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RCPRC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS
LUMBERTON Robeson
County Parks & Recreation
Commission's summer league
Softball is slowly winding
down around the county. The
following is a rundown of
upcoming tournaments.
'Pembrakci Men-Regular
season ends Thursday. July 17
with tournament to run from
Monday. July 21 through
Tuesday. July 29. Women
Tournament to run from Wed
nesday. July 23 through Wed
nesdav. July 30. Both tour
naments will be played at
Oxendine Field in Pembroke.
FairmontiMen- Tournament
is scheduled to run from
Monday. July 28 through
Saturday. August 16. Women
Regular season ends Saturday.
July 19 with Tournament to
run from Thurday. July 31.
through Tuesday. August 12.
Both tournaments are slated to
be played at Fairmont Middle
School.
Maxton:Men- Regular season
ended Tuesday. July IS.
Maxlon community Park will
be the site for the tournament
which will run from Thursday.
July 17. through Thursday.
July 24.
St Paula: Men-Regular
season ends Monday. July 21.
Tournament is scheduled to
run from Wednesday. July 23
through Thursday, July 31. at
St. Pauls High School.
Red Springes Men- Tourna
ment is currently going on at
Tom Pope Athetic Park in Red
Springs. Championship game
is Friday. July 18.
North Robeson: Women-Re
gular season ends Tuesday.
August 5. Tournament play
begins Thursday. August 7
and will run through Thurs
day. August 14 at Magnolia
High School.
MOTORCYCLE RACING SET FOR
JULY 18-19 AT DARLINGTON
Bo ODrochla, of Si. Peters
burg, FA ?*? the Spring
Nrtririi of drag racing on hit
Torniinal Van Line* blown
Kawaaald. July 18th and 19th
he'D be trying to repent the
font at tho Sanahlne Nationals
Motorcycle Drag Racing's
oldest National Event. The
Sunshine Nationals, has been
moved to Darlington Inter
national Dragway in Darling
ton.'St. July' 18th and 19th.
1980.
of motorcycle drag racing at
Darlington International
Drag way. O'Brochta regularly
turns the quarter mile in seven
seconds from a standing start,
crossing the finish line In the
Inaugurated a decade ago in
Memphis. TN the officials of the
International Drag Bike Asso
ciation moved to race to
Darlington this year when a
shopping center parking lot
claimed the Memphis track.
ISO mile* per hour bracket.
Daytime* Friday and Saturday
will be devoted to time trial*,
qualifying and record run*;
grand elimination* will begin
at 7 p.m. Saturday.
"The Darlington facility is
one of the finest drag tracks in
the nation and IDBA is pleased
to bring one of our six national
events to the city that is clearly
a national leader in racing
performance," said Tony Lee.
National Race Director for
IDBA.
The top stars of drag racing
on the national scene will be
participants at the event.
Terry Vance of California on a
Suzuki; Sid Pogue of Okla
homa City on a Kawasaki;
Elmer Trett of Oxford, OH on
the world's fastest Harley
Davidson; Roy Thacker of
Lynchburg, VA on the record
holding Kawasaki Top Fueler;
Vicki Fair of Skitook, OK,
racing's fastest lady, on a
Kawasaki Pro Stocker, toge
ther with nearly 300 -of the
nation's quickest and fastest
professionally prepared
machines.
The Darlington race, one of
six held in various points in the
United'9t?tes in 1980 to
determine the 01 riders of
motorcycles in the U.S., will
be unusual in that it is the only
1980 event scheduled at night.
Friday and Saturday's daytime
schedule will be filled with
time trials, qualifying and
record' runs. Grand elimina
tions (tournament style) to the
S60.000 pot 'o gold will begin
at 7 p.m. Saturday night.
Harold Brewington, a partner
in the Darlington track who
was recently honored by NAS
CAR and IHRA for his great
contributions to automobile
racing said. "We're pleased to
be involved in the first Nation
al Event motorcylce race to be
run at night. The cool night air
is going to make the machines
run even better and spectators
will certainly be able to enjoy
the race in the cool of the
evenino "
Wm
y The lace Car-Preparation Key To Winninf
(Editor'! note. The Uneer
name issynonympus uiithauto
racing. By hw own admimion.
