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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1981
Page
15
National League and American League exhibition games feature teams such as Princetonia, Cincinnati, Montreal, Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. Attendances range around several thousand with notable matchups and early schedules. A mix of box scores and lineups highlights the ongoing prep slate for upcoming regular season events.
A garbled OCR list shows forthcoming NFL games with teams such as Houston New York Jets Baltimore Green Bay Minnesota Milwaukee Kansas City Seattle New Orleans San Francisco New York Giants Dallas Detroit and others. It includes various noon and 3 pm times, date markers like Monday and November, and references to games in cities like Seattle Los Angeles Baltimore and Cincinnati. The text is a chaotic schedule fragment with many misspellings and partial team names embedded.
Arizona State erased an 8-5 deficit with a six run seventh inning led by Chris Johnston who cleared bases with a two out double after his sixth homer of the season. Alvin Davis and Kevin Romine also homered as Allen Black earned the win over Grand Canyon.
Seattle SuperSonics announce backup center James Donaldson will have minor foot surgery at Swedish Hospital on Wednesday. The article lists scattered NBA results and schedules with numerous teams and dates interwoven.
A fragmented golf report from New York highlights winnings and participants from a women’s event. The readable portions name several professionals and clubs, noting prize amounts and competitive results amid unclear surrounding text.
Bruins 1980 sports roundup covers baseball player transfers including Bruce Rison and John Martin with the Angels and Cardinals, plus draft and contract notes for White Sox, Chargers, Hartford Whalers, and other teams. Also lists hockey and college coaching changes with multiple league references and a dense slate of game times across North American leagues.
Houston summaries AP report rounds at a 175000 Houston Tennis Championship. Terry Moore defeats Johan Kriek while Guillermo Vilas and Tony Giammaire win, with other matches showing losses for players from France Belgium Argentina and Australia.
Milwaukee beat Philadelphia 109-99 to tie the Eastern Conference semifinal at 1-1. Marques Johnson cautioned against overreaction and noted the series figures to be long. In the West, Houston beat San Antonio 107-98 and Phoenix topped Kansas City 102-80.
Houston Oilers release full 1981 schedule with two regulars against Pittsburgh Cleveland and Cincinnati. Preseason begins August 6 in the Astrodome versus the Eagles, with games in New Orleans Tampa and Dallas. Regular season starts September 6 in Anaheim against the Rams. The Oilers host and visit multiple teams including Cleveland Miami Cincinnati Seattle Oakland New Orleans Atlanta and Pittsburgh and travel to New York Pittsburgh New England Cincinnati Kansas City and San Francisco.
Dallas starts the 1981 NFL season on the road against the Redskins in the league announced schedule. The Cowboys face division foes in two game home and away series with St Louis New York Philadelphia and Washington along with road games at New England San Francisco Detroit and Baltimore and home games versus Los Angeles Miami Buffalo and Chicago. Five regular season games are slated for national television. A win at Washington on September 6 would give Dallas an NFL record 17 straight opening day victories.
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