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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1981

Page

10

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.

Bob Murphy 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.

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.

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.

Charleston W.va 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.

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.

Kansas City Amos Otis Kansas City Royals North Carolina Otis Royals Royals Stadium

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