Steer Coach Resigns Post at Lockney
Big Spring High School loses a third coach as Jimmy Marcus signs as Lockney varsity mentor. Marcus, a Seminole native, Texas Tech graduate, split his career between Big Spring and Lockney with coaching roles at multiple levels. Jack Tayrien resigns as Big Spring coaching aide to become Lockney head coach. Tasrien’s assistant role follows Dub Hamark leaving Tasrien’s staff.
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Big Spring
Big Spring High School
Lockney
Jimmy Marcus
Marcus
Texas Tech
Ile
Ray Monison
Austin College
Jack Tayrien
Jlalmark
Tasrien
Odessa
Corpus Christi University
Snead Qualifies For U S Open In Indy Playoff
Sam Snead, the 56 year old West Virginia golfer, survived a playoff at the Indianapolis sectional to grab one of three Open spots. He tied at 142 after 36 holes and eagled the hopeful 325 yard 18th, finishing just inside the qualifying score of 150 for Oak Hills.
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Sam Snead
Indianapolis
Snead
Regal
Renain
Adamapolis
Oak Wills Country Club
Rochester
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
England
Peter Thomson
Thomson
Jacklin
Montclair
Pat Schwab
Dav Dolan
Stan Moses
Perry Wild
Don Keete
aGeorge Haines Jr
Dick Hendrickson
Dick Siderowf
Phil Krick
Bruce Devlin
Bobby Gold
O Don Allen
Jim Simons
John Birmingham
Billy ‘Apps
Johnny Felis
Gene Ferrer
Tom Bartolec
Dock Radcliffe
Tommy Smith
Dock Lewis Jr
Roland Stafford
Chuck Scally
New York
Bakersfield
Calif
Bakersfield Country Club
Boom” Geoffrion
Mac Hunter
Rannie Relfs
Ennle Francis
Cokoe Syeeyee
Ndianapolis
Mary Ann Ogle Douglas
Rocky Thompson
Eisel
St Louis
Dave Eichelberger
Harold Henning
Labron Harris, Jr
Bob McCalister Ae
Oak Hills Country Club
Detroit Club
Eastiwoot
Gene Bone
Robert Panosiuk
Bill Besdarf
Schedule Keeps NBA 82-Game Plan Across 1968-69
SAN DIEGO The National Basketball Association is sticking with an 82-game schedule for each team in 1968-69, with proposed expansion and intra division games. Notable qualifiers included Jack Nicklaus and Pete Thomson among many pros. several big names failed to advance, while Tony Jacklin, Ed Furgol, Doug Ford, Jim Turnesa and Vic Ghezzi missed. Reg
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San Diego
Basketball Association
Jacksonville
Bill Ezinicki
Lew Worsham
Pittsburgh
John Brodie
San Francisco
Drag Action Here Tonight At Odessa Raceway Park Innovations
Drag action at Odessa Raceway Park features new innovations including a powder puff eliminator bracket for the distaff side and passenger allowed in cars during time trials with safety equipment provided. Time trials and grudge races run 7 to 9 30 p m, ET brackets finish by 9 30 p m. A Volkswagen bracket starts next Wednesday. No entry fee for cars. spectators pay 2 for pit passes and only the pit side grandstands are open.
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Odessa Raceway Park
Volkswagen
Athletics Sears Take Victories In Southside League Night
The Athletics defeated the Westerners 16 to 9 with Manuel Sosa earning the win and Larry Molinar pitching. Bill Sears routed VFW 22 to 6 as Ricky Hawkins won for Sears and Larry Smith took the loss for VFW.
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Athletics
Bill Sears
Westerners
VFW
Manuel Sosa
Larry Molinar
Ricky Hawkins
Larry Smith
VEW
Sunrise Sunrise: Fowler Wins With Salise and Hitting Fireworks
Fowler wins in a 24-0 romp as Salise leads Sunrise Optimist with key hits and a first-state bank play. Mize pitches four hitters but suffers the loss. Benefield and Sims contribute power for the Optimists. Dixe League action features Hopper, Riker, and Reff homers, while Garland Reid tops Claude Self in a 17-1 five-inning win.
