Jim Bob McNeil Crowned All Around Champion at Idabel Rodeo
Pecos rider Jim Bob McNeil won the 1979 All Around Championship at the World's Largest Junior Rodeo in Idabel Oklahoma. He collected a handmade saddle a sterling belt buckle an oil portrait and over 900 dollars. He also won ribbon roping and placed second in team roping with Ed Fernandes as the pair also won team roping at Del Rio rodeo the same weekend. McNeil will attend South Plains College Levelland Texas on a rodeo scholarship.
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Oklo
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Levelland
Texas
Baseball scores and track results from Helsinki meet
Baseball box scores list Tuesday and Wednesday games across leagues with Detroit routing Boston in 14 innings and Seattle defeating Chicago while Milwaukee toppled Minnesota and Texas edged California. Track results in Helsinki show Reynaldo Nehemiah winning the 110 meter hurdles in 13.36 seconds, with Myashnikov second, plus Finland’s Stahlberg and Haerkoenen performances and East Germany’s Hanisch taking the javelin.
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Cleveland
Toronto
New York
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Chicago
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Texas
California
Oakland
Kansas City
Helsinki
Finland
Reynaldo Nehemiah
University of Maryland
Soviet Union
Viktor Myashnikov
Reijo Stahlberg
Arto Haerkoenen
East Germany
Wolfgang Hanisch
Evert survives to win in Eastbourne tennis brief
In Eastbourne England AP Chris Evert Lloyd saved a match point to beat Anne Smith 4-6 7-6 6-0 in the second round. Martina Navratilova and other top seeds advanced as Wightman Cup players fall and Debenhams Grass Court action continues in Britain.
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England
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Anne Smith
Martina Navratilova
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Joanne Russell
Tracy Austin
Betsy Nagelsen
Kathy Jordan
Kate Latham
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Virginia Wade
Pam Teeguarden
Wendy Turnbull
Australia
Germany
Sylvia Hanika
Anne Kiyomura
South Africa
Ilana Kloss
Virginia Ruzici
Romania
Barbara Potter
Bettina Bunge
Betty Ann Stuart
Surbiton
Mark Cox
Ferdi Taygan
Debenhams
Tim Wilkison
Yannick Noah
France
Vic Amaya
Tom Gorman
Hank Pfister
Adriano Panatta
Italy
Jaime Fillol
Chile
Marty Riessen
Texas League Standings and Tuesday Results
Eastern division leaders Ark and Jack post strong records with Ark at 37 26 and Jack at 32 24. Shreve 30 29, Tulsa 21 35. Western division Midland 36 30, Sant 33 28, Amar 33 33, El Paso 24 41. Tuesday results Jackson 4 Ark 0, Shreveport 16 Tulsa 9, Midland 11 El Paso 4.
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Amarillo
San Antonio
Canadian Open heads to strong field at Glen Abbey
Tom Watson Jack Nicklaus and Hale Irwin lead a record field for the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey as the 156 man field awaits Thursday start. Nicklaus seeks a title to lift confidence amid a tough season while Watson eyes a milestone money total and Irwin hopes to rebound from Open triumph fatigue.
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Oakville, Ontario
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Hale Irwin
Nicklaus
Glen Abbey Golf Club
Toronto
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Irwin
Tom Weiskopf
Lee Trevino
Bruce Lietzke
Ali retirement party claim rattles boxing circles
In Durban a letter claimed Muhammad Ali agreed to stage a retirement party at the Los Angeles Forum on July 5, 1979. Forum officials denied any such event. Mike Mortimer of the WBA said the letter came with notice from Barry Frank of International Management Group, Ali’s representatives.
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So. Africa
Mike Mortimer
World Boxing Association
Muhammad Ali
Los Angeles Forum
Mortimer
WBA
Barry Frank
International Management Group
Ali
Standing ovation for Billy Martin returns Yankees manager
New York AP reports Billy Martin received a two minute ovation as he prepared to manage the Yankees again. The crowd of 36,211 welcomed him after his Monday appointment to replace Bob Lemon, while Toronto defeated New York 5-4 as John Mayberry and Luis Gomez delivered two run singles to beat the slumping champs.
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Billy Martin
New York Yankees
Martin
Bob Lemon
Toronto Blue Jays
Blue Jays
Tommy John
John Mayberry
Luis Gomez
Pecos Little League Thursday and Friday Schedule
Pecos Little League games list two matchups per day at Lions field. Thursday features Yankees against Bears at 6 p.m. and Indians versus Red Sox at 8 p.m. Friday offers Eagles versus Cubs at 6 p.m. and Giants versus Bears at 8 p.m.
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Lions
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Giants
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