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COOL IN THE POOL IOWA FOOTBALL

Martin stuck in transfer limbo

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Tristan West breaches the water in
the Boys 13-14 50-yard breaststroke
during the All City Swim Meet on Sat-
urday at Cherry Hill Aquatics Center in
Cedar Rapids. More photos, 3B.
Former Iowa City West star
wants to play right away
By Marc Morehouse, The Gazette
CHICAGO — Newly
minted Iowa wide receiver
Oliver Martin was a topic at
Big Ten media days.
Earlier this summer, the
Iowa City native announced
his transfer from Michigan
to the Hawkeyes. Michigan
Coach Jim Harbaugh said
Friday, in so many words,
no hard feelings.
“Yeah, I was surprised
was at the top of our depth
chart coming out of spring
ball and was doing very well
in school, on his way to the
Ross Business School. So
that was a surprise.”
What comes next for Mar-
tin as far as eligibility goes
for this year remains up in
the air.
Martin has appealed the
NCAA for immediate eligi-
bility. Along with UI compli-
ance working on the appeal,
the Martins have hired an
attorney to help with the
process, Iowa head coach
Kirk Ferentz said. Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette

SIDELINE that Oliver transferred,”

Harbaugh said. “He really
had a heck of a spring and
MIDWEST LEAGUE
“I’m not an expert on the Oliver Martin during practice in 2016 at Iowa City West High School. Martin
picked Michigan out of high school, but this summer transferred to Iowa. He
;; MARTIN, PAGE 2B is awaiting word on whether he can play this fall or must sit out a season.

Kernels use 14-hit MIKE HLAS I THE GAZETTE

attack to beat TinCaps
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The

50 years ago: Moon

Cedar Rapids Kernels pound-
ed out 14 hits and downed the
Fort Wayne TinCaps, 6-4, last
night at Parkview Field.
Of the 14 hits, 11 were sin-
gles. Yeltsin Encarnacion hit

landing, Cubs crashing

a solo home run and Gilberto
Celestino had two doubles.
Jose Martinez (5-3) picked
up the win in relief of Kai-Wei
Teng, who didn’t finish the
fourth inning. Rickey Ramirez
picked up his second save,
striking out four over two
innings.

AUTO RACING

Weather delays
start of Iowa 300
NEWTON — Weather de-
layed the start of the IndyCar
Iowa 300 last night at Iowa
Speedway.
The grandstands were
cleared around 5:30 p.m. due
to lightning and rain.
After drying the track, the
green flag dropped about 10:45
p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

ISU’s Jacobson, Steyer

earn Honors Court
AMES — Iowa State men’s
basketball players Michael
Jacobson and Eric Steyer were
named to the National Asso-
ciation of Basketball Coaches
2018-19 Honors Court.
The Honors Court recogniz-
es players who excelled in aca-
USA Today Sports
demics. A player must have a
GPA of 3.2 or higher. Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks delivers Monday at Wrigley Field against Cincinnati’s Joey Votto. Fifty years ago, the Cubs had a healthy lead in the
Jacobson started all 35 National League East most of the summer, but they faded late and the New York Mets finished the 1969 season on a 38-11 run to race past them.
games for ISU and earned a
degree in finance. Steyer, a
walk-on from Ames, was Aca-
In 1969, Wrigley Field National League East stand-
ings. It was a lesson for an
Game 7 of the Series in 2016
wasn’t a more-elaborate
demic All-Big 12 first team. was a sanctuary from Iowa kid on how things can scam. Anyway ...

ROWING
the world ... for a while turn sour in this life.
The Amazin’ Mets were the
In August 1969, I was 11
and was taken to Chicago for
story of sports in 1969, win- a weekday game at Wrigley

Ex-J-Hawk Koenigfeld
rowing for America
IOWA CITY — Two mem-
ber of the Iowa rowing team
were named to national teams
ahead of the 2019 U23 World
Rowing Championships,
which begin Wednesday in
Sarasota, Fla.
Eve Stewart will row for
the Netherlands and Hunter
Koenigfeld, a Cedar Rapids
Jefferson grad, for the United
States.
C
HICAGO — It was in
all the papers, as peo-
ple used to say. Satur-
day was the 50th anniversary
of U.S. astronauts being the
first people to step foot on the
moon.
But while walking around
in Chicago a few days ago, I
was reminded of a different
50-year marker, a not-so-
golden anniversary in this
toddlin’ town. In the summer
of ’69 as a kid, the Chicago
Cubs had an armbar on the
ning the World Series against
the expectations of everyone.
It was regarded nationally in,
well, amazement. In Chicago,
it is remembered as some-
thing quite different and not
at all cute or romantic. It was
an epic Cubs collapse, one
that kept them from a chance
to win their first pennant in
24 years on the way to going
71 years between them.
Some people think the
moon landing was fake. I’m
not sure the Cubs winning
Field. The Cubs beat the
Atlanta Braves, 3-0. Ron
Santo hit a three-run homer
in the first inning, then Ken
Holtzman threw a no-hitter.
The Cubs had a 77-45 record
and an eight-game lead in the
East.
A no-hitter! A runaway di-
vision-leader! Life was easy. A poster featuring the 1969
Life was good. Inside the ball- Chicago Cubs. They staggered to
park, anyway. It was a year a 19-27 record after leading by
after the assassinations of 8.5 games Aug. 13 and finished
second to the New York Mets in
;; HLAS, PAGE 2B the National League East.

