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Eagles Meet Kermit in Eunice Tournament By JIM ELLISON News-Sun Sports Editor Good news follows bad, so they say, and Hobbs Eagle baseball coach Tommy McAdams, is glad to hear that Less than a was told his two-year letterraan. "pitcher, Charles was through for the season. So McAdams had to start looking for more pitching help for junior Ricky Layh. And he immediately got a strong game from sophomore Larry Beason Friday in an 8-2 loss to Kermit as Beason allowed one run in 6 innings. learns that Jarred isn't lost for the'season after all.

Jarred was checked by a doctor in El Paso Monday and told he could go Kermit right back to work on the earned mound, i So now the Eagles for the first time in have what The very next day, junior appears to be pitching depth. Cliff Strasner pitched a two- The gooJ news ctmc threes. hitter as the Eagles defeated coach McAdams Seminole, 10-3. So things looked choic on nis pitching choice better for Coach McAdams. for ton jg t' opening game in Then TueJHay morning hejthe Eunice tournament.

The Eagles meet Kermit at 8 p.m..} With Jarred back, but with the final game on ja. four-game opening day program. Kermit defeated the Eagles at Kermit Friday, 8-3, but most of the damage came on four errors and two walks in the first inning. That gave Kermit five runs; only two days of practice, he may or may not be the starter tonight. If Jarred doesn't go, Layh will most likely get the call since McAdams certainly A Hobbs.

victory tonight would throw the Eagles against the winners of the Roswell-Lamesa game that will be played at 4 pjn. Thursday. The Eagles will be anxious doesn't want to lose the first! for a look at the Coyotes since game and drop into the loser's bracket of a IQ-teain double- Sophomore Beason gave up elimination tournament no but one earned run after that-jone has that many pitchers, but it was already too late If Layh staris tonight. Beathe Eagles who were stopped I son will most likely be the first by Kermit's Joe Ben Maikell. i relief choice.

Roswell has kept the Warbirds out of the state tournament the past two years and are always a district threat, A win and the Eagles would play on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. A loss and they play at 2 p.m. Friday against the loser. Again this year the baseball is divided with Hobbs in the same section with Roswell, Clovis and Carlsbad. The winner will go to the state tournament.

District play is only two weeks away with the first league game a doubleheader with Roswell here April 9. The Eagle lineup is expected to have Bill Mathis at third, Mike Carres at first, Teddy 'Harreli in left Wayne Wagnon. in right, Craig Stoits in center Stan McKee at short, Joe Wefafc or Ricky Keliams catching! Jerry Arnold or JBobby Gra at second and the pitcher. The tournament opened at p.m. today with Eunice playing Andrews.

At 4 p.m. Roswel meets Lamesa and at 6 Lovington and Monahans clash! The final first round goes on at 4 p.m. Friday wit Goddard meeting Snyder. Eagle Track Team Set for Carlsbad Hobbs will take three of Shot Put Arthur Haynes, Tommy Fields. Discus--Haynes.

Pole Vault Bobby McConnell, Danny Bryant. -best times in the state into th Carlsbad Relays Saturday. Some 15 teams are expected to be entered. Preliminarie start at 9 a.m. and the final are in the afternoon.

Tickets for the Relays will on sale at the gale of tin Caveman Football Stadium. Most of the records in the meet look fairly secure, bu Hobbs will be shooting for two marks and is rated a favorite to get at- least one. The Eagle mile relay team Clicked "off a here las weekend and the Relays mark is 3:25, set by Odessa in 1965. And the'Eagles "will not con cede the 42.4 mark of Big Spring in 1985- iiTttie 440 relay. -The Eagles had 42,9 here las week, which is the best in the state this year.

The Eagles would like to lower, that time and approach the record. Hobbs' best chance to win the meet over the large rfield that is likely to include some Texas powerhouses is in the four rela events. The Eagles are strong in all four and won all four in the six-team invitational held here last. Saturday. Several Dist 2AA schools are also due on hand-to give the Eagles their-first look at district competition other than the Cavemen, who finished tied for third in the Hobbs meet last week.

The entries: 440 Relay T. Tate, Randy Palmer, Gipson, Rex Skelt'on. 880 Relay Same team as 440; Mile Relay Ladd Webber, Archie Evans, Gipson, Tate. Mile Medley a Johnson, Larry Rstliff, Bob gonnamaker, Steve Vaughn. iOO Yard Dash Palmer, Johnson, Rex Skelton.

