SWC and Lone Star teams open strong in basketball action
United Press International reports a busy Monday of college basketball across Texas and nearby with Houston beating Pepperdine 80-60. TCU beat Oklahoma City 87-84 while Texas edged Mississippi 67-63 and Texas A M topped Southern Mississippi 95-82.
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LeTourneau
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Hardin-Simmons
Baseball Officials Move to Boost Hitters
At the winter meetings top baseball officials endorse two rule ideas to aid hitters by lowering mound height to eight inches and narrowing the strike zone. The changes, supported by general managers and field managers, go to the rules committee for approval after heated debate.
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Grid Banquet Honors 1968 Purple Warriors Monday
The 1968 Purple Warriors will be honored at the Quarterback Club banquet Monday night at Sam Rayburn National Guard Armory. Rice end coach Jim Hess will speak, a former Kilgore Rockwall coach whose team won the state title. Tickets available at Leatherwood's, Currin's, Hunt's, Chamber of Commerce, First National, Bonham State banks, Big Dipper, and by Saul Ash. Mothers of squad members handle decorations.
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Big Dip
Quail Crop Is Plentiful As Season Opens
In Fannin County hunters report a plentiful quail crop on opening day. Game management officer Carl E. Adams says many hunters were checked with good kills and no violations. Wind and rain slightly hindered effort, but success remained high with coveys in the south near Bonham and abundant cover from a wet year.
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Carl E. Adams
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Bonham
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Celtics Acquire Jim Barnes From Bulls
The Boston Celtics bought Jim Bad News Barnes from the Chicago Bulls for an undisclosed sum. Boston will release veteran center Bud Olsen to make room on the roster.
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UPI
Boston Celtics
Jim
Barnes
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
Bud Olsen
Red Wings Send Mahovlich to Farm Club
Detroit reassigned Pete Mahovlich to its Fort Worth farm club and recalled Hank Monteith to fill the roster. Mahovlich played 16 games this season with Detroit scoring one goal and two assists.
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UPI
Detroit Red Wils
Pete Mahovlich
Fort Worth
Tex
Hank Monteith
Mahovlich
Detroit
Gardens of flowers surround Nice on the French Riviera
Gardens of cut blooms stream from Nice and its surroundings to markets across Europe, supplying flowers for daily commerce along the Riviera and beyond.
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Europe
Nice
French Riviera
UCLA Ranked No 1 in UPI preseason poll
UCLA the No 1 team in the United Press International preseason ratings as the Lew Alcindor era enters its final year. Coach John Wooden’s Bruins lead with Alcindor and Curtis Rowe. North Carolina second, Kentucky third, Notre Dame fifth, Kansas sixth.
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UPI
UCLA
Lew Alcindor
John Wooden
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Curtis Rowe
United Press International
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UPI Coaches Rating Board
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Tar Heels
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Notre Dame
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Houston
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New Mexico
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Purdue
Rick Mount
St. Bonaventure
New Mexico State
Ohio State
Western Kentucky
Duke
Santa Clara
Southern California
Florida
California
Buckeyes Claim National Grid Title After TV Tie
Ohio State won the national grid championship as Southern California and Notre Dame tied 21 21 on television. The Buckeyes finished 9 0 and collected 334 points to top USC's 277. Penn State 3rd and Georgia 4th.
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United Press International Board of Coaches
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Cage Season Jackets Defeat Warriors in Opener
Denison Yellowjackets beat Purple Warriors 63 38 in the varsity game and 63 47 in the junior varsity. Elliott led with 21 points while Stinson and Anderson had seven each for Pur le Warriors.
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Dick Stinson
Preston Anderson
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Bobby Butler
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Top Knight Crowned 1968 Leading 2-Year-Old
Stever B. Wilson's Top Knight was voted champion 2-year-old colt for 1968 by the Thoroughbred Racing Association. The horse won five of nine starts including the Hopeful Futurity and Champagne Stakes and earned $357,220. Process Shot led juvenile fillies for Elberon Farm.
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UPI
Stever B. Wilson
Top Knight
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Process Shot
Street leads Texas to Cotton Bowl bid with 35 14 win
Texas quarterback James Street posts 55 percent passing in a 35 14 victory over Texas A M improving to eight straight wins and a Cotton Bowl berth. Street climbs into top conference passing ranks while teammate Bill Bradley intercepts four Edd Hargett passes. Street nicknamed The Rat for river rafting antics and praises team cohesion in a high scoring fourth quarter rally.
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UPI
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Street
Aggies
Edd Hargett
Bill Bradley
Tennessee
Bradley
A&m
Hargett
Longview High School
Oklahoma
Scrambler
Kemper Open Invitational Golf Tourney Set for June
In Charlotte North Carolina the $150000 Kemper Open Invitational will be played June 1922 at Quad Hollow Country Club defending champion is Arnold Palmer.
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UPI
Quad Hollow Country Club
Arnold Palmer
Hawks face Big Lake in Abilene as playoffs heat up
Texas Class AA top ranked Iowa Park seeks path to final amid looming matchups. Lufkin Dunbar eyes 37th straight win against Columbus while Jovah Randolph meets Klein in El Campo. San Saba faces Daingerfield and Daingerfield beat Kaufman as quarterfinals approach.
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Blue Curtain Not To Shield Guilty Chicago Police
Daniel Walker head of a federal task force says the blue curtain must not shield police who rioted during the Democratic National Convention. He called for prompt disciplinary action as his team found the weight of violence with the police and urged fuller suspensions and firings beyond the ten suspended officers.
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Governor Adams and Revere Lay State House Cornerstone
Governor Samuel Adams assisted by Paul Revere laid the cornerstone for Massachusetts State House on July 4 1795 marking a key civic milestone in Boston with a public ceremony and officials present.
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Paul Revere
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Groza’s No 76 Retired by Browns at Ceremony
Lou Groza, legendary Browns kicker and tackle nicknamed The Toe, had his uniform number 76 retired in Cleveland. The Hall of Famer tops the NFL scoring list with 1,349 points and holds four other league records.
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