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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1978
Page
5
Leon Spinks, the new world heavyweight champion, showed footwork at a New York discotheque last February. His attorney said he sustained a rib injury in the title fight with Muhammad Ali and may be unable to fight soon.
Fort Worth Texas AP The State Golden Gloves Tournament moved into its remaining five weight divisions with first round action in flyweight bantam feather light welter and heavyweight and second rounds in light middle and light heavy. Dallas and San Antonio dominated on opening night sweeping all four bouts each with San Antonio counting a default. The standout was Dallas middleweight James Kinchen versus Amarillo’s Don Fitzsimmons. Kinchen floored Fitzsimmons in the second round and Kinchen credited a working right.
Thursday features Eagles against Permian at there 4 p.m. and Pecos JV versus Monahans at here 7 p.m. Friday brings the West Texas Relays in Odessa. Saturday hosts JV B Baseball, Fort Stockton, Kermit track for grades 7 8 and 9, Pecos vs Seminole here at 2 30 p.m. and the Andrews Golf Classic with a La Mesa girls track meet.
Ferguson Jenkins, now 34, insists he can still pitch as a reliever for the Texas Rangers after a career as a starter. Manager Hill Hunter and catcher Jim Sundberg praise him as a sleeper who could surprise by starting and winning many games. Jenkins recalls past failures with the Phillies and a trade to Texas, vowing to show his worth with careful pitching as the season unfolds.
AP reports the first night of Texas Golden Gloves action with winners across weight classes including Rickey Leon from El Paso over Lawrence Mack, Frank Hamilton of Wichita Falls over Ray Cortinez, and Ri chard Pastran of San Antonio over Nathan Bend y. Also listed are results for light welterweights, welterweights, middleweights, and light heavyweights with multiple RSC stops and regional pairings culminating in Bird’s remark on never being in a shooting slump.
Zavala seventh graders finish fourth with 52 points led by Ernest Fuentes first in discus and 358 into a standings report. Team members include Morales, Fuentes, Hall, Roquemore and Gordon among others. coaches Drew Matthews and Joe Waters. Eighth graders place second with 842 points led by Alfred Navarette and Abraham Tarin. Greg McGowen and Henry Leyva anchor several events. Danny Rodriguez coaches.
Mankato State Minnesota and Lake Forest College Illinois were selected for the first NCAA Division II ice hockey championship in Springfield Massachusetts March 16 to 18. Lake Forest, 22 4, is West top seed and faces the East #2 on March 17. Mankato State 16 15 1 is West #2 meeting East #1 on March 16. American International College hosts.
NAIA officials said on Tuesday that Cliff Harris of the Dallas Cowboys along with Alfred Conway Bob Bass and Charles Paulk will be inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame on March 16 in Kansas City. Harris starred at Ouachita Baptist and in four Pro Bowls with Dallas. Conway led scoring in 1952 and is now an NFL official. Bass coached Oklahoma Baptist to 275 wins and a 1966 NAIA title. Paulk was an NAIA All-American who helped Northeastern Oklahoma State win the 1968 NAIA championship.
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