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4-THE ENNIS DAILY NEWS-Friday, July 9, 1971
e Ennis Daily News
Ennis Baseball Results
By Bill Cox
batters.
Victories by the Kiwanis and Blue hurlers Ronnie Knott
the Ennis State Bank marked and Jeff Berry fanned 6 and
baseball action last night in the walked 8 while holding the
Bronco League while the T- Whites to only one hit, a single
Shirt Blues murdered the by Brown. r T
White, 35-8, and the Blacks Leading hitters for the Blues
whipped the Orange, 19-2. were Jeff Gehrig with a triple
The ESB used the hurling of and Berry with a double and
Steve Fuller and Larry Slovak single.
to turn back the Optimist in the It was much the same story in
Bronco League opener as the the ni§htcap, as the Orange
Bronco Leasue opener as me team was plagued by 18 walks
duo teamed to fire a one hitter.
: off their two pitchers Gary
a Tim Collins went the mound Westbrook and Rick Sims.
route for the Optimist fanning Roderick Leaks and Barron
Hand walking 10 and gave up 7 Gant got the win fanning 9 and
hits while Fuller and Slovak walking 3 for the Black Sox. .
fann d 11 Leading hitters for the Black
:Sox was Gant with a triple and
Anthony Thompson led the 5
optimist with a single while the Jimmy Vick led the Orange
ESB was paced by James wirheLegtonmade the Carbon
Clemons with a double. : 6 .__
T 4 their seventh victim of the year
In the second contest, the last night in Colt League play as
Kiwanis took a 9-5 dicision over :0 :
the CNR David Montelongo the Legion took an 8-4 decision,
the as David Montelongo Ronnie Hooker and Charles
went the distance fanning 6,
o 4 AND Harrison were the winning
walking 8 andholding the CNB Legion pitchers while Don
o only one hit, a single by Joe Wesley toiled for the Carbon.
Mike Fields pitched for the Wesley also added a double to
CNB fanning 8, walking 5, and Tonight the schedule has
was touched for 9 safeties, in- Legion vs. the EDN and the
eluding a double and two singles Merchants the Gibson’s club
by Barron Green and a double Merchants VS the Gibson S club
bv Robert Moore in Bronco League play.
by ltobert Moore: .In Pony League action, it’s
In the Blues victory in T-Shirt the L & P vs. ESB and the CNB
League play, the Whites were - Danis
hurt by 19 walks as their pit- against S
ehers Scott Gunn and Tommy Colt League play has the
chers Scott Gunn and lommy Optimist hosts the Merchants
Brown had a hard time finding on the EHS diamond at 7:30
the range as they fanned 8
j p.m.
Al Hirt to
Swing Out
AfterAstros /
Al Hirt, Nerw Orleans’ jumbo /
trumpeter and one of the
world’s finest entertainers, will
perform immediately after the
Houston Astros-New York
baseball game in the Astrodome
on Saturday night, July 17.
Hirt, whose distinctive
Dixieland trumpeting has made
him popular with virtually all S
music fans, will perform with
his group at home plate as a •
feature of Louisiana Weekend in i
the Astrodome. The show will
begin as soon as the Astros-
Mets game concludes.
The baseball game will begin
at the unusual time of 5 p.m.
The Hirt blast will highlight a
big baseball weekend for all
fans, but particularly for e
Louisianans. Mayors from
Louisiana have been invited
that weekend to be guests of
Judge Roy Hofheinz and the
Astrodome.
The Astros will have a busy S
schedule, playing the Mets at
7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, VIN
July 15 and 16, and the 5 p.m. h
Saturday game, then play a
doubleheader on Sunday, July i
18 at 1:30 p.m. against the
Philadelphia Phillies. The |
Astros that following week will |
play a single game with the |
Phils at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July |
19, and single games with the |
Montreal Expos on Tuesday, |
Wednesday and Thursday, July |
20-22, each starting at 7:30 p.m.
The Friday night Astros-Mets
game also will be Mets button
night, with the first 5,000
youngsters getting a free Mets
button to add to a collection of
all team buttons being offered
at Astros games this season.
Grays Prairie
Play Day Set
■ i For Julv 17 Sports Briefs NAMES THESAME
I:L CI eClY 1/ I COLD SPRING HARBOR,
nian ocoreS IVIOTK ICY The Gray’s Prairie Drovers N.Y. (AP) Billy Burke, no
• Riding Club will hold their BALTIMORE—It seems relation to the former U.S.
I . : C. C.LII I A Annual “All Trophy” Playday everybody . in Oakland, Open golf champion by the same
n Ennis ollball 1C090S on Saturday, July 17, starting California is squawking name, is the new assistant to golf
151 r with the grand entry at 6:00 because only two athletics - pro Scott Robertson at the Cold
lemperatureriast maeli X Presbyterian downea Rider P.M. Site atice trophies win be Riche:
whipped the Avenue Church of A trophy will be given to the Amerianeec f thata golf scholarship originally in-
Crist 25 riding club with the most en’ game team. They feel that a tended for Claude Harmon Jr. at
Tonight the Tabernacle 1 tries and also one to the "High team leading the league by ten the University of Houston,
team goes against Emmanuel Point" winner for the night. As games should have a bigger turned pro in 1967 and formerly
teaAs First Rantist clashes an added attraction, they are representation. The American worked at Atlanta's Standard
with First A First having a special event for the League’s All-Star game Club and Fenway in White
with IS mhodist small children 5 years of age manager, Earl Weaver, Plains, N.Y.
