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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1966

Page

10

Price Falls By 2 Points In Tight Tuesday Bout

Booker T. Washington of Plainview edged Price Catholic 74 to 72 Tuesday night led by Charley Thomas with 22 points. Price’s Mark Smith scored 35 but could not lift the hosts as Tom Fogarty added 20 for Plainview and Dave Craft was limited by a sprained ankle.

Booker T. Washington Plainview Charley Thomas Price Mark Smith Thomas Smith Dave Craft Craft

Bail High coach resigns to join Oklahoma staff

Robert E Lee 29 resigns as Bail High School head football coach to become assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma under Jim Mackenzie. Lee, a Texarkana native and former Texas A&M football letter winner, coached Bail last season to three wins, six losses and one tie. Bob Bledsoe, 29, will become head coach at Bail High at a $10,000 salary, effective Thursday.

Galveston Tex Robert E. Lee Bail High School University of Oklahoma Lee Morgan Evans Jim Mackenzie Sooners Texarkana University of Texas Iis Ark Arkansas High School Evans Bob Bledsoe Ball High Bledsoe

College Basketball Card Of Dream Matchups

Readable schedule lists games for Wednesday featuring Georgetown vs Navy in Washington and Villanova vs Holy Cross near Connecticut. Also shows Rhode Island at Boston College, Loyola at Marquette, Bowling Green at Toledo, Kent State, Western Michigan, Bellarmine at Creighton, Furman at Tennessee, Virginia vs Morvicna, South Carolina at North Carolina, Wake Forest, Tulane, Seion Moll vs Long Island, Buffalo State, Memphis State vs Southern Mississippi.

Jon Georgetown D.C Navy Villanova Tornelo Holy Cross Connecticut Rhode Island Boston College Chicago Loyolo Marguette Bowling Green Toledo Mio Ohio Kent State Onis Univ. of Western Michigan Bellarmine Creeghton Furman Tennessee Virginia Morvicna W.C. Slate South Caroline

Scores From Various Colleges And High Schools Across States

A compiled list shows numerous results from college and high school basketball games and other sports. Notable showings include Morris Harvey 78 over West Virginia and Bowie State 78 versus Norfolk State, plus many regional high school scores from Texas and surrounding areas.

Carver Dragons open district play with Midland win

Carver, in the Dragons' Gym, beat Midland 69 to 49 to start District 1-AAA play. It was Carver's 12th straight win, lifting their record. Clifford King led with 15 points, Johnny Allen Jr and L D Turner added 10 each. Lonnie Dixon had 14 for Midland. Willie Robinson finished with 10. Carver hosts Abilene Woodson next.

Carver's Dragons Midland Carver Mel Clifford King Johnny Allen Jr L. D. Turner Lonnie Dixon Willie Robinson Abilene

Watkins Hired as McAllen High Head Coach

McAllen School Board rehired Hank Watkins as head football coach at McAllen High School. Watkins, who previously led the program to three South Zone titles and a state quarterfinal finish in 1964, returns with chief assistant Chop Van Pelt after briefly leaving for Odessa High School. Details of the contract were not released.

Mcallen Tex Hank Watkins McAllen High School Watkins Chop van Pelt Odessa High School Bob Chastain

TCU Frogs Edge Arkansas In Tight SWC Opener

TCU used a late zone press to force four Arkansas errors with seven minutes left and held on 88 85 for its first win over Arkansas since 1959. Ricky Sugg drove the final bucket as the buzzer sounded. Wayne Kreis added two free throws after a late foul. Gary Turner and Mickey McCarty led TCU with 16 and 15 rebounds respectively.

Fort Worth TCU Arkansas Hogs Ricky Sugg Sugg Wayne Kreis Frogs Gary Turner Mickey McCarty

Longhorns Beat Rice 94-85 to Open SWC Defense

Texas, cochampions last season, opened defense by defeating winless Rice 94-85 in Austin. The Longhorns outshot 47 percent to 44, outrebounded 60-46, and led 94-74 with 4:21 left, then played reserves as Rice scored 11 in the final minutes.

Austin Tex Texas Rice Longhorns Owls Longhorn

Kentucky Cops rise to second in UPI basketball poll

Duke remains No 1 with 30 first place votes as Kentucky under coach Adolph Rupp climbs to second after a strong run. St Joseph's moves to fourth, Brigham Young slips to fifth, UCLA rebounds to eighth, with Kansas tied for ninth and Texas Western near the bottom of the top 20.

