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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1975
Page
6
Jack Nicklaus, armed with a course-record 63, begins as the man to beat in the Jackie Gleason Golf Classic in Lauderhill Florida. President Ford played on Nicklaus’s pro am team despite a 100, and Nicklaus sealed a birdie on the ninth with a 20 foot putt after a 284 yard drive.
Temple Texas April report notes Wayland Baptist College of Plainview and Stephen F Austin as top seeds in the AIAW Region IV basketball tournament on Temple Junior College campus. Twenty one teams compete for two national berths in Indiana March 19 to 22 with Wayland undefeated at 18 0 and Stephen F Austin winning every Texas tournament this season.
Pecos tracksters join hundreds of area athletes at Ysleta High School relays. Eagle coach Jim Tollett enters his full team to run on UT El Paso facilities in a one day meet, aiming for strong performances after weather shortened Fort Stockton results.
Chicago dispatch reports Wisconsin junior tailback Bill Marek ranks sixth on the all time Big Ten scoring list with 198 points in two seasons. He scored 13 touchdowns across his final three games totaling 206, 230 and 304 rushing yards while missing two early games with injuries. In six games he gained 966 yards on 155 carries for a 161 yard per game average.
New York will host 51 night games at Shea Stadium this season as part of an AL schedule. Oldtimers' Day is set for August 2 with Frank Robinson and the Indians visiting. The Yankees start the regular season in Cleveland on April 8 with Bobby Bonds making his first AL appearance, and their home opener is April 11 versus the Detroit Tigers. A Garden State Park rarity saw an owner, trainer, and jockey achieving a triple in New Jersey.
Artis Gilmore scored 33 points and hit the winning jump hook with 10 seconds left to lift the Kentucky Colonels over the Indiana Pacers 101-99. McGinnis poured in 43 for Indiana as Louisville star Louie Dampier and a Gilmore bank shot secured the late lead. Also: George Carter fueled Memphis past St. Louis 114-107, Denver downed New York 148-114, and San Diego beat Utah 115-108 with Caldwell Jones scoring 24 in OT.
Bill R Davidson summarizes coach Walter Walsh remarks after the World Shooting Championship in Phoenix. Russia led with 42 shooters to the US 34 and won 45 medals to the US 34. Walsh urges revived government civilian support to beat the Soviets in future international events.
Vern Sanford notes that government programs have harmed American shooting and urges reorientation toward civilian marksmanship. He cites lack of top junior talent and insufficient female participation, urging broader support for international competition and more shooters, especially women, to boost skill and interest.
Zavala Junior High Hor nets won first in the Buena Vista tourney last week improving to 9-0. They beat Wink 12-9 and 16-14 with Villescas 3 and 6 points. In the second series Becky 7 led 15-6 over Crane, Leyva 6 in the second game. Crockett finals saw Mendoza 9 points guiding a 15-4 win, Villescas 5 in 15-8 game two.
Prairie View A and M Panthers track team heads to the Women's Indoor Nationals at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Led by quarter miler Shirley Williams of Houston, they will run in the sprint medley relay mile relay 440 yard relay and the hurdles. The team is undefeated in 38 straight regular season meets and hasn’t lost in Texas in three years.
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