COLLEGE WRESTLING
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Upper Iowa recruiting
class ranked fourth
FAYETTE — The Upper
Green delivers in final game before boot camp
Iowa wrestling program land-
ed the fourth-best recruiting
Iowa City West grad With one last chance ers from the graduat-
to hit somebody on a ing Class of 2019 to
class in NCAA Div. II, accord- named defensive MVP football field, Green benefit The Shriner’s
ing to The Open Mat. delivered. Hospitals for Children.
The Peacocks landed Kaden By Douglas Miles, The Gazette “It was absolutely The South has now
Anderlik, Crestwood; Colter amazing,” Green said won 10 of the last 14
Bye, Crestwood; Eric Faught, CEDAR FALLS — after leading the South contests and leads the
Clear Lake; Scott Kellen- Landon Green won’t All-Stars to a 24-13 vic- overall series, 24-22-1.
berger, Horizon, Ariz.; Chase be playing football in tory over the North in In just two quarters
Luensman, Monticello; Troy college. the 47th annual Iowa of action, Green sent a
Monahan, Mason City; Gun- Two weeks from Shrine Bowl on Satur- strong message to the
ner Rodgers, North Fayette Monday, the Iowa City day at the UNI-Dome. North that points were
Valley; Zach Ryg, Central West all-state lineback- “It was my final high going to be hard to
Decatur; Dalton Schams, West
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Salem/Bangor, Wis.; and
transfer Zach Garza from Ells-
worth Community College.
UIU was 15th at the 2019
D-II Championships.
The Gazette
er will report to boot school game and it come by. His two first-
camp at Fort Benning. might be my final game quarter sacks snuffed
Cliff Jette/The Gazette Ga., to begin his career completely. … It was out a pair of early
South Squad’s Landon Green of Iowa City West cel- in the United States just an amazing experi- North drives.
ebrates scoring a touchdown on the recovery of a North Army with the hope ence the entire week.” “My mentality is
fumble in the end zone last night during the Iowa Shrine of becoming an Army The all-star game
All-Star Football Classic at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Ranger. featured football play- ;; SHRINE, PAGE 4B
2B The Gazette ● Sunday, July 21, 2019
PRO GOLF: BRITISH OPEN
Shane Lowry waves his hat on the 18th hole during the third round of the British Open on Saturday at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
Lowry leads the field by four strokes going into the final round.
Lowry enjoys great day of golf
Irish native fires 8-under 63, Holmes, Lowry birdied the
and leads field by 4 shots
Reuters
PORTRUSH, Northern
Ireland — If there were any
nerves concealed behind
Shane Lowry’s thick beard
they had no impact on his
golf as the Irishman took the
British Open by the scruff of
the neck with a sensational
course record in Saturday’s
third round.
On a day ripe for scoring
on a becalmed Dunluce links, second at the 2016 U.S. Open,
joint overnight leader Lowry had missed four consecutive
provoked roars from the gal-
leries that had flocked to the poised for a remarkable win.
Antrim coast as he moved
four shots clear of Tommy
Fleetwood with an 8-under 63. today, when rough weather
Several other players, nota- is expected, could be fraught
bly Fleetwood, tucked into the with danger for Lowry.
third-day birdie-feast but they
could not keep pace with the
32-year-old.
Starting the day tied on
8-under with American JB
Fleetwood braces for rowdy crowd in final round
Reuters
PORTRUSH, North-
ern Ireland — English-
man Tommy Fleetwood
is preparing himself for
a wall of noise at Royal
Portrush today when
he tries to reel in fan fa-
vorite Shane Lowry to
win the British Open.
Fleetwood was mag-
nificent Saturday. His
5-under 66 lifted him
to second on the lead-
erboard. But Ireland’s
Lowry, roared on by the
massive galleries, put
everyone in the shade
in the third round.
Lowry, who comes
from across the border
in County Offaly, has
become the darling
of the fans who have
flocked to the Northern
Ireland coast and was
imperious as he put
Hlas/Don’t take first-place leads for granted
;; FROM PAGE 1B
Martin Luther King Jr., and
Robert Kennedy. It was while
the nation was in a highly un-
popular war in a place called
Vietnam.
It was a confusing time,
an angry time, a time when
it seemed like the nation was
coming apart in important
ways. But you wouldn’t have
known inside the friendly
confines of Wrigley, where
every game was a day game
and future Cubs Hall of Famer
Ernie Banks projected only
sunshine.
The Braves had Hank
Aaron, who hit a ball in the
seventh inning of that no-hit-
ter that looked headed for the
bleachers for sure and per-
haps onto Waveland Avenue.
SPORTS
