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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1987
Page
21
In a crowd of about 7,600, Tyson improved to 31-0 with 27 knockouts after a clear decision over Tucker. Tyson admitted he made mistakes and was unhappy with his performance despite retaining his WBC and WBA titles.
Cedar Rapids Red defeats Davenport 4-2 as Denny Schrecken gast pitches seven hitters, Matt Young earns save, and Terry McGinn’s squeeze drives in two in the sixth. Cedar Rapids Blue falls to 6-19 after an 8th inning 4-2 loss to Davenport.
Teleconnect finished 3-2 at the Stroh's Classic in St Paul as part of a five-game round robin. The team beat All-American Bar 7-0 after a 5-3 loss to The Farm Tavern. Pitcher Michael White notched a two hitter in the win. Jody Hennigar hit his 19th home run of the season. Teleconnect is 48-12 overall.
Universal Financial Services and Assoc. of Waterloo captured the eight-game win streak to claim the International Softball Congress Iowa Area men’s fast-pitch championship. UFS defeated the Cedar Rapids Blue Jays 3-1 and 7-2 to secure a World Tournament berth in Saskatoon. Joe Wedeking was MVP and pitcher of record in both titles. Brad Wedeking earned MVP honors for behind he catcher.
Curtis Strange avoided a five way playoff at the St Jude Classic in Memphis finishing 13 under par 275 to win $130,328 after a 69 final round. He reached the last hole trailing but a six foot birdie putt sealed the title and moved him to second on the money list.
Steffi Graf and Claudia Kohde Kilsch sparked a dramatic comeback to defeat Chris Evert and Pam Shriver 1-6 7-5 6-4 in the deciding doubles, clinching West Germany’s first Federation Cup against the United States. Shriver and Navratilova led the American effort with a 6-0 7-6 win in singles.
Ivan Lendl, ranked No. 1, defeated Brad Gilbert 6-1 6-0 in the D C Tennis Classic final to extend his lifetime record to 12-0. The win capped a 56 minute match, earning Lendl $39,440 and his 65th career title as he improved to 36-5 this year.
Spencer Cedar Rapids golfer Scott Chipokas, the American Amateur of the Year points leader, shot a final round 72 at Spencer Country Club to finish 7 under par 281, two strokes behind winner Perry Bussey. Chris Winkel and Steve Riley tied for third at 285, while Scott Carnes posted 290 after a 76 on Sunday.
Chris Cruise broke a decade old record with 1:08.93 in the boys 100 breaststroke. CRAA’s 200 medley relay of Yoder Adams Lensing Brekke set 2:12.12 for girls senior. High point trophies went to Jamie Strauss and Kim Brekke with multiple wins each.
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