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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1972
Page
4
In St Louis Scipio Spinks promised to forget the past as he dominated a former teammate on the mound. The Associated Press reports his strong performance overshadowing the opponent in a key matchup.
Del Unser lined his first homer of the season in the eighth inning to back rookie Dick Tidrow's solid start as the Indians defeated the Royals 2 1. Tidrow improved to 2-2, guiding Cleveland through four hits until Lou Pinella's ninth inning homer briefly sparked trouble before Mingori finished it.
Thirty two Pecos Archers and families traveled to Odessa for the Odessa Invitational amid rain and wind. Trophy winners include Mary Ann Box 399 first in Women's Bow Hunter Class A, Ann Jones 258 first in Class B, Maveny Young 212 second, Linda Lee 205 first in Class C, Donita Hunter 263 second in Women’s Bare Bow, Elaine Houston 352 second in Women’s Free Style, Pam Wright 105 second and Toni Wright 84 third in Youth Girls Bare Bow, and Dick Lockett 686 second in Men’s Free Style.
Raul Guerrero, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isidoro Mata, coached a women’s softball team in El Paso’s third annual match between West El Paso Republican Women’s Club Red Stars and First Lady Chapter of Women’s National Democratic Club Blue Stars. Guerrero, a 1961 Pecos High School graduate and UT El Paso student, lettered in four sports and later played pro baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Willie Stargell and Dave Cash homered as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2. Dock Ellis pitched seven innings for the win, improving to 3-1, before Bruce Kison finished to secure the triumph. Ellis had returned after being sprayed with mace in Cincinnati last Friday during a stadium guard incident.
Detroit beats Chicago 5 to 2 as Brinkman drove in two with a squeeze bunt after Norm Cash singled. Cash had three hits, including a homer, while Coleman and Wilbur Wood matched scoreless relief until the seventh.
American League standings show Detroit and Cleveland leading East with wins and losses. Tuesday results: Cleveland over Kansas City 2-1, Minnesota 4 New York 2, Detroit 5 Chicago 2, Boston 4 California 3, Oakland 10 Milwaukee 3. Wednesday features several matchups including Texas at Baltimore weathered by rain.
Cubs pitcher Ferguson Jenkins worked five hits allowed and lifetime best outing as Jim Hickman and Glenn Beckett drove in two runs apiece to back a 7-1 win over the Reds. Jenkins earned his third win of the season while going the distance for the fourth time. The Cubs scored in the first on Beckert’s walk Williams’ single and Hickman’s grounder.
Oakland routs Milwaukee 10-2 in the opener as John Odom pitches five scoreless innings in his season debut and Ken Holtzman earns the win. The A's complete the sweep 3-0 behind Rollie Fingers while Skip Lockwood takes the loss in the nightcap. Brewers homers by George Scott and Curt Mor ton provide the only runs.
Boston defeats California 4-3 as Bob Burda delivers a run scoring single in the eighth inning off Lloyd Allen to erase a 3-3 tie. Duane Josephson scored on Kennedy's sacrifice after a single to start the inning, helping the Red Sox end a three game skid.
Ken Jones named Most Improved in the Wildcat League. Clint Grizzard posts the high average with 187.
Rain washed out two District 2-3A games involving Monahans at Andrews and Ector at Kermit. Fort Stockton beat Seminole 5-3 to move to 9-15, placing fifth in district as makeup dates to be decided by coaches.
Practice starts with presenting the glove to the thrower to guide the ball. Align your feet to touch the base on the correct side of the glove hand, reacting to the throw direction. Use a first baseman glove to improve receiving and securing tough throws from infielders.
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