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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1966
Page
4
Arkansas 21-7 over Texas A&M as ninth ranked Porkers gain SWC momentum. Recaps list Lamar Tech, Arkansas State, and other regional games with scores, while noting Sonny Litz of Air Force suspended for the season.
Annapolis AP Navy Coach Bill Elias and Ara Parseghian of Notre Dame exchanged jokes during a public address chat about Saturdays clash. Elias teased with a list of cities, while Parseghian quipped I may be a rug maker but I’m not a fig catcher.
Arkansas eyes a hard stretch run to repeat as SWC champions as Texas A&M and SMU lead the standings. Coach Frank Broyles notes the four remaining foes present the toughest test in years, with A&M a top rival and Rice and Tech offering late-season challenges as the Razorbacks chase a title.
Hope Star Sportswriter Larry Don notes Hope High School hosts Camden in Hammons Stadium as the homecoming climax. Camden and Hope both sit at 3-4-1, with Camden coming off losses to Arkadelphia and Malvern and a 0-0 tie with Crossett. Coronation, pep assembly, and parade precede a 7:30 kickoff.
Arkansas coach Frank Broyles reported two players visible for Texas A&M clash. David Cooper and Lee Johnson showed improvement after knee injuries with Cooper expected to play and Johnson possibly available though unlikely to start. Bruce Maxwell also improved as Arkansas prepared for SWC leader A&M.
Cincinnati defeated St Louis 121 to 118 and Boston beat Chicago 123 to 100. Today's games feature New York at Los Angeles and Chicago against Detroit in Fort Wayne Indiana. Saturday schedule includes San Francisco at Cincinnati Boston at Philadelphia Baltimore at Detroit and Los Angeles at St Louis.
Fayetteville Ark. Arkansas Coach Frank Broyles dismissed chatter he would replace Bobby Dodd at Georgia Tech next season. He said he would stay at Arkansas as long as the people want him and he can do the job. Dodd offered no comment, leaving retirement talk to Atlanta papers.
National spotlight shifts to the Southwest Conference as Texas A&M faces Arkansas and SMU meets Texas in key week. Baylor-TCU looming, Rice vs Texas Tech lacks title impact. UCLA hosts Air Force. Alabama bets against Mississippi State. USC meets Florida State in Orange Bowl intrigue. Nearby regional games include Missouri-Nebraska and Ohio State-Minnesota amid a slate of top-ranked clashes.
Texas A&M prepares for a pivotal Southwest Conference showdown with Arkansas at Kyle Field. The Aggies chase their first winning season since 1958 and a decade-long title drought, relying on Ed Hargett and a strong aerial game to counter Arkansas ground threat led by Wendell Housley. An expected 40,000-seat crowd will pack the 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
Tom Rolfe and Assagai, both top three year olds, accepted invitations for the mile and a half turf event at Laurel on November 11. The field features other major rivals as racing attention shifts to the DC agency race while college football schedules show Iowa vs Indiana, Michigan at Wisconsin, Tennessee vs Army, Syracuse vs Pitt, Georgia vs North Carolina, Wake Forest vs Clemson, Vanderbilt at Tulane, and Kentucky at West Virginia.
Norm Snead of the Philadelphia Eagles recalls booing from home fans after a six season career with the Redskins and Eagles. He reflects on the pressure, leadership, and whether crowd hostility fuels his play as he led a dominant win over Green Bay in the NFL championship game.
Eagles leading Giants 31 3 during ball exchanges. Snead recalls ugly stretches and says booing reflects fan emotion not habit. All America picks Loyd Phillips of Arkansas among four es of Southwest selections with Pipes Moor LaGrone Latour on the board.
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