Pecos Hosts Andrews in bid for second-half title
Pecos battles Andrews Tuesday night in Winter Basketball to decide the second-half crown. Andrews is 5-0 in the second half after a 14th straight win. Pecos also 5-0 following a 71-62 Friday victory at Kermit. Don Walker led Pecos with 22 points, Mike Sadler 20, and Kenneth Williams 12 as Pecos moved to 17-12.
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Local Pecos boxers reach Golden Gloves finals in Ector Coliseum
Six Pecos fighters advance to finals at the Golden Gloves event in Ector County Coliseum. In junior division Abel Mata 78 meets Gary Innskeep 80 of Kermit while Pecos pair Javier Tercero 107 and Dan Levario 108 clash. High school class matches include Armando Contreras 121 Pecos vs Ruben Canava 125 OBC and Henry Gallardo 141 Pecos against Ronnie Hodges 146 WBC. Eight Pecos boxers survived to semifinals Saturday night.
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Henry Gallardo
Ronnie Hodges
Pecos Hosts Hat Themed Showdown In Gym Tuesday
Coach Charles Pattillo calls Pecos to face Andrews in the Pecos Eagles versus Mustangs game at PHS gym Tuesday night. He notes Andrews coach wears a hat when a win is near and aims for Pecos to out-hat him and win.
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Palmer Wins Desert Classic in Weathered Victory
Arnold Palmer ends an 18 month win drought by taking the Bob Hope Desert Classic at Bermuda Dunes. He carded 69 in the final round to beat Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller as wind and rain battered the course. Palmer credited returning to his old putting stroke and earned $32,000 while Nicklaus and Miller each collected $14,800.
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Johnny Miller
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Bob Hope
Palmer Breaks Slump With Wrist Putting Tip From Toscano
Arnold Palmer overcame a 17 month victory drought at the Desert Classic after a fellow pro Harry Toscano advised him to revert to his wrist putting. Palmer returned to his former stroke and made the necessary putts to win. Toscano, meanwhile, missed the cut and did not earn a check, continuing his own tour search.
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Harry Toscano
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Milburn Breaks Indoor Hurdle Record at Astrodome Meet
Olympic gold medalist Rod Milburn set a world indoor mark with 13.3 seconds in the 120 yard hurdles at Houston's Astrodome Federation Indoor Championships. Milburn discussed a two sport plan and potential $100,000 annual earnings while the event featured two meet records and a crowd of 15,394.
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Clemson Walkout Highlights Frustration Over Officiating
Clemson coach Tates Locke led the walkout with four seconds left in the loss to sixth-ranked North Carolina as he criticized officiating by Steve Honze and Jim Howell. The incident followed Darrell Suit losing three teeth in the brutal game and precedes a doubleheader featuring NC State and UCLA.
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Colonels rout Pacers as Gilmore stars in ABA showdown
Artis Gilmore piled up 24 points and 26 rebounds to carry the Kentucky Colonels past the Indiana Pacers 97-87, while Mike Gale aided the comeback in the fourth quarter. Other ABA results included Memphis over New York 119-97, Denver 117-108 over Carolina, and Dallas 115-113 in overtime. In the NBA, Boston defeated Milwaukee 120-96 and Seattle edged Buffalo 128-125.
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Fittipaldi Wins Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos
Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil dominated the Interlagos track to win the Brazilian Grand Prix, signaling a strong push toward another world championship. Teammate Ronnie Peterson retired early, while Jackie Stewart finished second and Denis Hulme rose from 17th to third as Ferrari took fourth and fifth.
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Celtics Crush Bucks In Fast Break Victory
Boston built a fast breaking attack to rout Milwaukee 120 to 96 as John Havlicek Dave Cowens and Paul Silas powered the Celtics offense and forced the fatigued Bucks into a one sided NBA game.
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Rutgers in market for new coach
Rutgers University moved to hire a new basketball coach after dismissing its football coach and athletic director two weeks earlier. Dick Lloyd, who became head coach last year, announced he will quit at season’s end amid perceived fan and press pressure, saying the decision is personal with no external pressures.
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Truck stop owner nets 5400 at Daytona race
Charlie Blanton, a 37 year old truck stop owner from Gaffney, wins 5400 for first place after testing a 1973 Camaro at Daytona International Speedway. He improves from a slow practice to breakthrough speed during the Royal Triton 360 stock car race. Manfried Schurti and Bertil Roos also place in the afternoon road event on the 3.81 mile course.
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