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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1971

Page

10

Roy White Drives Yankees To 2-1 Victory In Lame Duck Tilt

Roy White belted a two run homer to power New York past an opponent 2-1 in a tense road game. The feature tennis results list junior and senior singles and doubles matches across boys and girls divisions with multiple players advancing and clinching rounds.(names and places cited in OCR)

Highway 80 finals set today in Lubbock Open

The Lubbock Open Highway 80 tennis finals conclude today at the Lubbock Tennis Center Coronado High School with matches starting 8:30 a.m. Upsets mark the day as Ann Gallagher of Albuquerque wins girls 18 singles and Bruce Banisky of Texas Tech advances to face Sean Terry of Abilene in the men’s final.

Lubbock Tennis Center Coronado High School Ann Gallagher Albuquerque Mary Tredernick Abilene Bruce Banisky Texas Tech Walter Hammerick Sean Terry Terry McIntorf Jeff Jones Lubbock Paul Wiegan Dan Byfield Austin Ann Schroeder Susie Smith Becky Botello Brenda Wilson Jana Hanks Sherry Dunkin Garland Debbie Hill Paige Wilson Cindy Startzel Corpus Christi Liuilins Uulica Jay Davis Brinda Wilson Tony An

Slaton Tops Bell Cheks In Legion Baseball

Steve Nieman delivered a homer and a double driving in three runs as Slaton beat Bell Cheks 9 to 3. Slaton improved to 3 7, while Bell Cheks stood at 4 3. Smallwood added a two run homer in the fifth for Slaton.

Slaton Steve Nieman American Legion The Bell Cheks Cheks Neiman Doug Smallwood Bell Cheks W Steve Lindsey Glenn Yarbrough Jim Shankle Mike Speer Terry Mosser Hr—Nieman

Williams Named Full-Time Coach for Rice Owls

Greg Williams a 5 foot 9 guard from Portland Indiana and the 1968 69 Southwestern Conference MVP joins Rice Owls coaching staff as a full time member He will assist George Mahaffey with varsity and freshman teams after averaging 21 1 points per game and scoring 508 points his senior season

Houston Greg Williams Rice Owls Owl Williams Portland Ind Rice George Mahaffey Doutiac

Tiant Takes Loss For Red Sox In Yankee Victory

Roy White belted a two run homer in the sixth as the New York Yankees defeated Boston 2 to 1. Luis Tiant allowed only two hits before White's blast, while Fritz Peterson earned the win to move the Yankees within 3 1/2 games of Baltimore in the AL East.

Boston Roy White Luis Tiant New York Yankees iRed Sox Tiant Minnesota Twins Atlanta Braves White New York Fritz Peterson Scott Jerry Kenney Bobby Murcer Yankees Red Sox Baltimore

Wadkins May Turn Pro After Amateur Title

Richmond, Virginia star Lan ny Wadkins, 1970 U S amateur golf champion, plans to forego his Wake Forest senior year and enter the PGA school in October. He says he is ready to play on the PGA tour and believes he can win, having finished high in recent professional events.

Richmond Lanny Wadkins U.S Wake Forest University Richmond Times- Dispatch Wadkins Hot Springs Vinny Giles Virginia Professional Golfers Association Bel Leld PGA Palm Beach Gardens Fla Lee Trevino Jack Nicklaus

South Plains Golf Calendar July to October schedule

A dense list of golf events across July to October on the South Plains. Pro-Ams, partnerships, invitational and club tournaments are set at sites including Lubbock CC, Slaton, Meadowbrook, Floydada, Hillcrest, Gaines County, Me a dowbrook and Clovis. Notable entries include USGA Junior Qualifying at Lubbock CC and several women's, mixed and junior events.

Slaton Littlefield Partnership New Mexico Pga Clovis Muny Lubbock CC Gaines County Ross Rogers Amarillo Rogers Muny Partnership Marn Meadowbrook National Association of Accountants Fine Hills Floydada USGA Lubbock Lamesa Plainview Plainview Eagineeship Lorenzo Hillcrest Brownfield Brownfield Partnership Orton Clovis Muleshoe Hillcrest_ Club Sweetwater Nagit Enmu Porales Andrews Abermathy Ocotilla Park Hobbs Clarendon CC Levelland Operonntie Labor Day Partnership Littlefield Lubbock Co South Plains

Burns Nudge Dodgers Past Padres 1-0

Willie Davis delivered a two out ninth inning double to break a scoreless tie as Al Downing held San Diego to six hits. Dodgers won 1-0 before 39,105 fans in San Diego with Joe Ferguson starting the ninth and Maury Wills grounding into a double play prior to the decisive hit.

