Orange baseballs slip with grip. Perry notes issues
Gaylord Perry warned the new orange baseballs are hard to grip as the experiment debuted. The Indians beat Oakland 11 to 5 in a hitters day while Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and Jim Hunter echoed grip concerns and noted Hendrick homered thrice off the orange balls. Other MLB results included Reds over White Sox 5-2, Royals over Expos 4-2, Orioles over Yankees 3-2, Braves over Pirates 3-0, Cubs over Giants 9-8 in 12, Mets over Cardinals 2-1, and Red Sox over Tigers 3-2 with Bench returning from lung surgery and Cepeda driving in two for Boston.
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Elder Shoots 64 Leads Greensboro Open Field
Lee Elder fired a seven under par 64 to lead the Greater Greensboro Open after the first round at Sedgefield. Doug Sanders Mason Rudolph Rod Funseth are one stroke back at five under with Sam Snead and others at 66.
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Pecos Eagles enter Sandhills Relays in Monahans
The Pecos Eagles travel Saturday to Monahans for the Sandhills Relays. Preliminarys start at 1 p.m. finals at 7:30 p.m. Pecos competes in Division I with AAA and AA teams. JV in division of A B and AAA. Monahans won last week in Kermit with Pecos a likely runner up.
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Pecos Eagles Face Seminole in District Clash at Home
Pecos aims to even district 1-1 when hosting Seminole Indians tonight at 7 30 in the new high school park after a 2 1 loss to Kermit. Don Walker hit an inside the park homer and took the loss despite four hits and nine strikeouts. Also notes Stop the Music set a 5 1/2 furlong Belmont track record last May 22 for Greentree Stable.
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West Texas State signs mentor to lift league ascent
Ron Ekker, 37, a successful small college coach, signed a three year contract to elevate West Texas State University from the Missouri Valley Conference second division. Ekker, 104-76 in six seasons, has led Hillsdale College to a 19-9 season and 25-8 in 1971-72. he replaces Dennis Walling who resigned after a 9-17 campaign.
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Lakers Open Playoffs After Coin Toss Decides Opponent
The Lakers face the Chicago Bulls in the opening playoff round after a coin flip determined Milwaukee would take first seed, while Golden State meets Milwaukee and Baltimore tangles with the Knicks. ABA action also begins with Carolina hosting the Nets and Virginia visiting Kentucky.
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Fire at Hialeah Race Course Destroys Barns
Firefighters report a blaze at Hialeah Race Course that destroyed four barns and killed about 35 horses. The flames began in the stalls shortly before midnight and burned for over three hours into the morning, according to Miami Fire Department dispatchers.
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Juarez Track Hosts World's Longest Greyhound Race
Juarez Race Track plans a 935 yard Border Course marathon championship to crown the longest sanctioned greyhound race. Fourteen entrants competed on the 770 yard layout, with two elimination rounds last weekend narrowing the field for this Saturday’s event. Race director Cliff Allore asserts it will be the longest race ever run.
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Dark horse Crescent Crestettes reach AAU semifinals
Crestettes of Allentown Pa upset seeded teams to reach the National AAU Women’s Basketball Tournament semifinals. They will face Raytown Mo Piperettes, who defeated New York Chuckes, in one semifinal, while Kennedy College meets Parsons College in the other. The defending champions from John F Kennedy College enter the final four as a top seed along with Raytown.
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Pirates honor Clemente with black-bordered patch
The Pittsburgh Pirates will wear a black-bordered shoulder patch with Roberto Clemente's number 21 on left sleeves during the 1973 season. Pirates owner Daniel M. Galbreath announced the memorial emblem as part of tributes leading up to Clemente's number retirement on opening day.
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Oilers hire Barnel Durden as first Black coach
Houston Oilers coach Bill Peterson completes 1973 staff by hiring Barnel Durden age 36 from Los Angeles to coach backs. Durden, a former Rose Bowl player and ex Rams backs and receivers coach, is the first Black coach in Oilers history and is tied to a school record year. The piece also notes Roberto Clemente’s Hall of Fame status and his death on a mercy flight in the Nicaraguan earthquake relief effort.
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Sophomores duel as Texas hosts spring game at Memorial Stadium
In Austin Texas sophomores Marty Akins and Mike Presley will battle for the starting quarterback job during Texas annual Orange-White spring game at Memorial Stadium on April 5. A 7 30 p m kickoff is set with an expected crowd of about 10000. The Cotton Bowl Kings plan a separate full scale scrimmage at 2 p m Saturday.
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