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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1973
Page
5
In Kermit on Saturday Chris Spray took third in the broad jump with a leap of 2 feet 11 inches while high flyer Jerry Robinson failed to sail far enough to beat him. The event was part of the Permian Basin Relays, captured by staff photographers.
Pecos Eagles baseball finished third in the Andrews Tournament after a 3-2 win over Lamesa on Friday with Don Walker as winner. They fell 3-2 to Monahans in the semifinals, Rudy Mendoza taking the loss, then crushed Big Spring 8-2 behind Ernie Calanchi. They host Midland Lee at 7 p.m. then open district play at Kermit versus the Yellow Jackets.
Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood and Dr Dave Helmick led a Porsche Carrera to a lopsided 16 mile victory in the Sebring 12 Hour race. The AP recap lists other race results from Monza to Merrifield and notes several major sports events from basketball to tennis across the period.
John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo Nebraska will defend its women’s AAU basketball title as the national finals move to Gallup New Mexico for 1965 The event opens Tuesday with 24 teams and the field will be cut to 16 by Tuesday night Defending champion JFK College and seven byes advance to the Wednesday round The Hutcheson Flying Queens of Wayland Baptist and other notable teams also receive byes for the start of the knockout stage
Pecos Eagles finish third of 11 at the 31st Permian Basin Relays led by Monahans and Ector. Chris Spray places in broad jump, high jump, and helps 440 relay win. Donald Walker stars in sprints and relays. next meet is Sandhill Relays in Monahans before district in Seminole.
Los Angeles Lakers defeated Seattle 109 to 93 as Jerry West fueled the win with 9 assists 3 baskets and 6 steals while Wilt Chamberlain Gail Goodrich and Mel Counts each scored 20. Seattle star Spencer Haywood posted 25 points and 25 rebounds.
Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood, both 20s, won the Sebring 12 hour race with Dr. Dave Helmick guiding their yellow Porsche Carrera. The trio completed 225 laps, about 1,170 miles, at nearly 97.5 mph, earning about $9,000 as three Carreras finished in the top five amid Corvette chaos on the rough 5.2 mile airport course.
The Pecos Eagles Queens defeated the Lamesa Tornadoes 13-9 and 13-10. Debbie Bryan sparked the late run in game two with six straight points to lead Pecos, while Martha Straughn and Gloria Brooks also contributed. The Pecos B team won their three games 15-12, 15-4, and 15-2 led by Elfidia Zaragosa and Jeanie Marquez. Both Queens squads next host the Ector Eagles.
Bronze Hill a 50 to 1 longshot surged from mid-pack to beat Queendam by one and a half lengths in the Irish Sweepstakes Lincolnshire Handicap at Doncaster. Prize money totaled 125000 dollars to ticket holders for the victor.
Carol Mann, weakened by a three month bout with mononucleosis, won the Sears Women’s Golf Classic in Port St. Lucie Florida finishing 68 under par two strokes ahead of Joyce Kazmierski. Kazmierski earned 10000, with Mickey Wright and Gloria Ehret tied for third at 72.
The New York Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 118 to 115 in overtime to seal the ABA West title for Utah, while the Carolina Cougars crushed San Diego 124 to 114 to claim the East. Denver and Kentucky won other ABA games as the NBA scores rolled in.
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