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Tom Purtzer capitalized on six consecutive birdies en route to a 7-under 65 at Del Monte Golf Course and a one-shot lead over Michael Putnam after the first round of the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.

Partial scores Thursday from the second round of the $200,000 Champions Q-School, played at the par-72 TPC Eagle Trace. Play was suspended due to darkness; 15 players will finish Friday at 7:30 a.m. ET.

Auction December 1, 2006 * Knights of Columbus, 15 Winslow St., Arlington Ma. 5PM Preview, 7PM Auction. visit www.hallsnostalgia.com for more details.

1. 1960 Topps #148 Carl Yastrzemski RC 21-year-old Yaz as a 2nd

baseman Ex. (65)

2. 2 Mickey Mantle Topps Cards 1958 Foes #418 Mantle/Aaron, 1969

#500 Gd/Vg. (50)

3. 1959 Topps #50 Willie Mays Near Ex. (45)

4. 1960 Topps Dodgers (3 Cards) #s 295 Hodges, 343 Koufax, 475

Drysdale About Ex. (45)

5. 1960 Topps #326 Roberto Clemente tilted centering Vg/Ex (40)

6. St. Louis Browns (14 Cards) 1952 Topps #82 Pillette, 1953

Bowman #s 2 Wertz, 20 Lenhardt, 52 Marion, 56 Cain; 1953

Topps #s 36 Groth, 65, 67 Sievers, 90 Edwards, 96 Trucks, 127,

142 Wertz,160,166 Gd to Vg (40)

8. 1959 Topps (3 Cards) s#150 Musial, 350 Banks, 360 Kaline

Average About Ex. (50)

9. 1939 Play Ball #92 Ted Williams Rookie Card Ex. terrific

centering & image! NICE (600)

10. 1950s Topps Cards Incl. Ted Williams & Hank Aaron - Lot of 22

cards 1953-1959: Poor to Ex. 1956 #5 Williams (fair), #31 Aaron

(poor), #164 Killebrew (g/vg); 1959 #s 180 Berra (gd), 430 Ford

(vg), etc. (45)

11. 1959 Fleer Ted Williams (14 Cards) 8 are about Ex. (or better),

6 are around Gd/Vg (30)

12. 13 Hank Aaron Topps Cards - ‘65 #170,’66 #500,’71 #400,’73

#100,’75 #660,etc Avg. Vg/Ex (50)

13. 1956 Topps #30 Jackie Robinson Ex. (60)

14. 10 Carl Yastrzemski Topps Cards - ’63 #115,’69 #130,’72 #37,’73

#245,’74 #280,etc Vg - E/M (30)

15. 8 Topps Rookie Cards ’73 #613 Bob Boone, ’74 #456 Dave

Winfield, ’75 #616 Jim Rice, ’77 #473 Andre Dawson, ’78 #36

Eddie Murray,#703 Jack Morris,#707 Trammell/Molitor, ’79 #116

Ozzie Smith Average Ex. (30)

16. 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson RC Vg/Ex (40)

17. 1957-58 Topps Basketball #17 Bob Cousy RC Ex/Mt a tad o/c but

real nice card! (100)

19. 1968-69 Topps Hockey #2 Bobby Orr - very attractive 3rd year

card of Orr! Ex-Ex/Mt (50)

20. 1970-71 Topps Hockey #3 Bobby Orr Ex/Mt (25)

21. 3 Bobby Orr Topps Cards! 1971-72 #100 and 2 AUTOGRAPHED ‘74/75

#s 100 & 130 Vg/Ex to Ex (25)

24. 1956 Topps #20 Al Kaline PSA6 Ex/Mt (30)

25. 1956 Topps #21 Joe Collins PSA8 NM/MT blazing card of the

Yankees clutch hitter (30)

26. 1961 Topps PSA7 NM Cards (2) #517 Willie McCovey, 550 Frank

Baumann (40)

27. 2 PSA 6 Ex/Mt Red Sox Cards! 1953 Topps #19 Mel Parnell, 1959

Fleer Ted Williams #5 (25)

