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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1972

Page

17

MHS Routs Lubbock High to Tie for Crown

Monterey wins 10-0 in five innings as Lubbock High is defeated. Westerners suffer district setback while Monterey earns a share of the District AAAA lead with the decisive victory Friday.

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Braves Rally Past Pirates in Sixth for 13-5 Win

The Braves broke a 5-5 tie in the sixth inning to pull away for a 13-5 victory. Key hits and a late surge by Stophesayeset delivered the decisive runs while pitching held the Pirates to limited scoring. Mark Griffin and Trevino provided crucial defense and offense as Seattle supporters celebrated the comfortable margin.

Rangers rally past Red Sox on Ford homer in seventh

Texas angers the Red Sox with a four run burst capped by a three run homer from rookie Ted Ford in the seventh inning. The homer completed the late rally and gave Texas the win.

Rangers Red Sox Homer Arlington Ted Ford Texas Ford Denver Tom Grieve Boston Paul Lindblad Reggie Smith Luis Aparaco Carlton Fisk Phil Gagliano Bill Lee

Orioles erupt for 16 hits in 12 2 win over Angels

The Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 12 2 as they ended a four game skid. Eight hits came in a seven run fifth inning led by Dave Johnson, Brooks Harrison, and Paul Bhur. Mel Queen allowed the surge before relief.

Baltimore Baltimore Orioles California Angels Oroles Californa Mel Queen Dave Johnson Boos Powell Brooks Harrisen Paul Bhur Mars Belanger

Baseball Friday results recap across American and National Leagues

Readout of Friday MLB results with scores and matchups across divisions. Noteable games include Cleveland beating Texas 9 to 2, Minnesota defeating Perry 6 to 1, and New York and Baltimore victories noted alongside several California matchups. Many line items are fragmentary due to OCR.

Minnesota New York Baltmore California Chicame Oakland Mawankee Kansas City Cleveland Texas Pinston Perry Peterson California i Megeremith Baltmere Caeraly Detroit Chavagn Cincanati Atlanta Pittsburgh Houston Philadelphia Kan Luego San Angelo Montreal San Fransa Baltimore Vevenue Ohai Mawaukee Nesta Ees Vavaaro Hestiee Texan Haneia Iodate

Big Inning Sparks Yankees Rally in Friday Night Defeat

A chaotic field report describes a large inning by the New York Yankees including a slugger’s home run and triple in a heavy scoring frame versus the Twins. The line notes a big seventh inning as Minnesota rallies but the text remains unclear on final results and exact plays.

New York Bebbs Purain Crear Tegar Twins Yankees

Tigers Win Cash Stars Peterson Palermo D

Tigers rally as Cash leads scoring at home. Fragmented OCR text mentions Brinkman Melton and Jaerman with scattered names, Chicago and Detroit references, and a game context with a win and streak.

Tigers Cash Stars Merman Brinkman Chicago Oeven Thadeanriry Agate Flerrman Bas Fe Melton Tom Jaerman

Ralls Seeks New Head Football Coach

Ralls High School remains in search of a permanent grid boss to replace David Baugh who resigned to join an assistant post at Andrews. Assistant coach Tom Cain serves as interim head coach and athletic director until a successor is hired. Baugh, son of ex TCY great Sammy Baugh, played in the defensive secondary at Texas Tech in the mid-1960s.

Ralls Ralla! High School David Baugh Haugh Andrews Tom Cain Baugh Sammy Baugh Texas Tech

Play Begins At Dimmitt

Ancient garbled text lists teams and play times for a tournament at Dimmitt with many reader names and fragmented event details. The readable facts indicate a two day event with 9 am starts and 2 pm weekend tee offs plus numerous players and coaches.

Samanu Speciacs Gaitt

Kirkpatrick Shuts Down ACHS In Novice Pitch Clash

Paul Kirkpatrick hurled a one hitter as Lubbock Christian High Heatths beat Abilene Christian 0 0, with six straight strikeouts and ten total whiffs. Dale Pectol led Eagles hitters with two triples driving in three runs in the Friday game. Charles Sampson seeks a win today as ACHS visits for season finale at 10 a.m. at Babe Ruth Ford.

