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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
10
Jack Hayes and George Burns shared the first round lead at the Houston Open with identical 67s. Jack Nicklaus trails by two after shooting a 69 despite a late stumble on the final holes.
Nancy Lopez of Tulsa University shot a five under par 67 to extend her lead to 12 strokes as the Lady Sun Devil Intercollegiate golf tournament heads to its final round. Tulsa and Arizona State share the 36 hole team lead at 613 while ASU’s Julie Stanger is two rounds back at 151. In Tucson, the Phoenix Giants beat the Tucson Toros 5-2 to take four of five in Phoenix and widen their hold on the PCL Eastern Division.
Apache Junction hosts the matinee season with 10 races on Saturday and regular two race program to follow each weekend through May 22 post times 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Islanders defeat Canadiens 5-3 in New York. Potvin nets two goals and adds an assist as series stands 2-1.
Boston Bruins moved a step closer to the Stanley Cup final with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers behind rookie defenseman Mike Milbury's third period goal. The Bruins now lead the NHL semifinal series 3-0 and need one more victory to advance.
Valley Country Club hosts multiple tournaments with flight standings and winners. Dotzter leads Flight A in the club championship. Ammerman, Bennet, LeVang follow. Coronado winners list spoils in the twosome event led by Pat Martin and Bea Wells. Rockvam and Leland take second. a three way tie includes Rodgers Schnaufer and Alton. Villa Monterey CC presents match play results across classes A to D with defending champion Betty Shaw and finalists Hanson Tanner Adams and Rigel plus senior and niner divisions. Arizona CC reports low gross and low net winners like Bly Borg Button Woods Riley and Cossitt Egerer. Valley CC Niners crown Freischli Williams Clay as champion. Flight A podium includes Montange Swanson Garrison Pederson. C class honors Ogsbury Kurtzweg. D class Rives Kamrar.
The Associated Press reports standings in the American League East and West with teams such as Milwaukee Baltimore New York Toronto Boston Detroit Cleveland Oakland Chicago Minnesota Kansas City Texas California Seattle and more. It also lists Thursday to Sunday results and National League matchups including Pittsburgh St Louis Montreal Chicago New York Philadelphia Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta Houston Cincinnati San Diego and others.
Arcadia graduate Rob Millsop signs with the California Angels and reports to Salinas in the Class A farm system. He will try as third baseman and relief pitcher after a standout amateur career at Arcadia Scottsdale CC and Brigham Young University.
Edgar Wallace nicknamed Bad News enters the Judge Ed Boyle Club SAR Invitational at McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale alongside 91 golfers. Proceeds fund athletic equipment for Club SAR. winners receive prizes including Scottsdale resort weekends. Tee times list names from 6:23 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. with notable participants.
The Whackers Weldon Whackers B's and Motorola all won by forfeit over the Netters the Nines More Air and the Hot Shots. The Ramada fans stopped Ace B 15 7 15 9 and the City Rec R s downed the Peaches 15 12 15 13 41 15.
New York AP report critiques politicized sports as protests swirl around Davis Cup and Wimbledon. It recalls Newport Beach demonstrations against a Davis Cup match with South Africa and notes Soviet players pulled from Wimbledon for political reasons. It argues sports can ease tensions yet should avoid becoming ideological battlegrounds.
A veteran track handicapper lists lane assignments for tonight's races at Apache Greyhound Park. Top picks include Easy Hustle as BEST BET in the 8th and a quinella bet on 7 and 8 in the 10th, with multiple entries and lane numbers shown for each dog.
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