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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1977
Page
15
Cleveland Indians expected to fire Frank Robinson within the week per the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Jeff Torborg poised to be named interim manager amid unconfirmed club statements.
The three day women’s NCAA meet in Los Angeles saw only three records stand as Debbie Esser of Iowa State set an American 400 meter hurdles mark. UCLA won the team title with Iowa State third. Stanford’s James Lofton won the California Relays long jump over Arnie Robinson. Maryland edged Villanova for the IC4A crown. Geoff Capes posted the year’s best shot put in Southampton. Ramo Stott led the Indiana Classic stock car race in Indianapolis. Jody Scheckter won the Monaco Grand Prix. The Italian Tennis Open saw Americans sweep both singles titles with Vitas Gerulaitis and Janet Newberry triumphing. Don Garlits won the pro dragster event at the International. The Newton Nitehawks unveiled a 40-man squad including 13 former Iowa and Iowa State players. Bob Nash was named Swedish basketball Player of the Year. The Kansas Quarter Horse Derby went to My Easy Credit. Minnesota captured the Big Ten baseball title. Gary Hallberg topped the North and South Amateur Golf title. A fatal speed boat accident in Liberty, Texas involving Dan Pastorini injured seven others. Luther College will send five athletes to the Division II nationals in Grand Rapids with several entries across events.
Philadelphia coach Gene Shue smiled as the 76ers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107 101 in game one of the NBA finals. Caldwell Jones handled ball duties replacing injured players and Julius Erving scored 33 points while Doug Collins added 30.
Reifenstahl of Cedar Rapids representing Winton Boxing club won the 105-pound championship at the Regional Junior Olympics in Rochester Minnesota last weekend. He defeated Ron Winters of Nebraska, while Ron Reifenstahl a Taft ninth-grader took third in the 95-pound class after losing to champion Billy Pelster of Nebraska.
Yankees recall Elrod Hendricks from Syracuse IL. A’s trade Stan Bahnsen to Montreal for Mike Jorgensen. Reds recall Tom Hume from Indianapolis IA. Astros sign Joe Ferguson in a midseason move.
Seattle overcome Oakland 6-2 as Dan Meyer drives in three runs and three Mariners pitchers limit Vida Blue to three hits. Meyer's praise of facing high priced pitchers pins hopes on Friday's Tigers game and Mark Fidrych's first start.
Collins finished second Sunday in the Des Moines Bomber tournament after a 5-3 loss to Mankato Minnesota in the championship. Randy Ernst collected three hits and two RBIs in the title game. Earlier Collins beat Modern Piping 5-2 as Dick Larsen pitched a four hitter. Boots doubled and tripled, Muench homered with two RBIs, Calvert tripled for two runs. Also beat host Bombers 10-3 with Linderbaums four hit pitching. Ernst homered, Schneckloth and Barry Ernst drove in three RBIs each. Opening game Larson tossed a one hit 1-0 win over Des Moines Reames in eight innings with Barry Ernst driving in the winning run.
Miss Guthrie posts her best run as she battles tears over injuries to backers and fellow driver Dick Simon who survived a scalding incident while tuning a Vollstedt entry. Simon expects to race next Sunday as 77 attempts fill the final day of trials with Tom Sneva grabbing the pole at 198.884.
Eastside Maidrite of Cedar Rapids went 4-0 in a Midwest Softball Congress Travel division doubleheader weekend. They beat Sterling 8-7 and 6-5 with Gaddie and Dunbar keying comebacks, then crushed Rockford Reds 10-1 and 6-1 behind one hit games from Robbins and Lamphier. Lewis added Maidrite’s 10th homer, sealing the series with strong hitting and pitching.
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