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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1975
Page
5
Tee off times for the Hatch Bend Country Club Seafood Golf Tournament in Port Lavaca are finalized for a two day event with 128 golfers in six flights. Saturday morning starts at 7 30 with named foursomes across nine holes and afternoon sessions continue with pairings and flight designations.
Olhausen and Chrisco lead in morning events, with No 5 through No 9 divisions listing winners and second place teams. Sunday sessions show Comiskey, Chambless, Swope and others earning firsts and seconds across multiple lineups with afternoon finals at 1:15 p.m.
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Chicago Bulls 83 79 to win the Western Conference finals in seven games. Rick Barry scored 14 in the decisive fourth quarter after a rough start, and Keith Wilkes added 23 as Golden State rallied from behind. The Bulls had led the series 3 2 but cooled late, with Chet Walker top scoring for Chicago at 21. The win sets up a playoff final against Washington with Land over hosting Game 1.
Minnesota rookie Jim Hughes baffled Cleveland as the Twins beat the Indians 3 0. Hughes, 3 1 since joining the rotation, impressed manager Frank Quilici with his mix of pitches and speed changes. Rod Carew stole home for the 10th time. Larry Hisle and Bobby Darwin homered. Orioles 3 White Sox 2. Royals 4 Tigers 1. Yankees 4 Angels 3 in 10. Rangers Brewers suspended after 14 innings tied 2 2.
Standings show Milwaukee Boston Baltimore Detroit Cleveland New York Oakland Texas Kansas City California Minnesota Chicago and St Louis in top positions with race marks. Wednesday results include Baltimore over Chicago 3 2 and Kansas City over Detroit 4 3 while Minnesota beat Cleveland 3 0 Milwaukee edged Texas 2 2 in 14 innings suspended. Upcoming games list Kansas City at Boston and California at Baltimore among others with multiple suspensions.
Allen, returning from retirement, drew three standing ovations at Veterans Stadium as the Phillies blanked the Reds 4-0 behind Steve Carlton seven-hit pitching. Allen singled in his first at bat and handled first base duties without error amid a 30,908 crowd.
Houston, aided by gusts at Wrigley Field, beat Chicago 11 7 in a 3 hour 10 minute game with Doug Rader driving in five runs including a two run homer in the first and a three run shot in the seventh. Bob Watson added a two run homer in the eighth while Ron Dunn contributed three RBIs for the Cubs.
Foolish Pleasure the Kentucky Derby winner leads a field of ten for the 100th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Owners paid nomiation and start fees totaling $2,000 per entry with possible supplementary entries. race purse could hit a record $210,600 with winner at $158,100. Bold Chapeau is among three 20-1 favorites flagged by Pimlico oddsmaker Earley Hart.
Penn State coach Joe Paterno is set to receive the 1975 Liberty Bell Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association for outstanding community service upholding the American system of freedom under law. The honor will be presented Friday at the PBA annual meeting amid other racing notes and owner details.
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