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Newspaper

Hope Star

Location

Hope, Arkansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1966

Page

4

Hope x Star SPORTS Blytheville Tops State Poll Unbeaten

Blytheville rises to No 1 in The Associated Press Arkansas high school basketball poll after seven straight wins and seven first place votes 97 points. Leachville Harrison North Little Rock follow with 2 1 and 1 first place votes respectively.

Blytheville Associates Press Arkansas Little Rock Central The Chicks Leachville Harrison North Little Rock Central Fort Smith Northside Little Rock Hall Whitehall el Dorado Turrell Fort Smith Southside North LR LR Central FS Northside Hal E Dorado

Rice Owls Beat Lamar Tech in Season Opener 97 81

Rice University secured a better start than last season with a 97 to 81 win over Lamar Tech. Larry Miller led Rice with 24 points as Lamar Tech struggled to 32.5 percent shooting while Wyoming and Texas Tech slipped in later games.

Rice University Lamar Tech Texas Tech Wyoming Rice Owls Larry Miller Cowboys Ken Collins Tech Red Raiders Billy Tapps Baylor Austin College Sherman Texas Christian Ohio State Columbus Ohio Denver University Texas Arizona State Tempe

Easterling and Parris Named 1966 Bobcat Captains

Seniors Freddie Easterling and Stan Parris were chosen by players as captains for the 1966 Bobcat football team. Easterling led in offensive and defensive stats at linebacker and wingback and earned the Head Butcher award for most defensive points. a three year letterman. Parris, a three year letterman, earned All-District and All-State honors and played multiple positions, also letterman in basketball.

Freddie Easterling Stan Parris Easterling Lile Easterling Parris Olen Parris

Fights Last Night Recap From Mon Event Card

Worcester and Walpole bouts feature Dick French knocking out Dick Spence in 6 rounds while Clyde Taylor stops Joe DeNucci in 3. Johnny Brooks outpoints Frank Jennings in Las Vegas with a 10 round decision.

Associated Pres Worcester Mass Dick French Providence Dick Spence Pittsfield Walpole Clyde Taylor New York Joe DeNucci Newton Las Vegas Nev Johnny Brooks Frank Jennings Los Angeles

Tar Heels Par With UCLA and Cincinnati Narrow Win

Ken Calloway Cab for obvious reasons scored the winning basket with two seconds left as Cincinnati held off Colorado 66-64. North Carolina crushed Columbia 98-66 in the Tampa Invitational while Florida State upset The Citadel 83-67 to reach the tourney final. Other top results included Texas Western 77-60 over Wichita, New Mexico 84-64 over North Dakota, St. John’s 68-44 over Kansas, and Northwestern 121-116 over Tulane. Southeast Oklahoma beat Arkansas State 75-74 to end the page.

Hal Bock Associated Press Cincinnati Ken Calloway North Carolina Calloway Bearcats Colorado John Howard Dean Smith Tar Heels Columbia New York University UCLA NYU Lou Rossini Florida State Tampa Seminoles Citadel Jeff Hogan FSU Texas Western Wichita EL Paso David Lattin Miners New Mexico Mel Daniels Ben Monroe North Dakota St. John’s Kansas Sonny Dove Vanderbilt Florida Gators Nashville Tenn Tom Hagan Bob Warren Commodores Northwestern Tulane New Orleans Ron Guaiak Duquesne San Francisco State Georgia Tech Pres Judy Brown South Carolina Elon Georgetown Rutegers Minois Wisconsin Wyoming Texas Tech Providence Santa Clara Mississippi State Alabama Mississippi Louisiana State San Diego State Tulsa St. Bonavette Uc-Santa Barbara LSU Hartwick Shorter Franklin Miss. St Northwest Midwest Cincinnati Ilinois San Diego St Colorado St. Col Omaha Ohio U Northern Ill No. Dak Hain Dakota

Southeast Oklahoma Edges Arkansas State 75–74 in Close Tilt

In a packed college basketball roundup, Southeast Oklahoma State narrowly defeated Arkansas State 75 to 74. Key scorers included Joe Brown and Jim Christanelli for Southeast, while Milton Sullivan and John Dixon paced Arkansas State. a high scoring night across regions featured ranked teams and tournament notes.

