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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1976
Page
14
Becky Nelson of Flint dominated Decatur Lanes in the Alabama State Junior Bowling Association Tournament. She captured first in singles scratch with 390, singles handicap with 716, all-events scratch with 925, and all-events handicap with 1903, daughter of Mr and Mrs Quimby Nelson.
In the first game the Mets toppled the Pirates 13 to 1 at Shea Stadium. Dave Kingman and Joe Torre delivered timely singles, Torre scoring on a misplayed throw. A local fan nicknamed the Lone Ranger, Tom Droleskey, excitedly witnessed the romp from the box, narrating the action and recalling Mets memories. The Mets batted around in the fourth and fifth innings, with ten batters in both frames and four pitchers used by Pittsburgh. Jon Matlack held the line with a five hitter as the Mets notched their second win in nine games.
Giles, the defending British Amateur champion from Richmond Virginia, received a reprimand for playing on unplayed holes after a 4 and 3 victory over Laurent Bailly of France at St Andrews. Chairman Bill Miller stressed strict adherence to the rule that play ends when a match is decided. Giles, Curtis Strange and several Americans advanced to the third round as rough weather and slow starts affected scores on the 6,194 yard old course.
Martha Wideman recalls sneaking into East Texas dirt tracks in the early 1960s to race against men while earning her USAC license last year. She will not need skullduggery to enter Sunday's Texas 500 field at Texas World Speedway, as her husband will not be required to bring the car this time.
Martha Wideman recalls sneaking into races to start behind men before earning a USAC license last year. Now a pioneer at Texas World Speedway, she has 45 victories and a racing family supporting her, including daughter in the pits and two teenagers who race.
In Oakville, Nicklaus and reigning Canadian Open champ Tom Weiskopf opened Glen Abbey Golf Club designed by Nicklaus. Nicklaus shot 75, a three-over-par, while Weiskopf posted 71 in the exhibition round marking the course as Open host after its official launch. The piece also notes the NCAA baseball championships set for June 6 to 12 in Omaha.
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