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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
16
In Lubbock Texas an Associated Press report says Texas Tech expected to announce today a new head to lead the program. The developed story notes officials planned a formal statement with likely confirmation of the appointment and related goals for the team.
The Texas Tech Board of Regents faced action on coach J T King and athletic director Polk Robison with talks of promotions and a possible replacement. King seeks raise to 23000 while Robison also asks for a raise. Merrell Green rumored to replace King at Tech.
Lee College Rebels drop to 3-7 after a 79 to 61 loss to Temple in the Temple Invitational third place game. Sluggish shooting hampered by early fouls as Sylvester Brown and Lavoy Darden lead with 12 points each. Phearse adds 20 in the defeat.
Texas faced Arkansas in a low scoring yet tense clash as 72 players took field. Texas used eight offensive players on every series while Arkansas relied on iron men on both sides. Errors plagued Texas with four fumbles and two interceptions, while Arkansas faltered late. The piece notes DKR’s teams’ defense against passes and predicts a strong passing team could beat Texas with a tough fourth quarter.
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