28. 4 PSA 6 Ex/Mt White Sox Topps Cards ’59 #260 Wynn, 310

Aparicio, ’60 #1 Wynn, 571 Pierce (40)

29. 3 PSA 6 Ex/Mt 1959 Topps Cards! #s 147 Cubs Clubbers, 205 Don

Larsen, 469 Ernie Banks thrills (35)

36. Original Babe Ruth 1950s Hartland Statue with bat NMT (175)

37. Original Willie Mays 1950s Hartland Statue making a basket

catch Ex/Mt (150)

38. Original Stan Musial 1950s Hartland Statue with bat NMT (150)

39. Original Eddie Mathews 1950s Hartland Statue posed with ball

and glove Ex/Mt (175)

40. Original Warren Spahn 1950s Hartland Statue pitching pose NMT

(125)

41. Rare Complete Un-Punched 1961 Golden Press Baseball HOF Trading

Cards Set (33)Truly Beautiful Color Standard-Size Card Issue

Ruth, DiMaggio, Cobb, etc Still Intact! Get ‘em graded! (200)

45. Two Circa Early 1960s Baseball Pennants - Washington Senators

E/M, SF Giants Ex (25)

47. Circa 1957 Boston Red Sox Pennant with names in scroll (thin

printing of names version) E/M (75)

53. Carl Yastrzemski Autographed Baseball vintage Bobby Brown A.L.

ball, Yaz on sweet spot! NM (45)

55. 1970-71 Dad’s Cookies Hockey Cards - Complete Set! 144 cards:

Orr, Howe, etc NM/MT (75)

58. 1975 Red Sox Autographed Ball - white with bold sigs! (12

signatures on A.L. ball) Carlton Fisk, Bill Lee, Doyle, Luis

Tiant, Rico, Rick Wise, Jim Willoughby, Cooper, Dewey, Bernie

Carbo, Drago, Rick Burelson (45)

61. 1940s Kellogg’s Pep comic character Pins (nice collection of 20

assorted pins in various conditions)

Moon Mullins, Smilin’ Jack, Dagwood, Superman, Smitty, Spud,

Kayo, Perry Winkle and others. Rare find! (80)

62. 1940s Kellogg’s Pep military insignia Pins (nice group of 20

assorted pins in various conditions)

Navy Torpedo, 402nd Bomb., Marine Fighter, 103rd Observation

Squadron, etc Very Rare Lot of Pins! (80)

66. May 1938 Baseball Magazine with Joe DiMaggio on cover! very

nice quality magazine Vg. (35)

69. Napoleon Lajoie “Double-Knob” Bat (32¼“ Long) - Circa 1902 to

1905 LAJOIE block letter bat (most likely made by Wright &

Ditson, but not marked as such) EXTREMLEY RARE BAT! some

cracks, chips VG. (475)

70. Sheet of 33 Uncut 1972 Topps Football Cards with Roger Staubach

Rookie Card! (50)

71. Set of 16 Baseball Team Pins from 1950 by The American Nut &

Chocolate Company excellent quality set, very difficult to get

complete! Brooklyn Dodgers, Red Sox, Boston Braves, Yankees,

etc (100)

79. 1970 Topps Super Baseball Card Set (42)

Clemente,Mays,Aaron,Reggie,Yaz,Rose,etc Ex-NM/M (125)

80. 1964 Topps Baseball Standups Cards (30) all have tops still

intact - Koufax (about Ex), Colavito, Killebrew, Groat,

Fregosi, Cepeda, K Boyer, Malzone, etc - Beautiful Lot of

seldom seen cards! Mostly E/M-NM (125)

81. 175 Assorted 1980-81 Topps Basketball Cards Including

Bird/Erving/Magic Rookie!

A hoard of un-touched NM/M-MT cards - I see at least 5 other

Bird cards besides the big one Great Stuff! (150)

85. 1932 Sports Card Set in Album Includes Babe Ruth! - Handbuch

des Sports - Sanella (German)113 cards neatly glued in proper

places within album. Ruth, Golf, Football, etc (90)

86. Turkey Red Cigarettes Framed Advertising Piece 6×13” - A real

antique piece (30)

AND HUNDREDS OF MORE LOTS INCLUDES 1940s & 1950s Yankees & Red Sox Autographed Team Baseballs. Many other Autographed Pieces. Wonderful Bobby Orr Autographed Display. Ray Bourque Game Use Autographed Stick. Much More! Visit www.hallsnostalgia.com for complete list.

