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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1975
Page
6
Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club opens its range for a monthly .22 caliber rifle shoot Sunday at 1 30 p m near the golf course. Ladies and junior shooters share a division while men compete in a second. Prizes include medals and trophies, with an overall trophy in each division and a cap for the top man. Spectators welcome.
Arms Camp manager Bill Arms said fishing season has started at Red Bluff Lake with lures drawing fish. Anglers report bass and catfish catches despite variable weather, including Pecos angler Philip Ryan with a 17 inch white bass over three pounds and others weighing one to three pounds. Donnie Melton, Bob Lee, and John Ponder also reported multiple catfish catches using night crawlers and crickets.
The Barstow Bears independent baseball team heads to Marfa for an away game this weekend after a 7 6 11 inning victory over the Toyah Vikings. Right fielder Jesse Gonzales delivered the decisive hit driving in Lupe Garcia from second in the 11th. Winning pitcher was Ray Orona.
Scarce, a 200-pound 6-foot-3 southpaw, is the man the Mets acquired to replace Tug McGraw in the bullpen. He appeared in 58 games for the Phillies last season and is from Levittown New York.
ARLINGTON Texas AP rain delayed a 14 inning tie as Texas and Milwaukee staged a four hour marathon. Steve Foucault dominated the late innings with 18 of 19 retired and only four balls left the infield. Tom Murphy and Eduardo Rodriguez held the Rangers scoreless after the sixth. Clyde Wright was the standout reliever before the rain halted play.
Pecos Pirates swept the Ojinaga Stars in a weekend doubleheader at Martinez Field. In game one Robert Roman earned the win in relief as Pirates won 6-5 with Danny Martinez homering. In game two Roman pitched a one hitter in a 7-0 victory boosted by Arreguey Martinez and Galindo. The Pirates improve to 7 3 with a doubleheader against Hobbs Eagles scheduled for Sunday at 1 30 p m.
In Edinburg Texas Pan American University and Texas A and M will begin a five game warm up series for NCAA playoffs to break a five year rain streak. Pan American Broncs 56 5 and the Aggies 31 8 both earned playoff invitations ahead of the College World Series in Omaha. The teams have met annually for five seasons but rain has canceled all prior showdowns. The series starts Friday with a doubleheader, continues Saturday with another twin bill and ends Sunday with a single game.
First Baptist Church holds a slim one game lead in the city church league standings with a 2-0 mark. West Park Baptist sits 1-0, while Calvary Baptist and Church of Christ are 1-1, forming the top four as Santa Rosa Catholic and First Presbyterian race for cellar. Schedule shows doubleheaders at Jaycee Park with public invited to watch.
Starting Texas pitcher and Milwaukee’s Ed Sprague faced early trouble as Bob Mitchell walked and George Scott singled to load the bases. Derrell Porter delivered two runs with a single, then Willie Davis and Jeff Burroughs doubled to pull Texas level in the sixth before Burroughs scored on a wild pitch. The game ended with about 200 fans remaining.
Monahans names Max Mainord as the new Monahans Loboes basketball coach after Calvin Carrell retires. Mainord previously led McCamey Badgers to a 13-14 record and also served as golf coach.
Fort Stockton pitchers limited Monahans to three hits as Bill Mehan struck out eight in a 4-0 win that capped a 2-10 district and 6-21 season for the Panthers. Monahans ended 4-8 district, 9-20 overall. Seminole edged Ector 8-0 as Ector's troubled defense produced six errors. Andrews beat Kermit 6-5 to claim a 2-3A finale playoff berth with a 9-18 season.
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