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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1976
Page
4
Kite slips after opening two under while Weiskopf, the front runner, loses four strokes in three holes starting on the second. January and Nicklaus post pars and early birdies as Coody, Graham, and others rally in harsh major round.
Olson fires 71 to win the A flight low net at Elmcrest Country Club on Saturday. Williams second with 72. Estes takes B flight with 60 and Earley wins C flight with 62.
Cedar Rapids Falcons powered past Newton in Newton with quarterback John Oertel throwing three TD passes and Gary Marshall rushing for a score. Oertel connected with Denny Redel Mike James and Larry Fields for big gains while John O Dell added a 25 yard field goal. Newton managed a late score through Stan Allspach to Denton, but fell short before 4500 fans despite a solid Marshall 82 yard rushing effort.
Roger Freed, longtime home run leader for the Denver Bears, will captain and start at first base for the American Association All-Stars. The Aug. 26 game versus the St. Louis Cardinals at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha marks the showcase event announced by league president Joe Ryan.
Walter Payton rushed for 122 yards on 31 carries and scored twice, and Bob Avellini connected with Bo Rather on a 56 yard TD pass as the Chicago Bears defeated the Baltimore Colts 25-14 before 54 338 fans. The Colts fell behind 13-0 and never recovered as Chicago, unbeaten in three starts, controlled the game. Bob Thomas kicked field goals of 50 and 42 yards to spark the opening 6-0 lead.
Quarterback Steve Spurrier spearheaded the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first victory in a 17-3 preseason win over the winless Atlanta Falcons. Mirro Roder kicked a 40 yard field goal for the Bucs as Atlanta faltered with costly errors in front of 11,342 fans.
In Cincinnati John Reaves entered in the second quarter and threw two touchdowns to beat the Detroit Lions 26-14. Reaves replaced the injured Ken Anderson and connected with Bruce Coslet for 11 yards and to Billy Brooks for 13 yards before a 10-yard TD to Archie Griffin sealing Cincinnati’s third straight victory.
Jan Myers and Karan Anderson advance to the Marion YMCA women's doubles final to meet Doris Barker and Sharon Emerson after both sides win in the winners and losers brackets. Eight pairs competed with notable results including Myers Anderson 10-0 over Hafey Dickerson.
Cedar Rapids Giants defeat Dubuque 3-2 at Memorial stadium. Bryan Boyne turns hero after three costly errors earlier, delivering the tying run in the ninth with two out and Don Sasser driving in the winning run. Stan Moline earns the win to move to 7-3. Attendance hits 67,788 for 50 home dates.
Giants chase eighth straight win led by John Johnson as DuBuque visits for a 5 p.m. game. Johnson (11-2) seeks a seventh consecutive victory. last loss was June 30 against Dubuque. Giants, tied with Quad Cities for South lead, hold 36-21 second-half records after nine wins in 11 games. Angels also ride nine of eleven and six straight wins.
Mike Breske of Central Ly on led North with eight tackles and one interception while Ben Long of Cedar Rapids Kennedy anchored the defense with 11 tackles. Von Hollingsworth of Linn Mar forced a fumble, Marion coach Bob Thurness praised Cedar Rapids players, and several North standouts contributed on both sides of the ball.
In Cedar Rapids two teams met with Mr Bubbles topping Chappies 2 1 as shortstop Tom Hasley anchored defense. Earlier Mr Bubbles beat Ethington Insurance 11 9 in ten innings, with Key plays by Hasley and Font. Paradise beat the 7 ers 7 1 then El Bandito s 11 6 ending Paradise run after the loss. Sam Jankovich named director of athletics at Washington State University.
Raw scorecard shows BM's Mason City merchants and rivals trading wins in a chaotic bowling league. Matchups include Willey, Chappies, Bowlerama, Templeton, AHearn, Broutz & Cider, Dr McDonalds, Roselie Sters, and more with numerous partial tallies and game numbers. Final flows indicate dramatic reversals and tournament bracket progression across games 29 to 46 with multiple winners and losers advancing.
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