third, fifth and ninth going BRITISH OPEN
out and then moved into the
outright lead with a birdie 1. Shane Lowry .....................-16
at the 10th following a magi- 2. Tommy Fleetwood ..............-12
cal 7-iron approach from the 3. J.B. Holmes ......................-10 “My mind is still a bit
rough after a rare wayward 4. Justin Rose..........................-9
tee shot. 4. Brooks Koepka.....................-9
Fleetwood, playing one 6. Rickie Fowler........................-8
hole ahead with compatriot 6. Lee Westwood......................-8
Lee Westwood, also was in 8. Danny Willett........................-7
scintillating form, but hav- 8. Jon Rahm.............................-7
ing reached 12-under with a 8. Tony Finau............................-7
birdie on 12 he could make no 8. Jordan Spieth.......................-7
more inroads, settling for a 66.
Lowry, whose previous lamity” saw him sink another
best in a major was tied for one.
Cries of “Ole Ole” broke
out as Lowry then nailed his
cuts at the British Open but is approach on the 17th before
another birdie dropped. He
Stormclouds loom, howev- strode down the 18th fairway
er, and 18 holes on the course to raucous cheers from fans
in the grandstands, who three
days ago might have been
expecting to be cheering local
He was unshakable Satur- favorite Rory McIlroy.
day, though. Having grabbed He almost sunk his birdie
the lead he birdied the 15th putt on the 18th too, which
and then a superb tee shot at would have given him a
the par-three 16th named “Ca- record-equalling 62 for a
who will play with him,
knows he might not be
getting too much sup-
port.
“The atmosphere for
us as golfers was just
great. I loved it. For or
against you, you can’t
help appreciate and
love what today was
and what tomorrow
will be,” Fleetwood said
of the vibe at the first
Open held in Northern
Ireland for 68 years.
USA Today Sports “Tomorrow is not
Tommy Fleetwood watches his shot on the 11th hole during going to be any quieter.
the third round of the British Open on Saturday in Portrush, And for sure tomorrow
Northern Ireland. Fleetwood will be paired with Shane Lowry, playing with Shane,
who has been embraced by the crowds and leads by four. last day, it’s going to
be more challenging to
together a stunning at the 2016 U.S. Open, control yourself in the
course-record 63 to will have some anxious atmosphere and being
open a four-shot lead. moments over the next in the middle of that.
Bad weather is 24 hours. But that’s what we’re
predicted today and Thousands of Irish here for.
Lowry, whose best pre- fans will have his back, “I know what it’s go-
vious major was second though, and Fleetwood, ing to be like. I’ve had
Instead, a stiff wind stopped it fully so.
and dropped into the glove of An 11-year-old kid in a ball-
left fielder Billy Williams in park in 1969 wasn’t worried.
the deepest part of left field. He tuned out the war stuff,
Holtzman got Aaron to hit tuned out Richard Nixon and
a bouncer to second baseman Charles Manson and Wood-
Glenn Beckert for the game’s stock (which was held the
final out. weekend before Holtzman’s
Five years later, Aaron no-hitter), and didn’t pay as
hit a home run that put him much attention to the moon
ahead of Babe Ruth as base- landing as he should have.
ball’s all-time leader. Many Humans on the moon? That
celebrated it. Some others was a lot more Amazin’ than
— too many others — pelted the ’69 Mets.
Aaron with hate mail, much School resumed soon af-
of it with racial slurs. ter that day in Wrigley. The
You’d like to think people Cubs went just 15-25 after
were meaner and dumber Holtzman’s no-no Aug. 19; the
then compared to now. We Mets went 33-11. I slowly drift-
can identify progress in the ed toward a career in which
last half-century in many you eventually learn the
ways. Yet, there still is a large games that matter so much to
market for mean and dumb so many are just games.
in 2019. Growth is slow, pain- Fifty years later, Chicago
USA Today Sports
round at a major, a mark set
by Branden Grace at the 2017
Open, and wore a grin as wide
as the fairway as he walked
off.
fuzzy, I just really enjoyed it
today,” Lowry said. “I played
great golf, the crowd were
incredible and I just felt so
comfortable.
“Tomorrow it’s going to be
tough but there is nowhere I
would rather be. A four-shot
lead in the Open, in Ireland.”
Fleetwood still thinks he
can catch Lowry
after a blemish-free third
round.
Westwood, 46, began his
third round with three succes-
sive birdies and briefly topped
the leaderboard but he fell
away and finished on 8-under
after a disappointing 70.
World No. 1 Brooks Koepka
had a frustrating day with the
putter but moved into a tie for