Bobby Uneer ? who is also
a racing consultant for S-K
Toole of Draeeer Industrie! ?
hoe been a part of the racing
acene for 30 yean. Hie ae
compliehmente are almost
legend. Here, the famed
driver talks about what it
takes to get a championship
car ready for racing.
Q. ? Do driven work
with designen in the develop
ment and testing of a car*
Unaer ? "Some do. Some
driven ? such as myself ?
we 'development' driven. If
the designer thinks a concept
will work, he emn get together
with the mechanics and a
development driver to test
It. That's one of the things
I'st.Mobnbly best tjoown for
in thief racing) industry .'V
?pt to the public "
Q ? How long is a ear
Unaar -
"It raally
dapanda.
Wj may ran
?raw ?m to
lliraa lap*
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lata
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9 ~ * lk? *4ti*s
^ Unwr -"Van uti
ground. Therefore, I choose
Phoenix, Arizona and Ontario,
California. We rent the tracks
on open dates to use when
ever we need them."
Q. ?? How long it it be
tweep the time you begin
testing and when the car
actually takes to the track
in a race t
Unser - "Well with Penske 1
and the Norton car, for ex
ample, we started testing
the car in November last
year and we started racing
it this April."
Q. ? How long will a
car be run before you go on
to a new one*
Unser ? "We try to use a
car for a year before changing
Not just because we need a
new car, but because we are
always searching for a faster
car. All of our racing cars
are always kept in top
mechanical condition . . and
we're just like any motorist
on the street who's concerned
about the family car and high
repair bills We would be lost
without good tools My pit
crew wouldn't think of
tackling any maintenance
without proper wrenches, etc "
Q ? Your mention of
Moenur and Ontario earlier
brings to mind this question
TV cockpit of these ears
must gal tsmbty hot. how
da drtuers hasp toot*
Unser - "Rome drivers
hare what we refat to as
'qumt sum* . . a garment
with lubes running through M
an a as et sd in a leak filled with
tee water and ? pump TV
prahlam la lite ears gat so
inan h|,t lha taa Iania I,.
Softball
Schedule
(As of Monday. July 14)
Pen broke Men
TBS 20-3
Bear Swamp 18-5
Mack's 17-6
LoweryHamps 11-12
Union Chapel 10-13
Berea 8-16
Tabernacle 7-16
Hartley's 7-16
Mt. Airy 6-17
Pembroke Women
Ronyan Farms 11-5
Lumbee Baj\k 8-6
D&D Loggers 8-7
Fairmont Men
Ballbuster#2 15-0
Ebony 12-3
Lumberton Knitwear 5-10
Nutcrackers 5-10
WFMO * 4-H
Marietta All-Stars 4-11
Fairmont Women
Essence 9-1
Shining Star 7-3
Argo ? 6-4
Gators 3-7
Marietta All-Stars 3-7
Trojans 7-8
Maxton Men
Rainbows 11-1
Maxton Funeral Home 8-4
Gold 7-5
College Gulf 6-6
Maxton Merchants 5-7
State Farm 0-12
St. Pauls Men
Rejects 10-1
PAH Auto g-2
Indians 7-4''
Robeson Plant 4-7
Rebels 4-8
St. Pauls Milling 3-8
St. Pauls Plant 1-9
Hardin Grocery 6-1
Bell's 6-1
^?tith St. Pauls 4-7
usterneck 4.3
Red Springs Mtrs. 4-3
Robeson Plant 2-5
Lady Panthers 1-5
Rex Rennert 0-7
CIV
Sports
Call
521-2826
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MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL
Several of baseball s most
feared hitters will be sharing the
spotlight when NBC Sports
Major League Baseball Game
of-the-Week offers regional
coverage featuring the Pitts
burgh Pirates and their slugging
outfielder Bill Robinson (upper
left) against the Los Angeles
Dodgers with Ron Cey (upper
right) or the American League
match-up between Roy Smalley
(lower left) and the Minnesota
Twins and the Jim Rice led
Boston Red Sox. SATURDAY,
JULY 19 on NBC-TV
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2. Robin Yount hat baan with tha Brawart
tor tii yaart. How old It hat
1, Whara wat Ban Ofllvia bornt
4. Mlnnaaota Twlnt aklppar Oana Maueh
raplacad which ai-Twlnt play a r at
managar In 1979?
