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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1979
Page
17
Red Peppers reports Cedar Rapids City Council debates a proposed ordinance banning obscenities on municipal golf courses. Punchy Fisteras visits Ellis Park and finds a golfer claiming strong language helps train and control the ball, while noting mixed attitudes toward cussing on the course.
Punchy reports anonymous golfers at Twin Pines fear city profs recording swearing on tape. A woman at Piquaw Creek is summonsed for muttering after a putt while others at Jones Park narrate bleaker scenes. Kid tennis fans imitate Connors and Nashtar while baseball players jabber about fertilizer.
Kennedy and Regis renew a long standing Cedar Rapids Metro rivalry at Kingston Stadium Friday night with Kennedy 2 1 against Regis under head coach Tom Good. The game follows a week of practice cutbacks and injuries as both teams mix youth and experience in a test of defense and offense.
San Francisco owner Bob Lurie dismissed Joe Altobelli as Giants manager after a 61-79 start and mounting discontent. Coach Dave Bristol was named interim manager as injuries and underperformance tempered earlier season expectations.
Roscoe Tanner upsets Bjorn Borg 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6 in a dramatic U.S. Open quarterfinal. Tanner edged Borg after a 10-minute net cord delay, then dominated the decisive tiebreak 7-2. Borg cited errors and pressure, while Tanner credited Wimbledon battles and improved serving.
Willie Banks of the U S contingent plays with a Mexican toy during a break in Mexico City while the United States trails Russia in medals at the World University Games. The related story continues on page 2B.
New York UPI report says Reggie Jackson accused George Steinbrenner of calling him boy during a June 19 meeting when Billy Martin returned as Yankee manager. Jackson, seeking a trade amid fan and management tensions, cited a deteriorating relationship with the owner.
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