Grimsley Named Top Sportswriter of 1978
Salisbury AP report says Will Grimsley of the Associated Press was named sportswriter of the year for 1978 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Vin Scully of the Dodgers was named sportscaster of the year. Both will be honored at an April 9 awards banquet in Salisbury. winners from each state will be announced later.
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Vin Scully
Los Angeles Dodgers
Jim Murray
Los Angeles Times
Grimsley
Scully
Salisbury
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
David Clyde
Clyde
Indians
Phil Seghi
Ron Pruitt
Sam Spence
Sandy Wihtel
Ali to Fight Ellis in Farewell Tour Exhibition
Muhammad Ali agreed to an exhibition with Jimmy Ellis at the Civic Center on March 12 as part of his farewell tour with four or five bouts on the card. Ellis, once Ali’s sparring partner and former WBA titleholder, joins a lineup negotiating with other top fighters.
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Providence
R.I
Muhammad Ali
Jimmy Ellis
Civic Center
Mike Striar
Millis
Mass
Koncert King Promotions
Ali
Hartford
Conn
Buffalo
Ellis
World Boxing Association
WBA
Pecos Junior High Tennis Tourney Winners Named
The Second Annual Pecos Junior High Spring Tennis Tournament held Friday February 9 crowned winners from Pecos across seventh and eighth grades in singles and doubles. Top teams included Crockett Junior High Odessa and Zavala Junior High with final point totals listed. Pecos Elementary and Austin Elementary earned lower placements.
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Pecos
Gary Peters
Sloan Regas
Crockett Jr. High
Tary
Kim Calhoun
Austin Elementary
Lowree Allphin
Jackie Hardwick
Rachel Stumberg
Leisha Abercrombie
Salavador Carrera
Zavala Jr
Freddy Jacquez
Zavala Jr. High
Connie Orona
Zavala
Shadburn, Crockett Jr. Crockett Jr. High
Bowie Jr. High
Odessa
Monahans
Pecos Elementary
Bessie Haynes
van Horn Jr. High
Bubba Smith Won Defeat for NFL in 1972 Injury Suit
In Tampa a federal jury cleared the NFL and two game officials of negligence in Bubba Smiths 1972 preseason knee injury. Smith alleged a metal sideline marker caused his career end, but the jury found no liability after deliberating about two hours.
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Tampa
Fla
Bubba Smith
National Football League
Smith
NFL
Ed Marion
Robert Lastra
League
Pittsburgh
Franco Harris
Baltimore Colts
Roger Vaughn
Harris
Oakland
Houston
Rozelle mediates Giants family feud in New York office
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle meets with Wellington and Tim Mara in New York to mediate a Giants owner dispute as Harvard coach Joe Restic is interviewed for the vacant head coaching job. The Mara family and Rozelle seek a definite West.
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East Rutherford
N.J
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Wellington
Tim Mara
New York Giants
New York
Rozelle
Giants
Harvard
Joe Restic
Restic
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