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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1968
Page
9
Green Bay suffers a second straight loss, dropping to third in the Central with a 23-17 defeat to the Detroit Lions. Coach Phil Bengtson questions if Lombardi’s absence as GM is the key factor in a looming dynasty decline.
New Orleans edged San Francisco 21-20 as the 49ers outplayed by Atlanta. Baltimore's three int TDs plus Morrall passing fueled a Colts blowout of Pittsburgh. Rams routed Cleveland after Mack and Talbert set early 10 points. Dallas had five interceptions in a win over Philadelphia with a late fight flaring. Tarkenton unit led New York past Washington with two long TD passes. Giants’ Lockhart intercepted twice to aid the victory. Brodie efficient as 49ers beat Atlanta. Bears upset Vikings despite Concannon injury. Gale Sayers 111 rushing yards and TD. St Louis edged New Orleans 28-21 with Crenshaw scoring late after Latourette punt return TD.
Major League standings and results from recent games show New York and Boston tied 4 to 4 in a Sunday matchup, Detroit beating Minnesota earlier, and California defeating Chicago. The sparse OCR reads like a fragmentary box score roundup with several garbled team names.
Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi steered Ford to its third straight Le Mans win as Ford GT 40 fended off Porsche prototypes. Rodriguez said the Ford could have set a lap record on the final run, but there was no point. Porsche finished second and third.
Minnesota Twins president Calvin Griffith dismissed manager Cal Ermer citing lack of firm control of the club. Griffith indicated a successor would be named after the World Series.
Iowa's hopes to end a road losing streak faded in a 28 17 defeat at Texas Christian. Quarterback Ed Podolak faced possible red light as head injuries and thin depth hampered Iowa's offense and depth.
The report details a controversial personal foul on Meskimen negating a potential Iowa first down at the TCU 20 and a late motion penalty. It notes jersey swaps between Meskimen and Legler and credits Meskimen with a key block that freed Denny Green for a 25 yard TD run.
The note states the writers Jack Ogden Bob Lana and Al Miller will author Red Peppers while the team tours Mexico to cover the Olympics at Mexico City. It notes focus on Iowa football and the World Series and mentions missing the next three Hawk Eye games.
Cedar Rapids racer Bill Law captured first in both A Utility and A Stock Hydro at the Hawkeye Stock Outboard event held Sunday at Marina 218. CR competitors Ron Tietge and Bruce Archibald also won in B Stock Hydro and D Stock Utility respectively.
Hank Bauer, fired earlier by Baltimore, signed a two year contract to manage the Oakland Athletics replacing Bob Kennedy who was dismissed minutes after Oakland closed the 1962 season with an 82 80 record. Finley has cycled through six managers since purchasing the club in 1960.
Purdue defeated Notre Dame 37-22 while Southern California beat Northwestern 24-7. Ohio State won 34-14 over SMU and Kansas upset Indiana 38-20. LSU won 21-7 over Rice. UCLA defeated Washington State 31-21. Texas Tech beat Texas 31-22. Miami Fla over Georgia Tech and Tennessee over Memphis State occurred alongside several other results.
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