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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1983
Page
16
A rowdy banter forecast Ohio State at Iowa in a tense showdown. The exchange notes Iowa’s defense and home field, contrasts Buckeyes past Rose Bowl snubs, and hints at high stakes if the Buckeyes win.
Willie Fleming misses today's reunion as he enters the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame. Al Miller notes two 1958 Hawkeyes are deceased, John Nocera and John Sawin. Ohio media figure Si Burick covers the Iowa Ohio State game and was recently elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hayden Fry reacts to Penn State praise after Iowa's 42-34 comeback.
Iowa City High’s 4-0 record remains after a tense win over Cedar Rapids Washington. The Little Hawks trailed 8-0 before a Flynn to Lumpa touchdown pass and a late interception return by Gary McCall sealed the 14-8 victory. Washington had earlier stretched the lead with a 98-yard pick six.
Regis with a 38-6 homecoming victory over Prairie at John Wall Memorial Field improves to 2-2. Andy Scott passed for 94 yards and a TD, Brad Stevie returned a kickoff 86 yards, and Kevin Winker plus Matt Chute added rushing. Prairie drops to 0-4 amid poor tackling and 128-6 scoring deficit over 12 of 13 games.
Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa defeated Michael Dokes by knockout in the 10th round to share the heavyweight title. The crowd of about 6,000 watched as Dokes was counted out after the bell, ending the round. Coetzee expressed a desire to fight Larry Holmes pending Don King's approval.
A condensed ledger lists famed pitchers in the Elite 300 Club with names such as Cy Young Walter Johnson Christy Mathewson Grover Cleveland Alexander Warren Spahn and Lefty Grove. It includes career win totals and spans from the late 19th to mid 20th century.
Steve Carlton earned his 300th victory with eight innings of two run allowed baseball against the St. Louis Cardinals as the Phillies moved three games up in the NL East. He struck out 12, walked one, and left after 135 pitches with Philadelphia ahead 6 2. Al Holland finished, recalling Carlton’s drive and future rest before a possible start at Chicago next week.
Gaylord Perry, 45, announced his retirement after a 21 year major league career and 314 wins. He ends with a 314-265 record and 3.09 ERA over 5,352 innings, noting he will return home to the peanut farm. He was with Kansas City Royals after Seattle release and is the only pitcher to win the Cy Young in both leagues.
Iowa and Ohio State meet as 2-0 teams with Mike Tomczak and Chuck Long leading national passings. Iowa seeks its first win vs the Buckeyes since 1962 after a 16-game skid. Also listed are TV radio schedules and related college grid matchups for the day.
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