Bears overwhelm Buckeyes for ninth win of season
Gilmer's Buckeyes fall 78-50 to the surging Bruins who improve to 9-3 behind 26 points from Dennis King, 18 from Charles Gordon and 17 from Robbie Leach. The Bears led 16-10 after one, extended to 39-21 at halftime, and pulled away in the final period.
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Jimmy Brown
Bruins
Gilmer
Buckeyes
Dennis King
Charles Gordon
Robbie Leach
Pine Tree
Pirates
Bears
Bill Waters
Kilgore
Bulldogs
Bucks
Chester Green
King
Leach
Green
Gordon
Union Grove Lions Triumph Over LC In Basketball
The Union Grove Lions coached by Don Smith swept both teams against Leverett's Chapel. JV edged LC B 44 38 with Tommy Thomas scoring 16 points. A team won 74 32 led by Jessie Coby 28 and Ray Choice 23. Lions move to 5 5 on season and head to Palestine tournament December 26 27 28 29.
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Union Grove Lions
Don Smith
Leverett’s Chapel
Tommy Thomas
Steve Arrington
Randy Atkinson
Lee Tarwater
Steve Horn
Chuck Wenger
Wheelbarrow Race Sets Record in Goldsworthy Port Hedland
The Black Rock Stakes in northwest Australia crowns The Tigers of Goldsworthy winners with a 5 hours 41 minutes time for a 74 mile dusk race between Goldsworthy and Port Hedland. The event draws 15 teams, including both men and women pushers, and features modified wheelbarrows with head and tail lights for night racing.
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Port Hedland
Australia
Pilbara
Northwest Australia
Goldsworthy
Tigers
Goldsworthy Mining Co
Cowboys Clinch Playoff Berth With Victory Over Rams
Dallas routed St Louis 30 to 3 to clinch an eighth straight NFL playoff berth. Staubach threw for 256 yards and three TDs, edging Fran Tarkenton for the passing title as Hill topped 1,100 rushing yards. Pearson emerged as a vital target with key catches while Newhouse ran for 124 yards.
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Dallas
Cowboys
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Rams
Roger Staubach
Staubach
Fran Tarkenton
Calvin Hill
Green Bay
John Brockington
Hill
Drew Pearson
Tulsa
Otto Stowe
Philadelphia
Mike Montgomery
Pearson
Cowboys set money records at 1973 rodeo titles
Five of pro rodeo’s eight world champions set new money marks at the 1973 championships in Oklahoma City. Larry Mahan won his sixth all around crown with 64,447 plus 16,500 in awards, and others ranged from 20,693 to 38,772 in specific events. The National Finals rodeo drew 85,000 attendees, with total prize money for the year at a record 4,988,967 and a total 123,800 potential payout at Denver shows.
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Denver
Colo
Rodeo
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Larry Mahan
Dallas
Tex
Mahan
Cowboy
Wyoming
Joe Alexander
California
Bob Marshall
Oregon
Leo Camarillo
Oklahoma
Ernie Taylor
Taylor
Oklahoma City
Cowboys Association
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Homer Hart
Gladewater
Hart
David Duncan
John Floyd
Marcus Brooks
Jesse Cheeks
Robbie Leacher
Ricky Minter
Phil Lloyd
Danny Hart
Larry Tennison
Thomas Lewis
David Willis
Casta
Wwebb
Mirror
Buckeye
Roaring Rams
E. Texas State
Commerce
Mike Wilkins
Sabine
East Texas State
Ernest Hawkins
Wilkins
ETSU
Great Barrier Reef
Drew
Tom Landry
Roger
Stowe
Miami
Landry
Walt Garrison
Walt
Robert Newhouse
Cardinals
Don Meredith
Craig Morton
Navy
Morton
Lee Roy Jordan
Charlie Waters
Waters
S. Main
Sanny Fabre Otfers
Longview
Zenith
Zenith Royalty Crest
Weiser
N. Main
Longview Loop
Pine Tree Road
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