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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1979

Page

7

Connors Wins Opening Round At New Orleans Tennis

Top seed Jimmy Connors defeated John Sadii 5-7 6-3 6-0 to open the $175,000 New Orleans Tennis Tournament. Kriek and Joubert upset higher seeds, while Moore, Smid, Gullikson, and Mas ters also won. In other actions Warwick won by default as Mayer was injured. In Washington a Wake Forest alumnus, James R. Gilley, faces NCAA scrutiny over alleged improper payments. In Clearwater Pete Rose did not play for the Phillies against the Reds.

New Orleans Jimmy Connors John Sadii Johan Kriek Eddie Dibbs Deon Joubert Tim Gullikson Ray Moore Mike Cahill Tomaz Smid John Lloyd Tom Gullikson Tim Jeff Borowiak Kim Warwick Sandy Mayer Mayer Geoff Masters Jim Ward Washington Washington Star North Carolina Wake Forest James R. Gilley the Star Washington Group Gilley June B. Rikard Edith S. Harrison

Angels get rookie Mark Clear in bullpen spotlight

Angel rookie Mark Clear outpitched Jim Palmer in spring action leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Clear, 22, struck out six in three innings, elevating his spring totals to 16 strikeouts in nine innings with a 2.42 ERA. Palmer struggled, yielding eight runs on 13 hits in six innings as Baltimore lost 8-2 to the Dodgers. Other scores: Yankees over Braves 2-1, Detroit over Montreal 2-1, Texas 6-2 KC, Houston 4-3 Minnesota, Cincinnati 4-3 Philadelphia in 13, San Diego 5-3 San Francisco, Toronto 10-8 Boston, Seattle 8-3 Milwaukee, Oakland 8-3 Cleveland in rain-shortened game.

Jim Palmer Mark Clear California Angels Palmer Clear Monday Angels Chicago Cubs Clear el Paso Orioles Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees Atlanta Detroit Montreal Texas Kansas City Houston Minnesota Cincinnati Philadelphia San Diego San Francisco Toronto Boston Seattle Milwaukee Oakland Cleveland

NCAA Tournament Glance Big Ten and Big East in Action

Regional championship results recap formatted by AP shows Indiana State 73 Arkansas 7 in Midwest at Cincinnati and DePaul 95 UCLA 91 in West at Provo. Sunday wins include Penn 64 St John 62 in East Greensboro and Michigan State 80 Notre Dame 68 in Mideast Indianapolis. Semifinals March 24 in Salt Lake City pairings Penn or Michigan State against the other and Indiana State or DePaul facing the remaining finalist.

Associated Press Midwest Cincinnati Indiana St Arkansas Provo Utah DePaul UCLA Greensboro N.C Penn St. John's Mideast Indianapolis Ind Michigan St Notre Dame Salt Lake City

Baseball Scores And Schedule From Monday To Tuesday

Baseball results show Houston defeated Minnesota 4 to 3, New York A edged Atlanta 2 to 1, Los Angeles beat Baltimore 8 to 2, Detroit won 2 to 1 over Montreal, Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3 in 13 innings, Toronto beat Boston 10 to 8, Texas prevailed 6 to 2 over Kansas City, Oakland won 8 to 3 over Cleveland in rain shortened game, Seattle 8 and Milwaukee 3, California 5 over Chicago N 3, San Diego 5 over San Francisco 3, St Louis 5 over Chicago A 3, New York N 5 over Pittsburgh 4. Tuesday schedule lists Houston vs Montreal in Daytona Beach, Atlanta vs Kansas City in Fort Myers, Yegernents vs St. Louis in St. Petersburg, Eg Nana vs Boston in Winter Haven, Eorkeit vs Chicago A in Sarasota, New York A vs Minnesota in Orlando, Chicago N vs California in Palm Springs, Oakland vs Cleveland in Tucson, Seattle vs Milwaukee in Sun City, San Francisco vs San Diego in Yuma, Philadelphia vs Baltimore in Miami, New York N vs Pittsburgh in Bayamon Puerto Rico.

