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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1978
Page
14
Ackley competitor Lester Winters displays strong form in the horse shoe pitching tournament at the Iowa State Fair. Local crowd cheers as players compete for top honors in a lively afternoon session.
Rookie Barbara Moxness shot an 8 under par 65 to lead Kathy Whitworth by one stroke at Keller Golf Club in St. Paul Minnesota. The performance set a new LPGA single round scoring record, surpassing Whitworth who held and equaled the prior mark in 1976.
Polly Burns fired an 84 at Jones Park to claim medalist honors in round four of the Women's City Interclub Golf Tournament. Carolyn Loupee and Marlyce Murdoch tied for second with 85s while Indian Creek CC led teams with 346 for 1380 total. Other scores: Twin Pines 370 1419 Ellis Park 358 1428 Elmcrest 373 1487 Squaw Creek 374 1498 Jones Park 395 1575. The final round is set for September at Ellis Park.
The Society for American Baseball Research challenges long held stats redefining career totals and titles. SABR members question scorable events from Ruth RBIs to 1912 homers, flagging errors and uncovering forgotten numbers across majors and minor leagues.
The Oakland Raiders waived wide receiver Joe Con ron and tight end Mark Kwonowski along with linebacker Mark Nichols and offensive linemen Keith Apereso and Tom Davis. They placed offensive tackle John Vella and wide receiver Rich Martini on the injured reserve list.
Sunday schedule lists CBS NBC ABC and local stations with times for tennis golf football baseball and high school finals. Key events include 1977 U.S. Open Tennis at noon on WMT and NFL preseason coverage on ABC NBC with multiple regional telecasts across KCRG KTTC WMT WOI WQAD KDUB and others.
NFL scores show Atlanta 10 leading Washington ?, Philadelphia 14 over New York Jets 0, Miami 24 over Tampa Bay 20, San Francisco 24 over Denver 13. Exhibition season ends with Sunday games including Cleveland at New England 1 45 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers beat Denver 24-13 as Paul Hofer rolled for 100 plus second half yards and a touchdown. Steve De Berg connected with O J Simpson on a 62 yard scoring pass to seal the lead while Freddie Solomon provided key receptions in the effort.
Iowa State defensive tackle Greg Rensink, a junior, tore knee ligaments during a Friday practice and may miss the season. A spokesman said a player fell on his legs during a warm up drill on the second day of contact work. surgery will be required to repair the damage.
Elementary school youngsters are invited to an organizational meeting Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Central YMCA new gym. Youth director Bill Hess says the center will run two leagues for third and fourth graders and for fifth and sixth graders.
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