Paul Kirkpatrick Lubbock Christian Abilene Christian Dian Charles Sampson Eagles ACHS Babe Ruth Ford Dale Pectol Uim Kirkpatrik

Unclear OCR sports brief from 19th century sources

Fragmentary text mentions teams and events with missing names and dates. Key details are unreadable, but references to a race, a church and a medical or educational context appear, limiting coherent synthesis.

Ratheal and Gowens Win Two Crosbyton HS Memorial Awards

Ratheal and Mike Gowens received two memorial awards at Crosbyton High School all sports banquet. Ratheal earned the Ernie Cash Memorial Ward and was named outstanding football lineman. Gowens won the Danny Moore Memorial Track award after finishing second in the regional 880 and advancing to state. Bob Lilly spoke as main speaker as 106 athletes were recognized.

Crosbyton Ratheal Mike Gowens Crosbyton High School South Plains Ernie Cash Gowens Danny Moore Bobby Ferree Bob Lilly Dallas Cowboys

New Owners Seek NBA Home at San Diego Arena

A buying group plans to secure the Sports Arena as the home site for a major league basketball franchise in San Diego. Leaders include attorney Stacey Sullivan Chargers rep Irv Kaze and San Diego developer Irvin Kahn's son-in-law, along with Don Glaser and Max Shapiro who runs summer basketball camps.

San Diego Ornest Stacey Sullivan Chargers Irv Kaze Irvin Kahn Don Glaser Max Shapiro

Torre Paces Uprising As Cardinals Down Astros 7-2

St. Louis exploded for five runs in the decisive sixth inning to topple Houston 7-2 Friday night. Ted Sizemore Matty Alou and Joe Torre sparked the rally with hits leading to a right field triple that sparked the Cardinals offense. Larry Dierker suffered six hits and left after yielding the decisive sixth inning offensives.

Houston Joe Torre Cleveland Astros Jim Ray St. Louis Cardinals RBI Larry Dierker Roger i Metzeer Ted Sizemore Matty Alou Torre Regiric Cleveland Lou Brock Joe ‘Hague Dierker

Local tournament results and schedule from morning action

Hobbs High outscored City Cagers 39 37 in a tournament setback as Cochise County Arizona dominated New Baden. Meade beat Brownsboro 42 25 while Cochise edged New Baden 44 43. Morning games opened with Hale Center vs Welsh and Meade vs Cochise in semifinals, with further matchups deciding the title.

Cochise County Ariz Meade Brownsboro Cochise New Baden, II Hale Center Meade and Hale Hobbs Lubbock Steve Smith Craig Whlman Ron Simmers Dean Branwell Mike Wooten Mike Chatham Leo Hodges Allen Robertson Spyder Richard Crayton Brett Davis Muntsville Royce Craft Gary Weetts Leon Wiens

Athletics Bop Brewers 5-1 in Milwaukee Friday night

Ree rgie Jackson led Oakland with three hits and two RBIs as Ken Mohrgman pitched five innings of six hit ball to beat Milwaukee 5-1. Jackson doubled Bert Campaneris in the first and added a go-ahead two-run single in the pivotal sixth. Brewers’ Jim Slaton took the loss despite two early infield hits.

Milwaukee Hollyman Pack Auerbach Bob Heise John Briggs Jim Colborn Rien Larry Brown Gene Tenace Bobby Brooks

Aggies Split With Texas in SWC Doubleheader

Texas A&M edged Texas 7-6 in the ninth inning as LJ Englert threw out a runner at the plate to secure the win and split the Southwest Conference doubleheader. Texas won the opener 4-2 behind Ron Roznovsky two hits. The results affect the SWC standings with Texas A&M at 11-6 and Texas at 11-4.

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Mayberry homers drives Royals past Indians 4–0

John Mayberry slugged a leadoff home run and a double while lefty Paul Splittorff allowed five hits over six innings as the Kansas City Royals shut out the Cleveland Indians 4–0. Mayberry's blast cleared right field in the first and KC tallied twice off Gaylord Perry.

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