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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1971
Page
4
Lansing Michigan AP reports athletic director Clarence Biggie Munn, 63, suffered a stroke Thursday afternoon. Renowned for directing MSU football to prominence in the early 1950s, he has led a growing athletic program since becoming athletic director in 1954.
Michigan and Michigan State prepare for a nationally televised Big Ten showdown in East Lansing. Michigan seeks perfection in conference play behind a strong ground game led by Taylor Seyferth and Shuttlesworth, while MSU relies on Eric Allen and quarterback Frank Kolch as coach Munn fights a serious health setback.
New York NHL team defeated Boston 5 to 3 in an exhibition clash. Other results list Detroit edging Atlanta 113 to 109 in NBA play and a string of mixed basketball scores across leagues including Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Milwaukee, Houston, Portland, and Baltimore with various NBA and ABA matchups.
Denny Butterfield scored 1713 points to win the recreation commission football skills competition at Wright School on Thursday. Mike Driscoll finished second with 1656 and Kim Scharnberg took third with 1612.
Mets pitcher Jim McAndrew, Iowa native, predicts the Pittsburgh Pirates will win the World Series in seven games over the Baltimore Orioles. He notes the Pirates’ strong lineup and questions the Orioles’ pitching, comparing Pirates Ellis and Blass to Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman in 1969. He recalls his own rough 1971 season with the Mets and details his injury and weight loss, plus his current postbaseball plans.
Short want ad offers garage rental space at low cost. Caller can reach through the listed phone number to arrange details and timing.
Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh will start Dock Ellis in the World Series opener against the Baltimore Orioles, with a final decision likely after a pregame check. Ellis, elbow pain easing, faces Orioles lefty Dave McNally as Baltimore counters with Jim Palmer and Mike Cuellar. Powell s injury concerns loom for Baltimore, while Stargell leads Pittsburgh in a pitching rich matchup.
Washington defeated Linn-Mar 112.45 to 67.05 in a gym meet on Thursday. Rick McConnell won two events and placed second in parallel bars and still rings, with top results across high bar and long horse. Other event placements include Dan Glessner and Jeff Chadima earning top finishes for Washington.
Detroit Lions former tackle Alex Karras will be in the press box for Lions games as a Detroit Free Press writer after club lawyers ruled he was not technically an employee. Karras plans to attend the Sunday game against Green Bay.
Radio and television schedule listing football and World Series coverage across stations KCRG WMT Channel 7 2 9 and others. Mentions Notre Dame Michigan NFL games Raiders Rams Giants Cowboys and Iowa Iowa State football with times and channels across Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday.
Luther aims to extend its Iowa Conference lead by facing Wartburg at Wartburg at 1 30 p m while Upper Iowa seeks an improved offense against Central in Pella at 7 30 p m Simpson meets Buena Vista and William Penn plays Dubuque in Saturday action Luther, 3 0 in the league, 4 0 overall, features a stingy defense. Bernie Peeters leads the attack. Wartburg eyes a 60 minute performance. Central is buoyed by a 29 7 win over Simpson and hopes to sustain momentum.
Saturday at 7 30 p m in Pella a wrestling event features Upper Iowa and multiple entrants including Novak Rasmussen Exline Rausch Ge Mc holland Louvar Hahn Witherall Clapp O Donnell Smith Busscher Rollison and Rollison plus Rollision Timelines. KOEY and Oelwein will broadcast the night action with matchups listed under 190 220 weights and various enrollees.
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