Rogers Nicklaus Get Nod As Favorites
At Ponte Vedra Florida Tom Watson says Bill Rogers and Jack Nicklaus are the men to beat in the $700000 Tournament Players Championship. Rogers, the 1981 Player of the Year, just snapped a long winless run with a New Orleans victory. Nicklaus, 43, reports improved ball striking and swing tweaks. The event opens with 120 players after withdrawals by Jerry Pate Gary Player and Dave Stockton, with CBS televising portions of the final rounds.
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Fla
Tom Watson
Bill Rogers
Jack Nicklaus
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Watson
Players Club
Rogers
New Orleans
Nicklaus
Jerry Pate
Gary Player
Dave Stockton
Pate
Ray Floyd
Craig Stadler
Johnny Miller
Greg Norman
Tom Kite
Hale Irwin
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
CBS
Educational Courses For Chilled Area Sportsmen
Outdoor enthusiasts have two education courses this weekend: a 16 hour wilderness survival seminar at Ottawa High Cyclone Room taught by Bob Whitmore and a bowhunter course at Greenwood Community building. Bowhunter instructors include Jerry Howater Steve Spangler and Ed Smith. Fees total 7 dollars with a $2 registration and a $5 manual.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
Greenwood
Bob ‘Papa Bear” Whitmore
Colorado
Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona to Host Senior Faculty Basketball Game
Pomona High School will stage a senior faculty basketball game Friday night at the school gym with a 7 p.m. tipoff. Admission is $1 and proceeds benefit the Lettermen's Club.
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Pomona High School
Lettermen’s Club
Brett Aims to Rebound Toward 30 With Royals
AP reports Kansas City star George Brett, soon to turn 30 on May 15, hopes to regain form after a 1981 314 batting average and 21 homers while addressing past disputes with fans and media. He reflects on aging, business realities, and a tentative truce with the Royals as he purchases a Kansas City home.
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Joe Burke
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Dick Howser
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Royals
Bowling Scores and Player Totals Across Leagues
A long list of bowling scores and player totals appears, featuring multiple lanes and players such as Stevenson Carey Newhouse George's Girls Nichols Dairy Queen North and more. The section includes high scores, team names, and individual marks, followed by a baseball quote from Brett discussing hitting and mental approach during spring training and performance against the Pirates.
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Green Acres
Newhouse
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Dairy Queen North
Sellers
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Pizza Shack
C. Christanson
D. Cox
K. McCurdy
S. Myers
T. Reed
Local High School Relay Meet Team Scores
Compiled results show multiple teams across lanes with high jump and sprint marks. Notable entries include Wolken and Farmar in high events, and Terry W. Charles B. Rich S. Vic S. Jung V. Ewbank and Hettler among scorers.
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Gogetters
Wolken
M. Farmar
Terry W
Charles B
Melvern Lakers
R. Good
Burlk
Gade
Richard
Raiders
Vic S
Whatsits
Pegay
Guys & Dolls Untouchables
Jung V
Dingalings
D. Potter
J. Michael
O—M
Royals Rally Past Reds In Tampa Exhibition
Kansas City beat Cincinnati 8-2 as Greg Pryor drove in two with a double in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie. Frank White and Jerry Martin added RBI hits, Wathan contributed an RBI double, and two insurance runs came in the eighth. Vida Blue allowed eight walks but two runs over five innings for his first spring win. Redus hit his fourth spring homer for the Reds.
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Greg Harris
Cincinnati
Frank White
Jerry Martin
White
Brad Lesley
Wathan
Royals
Lesley
Reds
Kansas City
Vida Blue
Harris
Gary Redus
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