Simpson ecstatic after trade to 49ers from Bills
O J Simpson expresses joy about joining the San Francisco 49ers after a trade from Buffalo. He aims to win a championship with the Bay Area team and notes he can finally play in his hometown.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1978
Page
15
O J Simpson expresses joy about joining the San Francisco 49ers after a trade from Buffalo. He aims to win a championship with the Bay Area team and notes he can finally play in his hometown.
Hilton Head Island S C AP five way tie for second round lead at the Heritage Golf Classic Lanny Wadkins Miller Barber George Burns Larry Nelson Hale Irwin each at 137 five under par Burns fired a 65 the best round of the day Graham battled back to 71 at 138 Lietzke and others also in contention as the field narrows toward the weekend standings.
Bud Harrelson of the New York Mets expresses joy after learning he has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. The golf segment notes scores from the Heritage event with Hubert Green and Tom Weiskopf leading at 70 and 71 respectively, and comments from players about form and conditions on the resort course.
Bjorn Borg defeated Tony Roche 6 4 6 2 in the quarterfinals of the $200,000 Tournament of Champions. Harold Solomon beat Jeff Borowiak 6 4 6 2. The finals Sunday award $60,000 to the winner as Borg advances alongside Mayer vs Gerulaitis and Dibbs vs Drysdale. Corrado Barazzutti’s whereabouts remained unknown after failing to appear.
Mount Mercy unveils its 1978 schedule with the opening match at Cornell in Mount Vernon on Sept 13. The slate lists dates and opponents including Luther, Marycrest, Upper Iowa, Coe, Grinnell, Drake Invitational, and the AIAW District and State tournaments.
Iowa State leads with 216.95 points and Oklahoma 214.80 as Bart Conner of Oklahoma tops all around with 55.95. Conner dominates parallel bars and horizontal bar while Mike Wilson and Les Moore key for Oklahoma and Iowa State vie in rings vault and floor. Stacey Maloney of Iowa State sits third in parallel bars and all around.
A crowded Saturday lineup includes Frisbee invitational at 12 30 p m on CBS wrestling at 1 p m on KCRG college basketball Kentucky versus Arkansas at 1 p m and Duke versus Notre Dame at 3 p m on NBC Indy 500 highlights at 2 p m on KCRG PBA Journey bowling at 2 30 p m ABC Heritage Classic golf at 3 p m CBS and CBS Sports Spectacular at 4 p m. Wide World of Sports at 4 p m ABC Challenge of the Sexes noon CBS Chicago versus Cleveland NBA at 12 45 and Sports Spectacular at 1 p m ABC Amateur boxing 2 15 p m ABC and again Heritage Classic golf 3 p m CBS Sports Magazine 3 30 p m ABC.
Oakland owner Charles O. Finley declares no sale unless offered price is met. He refuses to fund beyond one million, criticizing baseball’s push for higher payments and noting Marvin Davis’s ongoing Denver move attempt. Davis says transfer could still occur if Finley reconsiders.
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