Little Leaguer Baffles Foes With Delivery
12 year old Clifton Cap Pitman of Pampa Little League uses a whirlaway pitching style that starts at first base then pivots to each base before delivering the ball in one motion. He has a 24 record and has been pressed into pitching duty after teammates were injured. Film has been sent to Williamsport for a ruling. Pitman plays first base for the 1 000 Auto Parts team.
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PAMPA
Little League
Williamsport
Clifton
Cap) Pitman
Luis Tiant
New York Yankees
Pitman
1,000 Auto Parts
Montreal Fight Shifts From Ringside to Sable City
AP Sports Writer describes the Duran Leonard bout in Montreal as a vivid mix of artistry and violence with drama around John Tate’s KO loss and Denny’s brain bleed, plus Ali’s visit and Mike Weaver edging toward a Sept. 27 defense. Paydays loom large as Duran nears 29th birthday.
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Eod Schuyler JR
Montreal
John Tate
World Boxing Association
Mike Weaver
Trevor Berbick
Tate
Roberto Duran
Place Desjardins
Panama
Duran
Cleveland Denny
Denny
Guyana
Canada
Gaetan Hart
Ali
World Boxing Council
Weaver
Gerrie Coetzee
South Africa
Optimist Spring Scramble entries reopen for June weekend
Optimist and Golden Acres County Club have rescheduled the Spring Scramble to June 28 29 at Golden Acres with a two man lowball format. First place per flight pays 220 a team with 180 150 and 100 for the other top prizes. Reg fees 75 per team and 1980 cap included. Entry deadline is the first round day. Proceeds benefit Odessa area youth activities.
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Golden Acres County Club
Darville Company
Keith Bailey
American Amicable Life Insurance Company
Odessa
Golder Acres
Indy weighing new sanctioning path for Indy 500
Indy officials and racing groups explore revamping sanction to run the Indianapolis 500 beyond USAC. John Cooper signals interest from ACCUS members, including NASCAR, SCCA and IMSA, while CART and USAC factions debate control and potential rival leagues. Bill France Sr. endorses Cooper's move. NASCAR may bid to sanction next year. CRL keeps engine limits at 48 inches through 1964.
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U.S. Auto Club
John Cooper
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Cooper
Joe Cloutier
Tony Hulman
USAC
Championship Auto Racing Teams
CART
Championship Racing League
Speedway
Automobile Competition Committee of the United States
ACCUS
Nascar
Bill France
Bill France Jr
France
Tom Binford
Federation d’ Automobile Internationale
Bill France Sr
John
Indy
Usac Alliance
Jim Hall
Pat Patrick
Roger Penske
Dick King
Rolla Vollstedt
A.J. Foyt
Pocono
Bobby Unser
Long Pond
CRL
Penske
Hall
Patrick
Rangers bullpen woes swamp Texas in Arlington loss
AP reports the Texas Rangers bullpen faltered as Toronto Blue Jays shelled relievers including Sparky Lyle and Jim Kern, with Lyle’s homer allowed and Kern’s loss in 10 innings. Perry and Corrales criticized bullpen control while J.R. Richard and Astros beat Dodgers later in Houston news.
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Texas Ranger
Sparky Lyle
Jim Kern
Pat Corrales
Arlington Stadium
Toronto Blue Jays
Garth Iorg
Lyle
Kern
Ranger
Perry
Highway 80 Tennis Opens 1980 Odessa Open
The 22nd Odessa Open at Highway 80 begins with junior singles this morning and adult singles at 6 pm. Doubles start noon Wednesday with adult doubles at 6 pm. Seeded players span women to boys 18, 16, 14, and 12 divisions, including Samuels, Alvarado, Gruber, Nabors, and Longoria among others, with matches best two of three sets.
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Dessie Samuels
Terrell
Jane Wright
Bastrop
Liz Alvarado
Odessa
Caroline Kirwan
Midland
Missy Johnson
Lubbock
Lisa Steen
Dana Cannon
Big Spring
Paula Brigance
Cathy Carlson
Stacey McAfee
Jill Bramlett
Mindy Kniffen
Andrews
A. G. Longoria
Denton
John Phillips
Richie Houdek
Jay Box
Houdek
David Farrell
Ram Challapalli
Gregg Conaway
Paul Pierce
Fort Stockton
Neal Paige Snyder
Challapalli
David Leatherwood
el Paso
Kip McLaughlin
Shannon Livingston
Marfa
Brandon Eastman
Brad Madden
Fred Kennedy
Tim Nabors
Brownwood
Ted Martin
Coleman
Rocky Steen
Chris Dupler
Indians trade Cliff Johnson to Cubs for future players
Cleveland appoints Cliff Johnson as chief designated hitter. he is sent to Chicago Cubs for two players yet to be named. Johnson, 32, hit 18 homers and 61 RBI in 62 games last season and this year bats .230 with six homers and 28 RBI as Joe Charboneau emerges.
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Indians
Cliff Johnson
Cubs
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Chicago Cubs
Seghi
Joe Charboneau
Gary Alexander
Alan Bannister
Johnson
New York Yankees
Don Hood
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Nethe
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National Football League
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Bob Babcock
Dave Rajsich
Kristi Gruber
Joni Brittian
Kirwan
Steen
Julie Herrington
Janice Worley
Jackie Cogan
Becky Herrington
Christie Jones
Grace Smith
Buddy Jones
Paul Raven
Ray Lopez
Mike Mertenstein
Billy Cox
Davy Snook
Kenny Taliaferro
Gary Tullous
David Sly
Eadie Liv Whisenant
Derek Blankenship
Cesar Payen
Ronnie Manan
Joey van Arsdale
Bobby Hertenstein
Jack Worley
Jade Jackson
Jesse Gonzales
Roger Fox
Ricky Lawnon
Chad Mahan
Eric Hertenstein
Shiawn Sanders
Eddie Hernandez
Jimmy Erwin
Rosendo Madrid
Rusty Lawhon
Rene Henson
Scott Whitley
Stacy Headrick
Kevin Richman
Brad Keith
James Zugg
Ryan Russet
Richard Malone
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Bill Smith
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