Big Ten Football Notes and Local Baseball Skirmishes
Iowa struggles in passing while Chuck Long shines in efficiency as Illinois leads the conference. Cedar Rapids fans recall Bob Forsch’s early career with the Cardinals before his rise to the majors. Illinois routs Minnesota as Iowa battles Indiana, and local high school bands at Kingston Stadium draw praise. Punchy Fisteras jokes about TV baseball highlights cutting into football viewing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Chuck Long
Big Ten
Purdue
Mark Herrmann
Long
Dale Samuels
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Bob Forsch
Cardinals
Atlanta
Bob
Sarasota
Lewiston
Modesto
Braves
Bill Happel
Minnesota Gophers
Washington
Jeff
Bill
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Billy
Indiana
Kingston Stadium
Wash
Punchy Fisteras
Hempstead survives soaking night in 7-0 OT win over Kennedy
In a wet Kingston Stadium clash the Dubuque Hempstead Mustangs edged Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7-0 in overtime as rain turned the field to a quagmire. Hempstead relied on ground attack and a fourth down conversion, while Kennedy failed to capitalize near the end of regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque Hempstead
Mustangs
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Kingston Stadium
Kennedy
Greg Reed
Rick Fry
Brad Sleep
Reed
Brett Bordewick
Dennis Debolt
Sleep
Steve Schewatzki
Hempstead
Bob Timmerman
Jeff Blake
Tim Batteson
John Smith
Kevin Mote
Joe Paulsen
Paul Scott
Mustang
Cougars
Craig Cone
Mark Larue
Fry
Page
Cedar Rapids
Pointers Blank Starmont in Unbeaten Run
Star m on remained unbeaten with a 13 0 win over Th e Turn toe 3B. Danny Gallagher threw for a third quarter touchdown and Jan Allen added a rushing score as the Pointers defeated The Turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Danny Gallagher
Jan Allen
Starmont
Linn-Mar Lions Rally to Top Benton in Rainy ECIC Showdown
Linn-Mar remains unbeaten at 6-0 overall and 3-0 in ECIC after a 26-8 home win over Benton Community. The Lions jumped to a 14-0 start with two early touchdowns, forced five Benton turnovers, and benefitted from strong defense and punt returns in poor conditions. Benton drops to 1-5, 0-3 as Linn-Mar prepares for a league showdown with Cedar Rapids LaSalle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Horne
Bobcat Lake
Linn-Mar
Lions
Benton
Iowa
Cedar Rapids LaSalle
Bobcats
UPI
Cape van Horne
Kevin Buisman
Scott Underwood
Bobcat
Buisman
Steve Rohlena
Gary Dvorak
Homecoming
Queens
Sutton Keeps Brewers Alive In Tight Playoff Win
Milwaukee pitcher Don Sutton delivered seven solid innings as the Brewers overcame a disputed eighth inning homer call by Angel Bob Boone. Paul Molitor delivered a two run homer in the seventh and Pete Ladd closed out the win to trim California's lead to 2-1 in the best of five series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
UPI
Milwaukee Brewers
Don Sutton
Sutton
California
Angel
Bob Boone
Ben Oglivie
Larry Barnett
Oglivie
Don Baylor
Pete Ladd
Brewers
Baltimore Orioles
Boone
Houston Astros
Paul Molitor
Molitor
Brewer
Ladd
Rollie Fingers
Fingers
Cy Young
Baylor
Doug DeCinces
Angels
Indiana Hoosiers Meet Iowa Hawkeyes In Homecoming Clash
Indiana hosts Iowa in a Big Ten game at Bloomington with a homecoming atmosphere as Iowa rides a two game win streak and Iowa State, Kent State, and other regional programs feature in the surrounding schedule with multiple radio and TV outlets carrying the day’s action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Stadium
Bloomington
ABC
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Group W
Dubuque
Hayden Fry
KWWL
Waterloo
WOC
Davenport
WHO
Des Moines
WMT
KHAK
KNEI
Waukon
KXIC
KCJJ
Koel-Fm
Oelwein
Kmaq-Fm
Maquoketa
KLEH
Anamos
Iowa
Fry
Hawk
ISU
Oklahoma
Kent State
Northern Illinois
Northwestern
Cyclones
Tommy Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Gus Schrade
Forsch
Y Omigosh
Minnesota
Illini
Pitt
Michigan
Chip Marshal
Gazette
The
Bob Busch
Underwood
Mike Garber
Ron Rutgers
Greg Purnell
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Michigan State
Iowa State
Iowa State Stadium
Ames
KCRG
Donnie Duncan
WOI
WQAD
KDUB
Cyclone
KIOA
Wmt-Fm
Koel-Am
Kmaq-Am
Missouri
Kansas State
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Colorado
Texas
Dallas
Upper Iowa
Luther
Carlson Stadium
Decorah
KDEC
USA
Coe
Knox
Cornell
Grinnell
Idaho
Drake
Western Illinois
Wartburg
Buena Vista
Simpson
William Penn
Central
CBS
Clemson
Virginia
WTBS
Ace
Northern Iowa
WO. Ames
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!