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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1977
Page
9
Nebraska hunters face two application periods for deer and antelope permits. The first period runs through May 10 for eligible residents, with a second period June 1–28 for others. Remaining licenses go on sale July 15.
Mark Littell pitched four hitless innings after returning to face his former team. John Mayberry's 13th-inning double scored Fred Patek to lift the Kansas City Royals over the New York Yankees 5 4. Reggie Jackson homered for the Yankees in a high scoring day across the early season schedule.
Scotus dominates Central City 112 to 55 at Pawnee Park dirt track with 14 of 17 events won. Mike Cielocha leads with three firsts and a 50.1 440 and 9.9 100, while Chris Hoffman Bill Van Lent and John Kosiba claim multiple wins. Freshmen also beat Central City frosh 106 to 52.
Hordville leads girls events with wins in discus shot put and distance medley relay plus a meet record 1:51.4 in 680 relay. Rising City tops two mile relay 11:24.5 and distance medley relay 15:37.2 with several meet records. Shelby dominates sprint relays and weight events while Exeter and Monroe post key marks in hurdles and relays. Boys side shows rising marks in distance events with Exeter and Shelby posting multiple meet records and top times across relays and hurdle events.
Columbus Discoverettes, despite a 73 32 loss to Lincoln Plus X, set three field event records on the Discoverer oval. Michell Rambour led with two new marks including 108 5 in discus and 36 11 in shot put, while Diane Mortensen broke the long jump record with 15 10½. Ann Walters won the 100 dash and Jan Rich earned places in the 100 and hurdles as the team eyes the Apollo meet in Norfolk.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Kansas City play a coin flip to decide who picks first in the June 10 NBA draft. The flip, in use since 1966, previously helped the Bucks win Kareem Abdul Jabbar in 1969.
Attendance for this spring training season reached 1,064,962, a record high since barnstorming ended and schedules began in Florida Arizona and California. The figure marks a six percent rise from 1975, with the New York Yankees topping teams at 66,572 over 12 games in Ft Lauderdale.
NBA playoffs begin with Portland wary of Chicago after four regular-season wins by the Blazers. Walton pledges to play only if the players association does not boycott. Chicago rides a 20 4 surge as Artis Gilmore Wilbur Hol land and Scott May progress. Celtics near peak as Cowens returns and Wilkes may leave Warriors for the Lakers. Cleveland Washington open in Landover Md.
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