My First Baseball Card and the ESPN Wave
A nostalgic writer recalls collecting baseball cards starting in 1960 as a kindergartner, the thrill of gum and packs, and a lifelong habit that grew to thousands. He notes his Cards loyalty, the Great American Baseball Card book reference, and the arrival of ESPN in Odessa. He hints at moving to Omaha to cover the College World Series and may appear on live telecasts.
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Cardinals
Brenden Boyd
Fred Harris
Odessa
ESPN
Omaha
Quarter Century tourney starts at OCC
The Odessa Country Club hosts its 18th Quarter Century golf tournament starting Thursday with 128 teams over three days. Play begins at 8:00 a.m. from tees 1 and 10, with 6 minute gaps until 9:48, then 12:30 p.m. tee-offs. final groups at 2:12 p.m. Defending champs are Steve Thompson and Mickey Jones. Top teams include Odessa entries and the Mark Branum Andy Shapiro duo. About $1,000 in merchandise is awarded per flight across 10 flights.
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Odessa
Steve Thompson
Mickey Jones
Bechtold
Midland
Mark Branum
Andy Shapiro
Billy Carson
Mickey Wilson
Steve Whiteside
Robert Candle
Dub
Richard Perry
Ronnie Jumper
James Wright
Ray Stoker
Bro Hill
Ed Brooks
Don Love
Beeson
Bobby Greenwood
Billy King
Brad Allen
Ron Crain
Billy Brooks III
Ray Stoker Jr
Unclear sports TV listing with ESPN schedule fragment
A fragmented TV sports item notes baseball games and a college series on ESPN Thursday. Specific teams, times, and channels are unreadable in the OCR. The readable portion mentions baseball and college series but provides no verifiable details or outcomes.
NAIA World Series opens with Liberty Baptist win over Lubbock Christian
Liberty Baptist College of Virginia defeated host Lubbock Christian 8 5 in the opening round as Lee Guetterman slugged a three run homer in the seventh. Grand Canyon toppled David Lipscomb 11 7 while William Jewell edged John Brown 10 6. Grand Canyon leads 10 0 after seven.
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Lubbock
Lee Guetterman
Liberty Baptist College of Virginia
Lubbock Christian
Texas
Grand Canyon
Arizona
David Lipscomb
Tennessee
William Jewell
Missouri
John Brown
Arkansas
Phil Hoffman
Jim Winn
Grand Canyon College
Morris
Pete Bethea
Mike Villegas
John
Bulldogs relish late rally to outslug ASU in CWS action
Dukes earned a strong start but Mississippi State pulled away as Steve Susce struck out 10 in a complete game. MSU's Bruce Castoria nearly tied the NCAA single season homer record while Arizona State errors and timely hits fueled a third inning burst. In another game Rob Lowery belted two two run shots to lift South Carolina past Maine after a lengthy rain delay.
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Brangi
Williams
Dave Wright
Jim Robinson
William Jewell
Buddy Welch
Dukes
Arizona State
Mike Sadders
Mississippi State
Steve Susce
Susce
Brock
Steve D'Ercole
Pete White
Mark Gillaspie
Bulldogs
Ric Wilson
MSU
Bruce Castoria
White
Gillaspie
Terry Lee
Castoria
Bulldog
Rob Lowery
South Carolina
Maine
Gamecock
Lowery
June Raines
Joe Kucharski
Joe Gordon
Gamecocks
John Winkin
Bears
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Walter Ward
Tim Liddle
Kal Koenig
Nashville, Tenn
Southeastern Oklahoma
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Hogan Park
Odessa College
Sedco, Inc
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Holiday Inn
County Villa
W. Highway 80
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