Sobotka Burnham clash fuels district track meet
Rich Gaver reports the Class B-3 Boys District Track Meet set for May 13 in Seward features 11 teams vying for three individual and two relay state berths. Seward is favored over Columbus Scotus with York Central City and David City Aquinas also contending. Burnham and Sobotka lead key hurdles and sprints as Central City and Lakeview athletes chase limited slots at Omaha Burke Stadium May 21-22.
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Gopher ball sinks Red Sox as 10th straight loss grows
Cleveland beat Boston 4-3 as Alan Ashby homered in the seventh after Ferguson Jenkins gave up a first inning three run shot by Carlton Fisk. Petrocelli sat with back trouble. Celtics? No. Royals, Tigers and Orioles also won in a busy AL night.
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Baseball Recap: Bird Dodgers, KC Tops Minnesota
Kansas City defeated Minnesota as Brett collected three hits for the fourth straight game lifting his average to .366. Doug Bird pitched eight innings for his third win with no losses.
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Congressional panel approves 49 million for 1980 Winter Olympics
The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee advanced legislation providing 49 million dollars to Lake Placid New York for the 1980 Winter Games. The amount exceeds the 28 million dollar request by President Ford and covers construction of an Olympic village ski jump skating track hockey arena bobsled run and related facilities.
Izaak Walton shoot results shine in Blue Rock League
John Engel Doug Bohaty and Ron Person led a hot night with 49x50 scores. Bordy’s won the team title with 239 followed by Budweiser 235 and several teams posting 220s or better. In 48x50 group Kurt Behlen and others led, with 47x50 and 46x50 marks noted and top shooters named.
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Braves end 13 game skid with 87 win over Mets
Braves snap a 13 game losing streak as Rowland Office delivers the decisive ninth inning single off Mets for an 87 victory. Marty Perez had earlier gone deep, Bud Harrelson tied it with a seventh inning homer, Elias Sosa got the win and Bob Apodaca took the loss.
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Dodgers, Phillies, Cubs win in National League action
In NL play Columbus 9 walloped San Diego 9 1 Houston defeated Montreal 5 3 and Chicago beat San Francisco 4 0 Dodgers 4 Cards 0 Don Sutton win led LA while Ron Cey homered twice Reds 6 Pirates 6 Tony Perez drove in four runs Phillies 9 Padres 1 Mike Schmidt homered and Steve Carlton earned win Astros 5 Expos 3 Hector Cruz homer and Cliff Johnson two run shot Cubs 4 Giants 0 Manny Trillo drove in two with Steve Swisher RBI single Cubs clinched a six inning rally and Ken Frailing and Oscar Zamora combined on a five hitter.
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Rangers to name Rolfe as scout
Dale Rolfe a former New York Rangers defenseman who retired before the 1975 76 season will be named Thursday as a scout for the NHL club. Rolfe 35 will handle special assignments in Ontario. He played 42 seasons with the Rangers from 1971 through 74 75 when a severe ankle injury ended his career.
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