Reds eye all time attendance mark in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids byMark Dukes reports the Reds aim to top 100000 in attendance this season. With 94645 through 56 home dates they trail the 1977 record by 2118 and need 5355 fans across nine home games. Promotions include Hospital Night SaPaDaPaSo Night and 25-Cent Beer Night.
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Reds
Mark Dukes
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Memorial Stadium
Don
Buchheister
Hospital
Quad City Cubs
Norway
Bruce Kimm
Springfield
Lendl Cruises Past Jarryd To Take Player's International Title
Second seed Ivan Lendl defeated Anders Jarryd 6 2 6 2 in Montreal to win his third Player's International crown. Jarryd, world No. 83, had eliminated Teltscher Gerulaitis and McEnroe en route to the final, earning $30,600. Lendl collected $61,200.
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Montreal
Ivan Lendl
Anders Jarryd
Jarryd
Eliot Teltscher
Vitas Gerulaitis
John McEnroe
Lendl
Gerulaitis
McEnroe
Lend
Deuce
Sweden
Teltscher
Decker wins second gold at World Track and Field
Mary Decker clinched her second gold in Helsinki world championships by winning the 1500 meters in 4 00.90 minutes, edging Zamira Zaitseva as Ekaterina Podkopaeva took bronze. Calvin Smith led the U S relay record effort and also won the 200 in 20.14 seconds with Elliott Quow second.
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Soviet Union
Zamira Zaitseva
America
Mary Decker
Helsinki
Finland
Zaitseva
United States
Calvin Smith
Decker
Smith
U.S
Elliott Quow
Pietro Mennea
Marita Koch
East Germany
Koch
Merlene Ottey
Robert de Castella
Australia
Eamonn Coghlan
Ireland
Steve Cram
Britain
de Castella
Lazy golfer Levi captures Buick Open in comeback win
Wayne Levi, nicknamed lazy by himself, surged from three back to win the Buick Open at Warwick Hills by one stroke over Isao Aoki and Calvin Peete. He earned $63,000 and a car, finishing 16 under par 272, a tour best 273 record.
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Grand Blanc
Mich
Wayne Levi
Isao Aoki
Calvin Peete
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
Levi
Lanny Wadkins
Peete
Aoki
John Cook
Wadkins
Frank Conner
Spectator Killed as Race Car Crashes Into Stands
In Islip New York a speedway crash during a 15 lap race left spectator William Chavis 53 dead and two others injured after a car lost control and struck the pit area fence. The car was rammed from behind by another vehicle but the driver escaped injury.
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Islip
N.Y
Suffolk County
William Chavis
Islip Speedway
Chavis
Manfre powers Reds past Burlington in Midwest League
Mike Manfre hit two home runs and Vin Rover drove in two on a run-scoring single as Cedar Rapids beat Burlington 6 to 0. Spagnola earned the win with Konderla and Reynolds backing him, lifting the Reds to 64-54 and within a half game of the leaders in the wildcard race.
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Burlington
Mike Manfre
Vin Rover
RBI
Cedar Rapids
Manfre
Reds
Rover
Glenn Spagnola
Mike Konderla
Tim Reynolds
Spagnola
Konderla
Reynolds
Madison
Springfield
Italian rookie Teo Fabi wins Domino's Pizza 500 at Pocono
Teo Fabi of Milan led a triple crown Indy car race at Pocono International Raceway to take his first major-series victory and his first on an oval. Al Unser Jr. finished second five seconds back after a late pit stop. Rick Mears was third.
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Long Pond
Teo Fabi
Milan
al Unser Jr
Rick Mears
Pocono International Raceway
Fabi
Pocono Tri Oval
Unser
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Seko
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Martti Vainio
Dmitri Dmitriev
Olympic Stadium
Vainio
Cram
Steve Scott
Morocco
Said Aouita
Scott
Aouita
Steve Ovett
Heike Dante
Anisoara Cusmir
Romania
Cusmir
Carol Lewis
Boston Fisheries
Whitesboro
Los Angeles
Judy
Michelle
Utica
Jung
TAE Kwon DO Academy
Wilson Ave
Westdali
Mears
Mike Mosley
Bobby Rahal
Alan
Paine
Henley
England
Alan Paine
Clancy's Ltd
Roosevelt Hotel
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