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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1970

Page

11

Kauffman: No bidding war for Pilots move to Dallas, 8.8 million price

Kansas City owner Ewing M. Kauffman says the Seattle Pilots franchise would fetch 8.8 million and rules out a bidding war between Milwaukee Dallas Fort Worth if Seattle goes up for grabs. He chairs a committee to manage the process after a Oakland meeting and a Milwaukee Journal interview.

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Bulls outlast Pistons 120 111 in Chicago Sunday debut

Chicago, paced by 31 from Haskins and 24 by Walker, built an 18 point third quarter lead before fending off Detroit 120 111. Pistons’ Jimmy Walker and Dave Bing rallied late but Bulls held on for victory. Detroit dropped to 21 games behind New York in the East.

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Cooper tops two city lane events in Laubock tourney

J A Christensen led with 246 627 vaulting Cooper into Class A lead after opening weekend of the 31st annual Laubock Men's Bowling Tournament. Montgomery Texaco tops Class A with 3008, Lubbock Tire Challenge 2887. individual leaders include Jerry Cooper 692 singles and 1938 all events. Action continues next weekend at Oakwood Lanes with team events Saturday and doubles and singles Sunday.

Montgomery Texaco J. A. Christensen Laubbock Lubbock Tire Jim Anderson Ted Warwick Gary Wilburne Joe Bob Kirk Jerry Akers Eugene Faulkner Jim Fowler Larry Rather Clayton Willingham Maurice Northam Jerry Cooper Dave Shue Johnny Middleton Oakwood Lanes

Pokes Sweep Western Stock Show Winners at Denver

At the National Western Stock Show in Denver the rodeo drew 159,070 attendees across 19 performances with 15 sellouts. Prize money totaled $97,000. Winners included steer wrestling star Bussy Kaul and calf roping ace Cleo Hearn, among others, as top times and points earned cash prizes in each event.

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Seniors Golf Set Thursday at PGA National

Tommy Balt the defending PGA Senior champion from Sarasota Florida returns to defend his title in a 72 hole $40 000 event at the PGA National Golf Club starting Thursday. The 142 player field includes Sam Snead Paul Runyan Freddie Haas Jr Dick Metz Chandler Harper Chick Harbert Rob Hamilton Jim Turnesa Vic Ghezzi Ed Furgol Bobby Cruickshank and Dutch Harrison with the event running through February 1.

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Wilhelm inks 70 Braves contract in Atlanta

Hoyt Wilhelm, 46, nearing his 1000th major league appearance, signed his 1970 Braves contract in Atlanta. He joined Pat Jarvis and Stan Gell after a late season surge that helped Atlanta win the National League Western Division pennant. Jarvis won 16 games in 1969 and 9 in 1968. Gell had a 4-8 season at Shreveport and 9-1 at Greenwood two years earlier.

Atlanta Hoyt Wilhelm Knuckle- Iballer Braves Wilhelm California Angels Leys Pat Jarvis Stan Gell Jarvis Bell Shreveport Greenwood

Royals Rally Past Bullets for 129-122 Win in Cincinnati

In a high scoring game, Cincinnati tops Baltimore 129-122. Robertson leads the Royals with 41 points, 15 assists, and 19 rebounds. Van Arsdale scores early before injury sidelines him. The Royals extend their home win streak to six.

Cincinnati Tom van Arsdale Cipeinnaty Oxsear Robertson Royals National Basketball Association Balltmore Robertson van Arsdale John Green Bullets Wes Unseld

Two Rallies By Russell Lift Knicks Past Celtics

Cazzie Russell came off the bench twice to score 25 points as the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 102-96. Willis Reed and Mike Riordan added 17 points each as New York built a lead after a 44-52 deficit.

Boston Cazzie Russell New York Knicks National Basketball Association Boston Celtics Celtics Russell John Havybeck Willis Reed Mike Riordan

Five Reds Sign Five Players In Cincinnati Pact Sprint

Two Reds shortstops Woods Woodward and Darrel Chaney joined a list of five players signing 1970 contracts in Cincinnati. Woodward batted .261 after an early season injury while Chaney, noted as a fine fielder, competes for a starting spot this year.

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Clark Scores 36 First Half as 76ers Set Scoring Mark

Philadelphia 76ers routed the Houston Rockets 159 to 131 at the Spectrum. Howard Clark led with 36 points in the first half and finished with 38 on 15 of 38 shooting, helped by Wally Jones with 31 and Bill Cunningham with 21. Rockets stopper Elvin Hayes had 27 in a losing effort.

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Bucks Rout Hawks Behind 64-Point Robinson Alcindor Duo

Flynn Robinson scored 32 and Lew Alcindor added 31 as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 151-116 in a nationally televised NBA game. Don Smith hauled in 12 rebounds in nine minutes to ignite the Bucks a third quarter surge. Joe Caldwell led Atlanta with 22 points while Dave Newmark added 19 in a rare return from a weeklong layoff.

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Rhodes Captures Lane Spotlight in Weekly Bowling Honors

Mandy Rhodes earned top weekly honors in the VFW Sponsored Youth Bowling League with a 223 game and 566 series. Tonya Armentrout led senior girls with a 387 game, and both Tonya twins posted 469 series. Junior girls leader Carolyn Willemson had a high score, while Jed Dozier and Tony Martin led the juniors. Reta Clark sparked Bantam Jems with 145 241, and Mitch Morris and Terry Smith added solid marks.

Mandy Rhodes VFW Tonya Armentrout Tonya Carolyn Willemson Jed Dozier Tony Martin Reta Clark Mitch Morris Terry Smith

Matra 650 Third To Break Daytona Beach Record

France's Matra 650 prototype set a Daytona Beach course record time of 1 2 seconds for a speed of 122.464 mph during shakedown tests for the 24 hour race. Driver Henry Pescarolo lost control on the banked Turn but escaped uninjured with minimal damage. The Matra, Ferrari, and Porsche entries are seen as threats to the debuting Ferraris and Porsches in the endurance race.

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Pro Scores Sunday Basketball Highlights Across Cities

A fragmented recap lists various basketball results and team matchups from cities including Philadelphia New York Baltimore Milwaukee Atlanta and Pittsburgh among others. Scores such as Cincinnati 129 Baltimore and New York 18 are noted amid a string of abbreviated team names and league references.

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