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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1968

Page

5

Graham Here Tuesday Brownwood Boys Cats In District Tilt

Graham’s Steers visit Brownwood Tuesday for the fifth District 4-AAA contest with the CHS Bobcats. Brownwood built a 29 24 halftime lead, then pulled away in the second half to beat Chil dress 53 46, aided by CHS turnovers. Cats coach notes a strong first half before the rally.

Childress Bobcat Graham CHS Bobcat Brownwood Lions Childress Cats

Damages Totals From Packers Stadium After Victory

Lambeau Field sustained 4100 in damages after Green Bay beat Dallas. Goal posts toppled for 2000, and wooden helmet replicas bolted to stands caused 2100 additional damage. Players noted a tough game with turnovers and rebounding issues despite a strong second quarter.

Green Bay, Wis UPI Lambeau Field Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Stadium

Two Wins One Loss For Teams In Tournament

Quanah tournament action saw two wins and one loss for local teams including eighth graders freshmen and junior varsity. Saturday’s schedule features Bobcat B against Chillicothe and eighth graders against Quanah with results to be posted in The Index. Freshmen won by forfeit due to Crowell illness. Friday winners included Bobbitaen eighth graders and freshmen while Kittens beat Paducah 32 21 led by Holland Parr Bradford Garcia. Vernon loss by freshmen cadets 45 35 with Wood 16 points. Quanah topped Robert JV 52 46 with Sessions 13 Baker 10 Land 9.

Childress Quanah Bobcat Chillicothe The Crowell Paducah John Holland Brett Parr David Bradford Oscar Garcia Vernon Kevin Wood Robert JV Hig K. C. Sessions John Baker Benny Land

South Triumphs Over North In Senior Bowl 34 7

Florida State quarterback Kim Hammond threw two TD passes and helped set up two more as the South pulled away in the third quarter to beat the North 34 to 1. Hammond earned MVP honors after connecting with Dennis Holman and Tommy Smiley and also drove drives before Tulane's Bobby Duhon scored twice.

Mobile Ala UPI Florida State Kim Hammond Hammond Alabama Dennis Holman Lamar Tech Tommy Smiley South North Tulane Bobby Duhon

Willie Mays Reflects On Career In TV Interview

Willie Mays, 36, criticized as aging during a taped TV interview while promoting his new $12,000 Italian built car from the Adirondack bat company. He acknowledged a poor 1960 season with a .263 average, citing injuries and illness but defended his love of baseball and wish to play while able.

Milton Richman UPI New York Willie Mays Giants Willie Mays Adirondack

Willie Mays Talks Baseball and Olympics Boycott

Willie Mays fielded questions after TV interviews and a bat company gathering. He spoke about vacationing in Acapulco, aging, avoiding past reputations, and not wanting to embarrass himself. He deflected on Olympics talk, joked about a friend named Mabel near the Polo Grounds, and shared a light moment with Frank Torre and others.

Willie Acapul Satchel Paige Becaue Frank Torre Braves Bat Company McCovey May Polo Grounds Mabel Willie Mays

Red Wings recall Anderson to fill injured forward spot

Detroit announced the recall of forward Ron Anderson from its Fort Worth CHL affiliate to replace injured personnel. Duke Snider returned to Los Angeles as a batting instructor for the baseball organization.

Detroit UPI Detroit Red Wings Ron Anderson Fort Worth Snider LOS Angeles UPD Duke Snider The Today

Reagan Cooper Dominate 4-A All-State Football Team

Reagan and Cooper share the spotlight in the Texas Sports Writers Association 4-A All-State selections. Reagan lands five players on the first team offense and defense with Cooper also tallying five players and first-team honors for quarterback Jack Mildren and others.

United Press International State Austin Texas Sports Writers Association Reagan Cooper Jack Mildren Mildren Jon Harrison Mike Shelton Mike Bayer David Ford Howard Shaw Ricky Rodgers Larry McClure Galena Park Kyle Rote Jr Highland Park

Georgia’s Secession and Readmission Timeline

Georgia became the fifth state to secede from the Union on January 19, 1861 and was formally readmitted by an act of Congress on July 15, 1870.

Georgia

Rams Browns Playoff Bowl Match

Rams and Browns meet in the Playoff Bowl to claim third place in the NFL. The game precedes next week's Packers vs Raiders NFL title matchup. Kickoff 1 45 p m EST. Prizes include 1200 to the winner and 500 to the loser. finalists earn 15000 each with 8500 for the losers. Proceeds benefit the Bert Bell NFL Player Benefit Plan.

MIAMI UPI Los Angles Rams Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders Rams Seaon Packers Browns Cowboys Dallas Green Bay Roman Gabriel Frank Ryan NFL

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