Odessa Open Tennis Advances to Late Singles Rounds
The 23rd Odessa Open at Odessa College continues through Thursday with singles already into quarterfinals and some into semifinals. Top seeds Steve Steen Brent Biggs and Mark Ashley of Odessa reach 16 singles quarters. Keener and Nabors also win in 18 singles.
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Steve Steen
Brent Biggs
Mark Ashley
Odessa
Steen
Efrain Garcia
Mike Spence
Tatum Moore
Pecos
Wyett
Mary Terry
Abilene
Cathy Carlson
Dana Cannon
Big Spring
Kelly McAfee
Carlson
Kristy Bartlett
Sara Perkins
Wichita Falls
McAfee
Kim Awalt
Nichole Morgan
Monahans
Lisa Steen
Morgan
Kristy Gruber
Lubbock
Leann Henslee
Gayle Willis
Nament
Keener
Jay Box
Satchel Paige recalls Gibson showdown at Forbes Field
In Ashland, Satchel Paige and Clint Thomas recount Negro League days during the 3rd Annual Negro Baseball League Reunion. Paige and Josh Gibson crossed paths in Pittsburgh when Gibson was catching for the Homestead Greys. Paige describes walking the bases to face Gibson and striking him out, a moment he recalls with humor and pride.
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Ashland
Satchel Paige
Clint Thomas
Josh Gibson
Lance
Gibson
Paige
Kansas City Monarchs
Homestead Greys
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh
South America
Baseball talks falter as Seaver cites fatigue over strike talks
League presidents and lawyers met as Mets owner Moffett cites a change of heart delaying Tuesday session. Tom Seaver attended the aborted meeting and said Moffett canceled due to fatigue. Amid a looming strike and $50 million in strike insurance, clubs face lost games and a 153 game deductible has been reached. Minor league fallout hits Cleveland as Charleston Charlie’s resisted switching a game to Municipal Stadium for strike funds, with income aiding Charleston.
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League
Lee MacPhail
National League
Chub Feeney
Middlesworth
Moffett
Cincinnati
Tom Seaver
Cleveland
Charleston
W.va
Beets Stumbles in City Baseball Tournaments
Beets Diesel teams struggled Tuesday night in Freshman and Farm League city baseball tournaments, losing close games. Freshman Beets fell 3-2 to Superior Trailers, while Farm League Beets lost 10-7 to Eagles. Additional results: VFW beat Huffman 3-2, Dennard Electric defeated Sewell Ford 6-1. Freshman American Auto Parts 8 Jones Brothers 4, Downtown Kiwanis won 7-4 over Optimist Purple, Barnero beat Breakfast Optimist 13-3. Tonight's schedules: Freshman Elks vs Odessa Savings at 6:30, Downtown Kiwanis vs Borneo at 8:30. Farm League action: Elks vs VFW at Bel Air Park 6:30, Dennard Electric vs Allen and Son at Floyd Gwin Park 6:30, Eagles vs Huffman at 8:20.
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Beets Diesel
Beets
Trailers
Eagles
VFW
Huffman
Dennard Electric
Sewell Ford
American Auto Parts
Jones
Jim Parker Park
Elks
Odessa Savings and Loan
Kiwanis
Borneo
Bel Air Park
Floyd Gwin Park
Allen and Son
Wortham Falls as Oaks Rout Bears in Denver
Jesus Alfaro belted a three run homer fueling a seven run second inning as the Iowa Oaks beat the Denver Bears 11 to 5. Iowa improved to 24-44 while Denver slipped to 37-30. Joe McClain worked all nine innings allowing five hits and improved to 2-3. Wortham walked three in the first inning and two more in the second.
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Denver
Jesus Alfaro
Iowa Oaks
Denver Bears
Oaks
Joe McClain
Iowa
Bears
Richard Wortham
Alfaro
Luis Quintana
Rick Engle
Dan Briggs
McClain
NFL official contests Raiders owner claim
NFL treasurer William Ray disputed Al Davis assertion that luxury box revenue drives team competitiveness. Ray testified that only nine of 28 teams earned from luxury suites, with Rams at 1.5 million and Falcons at 135,000 in 1980. He refuted Davis’s claim of a Rozelle deal enabling a Raiders move to Los Angeles Coliseeum and noted Davis did not admit swapping his vote to move. The NFL defense aims to show antitrust compliance over a two month trial.
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LOS Angeles
National Football League
William Ray
al Davis
Ray
NFL
Los Angeles Rams
Atlanta Falcons
Davis
Raiders
Pete Rozelle
Iseum
Rozelle
Patrick Lynch
Danny Thomas Memphis Classic field styles strong for post Open
Memphis hosts the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial Country Club as a 156 man field led by defending champion Lee Trevino. George Burns and Bill Rogers tied for second in the U S Open and seek momentum. Trevino targets a 54 000 first prize with Lietzke Hill Cook Kite Nelson and Streck among other notables in the 72 hole event.
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Memphis, Tenn
Colonial Country Club
Lee Trevino
George Burns
Bill Rogers
Burns
Rogers
Trevino
Memphis
Bruce Lietzke
Dave Hill
John Cook
Dave Eichelberger
Tom Kite
Ron Streck
Larry Nelson
Foster Secures Pair of Ground Effects Stock Car Wins
Odessa driver Jonn Foster swept two 50 lap races over the weekend in Amarillo and Altus, marking his sixth and seventh straight victories with the new vehicle. He plans to race next during July at a half mile track in San Antonio. In Crane, the Pan American Golf Association held its scholarship tourney at Crane Country Club with Denny Wilson and Jerry Biong winning the championship flight with a 134. Jett Mason and J. P. Epsey tied for second with 137, Mason Eppey winning the playoff in the first flight.
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Jonn Foster
Odessa
Foster
Amarillo
Altus
Oxla
San Antonio
Golf
CRANE
Pan American Golf Association
Crane Country Club
Denny Wilson
Jerry Biong
Jett Mason
J.P. Epsey
Ross Wortham
Dewayne Hicks
Mason Epiey
Tom Aguilar
Raymond Chavez
Darrell Harvey
J.C. Blake
Leo Hindos
David Valencia
Gene Bustamante
Roy Evaro
Willie Mendoza
Freddie Matta
Curt Tiamore-Alien
Mario Contreras
Henry Nunez
Lupe Guitierez
Denny Martinez
Julian Chavez
Curtis Henderson
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Robert Anderson
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Tom Ervin
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Jay White
Ladie’s Golf Association
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