Major league baseball opens in Florida with mixed results
In Lakeland and across Florida, 1976 spring exhibitions begin amid contract disputes and lineup changes. The Phillies beat the Tigers 1-0 on Jerry Martin's ninth inning sacrifice fly as 4,233 fans watched at Marchant Stadium. Pitchers impressed while hitters struggled. Dave Parker and Butch Wynegar shone in intra-squad games. Dennis Eckersley to start Indians opener April 10 in Cleveland.
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Larry Paladino
Lakeland, Fla
Florida
Hoyle
Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Tigers
Phillies
Detroit
Jerry Martin
Marchant Stadium
Rusty Staub
Tiger
Boston
Minnesota
Bowie Kuhn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dave Parker
Butch Wynegar
Dowd Joins Texas At Austin as Assistant Coach
Barry Dowd, after resigning from a decade as head coach at Texas Arlington, becomes assistant coach at the University of Texas at Austin. He will be chief assistant to new head coach Abe Lemons, who leads the ACA as incoming president. Dowd has prior Texas playing history in the 1950s and a strong high school coaching record.
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Austin
Tex
Barry Dowd
University of Texas-Arlington
University of Texas At Austin
Darrell Royal
Dowd
Abe Lemons
American Basketball Coaches Association
Lemons
Pan American University
Texas
Texas bats batter Minnesota in opener as Reichenbach shines
Mickey Reichenbach pitched a one-hitter through eight and a third, guiding Texas to an 8-0 win over Minnesota in the first game of a doubleheader. Texas later faltered in the nightcap 4-1. Texas improves to 20-6 while Charles Proske hit a two-run homer amid six straight hits.
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Associated Press
Texas
Mickey Reicherbach
Reichenbach
Minnesota
Gopher
Charles Proske
Texas Christian
Kent State
Oklahoma City
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Luther College
Fayetteville
Mankato State
Baylor
Sam Houston
McNeese State
Houston
Oklahoma
University of Dallas
Smu
Texas Horseracing Association Elects Officers
The Texas Horseracing Association, organized in 1975 to promote pari mutuel racing in Texas, elected officers including Al Poujol Houston as chairman and Izzie Proler, Dusty Rhoades, Tom Russell, Joe R. Straus Jr., as vice chairs. Board members and the group’s San Antonio headquarters at 100 Richmond Avenue were also noted.
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Texas Horseracing Association
Texas
al Poujol
Houston
Izzie Proler
J.L
Dusty’’ Rhoades
Odessa
Tom Russell
Dallas
Joe R. Straus Jr
San Antonio
Jack Pitlak
Jeff Carr
Corpus Christi
Barbara Clark
Forrest Elkins
Joe Kirk Fulton
Lubbock
T.S. Harkins
B.F. Phillips
Friscoe
Jerry A. Rhe
Pecos nine wins consolation trophy in JV tourney
Midland Lee defeats Midland High 6 to 3 for first place while Seminole takes third over Monahans. Pecos tops Andrews 12 to 4 to claim consolation gold as Harold Baeza goes 5 for 5 and Danny Pena earns the win on the mound.
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Pecos
Midland
Seminole
Eagle Diamond
Midland Lee
Midland High
Monahans
Andrews
Harold Baeza
Alex Garcia
Ben Villalobos
Danny Pena
Eagles Near The End Of Pre District Baseball Slate
The Pecos Eagles close non district play with a 4 10 record after three weeks facing larger schools like Odessa Midland Abilene and Big Spring They rest this week then play Snyder in a two game set at 2 p m Saturday before district action begins April 2 against Andrews at home Fort Stockton Seminole Ector trips follow with most games at 7 30 p m except the Odessa Ector clash on April 13 at 4 p m in Odessa
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Eagles
Odessa
Midland
Abilene
Big Spring
Snyder
Twinbill
Tiger-Eagle
Pecos
Diamond
Andrews
Eagle
Fort Stockton
Seminole
Ector
Odessa College to Name New Basketball Coach at Board Meeting
The OC board of trustees will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Composite Technology Building to name a new head basketball coach. The college has been seeking a replacement after reassigning L E McCulloch to physical education duties last month.
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Odessa College
OC Board of Trustees
L.E. McCulloch
May Steps Up as Indiana Survives Marquette Rally
Indiana star Scott May, a seasoned All-American and Player of the Year candidate, faced early foul trouble yet returned to spark a 65-56 regional final win over Marquette. Knight trusted May to defend Lloyd Walton, keeping Indiana on its path toward a semifinal with UCLA despite last year's NCAA healing setback.
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Steve Herman
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Scott May
Hoosiers
Marquette
May
UCLA
Scotty
Earl Tatum
Kentucky
NAIA Adopts NCAA Football Rules For 1976 Season
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics endorses NCAA football rules for 1976 and will apply them to NAIA semifinal and championship games. The change follows a dissolution of the NAIA high school and college rules joint committee. A survey showed 81 percent of NAIA coaches favored NCAA rules.
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Kansas City
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NAIA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
National Alliance
Prep
NCAA
Alliance
Little League Signup Open Through April 10
Signups run through April 10 at the Pecos Chamber of Commerce. A birth certificate and a parent present at registration are required. Eligible boys are ages 9 to 12 by July 31. Those previously on a Pecos team need not register. A meeting for interested participants is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the teen room of the community center.
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Pecos
Teen Room Community Center
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Balmorhea Lake
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