220 Yard Dash Skelton. High Jump Raoul McPeters, Jeffers, Larry Williams. Broad Jump McPeters, Ratliff. Javelin Tommy Fields. Hobbs Daily Ne ws-Suii Thursday, March 28, Page State's Top Times Hobbs Holds 3 Top Marks (By Associated Stan Hill of Albuquerque Highland, Gil Perea of Albu querque Valley, Gary Powell of Roswell and Henry Martin of Jal.

are standing double-duty. New Mexico out- high school track and field athletes hrough early spring meets. Perea and Powell have turned in the or distances two events each while Hill holds the best time in 'the 880, second in the mile and runs a leg on a top-flight relay. Martin, defending state Class champion, is tops in both mrdle events. Perea, defending state 440 hampion, turned the quarter his spring in 49 seconds and printed the 220 in "22.2.

Powell threw the shot 54 feet, 440 Yard DasTi Webber, Evans. 880 Yard Run Bill Sonjia- maker, Joe Bob Ellis, Mike Vaughn. Mile Fun David Eppler Steve Vaughn. Steve Seeker. 2-Mile Run Don Laird, Randy Thomas, James Shanks.

High and Low Hurdles Jeffers. Ed 15-Year-Old Sinks Ace at Country Club Scott Williams. 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Williams, sank a holfe-in-one at the Hobbs Country Club Saturday.

Williams used a four-wood on the 163-yard No. 7 hole. He was playing with Bob Branson, Barry Antweil, and Ken Harmon. eight inches and the discus 165-5. Hill's 1:58.5 is tops in the 880 and his in the mile is second only to Dave Eppler of Hobbs.

who clocked a 4:33.8 last week. Hill also ran a leg on Highland's mile medley relay team that set the top prep mail: this season of 37.2. Highland also leads in the mile relay, 3:22,5. Hobbs has best-times in the 440jrelayv and the 880 team event, 1:29.6. Members of both teams'are Archie Evans, Palmer, Winford Gipson, Rex Skelton.

New Mexico Military's Don Hanosh flew to a 9.7 in the 100 Saturday for the state's fastest this season in that event. He also has clocked a 22.4 in the 220, second to Perea. ation of 1968 outstanding times and distances in New Mexico high school track and field: 440 relay--Hobbs (Archie Evans, Randy Palmer, Winford Gipson, Rex Skelton) 42.9. Highland 43.2. 100--Don Hanosh.

NMMI, 9.7. Charles Kaspar, Highland, 9.9. 220 Gil Perea, Valley, 22J. Hanosh 22.4. 440--Perea 49.0.

i 880 Stan Hill; Highland. Mile Dave Eppler, Hobbs, 4:33.8. Hill 4:34.3. Two-mile Frank Rakoscy Del Norte, 10:15.5. 120 high hurdles--Henry Martin, Jal, 14.3.

180 low hurdles--Martin, Jal, 18.9. Willoughby. Lovington 19.7. High jump John Whitson, er Norte; Lowder, Val Hector Leyba and.Kay EAGLE CATCHER--Joe Webb has been sharing catching duties with Richard Keliams for the Eagle baseball team this year. Webb started both the Kermit and Seminole fames last week, but had to leave in the inning of'the Kermit game with an injured little finger.

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doors). Long jump--Bill Pinson, Alb. Sandia, 22-4. Pole vault--Jim Lincoln. Ros well, and Charlie Wilson.

NMMI, 13-6. Shot put--Gary Powell, Roswell, 54-8. Discus--Powell 165-5. Javelin--George Stevens, Del Norte. 880 relay Hobbs (Skellon, Evans, Gipson, Palmer) 1:29.8.

Mile medley relay--Highland (Robert Proctor. Mike Mac- Eachen, Kaspar, Hill) 3:37.2. Mile relay--Highland (Robert Crawford, Mike Day. Jerry Clerk, MacEachen) 3:22.5. Elvin Hayes With NBA's San Diego SAN DIEGO (AP) With acquisition of Elvin Hayes of the San Diego Rockets, the National Basketball Association wins an important round in the fight with the new American Basket- ball Association for talent.

