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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1986

Page

15

Odessan’s Guidry wins open singles and doubles inPeggy Sterling event

Sixteen year old Mike Guidry of Odessan dominated the 12th Peggy Sterling Racquetball Tournament at Racquetball Fitness Center. He defeated Butch Foreman 15-8 15-6 to win open singles and teamed with Jimmy Conlin to beat Foreman and Mark Snyder 15-11 15-3 for the open doubles crown.

Mike Guidry Peggy Sterling Guidry Butch Foreman Jimmy Conlin Foreman Mark Snyder Conlin Mark Feemster Jimmy Latham Latham

Walker to drill with Cowboys

Dallas coach Tom Landry plans to use Herschel Walker in uniform for the first time after the Cowboys built a 17 quarter drought into a 24 19 preseason loss to the Los Angeles Raiders. Walker’s arrival adds a significant boost to the offense as they seek momentum.

Los Angeles Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Raiders Raiders Tom Landry Herschel Walker

Beeper system failure costs Cowboys a TD in exhibition loss

In an Oakland Raiders exhibition win over Dallas Cowboys a $7,000 beeper linked to the instant replay system malfunctioned. The play featured Dokie Williams catching a Jim Plunkett pass then being ruled complete, leading to a Raiders touchdown. An official in the press box tried to signal overrule but the umpire did not hear the beeper.

Los Angeles Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys Raiders Dokie Williams Jim Plunkett Dallas Everson Walls Walls Williams Nathan Jones NFL Plunkett Steve Strachan Don Weiss Cowboys Tex Schramm

Tyson Drops Ribalta To Earn 26th Straight Win In Atlantic City

Mike Tyson stopped Jose Ribalta at 1:37 of the 10th round at Trump Plaza to extend his win streak to 26. Ribalta, 21-4-1, battled through knockdowns including a brutal eight uppercuts display, and asked for a rematch after the loss. Tyson dominated with power shots as judges split on rounds.

Atlantic City N.J Jose Ribaita Mike Tyson Tyson Ribalta Trump Plaza Cuba Miami

Bills land Jim Kelly on about 7.5 million five year deal

Quarterback Jim Kelly has agreed to a roughly 7.5 million dollar, five year contract with the Buffalo Bills, making him the NFLs highest paid player. After about 10 hours of talks in Houston, Kelly was set to fly to Buffalo to sign at a news conference.

Buffalo N.Y Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills Kelly NFL Buffalo News Bills Houston Joe Montana San Francisco 49Ers Houston Post Los Angeles Raiders Herschel Walker Dallas Kelvin Bryant Washington University of Miami A.J. Fagin Greg Lusting

Rookie McClure Steals Spotlight In Oilers Exibition Win

In Houston, Bills rookie Brian McClure impressed Buffalo coach Hank Bullough despite a 23 20 loss to the Oilers. McClure connected on 6 of 11 for 62 yards in the late drive, while Art Schlichter tossed a fumble and an interception. Oilers 32 24 and 28 yard field goals by Zendejas and a Norwood 36 yarder capped first half scoring.

Houston USFL Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills Brian McClure Bowling Green Buffalo Hank Bullough Houston Oilers McClure Brian Bullough Art Schlichter Tony Zendejas Larry Moriarty Steue Brown Scott Norwoo

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