Texas state title showdowns spark weekend finale
More than 500 teams began the season as Texas high school football reaches title weekend with four championships at stake. Reagan meets Odessa Permian in Class AAA after a 29 game win streak, while Refugio and Lubbo k Estacado vie for Class AA, and Dunbar challenges Daingerfield as the longest current streaks test undefeated teams across Fort Worth and San Marcos venues.
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Gainesville Fresh Defeat Bonham Freshmen
The taller Gainesville freshmen cruised to a 54 to 26 win over Bonham in Gainesville on Thursday night. Gainesville opened a large early lead and maintained it throughout the game.
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Lombardi Honored by New York Catholic Youth Org
Vince Lombardi former coach and GM of the Green Bay Packers will be honored at the New York Catholic Youth Organization Gold Medal dinner on February 5. He will receive the John V Mara Memorial Sportsman of the Year Award from Archbishop Terence J Cooke of New York.
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Denison Warriors Face Fort Worth Northside In Tourney
Denison high school hosts a basketball tournament with Bonham Warriors meeting Fort Worth Northside at 6 30 p m. A win advances to a noon Saturday semifinal while a loss drops them to consolations. Other games include Denison Gainesville Fort Worth Castleberry McKinney Sherman and Fort Worth Poly.
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Sooners Practice Pass Defense Ahead of Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
Oklahoma coach Chuck Fairbanks says the Sooners dedicated post season prep to stopping SMU passing attack for the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston on December 31. He notes emphasis on defending multiple SMU formations and improving their running game with strong enthusiasm.
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Longhorns win as five players score in double figures
Texas defeats Southern Mississippi 89-72 behind Bruce Motley 19 points and a balanced attack with five players in double figures. The game stayed close early as USM battled back but Texas pulled away late.
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Underdogs Raiders Optimistic For Sunday Game
Oakland faces Kansas City in a vital Western Division AFL playoff in a jam packed Coliseum. Ben Davidson says the underdog tag eases pressure as the two clubs battle for a berth to meet New York at Shea Stadium on December 19.
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Baseball Officials Eye New Commissioner Selection
Major league baseball owners meet in Chicago to choose a replacement for ousted William Eckert. Likely successor is Yankee president Mike Burke with Giants executive Chub Feeney as outside candidate. If no decision, a committee may survey candidates and report later.
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Beamon Named UPI European Sportsman of the Year
Beamon, the 22 year old Olympic long jump star from Texas, earned United Press International’s Sportsman of the Year honor in the European editors ballot. He credited idols Jesse Owens and Ralph Boston for inspiration and set a world record in 1968 Mexico City.
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Baylor Lands LSU Aid As Mentor
Baylor University named Bill Beall of Louisiana State University as head football coach to rebuild a program that has not won in five years. Beall, a longtime LSU assistant, aims to restore competitiveness within three years, unite factions on campus, and shift Baylor from a pass oriented offense under Bridgers to a stronger defense.
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El Paso junior sets long jump mark amid European poll votes
A New York born El Paso junior soared 29 feet 214 inches to an Olympic and world long jump record. The feat earned 25 first place votes and 27 points in a 30 member European poll.
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Aitcheson Captures Fifth Steeplechase Title
Joseph Aitcheson Jr. won the steeplechase riding championship for the fifth time as the National Steeplechase and Hunt Associations announced. He rode 36 winners in 1968, ahead of runnerup Jerry Fishback with 28.
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Blue Volvo clue ties marine scientist to Barbara Mackle kidnapping
A blue 1966 Volvo abandoned at the ransom scene links George G. Deacon 28, a marine sciences researcher at the University of Miami, to the Barbara Mackle kidnapping case. Investigators pursue a young girl suspect possibly dressed as a boy who aided the Atlanta abduction of Emory coed Barbara Mackle, daughter of Miami land developer.
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Abe Won't Give Up Court Post
Mrs. Abe Fortas says her husband was never eager to become Chief Justice and has no plans to quit the Supreme Court after the Senate blocked his nomination last fall. She reacted to rumors of resignation and a magazine quote about his ambitions.
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Piper Traded for Duke All America Mike Lewis
The Minnesota Pipe Thursday traded guard Steve Chubin and a high draft choice for 6 foot 7 forward Mike Lewis of the Indiana Pacers. Lewis was an All America at Duke University last season.
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FBI denies Miami pickup order for Deacon and others
An FBI spokesman refuted reports published in Miami that the bureau issued a pickup order for Deacon, an unidentified girl, and a heavyset man. The denial follows speculation about a federal arrest warrant or detainment action.
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