the All Stars game. Detroit’s Dave Lanier and New York’s Walt Frazier addressed the matter as Jabbar withdrew briefly and Kareem Abdul Jabbar remained the league’s top star. The ABA side reported a $17 000 total payout to its All-Stars.
CHAMPAIGN Illinois AP the Big Ten formed a seven member advisory panel on black athletes and campus issues commissioner Wayne Duke announced DeBusschere did not play due to injuries two of his three sons and wife ill NBA players discussed reserve clause and charity game fans saw a competitive ABA NBA charity clash with Havlicek Lanier Clark and Barry among notable scorers and a late ABA rally fell short
The Big Ten forms a continuing commission with six named members and several nominees, as faculty and athletic directors meet while Indiana hosts the 72nd outdoor track championships. Debates cover black representation, recruiting probes, red shirt rules, and economy-driven schedule changes.
Franklin's ninth grade baseball team defeated Wilson 3 to 1 on Thursday in a tightly contested contest. The game highlighted strong pitching by Franklin and timely hitting to secure the win.
Town high school hosts the state AA track final at Kingston Stadium with preliminaries at 9:30 a.m. and finals in running events starting at 1:00 p.m. Event fields target five marks including 220, mile, 2-mile, discus, and high jump with notable contenders from Iowa City, Waterloo East, Sioux City Heelan, and Davenport Central among others.
Prairie high school opened its summer baseball campaign with a 4-2 victory over Anamiosa. Sophomore Gary Pegump pitched a one hitter while striking out seven. Greg Gibney stole three bases and Greg Fetter doubled in a Prairie run.
Kennedy High School sophomores defeated Regis 4 to 2 Thursday. Dick Church went 3 for 3 to pace the winners while David Brost had three hits for Regis. Kennedy improves to 9 2 for the season.
Bernie Peeters running back from Luther College Decorah signs with Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He holds the national college division record with 1,195 carries in four years and Luther career rushing total of 4,481 yards.
iM F L defeats Valley Nine 13 to 5 in a Thursday game reported by The Garaite. Final score shows strong offense from iM F L with solid pitching and key runs across innings. Valley Nine struggled to respond, while iM F L maintained momentum throughout the contest.
The Knights of Columbus hall hosts an AAU amateur boxing program Friday night starting at 3 p.m. Tickets at the door cost 1.50 for adults and 1 for youths. Don Smith will meet Christopher Criss at Davenport in the main event.
Rocky Dale pitched a one hitter Thursday as Harding blanked Taft 9-0. Matt Novak and Don Bayer each had two hits for the winners. Terry Poggenpohl of K of C will face Fox and Ratan in the semifinal, with Dubuque looming as potential adversaries.
Stock Drivers Bid for Bonus at Hawkeye Downs promises a $100 bounty for any driver who beats Ramo Stott to the checkered flag in the feature. Stott has dominated early stock events at the Downs.
Central City women’s softball routed Alburnett 11 to 0 as Roxanne Smith and Becky Steele each collected three hits. Minter and other teammates contributed offensively, sealing the lopsided victory for the Central City squad.
The Cedar Rapids Cardinals fall 7 6 to Burlington at Mettoria stadium after a strong offensive display. Burlington’s Bill Daniels, Oakland Athletics draft pick, allowed six runs on nine hits as CR rallied with late scoring but could not overcome a shaky bullpen. Roo Roller homered for Burlington while CR’s Mike Swenton provided offense with a homer and two hits in a tight Midwest league contest.
Franklin swept the ninth grade division at a Roosevelt junior high track meet. Franklin boys won 72 high, while Franklin girls posted 43 4 1814. Roosevelt won the eighth grade boys 1 36 and edged Franklin in seventh grade boys 44 42. Several athletes set marks in relays and events, with Roosevelt claiming multiple top places across grades.
Gazette qualifiers lead district efforts across classes in shot put high jump and distance events. Starmont Independence and Williamsburg athletes posted top marks including mile times and relays while Drake track tests in Des Moines loom. District leaders include Steve McTaggart Starmont 4 21 86 mile and Marc Allison Springville high jump class C mile mark 4 33 6. Independence leads in two Class A events with top 2 10 5 83 clocking.
Franklin and Roosevelt split a ninth grade tennis meet with Franklin winning 4-1 in one match while Roosevelt claimed the seventh-eighth grade portion 32. The readable text includes scattered names and places but the core results show the dual meet outcome and a mixed set of unclear references.
Taft defeated McKinley in two fencing meets on Thursday. The ninth grade won 44 and the seventh grade edged 3-2. Details are limited by garbled OCR text but indicate Taft's two victories over McKinley.
Roosevelt defeated McKinley 10 to 5 as Joe Joel went 3 for 3 with two triples and Randy Myers contributed a 2 for 4 effort with a triple. Dean Ormstom collected two hits for Roosevelt and Gosch added two doubles and a single while going 3 for McKinley with three at bats.
In Cedar Hills Major boys action, Ten and Taege defeated Ced Rel Supper club 7-2 as Joz Jonca and Lana Dixon each collected two hits. In Minor boys, Setullig Auto by Midwest Investment won 4-1 on a combined no hitter by Schill Dennis and Thompson. Danny Kroff homered as Pazour Motor Sports beat Edgewood 66 61. Welly Way routed Larry iSharp 11-7. Shaw Trim All beat Colony restaurant 19-10. Twin Shaw and Colony players delivered multiple homers in girls minor action led by Mona Mossbarger two homers and Debbie Komar’s slam and six RBIs.
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