NEW York UPI Ken Kentucky Florida Vander-Bradley Wichita UCLA Rupp Wild‘cats Vandy St. Joseph's Quaker City Brigham Young Providence National Collegiate Athletic Association Kansas Towa Texas Western Lover Cincinnati Syracuse Loyola of Minnesota Michigan Dayton Oregon State Prussa Duke Vanderbilt St.Joseph's Bradley Town Loyola Minnesota Utah Jtiey New Mexico DePaul Tulsa San Francisco Penn State Western Kentucky Temple Boston College Maryland Oklahoma City North Carolina State Nebraska North Carolina Seattle St. John's CNTV

Sandies Defeat Harvesters In Close District Showdown

Amarillo’s Sandies topple Pampa 73-62 in a key District 3-AAAA clash as Bill Jordan nets 22 and Dennis Falk adds 15. The win reshapes the race with Lubbock and Sandies tied atop at 6-0 and Pampa slipping to 4-2. Jordan hits 9 of 12 from the floor and 4 of 4 free throws, while Harvester Jared Williams struggles to close the gap.

Amarillo Sandies Pampa Johnny Ethridge Harvesters Sandie Lubbock Westerners Sandie Gym Nets Bill Jordan The Jordan Dennis Falk David Cain Steve Williams Monterey

Red Raiders Triumph 115 77 In SWC Opener

Texas Tech blasted Baylor 115 to 77 at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum to set a Southwest Conference scoring record. Bob Glover led with 26 points and 21 rebounds, while Normal Reuther 20 and Vernon Paul 13 assists powered the relentless press. The win follows a 74 77 and 86 88 streak and sets Tech marks for points in a conference game and margin of victory.

Lubbock Texas Tech Red Raiders Baylor Bears Baptists Techsans Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Municipal Auditorium Bill Menefee Bruins Red Raider SMU Arkansas TCU Tech Dallas Jefferson Bob Glover Glover Normal Reuther Bol Mensells Dub Malaise Vernon Paul Malaise Raiders Gibson Baylor Harold Denney Amarillo Rice Arkansas Razorbacks Fayetteville Waco Hatfield Reuther McCaleb Glover Hardy Evankamaenrelis i Ai Belknappe Paul Ibbe Wilkinson Fisher Fullerton Turner Davis Oi Harris Diserra Groghan Boylor

Borger Bulldogs Roll Past Caprock in District Clash

Borger Bulldogs defeated Caprock 55 to 45 for their first District 3-AAAA win. Keith Pettigrew led Borger with 15 points while Dale Dawson added 14. Caprock’s Danny McDuff scored 17. Caprock dropped to last place at 1-6. Borger moved to 1-5.

Borger Borger Bulldogs Caprock Longhorns Amarillo Caprock Plainview Palo Duro Tex Hanna Berger Keith Pettigrew Dale Dawson

Americans Defeat Aussies in West Australian Tennis Opener

Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey and Marty Riessen won their opening round matches for the United States in Perth. Herb FitzGibbon and Sim McManus also won to advance in the event. Nancy Richey Carol Graebner and Wimbledon champion Margaret Smith advanced to the women’s singles quarter finals.

Perth Australia Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey Marty Riessen Ashe Richmond Alan Hammond Richey Dallas Tex Herb ‘Ladyman Reissen Evanston Ill Geoff Strang Herb FitzGibbon Garden City George ‘McCall Los Angeles Sim McManus Berkeley Calif Alan Wall Nancy Richey Dallas Carol Graebner Beachwood Ohio Margaret Smith

Aggies Hold Off SMU for 85 78 SWC Victory

Texas A M trailed most of the second half but pulled ahead with 6 56 left to beat SMU 85 78 in Southwest Conference action. Leading scorer John Beasley fouled out with 25 points while Terry Trippet added 19 points to clinch the win.

College Station Tex Texas A&m Southern Methodist Aggies John Beasley Terry Trippet

Pat O Connor and Funk Sr Battle for World Title Shot

Pat O Connor pledges to defeat former world champion Pat O Connor with Dory Funk Sr predicting a strong challenge. They meet Thursday night at the Sports Arena to decide who faces Lou Thesz for the world title under new NWA rules. If no fall by the hour, the match continues. Other semifinals include Rickey Romero vs Iron Mike DiBiasi and Terry Funk–Wahoo McDaniel.

Pat O'Connor Dory Funk Sr Sports Arena Lou Thesz National Wrestling Alliance Rickey Romero Iron Mike DiBiasi Terry Funk Wahoo McDaniel Tokyo Tom- Jacek Donovan Dutch Savage Doug Gilbert

Duke Interviewing Carlen for Duke Head Coach Post

Duke officials interviewed Jim Carlen, then an assistant at Georgia Tech, for the head football coach job. Eddie Cameron said Carlen met with a Duke committee assessing candidates after Bill Murray resigned to join the American Football Coaches Association.

Durham N.C Jim Carlen Georgia Tech Duke University Duke Eddie É Cameron Carlen Bill Murray Murray American Football Coaches Association

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