SAN Diego Willie Davis al Downing Los Angeles Dave Roberts Dodgers Padres Joe Ferguson Roberts Downing Billy Russell Maury Wills Maning Mota Davis Mota Richie Allen

Ciclone and Funk Square Off in Fair Park Main Event

Ciclone Negro faces Terry Funk in the Wednesday main event at Fair Park Coliseum with a best two of three falls or one hour time limit. Infernos team battles Ricky Romero and Mr. Wrestling, while Dory Funk Sr meets J C Dykes in a two minute twenty second bout. Bobby Duncum vs Killer Karl Kox and Bob Roop vs Jerry Kozak also on card.

Ciclone Negro Terry Funk Fair Park,Coliseum Infernos Ricky Romero Mr. Wrestling Dory Funk Sr J. C. Dykes Bobby Duncum Killer Karl Kox Bob Roop Jerry Kozak

City Pony League Tournament Summary

Western Furr's Family Center defeated Dixie Pirates 9 0 and Western Firefighters beat Northern Dow 2 5 at Wester Furr's Family Center. Western Firefighters 3 Western Invite Little League shown with other results. Texas Cream Donuts 17 Radio Lab 7 and Dormit Apts 24 Farmer's Exchange in Southwest Little League action.

Wynn Scores Run In 13th To Lift Astros Over Reds

Jim Wynn delivered the walk off run in the 13th inning driving in Jack Hiatt with a single after Wynn had earlier prevented a ninth inning scoring threat. Don Wilson pitched well scattering five hits for Houston while Don Gullett was roughed up early. The Astros jumped ahead with three runs in the first inning aided by a Perez error and beat Cincinnati 4 to 3 in extra frames.

Houston Jim Wynn Jack Hiatt Houston Astros Cincinnati Astros Don Gullett Tony Perez Don Wilson Hird Robert Metzgersx Foster Morgan Cedeno Cf Bench Watson Tperez Geronimo If Carbo Yberry Helms Schlueter D Cline Menke Ib Gullett Wyna Stewart Hiatt Granger Wilson McRae CinctensteRne J.alou SB Wynn Woodward Ate Gibbon D.wilson Gladdingesee

Furrs Wins Pony League Title After Semifinal Upset

Furrs Family Center of the Western Pony League upset the iDixie Pirates 9-0 in the semifinals and defeated Western Firefighters 6-3 to take the city Pony League title. Kenny Blackwell struck out 17 in the opener, two hits, four for four, with Terry Graves homering and doubling. Allan Hall took the final loss as Blackwell led a dominant tournament performance with 34 strikeouts in 14 innings and eight for 10 at the plate. In the Dixie Little League Invitational, Dial Finance beat Frontier Carpet 7-2 in the finals.

Furr Terry Graves Junior Sams Monte Backham Fani Ned Northern Cowboys Western Firefighters Ricky Montez Sams Farr Allan Hall Blackwell David Art Dial Finance Frontier Carpet Dixie Loop

Major League Baseball Scores and Matchups

The daily slate features American League games including Detroit at Cleveland 4 1 and Kansas City at California 7 while Milwaukee hosts no result. National League action sees Philadelphia at Montreal Renko 7 8 Atlanta at New York Seaver 10 3 Pittsburgh at Chicago Hands 9 8 Cincinnati at Houston Wilson 6 5 Los Angeles at San Francisco Marichal 10 5 St Louis at San Diego Arlin 3 11.

