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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1981

Page

8

Red Sox roll past Brewers in pennant chase push

Boston dominates Milwaukee 9-3 at Fenway as Dave Stapleton homers and drives in four. Teammates Stapleton, Rice, Remy, Yastrzemski, Lansford, Perez, and Miller collect two hits each in a 14-hit attack helping Boston stay within a half game of Detroit in the AL East.

Ralph Houk Boston Red Sox Houk Red Sox Detroit Tigers Milwaukee Brewers Boston Detroit Baltimore Tigers Orioles Fenway Park Dave Stapleton Jim Rice Jerry Remy Carl Yastrzemski Carney Lansford Tony Perez Rick Miller Stapleton

Expos win in NL longest game as Dawson drives in Scott

National League roundup reports Montreal Expos beat Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 in 17 innings on Andre Dawson grounder after Rodney Scott steal, keeping pace with St Louis. Carlton sets strikeout record in 12 inning duel. Cardinals blank Cubs 2-0, Mets top Pirates 4-3 in 13 innings. San Diego shuts out Cincinnati 6-0. Andujar injures hamstring.

John Nelson Mudville Jim Fanning Montreal Expos Casey Andre Dawson Ernest L. Thayer Dawson Rodney Scott Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs New York Mets Pittsburgh Fanning Dick Williams Phillies Steve Carlton Ray Burris Carlton Bob Gibson Burris

Niekro criticizes Braves play amid slump after Padres win

Veteran pitcher Phil Niekro blasted the Atlanta Braves for emotionless, error prone play as they sank to fifth in the NL West, 52 games behind Houston. He urged focus on this season and urged a home key sweep of the Astros to regain momentum.

Atlanta Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro Braves Houston Bobby Cox Astros

Jones regains starting role for Texas after 105 rushing yards

A.J. Jam Jones, sidelined by a hamstring, rushed 22 times for 105 yards and two scores in Texas 23-10 win over North Texas State to reclaim the starting job over John Walker. Coach Fred Akers credited Jones for showing why he was missed. Kenneth Sims starred on defense with 14 tackles and six tackles for loss as the Longhorns face Miami next. Five Longhorns will miss the season due to surgery, and Donnie Little may miss the Miami game with a thigh bruise.

Austin A.J Jam’"’ Jones Texas Jones Fred Akers Longhorns John Walker Akers North Texas State Kenneth Sims Greg Wright Michael Brown

Sugar Ray Leonard proves he still craves ring victory

A boxing icon proves his hunger in the Leonard Hearns bout. Despite critics who call him a TV star, Leonard shows heart and grit, trading blows with Hearns, overcoming doubts from within and outsiders. Promoter influence and sanctioning bodies frame the bout as a unifying clash of weight classes.

Sugar Ray Leonard Thomas Hearns Leonard Muhammad Ali Joe Frazier Manila Rocky Marciano Ezzard Charles Sugar Ray Robinson Randy Turpin Hearns Slugger Detroit Montreal Ali Ray Leonard Mike Trainer

Bockwinkle Defends Title in Odessa Debut Night Card

Scott Casey challenges world champion Nick Bockwinkle in a southwest championship wrestling match at Ector County Coliseum with Dory Funk Jr. vs Tully Blanchard in a Texas death semi main event. Other bouts feature Ken Patera vs Bobby Duncum and Terry Allen vs Kelly Kiniski. Action starts 8:30 p.m. Tickets on sale at 6 p.m. at the coliseum.

Scott Casey Nick Bockwinkle Ector County Coliseum Bockwinkle Odessa Dory Funk, Jr Tully Blanchard Texas Ken Patera Bobby Duncum Terry Allen Kelly Kiniski Coliseum

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