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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1986
Page
13
Augusta column captures Masters day mood with quotes from players and fans. Mike Podolak, first North Dakota Masters player, shoots 82 and stays upbeat. Ken Green and sister Shelley Green share caddie dynamic, while Ben Crenshaw discusses recovery from personal turmoil. Podolak and Eddie Podolak connection noted as a second cousin. future rounds hoped to shine.
Cedar Rapids meets its new Reds tonight at Memorial Stadium for the 1986 Midwest League opener versus Waterloo. Manager Gene Dusan notes a strong middle with Toler Zeratsky Dunlap and Germann, while five players return from last year and a rotation led by Roesler aims for early success.
The 1986 Cedar Rapids Reds roster lists players with their hometowns, detailing team composition across positions and hometown origins, reflecting community ties. Names include pitchers and infielders with corresponding birthplaces and local connections.
Ken Green and Bill Kratzert shot 68s to share the opening round lead at the 50th Masters in gusty wind. Several players, including Gary Koch and T C Chen, were one stroke back at 69 while Tom Watson and Tom Kite tied at 70 amid a day of scrambling and very fast greens. Green highlighted his clutch putting, draining multiple long putts including a 50 footer and a 35 footer to secure the early advantage.
Green, winner only once on tour last year, declares he must hit better and no longer a quiet clone. He quips about unknowns winning and critiques his sister Shelley and caddy before Kratzert, who just fired his regular caddy, uses a home friend as stand-in.
Iowa bound Mark Jewell, star center for Lafayette Jefferson, claimed Indiana Mr Basketball for 1986 after averaging 22.5 points, 13 rebounds and 4.5 blocks a game. The 6 foot 9 senior will wear No 1 for Indiana in the Hoosier All Stars series with Kentucky, June 14 in Indianapolis and June 21 in Louisville.
Rick Ownbey shined in his first major league start in 18 months guiding the St Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. He allowed six innings plus, 110 pitches, four walks and two strikeouts. Whitey Herzog praised his near misses on close pitches as Todd Worrell secured the win. Ozzie Smith and Jack Clark supplied key hits for St Louis while Dennis Eckersley yielded four singles in defeat.
In New York, Dale Berra executed a death by own action squeeze in the bottom of the 10th, driving in Mike Easler with a bunt single to cap a 6-5 victory that completed the Yankees' series win over the defending champions. The Royals had tied it early with 2 in the first and 3 in the fifth before Berra's bold grab sealed the game.
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