District track meet set for Kermit on Friday
Friday action brings 13 district 2-AAA teams to Walton Field Kermit for prelims in field events and 10 a.m. running events with finals to follow The event moves from Fort Stockton to accommodate lane limits Andrews fields only boys thinclads Pecos teams join the district lineup Eagle Flag Girl corps fundraiser enchilada dinner Saturday noon at Saragosa Hall proceeds fund camp and new uniforms for next year.
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Kermit
Pecos
Andrews
Walton Field
Fort Stockton
Panther
Eagle Flag Girl Corps
Saragosa Hall
Socorro Garcia
Net
West Texas
Chuck Williams
Williams
Masters farewell to Cliff Roberts iron rule at Augusta
The 1976 Masters begins under the looming retirement of Clifford Roberts as chairman. Fans anticipate another dramatic finish after last year’s Nicklaus triumph and wonder if Nicklaus can win a sixth green jacket, Palmer can reclaim his magic, Miller or Green can extend winning runs, or an amateur may break the 42 year drought.
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Will Grimsley
Augusta
Clifford Roberts
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Weiskopf
Johnny Miller
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Augusta National
Hubert Green
Florida
Fred Ridley
Winter Haven
Fla
Curtis Stange
Virginia Beach
Prestelo Gonzalez Diniz
Gene Sarazen
Billie Joe Patton
Ken Venturi
Dibbs Regains Favorite Role In WCT At River Oaks
Eddie Dibbs, boosted by Jimmy Connors illness, regained favor in the WCT at River Oaks as he defeated Allan Stone 6-7 6-4 6-3 in Wednesday action halted by rain. Connors withdrew with flu, crowd learned, and match play paused for the day. Curran rearranged the draw to keep Connors in the field, with Dibbs set to meet Bob Lutz in the quarterfinals.
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Houston
Jimmy Connors
Eddie Dibbs
River Oaks Country Club
Dibbs
Connors
Allan Stone
Dick Curran
Curran
Harold Solomon
Charlie Pasarell
River Oaks
Bob Lutz
Stone
Louisville
Kentucky
Hubie Brown
Denver
Brown
New York
Virginia
San Antonio
Indiana
Knuckleball Puzzles Hitters as Niekro Tops Twins
Niekro's knuckleball stalls hitters in an exhibition win over Minnesota 10-3. Cliff Johnson incurred five passed balls in one inning, while Rod Carew opened the first with a leadoff double. Other games saw Yankees beat Mets 5-4 in 10, Tigers take Red Sox 3-2, White Sox over Cardinals 6-2, Cubs past Indians 2-1, Pirates 9-3 over Braves, Dodgers 5-4 over Giants, Brewers over Spokane 7-5, Padres 4-2 over A s, and Angels 6-3 over USC. Rain halted KC-Montreal and Rangers-UT.
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Joe Niekro
Cliff Johnson
Houston
Johnson
Niekro
Minnesota Twins
Twins
New York Yankees
New York Mets
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Milwaukee Brewers
Spokane
San Diego Padres
Oakland A’s
California Angeles
University of Southern California
Kansas City
Montreal
Texas Rangers
University of Texas
Phil
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Butch Wynegar
Yankees
Chris Chambliss
Mets
Alex Johnson
Aurelio Rodriguez
Detroit
Boston
Ron Jackson
California
Cal
Crockett Junior High track teams notch strong season
Crockett seventh graders went 3-1 in meets as Eddie Matta led with 43 points and Benny Tarrango 31, while Ray McIntire added 20 and Gary Roger starred for the eighth graders with high jump and sprint marks as coaches praised competitive habits.
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Abila
Rene Molinar
Johnny Lowrance
Jeff Ryan
Danny Vilmont
Ruben Carrasco
Dennis Adams
Manuel Jiminez
Wayne Grable
Lonny Johnson
Eddie Matta
Jesse Valles
Ray McIntire
Gary Rogers
Ken Winkles
Benny Tarrango
Eddie Spurlock
John Stickels
Felix Arias
Lynn Webb
Crockett Junior High School
Crockett
Mike Wright
Jiminez
Matta
Tarrango
McIntire
Gary Roger
Allan Clayton Keeps Baseball Dreams Alive at Hill JC
Allan Clayton, former Pecos Eagle standout and spark plug of the 1975 district champion team, continues his baseball career as a Hill Junior College freshman in Hillsboro. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clayton at 1912 Hackberry St. and earns a starting role as the season begins.
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Pecos Eagle
Allan Clayton
Clayton
Harold Clayton
Hackberry Sr
Hill Junior College
Hillsboro
Allan
Hill
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Flag Girls
Ward County
Monahans
Ward County Riding Club
Ector
Jack Burke Jr
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Cliff Roberts
William H. Lane
Package Food
Roberts
Lane
Bill
Jim Tollett
Tollett
Robin Harris
John Ivy
Ivy
Susan Tarin
Ken Rappoport
AP Sports
Bucky Dent
St. Louis
Geoff
Texas
N. Grant
Odessa
Pecos Enterprise
Minit Mart
S. Eddy
S. Cedar
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