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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1970
Page
16
Marty Blake a onetime Hawks general manager named Friday to lead the Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association Blake quit three weeks earlier as Hawks GM and moves to the ABA role in Pittsburgh
Blake named general manager of the Pittsburgh Pipers as the ABA team seeks to build a national profile. He aims to recruit foreign talent, develop personnel, and secure a working agreement with a major foreign club while stressing Pittsburgh’s potential for growth beyond past attendance levels.
Dave Marcis drove a Dodge Daytona at 153.082 mph to lead the first batch of 12 qualifiers for the World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with Bobby Isaac on pole and Bobby Allison starting beside him. The field fills to 400 cars for the 400-lap race Sunday on the 1.5 mile track.
Kermit appears with half of the defending champs as the Winkler County Partnership Golf Tournament opens. Joe Ethridge of Kermit teams with Hardy Cook after winning 1969, aiming to repeat. Thirty eight teams registered. field to 60. The 36 hole stroke format runs 18 today and Sunday with a six stroke improvement rule moving teams to a higher flight.
Toronto AP report says the NHL Players Association will push to drop the reserve clause and allow each team to protect 12 players, with hopes an expansion draft in June will include Vancouver and Buffalo. Alan Eagleson leads the group and cites potential legal challenges if the NHL ignores the demands.
Hereford hosts an over 40 amateur golf tournament with 35 teams entered Friday. Registration remains open as players compete over 36 holes, with a $317.50 entry fee and handicaps used to determine flights. Defending champ Jack Williams of Plainview returns with rivals including Russell Haberer and Jess Sorrells.
Kathy Hite of Florence South Carolina and Mrs John Griffith of Fort Worth advanced to the finals of the Women s Southern Amateur at Pinehurst North Carolina by winning quarterfinal matches Friday Hite beat Mrs Robert MacLaurin of Savannah Georgia and Griffith defeated Mrs Jimmy Brass of Orlando Florida The 36 hole final is set for Saturday on Pinehurst No 2 course with a par 74 and about 6000 yards All three matches featured steady play and late birdies for the eventual finalists
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