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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1973

Page

8

Law and Order Is Needed in Old West

In a crowded Western Athletic Conference finish four teams chase the title with BYU New Mexico Arizona State and Arizona all at 9-4 atop the standings. BYU is ineligible for the NCAA tournament. Arizona State beat Wyoming 80-59. Arizona lost to Colorado State 79-72.

Ken Rappoport Associated Press UCLA California Bruins Brigham Young New Mexico Arizona State Arizona Utah Texas-El Paso Wyoming Colorado State National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA BYU Davidson Furman Temple St. Joseph’s

Longhorns Eye Sixth SWC Title Start Spring Practice

Texas opens spring drills aiming for No. 6 Southwest Conference crown. The standout task is rebuilding the offense after losing two-time All-America tackle Jerry Lisemore and three other starters and replacing quarterback Alan Lowry. Defensively, coordinators must replace Cotton Bowl hero Randy Brab and two graduating halfbacks while maintaining a unit that allowed seven touchdowns last season.

Austin Tex Texas Longhorns Jerry Lisemore Alan Lowry Randy Brab Marty Akins Gregory Portland Mike Presley Grand Prairie Larry Miller Austin Walter Rowan Little Rock Ark Roosevelt Leaks Tom Landry

Bobcats Finish Strong at Vernon Invitational Track Meet

Vernon invitational saw Danny Lancaster place second in high jump 5 11. Tim Lewellen tied for fourth in shot put 47.6 while Ernie Randle was sixth in board jump 19 8. Sprint Relay of Eikman Hogue Randle Hernandez reached finals as Curtis Smith and Steve Lee prepared for Saturday events. Coach Jack Smith praised his developing young squad.

Danny Lancaster Tim Lewellen Ernie Randle Vernon Jack Smith Roger Eikman Terry Hogue Jody Hernandez Curtis Smith Steve Lee Randle Smith Clarendon Seymour Memphis

College basketball results across divisions from AP roundup

The Associated Press reports numerous scores from top colleges. Brandeis edged Baruch 71 70 while Brooklyn Poly defeated Pratt 76 61. Brown beat Columbia 71 62 and Cornell won 88 68 over Yale. Penn topped Harvard 86 75 and Princeton defeated Dartmouth 84 69. Georgia Tech beat Tulane 87 83 and Houston prevailed 90 89 over Centenary. Arizona State defeated Wyoming 80 59, Cal Davis 74 67 over San Francisco State, Stanford fell 50 47 to USC, and UCLA beat California 65 49. Davidson 79 beat William and Mary 76, Furman 68 over East Carolina 60, plus Temple 88 80 over Lafayette and St Joseph's Pa 92 58 over Gettysburg.

Davidson William & Mary Furman East Carolina Pirates Mike Jones Temple Lafayette Mike Bantam Pat MacFarland St. Joe’s Gettysburg Penn Harvard Quakers Dartmouth Princeton Tigers Houston Centenary Southwestern Louisiana Hawaii Associated Press Brandeis Baruch Brooklyn Poly Pratt Brown Columbia Cornell Yale Joan Carroll Carnegie Mellon New Paltz Far West Arizona Wyoming Cal.Davis San Francisco Cal.Santa Barbara San Jose Chico Hayward Colorado Louisiana Pacific Los Angeles Seattle Nevada-Las Vegas Sonoma Sacramento Stanford S. California UCLA California

Finley Must Provide Wax Finley Must Provide Wax

Rollie Fingers of the Oakland A's lauded his new contract which includes a year's supply of mustache wax. Three A's signed deals with owner Charles O Finley while Rusty Staub of the Mets negotiated over fringe benefits. Contenders Ken Holtzman and Vida Blue remained unsigned. Boog Powell negotiations continued for the Orioles as Murcer pursued leverage with the Yankees.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Rollie Fingers Oakland A’s Rusty Staub New York Mets Bob Scheffing Ace Fingers Charles O. Finley Finley Sal Bando Joe Rudi A’s Ken Holtzman Dave Duncan Vida Blue Mets Staub New York Yankees Bobby Murcer Murcer Frank Cashen Baltimore Orioles Boog Powell

East Texas Boys Battle for State Basketball Titles

East Texas teams dominated the state tournament with Grand Saline and San Augustine in Class 2A finals and Pine Tree facing Lamesa in Class 3A. Kennard and Shook contend in Class A. late-game heroics and clutch free throws defined semifinals and finals efforts by East Texas squads and rivals.

