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i Ss Do what 25,000 other sports addicts JlBJ For the most up-to-date sports scores 1 I I I I I and Information In the Quad-CIUes. 1 1 I I J1- ji i STV QUAD-CITY TIMES Thursday, July 18, 1985 25 Vsr jr-n. IV o- I- I II lit III A 1 I II A Peete's 66 one stroke behind winner Norris v- MteiiMitiiil 4 i 4 iltllil 'Wmk0 i'MiililliliKMP'1 "4 fes' s. PS I "-fy" I "MW -ll i i-. By Craig Cooper QUAD-CITY TIMES Calvin Peete returned Wednesday to the form that he has used to win two PGA tournaments in 1985 as he carded a four-under-under-par 66 to finish a shot behind Tim Norris in the Lite Quad-Cities Open celebrity pro-am.

Norris, whose best finish this season has been a tie for third in the Heritage Classic, carded six birdies and one bogey over the Oakwood Country Club course for his 65. His round earned him $750. One shot back at 66 with Peete were 1983 QCO winner Danny Edwards, Russ Cochran and Jim Dent Finishing at 67 were Pat McGowan, former QCO winner Roger Maltbie, T.C. Chen and Steve Liebler. Brett Upper, Vic Regalado, Gary Hallberg and Jim Nelford were all at 68.

The low teams, both at 19-under-par 51, were headed by professionals Frank Conner and Bill Calfee. Playing with Conner were Jim Mowen, Tom Schrempf, Ellis Roberts and Don Ruggles and Calfee got help from Joe Irwin, Richard Bishop, Roger Vandeheede and Fred Meers-man, Regalado led his group to an under 52. It was just a practice round ly but for Peete, who has been off the tour recently with a chronic back problem, it was a good "I played today as well as I've played since before I took the time off," Peete said after signing his card. "I actually hit the ball better than I had expected I would. "The reason I hadn't expected much was that I played so badly last week in the Anheuser-Busch.

That was very disappointing because I had won that tournament two years in a row." The Anheuser was the first tournament in more than a month for Peete, who has already won the Phoenix Open and prestigious Tournament Players Championship this year. His back problem had gotten so bad that it chased him off the tour for treatment "I was going find out what was going on no matter what it took," he said. What he found out in frequent visits to doctors during the layoff was that he has a weak disc in lumbar region and arthritis in his back. "For three weeks I didnt even pick up a club. Most of the time I spent getting therapy," he added.

"I had known that my back would feel worst when it was cloudy or chilly. "I've had the problem ever since I started playing. A lot of guys have back problems out here but only about Fuzzy Zoeller, Lee Trevino, George Archer and have had severe problems." Peete's round on Wednesday was a classic Peete round. The remarka-- PEETE Please turn to Page 28 Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls sports a Lite QCO hat and an intense look while listening to reporters. (Times photo by Harry Boll) Calvin Peete sends a putt toward the hole on the 18th green during Wednesday's pro-am at the Lite Quad-Cities Open golf tournament Peete had a 66 to finish one shot behind winner Tim Norris.

(Times photo by Greg Boll) ByDonDoxsie TIMES SPORTS EDITOR Michael Jordan braved the throngs at places like the Boston Garden and the Philadelphia Spec-. trum last winter. But he'd never seen anything like what he encountered Wednesday at the Oakwood Country l. Club. I Jordan, the 1984-85 Rookie of the Year in the National Basketball As-; sociation, got a reception not unlike that of a teenage rock idol at the Lite Quad-Cities Open Pro-am.

"It's more curiosity than any- thing," a weary Jordan said after the round. "I can handle it, but right now I I'm exhausted." rk He should have been. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in tandem couldn't have presented as much of a challenge as Jordan faced Wednes- Everywhere he went the auto-; graph seekers mostly youngsters i were there. Going from one hole their presence. They weren't ignored by the autograph seekers Wednesday but they didn't get the treatment Jordan did.