Houston'-s "Big signed a contract Wednesday with the NBA Rockets. Although terms of the "multiple-year" pact weren't announced, it is believed to involve about $440,000 over a fcur-year period. The Rockets moved quickly to sign the performer, named College Player-of-the- Year. They won a coin flip Monday with Baltimore for the right to make the NBA's No. 1 draft selection.

The Houston Mavericks have draft rights to Hayes in the ABA. But the 22-year-old star was seated at the Rocket bargaining table while the Maver- Detroit Defeats Celtics in Boston (By Press' The Chicago Bulls won a late reprieve, the Philadelphia 76ers saved themselves from an em barrassing predicament and the Detroit Pistons kept right on killing the giant The first round of the National Basketball Association playoffs provided surprises all around Wednesday night when Chicago beat Los Angeles 104-98 in the Western Division, and Philadelphia outlasted New York 138- 32 in double overtime: and Detroit took Boston 109-98 in the East. Chicago's victory kept the Lakers from taking an impreg' nable 3-0 lead in the best-of-7 series and put Los Angeles ahead 2-1 instead. Philadelphia's late heroics kept' New York from pulling ahead in their rugged series, which returns to New York Saturday. The 76ers are now ahead two games to one.

And, ah, the Pistons. To have predicted only a week or so ago icks made day. a $500,00 offer Tues- Exhibition Baseball (By Associated Press) Wednesday's Results Atlanta 5, Houston 3 St Louis 8, Chicago, 2 Minnesota 1, Baltimore 0, 11 innings New York, 4, Boston 2 Oakland 4, Detroit 2 Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 0 Cleveland 7. California 3 San Fran. 10, Chicago, 6 Cincinnati 5, New York.

4 Friday's Games Atlanta vs. St. Louis at St.j Petersburg. Fla. i Cincinnati vs.

Philadelphia at; Clearwater, night New York, vs. Detroit a Lakeland, Fla. i that Detroit could have taken a 2-1 lead over the Celtics at this stage would have been foolhardy. But Detroit, which beat Boston only 'twice during the regular season, already has matched that total in the playoffs. Even more remarkable; the triumph came at Boston 'where the Pistons rallied from a 52-48 halftime deficit and outscored the Celtics 33-15 in the third period.

Dave Bing and Eddie Miles each scored 10 points. Then Jimmy Walker look over and scored 14 points in the final period to keep the Celtics away. Bing led the Pistons with 27 points while John Havlicek had 23 for Boston. The Knicks fought back from 10 points behind in the fourth period to take a lead near the end of regulation time, but a basket by Chet Walker sent the game into overtime. Again New York took the lead and seemed safely ahead by three points with little time left.

But Hal Greer stole a pass and scored with 16 seconds left, then stole the in-bounds pass and Matt Guokas was fouled with six seconds left. He made the free throw and the game went into another overtime. Walker put the 76ers ahead for good and scored six points in the final extra period. Cazzie Russell scored 40 points for the Knicks while Walker had 32 for Philadelphia. Flynn 20 coming in the second quarter, led the Bulls to their triumph.

It was only the second time this season Chicago has beaten the Lakers. Jerry West had 32 points for Los Angeles. Net, Golf Teams Set At'Cruces Both the Hobbs High golf team and tennis team will leave for Las Graces Friday where they will see action starting Saturday morning. The golf team, under the guidance of coach Preston (Buck) Brandon, will play at 7 a.m. against other members of Dist.

2AA. Play will count in district standings as to determine spots in the state meet. The tennis team, under Coach Wendell Jones, will play Satur day morning, but the tennis matches will affect only the district tournament seeding The district tournament will be in Alamogordo May 3 and 4. Right, now the Eagle golfers stand second the district, a big 10 strokes back of Carlsbad. But a more consistent performance could push the Eagles right to the top.

The Eagle golfers are the defending district champions. Gym Tourney Set Saturday Hobbs High will its first invitational gymnastics meet in its history Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. Teams from Carlsbad, Lovington and Eunice have been invited to take part. Carlsbad is the defending state champs in girl's gymnastics and Lovington has been state champions many times while Eunice 'features Steve Hohimer, one of the best gymnasts the area. Admission will be 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.

