Shockers Face North Texas After Upset of Bradley
Wichita State, an undersized squad rebuilt by a core duo, prepared for a Missouri Valley test against North Texas in Denton after a strong stretch that included an upset of 4th-ranked Bradley. Sophomores Carl Williams and Ron Washington fueled recent wins with scoring and rebounding.
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Ganders Open District Play After Turbulent Season
The Ganders, 7-12 overall, battle REL Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Pasadena as they face the Texans in district opener. After a 7-10 mark midseason, they snapped a skid with wins over Madison and Houston Lee, then suffered losses to Kashmere Gardens and Deer Park. The team showed resilience in close losses, notably a late rally against Deer Park, and aims to apply lessons learned to district play.
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College Cage Results Snapshot From Early Season Action
The Associated Press reports varied college basketball results across regions. Princeton edged Yale while Canisius topped Providence at St John’s. Cornell beat Harvard. Penn and Army posted wins. Boston College defeated Navy. MIT beat Bates. Tufts downed Niagara. Fairfield topped Holy Cross. Colgate over Bucknell. New Hampshire beat Connecticut. and Vermont led Mass. In the South, North Carolina and Davidson won. Virginia defeated Wake Forest and Florida State. Maryland beat NC State. Georgia and Tennessee posted big scores. Clemson and Florida also won. LSU and Maryland had wins. The Midwest showed Northwestern and Michigan rivals trading blows with Notre Dame scoring well. Texas Western and Rice had wins. the West saw UCLA and Arizona State perform strongly against opponents.
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Keane Services Set For Monday
Funeral rites for Johnny Keane former manager of the St Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were scheduled in Houston. A 2 p.m. service at George H. Lewis and Sons Funeral Chapel preceded a second at St Anne's Catholic Church and burial at Memorial Oaks Mausoleum.
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Texas High School All-State Football Team Returns
The 1966 Class AAAA all state team highlights Odessa Permian and San Angelo stars led by guard Paul Strahan and end Mitch Robertson. Dallas area players and Houston and Port Arthur standouts populate the roster, with Mullins of San Angelo at quarterback and Dale of Permian at fullback.
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Charles Speyrer
Port Arthur
Ronnie Gebauer
Nederland
Preshie Hodge
Carrollten Turner
Robert Ferem
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Jim Dyer
Highland Park
Scott Henderson
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Dusty Hunt
Denison
Mark Hazelwood
Monty Johnson
David Elmenberg
Houston Westbury
bin Kemp
Terry Collins
San
Bridges Sparks Hawks Past Pistons 117-115
Bridges scored nine straight points to lift the St. Louis Hawks to a 117-115 home win over the Detroit Pistons. Richie Guerin led Hawks with 25 points, while Ed Die Miles paced Detroit with 21. Other NBA results included Cincinnati over Baltimore 126-94, Philadelphia over Chicago 127-108, and New York beating Los Angeles 121-118.
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Schmidt Discusses Detroit Grid Job
Detroit AP reports Joe Schmidt, former star linebacker and Lions assistant, met with owner William Clay Ford to discuss accepting the head coaching role. Ford, who fired Harry Gilmer after a 2 loser season, named Schmidt as top replacement candidate after the playoff bowl weekend.
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Buffs Open District 24-AA Win Over King
Crosby opened district play with a 45 40 victory over Houston C E King as Tommy and Jimmy Davenport led the attack with 18 and nine points. Wayne Elliott and Tommy Svoboda starred on the boards for Crosby while Crosby’s new coach Tommy Wardeimsann plans a youthful lineup. Next action sends the Buffs to Humble for a 7 30 p m game against the Wildcats.
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Top Cage Teams Run Into Stiff Competition
UCLA remains undefeated as Washington State pushes them to the limit in a 76-67 game. North Carolina State escapes Maryland 60-55 after a disputed call. New Mexico bounces Seattle 80-60 and faces Wyoming and Denver. Houston idle then meets West Texas State while Texas Western tops Southern Mississippi 76-63 and eyes West Texas State. Providence loses in overtime to Canisius 79-73 led by Jim Walker’s 44 points, with upcoming games against Oglethorpe and Duquesne. Cincinnati survives North Texas State in double overtime.
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Unitas Fires On Target In Playoff Bowl
Johnny Unitas set records by passing 33 times and completing 19 as the Baltimore Colts beat the Philadelphia Eagles 21 14 in the Playoff Bowl. Jerry Logan sealed the win with a late interception before Baltimore rallied, aided by a late penalty and a one yard TD plunge by Tom M it e. The game drew 58 088 fans with Lang and Concannon guiding the Eagles early and Israel Lang scoring the tying TD.
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Steinhauer Beats Matson In Indoor Shot Put Meet
Neal Steinhauer, an Oregon teen and top shot putter, set an indoor record with a 66 ft 6 1 2 in heave at the All-American Indoor in San Francisco, surpassing Gary Gubner’s mark. He later threw 66 ft 15 in and said the success boosts his confidence against Randy Matson from Texas A&M. High jumper John Rambo also voices opposition to No 2 status.
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