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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1970

Page

14

Rathmell Advances In Meet At Pinehurst

In the Southern Women's Amateur first round at Pinehurst, defending champion Mrs John Rathmell of Houston beat Paulette Lee of Coral Gables 1 up after 20 holes. Rathmell was two up at the turn with pars on Nos. 2 3 and 6 but Lee halved the rest until extra holes. Hollis Stacy of Savannah won 6 and 5 over Mrs Brooks Elms of Winter Haven. Other results list several matches with players from Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina.

Pinehurst N.C John Rathmell Houston Paulette Lee Coral Gables Fla Rathmell Boey Miss Lee Fra Miss Hollis Pinehurst Country Club

Tigers Rout Estacado To Clinch 3-4A4A Title

Snyder exploded for 12 runs in the second inning to beat Estacado 12-2 and clinch the District I AAA baseball crown. The Tigers finished 8-2 in league play, with Levelland second at 7-3. Snyder improves to 19-4 overall. They advance to bi district against Wichita Falls Hirsch next week.

Snyder Estacado Tigers Levelland Brownfield Lamesa Dunbar Wichita Falls Hirsch James Lewis

Monterey Beats Abilene 4-2 In Bi-District Playoffs

Monterey escapes with a 4-2 win over Abilene in bi district action as they rally with three runs in the fifth. O Jibway delivers a run scoring single, Klatt adds a two run single, and Williams' error helps fuel the Plainsmen rally. Abilene threatened early and again in the fourth before Monterey responded with key defensive plays and late scoring two to seal the victory.

Page One Plainsmen Tommy O Abilene Lewis Greg Stirman Darnell Jimmy Tindall Eagles Ventire Tindall West All J

Abilene Base Threat Falters in Wyoming Rout

The.Plainsmen loaded the bases with no outs in the first before Thomas escaped the jam. Abilene hitters connected solidly but failed to convert, leaving two runners stranded and finishing with little support as Blackburn lamented the ball wouldn’t fall. The team vows improvement before Thursday’s home game.

Robert Stirman Briley Darnell I Tindall Danny Reese RBI Danny Sround Edwards Abilene Plainsmen Thomas Klatt Blackburn

Meeteetse Boy Receives Courage Plaque From Coaches

11 year old Meeteetse High senior Larry Nicholson, burned in 1967 when a gas line explosion ripped flames from his clothes, was honored with a plaque by the Wyoming Coaches Association. He battled back to play basketball and run track, with ongoing skin grafts and plastic surgery. His teammates’ letters and a sweater helped sustain him during Shrine Burn Center treatment in Texas.

Meeteetse Wyo Wyoming Coaches Association Larry Nicholson Cowley Young Nicholson Nicholson Shrine Burn Center Texas Laramie Lander

Record Field Enters Open Golf Tourney

Officials announce the United States Open golf championship to be held June 18 to 21 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska Minnesota. A record field of 3 808 players competes with 57 exemptions from local qualifying leaving 665 local qualifiers to join exempt players for the sectional rounds starting June 8 or 9.

New York Aaron Ken Still Gene Littler Tom Shaw Bert Yancey Dick Lotz Chaska Minn Hazeltine National Golf Club

Brabham Faces Fresh Delays Before Indy Test

Australian driver Jack Brabham battles ongoing delays delaying the turbocharged Brabham car for the Memorial Day 500 practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He faced construction issues near London and a New York truckers strike that kept the car from testing, forcing him to miss the initial qualifying weekend.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brabham Loniden New York Squali

Cards Giants Make Trade

The St. Louis Cardinals announce a straight player trade sending Jerry Johnson to the San Francisco Giants for righthander Frank Linzy. Linzy joins the club in Houston while Johnson posted a 6-13 record and 4.29 ERA last season with Philadelphia. Linzy was 14-9 with 1 save for the Giants last year.

ST. Louis St. Louis Cardinals Jerry Johnson San Francisco Giants Frank Linzy Linzy Giants Houston Cardinals Johnson Philadelphia Phillies Tulsa American Association

Chaps ink two way players from JC and high school

LCC signs include Dave Treat from Columbia Christian and Clark from Venture JC. Treat, 6-7 230, All Conference in two sports and conference MVP, part of a two way pairing with Clark, 6-3 who averaged 23.6 PPG 4 RPG 8 APG last season. Also signed are Carlos Thomas Odessa College Skip Vandevender Portales Wayne Buckelew Portland Doug Perrin and Steve Lincoln from Lubbock Christian High.

Page One Treat Dave Treat Columbia Christian Portland Ore Trent Boys Clark Venture Calif Jace California George Hales Carlos ‘Thomas Odessa College Chicago Skip Vandevender Portales Wayne Buckelew Doug Perrin Steve Lincoln Lubbock Christian High

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