Sports Day SetbyJC fhe Women's Recreation Association at New Mexico Junior College 'Will sponsor a "Sports Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 on the junior college campus. The activities will include a round robin volleyball tournament in which high school students from Lovington, Hobbs and Artesia will compete. Also scheduled is a tennis tournament with players entered from Eunice. Hobbs and Artesia.

Trophies will be awarded to the best team in tennis and volleyball, Loleet Speegle, sponsor of the Women's Recreation Association. Sports Day committees and members and'other officials: Registration Tonna Clardy, Pat Rodgers and Janice Baulch. Tennis Pat Rodgers, Rita Overton, Judy Schnaubert, Mary Zapata, Linda Nave and Carrie Stephens. Volleyball referees Jerry Evans, Tonna Clardy and Nita Burnett. Umpire and scorer Mary Zapata, Onieta Floyd and Judy Fowler.

Yanks, Red Sox (By Associated Press) Everybody's been Boston pitching this spring, but the Red Sox won't turn the other cheek. Not by a long shot. Beanballs flew at Fort Lauderdale, Wednesday as the American League champs bowed to the New York Yankees 4-2 for their 13th setback in 19 exhibition games. Dick Williams, the Red Sox' pilot, and Coach Eddie Popowski were ejected in an eighth inning rhubarb with umpire Frank Umont after Boston five eighth inning runs and a 5 over Houston at Wesj Beach, Fla. Oakland downed Detroit 4-2 jLakeland, and Cincinnati edged the New York Mets a night game at St.

Petersburg Fla. The Braves were stunned bj the announcement that er a .305 ifetime hitter, will undergo tests to determine if he has berculosis. Carty, 27, has losl weight and complained of ing run down in recent weeks. Jerry Stephenson, the Red Sox' starter, had hit Bob Cox with a pitch in the sixth and the Yankees' Dale Spier had fired a pitch over Joe Foy's head in the top of the eighth. When White was plunked leading off the bottom of the inning, Umont warned Williams, then tossed him out.

The same clubs staged a free-for-all last June at Yankee Stadium after Boston ace Jim Lonborg and New York's Thad Tillotson took turns low-bridging the hitters. While the Red Sox' troubles catcher Dick also came up with distresses ailments. An eye examination disclosed Ferraro is suffering from coma but a Fort Lauderdale doctor said he should be able to continue playing. Deitz rushed from Scottsdale, to San Francisco for tests with aftei high being- hospitalized blood pressure. The Braves cut nine including former bonus babj Dave Nicholson, whose 173 strikeouts in 1963 stand as major league record.

Shortstoj Andre Rodgers and a Manny Sanguillen were sent down by the Pittsburgh Pirates. champions buried the Chicago White Sox 8-2 at Sarasota. for their 12th victory in 18! starts. Lou Brock's second spring homer paced a 17-bit payers Endangered Cardinal attack. At Orlando, Harmon Kil-i (By Associated Press) lebrew's llth inning homer gave the Minnesota Twins a 1-0 victory over Baltimore.

Killebrew blasted his fifth exhibition horn- er off Gene Brabender, the fourth Baltimore pitcher. Jim Merritt, Al Worthington, Ron Perranoski and Jim Roland stopped the Orioles on six hits. Sam McDowell yielded just one hit in a six-inning stint as the Cleveland Indians trimmed California 7-3 at El Paso, Tex. Philadelphia blanked Los Angeles 4-0 at Clearwater, behind the six-hit pitching of Chris Short and Gary Wagner. San Francisco shelled Ken Holtzman for eight runs in the first two innings and held off the Chicago Cubs 10-6 at Scottsdale, Ariz.

Atlanta broke through ex- teammate Denny Lemaster for Three major league baseba players were Wednesday to be suffering from ailments which might endanger their careers. At West Palm Beach, outfielder Rico Carty of the At lanta Braves was sent to a hos pital for extensive examinations to determine if he has tuberculosis. At Fort Lauderdale, a routine eye checkup disclosed that rookie third baseman Mike Ferraro of the New York Yankees is suffering from glaucoma --an incurable but controllable eye disease. At San Francisco, catcher Dick Dietz of the Giants was to undergo tests to find the cause of high blood pressure that has troubled him for nearly a week. A I A TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS Colavito to Report To LA Dodgers Soon at New York, vs.

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