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Port Lavaca Wave

Location

Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1975

Page

5

Hatch Bend Sea Food Golf Tourney fields set

Flights for the Hatch Bend Country Club Sea Food Golf Tournament are drawn with a 64 team field this weekend. Defending champions Jack Hunt and Melvin Selph headline the third flight, while Kelly Durham and Woody Burgess won the fourth last year. Notables in the championship flight include Cliff Gips Tom Hightower Rex Regan and others across four flights.

Hatch Bend Country Club Jack Hunt Melvin Selph Kelly Durham Woody Burgess Cliff Gips Tom Hightower Rex Regan Arry Devers Bill Overall John Roberts Don Gips Ottie Gips Jim Miller Tom Miller Bob McCarley Ike Woody Regan Norman Walker Gene Migura George Duncan Everett Gauntt Richard Barton Don Cunningham Bill Smith Murray Tarkington Robert Davis Bill Tindall Bill Harris Henry Luddeke Fred Moore E.E. Burns Hal Monical Eli Mayfield Fred Hart Bill Duke J.C. Richards James McSpadden W.N. Deckert Harold Ellis B.G. West Larry Robinson Walter Burnett Bob Brown Robert Oberalnder Phil Miller Doc Miller Homer Horton Don McMahan John Sterling James Wotipka Ben Comiskey Joe Cusack Jim Kimbrough Bill Clark Robert Chambless Dana Paris Shott Motley Fred Turner Harold Speigel Silverio Garza Virgil Townley Mark Phillips

Port O Connor anglers top weekend fishing contest

Teen Wesley Crabtree of Victoria won first prize in the Port O Connor Fishing Center tournament with a six pound six ounce speckled trout. Jeff Copeland of Wharton finished second with a four pound ten ounce trout. Other reports note redfish and speckled trout in back bays, 25 redfish by Dan Jones at Mule Slough, and broad catches of gafftop and drum across local jetties and reefs.

Wesley Crabtree Victoria Port O'Connor Crabtree Jeff Copeland Wharton Janet Johnson Parker George Franguilie Chickenfoot Reef

Olympics will open on time for 1976 Montreal Games

Montreal AP reports the Olympic Organizing Committee reassures Rome IOC that progress remains on schedule for the July 1976 opening despite the second work stoppage within a year. Simon Saint-Pierre, executive VP, says confidence is high though a long strike could raise final costs after workers labored around the clock on the Olympic Village.

Montreal Les Olympic Organizing Committee Rome Simon Saint-Pierre Olympic Village

Scanlon Leads Expos Past Braves As Parrish Watches

Larry Parrish’s thumb injury opens door for Pat Scanlon who homers and drives in four runs in Montreal’s 11-1 win over Atlanta. Gary Carter also homer, Steve Rogers earns first complete game as Expos rout Braves. Dodgers top Cardinals in 10. Mets beat Giants 3-2 on Torre’s double.

Associated Press Larry Parrish Pat Scanlon Scanlon Parrish Montreal Gene Mauch Mauch Atlanta Expos Braves Los Angeles St. Louis New York San Francisco Cincinnati Philadelphia Carl Morton Gary Carter Tony Scott Steve Rogers Joe Torre Mets Giants Jim Barr Mike Phillips Felix Millan del Unser Gary Lavelle

Baseball Standings Tuesday Games Across Multiple Matchups

Schedule lists games including Chicago at Baltimore, Kansas City at Detroit, Cleveland at Minnesota, Milwaukee at Texas, New York at California, and Boston at Oakland with additional mentions of San Diego at Pittsburgh Atlanta at Montreal San Francisco at New York and Wednesday plans across the league. Players noted with team initials accompany several matchups.

Chicago Baltimore Grimsiey Kansas City Fitzmorris Detroit LaGrow Cleveland Peterson Minnesota Hughes Albury Milwaukee Slaton Texas Bibby New York Medich Calfornia Ryan Boston Wise Oakland Abbott California San Diego Pittsburgh Atlanta Montreal San Francisco Associated Press Milwaukee Boston West Oakland Philphia St. Louis Montreal N West Los Angeles Cincinnati Atlanta Francisco Houston Cincinnati Philadelphia New York i Los Angeles St Louis Konneczy Stone Nolan Underwood Spiliner Reuss Harrison Fryman Caldwell Koosman Hooton McGlothen Louis

Softball Tourney Set for Women in Port Lavaca

Port Lavaca sponsors a 16 team women's slo pitch invitational May 23 25 at Jaycee Field with 115 trophies. Local teams plus entrants from Bay City El Campo and Victoria expected. trophies cover top three places sportsmanship and travel miles. Individual awards go to top six teams and outstanding players. directors are Jim Strawser and Frank Reyes.

Port Lavaca Jaycees Optimist Jaycee Jim Strawser Frank Reyes Bay City el Campo Victoria

Exxon Takes Four From Beachcomber To Lead LBO Standings

Exxon won four games from Beachcomber to stretch its Metropolitan Bowling League lead to 14 games over second place MGI Whoopers. MGI won three of four from Russell Cain Real Estate. Galfway Lounge beat Auto Parts four to nothing. Lone Star Club whitewashed Hengst Auto Roair four to zero. Top scores included Bo Garrett 225 566 for Exxon and Rhody Normberg 236 588 for Beachcomber.

Exxon MGI Whoopers MGI Russell Cain Real Estate Galfway Lounge Auto Parts Lone Star Club Hengst Auto Roair Bo Garrett Ernest Aleman Bobby Lee Rhody Normberg Curtis Wright Bill Roberts Ricky Burton Archie Massoletti Vaughn Brown Hengst Auto Repair Lone Star Galfway Beachcomber Russell Cain Hengst Auto

Torres Named to 25-AAAA All-District Team

Dennis Torres of the Sandcrabs earned a 25-AAAA All-District nod after batting .343 and ranking among the league’s top five hitters. Calhoun’s Glenn Marek and Gary Crone made the second team, with Mike Tasler receiving honorable mention. All four Landcrab honorees are seniors. Victoria led the all-star picks with four first-team players.

Dennis Torres Sandcrabs Calhoun John Rodriguez Torres Glenn Marek Gary Crone Mike Tasler Landcrab Victoria

Roberts Drives Tigers to 5-0 Win Over Royals

Detroit catcher Roberts belted a three run homer in the sixth off Dennis Leonard to extend his hitting streak to 14 games as Vern Ruhle earned the win with help from Jo Hoer in relief. Willie Horton added a two run single, and Kansas City left 15 runners. Roberts, chasing DiMaggio, said his daily practice and focus keep him hot despite attention on his streak.

Detroit Dennis Leonard Leon Roberts Roberts Husky Leonard Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Vern Ruhle

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