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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1976

Page

11

Tennis Season Opens with Cedar Rapids Washington Loss

Washington falls 6-3 to Dubuque Wahlert in a Thursday tennis dual. John Locksley and John Zehnter led the No 1 singles, while Linn-Mar swept Prairie 8-1 in a season opener.

Dubuque John Locksley Cedar Rapids Washington John Zehnter Tim Steele Dave Fletcher Joe Chorigny Toby Schnottner Locksley-Smith Zehnter-Kunnert O’conner-Everhardt Woito Gorske Steele-Chari Seat Fighcer-Schnaliner Linn-Mar Prairie Steve Brown Brad Reid Independence Lions Dave Jacobs Lion Courts Kennedy Holly Chris Gorman Humber Cougars

Local bowling duo leads Friday night series at Jubilee Lanes

Craig Watson rolled a 708 series on games of 258 205 and 245 in the Atomic Eight league at Jubilee Lanes. Watson averages 186 and competes for Fire Place Lounge.

Craig Watson Mt Vernon Road Jubilee Lanes Watson Fire‘place

Owens Calls For Focus On Individual Sporting Merit

Four time Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens urged placing emphasis on individual performances over country medal tallies. He argued box scores misrepresent championships and stressed that the United States has many standout youths ready to compete.

Jesse Owens United States Russia Owens

Aaron Sparks Brewers Open With 5-0 Win Over Yankees

Aaron, 42, drove in three runs with two singles as Milwaukee beat New York 5-0. Cincinnati pounded Houston 11-5 with Perez driving in four and Rose, Morgan adding three hits. Slaton earned the win for Milwaukee while Nolan contributed relief for Cincinnati.

Hank Aaron Cincinnati Reds Aaron Milwaukee Brewers New York Yankees George Scott Reds Houston Astros Sparky Anderson Cincinnati Tony Perez San Diego Chicago St. Louis New York Catfish Hunter Jim Slaton Yankees Slaton Perez George Foster Pete Rose Joe Morgan Gary Nolan Pedro Borbon Houston Bill Virdon

Masters Golf Open Round Highlights From Augusta

Harmonized plays and strategic clubs mark opening day at Augusta. Floyd notes weight changes and a custom five wood aiding birdies on par fives. North, 26, fresh to Masters, nails five birdies and an eagle on the 15th while Nicklaus and Miller pace steady scoring with patient approach and key putts.

Floyd Miami Augusta Hollywood Fla Don Boyd North Gainesville Nicklaus Miller USGA Ilth Jack

Selmon Brothers Reunited as Buccaneers Draft Selmon Trio

In the NFL draft the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select LeRoy Selmon the first pick and choose Dewey Selmon in the third round to keep the Oklahoma brother tandem intact. The club also paves the way for Lucious Selmon possibly joining Tampa from retirement and adds Florida fullback Jimmy DuBose, bolstering the backfield. LeRoy and Dewey express excitement about playing together in pro football.

Lucious Selmon Oklahoma Retirment Leroy Dewey NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Eufaula Okla Buccaneers Joey Cappelletti John Cappelletti Penn State Los Angeles Dodgers Upper Darby ABC Eddie Dibbs Bob Lutz Ken Rosewall Rod Laver River Oaks Country Club Houston Marquette Earl Tatum Indiana Scott May Honolulu Arizona St Scott Lloyd Japan Michiko Okada Tokyo Larry J. Little Centenary College Louisiana University of Hawaii Ernie Schlegel Billy Hardwick Toledo Ohio Los Angeles Times UCLA Marques Johnson Richard Washington Jerzy Pawlowskd Poland Warsaw PAP Tampa Fla Dewey Selmon Florida Jimmy DuBose Ron Wolf Bucs Steve Young Colorado LeRoy Selmon Babe Norman Hugh Culverhouse

Iowa Draft Picks Highlight Round Two Choices and Moves

Devlin a 6 foot 3 inch 270 pound guard from Malvern Pa was the 24th pick in the second round and 56th of the day claimed by Buffalo He was a Hawkeye starter for three years and an eight letter high school standout Morningside’s Herb McMath linebacker went to Oakland as the 18th pick of the fourth round Tony Galbreath from Indian Hills CC Centerville transferred to Missouri as running back went to New Orleans as the fourth pick of the second round Wellington was the 14th pick in the seventh round.

Page Devlin Malvern Buffalo Hawkeye Morningside Herb McMath Oakland Tony Galbreath Indian Hills Community College Centerville Missouri New Orleans Wellington

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