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Bill Mize
Rickey Lumber
Optimist
Salise
First State Bank
Tojwitch
Jerold Walker
Jaycees
Tues
Ty Fowler
Texas
Sunrise
Roger Benefield
Mize
Aice
Darrell Hopper
Curtis Sims
Bill Hardin
Reff
Larry Riker
Permian Glass
Garland Reid
Ruby Coskrey
Claude Self
Cashway
Person Takes Senior Golf Tourney Lead
Curtis Person, 57, auto dealer from Memphis, shot six birdies and one bogey to fire a five under par 65 and take a seven stroke lead at the halfway point of the 64th U S Seniors Championship at Westchester Country Club Harrison and Apawamis. Lee M Rumsey Jr Radnor Pa is second at 74 with Knox Young Jr Dallas and David Spec Goldman tied for third at 76.
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Rye
N.Y
Curtis Person
Memphis
Tenn
Person
Westchester Country Club
Harrison
Westchester
Apawamis Country Club
Funk Defeats Sputnik Monroe at Ector County Coliseum
Dory Funk claimed victory over Sputnik Monroe on Tuesday night, sending Monroe into exile out of the state. At the same show Kurt Von Brauner and the Sniper teamed to beat Bob Ellis and Nick Rockwinkle, Jumping Emma topped Black Venus, and Chris Toles drew with Ricki Romero.
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Dory Funk
Sputnik Monroe
Ector County Coliseum
Kurt von Brauner
the Sniper
Bob Ellis
Nick Rockwinkle
Emma
Black Venus
Chris Toles
Ricki Romero
Drysdale Quiet After Big Victory in Dodgers Win
LA pitcher Don Drysdale delivered a 3-0 victory over the Pirates, striking out eight and extending a scoreless streak record attempt. The win drew 30,422 fans to Dodgers Stadium as Drysdale eyed the all-time mark for consecutive scoreless innings.
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LOS Angeles
Doc White
Silver Spring
Philadelphia
Chicago White Phillies
Dody
Los An
Geles Dodgers
Pirates
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Nationals Stadium
Big D
Pittsburgh Pirates
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Anna Myee
BSL
Don
Dodgers
Jim Bunning
West Parker
Pro Netters In Paris Wins Amid Upsets at Open
In Paris, top professionals advance to the French Open semifinals as Ton Tiriac nearly upsets Ken Rosewall while Andres Gimeno and Roy Emerson win in straight sets. The Dodgers’ game adds a separate sports note with Drysdale and Mota, and Moya faces fatigue after a lengthy rally.
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Paris
Ae NG
Tiriac
Boro Jovanovic
Yugoslavia
Australia
Fred Stolle
Ton Tiriac
Virgul Yard
Bse
Ken Rosewall
Austria
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Drysdale
Pancho
Tirac
Bell Paces Oilers Win In Lone Texas Duel
Oilers prevail 5-3 behind Tiriac long rally and 17 strikeouts by Curtis Clinton. Laver clashes with Wareham as Garagemen, B&B, and Independent Garagemen dot a rough, injury-plagued Monday lineup.
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Randy Belt
Tiriac
Oilers
Roland Garros
Cowboys
Texas
Garagemen
Curtis Clinton
Laver
Richard Wareham
Reds
Red
B&b Construction
GHM
Wranglers Third In National Junior College Golf Event
Odessa College wraps first round of the National JC golf tournament in Roswell with a 293 team total for third place behind St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade. Kurt Cox led Wranglers with 72 while teammates McNabb 72 Burkett 74 Thompson 74 and Jones 74 paced the effort. Bruce Fleisher led the field with 69. 160 golfers compete in the 72-hole event with teams from Niagara Falls to Oregon.
