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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1975
Page
5
A retrospective on how athlete correspondence has evolved from fan letters to broader personal outreach. The piece cites Bill Walton and other figures, noting varied, sometimes odd letters from fans, veterans and readers, including requests, invitations, and political satire.
Sea Lanes Bowling Center maintains a five and a half game lead in the Men's Industrial League despite a split with Utflex. In other results Cheyenne Real Estate won three from Bottom Dollar while Red Barn Drifters swept General Telephone 4-0 and Texaco took three from Lands. High games and series included Baldimar Garza 195 508 for Texaco and Marcelo Flores 182 527 for Lands, with other top marks by Laidoff 201 531 for Cheyenne Real Estate and Massoletti 216 562 for Bottom Dollar. Splits converted featured Garza 6-1-10 and 3-10, Maples and Johnson 5-6, and more across teams.
Stroman homered nine runs in early frames to power a 12-1 rout of the Sandcrabs at Riverside Stadium in Victoria. Calhoun’s varsity edged El Campo later today at 2 p.m. vs Ricebirds. Sandcrabs drop to 2-5 in league play and Jayvees to 3-4 in district as nine Calhoun errors help Stroman. The lone Sandcrabs run came on Mike Buchanan’s double-scoring Greg Howard.
Sandies coach Laura Schmidt says seven runners plus three alternates will compete for the Regional IV track title in Corpus Christi with Austin and New Braunfels as top challengers. Preliminary events begin tonight at Buccaneer Stadium, with finals tomorrow. Calhoun's squad features Diebel, Zwerschke, Cornett, Vickers, Kveton, Hahn, Michalik, Smith, Evans, and Williams, all district standouts. The mile and 880 relays, plus field events, loom large as Calhoun pursues state berths in Austin May 1-3.
Jeff Linhart and Dan Watson will compete in the San Antonio regional qualifiers with Barton Bane, who is sidelined by a sore arm. Watson aims to clear 14 feet in the pole vault using a larger new pole, while Linhart is entered in the 440.
Juan Marichal, 36, quits baseball after unhappy Dodgers stint. The Hall of Fame right hander says he cannot pitch effectively, ending a 15 year career that included 243 wins, 142 losses and a 2.87 ERA. Manager Walt Alston notes Marichal’s effort and reluctance to make excuses.
In a busy NL week the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs surged, while the Dodgers edged the Reds 5-4 in 11 innings on a Dan Driessen error. Braves beat Houston 2-1 in 10, Cubs top Philadelphia 10-9 as Rick Monday drove in five runs. Montreal beat Pittsburgh 7-4, Mets routed St. Louis 14-7, Rangers down White Sox 7-3, rainabeCalifornia-Minnesota. Carl Morton earned his third straight complete game for the Braves, Mike Lum's 10th inning hit winning it. Monday homered for the Cubs with five RBI.
Dyn-O-Mites top Queens 17-8 in Port Lavaca to extend their lead in Zone Two at 5-0 while Janey's Cardinals tie for most wins. VFW 18 John Dod Pharmacy 9 follows, Beachcombers blast Ted's Lounge 19-6 with four homers, and Royal Realty routs Dirt Dobbers 18-2.
Golden State beat Seattle 105-96 to take a 2-1 series lead as tempers flared early with four near-brawls. Rick Barry scored 33 points while Talvin Skinner and Clifford Ray clashed with officials, and Coach Al Attles called the game intense before predicting a barnburner in Seattle.
The Hatchhend Ladies Golf Association held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday to finalize plans for the Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament set for May. Winners from recent club matches were announced with Burgess, Regan, Wardlow, Spears, Robinson, and Lambert achieving top scores across Flights and low nets. A Monkey Tournament was also discussed with two winning teams led by Regan Chrisco Lenertz Sterling and Partlow Whatley Lambert Miller.
Negotiators for NFL owners and players to deepen talks via joint subcommittees on economics and working conditions after a day with federal mediator James F. Scearce. The NFL Management Council urged discussion of all issues including the Rozelle compensation rule, while players excluded it due to court action. The two sides plan weekly subcommittee meetings, aiming to report progress to a full session. The league cites a $40 million annual economic rise as part of a broad package intertwining structural issues, including drift, option clause and waivers, with a proposal to replace the Rozelle rule with a final-offer selection system.
Mike Lum's 10th inning single delivered a 2-1 win for Atlanta over Houston. Lum, upset by a press release claiming poor production at first base, said the hit meant little personally and supported the team despite his frustration with management. Clyde King praised Morton for the complete-game victory and the late performance.
Hatchbend Country Club in Port Lavaca hosts a junior high golf tournament next Monday with teams from Travis Palacios and Rice Consolidated of Altaire. Eighth and ninth grade divisions start at 9 a.m. Calhoun A B compete in Freshman division while Travis A B enter the eighth grade division. Each team fields five players.
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