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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1975
Page
5
The 1975 Sandcrab junior varsity football slate lists games against Beeville Kingsville Corpus Christi King Wharton Stroman Patti Welder El Campo Brazoswood Hopper Field Bay City Patti Welder Lamar Consolidated with dates from September to November.
Don Bies defeated Hubert Green in a two hole playoff at the Greater Hartford Open to claim the title and a $40,000 prize. Bies survived a late surge, carding a final round 69 for a 267 total, 17 under par at Wethersfield Country Club, while Green rallied to force the playoff with two late birdies.
Kansas City hosts Dallas in an NFL exhibition pitting the Cowboys against the Chiefs before about 40 000 fans. Dallas plans to mix youth with veterans led by starter Roger Staubach, while Kansas City will test quarterbacks Len Dawson and Tony Adams as Paul Wiggin evaluates four signal callers and other areas after early losses.
National League East standings and Sunday's results show Philadelphia 10 over San Diego 4 and New York 3 over San Francisco 0. St Louis leads at 68 with Atlanta and Cincinnati behind. Pittsburgh 1 trails. Monday and Tuesday schedules include Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Montreal, Cincinnati, St Louis, New York, and Houston with multiple pitchers listed for key matchups. Saturday results also report Boston 5 at Chicago 0 and other AFL and league scores across cities.
Rice football enters spring with Bill Cox installing a new offense under Al Conover after a 2 8 1 season. Cox rebuilt the unit emphasizing a running game to complement a passing attack while noting the defense remains strong led by Randy Piel’s eight fumble recoveries.
Sandcrabs season tickets go on sale at the school district office from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with reserve seats in sections A B and C at 8.75 for five home games or 2 per game. Renewal runs through Aug. 29. General admission at the gate 1.50. Student tickets 0.50 in advance. On-field info notes Speedy James Sykes at fullback, John Coleman at tailback, quarterback competition between Tommy Kramer and Claude Reed, and key receivers and tight ends among Ed Lofton Kenneth Roy Doug Cunningham and Greg Kincade.
Baltimore’s NFL team, picked as most likely to improve, rebuilds behind Ted Marchibroda. New linemen George Kunz and Ed George bolster protection for Bert Jones while Mike Curtis anchors a quicker defense. Key players include Jones Huff Carr Doughty and Raymond Chester as the club seeks propulsion from a bolstered line and improved scoring combined with Mitchell Olds and McCauley in the backfield.
Ralph Kiner Jr. enters the Hall of Fame as Beatrice Kiner, bedridden and blind at 93, cannot attend. Inductees include Billy Herman, Bucky Harris, Earl Averill, and Negro Leagues pioneer Judy Johnson, honoring long storied baseball careers across major leagues and black baseball.
8th grade equipment distribution is Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the blue dressing room Memorial Stadium. 7th grade gear handout follows Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Travis Junior High gym.
Calvin Hill, former Dallas Cowboys running back, suffers a complete tear of the left MCL and a posterior capsule tear, ending his season with the Hawaiians. Southern California Sun rookie duo Pat Haden and Anthony Davis lead a 37 19 comeback win over Hawaiians, while other WFL games see Jacksonville over Birmingham 22 11 and Chicago beating Portland 25 18.
Ray Howell won the championship flight in a sudden death playoff against Mike Billings. Winners by flight included Ken Dolezal first flight, Harold Spiegel second flight, John Rodriguez third flight. Closest to pin awards went to Noe Tores and Charles Bush. Frank Lux and Bob White tied for third in the championship flight. Charlie Steel and Roland Cain tied for second in the first flight. Silva Garza was second in the second flight. Tim Kennedy and Charlie Bush tied for second in the third flight. The event drew 40 golfers and followed with a 3:30 p.m. awards ceremony.
Houston's Billy Johnson caught a 41 yard touchdown from Dan Pastorini and returned a record 89 yard punt for a TD to seal a 24-13 victory as Oilers defense harassed Washington, with four passes intercepted. Ken Burrough and Mike Thomas also connected on scoring plays.
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