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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1981

Page

7

Billie Jean King Lectures Heckler During Team Tennis Match

In Fountain Valley California tennis star Billie Jean King stopped a match to scold a male heckler who insulted her personally. She demanded his name and issued a vulgar gesture before continuing to win her singles and doubles. King and Fritz Buehning led the Oakland Breakers to a 28-27 victory over the California Oranges as the teams split their afternoon. King added a 6-3 win over Barbara Potter and teamed with Buehning for a 6-4 mixed doubles triumph that forced a super tiebreaker Oakland won 7-2 to claim the match and move to 4-1 atop the standings.

Fountain Valley Calif Billie Jean King King Marilyn Barnett Orange County Oakland Breakers California Oranges Los Caballeros Barbara Potter Fritz Buehning Oakland

Sayers quits as SIU Carbondale athletics chief

Gale Sayers resigns as Southern Illinois University Carbondale men’s athletic director effective Sept. 1 to pursue business opportunities. The 38 year old former Kansas and Chicago Bears star cites shaky future of men’s athletics amid competing demands for funds, noting SIU fields 12 men’s and 11 women’s sports. He leaves after five years, aiming for positions at larger programs and expects to announce his next step within a month.

Carbondale, Ill UPI Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Gale Sayers Sayers University of Kansas Chicago Bears SIU Carbondale Salukis

Fine Print 8B and Nearby High School Games

Schedule notes multiple high school basketball and softball events across Anamosa Marion Linn-Mar and CR LaSalle at Ellis Park and other locations. Key matchups include Major Open events Fowler Midwest Gallery and Storm Modern Piping, plus Class 1A Sectionals and 2A Districts with several times listed.

Anamosa Marion Eastside Maidrite Ellis Park Benton Linn-Mar CR. Regis C.R. LaSalle C.R. Regis Dyersville Beck C.R Reds Appleton C.R. Jefferson C.R. Washington J.C. West C.R. Kennedy Fowler CR. Reds C.R Regis C.R. Prairie Storm Mr. Perfect B. C.R Regis 1.C. Regina C.R. Reds Maior Pfeifer

Prep Baseball 2A Districts First Round At Monona

Lansing Kee-High 25 Postville 2 M-F-L 22 Valley of Elgin 2 at Center Point Alburnett 5 Central City 1 Center Point 4 Dysart Geneseo 1 Class 1A Sectional Urbana 3 Lisbon 0 Amano 15 H-L-V 5 Best Shot Tourney At Anamosa Championship Joan Patnode Doug McNamair Anamosa 45 First Flight Kim Hasak Dave Edwards Cedar Rapids 70 Second Flight Mark Finchey Dan Gallagher Center Point 72 Third Flight Dan Cerovy Blake DeMaire Dubuque 76 Fourth Flight Wayne Lerch Lyle Dunkel Anamosa 79 E-Lala Lawrence Kramer LOB The Storm 8 Pfeiler Realtors 8 2B Lawrence 3B Lala McFadden 6 Te Turner 2 Metford Deerburg SH Church P HK RERBB SO The Storm Ti Turner L Yo 7 44210 Steinke Yo 20003 Pfeiler Realtors Soether W 79 9215 HBP K Street by Ti Turner WP Steinke Soelher T 1 45

Lansing Joan Patnode Doug McNamair Anamosa Kim Hasak Dave Edwards Cedar Rapids Mark Finchey Dan Gallagher Center Point Dan Cerovy Blake DeMaire Dubuque Wayne Lerch Lyle Dunkel E — Lala Lawrence Kramer Lobthe Storm Pfeiler Realtors Lala McFadden P HK Ti. Turner Steinke Soether

Quad City Open Highlights and All-Star Baseball Slots

TV schedule lists Quad City Open Highlights at 1 50 a m and 6 30 pm plus 1 pm and 2 pm KTS 13 slots. All-Star Baseball airs at 7 pm on NBC with additional WQAD airings at 10 30 pm and 12 40 pm.

WQAD NBC KTS

Perp Savings 13 Police Dept 12 Highlights

Perpetual Savings edges Police Department 13 to 12 as Ralph Drahaval delivers the game winning run. Perry Robbins posts four hits and five RBI for the Police Department in a tight contest.

Police Dept Ralph Drahaval Perpetual Savings Perry Robbins RBI Police Department

Umpires Face Pay Loss as Strike Passes Grace Period

Umpires, tied to the 1979 strike settlement granting 30 days of pay during strikes, lose salary now that the grace period ended July 11. They must repay the difference as the current walkout continues, with Blake Cullen of the National League noting the shift in financial obligations.

Umps Blake Cullen National League

Strike toll holds as All-Star break eases schedule

The major league strike pauses no games canceled Monday due to the All-Star Game on Tuesday sandwiched between open dates. After 32 days the strike totals 392 games canceled, about 19 percent of 2,106 games. Federal mediator Kenneth Moffett returned to Washington hoping to resume talks mid week. Players face another missed payday this week after not receiving full checks since June 1 and a June 15 payout.

Kenneth Moffett Washington Players Association Rusty Staub Kenneth Moffette Marvin Miller Fred Silverman

Palmer charges to Seniors victory in three player playoff

Arnold Palmer 51 stormed back from a six stroke deficit to win the U S Senior Open at Oakland Hills in a three way playoff over Bob Stone and Billy Casper. Stone led early with an eagle at No 2 but Palmer surged with late birdies and key tee shot on No 9. Casper faltered on 16 and 15, finishing with 77. Palmer earned 26000 dollars and praised the comeback as among his most gratifying.

Birmingham Mich Arnold Palmer Palmer Stone Casper Bob Arnie

Seven U S stars skip British Open tourney

SANDWICH England AP seven U S stars including Hale Irwin and Tom Weiskopf withdraw from the 110th British Open reducing an already small American field at Royal St George s. Other absentees are Andy Bean Bob Gilder Larry Nelson Don Pooley and Gil Morgan amid injury back and cost concerns voiced by Tom Watson and others.

Sandwich England U.S Hale Irwin Tom Weiskopf Weiskopf Irwin Andy Bean Bob Gilder Larry Nelson Don Pooley Gil Morgan Molly Morgan Nelson

Reds Postponed By Rain In Midwest League Action

The Cedar Rapids Reds postponement pushes their next game to August 17 against Wisconsin Rapids at Memorial Stadium. Eight league teams enjoy a day off as the All-Star game is canceled amid the strike. The Reds resume play with a four day road swing to Appleton, Wisconsin.

Cedar Rapids Reds Wisconsin Rapids Memorial Stadium Reds Appleton Wis

Alburnett 9 tops Central City in 2A district opener

Marv Flitsch hit a two run homer and Bryan Williams pitched a three hitter to lift Alburnett past Central City 5-1 in the Class 2A district first round. Center Point bounced Dysart Geneseo 6-3 behind Scott Gaffney and Kevin Kudina on five hits. The two winners meet in the district semifinal Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Center Point.

Center Point Marv Flitsch Bryan Williams Alburnett Central City Dysart- Geneseo Scott Gaffney Kevin Kudina

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