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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1976
Page
5
Big Eight coaches rally in support of Oklahoma in its NCAA suit over coaching staff size. Oklahoma gained a temporary injunction limiting NCAA staff to eight full-time and two part-time assistants. Next week a hearing is set in Oklahoma City.
Carmen Salvino sealed the top seed for Tuesday's Quad Cities Open finals at Suburban Lanes in Davenport Iowa after winning four of his last five Monday games. Finalists joining him include Ino from Chicago Dave Frame Baldwin Park Larry Laub Sam Francisco Tommy Hudson and Mike Berlin. Berlin faded late but secured finals with two late victories, while Hudson clinched his spot with a 1 885 block and a 265 final game.
Braves beat the Giants 11-10 to claim the National League title in a dramatic Sunday game. Tony Sanchez Adrian Davis and Steve Peterson each had four hits as the Giants routed the Cardinals 14-2. Other scores include Mets 12 Rangers 1 Yankees 6 Twins 3 Astros 11 Sox 9 Braves 82 Dodgers Cubs † Pirates 0 plus multiple 82- and blowout outcomes. In girls softball the Packers finish undefeated with a 94 win over the Chargers Vera Mays hit three homers Bears 15 Lions 4 Janice Sirlonas Sara Barger each had four hits Chiefs beat Chargers in extras Lucy Rosser Valerie Morgan three hits Falcons 70 Patriots 0 Falcons 22 Vikings 1 Colts 15 Patists 13 Chiefs 10 Rams 4 Eagles 22 Jets 0.
Home teams faced mixed results across minors matchups listed for Monday and Tuesday. Denville triumphed over Watertos while Wis. Rapids Dubuaue and Wousau recorded losses. Cedar Reais and Guad Cities faced draws in the schedule with several intercity games noted for the midweek slate.
A garbled list of player movements across MLB and NFL teams shows numerous signings waivers and acquisitions. Names include Boston Red Sox Twins Yankees Braves Packers Dolphins Patriots Jets Cardinals Buccaneers Redskins and others amid a flurry of trades and contracts.
Softhall Stadium hosts slow pitch action with teams like Playlime A1 Penick & Ford and Attley Robertson and neighborhood clubs drawing varied results. Independent Church St James and St Patrick lanes clash. Noel Park tops Central Park. Fire fighters, churches, banks and service teams appear in a crowded score roundup with multiple events and uneven tallies.
Fragmented OCR lists exhibition games with several city names and teams. Entries mention Cincinnati Green Bay Milwaukee Kansas City Phoenix San Francisco New York Philadelphia and others with unclear dates and odd percentages.
Results show Class A games Bostrett Stromn 7 Breda St. Lermord 4 at Breda St. Lermord. Burlington N.D. 7 Eddyville 0. Class AA Carrot Kuemper 5 Chanies City 317 viewmess. Davenport Centre 2 Cherokee 0 in 12 innings. Class A 6 pm at Madison with Lincoln vs Dubuane dam. Madison vs Marshalten. Groney Center vs M-F-L Boom. Rock Votley vs Tri-Center.
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