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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1964
Page
9
A report warns late boat care causes speed loss from marine growth and four degree compass errors can throw a boat a mile off course in 15 miles. A Ponca City Lake accident ends with a boy found safe after the family boat overturned, recovered under the dashboard.
Fragmentary text mentions a quiet ard giant Jams and a maiden race in mid April 1965. It references a domed stadium and mentions names and places in a jumbled, unreadable OCR fragment with unclear context.
Local chatter centers on Sunland Park and nearby Anapra as plans for a new track progress. Debates focus on potential impacts on Ruidoso and West Texas parimutuel action while dog racing draws bets for its perceived predictability and lower human factor.
Recap of scattered games across SOUTHWEST and NORTHEAST leagues with multiple teams like Southern Pony, Major, and PONY divisions posting wins. Key performances include Holt earning a victory for fie joss, Heed and Luman contributing two singles apiece, and notable home runs by Jerry Reynalde and Larry Blanchard in Eastern Major action.
Sam Snead receives a bid to the $100,000 tournament to be played at a New York Country Club in June. The field includes the big six such as Arnold Palmer the defending champion, and Sonny Jackson now with San Antonio. Jackson logged 61 bases with Modesto last season.
Nancy Richey of Dallas moved into the top 16 of the women's singles by defeating Roberta Beltrame of Italy 6-1 6-3 on Saturday at Roland Garros. The men's bracket saw Manuel Santana of Spain beat Bob Hewitt 3-6 6-4 7-6 6-2 and Pierre Darmon defeat Ken Fletcher 4-6 6-0 6-2 6-2 as Roy Emerson and Martin Mulligan remain the only Australians still alive.
Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky vents on his rut like a ballplayer. He says he’s changing focus from nightlife to pitching, aiming for success after a rough stretch and a blown late win against the Red Sox. Manager Bill Rigney notes the shift in priorities.
The University of Houston announces the signing of two Louisiana high school basketball stars Elvin Hayes from Rayville and Dott Chaney from Baton Rouge McKinley. Hayes 6 foot 9 inch center averaged 36 points in tournament play. Chaney all-state guard scored 600 points last season. The program is integrated and pursuing Warren McVea of San Antonio Breckenridge as an additional football prospect.
Highlights include discus results with Rewer and Orval among top performers, plus Texas State and Southern Track Club entries. Hurdles show Herbert Stevens and Don Styron with noted times, and Warren Charles and Gilbert Williams listed among finalists. New York state in 1964 received 24,159,296 from harness racing at Yonkers Raceway, while Yonkers city collected 1,960,934.
Fragmentary text mentions Me Winnit tires Schie Wad Chris Zachs Antalo 297 and San An hub leader Infield Ing with 967. No coherent event or persons clearly identifiable from readable content.
Boyd led the winners with two doubles and helped seal the win as Cree Matthews and Leon Sprayberry each collected two singles for the losers. Steve Greer added a double for the winners.
SMU track coach Glenn Gossett announced the signing of Bruce Cameron from Houston Lee High School. Cameron, a 440 yard sprinter, helped Houston Lee’s relay team tie the national scholastic record in the state meet. Gossett succeeds McAdoo Keaton as SMU track coach, with Keaton retiring.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered player names and scores linked to multiple cities and teams. It references Chicago Los Angeles New York Cleveland and other locales with partial game results and player mentions, lacking coherent narrative or clear outcomes.
A jumble of baseball results: LaGuna-Acorma topped Dora 19 to 3 with Pedro Vincenti earning the win and Reland Faires the loss. Santa Fe defeated Lavington in Class A finals 2 to 0 with Pat Maher winning and Floyd Lowery losing. Cruces met Roswell late Saturday for 1370. Billy Goodman, former American League infielder, now manages the Durham Bulls in the Carolina League.
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