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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1976
Page
6
The Eagles climb to number five in the Harris Rating System this week, up from ninth as Pecos also rises in statewide football ratings.
Kermit teams swept the Eagle Queens Tuesday night with varsity falling 17 15 and 15 2 while junior varsity posted two losses and one win Pecos claimed a 15 11 victory Freshmen dropped both games 15 4 and 15 7 Season standings list varsity 3 3 junior varsity 4 1 and freshmen 2 1 Harris poll places Eagles ninth in AAA with Brownwood second in state AP poll ranks the Eagles ninth in Class 4A for this week and lists in state top 10 alongside Sherman Kashmere Permian and others
The Reeves County 4-H Horse Club and Pecos Chamber of Commerce present a Sunday semi final monthly playday and show at the Pecos rodeo arena starting 1 p.m. Judging by Ms. Nobles of San Angelo aims for high point standings and two $450 trophy saddles awarded in October. End of year awards occur during the fall fair on Oct 9. no admission charged.
The City Major League bowling list shows Coors of Pecos leading with 6 wins, Judacoee and Cates Carpet tied for second, Halliburton and McLains Shamrock showing 4 wins, with Hiway 80 Radiator and FEI Paso Natural Gas at 3 wins. Individual honors go to Curtis Burke with a high series of 665 and Ralph Tice posting a 255 game. Doors of Pecos tops teams with a 2943 high team series and Hughes Tool 1030 high team game.
Guillermo Vilas of Argentina defeated Henry Burns of Cincinnati 6-3 4-6 6-4 to reach the third round of the $125,000 Pacific Southwest Open Tennis Championship. Also, Roy Hartsfield to manage expansion Toronto Blue Jays. Reds become first NL team with seven 10-win pitchers, Don Gullett tying the mark in a 4-3 win over the Padres. Wally Walker signs with Portland Trail Blazers. terms undisclosed.
In a tight MLB race, the Yankees hold a three game magic number in the AL East and the Royals five in the West. Baltimore swept doubleheaders to end New York’s hopes, as Palmer and May led the Orioles and Oakland trimmed Kansas City to six games back with ten left. Rangers, Twins, Red Sox, Indians win. Dodgers, Reds, Mets, Astros win in the NL.
In New York, boxing legends Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney look back on their famous 1927 bout. Dempsey says he felt rusty and surprised by Tunney’s sharpness, while Tunney recalls recognizing a dangerous puncher yet emphasizes his own hard preparation and confidence to win.
A busy schedule lists Pecos freshmen against Alpine at 10:30 a.m. and Zavala facing Kermit at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crockett meets Fort Stockton at 9:30 a.m. then JV Go. unit plays Grandfalls at 8 p.m. Sunday features 4-H horse playday in the rodeo arena and multiple volleyball matchups including Crockett versus Alpine and Queens against Grandfalls. Gene Tunney reflects on the 1926 Dempsey fight with Dempsey’s memoirs in progress.
SAN FRANCISCO AP The San Francisco Giants seek a new manager to handle young players after Bill Rigney resigns at season end. Eight candidates are named by Bob Lurie, including Alvin Dark, Dick Williams, Rocky Bridges, Vern Rapp, Bobby Winkles, Jim Davenport, Joey Amalfitano, and Maury Wills as potential successors. The club, fourth in the West late season, posted low attendance for the third straight year.
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