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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1972
Page
6
Walter Merrick faces defeat and resolves to channel the sting into preparing for the upcoming major race. The cornerstone of Merrick's success traces back to his early foundation and training disciplines.
Eagles coach Charles Clark says full pads let coaches evaluate readiness as Pecos moves up scrimmage with Artesia to meet a seven day rule. Local fans urged to attend practices to support players building speed and teamwork for the upcoming game.
Steve Carlton pitched the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds, his 20th victory and the first 20-win season by a National League pitcher. Carlton improved to 20-? on the year as Philadelphia piled up 16 hits and delivered a birthday surprise for his wife Beverly, who had hoped for the milestone on Aug. 17.
Alexandria used a prolific inning to stretch its Texas League East lead as John Grubbs and Dave Hilton sparked an 11-3 win over Arkansas after a 13-run outburst the previous night. Memphis split a doubleheader with Shreveport, while Amarillo and Midland closed gaps in the West and standings.
Delta Rose and Lena's Bar mating to Byou Bird sparks breeding map by Merrick. He plans Byou Bird to Easy Jet three times to gauge success. Merrick rose from racetrack foreman in 1945 to own multiple Oklahoma ranches totaling thousands of acres, built on a registered quarter horse sale and patient, quality spotting. He credits wife and jockeys for much of his success.
Thursday results list Chicago 6 Baltimore 1 Detroit 12 6 Minnesota 2 7 in 2nd game 10 innings California 4 Cleveland 2 Boston 4 Texas 3. Friday games feature several matchups across divisions including Minnesota at Baltimore Oakland at Cleveland Milwaukee at Kansas City New York at Texas California at Detroit Boston at Chicago. Also noted are multiple NL and CFL style games and interleague showdowns with Houston, Atlanta and San Francisco listed.
Rookie quarterback John Reaves of the Philadelphia Eagles meets the Washington Redskins in exhibition action. Reaves followed a 29-20 win over the Patriots with an eight of 11, 89-yard effort, two TDs. The Redskins, led by Kilmer and Jurgensen, beat Denver 1-0 last week as season prep continues across 13 preseason games. The slate includes Minnesota at Buffalo with Fran Tarkenton starting for Minnesota in his second game.
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