Racing and sports notes from a rainy Gotemba Grand Prix
Mario Andretti wins the rain delayed 73 lap Grand Prix in Gotemba Japan with James Hunt third clinching the world driving championship over Niki Lauda Lauda quits after a misty first lap and burns accident history. Petty pursues Victory in the American 500 at Rockingham while Rodgers wins New York City Marathon title. Bernard Hing suspended from Tennessee basketball amid legal trouble and other sports items include tennis and bowling results.
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Mario Andretti
United States
Britain
James Hunt
Japan
Gotemba
Andretti
Hunt
Niki Lauda
Lauda
Germany
King
Bernard Hing
Tennessee
Ray Meara
Aloa
Peon
Ernc Grunfeld
Cedar Rapids Gymnasts Finish Fourth at Chips Trophy Meet
Cedar Rapids Assn of Gymnastics placed fourth in the compulsory phase of the Chips Trophy, with Seay Eganhouse second in vaulting, Amie Laron second all around and on floor, Tori Cargin first on uneven bars, Lisa Kaschmitter and Lisa Grondahl contributing in vault and bars, and Debbie Smalley strong on balance beam. The Iowa Sailing Club finished seventh as Ree gata Indiana won the team title.
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Cedar Rapids Assn
C.R
Seay Eganhouse
Heather Riley
Amie Laron
Tori Cargin
Lisa Kaschmitter
Lisa Grondahl
Debbie Smalley
Iowa
Iowa Sailing Club
Ohio Wesleyan
Reegata
Indiana
Final Big Eight title hinging on last conference games
Missouri beat Nebraska 34-24 while Oklahoma State toppled Oklahoma 31-24. Colorado defeated Iowa State 33-14 and Kansas beat Kansas State 24-14. Five teams—Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Missouri—pushed the Big Eight race into a tight finish as Oklahoma and Nebraska suffered key losses.
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Kansas City
al Onofrio
David
Goliath
Cornhuskers
Norman
Ohio
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoms
Sooners
Colorado
Towa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Manhattan
Jayhawks
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Ountrio
Barry Switzer
Oelwein Eyes Playoff Bid In Regional 4A Pairings
Oelwein seeks two straight wins to clinch a 2nd playoff berth as Dyersville Beckman looms. Waukon hopes Oelwein slip while Sioux City Heelan and West Des Moines Dowling have qualified. Probable 4A first round matchups feature Davenport schools and Kingston stadium games with Dak.
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Dyersville
Beckman
Oelwein
Waukon
Decorah
Wapken
Wash
Jeff
Davenport
Sioux City Heelan
West Des Moines
Dowling
Davenport Assumption
Davenport Central
Des Moines
Lincoln
Waterloo West
THSAA
Assumption
Central
Kingston Stadium
Ceder Rapids
Jefferson
West
Powling
Heetan
Sanger Triumphs in Sportsman and Late Model Divisions
Sanger swept the Sportsman division with Stodola winning both heat races and the feature. Jack Siegal damaged a wall in the feature with only a slight leg injury. In Late Models Sanger led a close 15 lap feature with Weeden and Dolan trading the lead three times on laps eight and nine.
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Stodola
Jack Siegal
Siegal
Sanger
Kon Weeden
Roger Dolan
Weeden
Hob Schulte
Tor Bartholomew
Dolan
Moss
Phil Kraft
Stodoia
Ed Otten
Jerry Brumiey
Engel DeKock
al Miller
Tim McDonough
Dake
Darrell
All Saints Shares Par ish League Lead With Tie
All Saints earns a 7 1 victory to share the parish league lead after a 38 14 win for St. Matthew’s in a Sunday contest. Steve Wier ran four touchdowns Kevin Breh nan scored twice and Mark Kali ban added two as St. Matthew’s fell short. Chris Jennings scored two for Immaculate Conception while Jeff Fox and others tallied once. St. Jude edged St. Patrick 13 12 with Scott Murray and Scott McBowen scoring. Tama Regis beat South Tama 21 3 as Mike O Connell connected on three touchdown passes.
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St. Prud
St. Matthew's
Steve Wier
Kevin Brehnan
Mark Kaliban
St. Matthews’s
All Saints
St. Judn
St. Patrick's
Kerry Schulte
St Pat's
TAMA
Mike O Connell
John Downey
Mike Kaliban
Mike Sheeley
Cedar Rapids Regis
South Tama
Tama Seturiag
Alban
Dennis Miller
Regia
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