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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1973
Page
6
West Team defeated the East 22 to 7 in the 24th annual Greenbelt Bowl as turnovers and interceptions cost the East. Turk Nelson earned Outstanding Back honors and Roy Trevino was Outstanding Lineman, with tri captain Nelson Prince and Trevino leading the West.
In AL action Monday night the Orioles beat the Rangers 7-4 with homers from Rettenmund and Baylor as Detroit widened its lead by beating Minnesota 9-3. The Tigers moved to 17-4 post All Star and hold an 11 game edge over Baltimore. Oakland and New York won while Chicago and the Dodgers also posted wins. Roy White homered from both sides of the plate for the Yankees in a 6-0 victory over the Angels.
The Oil Bowl Classic in Coyote Stadium on August 17 features eight Oklahoma signees and seven from Texas. Oklahoma quarterbacks Joe McReynolds Eddy Porter and Pat Ryan impressed coaches Jim Phillips Bo Bowman and Bill Heaton after two pad drills. Texas coaches Allan Boren and James Cameron lead their squad.
Moscow hosts the World University Games as 4,500 athletes from 76 nations train amid tight security and last minute snarls. American athletes face credential fixes and limited access while the Soviet Union fields strong teams across swimming track and basketball at Lenin Stadium and Lukhniki Complex.
Warren Woodson, Trinity University head coach and athletic director, loses 52 victories from his lifetime total after NCAA record keepers rule them earned at Texarkana Junior College between 1927 and 1934. His adjusted lifetime wins stand at 195, altering the title of winningest active college coach.
Dallas fullback Walt Garrison was ordered to bed for a week with irritated neck nerves after being removed from the Oakland exhibition. He will miss Saturday’s game vs New Orleans at Texas Stadium as Dallas fights through preseason injuries including Larry Cole and Gene Fugett. Coach Tom Landry plans a quarterback rotation among Staubach Morton and Concannon as he awaits a final decision.
A dense TV guide fragment lists nightly lineup details across channels NBC ABC CBS and local stations. It includes news programs weather shows late night movies and classic series with titles such as The Subject Was Roses Girls of Huntington House Marcus Welby Hawaii Five-O Maude Hawaii Five-O and Scene at Ten.
Altus golfers Curtis Collier and Kevin Robinson captured the Greenbelt Bowl Partnership Tournament with a 10 under par 130 at Childress Country Club. They shot 63 on Saturday and 67 on Sunday to win by two strokes over Elmer Wilson and Bill Epps who finished 132.
In Little Rock Arkansas Travelers and El Paso Sun Kings split two Texas League games with El Paso winning the series six wins to two losses. In game one Marc Hill sparked a seventh inning rally for Arkansas scoring the go ahead run on Dennis Parks double after a wild throw. In game two El Paso plated two in the third and benefited from a throwing error to push ahead with a tying and winning run scoring on a sacrifice fly.
Television lineup listing time slots for 6:30 to 9:00 with programs including Hollywood Squares Sonny & Cher Dan August and Channel 6 News Weather and a sign off segment.
TV guide lists morning devotion and talk shows followed by weather and soap operas. Ed G Robinson and Susan Hayward star in House of Strangers during a Dialing for Dollars movie slot. NBC Nightly News closes the day with sports and late news coverage.
Detroit edge Kansas City 17 16 as Lions block Jan Stenerud’s extra point with 1 18 left in a preseason game. Lem Barney broke through to block and rate comments from players and coaches frame the late finish. Len Dawson led an 82 yard drive before the punt miss.
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