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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1983
Page
20
Federal grand jury finds no charges against tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis after a year-long probe into alleged $20 000 cocaine purchase. U S Attorney John Martin Jr says no misdemeanor charges will be pressed and the investigation is closed.
Lucien Rodriguez visits Scranton to thank Larry Holmes with champagne ahead of Sunday’s WBC title bout at Watres National Guard Armory. Rodriguez, ninth-ranked contender, aims to upset the veteran in a matchmarking Holmes’s Scranton beginnings but Holmes started his career here on March 21 1973 with a win over Rodell Dupree.
Astros pitcher J R Richard may start throwing soon after a leg circulatory operation. Chief doctor neurosurgeon William Fields said Richard is recovering well and could gain pitching clearance at a Friday post operative checkup, though a spring return is unlikely.
LaTaunya Pollard of Cal State Long Beach tops the national scoring leaders and is named Player of the Year in the All America coaches poll by the Shreveport Journal. Leon Barmore shares Louisiana Tech coaching duties and is voted Coach of the Year ahead of Jody Conradt of Texas as coaches from 14 ranked programs pick Pollard among the nation’s top four players.
Roger Kahn author of The Boys Of Summer now owns a partnership in the Columbia Mets of the South Atlantic League. He becomes president and will actively manage the New York Mets farm club in Columbia, S C.
Minnesota North Stars right wing Dino Ciccarelli received a three game unpaid penalty after a bench-clearing brawl in the NHL game against the Chicago Black Hawks. He was suspended automatically for being the first to leave the bench as the fight started. North Stars spokesman Dick Dillman confirmed the decision.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw had surgery on his throwing arm in Shreveport. Officials said he was admitted March 3 under the alias Thomas Brady, handled by Doctor's Hospital administration.
Drake announces a 1983 football schedule with six home games including Tulsa the defending MVC champion and a road trip to Northern Iowa. The Bulldogs, 4-7 last season, open September 3 at Northern Iowa with home games September 10 against South Dakota State and September 24 Illinois State. Other home dates are September 24 Illinois State, October 22 Southwest Missouri State, October 29 West Texas State, November 5 Tulsa and November 12 Indiana State. First four home games start at 1 30 p.m. and the rest at 1 p.m. Spring practice begins April 2.
Bill Rogers who captured the New Orleans Open by three strokes last weekend will compete for the third straight year in the Amana VIP pro-am. The 1981 PGA Player of the Year joins about 40 professionals including Tom Watson Tom Kite Johnny Miller and JoAnne Carner for the June 27 event at the University of Iowa Finkbine course.
Billie Jean King, now 39 and world ranked 12th, pursues the 80 000 prize in the Virginia Slims Championships of New York a 350 000 event featuring top players including Navratilova Goolagong and Evert. The six session event begins today with first round matches and ends with Sunday finals. runner up earns 45 000 and doubles share 30 000.
Bob Green questions whether the Tournament Players Championship can reach major status like the Masters U S Open British Open and PGA. He notes majors are defined by convention public and press and cites factors for and against the TPC including its field course and leadership by Deane Beman and the need for time and acceptance.
Coe College softball opens 1983 under second-year coach Bob Thurness with 10 letterwinners from a 17-10 Midwest Conference title squad. Seniors Cerka Wenndt Reynolds lead returnees. numerous sophomores and six freshmen bolster the Kohawks as they schedule 10 doubleheaders, with home games at Noelridge Park.
Lori Young and Kelli Alberts pitched one hitters as Kirkwood Community College beat Crowder 5-0 and Northeast Oklahoma 3-2. Alberts had three hits and two RBIs in the first game, while Anderson added two hits in the second contest.
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