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IHAiWOKIiI MM* IBy MajorlJiFo*The odds are slightly against Alma J. Brown of Grambling in their playoff game with Southern Lab of Baton Rouge tonight. Wish we coulB have a flock of Hus# faiiifiiiv Baton Rouges for ?tfie Class A playoff game. The Kittens are to be commended for their greatsuccess infootball this year. Alma J. Brown has art 8-2 record for the season, but the Kittens of Southern Lab boast of a perfect 11-0 record. Y essir, coach Donnell Cowan is to becongratulated for the wonderful progress that has;'bden made by Alma J. i Brown this year.Andy Russo is a dedicated basketball coach and I feelconfident that we will be in- ♦the running for Southland Conference honors'. Anyway, why riot drive out■3to Memorial:/(^naiiium^ Saturday night and see for yourself, game time will be?r30*FOOTBALL-Have ex-perienced many seasons of football here at Louisiana Tech and we have had “ups”; and “downs for many years. Believe I havewatched Techh’s football* lt;games since 1925. Except for five years in service during World War Two, I have followed about 50BASKETBALL-Try to different football coiii-mafce Saturday’s game here binations. On paper last between the Teehsters and year, our Techsters don’tOuachita Baptist Univer- look so good, but as a team I sity. Believe we have the think they did well and I am “makings” for a great confident that we are on ourbasketball team here at way up in the future. Still Louisiana Tech this year, say, however, that we still As for hard work, Tech don’t have that football rates pretty high in the image that we need at the Southland Conference and moment, in my book, “hard work” HIGH SCHOOL pays great dividends. Coach BASKETBALL-Would likeBarker |records IsvSi30:36WICHITA, Kan.-Loui-siana Tech University’s Roger Barker recorded a time of 30:36 to finish No. 67 in the annual NCAA cross country championships here 'earlier this week. ;The sophomore from Smithville, Mo., was among an estimated 240 runners from throughout the nation competing in the meet, which was held bn the Wichita State campus.“He was 17 places away from being named as an All-American, ” said Tech head coaph Aubrey Dooley, “ and this certainly indicates that he has, a .bright career ahead of him.“There were about 240 runners competing, so that shows you how well Roger did.”Barker helped lead . Tech to a Southland Conference cross country championship this past season.to see more interest taken m our high school basketball games. We need to develop local talent for Tech and Grambling.
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