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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1978
Page
5
The Cleveland Indians assigned veteran pitcher Pat Dobson, 36, to the Portland Beavers in the Pacific Coast League after a 3-2 season and a 6.16 ERA last year, part of a 12-year MLB career record of 122-129 and 3.54 ERA.
Six operators install a $2.5 million Detroit Tigers scoreboard in Toronto for the Blue Jays home opener April 14. The machine displays LeFlore’s picture and stats, plus batting average and home run totals. Craig Baday leads the six-man crew, with plans to expand features after early homestand.
The Odessa Archery Club sponsors a Bow Fishing Contest April 8 and 9 at Oak Creek Lake thirty miles south of Sweetwater Texas. Cash prizes go to the heaviest stringer and largest fish. Entry seven dollars fifty cents per person. yearly membership ten dollars. No lake access before Saturday noon. weigh in by Sunday noon. Fishing arrows required. no game fish or citation violations permitted. No fishing license needed. directions posted at lake entrance. Bakay 23 a Western Ontario geology graduate and Stewart Warner alum details follow.
Baseball roundup notes Eckersley and Wise impressed in their first appearances for Boston and Cleveland after last week’s six player trade. The Red Sox rolled 6-0 over the Cubs while the Indians won 4-3 as Wise held Chicago hitless for six innings. Other highlights include John Montefusco and Willie McCovey’s spring form, and Rick Dempsey and Lee May powering the Orioles past the Yankees 3-2.
Harvey Martin and Randy White of the Dallas Cowboys shared the 1978 Super Bowl MVP honor as the first defensive linemen to win the award, marking a historic achievement for the position.
Defending champion Dick Stockton beat Bill Scanlon 6 3 6 1 and Vijay Amritraj upset Tom Okker 6-2 6-3 in Round 1. Kjell Johansson, John Lloyd, Mike Fishbach, and Antonio Zugerelli advanced with various scores. In Kentucky, Jockey Club bars artificial insemination amid a venereal disease outbreak. USDA imposes an embargo on breeding stock. Buffalo defenseman Jerry Korab suspended for final three games after incident with an official. Georgia Tech to join ACC next year, effective July 1, 1979, ending independent status.
In Monahans the first round of the District 2-AAA Boys Golf Tournament saw Fort Stockton A lead with 299, Pecos A second at 312, and Andrews A third at 313. Germal Wafer led Pecos with 75, among others scoring in the 70s and 80s. girls action had Fort Stockton leading 391 to Seminole 468 with top individuals Laura Jenkins and Midy Martin tied at 94. Next round in Fort Stockton on April 8.
In Orlando Florida the Tangerine Bowl announced a record payoff of 178175 for each of the two teams for the December 23 post season game. Florida State and Texas Tech will receive their checks at the Tangerine Sports Association annual meeting next week.
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