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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1977
Page
7
The Evening Journal reports the Jaycee sponsored Washington tennis tournament starts immediately with first round singles and doubles pairings set. All three divisions use double elimination and best of three sets until finals July 23, with six sets in the final. first round features numerous byes and planned match times.
Tom Watson won the British Open at Turnberry with a 268 total, the lowest in tournament history, edging Jack Nicklaus after a dramatic final round. Watson, 27, credited a 60-foot birdie at 16 and a precise 3-foot putt at the last, sealing his second Open win in three years.
Baltimore moves into a second place tie with New York after a 6-0 victory behind five hit pitching by Ross Grimsley and six extra base hits led by Eddie Murray's 13th homer. Grimsley improves to 2-0 against the Yankees this season as Baltimore gains ground in the AL race.
In a pennant focused weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies twice 5-1 and 12-10 to complete a four game sweep. Phil Garner went 5 for 10 with four RBI and a three run double in the 10-10 seventh inning. Jerry Reuss won in the opener as Garner hit Lonborg for a homer. Larry Bowa had five hits for Philadelphia. Elsewhere NL action saw Chicago split with St. Louis, San Francisco sweeping Atlanta, New York edging Montreal, Houston topping Cincinnati, and San Diego taking two from Los Angeles.
Mike Brake of Cedar Rapids homecoming as Southeast Iowa Amateur champion this summer finished sixth in the Iowa Masters at Ames this past week. Chuck Moran of Graettinger won with 214, Brake totaled 223. Brake is a former Washington High School golfer, son of Eldon and his wife.
The Crane Company softball team of Washington split four games over the weekend. In the Saturday mini tournament at Green Field Crane lost to Bryn Mawr 5-2 and to Safetys Muscatine 9-2 before routing Germanville 14-2. On Sunday Crane defeated Batavia 14-2 at Fairfield to improve to 29-15-1 with next action set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Fairfield vs Rebling's Construction Co.
Pat Bradley won the Bankers Trust Classic at Locust Hill CC with a 6 under 213 to earn 11000. She switched to her old putter for confidence after a 75 in round one, moved from seven behind Donna Caponi Young to the lead, and sealed victory with a birdie at 17 as JoAnne Carner faltered on 18.
Davenport Iowa native and 28 year old semi pro football player Ricardo Moulden died at Franciscan Medical Center in Rock Island after suffering injuries at a Chicagoland Pro Football League preseason practice with the Quad Cities Mohawks. He was placed in a coma Saturday night following the injury during the team’s practice.
Washington swimmers defeated Fairfield 325 to 233 overall at the local pool with girls winning 191 to 90 and boys 143 to 134. The report lists numerous age group events and medalists for both teams, plus two prior wins this season against Tipton and New London.
Los Angeles UPI reports Gary Cunningham, 37, the new UCLA basketball coach, says he will not be daunted by living legend John Wooden's shadow. He notes his prior 13 years with UCLA and Wooden, and steps into the post after Gene Bartow's resignation amid alumni and media pressure.
Washington Evening Journal reports Brake's Twilight League team holding the lead with a 20 20 tie with Dalrymple's squad for the week. Jim Lloyd posted a par 3 medalist score. Carr, B Lowe and Brak each carded 37. Other notable low scores included Bennett 39 Krantz 39 Hillman 39 and more.
Waco girls split consolation games at Mt Union to finish sixth in the Winfield Mt Union tourney. They beat Mediapolis 18 9 then lost to Burlington Notre Dame 14 2 in five innings. Brenda Edgar went 4 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs.
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