fourth with England’s Justin
Rose on 9-under after a
4-under 67.
my fair share of sup-
port for the first three
days. Hopefully there
will still be some people
out there rooting for
me. But it’s going to be
harder than (it is) for
the rest of the field, for
sure.”
Fleetwood grew up
playing links golf in
Southport and will be
undaunted even if the
weather closes in.
“I personally don’t
mind the conditions,
whatever they are,” the
long-haired Fleetwood
said. “I feel like I’ve had
some of my best rounds
in terrible, terrible
conditions, where I’ve
enjoyed grinding it out.
Shane’s not played in
sunshine and no wind
all his life. So it’s not
going to be a problem
for him, either.”
in the summer still pops for
this visitor from Iowa who
has been here several dozen
times since 1969. The lake and
the Loop and the “L” trains.
The skyline and the food and
the music. People of all kinds,
who have come here from
virtually everywhere to live
or visit.
Looking at it through
weary eyes today instead of
wide ones a half-century ago,
it seems things are as unrav-
eled now as they were in 1969.
Maybe more. Maybe much
more. Pay attention, kids, and
start thinking for yourselves
now.
Also, don’t take anything
for granted just because the
Cubs are in first-place today.
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Martin/
Working
with Stanley
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topic,” Ferentz said. “As
an outsider looking in, it
certainly seems like your
chances of things going your
way increase a little bit if
you have someone helping
you.”
Yes, the Hawkeyes begin
camp Aug. 2. No, there is no
timetable for a final decision.
Harbaugh offered his opin-
ion on transfers in general.
(Keep in mind, the transfer
process routes through com-
pliance and not athletics.)
“You have one time where
you can transfer, be imme-
diately eligible,” Harbaugh
said. “A second time you’d
have to sit out a year, while
still having the graduate-
transfer rule.
“It would be good to just
have a clear, concise, where
everybody understands what
the ramifications are. I think
that would be a fair way to
proceed.”
Iowa athletics director
Gary Barta is on an NCAA
committee working on
changing the transfer pro-
cess. So far, that group has
passed legislation that allows
athletes to transfer without
asking permission from the
school and schools can’t
block the financial aid of an
athlete transferring out.
Beyond that, there’s a lot
of work to do.
“For me, the job will be
complete when we make a
decision where either ev-
eryone sits in every sport or
nobody sits in every sport so
we don’t have to wonder,”
Barta said.
Ferentz said Martin has
been training with the Hawk-
eyes all summer.
“We obviously think he’s
a good football player and a
good young person,” Ferentz
said. “If he can help our foot-
ball team (this season), I’ll all
for that, but we’re not count-
ing on him at all. It’d be a bo-
nus pick if it happened.”
Quarterback Nate Stanley
said Friday that Martin has
been a fit.
“He’s been doing a great
job,” Stanley said. “I think
he’s a lot more comfortable
now. He works extremely
hard when we’re throwing
routes, skills and drills and
7-on-7. He’s done a great job
to put himself in a good posi-
tion.”
Stanley said Martin has
worked at slot receiver and
the Z spot on the outside.
NOTES
l Iowa had three wide
receivers transfer in during
the summer. Charlie Jones,
an Illinois native, caught
18 passes for 395 yards and
three TDs at Buffalo last sea-
son. Jack Combs transferred
from Central Michigan.
Ferentz said Jones and
Combs, both walk-ons, will
redshirt this season.
l On the “health going
into camp” question, Ferentz
said, “I think good.” He did
mention outside linebacker
Barrington Wade and an-
other player “down on the
depth chart” have foot is-
sues. Ferentz also said Wade,
who’s listed No. 1 at outside
linebacker, would be ready
for camp.
l Whether anyone wants
to admit this or not, Stanley
won’t be Iowa’s quarterback
in 2020. So, that puts a pre-
mium on who the backup is.
Logically, that QB would at
least start the 2020 season in
the first chair.
Ferentz said right now QB
goes sophomore Peyton Man-
sell, redshirt freshman Spen-
cer Petras and true freshman
Alex Padilla, in that order.
Padilla, a Colorado native,
early enrolled and Ferentz
liked what he saw in the
spring.
“This is a really big
growth time for young
quarterbacks,” Ferentz
said. “They’ve gone through
spring practice and they’ve
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practiced in our offense. So
now, when they go back and
look at film, they can put
themselves in those shoes.”
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