Vault Stars Headed for Austin State Meet
Calhoun high school's Randy Hall Dan Watson and coach Charlie Hall depart Port Lavaca for the state track and field meet in Austin. Hall aims to conserve strength by not vaulting until competition day while Watson seeks to improve on a 14-9 best and gain state experience from a sixth place finish last year.
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Calhoun High School
Austin
Randy Hall
Dan Watson
Charlie Hall
Randy
Port Lavaca
Hall
Dan
Watson
Gregory Portland
Don Rankin
Charlie
Bold Forbes Aims for Preakness With Five Rivals
Kentucky Derby winner Bold Forbes headlines a six horse field for the Pimlico Preakness. Honest Pleasure joins Laz Barrera stablemate Life's Hope along with Elocutionist Cojak and Play The Red in the 131/2 mile race. Post positions list Play The Red first, followed by Cojak, Life's Hope, Bold Forbes, Elocutionist, and Honest Pleasure.
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Baltimore
Bold Forbes
Foreground
Honest Pleasure
Shedrow
Pimlico Race Course
Pimlico
Life's Hope
Elocutionist
Cojak
Play the Red
Red
Barrera
Louis Wolfson
Esteban Rodriguez Tizol
Angel Cordero
Playoff results and series leads from major leagues
The AP reports on key playoff results and series leads: in the NBA finals pathway Golden State leads Phoenix 3 to 2 after a 111 95 win, Boston leads Cleveland 2 1, with games upcoming including Golden State at Phoenix and Denver at New York. If necessary, New York would host a potential May 6 game.
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Phoenix
Boston
Cleveland
Denver
New York
Erican
Milwkee
Detroit
Baltimore
West Texas
Kan City
Oakland
San Minnesota
Chicago Pd
California
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minnesota
Texas
Palmer Milwaukee
Travers
Tiant
Eckerstey
Ruble
Chicago
B. Johnson
Leonard Wy
Umbarger
Tanana
Seafood Golf Tourney At Hatch Bend Featured Matches
At Hatch Bend Country Club the Seafood Golf Tournament unfolds this weekend as a two man low ball event. Championship and top two flights start Saturday at 8 am with a shotgun. Later flights tee off at 1 30 pm. Reigning players Cliff Gibbs and Randy Russel return along with Don and Ottie Gips. Trophies awarded to top places in each of five flights. Friday cocktail party at 7 30 pm, seafood dinner follows Saturday rounds.
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Hatch Bend Country Club
Don and
Ottie Gips
Troubles Plague UT Track Team
UT coach Cleburne Price confirms senior Billy Jackson has left the Longhorn track program due to family problems and will not compete at the SWC meet in Waco. Price also doubts Reed Fischer will recover in time from a heel ailment, while freshman Bill Blessing plans to transfer likely to Hawaii after a career hampered by injuries and hepatitis.
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Austin, Tex
Billy Jackson
Texas Longhorn
South
Price
Dallas
Bill Blessing
University of Hawaii
Blessing
Dallas Hillcrest
Texas
Slo-Pitch Results Show Mixed Week For Local Teams
In women's Slo-Pitch Association action Pharmacy routed GI Forum 25-8 as Forum played nine. Wallies Beatty Salon beat VFW 10-7 after Wallies’ ace Wallie Martinez shut them down in late innings. Circle Z crushed Coast Guard 19-5 with Ronnie Stiegler homering. Chavana's edged Americans 18-16 with Robert Pleasant keying the win. Tonight's slate features Dirt Dobbers vs Weaver's and Coast Guard vs Dukes, plus Port Lavaca Sports vs Circle 7 and Friendly Inn vs Ted's Lounge. No women's games tonight but four teams travel to Rockport for a weekend tournament starting at 9 a.m.
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GI Forum
Forum
Wallies Beatty Salon
VFW
Wallies
Wallie Martinez
Chavana’s
Victoria
Robert Pleasant
Americans
Larry Sowell
Tongiht
Weaver’s
Coast Guard
Dukes
Port Lavaca Sports
Circle 7
Friendly Inn
Ted’s Lounge
Rockport
Margaret’s Dress Shop
Babes
Corpus Christi
Odem
Aransas Pass
Woodsboro
SWC Fills 15 Golf Test Spots in NCAA Tourney
NOUSTON AP Houston Texas and Texas Tech each will have five contestants to take 15 of the 19 spots allotted to District Six in the 1976 NCAA Golf Tournament in Albuquerque June 9 12 The four places will be filled by Carlos Pamplona Pan American Monte Schauer Texas A M Tim Graham McNeese State and Barton Goodwin Rice
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Nouston
Houston
Texas
Texas Tech
Albuquerque
Carlos Pamplona
Pan American
Monte Schauer
Texas A&m
Tim Graham
McNeese State
Barton Goodwin
Rice
Painter Thom to Create Hall of Fame Baseball Paintings
Detroit AP reports renowned Grand Rapids artist Robert Thom has been commissioned to paint a series capturing memorable baseball moments. The works will be placed in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
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Detroit
Robert Thom
Grand Rapids, Mich
Cooperstown
N.Y
Rangers Edge Angels 1-0 on Burroughs RBI in eighth
Texas Rangers pitcher Bill Singer earned his first shutout in nearly three years as his club defeated the California Angels 1-0. Jeff Burroughs delivered the only scoring in the eighth with his 17th RBI of the season, keeping Texas three games ahead in the AL West. Burroughs showed aggressive play this season after a down year.
