All-star game promises to be a high-scoring tilt
North and South coaches named starting lineups for the Texas High School Coaches Association all-star game in Fort Worth. Dallas South Oak Cliff's Glynn Stevens will start Carl Jones Wichita Falls Hirschie at point with Jimmy Mur phy Carrollton Turner Ray Roberts Garland inside, Edwin Lynan El Paso Bel Air and Cedric Joseph Fort Worth Arlington Heights on the inside. Houston Yates' Maurice Presley William Johnson along with Jerrald Taylor Mike Horn and an unannounced fifth player fill Kreuger's Clear Creek lineup as both sides plan a run and press style and rebounding may decide the game.
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Wichita Falls
Hirschie
Jimmy Mure Phy
Carrollton Turner
Ray Roberts
Garland
Wings
Edwin Lynan
el Paso Bel Air
Cedric Joseph
Fort Worth
Arlington Heights
Bill Kreuber
Clear Creek
Maurice Presley
Houston
Yates
William Johnson
Jerrald Taylor
Mike Horn
West Sabine
Krueger
Dodgers Open August With Two Home Wins
The Dodgers, after a faltering July, beat Cincinnati 5-4 and then overcome San Francisco 5-3 as Garvey’s late three run homer sealed the win. Giants manager Fox saw his late inning move backfire, while Los Angeles reduced San Francisco’s division lead to eight games. The day also saw Astros edge Cubs 2-1, Reds top Mets 4-2, Phillies blank Braves 4-0, and Cardinals beat Padres 3-1.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Giants
Charlie Fox
Steve Garvey
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
San Francisco
Fox
Jerry Johnson
Steve Hamilton
Willie Crawford
Crawford
Garvey
Dick Dietz
Alan Gallagher
Richie Allen
Claude Osteen
Jim
Granger
Wayne Granger
Johnny Bench
Wayne
Mets
Jerry Grote
Shaving Strokes by Frank Beard
Frank Beard urges golfers to sharpen putting through focused practice and small games. He suggests drills like circling six balls around the hole to avoid repetition, insisting disciplined pre-putt routines improve alignment and concentration for better scores.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Shaving Strokes by Frank Beard Promises Golf Tips
Top money winner Frank Beard shares how to play winning golf in his book Shaving Strokes. Readers are urged to send their name and a dollar to Pecos Enterprise for mail order details and the address is P O Box 489 Dept 797 Radio City Station New York NY 10019.
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Frank Beard
c/o Pecos Enterprise
P.O
Dept
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Pecos Little League Hosts El Paso All Stars Tonight
The Pecos All-Stars host the El Paso All-Stars at Lions Field at 8:00 p.m. after earning their spot with three straight wins. Pecos defeated Crane 16-7 on July 20 and Big Lake 29-2 on July 26, then edged Ozona 7-5 Friday. If Pecos wins, the Friday night home game would be their last at home.
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Pecos
el Paso
Lions Field
Crane
Big Lake
All-Stars
Ozona
Four teams named for Pony League Regional in Abilene
Three of four entrants for the Pony League Regional Tournament to be held in Abilene are announced. The double elimination event opens Wednesday with Pecos, Abilene American Pony League All Stars, and a Dell City Oklahoma team. Dell City and Section 1 meet Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. Pecos versus Abilene follows at 8 30 p.m.
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Abilene
Pecos
Abilene American Pony League
Dallas Cowboys Face Quarterback Competition In Camp
Dallas Cowboys at Thousand Oaks undertake a quarterback duel between Craig Morton and Roger Staubach as both vie for the starting job. Morton returns from elbow surgery and Staubach vows to win the job and lead the team, with preseason games key to determining No. 1.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Dallas Cowboys
Craig Morton
Roger Stane
Cowboys
Buffalo
Baltimore
Morton
California
Golden Bear
Rams
Los Angeles
Staubach
Navy
Tom Landry
Roger
Don Meredith
National Football League
Landry
Pecos Pony League All Stars Seek Funds for Regional
The Pecos Pony League All-Stars head to the Regional Tournament in Abilene starting Wednesday and still need donations. Contributions to the Pony League Special Account at First National Bank or PO Box 1697 will support the team, with funds limited to the All-Stars first and Little Leaguers if the All-Stars lose. Any leftover funds go to both leagues.
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Pecos Pony League All-Stars
Abilene
Pony League
First National Bank
Tickets on Sale for 1971 Pecos High Football Schedule
Season tickets are on sale at Lewis Cowart’s office in the Administration Building 1302 South Park. Six home games are planned this year.
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Pecos
Lewis Cowart
Cowart
South Park
Astros edge Cubs 2 1 as Wilson tops Jenkins
Don Wilson won 2 1 for the Astros over Ferguson Jenkins in Chicago. The Cubs starter suffered his ninth loss despite a strong eight hit effort while Houston built a two run second inning on Denis Menke and Jesus Alou RBIs.
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Houston
Don Wilson
Houston Astros
Ferguson Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
Jenkins
Wilson
Jim Hickman
Hickman
Joe Pepitone
Billy Williams
Astros
Doug Rader
Denis Menke
Jesus Alou
Chicago
Jen
Oilers Prepare for Exhibition Against Giants in Houston
Houston Oilers train in Kerrville ahead of an exhibition with the New York Giants in the Astrodome. Proceeds from the charity game, hosted by the Houston Post, support local causes. The club released three players and welcomed first round pick Dan Pastorini back to practice.
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Kerrville
Tex
Houston Oilers
New York Giants
Astrodome
Houston Post
Oilers
Ken Mendenhall
Oklahoma
Macon Hughes
Ray Hicks
Dan Pastorini
Chicago
Dan
Walki Schlinkman
Houston
Ed Hughes
Pastorini
Giants
Harrelson Debuts in Pro Golf at Akron
Ken Harrelson, former Cleveland Indian turned golf hopeful, shot 76 in the Little American Golf Classic, a PGA satellite event in Akron. He praised golfers’ poise, autographed fans’ items during play, and said he plans to improve after a rough start with three birds and five bogeys including a late double at Firestone North.
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Ken Harrelson
Cleveland Indians
Harrelson
Boston
Lee Trevino
Ted Hayes
Atlanta
Bobby Cole
South Africa
Dean Befram
Boca Raton
Fla
Firestone North
Margaret Court retires from tennis due to pregnancy
Australian star Margaret Court will not defend her U S Open title as she awaits the birth of her first child in early March. Court announced retirement at a New York news conference, saying she will return to tennis after the baby arrives.
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New York
Margaret Court
Australia
Forest Hills
Court
Maue Treen Conolly
Shorter spring training and draft changes on MLB meet agenda
Chicago based baseball report says the major leagues will discuss a shorter spring training season and changes to the free agent draft at a two day summer meeting. Teams backing the plan include Los Angeles Houston Atlanta and St. Louis. The draft would shift four year college players back to the regular phase and govern other secondary phase players with one select. Additional topics cover hitting levels the bonus rule contract trading and minor league realignment. Reports from the Player Relations Committee and MLB Promotions Corp are expected.
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Los Angeles
Houston
Atlanta
St. Louis
Player Relations Committee
Major League Baseball Promotions Corp
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