game time is 7.30 p.m. and under. replies that those he picked had
They will run the Flag Race better support from the fans
and each contestant will receive and better batting averages,
a trophy. won-lost percentages, or earned
The Gray’s Prairie arena is run averages. NEW YORK (AP) When
located approximately 6 miles Pass Catcher won the Belmont
Southwest of Kaufman, Texas, Stakes he paid $71 for $2 at
about one-half mile West of the WHITE PLAINS, New York Belmont Park but returned only
intersection of Farm Wellington Mara, who owns the $51 in New York's Off Track
Road 1388 and Farm Road 148. New York Football Giants, was Betting operation.
“You can also go South on Farm not home when a fan phoned of the 13 horses in
Road 148 from Highway 34 (in congratulations on the arrival mile and a half race, odds on five
Scurry, Texas) approximately 4 of his tenth child. Telling about were higher at the track
last Saturday’s call, his 15-year- were higher at the track,
old daughter, Susan, relates: Venezuelan favorite. Can-
“We talked about the Giants onero H- who ran fourth in the
race, would have returned $3.40
SPORT
SCENE
MEET THE BRONCO LEAGUE OPTIMIST-Front Row-Richard Hackney, Roger Gentry, Ronald Vrana, Phillip Sarmienta, Kenny
Strunc, James Rejcek. Back Row-Coach Jack Hilger, Ken Hackney, Terry Hilger, Tim Collins, Anthony Thompson, Roland Bolton,
and Charles Franklin.
Sports Briefs
Team Practices
Plan Help Poor
Rate Increases
Announced
The Apollo 15 launch team
starts a week-long countdown
demonstration test today at
Cape Kennedy. It’s the last
major rehearsal for the July
26th launch to the moon.
WASHINGTON—Eight DALLAS—Two Dallas banks -
senators have proposed a multi the Republic National and the
billion dollar program to First National- have announced:
reverse the migration of poor they are increasing their prime
people from rural areas to the interest rate from five and one-
slums of big cities.
half to six per cent.
SOUTHPORT, England—In
today’s third round of the can carry off this old crown. I’d
British Open Golf Tournament trade one of my U.S. open titles
in Southport, England the for the British crown any time.”
field’s down to 36 players. It was ------------
led at tee-off time by Lee
Trevino, the U.S. open champ, MILWAUKEE—The playing
and Britain s Tony Jacklin. .
rr : , , 3 is as hot as the weather in the
They were tied at 139 $125,000 greater Milwaukee
Trevino stalking confidently. Open Golf Tournament. Fifty-
He says: Ive already spent five players broke par and ^
the money won in last week s . V :
Canadian Open, and I’m looking matched 1 in yesterday's first miles to Gray's Prairie,
for more this week. The law of round. But Dave Eichelberger "Signs will be at every en'
averages is against me winning of Waco, Texas led by two tersection to guide you.
three great titles in four weeks strokes after shooting a seven "Everyone is invited and and the family and he told me at the track OTB
but my wife and I both think I under par 64 ■ urged to attend.” my mother should have one 5. 0 IB
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------more baby so we could field our —-------------------------
• . mm - ■ • wo ■ | I own football team.” It was Classified Display
1971 Lions Rated in State™" ”— PL
Top 10 in Tex. FB Mag.
BETTER AT TRACK
*•
By Bill Cox
A breath of Autumn passed
this desk today as the 1971
edition of Dave Campbell’s
Texas Football made its
customary appearance.
Campbell has come up with
another fine product in the 1971
Texas Football revue which has
Texas Tech’s Charles Napper
on the cover.
The biggest news here abouts
is what the magazine sees in the
coming grid season for the 1971
edition of the Ennis Lions, and
as usual Campbell has put the
Lions in the limelight, number
six in the state as a matter of
fact among the State’s class 3-A
ball clubs.
The State’s best 3-A ball club
according to Campbell is
Brownwood where Gordon
Wood has built a dynasty as the
Lions will be going for their
fourth crown in five years and
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their fifth Championship in stands ina few daysit will mark
seven years. thebeginning of theofficial grid
Following Brownwood as the season throughout the Lone Star
number one pick are: State in the eyes of most high
McKinney, Silsbee, Gregory- school grid loyalist.
Portland, Brenham, Ennis,
Monahans, Lancaster, Iowa
Park, and Plano.
The 9-AAA district race is
seen by the Magazine as a tight
race between Ennis and Moore
for the South zone honors while
Lancaster gets the nod in the
North, with Ennis winning over
Lancaster in the Zone playoff
and advancing in the playoffs.
Whatever the case when Dave
Campbell’s Magazine hits the
SAO PAULO, Brazil—The
world champion Brazilian
Santos Soccer Club says it
rejected a French club’s offer of
three million dollars for its 30-
year-old super star, Pele. But
Santos’ president says: “We
have other plans to make more
money with Pele on our team.”
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Casebolt, Floyd W. The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 162, Ed. 1 Friday, July 9, 1971, newspaper, July 9, 1971; Ennis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689829/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ennis Public Library.