Pressure Mounts as A's Sweep Royals in Tight AL Race
Oakland extends pressure on Kansas City by defeating the Chicago White Sox 4-0, cutting the Royals’ lead to five as the pennant chase tightens. New York, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Minnesota also win while Kansas City struggles in a pivotal AL West push.
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University Football Scrimmage Draws Big Local Crowd
Western Mustang staff praise an energetic scrimmage and a 235 pound average offensive line with five players, sophomores and juniors. Line includes Limberger, Reale, Breaux, Campbell, and Allen. Thirteen players from New Mexico to Texas feature in the unit. A large Eastern game crowd is anticipated, with estimates of 5 000 to 7 000. A visitor spending survey shows about 28 dollars per person, creating potential annual and seasonal revenue for Silver City. Only one third of season tickets remain.
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Cards explode for win by Bob Greene
St Louis rallied from 4 0 down at Montreal as Stanhouse faltered in the sixth inning while Jon Matlack tossed his sixth shutout of the year guiding the Mets to an 11 0 win over the Cubs. Keith Hernandez and Leo Foster sparked the Mets offense in support.
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Pecos JV B team loses to Hobbs in a varsity style contest
Hobbs juniors edged Pecos 32 14 with Nathan Hobbs scoring the first TD on a 70 yard run and leading the offense with 130 rushing yards. Esabio Tarin added a seven yard TD run and a two point conversion. Pecos had 15 first downs and four fumbles, five completions for 83 passing yards and one interception. David Gomez led the defense with eight tackles.
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Tech coach opts against redshirt for QB Allison
Texas Tech coach Steve Sloan said he will not redshirt quarterback Rodney Allison, who competes with senior Tommy Dunivin for the No. 1 spot. Sloan expects both to play in the opener against Colorado and notes depth, pace, and potential as key factors for the Red Raiders this season.
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