Summer track team travels to Odessa meet at Coleman Field
Forty five local students accompanied by Coach Drew Matthews traveled to Odessa Friday to compete in the Odessa Invitational summer track meet at Coleman Field, Odessa High School campus. The Odessa regional qualifier for the Texas Amateur Athletics Foundation was rescheduled for July 8 in San Angelo. In bantam division ages six to nine the 440 relay team of Darren Walker Robbie Paz Tommy Williams Tony Pena finished fourth.
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Drew Matthews
Odessa
Coleman Field
Darren Walker
Robbie Paz
Tommy Williams
Tony Pena
Edward Orona
Ponchito Bafidis
David Vejil
Fili Talamantez
Andrew Hernandez
Kuhn era tested as baseball commissioner reaches decade mark
In 10th year Bowie Kuhn has kept his cool and job amid strikes, free agency and rising salaries. Critics like Judge Roy Hofheinz questioned his early moves, but Warren Giles defends Kuhn as judicious, firm, and aiming to curb moneyed dominance. Giles notes Landis comparison and Kuhn's authority to nullify deals. Finley remains Kuhn's pointed critic as ownership debates continue. An Odessa meet summary trails the piece with a track results section listing multiple age group events and teams from Odessa Abilene and San Angelo.
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Bowie Kuhn
William Eckert
Lords of Baseball
Kuhn
Roy Hofheinz
Houston Astros
Donn Clendenon
Astros
Warren Giles
Judge (Kenesaw) Landis
Giles
Landis
Players Association
Cincinnati
National League
Eckert
Locker room access urged by AP reps at college sports meeting
AP representatives Wick Temple and Wayne Fuson urged colleges and pro teams to open locker rooms to media. They said readers want to know what players and coaches think and that interviews are essential for coverage and analysis. They stopped short of asserting a First Amendment right while stressing responsibility to the public.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
College Sports Information Directors Association
Wick Temple
Wayne Fuson
Association Press Sports Editors Association
Indianapolis News
Temple
Fuson
Padres Rally Past Giants In 10th For Sixth Straight Win
San Diego Padres walk off the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 10 innings. Gene Richards opened the 10th with a single and scored on Tucker Ashford's bases loaded walk off Gary Lavelle. Rollie Fingers earned the win, Lavelle took the loss.
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SAN Diego
Tucker Ashford
Gary Lavelle
Gene Richards
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Richards
Aes Smith
Fernano Gonzalez
Dave Winfield
Lavelle
Oscar Gamble
Ashford
Rollie Fingers
Bob Owchinko
Bob Knepper
Padres
Gervin phone fame troubles San Antonio family
San Antonio residents Ron and Sue Ellen Zielinski say calls for basketball star George Gervin, nicknamed The Ice Man, flood their unlisted number after his record 1978 scoring season. They changed the line to escape crank calls from coast to coast, including agents seeking new contracts.
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Gervin
San Antonio
Texas
George Gervin
National Basketball Association
Ron
Sue Ellen Zielinski
NBA
Lakers acquire Ron Boone in three team NBA trade
In a three way deal the Los Angeles Lakers send Charlie Scott to Denver and receive Ron Boone plus two 1979 second round picks from the Nuggets. Denver also acquires Boone and a 1979 second round pick from Kansas City in exchange for Darnell Hillman and Mike Evans rights. Boone, 31, averages 18.7 points and four assists per game.
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Calif
Los Angeles Lakers
Ron Boone
National Basketball Association
Lakers
Boone
Denver Nuggets
Charlie Scott
Denver
Kansas City
Dar
Nell Hillman
Mike Evans
American Basket
Wimbledon Roundup of Top Seeds in Five Matches
The article reports early Wimbledon rounds with Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors enduring long matches, Vitas Gerulaitis winning, Kwan Gottfried leading John Lloyd when play paused, and a string of upsets. It notes heavy rain and fading light limiting completed matches to 19 of 64. Baseball awards highlight Milner and Thompson as Players of the Week. In sailing, Sorcery leads the Los Angeles to Tahiti race, far ahead of Tuia and Westward.
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Associated Press
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England
Bjorn Borg
Vic Amaya
Jimmy Connors
Russ Simpson
New Zealand
Vitas Gerulaitis
Henry Gunthardt
Switzerland
Douglas Palm
Sweden
Ilie Nastase
Romania
John Yuill
South Africa
Billy Martin
Jeff Borowiak
New York
Jason Thompson
Detroit Tigers
Thompson
Los Angeles
Tahiti
Tuia
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Edward Lujan
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Donny Winfrey
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Saul Roquemore
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John Milner
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