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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1969
Page
11
Rookie Bill Burbach tied up the opener with a five hit effort for New York and drove in a run in his major league debut in a 5-2 win for Detroit. The Tigers answered back with a four run seventh inning to clinch the nightcap. Norm clutch hit capped the rally.
Earle Wilson improved to 1-1 as the veteran right hander defeated 31-game winner Denny McLain. Rick Bur-bach, a 21-year-old right-hander, retired the Tigers’ first 11 batters before Al Kaline’s single. Bur-bach hit his first major league single in the third and scored on Horace Clarke’s RBI single for the only run he needed.
Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-1 as Lee May hit a three run homer and Jim Maloney allowed six hits in a strong pitching performance on Sunday.
Rick Joseph drove in three runs with two singles and a ground out as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Sunday. The Phillies offense produced early and never relinquished the lead.
Forty one participants, mostly from out of town, competed in six kart events collecting ten of possible eighteen trophies. Veteran James Witt of the block posted a 6.8 quick time and won in the twin-engine class alongside drivers such as Lubbock and Midland racers. Final placings included James Witt, Mark Roper of Midland, Keith Christian, Loren Yearwood of Char, Richard Cafley, David Brackett, Micenel Brownfield, Farrell Daniel, George Rickstrew, Foster Parmenter, James Witt again in twin engine.
The reigning British Open champion held a two stroke edge as the final three tough holes approached. The resilient Johannesburg rancher did not play safe, hitting precise approaches and just missing a birdie attempt on the 18th hole after rough and missed attempts earlier.
Western Division finals saw Los Angeles defeat Atlanta 104 to 96 to win the best of seven series four games to one. Indiana beat Miami 126 to 110 to take a 1 0 lead in the Eastern Division finals. Boston edged Montreal 3 to 2 in NHL East semifinals to Even the best of seven at two games each. Buffalo beat Hershey 8 to 5 as Hershey leads 3 2 in the series. Quebec defeated Providence 4 to 3 to knot the Quebec series at one win apiece. In the Texas League Arkansas 1 Shreveport 0 and Amarillo 7 Albuquerque 6.
Clovis bowler John O'Lawson scored 1901 to finish fourth in all events at the 16th annual New Mexico Men's State Bowling Tournament. Tom Trujillo and Ralph Zinser moved into fifth in doubles with 1240, while Paul Jones Texaco led Clovis to second place with 3103. Action continues for three more weekends at Aztec.
Roy Rastetter of Hale Center drove a B dragster to beat Bob Brown of Hale Center in a C dragster for the Super Eliminator crown at Amarillo Dragway. The event also featured AA fuel dragster Creitz and Donovan of Tulsa, who were to fuel eliminators. Rastetter’s 6.99 second quarter mile set a new strip elapsed time record. Gary Moore of Tulsa won the top stock eliminator. Next Sunday the dragway hosts another racing round with eight top funny cars from across the nation on exhibition.
Chicago beat Seattle 3-2 in the first game and 13-3 in the second to sweep a doubleheader. Bill Melton hit two upper deck homers in the opener, one in the 10th to break a 2-2 tie, and added a third of the season in the second game. Joe Horlen earned his second win in three decisions as the White Sox tallied five runs in the fourth inning of the nightcap, capped by Ron Hansen's three-run homer.
Bruce Mundy of Richardson informed South Plains College coach Dub Malaise that he will attend the two year school next Fall. He averaged 15.6 points per game in season play and 18.6 in conference. He earned all district and all metropolitan honors and was an all tournament selection at Irving MacArthur and Haltom City events.
The Lorenzo Pro Am begins at 9 a.m. today with a 2:30 p.m. cutoff. Entrance fees are five dollars for amateurs and eleven dollars for professionals.
Kansas City third-string catcher Bob Taylor belted a 430 foot three run homer in the eighth to lift the Royals to a 7 5 win and split a doubleheader with Oakland before 31872 fans. Oakland won the first game 5 1 on Jim Nash five hit outing.
Boston jumps to a three run first inning before Jarvis relieves. The on field play is overshadowed by the Ken Harrelson trade to Cleveland and his later retirement announcement.
Donn Clendenon's three run homer in the first inning powered Montreal to a 4-2 win over Chicago in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader, snapping the Cubs seven game winning streak.
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