National Basketball Association Associated Press Washington Philadelphia New York New Jersey Boston San Antonio Bivigun Houston Atlanta Detroit Cleveland New Orleans Kansas City Denver Milwaukee Indiana Chicago Seattle Pacific Divisio Los Angeles Phoenix San Diego Portland Golden State Minnesota New York Baltimore Montreal Cincinnati Toronto Texas Oakland Seattle California San Francisco St.Louis Pittsburgh Daytona Beach Fla Fort Myers Egerents St. Louis St. Petersburg Nana Winter Haven Sun City Ariz Francisco Yuma Viz Miami Bayamon

Pro Sports Top Earners Across Golf Tennis and Bowling

A compiled list shows top earnings in golf tennis and bowling. Fuzzy Zoeller leads golf at 96,970 while Nancy Lopez and Martina Navratilova head tennis and women’s golf earns include Pat Bradley and JoAnne Carner. Bowling leaders include Mark Roth and Earl Anthony.

Nancy Lopez Sandra Post Pat Bradley Amy Alcott Jane Blalock Sally Little Hollis Stacey Laura Baugh JoAnne Carner Peggy Conley

Bowler Ed Wise Leads Jubilee Lanes Event Honors

Bowling reports from Jubilee Lanes highlight Ed Wise of Torchlighters with 258-662 and 180 average, Julie Koranda leading women with 236-583, and Gary Thompson 231. Various leagues at Castle Lanes, Marion, and Lancer Lanes show strong scores, including Ron Steinfeldt 629 and Rob Staub 627 in traveling divisions, with Sunday Sinners and Eagles Mixed posting notable tallies.

Ed Wise Julie Koranda Collins Gary Thompson Charles Stevens Tim Blood Brenda Stevens Steve Clair Lis Turkington Bruce Obiedzinski Kids Traveling League Rob Staub Kendall Lurth Chris Nelson Alan Bullman John McDaniel Darla Andersen Jim Wilson M. Miller Pat Jacobson Ron Steinfeldt Eagles Rick Blaine Edna Bornstein Greg Henry Leagues Ed Steffen Coleen Evans Cindy Wilberding John Sires Dee Bergen Sun Fun Gary Gilbertson Gayle Eppers Dot Demorest Jean Ragona Marty Guerriea Linda Payton Bob Muldoon C.r.marion Deb Scott Deann Cloudy C.R. Marion Alan Rulman Lisa Davis Marilyn Jandik Pat Batk Bob Vranich Chick Scolar Sat. Jr.Sr Randy Meeker Daria Anderson Don Cimaglia Chris Marshall Deanna Edberg Patty Arnell Jr. Lads Lassies Devin Emrich Dan Huerter Joyce Ortega James Smith Taunya Barber Cara Hedegcoth Donna Cimagna Kurt Benz Miel Thompson Christine Wulf Jeff Wulf Jenney Marshall Valerie Kreica Jeff Hostetter Ene Stors Ron Gaede Cher Williams Jim Logsdon Mickey Holton B. Krutzfield P. Fatka D. Kassem Ellie Miller Doug Watson Carol Upchurch Terry Larson Karla Jordan Jaci Kinney Lynn Ricklefs Jo Bark Bill Meeker Mike McCusker al LeGrand Pat Sherwood Irene Leeson Easy Bill Wright Dick Magoon Ginny Smith Elmcrest Sandy Hargreaves Charles Raines Marion Jr.Sr Rick Callahan Carol Veatch Marion Tracy Ze

Holmes douses Ocasio in Las Vegas preface to title duel

World boxing champion Larry Holmes, 29, 290 with 20 KOs, doused challenger Ossie Ocasio with water at a Las Vegas news conference amid sharp exchanges. Ocasio, 22, undefeated at 13-0, vowed a quick fight while Holmes touted his Sept title defense plan before the Friday bout at the Las Vegas Hilton. Also on the card, Norton vs Shavers for WBC heavyweight elimination, with Norton predicting a 12-round contest.

Las Vegas Nev UPI World Boxing Council Larry Holmes Ossie Jaws Ocasio Puerto Rico Holmes Easton Las Vegas Hilton Spain Alfredo Evangelista Caesars Palace Ken Norton Caesars Norton Los Angeles WBC Earnie Shavers Warren Ohio Larry Jimmy Young George Foreman Young Holmes-Norton San Juan Shavers Earnie Osvaldo Ocasio

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