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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1978

Page

16

Tabasco Banana Pickers acquire Ed Kirkpatrick

In the Mexican League transaction news the Tabasco Banana Pickers sign or acquire Ed Kirkpatrick, an infielder and outfielder, as part of roster moves.

Tabasco Banana Pickers Ligoned Ed Kirkpatrick

Barnett Wins Low Gross In Retired Men's Golf Event

Howard Barnett topped the field with a 41 to take low gross honors in the Retired Men's Golf Association event Friday. Curt Adkins and D Jones finished as closest to the pin. The next event is scheduled for April 21 at Squaw Creek.

Howard Barnett Curt Adkins D. Jones Squaw Creek

Portland Lone Road Win Among 22 NBA Teams

The Portland Trail Blazers were the only team to post a winning road record this season while winning 36 games at home to reach 58-24. The 76ers went 37-4 at home, and overall home teams won 610 of 902 games for a .676 percentage, a slight drop from last year.

National Basketball Association Portland Trail Blazers Portland Ping Philadelphia 76Ers

Kepler Invitational Opens With Ohio State Lead

Ohio State Scarlet holds a 378 total as John Cook shoots 72 to lead the field. Iowa sits 10th at 397. Iowa scorers include John Laing 77 Julius Boros Jr 78 and Brian Bilders 78 with others at 80 to 85.

Columbus Ohio John Laing University of Iowa Ohio State University Buckeyes John ‘Cook Iowa Ohio State Scarlet Ohio State Gray Western Michigan Ohio University Bowling Green Illinois State Notre Dame Northern Illinois Indiana Julius Boros Jr Brian Bilders Nigel Burch Kevin Burich Rich Meyers

Washington girls defeat Hempstead 93 50 in dual track meet

Washington led by Luana Dawson quadra winner and three other multiple winners beat Dubuque Hempstead 93 to 50. Ronnie Leonhard Gert Wilson and Mary Burns each won three events for the Warriors as Washington posted multiple event wins including relays and sprints.

Dubuque Cedar Rapids Washington Luana Dawson Dubuque Hempstead Ronnie Leonhard Gert Wilson Mary Burns Warriors Hempstead

TV Sports Saturday Highlights and Schedule

A compact listing shows NBC coverage of Philadelphia vs St Louis at 1 p.m. plus racing The Racers at 1 p.m. on KCRG and PBA bowling at 1 30 p.m. on ABC. Golf Tournament of Champions at 3 30 p.m. on ABC. Sports Spectacular 3 30 p.m. CBS and Wide World of Sports 4 p.m. ABC.

Philadelphia St.Louis NBC the Racers KCRG ABC CBS Wide World of Sports ABC Sports World KWWL WMT

Washington and Kennedy Enter Go Hawk Relays at Waverly

Washington and Kennedy high school teams compete in the Go Hawk Relays hosted by Waverly Shell Rock with preliminaries at 1 p.m. and finals starting 2:45 p.m. Washington seeks to repeat as team champion led by Kirk Hobbs and Vernon Brown, while Kennedy fields Bill Roby in the shot put and a sprint corps. Also listed are Cedar Falls and several Waterloo and Dubuque schools. Upper Iowa hosts a women's softball tournament today with first-round games at 8 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m. Participants include Loras Wartburg Mount Mercy North Iowa CC and Rochester CC.

Waverly Cedar Rapids Washington Kennedy Waverly- Shell Rock Bill Calloway Warriors Cedar Falls Waterloo Central Waterloo Columbus Waterloo East Waterloo West Dubuque Wahlert Waverly Shell Rock Kirk Hobbs Vernon Brown Bill Roby Fayette Upper Iowa Loras, Wartburg Mount Mercy North Iowa Community College Rochester Community College

Bonito Homers for Win in Midwest League Action

Arturo Bonito slugged a two run homer in the second inning to help Quad Cities beat Appleton 3-2. Clinton defeated Waterloo 2-0 behind Larry Wright who walked three and fanned five for the win.

Quad Cities Appleton Arturo Bonito Mike Stone Clinton Waterloo Larry Wright

Navratilova ousted in Hilton Head quarterfinal

Martina Navratilova, the top seed, fell 6-2 6-4 to JoAnn Russell in the Hilton Head Island $125,000 women's tourney quarterfinal as Chris Evert and Tracy Austin won their matches. Russell called the win her best ever while Evert admitted nerves before facing Austin.

Hilton Head Island S.C JoAnn Russell Martina Navratilova Chris Evert Renee Richards Evert Tracy Austin Russell Kerry Reid Austin Rosie Casals Reid Jeanne DuVall Navratilova Richards Renee

Kilometer Races Set for Rolling Prairie Wolves Event

The Rolling Prairie Wolves running club will host a Sunday race at Bever Park starting 9 a.m. Featuring 2 5 5 and 10 kilometer events for all ages. Participants must be AAU members and registration forms will be available. For information contact Martin Smith at 364-0684.

Rolling Prairie Wolves Bever Park Amateur Athletic Union AAU Martin Smith

City Slo Pitch League Seeks One More Team

An opening remains for one team in the city slo-pitch softball 29 over league. For more details contact the Recreation Commission at 398 5065.

the Recreation Commission

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