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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1981

Page

26

Indy 500 chaos as Garza shines before rear suspension fails

Andretti starts 32nd after substituting for Wally Dallenbach while Josele Garza, 22, leads mid race before a broken rear suspension sends him into the wall on lap 139. Crashes grip the field as several drivers, including Ongais Rutherford and Mears, suffer fire and mechanical failures. Only 14 cars finish.

Andretti Wally Dallenbach Josele Garza Mexico Brabham Garza Phoenix Ongais Don Whittington Pete Halsmer Gordon Smiley Mike Mosley Indy Johnny Rutherford Chaparral al Unser Bobby Tom Sneva Rick Mears Sneva Mears

Andretti Protest Seeks Indy Stewards Probe of Unser Victory

Andretti and a group of drivers petition Indy stewards to examine Bobby Unser for allegedly passing four cars under a yellow caution near the race end. Unser denies passing under yellow but says he briefly overtook four cars as the caution period ended. Protests can be filed only after official results post Monday morning.

Indianapolis Mario Andretti Indy Stewards Bobby Unser Andretti Indy Unser

Major Open battle slated Thursday at Ellis Park

The Major Open League features a top clash Thursday as unbeaten Modern Piping faces East Side Maidrite at Ellis Park. Modern Piping is 4-0 in the first half, while East Side Maidrite sits at 3-0 and leads the Iowa Illinois Midwest League in standings.

Modern Piping Ellis Park Modern East Side Maidrite Gregg Bosch Danny Feathers Midwest Darrel Davis Collins Radio Mister

Cedar Rapids School Board Sets Roof Repair Deadline

Ten years ago the Cedar Rapids school board established a deadline for roof repairs at four new elementary schools, marking a major timeline for district facilities upgrades.

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Cubs win again as Buckner leaves with pulled hamstring

The Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 6-2 in Chicago. Buckner doubled in a run and tripled before hobbling off with a pulled hamstring, likely missing a day or two. Scot Thompson filled in with two singles and a run, Durham hit his fourth homer, and Bill Caudill earned his first major league win with support from Dick Tidrow.

Leon Durham Durham Bill Caudill Dick Tidrow

Dodgers Rally To Split Doubleheader With Reds

NL Roundup describes Wallach and Durham homers for the Cubs, Raines stealing two bases in 38 games, and a Dodgers split with Cincinnati after a 10-3 nightcap win highlighted by Derren Thomas driving in four runs. Bruce Berenyi’s wildness aided Los Angeles as five Dodgers pitchers drew 13 walks overall.

Wallach Bill Caudill Cubs Durham Raines Reds Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati Derren Thomas Bruce Berenyi Ron Oester Berenyi Rick Monday Pedro Guerrero Mike Scioscia Thomas Dave Goltz Bill Russell

White Sox Sweep Angels on Memorial Day Weekend

The Chicago White Sox powered past the California Angels 10-2, completing a three-game sweep with 34 runs and 45 hits. Steve Trout fanned six over seven innings for his second complete game, and Ron LeFlore and Mike Squires had three hits each as Chicago extended its Anaheim dominance to nine straight wins over three years.

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Stanford's Mayotte Wins NCAA Singles Title

In Athens Georgia Stanford junior Tim Mayotte defeated his doubles partner Jimmy Gurfein 6 7 6 3 6 3 to win the NCAA national singles tennis championship on Sunday.

Athens UPI Stanford Tim Mayotte Jimmy Gurfein

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