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.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1978
Page
16
In the Mexican League transaction news the Tabasco Banana Pickers sign or acquire Ed Kirkpatrick, an infielder and outfielder, as part of roster moves.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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