Wortham leads Texas past Oklahoma at College World Series
Texas, 50-6, collected 10 hits including Rick Wortham's three run triple to beat Oklahoma 10-2 in Omaha. Wortham improved to 11-0, pitching into the seventh as Oklahoma's stars struggled. USC and Arizona State also clash in the double elimination format with USC’s Ed Putman delivering a key three run output.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Rick Wortham
Odessa
Oklahoma
Jackson Todd
Wortham
King
Keith Drumright
Drumright
Zane Grubbs
Southern California
Arizona State
USC
Ed Putman
Trojans
Southern Cal
Putman
Minnesota
Fred Lynn
Russ McQueen
Wranglers Break Even In National Net Tourney
Odessa College tennis team split two singles matches and one doubles win at the National Collegiate Women's Tennis Tournament at Auburn University. Nancee Weigel defeated Margo Tiff 6-3 6-4 and Kay Christian beat Carol Gfroever 7-6 3-6 6-1. Cecelia Lopez and Becky Grab were beaten, with Grab losing 6-2 6-1. Weigel and Grab earned a doubles bye to the second round.
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Wranglers
Auburn
Ala
Odessa College
Auburn University
Virginia Brown
Nancee Weigel
Kay Christian
Miss Weigel
Margo Tiff
California State of Los Angeles
Miss Christian
Carol Gfroever
Mississippi College For Women
Cecelia Lopez
Becky Grab
Miss Lopez
Ann Flint
Rollins College
Miss Grab
Tina Watanbe
Weigel
Grab
Beverly
Barger
Janet Thomas
Central State College of Oklahoma
Misses Christian
Lopez
Karen Dawson
UCLA
Andrea Barnes
Three Odessa Women Compete In 1st Flight
Eighteen Odessans enter the 38th annual Women's West Texas Golf Association Tournament at Lubbock Country Club with Monday qualifying flights set. Odessa led by Miss June Johnston Mrs. W M Hays and rivals Mrs. Tidwell and Mrs. Abbott. Rosemary Thompson of Amarillo set a course record with 72 and a hole in one on 12, leading the field in qualifying.
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Lubbock
Lubbock Country Club
el Paso
Dallas
Panhandle
San Angelo
Ronald Britton
Midland
Odessa
June Johnston
W.M. Hays
Abilene
Tidwell
Odessa Country Club
Abbott
Joe Swann
Rosemary Thompson
Amarillo
LCC
W.R. Batson
Odessa shooters win state muzzle loading titles in Brady
Mrs. Von Ray Trotter of Odessa captured the women’s state championship and Charles Huckaby of Odessa won the men’s title at the Texas Muzzle Loading Association event in Brady. Trotter was elected association president and Flash Ebert of Odessa was named third vice president.
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von Ray Trotter
Odessa
Charles Huckaby
Texas
Brady
Flash Ebert
Odessans Qualify For National Judo Tourney In July
Odessans sent eleven young judokas to Houston for the Pre Nationals at Central YMCA. Six students placed top three to qualify for the National Junior Judo Championships in Hempstead, New York, July 6-7. Four Odessa wrestlers earned firsts including Steve Ford, Vance Tschauner, Rob Tschauner, and Tommy Dyer.
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Houston
Hempstead
N.Y
Odessa
Central Ymca
Dale Lehman
Steve Ford
Vance Tschauner
Rob Tschauner
Tommy Dyer
Scott Tschauner
Robert Wright
Lehman
New Mexico Group Bids To Buy Fortuna Stock
A New Mexico investors group signed a 30 day option to purchase controlling stock of Fortuna Corp which operates two New Mexico race tracks Ruidoso Downs and Sunland Park. The option was signed by Al Rosa Fortuna president with other NM investors including H T Hornbuckle W L Sunny Edwards and Ben A Sanford Sr. No price or shares were disclosed. The case involves earlier agreements with All American Turf and pending state investigations by the attorney general.
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San Diego. Calif
New Mexico
Ruidoso Downs
Sunland Park
el Paso
Tex
al Rosa
Fortuna
Kodiak Industries, Inc
H. T
Shorty” Hornbuckle of
Albuquerque International Airport
W. L
Sunny” Edwards
Ruidoso
Ben A. Sanford Sr
Albuquerque
Rosa
Mike J. Coen
Kansas City
All American Turf, Inc
Coen
All American Turf
State Racing Commission
Drew Cloud
State Attorney General's Office
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Longhorns
Kenny King
Sooners
Rod Dedeaux
Dedeaux
Jim Brock
Brock
Arizona
McQueen
Clay Westlake
Tommy Sain
Cliff Gustafson
Gustafson
Jim Gideon
Ron Roznovsky
Tom Buettner
David Winfield
Gophers
Georgia Southern
Dick Siebert
Ron Polk
Richard Wortham
Ohio
Armstrong
We Surveyor
Stocn
F.et
Surveyor
Norseman
Rayon
West Texas Tire
Ren Meue le
Helty Talc
Tobe Pherce
Marvin Treadway
Woyt Parrish
Kermit Hwy
STRON
James McDaniel
Plainview
W.T. Uzzell
Robert McDaniel
L.W. Dunnavant
J.P. Palmer
John Barry
L.J. Brandon
Big Lake
John Holloman
John Hendley
Margaret Vann
Gene Deeds
Bernie King
Curtis Mangum
J.P. Fouche
O.R. Rodden
James Casey
Juanita Jones
Floyd Nunley
Walkers
Walker
Odessans
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