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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1977
Page
15
JoAnne Carner shoots a six under 66 to take the first round lead at an $80,000 LPGA tournament in Columbus. Her brass putter, borrowed from Forrest Archer, helped reduce wrist looseness as she drained birdies on three of four holes in two streaks.
In Noelridge Park action Sports Club 16 Martin Marietta 2 led by Tom Breitbach and John Welsh homers. Mandel Long Luce & Sullivan beat Operating Engineers 20-3. Wilson's 65 defeated Iowa National. Machinists 10 Optimists 9. Cryovac 7 C R Firefighters 5. Erusha Realty 18 Nordstrom Oil 4. Wilson & Co 6 Iowa National 5. Mandel Long 20 Op Engineers. Brusha Realty 184 Nordstrom Oil. Martin Marietta limited by Mike Beal two hits in a 6-2 loss to Sports Club. Evening Lions won by forfeit over Appleby Horning 12 13.
In St Louis Missouri Micki Schillig of Cedar Rapids and Cindy Brightfield of St Louis defeated Ava Jain of Champaign Illinois and Anna Jain of Champaign Illinois 7-5 6-2 to win the 16-under girls doubles title. Brightfield beat Schillig 6-3 7-6 in a 16-under singles semifinal.
Seven Iowa State women join 22 athletes from four Big Eight schools for a month of competition and sightseeing in six European countries. Directed by Chris Murray the group includes Sue Deppe Jeanne Flynn Barbara MacLeod Marjean Nielsen Carrie Pusch Bridge Seip and Mary Whitmore. They will compete in England Scotland Switzerland Belgium West Germany and France with participants covering most costs though some aid comes from service clubs.
Cascade defeated Midland 40? to reach Monday's sectional final, where Cascade will face the winner of Clarence Lowden versus Midland at 8 p.m. The result sets up a late Monday showdown at the sectional base ball final.
Miami releases former Iowa State safety Barry Hill along with veteran linebacker Andy Selfridge and cornerback Henry Stuckey and rookie tackles Mark Carter and Steve Arndts from Eastern Michigan after Hill struggled with a knee injury. Cedar Rapids Police defeat Johnny's Parkway 63 in a Kids League playoff as Jack Fox hurls a no hitter.
The Vernimont Display defeated The Gazette 10 to 9 on Friday in a 14 15 year old playoff game at Daniels Park. John Martin hit a home run for the winners while Joe Foley belted a grand slam and Bernie Gradeville added three hits for the losers.
Langhurst Motors of Cedar Rapids opened the women s state tournament at Kirkwood Welty Park with a 7 0 win over Mr Bubbles. Stanhope defeated Olin 4 0. Play resumes at 9 a m and runs until about 10 30 p m today.
Wilton Lions club hosts a two day softball tournament July 16 and 17 with eight first round games on Saturday and Sunday. Matchups include Durant Meyer Dairy versus Eds Service Center at 6 p.m. and Shamrock Construction versus Banks of Alexis at 8 30 p.m.
Maidrite edged winless Great Plains Gas 63 in heavy rain, moving into a tie for second with Collins Radio in the Major Open. Big Jim Koering and Dirk Dunbar homered, Kyle Gaddie earned his fifth win, while Gaddie and Mara each produced key hits as Maidrite took the lead late.
Monona MFL defeated Mar-Mac of McGregor 81 in sectional baseball Friday led by Dennis Wagner with three hits two doubles and four RBIs. Lanny Kliefloth tossed a three hitter with 12 strikeouts earning the win as Pat Bollman and Kliefloth added two hits apiece. Rick Kleinow homered for Mar-Mac’s lone run. MFL advances to face Valley of Elgin in the Monday 6 p.m. sectional final at Monona.
Greg Luzinski drilled two homers and drove in four as the Philadelphia Phillies swept a two game doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs to pull within two games of the pace-setting Cubs in the NL East. Luzinski homered in the first game to erase a Cubs lead, and in the nightcap his 21st homer sparked a decisive sixth inning.
Cincinnati pitcher Paul Moskau earns his first major league win in an 8-3 Reds victory. George Foster Johnny Bench and Mike Lum drive in two runs each as Foster adds his 29th homer and 90th RBI. Bench adds a double and a bases loaded walk. Lum fills in for Cesar Geronimo and contributes two RBIs.
Atlanta capitalized on a fourteenth inning? No. Braves win 3-2 as Brian Asselstine hits his second homer and Eddie Solomon drives in the deciding run with an infield single. Solomon pitches six strong innings before the bullpen allowed two in the seventh.
Marion edges Linn-Mar 3-2 as Mike Wheeler drives in the winning run on a throwing error in the eighth. Marion improves to 22-4 behind Wheeler’s two-run single in the sixth and a Mike Hunter single. Gary Fries opened with a two-run double for Linn-Mar.
Valley defeats Central Elkader 12 to 2 Friday night to reach the sectional finals Monday against MFL at Monona starting at 6 p.m. Randy Olson drives the offense with two hits including a homer and a double, as Seabrooke Loftsgard and Mitts add two hits each. Rick Glawe hits a two run homer for Central, while Dan Schneider adds two base knocks for the losers.
The 1970 census records Boston proper at 641 071 residents while the metro area, spanning 92 cities and towns, reaches 2 899 401 residents making it the nation’s fifth largest metropolitan region.
John McEnroe, 18, unseeded, upset fifth seed Phil Dent 6-4 6-4 to advance to the quarter finals of the Western Tennis Championships in Cincinnati. Earlier Harold Solomon and Mark Cox won to reach late rounds amid heat and retirements. Eddie Stanky attended the Texas Rangers game in Arlington after resigning as manager the previous month.
HLV of Victor routed Tri County 15-2 in six innings as Gary Happel drove in six runs with four hits. Steve Crow pitched a four hitter and Mike Smith homered, setting up a sectional final Monday against the Amana Iowa Valley winner.
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