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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1977
Page
7
HESSAC weighs an eight team football playoff to improve fairness by regioning into two regions with four teams per class per region. The change would add a playoff round, letting top teams advance to title games. Some Catholic schools seeking SSAC admission avoided applications due to zoning conflicts.
The writer notes Catholic high schools may adjust zoning requests and plans to appease the SSAC, potentially barring bonafide students from representing their schools in athletics. He questions fairness and discusses confusion over state high school baseball classifications and unchanged wrestling formats.
Tom Watson shot a closing 69 to finish 5 under par at 283 and win the Western Open by one stroke over Johnny Miller and Wally Armstrong in Oak Brook Illinois. He credited key iron shots on 14 and 17 and donated $1000 of his prize to the Evans Scholars Foundation.
Tom Sneva drives a calculated race to beat teammate Mario Andretti by 1.75 seconds in the Schaefer 500 at Pocono International Raceway. The Penske duo finished 1 2 as Sneva moved into the lead for the national championship. Mike Mosley suffered a serious late crash. Andretti briefly led after pit strategy before Sneva reclaimed the lead.
Yankees ace Catfish Hunter details a spring tune up sparked by a home game of catch with his son Todd. He explains how relaxing the throw and following through corrected his delivery after a rough stretch and a foot injury. Hunter plans to push toward stronger velocity with less arm pain as he prepares for the season.
A Philadelphia AP report notes Julius Erving helped the 76ers show a small profit for 1975 76 with a 3.5 million Nets payment and a 2.5 million Erving deal plus a 125000 yearly expense account. Students estimate a 400000 loss without Erving, a 198000 loss otherwise, and a 31000 net with him.
Reader questions on Lee Trevino's return after surgery for a herniated disc in November. Trevino tied for ninth in his last event before the U S Open and has $21,353 in prize money. back and driving distance remain limited but improving.
A Detroit sports columnist quips that Mark Fidrych favors magazine writers who pay for his life essays over newspaper writers who receive them free the punchline being the columnist would rather see The Bird than hear him.
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