Andre the Giant set for Fort Stockton wrestling card
Giant wrestler Andre the Giant 7 4 inches tall 475 pounds headlines a Fort Stockton arena show Saturday night August 5 with a 10 man battle royal 3500 purse tag team with Ted Dibiase against Bruiser Sweetan and Mr Texas and other bouts. Advance tickets at Warr Motor four ringside four dollars general three dollars kids one dollar.
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Fort Stockton
Andre the Giant
Joey Bishop
Henry Youngman
Andre
Giant
Ted Dibiase
Bruiser Sweetan
Texan
Bob the Bruiser Sweetan
Warr Motors
MFH Promotions of
Midland
Big 2 Sports
Channel 12
Jay Mehaffey
Kmid TV
MFH Promotions
Mehaffey
Odessa
Mr. Texas
Ricky Romero
Western States
Roger Kirby
Andrian Adonis
Larry Lane
Lane
Adonis
Keith Hart
Terry Garvin
Warr Motor Company
NBC
Plan to stage 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles faces IOC decision
Los Angeles officials await a final decision from the International Olympic Committee on a USOC funded plan to host the 1984 Games. The USOC would guarantee debts and sign a contract by August 21, while city talks contend with funding doubts and potential timing gaps.
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Los Angeles
International Olympic Committee
Tom Bradley
U.S. Olympic Committee
IOC
USOC
Robert Kane
Ernani Bernardi
Kane
Bernardi
Tom Sullivan
Bradley
Colorado Springs
Colo
Texas League marathon results roll in from Texas action
Texas League notes highlight Amarillo’s 2-1 win over Tulsa as Jim Beswick’s run scoring double drives Barry Evans home for the decisive tally. San Antonio blanked Jackson 9-0 behind Rick Sander’s three hits allowed, while Midland topped Shreveport 8-4 with Greg Keatley’s bases loaded triple and John Fulgham fanning 12 El Paso Diablos in a 2-1 Arkansas Travelers victory.
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Associated Press
Jim Beswick
Amarillo Gold Sox
Tulsa Drillers
San Antonio
Jackson
Midland
Shreveport
Arkansas
el Paso
Beswick
Barry Evans
John Yandle
Kerry Keenan
Kelly Snider
San Antonio Dodgers
Jackson Mets
Rick Sander
Mets
Larry Prewitt
Greg Keatley
Jim
Tracy
Cubs
Tony Pena
George Riley
Rafael Vasquez
John Fulgham
el Paso Diablos
Arkansas Travelers
Fulgham
Frank Hunsaker
Leon Durham
Durham
Chuck Porter
Pecos High Football Physicals Set For Thursday
Pecos High School football physicals will be held at the field house on Thursday Aug 3 at 6 pm per Head Coach Jerry Millsapps. Varsity and junior varsity workouts begin Aug 14 at 9 15 am. Ninth graders receive equipment Aug 26 27 at 4 pm. Ninth grade workouts start Aug 28 at 4 pm. Seventh and eighth grade workouts start with the school year. Each player must have a physical before participation.
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Pecos High School
Jerry Millsapps
Landry signs multi year Lions deal to rebuild era
Detroit quarterback Greg Landry, a 10 year Lion, inks a multi year contract near 500000 over three years signaling commitment to Monte Clark and a Lions rebuild. Landry notes he wants to finish his career in Detroit after a decade with the team.
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Associated Press
Pontiac
Mich
Greg Landry
Detroit Lions
Landry
Lions
Detroit
University of Massachusetts
Monte Clark
Ruth signature holds value despite abundance
Babe Ruth’s autograph remains highly prized says autioneer Charles Hamilton. He notes Ruth signed thousands of baseballs yet collectors seek any item bearing his name. A Ruth-signed baseball in good condition can fetch about 250 dollars and handwritten letters 350 to 500 dollars, with single signatures maintaining strong demand.
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Marc Rosenwasser
Associated Press
NEW York
Babe Ruth
Charles Hamilton
Ruth
Ken Smith
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Hamilton
Reggie Jackson
Hank Aaron
Pete Rose
Joe DiMaggio
Roberto Clemente
Richard Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
New York Times
Utah
Tremendous talent signals boxing shocks at festival
A Detroit welterweight Mil ton McCrory headlines a group of surprises at the National Sports Festival boxing event in Colorado Springs. McCrory defeated George Haynes then stopped DuJuan Johnson in the finals as officials forecast strong Olympic potential.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Detroit
Milton McCrory
Robert Surkein
AAU
McCrory
George Haynes
U.S
Camp LeJeune
DuJuan Johnson
Surkein
Emanual Steward
America
Greg Page
Tony Tubbs
Cincinnati
Arkansas leads early at 30th National High School Rodeo finals
In Huron South Dakota Arkansas and Nevada Florida Louisiana California Kansas Nebraska Montana South Dakota Utah led the opening day at the 30th annual National High School Rodeo finals. 1135 contestants appeared as two performances a day kicked off with Last year’s queen Janice Nelson leading a parade. Judging totals were not yet released with hometowns and point totals unavailable while Jimmy Rogers of California and Edee Cowart of Florida led early standings.
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Huron
S.D
Arkansas
Nevada
Louisiana
California
Florida
Kansas
Nebraska
Montana
South Dakota
Utah
Janice Nelson
Jerome
Ind
Quad Mullin
Haletsville
Texas
Jimmy Rogers
Edee Cowart
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Bob the Bruiser
Pecos High
ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Barefield
Barefield
Greg Lustig
Lustig
Texas A&i
Dallas
Sharon Powers
Powers
Denver
Donna Adamek
Monrovia
Calif
Judy Souter
Kansas City
DE Kalb
Ill
Melissa Akins
U.s.-Canada
Miss Akins
Northern Illinois University
Philadelphia
Gene Shue
Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
San Diego
Irv Caze
Irv Levine
Gene
Shue
Sixers
Welterweight
Mitchell Green
New York City
Tubbs
Moscow
Page
Larry Tatman
Haralan
Armstrong
Clint Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
Ed Green
Roger Leonard
Ray Leonard
Viktor Korchnoi
Soviet Union
Anatoly Karpov
Baguio
Phillipines
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