Despite that and the fact that he has only been golfing for a year and a half, Jordan proved to be a fairly capable player, shooting an 83. "It's the first time I've played with a crowd following me like that," he said. "I played in a celebrity thing at the Legends Hall of Fame tournament in Atlantic City but there wasnt crowds like this. This isn't my natural element" The former University of North Carolina standout said he invited Raveling to appear with him at the tournament Raveling coached Jordan in the 1984 Olympics. "I wanted him to be here because we haven't seen each other since last summer," Jordan said.

"He's a great coach and we're great friends. Whenever we get the opportunity to see each other we try to take advantage of it" to the next, Jordan virtually had to sip his way through the crowd, having hats, slips of paper, even basketballs thrust in his path. Standing at the 10th tee, apparently safe from the crowd, he suddenly found himself surrounded by youngsters who ignored the restraining ropes. And after finishing his round, the Chicago Bulls star faced the biggest rush of alL A group of reporters waiting to chat with him were forced to do a quick interview as he sat in a car, waiting to be whisked away to an appearance at nearby Arrowhead Ranch. "This has surpassed everything I imagined," he said, referring to his-popularity.

"It's been overwhelming. I don't feel like this will last Right now, I'm a new name and people are curious." Jordan was accompanied on his round by Iowa basketball coach George Raveling and ex-Hawkeye star Michael Payne, who normally cause quite a stir in the masses with Worst golfer attracts fans Page 28 Joey O's trick Page 28 Golf's best Page 28 Mahaffoy tries to quit Pago 27 Tee times for today, Friday Pago 26 Pro-am Page 26 IV i 1 Jim Breneman 1976: Copper ivins gold (Second in a series) The second Eix 7 roa race was a battle between two Aurtana College runners Cj Ccar of Mendota, I1L, and Jclui of Rock Island. Copper won tv.e 1CTS race in just four seconds ahead cf O'Connor. Kim Merrill cf Hacine, Wis, won the woccn's diviica lor the second strata year, finishing In -I It was the first Eix fa- Copper, a track and all-American at V. a is a sporting goods store rr.a."; ia Creenevilla, N.C and pns to return to Bix this year.

Copper had teen hsntpcrtd by foot injuries before the rats, t3 felt strong after five and kept on going. He trained Ln tha h-l' ccuntrystie near hishcrr.3pcrep5rs;jon for Eix. Kerritt, whrse wtnnira Ur.e was 23 seconds slower thnn I first Bix race, noted afterward: "I dont remember the hs ir.g me that much last year," There were 1C3 runners in the race. While the nunr.tcr of ru ners has grown each year, the hills have stayed the same. They're stmtou-h.

gChgDDocho CINCINNATI (AP) Ken Anderson, no stranger to competition after 15 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, says he isn't concerned that Bengals Coach Sam Wyche has declared the starting quarterback's job up for grabs. "Whatever happens, happens. I've been through a lot in 15 years. A lot of high draft choices have come in at quarterback before," Anderson, the former Augustana College star, said Poised to challenge Anderson for the No. 1 job are Turk Schonert, who has been resigned to the role of top substitute off the bench in recent seasons, and sophomore Norman "Boomer" Esiason.

"In my mind, it's never been open. I'm sure Turk and Boomer feel the same way-" Dawn Lange 1 JIM BRENEMAN, Clarence-Lowden Helped lift the Rebels to an 18-2 record and the Mid-East Iowa Conference championship. The centerfielder and leadoff batter is hitting .492 and has stolen 28 bases. In Monday's Class 2A district opener against Lincoln, Bre-neman went 3-for-J at the plate. DAWN LANGE, Davenport West A junior second baseman, Lange scored the only run the Falcons would need to defeat Bet-, tendorf and win the Mississippi Eight Conference championship.

Lange, who is hitting .362, leads the team in singles and sacrifices and is tied with JoDee Ogden for the team lead in put outs. MATT MOORE, DeWltt Cracked two home runs in the second inning in the Sabers 15-11 loss to Clinton last week. Moore is the 13th individual to tie a national record for home runs in an ning. In the game, Moore was 4-for-7 and had five runs batted in and two stolen bases. The up hitter is averaging .350.

Matt Moore.