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Anaheim
Bill Singer
Singer
Texas Rangers
California Angels
Rangers
Angels
Jeff Burroughs
RBI
Burroughs
Texas
Ranger
Frank Lucchesi
Astros Let Richard's Streak End
Houston faced Montreal as Woodie Fryman earned a seven inning win, snapping J.R. Richard's five game string. Gary Carter delivered a two run single in a pivotal eighth inning rally, while Larry Parrish hit a two run homer to cap a four run burst and give the Expos a 7-2 victory in the Astrodome.
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Houston
Woodie Fryman
Houston Astros
Montreal
Larry Parrish
Larry Hardy
Richard
Expos
Astrodome
Witchcraft Breaks Red Sox Slump in May Magic
Boston's slump ends as Laurie Cabot, the Salem witch, is credited with a spell that helps the Red Sox beat the Rangers Royals and Indians. Manager Darrell Johnson had shuffled pitchers through a 12 day and 7 game skid before the witch’s intervention.
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Laurie Cabot
Red Sox
Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Darrell Johnson
Boston
Witc
Salem
Mass
Red Sox rally to beat Indians in witchy fashion
Doug Griffin blooped a single to spark Boston scoring with Cabot in the stands, Cecil Cooper and Carl Yastrzemski delivering key blows as a balk and errors helped push a 6-4 Boston win. Yankees top Tigers 7-6, Orioles stun Brewers 8-6 on Reggie Jackson slam, Royals crush Twins 17-5, Rangers edge Angels 1-0. Oakland and Chicago idle.
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Boston
Doug Griffin
Dave LaRoche
Cecil Cooper
Griffin
Carl Yastrzemski
Cooper
Rick Miller
Tom Buskey
Red Sox
Indians
John Lowenstein
Cleveland
Johnson
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Reggie Jackson
Milwaukee Brewers
Kansas City Royals
Calhoun Girls Honor Top Athletes At Banquet
The Calhoun girls athletic club hosts a banquet at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria to honor top athletes from the past season. The KGUL Sandie receives recognition and a $100 senior scholarship. awards include Extra Mile and Sandie of the Year. Tickets are $3 at the high school.
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Order of the Golden
Calhoun Girls’ Athletic Club
KGUL
Sandie
Standings Report: San Francisco at Chicago Highlights
Standings show San Francisco led by D Acquisto with 2 and Chicago aided by Burris with 14 as the only game scheduled. Other fixtures list San Diego at Chicago, Montreal at Atlanta, Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, New York at Cincinnati, San Francisco at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Houston with notes n and nm indicating nonmetered or minor status.
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D'Acquisto
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Burris
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Atlanta
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
Houston
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Player Sees Slump's End In Colonial National
Gary Player, a top South African golfer, ends a lengthy slump as the Colonial National Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas, looms. The field includes most stars except Nicklaus and Palmer, with Tom Watson shooting 67 in the pro am before heavy rain drenched the course.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Tom Watson
Little League action tight as Minors thrill fans
In a high excitement Wednesday night action the Minors saw a close Jaycees win 12-7 over Hayes Electric while Auto Parts ran its unbeaten streak to 6-0 by beating Morton Foods 14-10. Auto Parts and Jaycees share first in the Minor League. Pee Wee results had Guarantee Shoe Store defeating First State Bank 16-9, placing them a half game from second. Erwin's Auto Service routed Cablecom General 17-9 to close the night. Tonight features Pharmacy versus Coastal Refrigeration and Rotary against Optimists with Pee Wees First State Bank versus Erwin's Auto Service and United Citizens League versus Calhoun Bar Association.
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Hayes Electric
Auto Parts
Morton Foods
Pee Wee League
Guarantee Shoe Store
First State Bank
Guarantee
Erwin
Cablecom General
Tion
Pharmacy
Rotary
United Citizens League
Calhoun Bar Association
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