Morgan Pressel is the latest addition to Annika Sorenstam’s International team for next month’s Ryder Cup-style Lexus Cup.

First round scores from the Hong Kong Open.

First round scores from the Australian Open.

STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

“When I began studying with Mike several months ago I was a completely

different drummer than I am now. I always felt like I wasn’t as good as I

should be with my three years of playing and had no experience playing with

other people. In the short time I’ve been with Mike I’ve made remarkable

improvements. I’ve studied with two other people before Mike and he teaches

on a completely different level than the past two; incomparable. On of the

things he teaches that I find extremely useful is dynamic balance between

limbs, something I never even considered before. In short, I’ve spent such

a small amount of time with Mike, in the scope of my life as a drummer, and

I’ve seen the most improvement in that time.”

-brian m

“I feel very fortunate to be taking lessons from a guy with such an impressive professional recording resume. Mike’s one of the few teachers who’s actually ‘walked the walk’ before he ‘talks the talk”. Add to that a consistently positive attitude and passion for playing, and he’s a great find for a drum teacher.”

-juhani

“Imagine taking a 2-hour golf lesson with Tiger Woods, where a real pro

gives you pointers you can use right away. That’s exactly what Mike

can do for your drumming. In just one session he loaded me up with

lots of useful ideas for playing live and in the studio. I could walk

into a studio session right now and feel twice as confident as before.

If you are an experienced drummer, make the time to work with Mike.”

Pete N.

“I’ve been taking lessons from Mike Levesque for a while now and already am playing at a new level. It has taken me years, and several different teachers, and only Mike has really put me in the direction I want to be in. He is a great teacher who delivers what he promises, and is fun and personable to learn from. He also has the depth of knowledge and experience about what works and more importantly, what doesn’t work–so you can really get past whatever holds you back. He is by far the best teacher I have had and I am really excited about the possibilities of finally getting to the level I want to be at. He is practical but cuts no corners–you learn the right way but most efficient way to get to where YOU want to go, not where he as a teacher wants to take you. You definitely don’t get that from just anyone. Thanks, Mike!”

-lee

“after a 10 year break from playing the drums, i contacted mike levesque about taking some lessons. after just a few months of biweekly lessons the rust is off my playing and i’ve joined a new band. my confidence is back, my skills are better than ever and thanks again mike!

-rob

“Mike’s congeniality, enthusiasm for music, and outgoing personality make for upbeat and fun lessons that stay on a path that I dictate — a format that seems to be a rarity in the world of music instruction. If I have issues or current concerns with my playing, Mike has no qualms about exploring those first, repairing the problem and then moving on. One of Mike’s biggest assets is his ability to identify weaknesses in one’s playing — in a few seconds he is able to successfully evaluate exactly what the Achilles heel is that is causing the problem and offer several suggestions about how to rectify the issue as well as giving a spot-on demonstration of what should be happening with the trouble section.”

-matt (averi)

about me……

i’ve made records with david bowie, natalie imbruglia,candybutchers, and dozens of boston and providence independants like the montgomerys,juliana hatfield and sasquatch and the sickabillys. i’ve done literally thousands of gigs and have major label AND DIY touring experience. i’ve played on a number of advertising jingles for the baltimore orioles, NESN, the washington nationals and general motors. i’ve been featured in articles in spin, rolling stone, the boston globe and modern drummer.

i charge $40 per hour lesson at my place in providence and $100 for intensive 2 hour “house calls” in mass and ri. i’m open to any frequency of drum lessons that fits an individual’s schedule and budget. with one 2 hour lesson i can load you up with enough stuff to practice for months!

check out http://www.mikelevesque.com for my resume with mp3 and video samples. for a little of my take on the indie-rock check out http://www.lostaudionetwork.com

thanks for your time! i’m looking forward to hearing from some future great drummers.

mike

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