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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1976
Page
11
A dense scoreboard lists game results, rosters, and upcoming schedules across MLB, minor leagues, NBA and NHL. Notable items include Buskey earning the win in a 13 inning tie, Rudi and Hendrick hitting HRs, and varied paces for tonight and Wednesday games along with playoff series standings and future dates.
Tomlinson won twice and Eisenhower edged MacArthur 5 to 4 in the Junior Boomer Conference baseball tournament Monday. Central rallied with five in the sixth, Wolves answered with two on consecutive doubles, game halted after six innings due to darkness. MacArthur and Duncan opened the day's action at Ike Junior High with a 11 a.m. start. winners faced Central at 1 p.m. and Tomlinson met Eisenhower at 3. The Ike-Tomlinson loser then faced Central's winner at 5.
Oklahoma City staff report Lawton High and Eisenhower exited the 4A state tennis championships after quarterfinal losses. Semifinals and finals to be played today. Duncan's Mark Geurkink, once sixth seed, upset top seed Paul Nunley 3-6 6-2 6-2. Joe Schornick fell to Billy Canon 4-6 6-3 6-3. Rick Ramming advanced then lost to Bill Daniels 6-2 7-6 after beating Nelson and Moline.
Lawton High dropped from contention at Ponca City in the State 4A golf event as the Wolverines shot 656 over two rounds to sit in ninth place entering the final 18 holes. Bartlesville College led Putnam City 620 to 623 with individual scores led by Long and Barnesville College.
George Hendrick kept cool for Cleveland, hitting a 10th inning homer off Rollie Fingers to lift the Indians past Oakland 5-4. Eckersley and Baylor were ejected earlier, Joe Rudi homered twice and Cesar Tovar replaced Baylor as Rudi kept driving in runs. Lawton Real Estate advanced in the Lawton Jaycee Preseason tourney with a 22 run finale victory.
New York Mets players credit manager Joe Frazier with aggressive, all-around play. Jer ry Koosman says the team is no longer waiting, working on running, stealing, and hit and run. Ed Kranepool praises Frazier for maximizing the roster and pursuing a pennant.
SAN RAFAEL Calif AP Pop Warner once called Ernie Nevers the greatest all round athlete Nevers 73 died in a hospital from a kidney disorder The Stanford Madison Willow River Minn native starred in football basketball track and baseball at Stanford He played for the St Louis Browns in baseball and for the Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals in pro football He set a 1929 NFL single game scoring record 40 points and was a charter member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame He is survived by his widow Margery and a daughter
Arthur Ashe notes that big prize money no longer lures top players who seek endorsements and nine month schedules on the WCT tour. He cites Jimmy Connors as example of players opting for endorsements over the tour. Also Janet Guthrie cleared to take rookie exam for the Indianapolis 500 and becomes the first woman to enter.
In a brief on autos and skating, rookie Guthrie is cleared by Tom Binford to try for the Indy 500 after Sunday's Trenton 200 showing. Also NBA draft eligibility rules loosened. players may renounce college status if they meet a 45 day notice before the June 8 draft.
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