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Roswell
N. M
Odessa College
National Junior College Athletic Association
Jim Russell
Wrangelrs
Miami-Dade College
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wranglers
Kurt Cox
San Antonio
Dewaine McNabb
Eddie Burkett
Big Lake
Steve Thompson
Mickey Jones
Bruce Fleisher
Miami-Dade
Dallas
New Mexico Military Institute
Dick Stevens
Stan Czerno
Bruton- Parker College
Ted Hopkins
Butch Shober
Edward Sabo
Chipola
Cox
Steve Kinzie
Northern Oklahoma
Russell
Junior College Coaching Association
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Oregon
St. Johns River
South Texas
Houston
South Georgia
Temple Junior College
Phoenix
Ariz
Chowan
N. C
Tyler Junior College
Missouri Southern
Montgomery
Maryland
Glendale
Flint
Mich
Lee College of Baytown
NMMI
Niagara
Play Better Golf Women Swing With Full Body Turn
The guidance explains how women gain distance by turning the body freely and unwinding into the hands use at impact. The swing originates from the left shoulder with the left foot bracing the pivot and the right elbow guiding the downswing as wrists cocked. The hands whip the club head through the ball at the latest moment.
Six NASL Soccer Players Declared Ineligible
New York AP Six players in the North American Soccer League were ruled ineligible as FIFA ruled contract transfer disputes unresolved. The players include Charles Williams Malta James Kelly South Africa Gerry Fraycl Austria Dragan Popovic Yugoslavia Pat O Connor Scotland and Horst Muhlmann Germany. Provisional clearance had allowed play until June 1 with further review set through June 10 to June 20.
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NEW York
Germany
Washington Fullers
Henry Largie
Canada
Ard Fernandez
Durante
Dick Walsh
Finken
Largie
NASL
Football Association
Federation Internationale de Football Association
FIFA
Charles Williams
Malta
James Kelly
South Africa
Dallas
St. Louis
Gerry Fraycl
Austria
Kansas City
Dragan Po
Povic
Yugoslavia
Pat O'Connor
Scotland
Sunset Country Club Women Share Honors in Play Day
Mrs. Jo Pierson holed out on the 8th green and Mrs. Paula Riley was closest to the pin on the 18th during Sunset Country Club’s weekly Women’s Association Play Day. Mrs. Billie Uzzell struggled, still using handicap strokes and finishing among the leaders in a two way tournament. Other names and fragmented lines mention Chilo Ferry Fernandez, San Diego’s star, Eli Dur Hempton, and Mary St. Louis, with partial references to David Primo and Herb Finken.
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Jo Pierson
Paula Riley
Billie Uzzell
Sunset Country Club
Women’s Association
Pierson
Riley
Uzell
Chilo
Pepe” Ferry
Nandez
San Diego
Ward
Ecuador
Chick Cruse
Sara Nasl
Eli Dur Hempton
Baseball coaches seek protection for college players
In Chicago AP report coaches push for rules to shield collegians from early pro drafting across football and basketball as baseball expands to 24 teams. They urge NCAA conferences and majors to curb drafting until players graduate or finish college. Schultz cites lost talent from underclassmen signed before seasons and notes expansion will push college baseball to serve as a farm system.
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Chicago
NCAA
New York
Kay Schultz
Big Peacock
Hub Furniture
Associated Press
Marie Abbott
Peacock Drug
Alice Vaden
Rosel
Joose
Meise
Mary
Fletcher
Schultz
Minnesota
Bob Fenwick
Bob Sadek
Neil Weber
Fenwick
Sadek
Weber
Geoff Zahn
Michigan
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Ree
Bawa Stai
Conscious Efport Ai
Curtis L. Saylor, JR
Curtis L Saylor
North Texas
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Sask
George Chuvalo
Toronto
Jean Claude Roy
Montmagny
Quebec
de Louis
Denver
Denver Broncos
San Diego Chargers
Herve Filion
Brandywine
Delaware
U. S. Trotting Association
Mexico City
Necaxa
Glasgow Celtics
Washington
Washington Redskins
Mike Bragg
University of Richmond
Andrews
Grandview
Sears
Fowler
Salise Pace
Funk
Tiandeors
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Tha Covant
Ble
Bell
Nowlder
Sunset Play
Peacock
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