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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1971
Page
13
Arnold Palmer airs frustration over his weak short game after a final round 69 by Tom Shaw secures the $200,000 Hawaiian Open title. Shaw finishes 15 under, earning $40,000 and moving to roughly $67,000 for the year, while Dewitt Weaver ends just behind him.
In Chicago AP report the Big Ten race centers on sophomores yet seniors make key contributions. Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State, Illinois, and Iowa post solid wins with senior leaders Ford Weatherford Fife Howat Brown and Clemons fueling victories. Upcoming games pair Purdue and Michigan State with Ohio State and Indiana, as race tightens amid balanced standings.
Wisconsin's Clarence Sherrod and Iowa's Fred Brown, both former Milwaukee Lincoln stars, share mutual praise as they duel in Big Ten action. Sherrod leads early, while Brown tops recent meetings. coach Dick Schultz notes Brown is the better all around player, though both would lift the team. Also reports Bill Jarvis of C R Prairie suffers a back injury, hindering state tournament hopes.
Grandfather Iggy Katona, 55, from Willis Michigan, won the ARCA 300 at Daytona International Speedway in 1 hour 58 minutes 27 seconds amid a crowd of 16 300. He overtook Ramo Stott after half distance and held off Red Farmer to claim his second ARCA victory.
More than 100 golfers braved 16 below temperatures for the first annual Oelwein Screwball event at Glen Haven. Tony Ginnetto and Tom Van Gerber of Cedar Falls shot 29 on nine holes with Ginnetto winning the playoff. Julie Woods led the women with 43, Leona Ziegler took second at 55.
World indoor record holder Al Feuerbach of Iowa won the Seattle Invitational Indoor shot put with 65 feet 4 inches, three feet ahead of Doug Lane of California. Feuerbach, a recent Emporia State graduate from Preston, Iowa, trailed his own 68-11 standard set weeks earlier. Kerry Pearce of Australia, for Texas-El Paso, tied his world indoor 8:27.2 two mile time, outdistancing Henry Szordykowski of Poland.
Nate Robinson of Wilmington outpointed Gil King of Van Nuys over 147 pounds in Woodland Hills California. Both fighters weighed 147 pounds and the bout proceeded with Robinson earning the decision.
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