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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1973
Page
14
Crocker shoots a 69 to win the Equity Ladies Professional Golf Association event. Mary Lou Sakala tied for fifth after a five under par 68, sharing the lead with Crocker at the Buffalo event.
A chaotic three day Perth golf meet yields Mrs Crocker finishing four strokes ahead of Jane Blalock at Crane Island’s River Oaks Golf Course. Pat Higgins and Judy Rankin share third with scores around two under par. Roy White and Thurman Munson power the Yankees to a 7-0 win over the Twins as Eddie Bane makes a strong early major league showing. The weather’s gusts near 25 mph challenge players.
Parsons took the lead with 15 laps to go after a collision between Bob Allison and Cale Yarborough, then cruised to victory in the Winston Cup Volunteer 500 at Bristol. L D Ottinger finished second and Cecil Gordon third as 16 cars raced to the finish despite heat and mechanical issues.
Former Lubbock resident Ray mond Beadle won the American Hot Rod Association Grand America in Kansas City and will take home $10,000. Beadle, now in Schaumburg Illinois, drove Don Schumachers Wonder Wagon and defeated Gene Snow of Fort Worth in the first round Join Eades of Dallas in the second Don Prudomme of Los Angeles in the semifinals and Jim Nicol of San Francisco in the finals.
Snyder special from Lubbock bantams James Sherman and Brett Herron each placed in four events at a Summer Recreation Track Meet. Sherman took second in the 75 yard dash, third in the 40 yard dash, and sixth in the long jump. Herron was fourth in both the 75 yard dash and long jump and fifth in the high jump. Both ran on the second place 440 relay unit.
Milwaukee Brewers defeated Texas Rangers 6-4 in the doubleheader opener and won the nightcap as John Briggs hit a three run homer, Dave May added a two run shot, and May and George Scott homered for solo blasts. The Brewers jumped to an early lead with three runs in the first inning and expanded with RBI doubles and another homer as the offense surged.
Boston erupts for nine runs in a 9 1 victory in the nightcap as Buddy Hunter drives in two and Bob Montgomery belts a grand slam. The opener sees Chicago avoid a sweep with a 6 1 win behind Carlos May and Buddy Bradford homers.
National bicycle champion John Howard won the 100 mile race in a record 4 hours 18 minutes 4 seconds despite rain. Bill Cain of Lubbock County Wheelmen placed eighth in Senior A as two Hub City riders crashed. Defending state champion Tom Hutchinson Jr exited at 1 mile and Robert Carter suffered abrasions at 35 miles. Jackie Cain finished third in the women's 39 mile race. Jim Porter Jasper Hubbert and Bob Schwinkendorf also placed in veterans junior divisions.
Los Angeles Dodgers sweep Pirates as Davis belts his 12th homer of the season in the 12th inning. Willie Crawford and Yeager contributed in the fourth as Dodgers break a tie and move ahead 3 2. Pirates rally in ninth but fall short behind starter Tommy John.
Rookie Jones started strong for San Diego, scoring on a single and stealing second. Grubb homered for Denver, while Chicago rallied with two runs in the fifth as Grubb added a fourth homer overall and errors allowed more runs. Hundley and Popovich drove in key scores as the Padres held a slim lead.
Gene Tenace opened the 10th with a home run as Oakland edged Baltimore 6 to 5. Bert Campaneris started a three run rally in the ninth, Sal Bando doubled, and Don Baylor's three run blast put Baltimore in front before Tenace's key shot.
John Conine and Tom Herring win the Littlefield title with a 67 in Sunday play. Norried Jaques, Connor, and Rush post 67s or better, while Wilson and Shrop tie for third with 67. Multiple flights list scores and participants including Conine Herr ing, Jaquess, and Rush in a chaotic leaderboard.
Plains Co-Op finished second in the Odessa Invitational with Lubbock teams placing high. Darrel Rosenow led Oil Mill to a 5-1 win over Sewells and then outdueled American Handicraft 1-0. Fort Worth captured the title by beating Rosenow 5-1, with Powell also reaching the All-Tournament team alongside Witlitow, Benavidez, and Rip King. Plains improves to 50-13 on the season.
Four Lubbock natives claimed victories at Lubbock Dragway on Sunday. Hale Center resident Roy Rastetter won as the lone outsider, with John McDowell taking the modified eliminator and Jimmy Cases winning the super etrek. The results listed Larry Rust and David Moreno among others, with the next races scheduled for July 22.
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