9, Who It Don Danklngart
C. How many timat did Mlahay Manila
, laad tha A.I. In hamanf
7. Which mambar el tha California Angalt
, laadt tha ?.*. in caraar grand tlamtf
f, Nama tha Naw York Matt batting
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10 What tparl da yati attaciata Dick
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BEAR SWAMP WINS
TOURNEY
Bear Swamp defeated T.B.S.
in the championship game of
the Mt. Airy Jaycees Softball
Tournement last Saturday.
Eight teams survived 90 de
gree-plus temperatures Friday
and Saturday to participate in
the tournament held at Oxen
dine Field in Pembroke.
Mt. Airy took third place.
Bear Swamp's Dennis Lowry
won the Homerun Ball cham
pionship.
First place winners, Bear Swamp.
Second place winner*, T.B.S.
?
(Jamie Franklin photo)
Tabernacle's Granford
Oxendine gets a moment's
rest during a break in the
action of the game between
ed of players from Hartley's
Construction, Mac's Con
struction. and Tabernacle.
Bear Swamp defeated TBS for
Third place whine re. Ml. Airy.
Dennla Lowry, home ran ball winner.
sports action
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week
SUNDAY
(ABC) THE STORY OF THE BRITISH OPEN: 3:00 PM E.D.T.
- 2:00 PM C.O.T.
This special golf feature will highlight past British Opens with
historical film clips and a preview of this year's
tournament.
jMS) SPORTS SPECTACULAR: 3:00 PM E O T. ? 2:00 PM
Boxing?15-Round Bout WBA Light Heavyweight Champion
ship Flight. Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Yaqui Lopez (live
from Great Gorge, N J ): U.S. Acrobatics Championships,
finals featuring top U.S. competitors (taped same day
coverage from the British Grand Prix. Brands Hatch.
England)
(NBC) SPORTSWORLD: 4:00 PM E O T. ? 3:00 PM C.O.T.
United States Olympic Trials Men's diving from Austin.
Texas; Astrodome Thrill Show demolition derby from
Houston. Texas. Sports Challenge, with Dick Enberg; and
Survival of the Fittest
?BC} U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN: 4:00 PM E.D.T. ? 3:00 PM
ABC Sports will provide live coverage of the final round of
play in this golf tournament from The Richland Country Club
in Nashville. Tennessee
SATURDAY
(NBC) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL?A LOOK INSIDE: 2:00
AM E.D.T. ? 1:00 AM C.D.T.
(NBC) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAME-OE-THE WIEK:
2:19 AM E.O.T. ? 1:19 AM C.D.T.
Lot Angalat Dodgart | Pitttburgh Piralat or Minna tot*
Twmt I Botton Rod So*
(ABC) BRITISH OPEN: ?:M AM I.O.T. ? StSO AM C.D.T.
ABC Spont will providt covaraga o< tha third round ot play
m thit ioM tournamant Irom Tha Honorabla Company of
Edinburgh Oollart m Mmrfioid Scotland
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vidaotapa covaraga oi I ha Sugar Ray LaonardRobarto
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Tour a* Franca ii*m? day tovaraga)?an wpdata an tha
matt pratiigiout bKycia rata in (ha world Irom Par*
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Friday & Saturday
July 18th & 19th, 1980
Sunshine Nationals
of
Motorcycle Drag Racing
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| Qualifying; Track Chaos SiM P.M.
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Dartngton Intamational
Drag way
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