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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1978
Page
13
Punchy argues that silence is needed in golf and basketball despite loud crowds. He cites Hubie Green during a Masters moment and compares it to a tense NCAA championship free throw with fans shouting for a miss. The exchange questions crowd behavior in sports and concentration under pressure.
In a lively debate about sports crowds, the group contrasts golf’s rope boundary with harsher fan conduct seen at tennis soccer and football events. They cite Tevye and the Masters as examples, then note Bob Forsch’s rise with the Cardinals and his minor league no hitters.
Cedar Rapids Giants lose 1-0 to Wisconsin Rapids after self inflicted errors. Chilly Davis blames himself for two costly base running blunders. Giants stranded 31 runners in three games as Jeff Stember and Bob Omo hold Twins to five hits in Midwest League debut.
Bob Forsch pitched a 5 0 no hitter against the Phillies in a game at Busch Stadium. An eighth inning grounder by Garry Maddox was ruled an error on Ken Reitz by official scorer Neal Russo, preserving the no hitter. Reitz agreed the ball should have been ruled an error.
In a tense game the Gold Glove Reitz mishandled a double-pumped drive off his glove in the eighth, denying himself an easy fielding play. Forsch shrugged off the error, finishing strong as Houston outlasted Cincinnati 4-3 in 13 innings and the NL West race remained tight. Enos Cabell delivered a go-ahead RBI in the 13th, scoring Jimmy Sexton from second to seal the win.
Ron Starr defeated Bruiser Bob Sweetan in the main event in Cedar Rapids Sunday. Buck Robley beat Bob Brown in the semi. The Blue Yankee downed Terry Gibbs in the special, and Mike Pap pas won against Carl Fer gie in the opening match.
Iowa split with Purdue in a weekend set. Bruce Alexander tossed a two hit shutout Sunday allowing two runs on five hits. Purdue rode a sixth inning rally with three hits and two walks, scoring on a bases loaded sacrifice fly by John Anthrop and a Chris Dietrik RBI single.
An organizational meeting for anyone interested in umpiring softball this season will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in room 101 at the Ambroz Recreation Center in Cedar Rapids. Umpires will be paid 10.50 per fast pitch game and 8.50 per slow pitch game. Opening assignments will be made at the meeting.
Larry Lockhart of Cedar Rapids won the men’s 10 kilometer race in 44 minutes 31 seconds at Bever Park, while Wilma Hovland of Cedar Rapids captured the women’s 10 kilometer run in 55 minutes 6 seconds.
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