Recruiting pressures and offers in college football
The column surveys college football recruiting around 1960s SWC and Big Eight issues. Steve Owens recalls lavish offers from multiple schools while defending Oklahoma against accusations of illegal recruiting, and Emory Bellard discusses Texas A&M recruiting optimism. The piece questions the ethics of recruiting and the fate of players lured by such offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astro
Cincinnati
Lee May
Tommy Helms
Aggie
Emory Bellard
College Station
Bergeron
Oklahoma
Steve Owens
Columbia
Owens
Sooners
Romania Honors Tennis Champion Nastase with Nationwide Praise
In Bucharest and across Romania, Ilie Nastase, with nine titles this season including the French and Italian championships, is feted as a national idol. State media and Agerpres celebrate his victories as the nation rallies behind him ahead of Wimbledon and Romania’s Davis Cup clash with New Zealand slated for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuter
Romania
Nastase
Paris
Rome
Nikolae Ceausescu
International Lawn
Wimbledon
New Zealand
Trout Thrive Near Kerrville In Park Breeding Station
Brown and rainbow trout placed in the Parks and Wildlife Department’s Heart of the Hills Experimental Station near Kerrville are thriving under early observations. The project focuses on acclimation and growth in a controlled environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks and Wildlife Department
Heart-of the-Hills
Kerrville
Neal Carter
Austin
Carter
Heart-of-the-Hills
Bill Rutledge
Texas
Girls softball action opens season at LL Field
The 1973 junior high softball season saw the Peanuts beat the Redheads 15 to 14 with Debra Fleming as winning pitcher. Other games featured the Bombers over the Yvettes. Games are at 6 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays behind the airport park, under Cameron Ministerial Association sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peanuts
Debbie Ermis
Janet Angell
Debra Fleming
Lare Shelander
Debbie Sapp
Tracy Barr
Marilyn Ermis
Nancy Perkins
Lori Crook
Bombers
Yvettes
Cameron Ministerial Association
Don Exley
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Tom Murray
United States
SWC
Port Neches
Jeff Bergeron
Jeff
Darrell Royal
Houston
Bill Yeoman
Detroit
Fellowship of Christian
Steve
Playtex
Cameron
Playluum
Mstrim
Gwynne Roberts
Bucharest
Agerpres
N National
New Agency
Jimmy
Gina Woodum
Emory B. Camp
N. Fannin
LL Field
Allen Forsage
Litt Newman
Possum Kingdom
Darrel Butler
San Marcos
Harmon Henderson
Canyon Reservior
National Geographic Society
Hiway
W. H. Whaley
Rockdale Mobile Home Sales Inc
Rockdale
P. O
Jerry Dee
Western Flames
Harker Heights
Tex
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