Philadelphia Short Montreal Renko Atlanta Niekro New York Seaver Pittsburgh Johnson Chicago Hands Cincinnati Gullett Houston Wilson Los Angeles Osteen San Francisco Marichal St. Louis Reuig San Diego Arlin Philadiphia Utisburgh Francisco Louis Sanego Baltimore Boston Detroit Cleveland Washington Oakland i Kansas City Minnesota California A Milwaukee Montrea Oakland Blue California Murphy Twilight Bradley Hedlund Innesota Corbin Cater Wenamore Coleman Broberg Foster Kline Lon- Oy

Plainview Triumphs Brownfield in 11 Inning Legion Fight

Plainview edged Brownfield 5 to 4 in 11 innings in a Saturday night American Legion game. Brownfield pitcher Billy Blankenship worked all 11 innings with 22 strikeouts, while Ottis Leach homered for Plainview in the eighth.

Plainview Brownfield American Legion Billy Blankenship Ottis Leach

Kansans Take Opener as Hubbers Split Doubleheader

Dodge City halted Lubbock Hubbers 14 game win streak in the first game but the locals recovered to win the nightcap with a six run fourth inning. Gary Washington was one out from a 2-1 win in the opener before the A's rallied to win.

Dodge City Lubbock Hubbers Gary Washington A’s Hubbers Bob Line Lowrey Ken Roberson Joe Bob Cole Don Engbers Mel Shivers Jim Page Mike Nunnafly Lance Nichols Engbers Jimmy Carter Allen Runyan Mike Mitchell Page Nunally Roberson Runyan

McNabb Tops Andrews In Tough Invitational First Round

Pancho McNabb of Odessa shot a 69 to lead the Andrews Invitational championship flight. Eight other players trailed with 70s as 110 entrants competed across six flights with early rounds and tee times set for today.

Mae Odessa Larry Morehead Lubbock Steve Rogers Hale Center Dub Warden Andrewa James Allen Don Needham Cross Plains Leroy Williams Andrews David Price Cen Royce Woolard Ity Minke San Angelo Tommy Wiliam Danny Fisher Ronnie Huckabee Monahans Ken Hunt Bubba Hoermann Tripplehorn Jerry McDonald Midland Jerry Hogan Don Piie Fred Brinker Danny Autry Geral Zachary Loyd Lane W. Mo Gartington Art Pelta Doug Peacock Denny Porter Bil Craig Bt. Andrews J. Z Brown Ray Rob Erts Dub Lynch Nolen Seminole Perry Coursey Jim Brewer Rogers Buddy Gibbs Brownfield Lawson Marshall Nelson Mike Michon Tommy Walker Dallas Wayne Harsh Pat Pritchett Ronnie Purtell Glenroske Pete Sillican Rod Pritchard Ronnie Baker Clarence Farmer BI Green Doyle Alien J. W. Carpenter David Boutin Frankie Cochran Fourth Flight Don Johnson Danny Heacox Bill Craig, Jr Jim Strawn Wayne Lingle Dwayne Fick Butch Gerber Lamesa D. Huckabee Gordon Ramsey Don Sanders L. C. Chappel Odeon J. R. McNabb Brodie Hutchinson Gib Jurenka Logan Long Jerry Firaborg Fred Swanson Joe Allbright Gene Hodge Raymond Briscoe George ‘Peebles James ‘True Cesar Fegett Benny Daniel Don Molsbee Elmer Madding Jack Keen Roy Sparks Gordon Walker James Craddock Raymond Casey Bob McVey Dennis Going Jimmy Jones Homer Thornton Kip Lindley Lynn Rice Earl Madding Nell Hayes Ned Nichols Bob Bolte Jim Mac Barat Prem Jesse Rand King W. L. Cook Knevens Ellis Clement

Ruidoso race results show varied payouts across events

Daily card reports a sequence of claiming and allowance races at Ruidoso with winners including Royal Becky, Freedom Threat, Mr Kid Charge, Maria! Score, Fleet Bar Sunday, and Mise Hatari Bar. Multiple distances from 400 to 870 yards yield mixed prices, with time notes and quinella figures listed for each event.

Royal Becky Peresocia Mr. Pachandle Freedom Threat Mr. Kid Charge Hi Jo Tome Maria Rockyette Fleet Bar Speedy Jo Quinella Rocus Bal Cable Tire Mr. Bakimino Albert Deck Medacuase Me Ridge Somted Oe St. Furlongs Mikey Boy Fiprem Shady Big Q Rainbow Talented Lady Pebel Seeker Canestep Barlaris Bushy King Wild Sea

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