Dent Leads Nelson Classic After First Round
Jim Dent shot 65 to lead the Byron Nelson Golf Classic by one stroke over Arnold Palmer in Dallas. Barry Jaeckel, Orville Moody and Steve Melynk shot 67 to tie for third. defending champ Ray Floyd and others carded 68s. In other golf notes, the first round produced tight scores among top contenders.
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Texas League Scores Show San Antonio Dominance
Arkansas and San Antonio continued their control of the Texas League as San Antonio edged Amarillo 3-2 in 10 innings for a ninth straight win. Joe Edelen earned the 3-1 victory over Jackson with 13 Arkansas hits providing support. Midland beat El Paso 5-1 as Lee Smith worked eight and a third innings. Mike Calise hit a 390 foot homer for Arkansas while Eric Grande had three hits for Midland. Baseball legend John McGraw is noted for his managing fame and a .334 career batting average.
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Texas sweeps track meet with key sprinters absent
In Austin Texas A M trailed by one point as Curtis Dickey skipped the 100. Johnny Jones won the 100 in 10.9 seconds and anchored Texas to a relay win while Manfred Kohrs swept the distance events. TCU and Rice performed poorly with Ranger winning the junior college title concurrent with SWC.
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NBA playoff semifinal schedule sparks week of games
The schedule shows Friday's Philadelphia at Washington and Seattle at Denver opening games with the series tied 1 1. Key games extend into Sunday May 14 and May 17 with multiple potential matchups including Washington at Philadelphia and Seattle at Denver, plus possible games through May 19.
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Race Promises to Defend Title in Fort Stockton Fight
Harley Race, heavyweight champion, says he can beat Ricky Romero anywhere and will defend his belt May 9 at 8 30 p m in Pecos County Sports Arena Fort Stockton Texas. The match is billed with a full card, sponsored by the Bikeriders Fort Stockton Social club, with advance tickets at Warr Motor Co Fans expect a large crowd for Fort Stockton s first championship bout says promoter Jay Mehaffey JJ&R Inc.
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Oilers pick Renfro in fourth round after letter writing
Mike Renfro expresses satisfaction after Houston Oilers select him in Round 4 of the NFL draft. He notes he sent several letters beforehand and cannot gauge the response, but remains pleased with Houston’s choice on Tuesday.
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