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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1976

Page

8

Spaniard Ballasteros Keeps British Open Lead

In warm Windy Royal Birkdale weather Spaniard Ballasteros built a two round total of 138 and held a four shot edge over Americans Miller Green and O Connor. Miller briefly took the lead before Ballasteros rebounded with five late birdies. Green endured a rough stretch with a double bogey seven at the 15th. Barnes Horton Floyd trailed at 143.

Ballasteros Turlir Browarks Cole Ballesteros Dro Long Miller Royal Birkdale Nicklaus Tony Weinkopf Hubert Green Leen Green Christy O'Connor O'Connor O'Conner Brian Barnes Tom Horton Ray Floyd

Late Models in Fair Feature at Hawkeye Downs

Late model stock car racing opens at 7 p.m. with heats and 7:30 p.m. feature at All Iowa Fair Hawkeye Downs. Point leaders Curt Hanven Roger Dolan Bil Zwanziger and Ed Sanger are expected to spearhead the season title chase.

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Ballesteros takes two stroke Open lead after third round

Spanish teen Sev eriano Ballesteros rallied to beat Johnny Miller by two strokes, posting a 73 to reach 213 after three rounds at Royal Birkdale. Miller surged to 140 with a 23 on the day, while Britain’s Horton closed with an eagle to stand at 215 in third.

Southport England Severiano Ballesteros Johnny Miller Hallesterns Royal Birkdale Miller Alan Secong Tomory Horton

Zoeller’s Birdie Binge Ties Tour Record at Quad Cities Open

Fuzzy Zoeller, a 24 year old pro, fired a course record 63 with eight consecutive birdies on the back nine at Oakwood Country Club to lead the Quad Cities Open after day one. He tied the tournament record set by Bob Goalby in 1969 at St Petersburg Open, as a crowded leaderboard formed behind him.

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Rookies Spice Reserves For AL All Star Team

Butch Wynegar and Willie Rendolph were named among the 28 reserves to complete the American League roster for the 47th All Star Game in Philadelphia. Wynegar, 20, is set to become the youngest AL All Star, while Rendolph is noted as the first rookie listed on the ballot. The squad includes Yankees stars Chambliss and Rivers, with other AL selections from Kansas City, Boston, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Detroit.

NEW York Tap Butch Wynegar Willie Rendolph New York Yankees Baltimore Bobby Grieh Boston Darrell Johnson Yankees Chris Chambliss Mickey Rivers Kansas City The Teader Fred Patek Carlton Fisk Carl Yastrzemski Mark Belanger Milwaukee Don Meaney Patek Money McRae Otis Fisk Yastrzemski Johnson Wynegar Cleveland Frank Tanaia California Luis Tiant Bul Travers George Brett Rod Carew Minnesota Grich Toby Harrah Texas Fredlynn Ron LeFlore Rusty Staub Detroit

Jones Dominates Cubs With Sinkers as Padres Win

Randy Jones pitched a seven hitter for a 16th win, fanning six and walking two, aided by a rare sinker and slider pair that baffled Chicago. San Diego led by three runs after three, with Jones claiming the NL record-tying 18th victory before the All-Star break and earning a possible start in the interleague game in Philadelphia.

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Reds Have 12 For NL Team

In San Francisco and Philadelphia selections, the Navignal League All Star list includes 12 Reds and 2 Phillies as hitters. The combined tally highlights a surprise clustering of hitters from the Big Red Machine and the Phillies toward the all star lineup.

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Mendoza Four-Hitter Boosts Cedar Rapids Giants

Rookie pitcher Dave Mendoza allowed four hits and struck out 12 in a 6 0 win over Waterloo. Mendoza lowered his ERA to 0.58 as Cedar Rapids stayed behind Quad Cities in the Midwest League standings. The Giants improve to 48-30 overall and 6-0 in second-half play. De los Santos and Schoenhaun contributed RBI singles, while Waterlooo’s lone run came on an error.CR hosts CR again Friday before Clinton series at Sally Parkers crew.

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Reardon Leaves Chiefs After Five NFL Seasons

Iowa’s Kerry Birlow Reardon retires from professional football at 27 with the Kansas City Chiefs after five seasons. Drafted from the University of Iowa in 1971, he played safety and cornerback, citing a shift to business interests and full-time work outside football.

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