Zoeller leads Masters as rain delays round one
Rain drenches Augusta as Paul Zoeller shoots par to lead the Masters while 36 players in the 76-man field have not finished. Tom Watson Craig Stadler and Jack Nicklaus hover around even par as the day’s delays push second round into a threefold start and tough conditions continue.
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Tom Watson
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Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
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Gay Brewer
Billy Casper
Casper
Peter Jacobsen
Indians open 1982 season amid snow battle at Cleveland
Cleveland groundskeeper Bossard leads a snow battle to clear Cleveland Stadium for the home opener against the Texas Rangers as delays threaten the start of the Indians season. Workers shovel, vacuum stands, and Bossard predicts 50 50 odds of a Saturday start while awaiting a 1981 opener reference and noting ticket sales exceeding last year. Manager Garc�a plans to start Rick Waits against Charlie Hough in a showdown with weather and sentiment riding on gate receipts.
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Jerry Waring
Waring
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Bob Feller
Kuhn defends schedule makers amid weather chaos
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn argues that April weather unpredictability makes yearly schedule tinkering unwise. A Midwest snowstorm forced 17 early-season postponements, hitting the American League hardest. Cubs manager Lee Elia suggests shifting April home games to warmer markets, while the NL tried warm weather openings with mixed results.
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Bowie Kuhn
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Lee Elia
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West Coast
Dow big hit as a player and now prep coach
Buffalo native Zellie Dow, a one season AFL player turned sales rep in Ohio, coaches summer all star teams in North Ridgeville. He plans Buffalo Roundball Classic action on April 18 and then sends prep and ex-pro teams to Randy Smith Summer League in Buffalo. Dow emphasizes guiding kids off streets, not overemphasizing stars, drawing on his AFL and college experiences.
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Don
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