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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1973
Page
4
In a packed Thanksgiving weekend slate, TV sports fans can watch 10 NFL games plus college matchups across Thursday to Monday. The column previews key picks like Dolphins over Cowboys and Redskins over Lions, with several upsets foretold and rivalries highlighted.
Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose, nicknamed Charley Hustle, won the National League MVP prize in a tight race with Willie Stargell of the Pirates. Rose hit .338 to lead the NL in batting, earning 12 first place votes and 274 points, while Stargell had 10 first place votes and 250 points. Both were the only players named on all 24 ballots.
In the balloting Bobby Bonds and Joe Morgan finished third and fourth with 102 points, while Montreal ace Mike Marshall placed fifth with 93. Rose embraced the MVP as a career peak, saying it was a great honor and a long-time ambition, despite Stargell and others missing out. Stargell reflected that past awards had shaped his expectations, noting no hard feelings with Rose.
Fort Worth AP report traces TCU coaching turmoil from 1970s mishaps to the firing of Billy Tohill after a season marked by injuries and player losses. The saga began with Fred Taylor’s ouster, included Jim Pittman’s death on the sidelines, and ended with Tohill’s dismissal as the school seeks a new leader.
Mike Harrison Bob Nebel James Hamilton and Tommy Abila won the four man scramble at Pecos golf course with a 62 by one stroke earning $90 in merchandise. Ray Golden Frank Bounds Crawford Hughes and A Cobos took second with 63 and $60. Bill Moss Jack Casimir Barbara Lasater Jerry Patterson third with 64 and $30. Event drew 44 entries and ended with a hamburger cookout. Woody Hayes is in his 23rd season as Ohio State football coach.
Predictions in the Western Conference point to a torrid season as NBA teams vie for position. Chicago coach Dick Motta warns against Lakers’ easy path after a 106-101 win over Portland, while Jeff Mullins notes Golden State’s 108-105 victory over Milwaukee. Lakers suffer a 105-89 loss to New York. Buffalo routs Phoenix 127-100 and Philadelphia defeats Kansas City Omaha 109-103. ABA sees Indiana edge Utah 102-98 and Carolina beat Denver 113-107.
Don Walker and Juan Rodriguez were elected Eagle varsity captains for 1973 after the final game. Coach Jerry Millsapps said captains are traditionally chosen at season end by team voting. Walker was a split end and leading receiver in the district, while Rodriguez anchored the defense and was most active in stopping opposing runners in every game.
Eagles football coach Jerry Millsapps notes Pecos will graduate 26 players but returns 13 lettermen for the 1974 season. Returning backfield members include Ronnie Jenkins Kenneth Williams and David Palomino while the forward wall loses the most.
Dallas speakers say Miami will use the Nixon Pass, a Super Bowl VI tactic aimed at Paul Warfield. Mel Renfro will cover Warfield as Dallas, 7-3, hosts 9-1 Miami in a 2:30 p.m. CST nationally televised game at Texas Stadium with a sellout crowd.
The final AP Schoolboy Football Poll for 1973 places Conroe at No 1 in Class 4A with strong defense led by The Punishers. Permian Reagan and Lincoln follow in a tight top three as playoff seeds set by season results. Other classes note unbeaten Gregory Portland Friendswood Big Sandy and Holliday finishing atop their divisions.
Pecos teams enter the second week of the 1973 season with the varsity traveling to Lamesa to face the Tors on Tuesday then competing in an Odessa tournament starting Friday. The schedule includes back to back home games against Alpine on December 3 and Van Horn on December 4, with the junior varsity playing the visiting teams beforehand.
Balmorhea Bears finish 1973 with a 9 3 record and will graduate 10 players including Juan Casias Raul Hernandez Juan Jiminez George Valerio Damon Compton Guadalupe Mendoza Johnny Fuentes and Lanny Lindsay. The team eyed a district title before a 41 6 loss to Rankin last week as seniors depart.
The big tennis match of the week featured the doubles pairing J.T. Moore Jr. and R. B. McGowen against J. Robert Scott and Richard Naylor. It was the opening match of the contest.
The Pecos polo club forms a ladies cowboy polo team with members Tommy Young Robin Young Cindy Cowan Jan Holley and Susan Boatright. Open to anyone who owns a horse, the club practices Sundays at the rodeo arena with doubles matches ongoing and tight scores in recent play.
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