Murphy Leads PGA as Trevino Disqualified in First Round
Bob Murphy shot 66 to lead a crowded field at the PGA championship in Duluth while Lee Trevino was disqualified for not signing his scorecard. Weather halted play, 18 players stranded, with others like Watson Graham Palmer and Nicklaus posting solid rounds as late-round hopefuls pushed for weekend advancement.
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Lee Trevino
Duluth
Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta
Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Mike Donald
Mark Lye
Sam Snead
Bob Eastwood
Arnold Palmer
Bob Nieberding
Peter Jacobsen
Gene Ferrell
Dave Barr
Jim Ferriell
Dave Barber
Lon Hinkle
A Walzer
Cotton Dunn
Roger Maltbie
Tim Collins
Terry Florence
Charles Coody
George Cadle
Gary Baker
Ron Streck
Calvin Peete
Frank Conner
Larry Nelson
Don Pooley
Dan Halldorson
Tom Purtzer
Jack Renner
Keith F Lee Trevino
Greg Powers
Howard Twitty
Bruce Lietzke
Tommy Valentine
Fuzzy Zoeller
Sonn
Lee Elder
Don January
Gary Player
Tom Alozas
Gene Borek
Papa
Isao Aoki
Mark O'Meara Wayne
David Graham
Summerhays
J.C. Snead
Mike Sullivan
Crenshaw
Bruce
Bob Ford
Vie
Laurie Hammer
Tom Weiskopf
John Jackson
Scott Simpson
Lynn Janson
David Edwards
Bruce MacDonald
Lou Graham
Red Curl
Jim Thorpe
John Mahaffey
Jerry Pate
Dave Eichelberger
WAC
Seve Ballesteros
Dave Haberle
Gary Groh
Tom Kite
Gary Wintz
Bruce Devlin
D. A. Weibring
Howell Fraser
Sandy Lyle
John Nichols Jr
Buddy Whitten
Bob Moreland
John Traub
Sign
Bobby Nichols
Scott Hoch
Bill Kratzert
Lu Hsi-Chuen
al Chandler
David Glenz
Art Silvestrone
Mike Morley
Steve Benson
Danny Edwards
Larry Fer
al Geiberger
Johnn
Gary
Kevin Morris
Bobby Wadkins
Roger Ke Iy
Lionel Hebert
Jim Albus
Tom Jenkins
Jim Logue
Joe Moresco
Jumbo Ozaki
Jack Lewis
Joe Inman
Gene Littler
Split Season Approved By Major Leagues Amid Strike
Major league owners voted 21-5 to endorse a split season when play resumes Monday. NL favored 9-3 and AL 12-2. The plan, for 1981 only, keeps first-half winners facing second-half winners with tiebreak rules, and pushes back playoffs and World Series by one week.
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Chicago
Chub Fenney
Lee MacPhail
MacPhail
Ruly Carpenter
Philadelphia Phillies
Carpenter
Chicago White Sox
Jerry Reinsdorf
White Sox
Eddie Einhorn
Einhorn
Cincinnati Reds
Dick Wagner
Reds
Jaeger Reaches Semis in U S Open Clay Court
Jaeger the top seed defeated Sue Barker 6 1 6 7 6 2 to reach the semifinals against Mima Jausovec in Indianapolis. Jausovec edged Anne Smith 4 6 6 1 7 5 on ailing legs to reach the semis as Smith battled cramps. Virginia Ruzici and Regina Marsikova also won their quarterfinals while Lendl advanced to face Damiani after easy third round wins.
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Indianapolis
Andrea Jaeger
Sue Barker
Mima Jausovec
Jausovec
Anne Smith
Virginia Ruzici
Susan Mascarin
Regina Marsikova
Hana Stracanova
Mima
Jaeger
Smith
Mel Purcell
Spain
Gabriel Urpi
Purcell
Urpi
Ivan Lendl
Czechoslovakia
Shlomo Glickstein
Israel
Lendl
Jose Luis Damiani
Uruguay
Jose Higueras
France
Gilles Moretton
Tomas Smid
Australia
John Alexander
Romania
Ilie Nastase
Rockets Crying In Beer
Lonnie Warwick laments Laidley Field ban on beer sales during West Virginia Rockets games while Rockets executives debate impact. Shareholder W G Williams says dry policy could push playoff hosting away and cost about 60 thousand dollars annually in potential revenues. Board remains firm.
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Lonnie Warwick
Laidley Field
West Virginia
Laidley Board
Williams
Laidley
Rockets
Warwick
Thomas Evans Named To Team for AL All Stars
Gorman Thomas leads Brewers with 15 homers as Jim Frey names 12 to the American League All Star team. Dwight Evans, Fred Lynn, Tony Armas, Tom Paciorek, and Al Oliver join infielders and catchers Bo Diaz and Ted Simmons. Starting lineup includes Carew, Brett, Singleton, Fisk and others. The AL faces the NL in Cleveland Stadium after a seven week strike.
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New York
Gorman Thomas
Milwaukee Brewers
Jim Frey
Thomas
Frey
Boston
Dwight Evans
Fred Lynn
California
Tony Armas
Oakland
Tom Paciorek
Seattle
al Oliver
Texas
Bo Diaz
Indians
Ted Simmons
Milwaukee
St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore
Eddie Murray
Frank White
Kansas City
Rick Burleson
Buddy Bell
Detroit
Jack Morris
Ken Forsch
Mike Norris
Toronto
Dave Stieb
Scott McGregor
Britt Burns
Chicago White Sox
Len Barker
Cleveland
Rich Gossage
New York Yankees
Doug Corbett
Minnesota
Rollie Fingers
Yankees
Reggie Jackson
Dave Winfield
Willie Randolph
Bucky Dent
Rod Carew
George Brett
Ken Singleton
Carlton Fisk
White Sox
Otis Finally Reports After Island Vacation Return
Outfielder Amos Otis reached Royals Stadium after a two day drive from a vacation spot off the North Carolina coast he called a deserted island He was the last Royals player to report for spring training since the 50 day strike ended last week Otis learned of the settlement two days late because there were no telephones on the island.
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Amos Otis
Kansas City Royals
North Carolina
Otis
Royals
Royals Stadium
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