Jack Keever Associated Press Austin East Texas Kennard Snook Grand Saline San Augustine Longview Pine Tree Lamesa West Texas Morton Mathis Charlie Harris Robert Barnes Pine Tree Pirates Rockport-Fulton Kent McCurley Waco Jefferson - Moore Shook Petrolia Sanford-Fritch McCurley Harry Robert Rice Jefferson—Moore Waco Rick Dowdle Glynn Huges Rockport Hughes Steve Mayes Ronnie Moreland Tommy Stewart

Childress Bobcats Second in Wichita Falls Golf Meet

Ardmore Oklahoma led with a 314 total while Childress stood one stroke back at 315 after Friday play in the Wichita Falls Invitational. Ken Wood earned medalist honors with 74. teammates include Mark Brown 77 Shane Morey 80 Bobby Blackwell 84 and freshman David Cook as fifth member.

Celtics Show Why They’re No 1 After Seven-Point Win

The Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 115-101 to stay atop the NBA with a 54-13 record as Jo Jo White and Paul Silas led a balanced attack. Philadelphia lost 130-107 to Atlanta, while Los Angeles crushed Chicago 108-88 and Golden State edged Kansas City Omaha 117-112. Jerry West returned for the Lakers with 19 points eight assists and nine steals. Cazzie Russell scored 37 for Golden State and Spencer Haywood 35 for Seattle in a high scoring night. Terry Dischinger fueled Portland’s 106-92 win over Cleveland.

Associated Press Boston Celtics National Basketball Association Philadelphia 76Ers Jo Jo White Paul Silas Celtics Detroit Ray Scott Pistons Boston Philadelphia Atlanta Hawks Jou Hudson Pete Maravich Los Angeles Chicago Golden State Seattle Buffalo Portland Cleveland American Basketball Association San Diego Carolina New York Kentucky Indiana Denver Virginia Memphis Jerry West Lakers West Bill Sharman Cazzie Russell Omaha Kings Spencer Haywood SuperSonics Terry Dischinger Trail

Tracy Smith Finds God On His Side and Returns to racing

Tracy Smith, longtime distance runner and former world record holder, returns to form with Athletes in Action in Long Beach. He credits faith with a comeback after injuries and Olympic Trials struggles, recently winning the National AAU three mile title with a world mark and aiming to break 13 minutes for three miles.

Dan Berger Associated Press Sports Long Beach Calif Tracy Smith America Smith Tracy Athletes Campus Crusade For Christ Los Angeles New York Jesus Long Beach State Jack Rose Rose Steve Prefontaine Frank Shorter George Young Prefontaine Shorter Young UCLA

Sunday TV Schedule Highlights March 4 1973

KVII and KFDA offer a varied daytime to late-night lineup with gospel and revival programs, cartoons, sports, movies, debates, and news. Notable items include NBA basketball at 1:00 PM, MASH and Mannix later, plus a late movie The Barbarian and The Geisha featuring John Wayne and Akira Kurosawa.

KV TV Curiosity Shop Kvii TV Cosell Wola Fine First Baptist Church Oral Roberts KFDA Jim Thomas Sports Illustrated Dick van Dyke Snow Mannix Barnaby Jones the Protectors the Barbarian the Geisha John Wayne Elko Ando Tri State Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Channel 6 News CBS Sunday News Vincent Price

Monday TV Slate Notes Blocked Night Lineup

Program guide lists 6:30 To Tell The Truth followed by 7:00 The Rockies and 8:00 ABC Monday Night Movie detailing the evening’s network schedule and time slots.

Petticoat Junction ABC Evening News the Rockies Kvii TV ABC

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