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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1973
Page
5
District 2-AAA remains unsettled as Pecos, Monahans and Seminole share 4-1 records after Pecos beat Monahans and Seminole edged Odessa Ector. Kermit could upset Monahans to set up a pivotal Pecos-Seminole showdown and possibly trigger a championship playoff.
Monahans moves ahead of Pecos after a 30 24 win as Harris ranks Loboes 23rd and Eagles 26th in AAA statewide standings. Seminole sits 66th, Kermit 79th, with Odessa Ector 30, Andrews 48 and Fort Stockton 50. Brownwood leads AAA, Perryton 52, district 2 AAA implications noted.
Monahans Loboes lead Pecos in team offense and defense after a 379 yard allowed showing by Pecos. Ron
Pan American University captured the 54 hole Trinity Invitational as it rallied from a 10 stroke deficit after 27 holes. Jerry Boeke of West Texas State was medalist with 216. Tim Hamilton of Hardin-Simmons was runner up with 217. Team results list Pan American 908 and others.
Reggie Jackson of the Oakland A's was unanimously chosen as the 1973 American League Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Also noted: Larry Gura to the Texas Rangers, Connors advances in Nottingham tennis, Gibby Gilbert leads World Open after round four, Butch Gearhart wins St. Louis Open bowling, Sumner W. Joyce, longtime Keene State College athletic director, dies at 63.
Texas Tech, 8-1 this year, aims for a Gator Bowl bid with a regional TV broadcast of the Southwest Conference finale against Baylor. Gator Bowl officials will attend. a Tulsa Tennessee matchup on Dec. 29 in Jacksonville is floated, with Tech's final season game against Arkansas looming.
Paris Ky AP starting Monday tourists will be allowed on Claiborne Farm to see Secretariat the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years Farm president Seth Hancock said access is experimental with 10 30 a m and 2 30 p m slots Monday through Saturday about 15 to 20 cars per session Gates open for half an hour per visit farm closed to public since Secretariat arrived for stud duties in February
The column covers Pecos athletics with talk of a green outfit incident at the First National Bank, Eagles football effort after a loss to Lobout, and prospects for district play. Mentions Kermit, Seminole, Andrews, Midland, Lamesa, and Pecos Deg, plus a new Pecos sport polo and an upcoming Archery club championship.
Tickets for the Eagle Indian game in Seminole are available at the school business office until noon Friday. Reserved seat tickets cost $2 each. no student tickets were allocated and must be bought at the gate in Seminole.
The Brazoswood Buccaneers, 9-0 this season, rise to No. 1 in Class A after Odessa Permian toppled San Angelo 42-7. Brazoswood finished 10-0 regular season in 1970 and 9-1 in 1971, with a playoff loss to San Antonio Lee last year.
Golf pro Bill Wilson announces a 1:30 p.m. Sunday four man scramble for mixed players A and B A. Entries due by 12 p.m. Sunday. The $5 entry covers a hamburger cookout for contestants and wives. Prizes awarded to first, second and third place teams. All area players invited.
Milwaukee holds 13th straight win as Oscar Robertson scores 18 and Lucius Allen leads with 29. Kareem Abdul Jabbar adds 21 and Bob Dandridge 17 as Milwaukee withstands Portland to remain undefeated in 16 games.
Eagles coach Charles Pattillo announces the season start with two games in two days, facing Midland Lee on Monday and Lamesa on Tuesday. Ten players practiced since Oct 19 as many members were tied to football. past season saw strong district standings and high local expectations.
Park Superintendent Donald Dayton reminds hunters that Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park are wildlife sanctuaries and off limits to public hunting. Rangers patrol park boundaries during the season opening this Saturday. crossing through park areas requires unloaded firearms and proper tagging, with penalties up to 500 dollars and six months in jail.
Pecos Archery Club members plan a Sunday shoot at the local range with competition to follow. Club officer Bill Malone announces a championship shoot on December 2 starting in the afternoon plus a barbecue at the range south of town.
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