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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1985
Page
21
The Odessa Colt 45s and Andrews Braves meet in a best two out of three semi pro series to decide the West Texas New Mexico champion. Game one is a nine inning contest at 7 p.m. Saturday with a potential doubleheader at 1 30 p.m. Sunday.
The 40th annual summer football poll forecasts Oklahoma as the heavy favorite to capture the 1985 Big Eight Conference crown. Oklahoma leads with 102 first place votes, followed by Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa State, Kansas State, and Colorado in projected final order.
In the Texas THSCA North South All-Star game at Texas Stadium North star Tom Enloe of Olney caught the 22 yard game winner with 6 14 left in the fourth. North quarterback John Stollenwerck of Highland Park, named offensive player of the game, threw for 152 yards on 8 of 19. Enloe totaled three receptions for 91 yards and will attend Cameron University.
Odessa MBank sponsored squad exited the double elimination Senior League state tournament in Waco after a 4-2 loss to Waco. The Odessans had split a pair of state games Wednesday, beating Brownwood 6-3 after a 6-1 defeat to Mineola. Key plays included Pat Miller’s solo homer for Waco and Charlie Rigney's RBI double and run on a passed ball.
Burkes opened the fourth with a triple and scored as Odessa mishandled a grounder, while Lunceford struggled with control allowing Matt Neill and two runs to cross. Neill hit into an error that extended Van’s lead to 5 3, with Ken Lunceford lamenting the costly miscues and praising his opponents work against Storey and Williams.
In the fifth, Odessa tied the game as Lunceford doubled and scored on Hinojos double. Bryant's RBI single and Lunceford's balk gave Van a 8-5 edge. Craig Morgan allowed a squeeze bunt that scored Pickett. Bryant went 4-for-4 with an RBI. Villalobos tripled in the seventh as Neill misplayed a throw. Storey went 3-for-3 with three runs but three errors.
In Thousand Oaks California a large Dallas Cowboys training camp debate centers on starting quarterback. Tony Dorsett faces IRS trouble while holdout and contract talks shape the 1985 season. Coach Tom Landry must choose between Danny White and Gary Hogeboom with White asserting readiness and loyalty to the Cowboys. White reflects on his near reaching potential and past Super Bowl misses.
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