Garr Hopes Fans Write Name On Star Ballot
New York AP reports Ralph Garr, Atlanta, seeks an All Star ballot write in amid rivals Hank Aaron Willie Mays Willie Stargell Roberto Clemente Rusty Staub Billy Williams Lou Brock and Willie Davis. Balloting begins Friday in about 150 parks with voting ending June 30. fans will select starters while managers choose pitchers and reserves.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Garr
New York
Ralph Garr
Rico Carty
Atlanta
Carty
Detroit
Hank Agron
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Rusty Staub
Montreal
Billy Williams
Chicago
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Willie Davis
Los Angeles
Bowie Kuhr
Americans Score Wins in French Open Tennis Opens
Americans Arthur Ashe Stan Smith and Cliff Richey won first round matches at Roland Garros as five men and two women advanced. Ashe defeated Geza Varga in four sets while Richey, Smith and Lutz also won. Vest and Zeigenfuss advanced in the women’s draw amid a long day of play.
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Paris
America
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith
Cliff Richey
U.S
Ashe
Richmond
Roland Garros
Geza Varga
Hungary
Varga
Richey
San Angelo
Massimo de Domenico
Italy
Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Nick Kalogoropoulos
Greece
Bobby Lutz
Los Angeles
Jim Hrebee
Czechoslovakia
Tom Gorman
Seattle
Andrew Pattison
Rhodesia
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Ill
Jan Whodes
Lamar Hunt
Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Tony Trabert
Valeri Ziegenfuss
San Diego
Becky Vest
Jackson
Miss
Ihristy Pigeon
Danville
Miss Zeigenfuss
Kaitalin Borka
Miss Vest
Kerry Harris
Australia
Miss Pigeon
Ingrid Benzer
Sweden
Jed
Roger Taylor
Britain
Awvas
John Cooper
Taylor
Nicklaus to Represent United States in World Cup Golf
PGA Champion Jack Nicklaus signed to play for the United States in the 19th World Cup at PGA National Golf Club November 11-14. The event carries prestige, with a $250,000 budget and a $10,000 purse, and Nicklaus would be paired with the U.S. Open winner unless another player earns the spot.
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Palm Beach Gardens, Fla
Jack Nicklaus
United States
Twoena Janenn
Pial
Leguis Spulil
Pga National Golf Club
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
U.S
Ardmore
Fred Corcoran
PGA
Rookie Driver Bumped From Indy 500 Field By Boss
Indianapolis(AP) John Mahler, fastest rookie at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with 170.164 mph, was bumped from the 33 car lineup by his sponsor Dick Simon who will drive the No. 44 Travel Lodge Special to fulfill a contractual obligation. Simon, who qualified at 168.903 mph, moves Mahler’s car to the back as penalty for changing drivers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Mahler
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dick Simon
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mahler
Bettendorf
Iowa
Simon
Simoa
Speedway
Pete Revson
McLaren
England
Travel Lodge
Poscono
Ontario
Calif
Russians Outpace Lexington AAU 98 to 87 in Kentucky
The Russian national basketball team defeated Lexington AAU 98-87 in Paintsville as Alexsander Belov scored 20 points. Cecil Tuttle and Phil Argento led Lexington with 20 and 12 points respectively while keeping the game tight at halftime before Russia pulled away in the final stretch. The Russians remain undefeated on their U S tour.
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Paintsville
Lexington Aau
Cecil Tuttle
Phil Argento
Kentuckians
Lexington
Alexsander Belov
Argento
Tuttle
United States
Pampa Trio Wins Red Raider Cup in Playoff Drama
Pampa's Pete Blanda, Jay Hollingsworth and Gene Smith joined Lecie Jackson to win the floating Red Raider Cup after narrowly beating Farwell on the second extra hole. The event, held at Lubbock Country Club, highlighted Red Raider Club recruiting comments by Gerald Myers and Jim Carlen as they previewed next season.
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Pampa
Farwell
Elmer Hargrove
Joe Helton
Dan Gurley
Tech
Floyd Boze
Levelland Club
Myers
Carlen
Hada
Charles Napper
Joe Barnes
Carmichael
Jas
West Texas
Red Raider Club
Trade talk looms as NFL owners meet in New York
NFL coaches and club owners opened talks in New York on potential trades after extending the inter conference deadline to July 31. The discussions follow recent deals that sent Lance Alworth to Dallas and Lance Rentzel to the Rams, with consideration of Bob Hayes and other quarterback moves.
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New York
Florida
Lance Alworth
Dallas Cowboys
Lance Rentzel
Los Angeles Rams
Alworth
San Diego
Dallas
Bob Hayes
Philadelphia
Norm Snead
Greg Barton
Canada
Hayes
Tom Landry
Cowboys
Ball Park
Landy
Tex Schramm
NFL
jHayes
Eagles
Horton
Detroit
Snead
Minnesota
Barton
Toronto
Peter Like
Denver
Ric Arrington
Lkely
Western and Southwest Little League results listed for local teams
A dense listing shows scores across multiple leagues including Western Little League Miners of Pensacola 11 Day Drug 10 and Keystone Bodyworks 12 B&B Sport 1, plus Southwest Little League matchups like Miners Cola-Cola 13 Lubbock Paint 12. Midwest and Eastern leagues feature varied games, with Dairy Mart 8 Liston 4 and Barrons 11 Monarchs 3 among many others.
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Western Little League Miners of
Pensiola
Day Drug
Skate Ranch
Coca-Cola
Tea Wees Farm
Balco Sound
Pepsi-Cola
Midiors Keystone Bodyworks
the Goers
Southwest Little League Miners Cola-Cola
Lubbock
Shady Oaks Landscaping
Texas Creme
Radio Lab
Edwards Electronics
Tee Wees Wendell
Tech Band
Eagles
Tech Agronomists
Southwest Lions
Sewell’s
Citation Manufacturing
Clark's. Sporting Goods
LaCasa Apartments
Levelland Merchants
First Parting Girls
IND
Leagu Roadrunners
Mavericks
Biaga Brothers
Dunlap's
Tech Nique Paint
Pollard Ford
Roadrunners
Six Qualify At Amarillo In National Open Playoff Edge
Steve Lecrone of Amarillo led National Open qualifying with 146. Six players advanced from Amarillo, including Lecrone, Martin Reeves of Pampa, Randy Geiselman of Midland, Jass Claiborne of Lamesa, Wally Armstrong of Fort Bliss, and George Clark of Midland. Terry Allsup of Midland tied 150 but was eliminated on the first playoff hole. Roland Adams of Lubbock posted 160 and Steve Rogers 166.
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Amarillo
Steve Lecrone
Lecrone
Pampa
Martin Reeves
Randy Geiselman
Midland
Lamesa
Jass Claiborne
Wally Armstrong
Fort Bliss
George Clark
Terry Allsup
Roland Adams
Lubbock
Steve Rogers
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Bobby Tolan
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Houston
Ted Simmons
Willie Montanez
Rick Reichardt
Jim Holt
Paul Schaal
Kansas City
Cookie Rojas
Ashe, Smith
Lubbock Christian
Kinney Glassen
Lubbock High
Hugh Rhodes
Lubbock Christian College
Glassen
LCC
Dennis Smith
Charlie Coody
Buenos Aires
Argentina
David Gratham
Bruce Devlin
Roberto de Vicenzo
Dave Stockton
Lee Trevino
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Don Henry
Avalanche-Journal
Bers
Western Kentucky
Astros
University Dodge Body Shop
University
Dan Wester
General Tire
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