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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
5
Thelma Berry and friend Bob Hatcher fish at the Lewis Medie catfish farm in Devers where Mrs. Berry lands big blue catfish and even a painful reel mishap. The farm offers open invitation fishing with prices of 50 cents per pound live and about nine cents per pound dressed.
The Liberty Bell 300 at Meyer Speedway in Houston pits Supermodifieds and supersprinters in a big Saturday show. Dallas favorites Dale Looper and Wayne McNally lead the supersprinters, while Hugh Richards of Mobile and George Nash headline the Down South Supers. Strong Dallas and Florida contingents are expected as the field grows.
The Yankees routed the Red Sox 13 to 1 as Tony Lintelman and Jimmy Cherry starred for the Yanks. Eagles beat the Indians 7 to 3 with Mike Raney earning the win and David Mason collect ing two hits. Pirates meet Dodgers at 6 p.m. and White Sox face Giants at 4 p.m.
Baytown will host two regional softball tournaments this month, the men’s slow-pitch regional and the boys’ fast-pitch regional, July 22 through 24. The top two teams from each regional advance to the state meet in August. City playoffs run from July 7, with the first four finishers in each open division moving on, and the top two in each open division facing the church league champion for a city playoff berth.
Action in the Major League and the Runner-Up tournaments resumes Thursday night at West League Park. The Braves and Red Sox, losers of their first two games, meet at 8 p.m. The winner faces the Astros for the city championship July 6. The Phillies and Indians meet next at West League Park for the Runner-Up crown.
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