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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1964
Page
5
Two top ranked teams won state championships Friday. Palacios defeated Marlin 12 to 0 to win Class A. Palestine beat San Marcos 24 to 15 in Class AA, aided by four interceptions returned for touchdowns and six total picks.
Oscar Bonavena of Argentina defeated Billy Stephan in Hollywood California after a ninth round stoppage. The bout took place amid mid 1960s boxing buzz as Bonavena improves to a win-streak while Stephan suffers a setback in a crowded New York program.
Childress Invitational Basketball Tournament finals set for Saturday 4 50 p m at Bobcat Gym. A championship features Childress Bobcats vs Shamrock Irishmen. A Consolation Memphis Cyclones vs Quail Quails. B Championship Wellington vs Hollis. B Consolation Childress B Bobcats vs Quanah B. Junior Varsity eliminated by Wellington B. Friday results include JVs 60 37 over Quail B and Wellington B 25 17 over Quanah B. Hollis B 49 31 over Burkburnett B. A action Quail 69 66 over Burkburnett. Shamrock 48 42 over Hollis.
The Quail A team captured the Consolation in the A Division at the Childress Invitational basketball tournament on Saturday, scoring 75 to 69 against Memphis. Bruce Ward led Quail with 23 points while Jim Odom topped Memphis with 21.
In Frederick Oklahoma the Rhoads Tigers beat the Wildcats 47 to 46 after a tense overtime. The Tigers recovered from a slow start as the Tigerettes suffered a close loss in another game.
William H Massman of the sport fishing institute urges Texas and other Gulf states to pursue a broad testing program addressing pollution habitat damage and overfishing. He notes private preserves and parks aid habitats but calls for stronger home saving measures and experimental estuaries to evaluate salinity pollution and water movement effects on species including striped bass shad croaker and menhaden.
Garland rallies from 14-0 down to beat Galena Park 26-21 in the state Class AAAA title game. Clifton Turner rushed for 178 yards on 29 carries and was named MVP as Garland, coached by Chuck Curtis, unlocked two 1-yard TD plunges and a late score to erase a 21-14 deficit at Rice Stadium before 35,000 fans in cool conditions.
Archer City Wildcats beat Ingleside 19 to 6 to claim the Class A state schoolboy championship, the first state crown for the North Texans. A fumble by Ingleside and a 43-yard pass to Barney Olver set up early scores, and Barry Morrison added the extra point to seal the win.
The city plans to begin lease negotiations with the NFL's Eagles and MLB's Phillies for a proposed 25 million stadium within two to three weeks. The move aims to secure a long term home and economic footing for the project.
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