Savages Indians Joe Brown Jim Christanelli Southeast Milton Sullivan John Dixon Arkansas State

Pace to Coach Vanderbilt as Neely to Lead Athletics

ARKANSAS assistant coach Bill Pace will fly to Nashville to become Vanderbilt football coach. Alumni Jess Neely reportedly to be interim athletic director to aid rebuilding efforts. Pace, 35, helped ARKANSAS offense. Neely native of Smyrna, Tenn., Vanderbilt alum and former Rice coach is expected to take AD role.

Bob Gilbert Associates Press Nashville Vanderbilt Pace Neely Rob Roy Purdy Purdy Houston KNUZ Smyrna Tenn Southwestern Memphis Clemson Rice Picher Okla Wichita Arkansas Doug Dickney Frank Broyles Tennessee Green Army Art Guepe Alexander Heard Heard Vandy

Two Tumble From Cage Rankings

Kentucky and Brigham Young drop from the Top Ten after losses last week as UCLA holds the No. 1 spot with all first place votes. North Carolina and Florida defeats felled the Wildcats while Brigham Young also fell to Seattle in overtime and Oregon State.

Murray Chass Associated Press Kentucky Brigham Young UCLA Texas Western North Carolina Wildcats Florida Seattle Oregon State

Giants' decline shown in veteran losses and weak drafts

New York Giants falter after a spree of trades and retirements. The roster has been decimated since 1963, leaving only nine holdovers, with key defensive stars gone and a costly draft record. Coach Allie Sherman stresses patience as Morrall falters and the defense collapses, while new prospects struggle to replace former leaders. The city bears pressure as the team sinks toward mediocrity and rebuilding.

New York NEA Steve Spurrier Gainesville Fla Giants Allie Sherman Jerry Hillebrand Sherman Sam Huff Erich Barnes Roosevelt Grier Dick Modzelewski Don Chandler Y. A. Tittle Earl Morrall Detroit NFL Emlen Gremlins Emlen Tunnell Dallas Morrall Jin Katcavage Henry Carr Spider Lockhart Washington Redskins Los Angeles Ams Joe Don Looney Steve Thurlow Frank Lasky Dick Skelly Bob Timberlake Gary Wood Henry Schichtle Timberlake John ‘Lorok Lou Slaby Jin Carroll Olen Underwood Allie

Alworth Repeats On All Pro AFL Flanker Team

Kansas City dominates the AFL All Star selections as expected with five offensive and four defensive picks. Boston's Morris edges Otto for the first team center spot, aided by Jim Nance and Nick Buonicon teammates, while Len Dawson narrowly misses unanimous quarterback honor.

Mike Rathet New York Kansas City Chamons J Morris Boston Jim Otto Oakland Chiefs Morris Otto Holy Cross Ami Flastar Jim Nance Nick Buonicon Patriots Len Dawson Quaterback Fred Arbanas Taylor Jim Tyre Ed Budde Jeri Mays Buck Buchanan Bobby Bet Johnny Robinson Nance Dawson Lance Alworth San Diego Alex Daniels Rg Mix Billy Shaw Buffalo Bills Roland MecDole JJ Dunaway Mike Straton Butch Byrd Kent Milloughan Ken Graham Diego Denver Miami Houston

High voltage warning marks home Christmas lights theft

DETROIT AP a hair raising tale emerges as a woman angered by bulb theft on her street posts a sign reading The lights are high voltage It may be dangerous Touch at your own risk Mrs Richard Howell warns passersby after a theft disrupts her outdoor display and raises safety concerns.

Detroit Richard Howell Outao Howel

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