Coffey Will Carry Dimmitt Hopes Cats Ranks Are Sparse
Dimmitt Bobcats top returning player Coffey anchors a short roster after heavy graduation. Nine lettermen back but only one offensive starter, with Canyon and Tulia favored in District 1-AA. Key backs and linemen listed, plus injuries and health issues facing preparations for Sept. 2 opener.
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Avalanche-Journal
Wester
Coffey
Covington
Canyon
Tulia
E Stars
Dimmitt
Wayne Meachum
Carless Goolsby
Mike Goodwin
Bobcats
Charley Flores
Howard Cummings
LeRoy O'Briant
Ce Powell
Stanton Calvert
Speed
John Ethridge
Bill Culpepper
O'Briant
Goolsby
Bobcats 1968 Roster and 1-AA Schedule Highlights
District 1-AA Bobcats list returning lettermen at Ends Wayne Meacham Jimmy Chavers and others with weights. Coaching includes J D Covington and John Ethridge. Season schedule features Abernathy Lockney Hereford and Canyon plus district games and results sprinkled through the campaign.
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J. D. Covington
West Texas State
John Ethridge
TCU
Bill Culpepper
Wayne Meacham
Letterman
Jimmy Chavers
Mike Chaney
Michael Calvert
Dwight Cathy
Leroy O'Briant
Howard Cummings
Aaron Hutto
Charley Flores
James Powell
Letterman Mickey Waggoner
Jimmy Barber
Mike Goodwin
Stanton Calvert
Kenneth Odom
John Nine
Jack Thompson
Carless Goolsby
Stanley Nelson
Jim Ratciiff
Gene Bradley
Donnie Nelson
Kelton Cates
Lowell Neumayer
Junior Coffey
James Cowell
Abernathy
Lockney
Hereford
Floydada
Muleshoe
Denver
Canyon
Tula
Friona
Pealhart
Muleshoe Raiders To Meet Tuesday
The Muleshoe Red Raider Club will hold a Tuesday 8 p.m. meeting at the Country Club. The public is invited to view 1959 Southwest Conference film highlights and hear Leete Jackson and Polk Robison of Lubbock. Ticket options include single game, season, and enlarged Jones Stadium seats.
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Bell sidelined for season with shoulder injury
Gary Bell, 23 year old Cleveland Indians right hander, suffers a shoulder ailment that ends his season. He flew to Cleveland for evaluation by Dr Don Kelley, then will rest his pitching arm in San Antonio, Texas, per General Manager Frank Lane, ahead of spring training. The injury, diagnosed as an inflamed tendon, caused him to quit during the second game of a doubleheader with the Yankees in New York.
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Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Don Kelly
Frank Lane
San Antonio
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Kelley
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New York
Weaver To Gamble Again Plans Wide Open Style
Tech launches its Southwest Conference debut with a wide open attack under coach DeWitt Weaver. The Red Raiders will use multiple wing, slot, spread wings, split-T and L formations, with Glen Anderson and Johnny Lovelace at quarterback and Bake Turner Waygood Gurley receiving passes. Tech faces West Texas State September 17 and starts SWC play at Texas A&M on the 24th.
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Baylor
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Bears
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Texas A&m
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
Arkansas
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Munday
Johnny Lovelace
Farwell
Bake Turner
Alpine
Don Waygood
Sundown
Dan Gurley
Fort Worth
Raider
Coolidge Hunt
Lubbock
E. J. Holub
Gurley
Holub
Football Writers Association
NBA Service
West Texas State
College Station
Aggies
Eliwillow Wins $8,000 Ruidoso Derby In Stretch Drive
Eliwillow, a 3-year-old gelding owned by A. P. Frazzini of Albuquerque, edged MacDan by a neck to win the $8,000 Ruidoso Derby at Ruidoso Downs on Sunday. Rita's Jet finished third, four lengths back, paying $7.30 to show.
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Willow
A. P. Frazzini
Albuquerque
MacDan
Ruidoso Downs
el Drag
Ellwillow
Rita's
Jet
Local golf recap names Cryer as consolation champion
Muleshoe notes a par to narrow the gap to the champion as players complain of Sundays round. Bob Cryer of Denver City captured the championship consolation title with 69, four strokes ahead of Jimmy Johnson of Levelland and Charles Hopkins of Post.
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Bob Cryer
Denver City
Jimmy Johnson
Levelland
Charles Hopkins
Post
More Children Lost At Forbes Field
Pittsburgh AP reports during the Pirates pennant chase more children are losing their parents at Forbes Field. Public address announcer Art McKennan says the rate could double, with about 100 percent more separations than usual. Home attendance stands 177,066 ahead of last year.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Forbes Field
Art McKennan
Pirate
Jockeys Guild Reelects Arcaro and Leaders
Eddie Arcaro is reelected president of the Jockeys Guild a post he has held since 1949. Sam Boulmetis is named eastern vice president Johnny Longden eastern vice president for the western section and Ken Church succeeds Dave Erb as central vice president for two year terms.
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UPN
Eddie Arcaro
Jockey’s Guild
Sam Boulmetis
Johnny Longden
Ken Church
Dave Erb
South Vietnamese Students Begin Long Study in U S
Fifty two South Vietnamese depart this month for study in the United States under a university exchange program. The scholarships cover one to four years of study funded by American aid and the Swaps program.
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South Viet Nam
Hollywood United States
Hairdos Wins Second Roosevelt Race in Back-to-Back
Hair dos, Holland's champion trotter, captured the $25,000 Challenge Cup trot at Roosevelt Raceway on Saturday night. Tornese of Italy finished second with Trader Horn of the United States third. The mile and a quarter took 2:33.5, slightly faster than Hairos' time in the previous Roosevelt International.
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Trader Horn
United States
Denver Broncs Aim to Mirror Colts in Style
In Baltimore, the AP notes the Denver Broncs in the new American Football League share a name echoing the Baltimore Colts, champions of the NFL. Reverend Albert C. Burton of Cameron Methodist Church in Denver proposed the name, citing his Baltimore roots and Colt fan background.
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Denver Broncs
Baltimore Colts
Albert C. Burton
Cameron Methodist Church
Denver
Colt
Young Golfer Secures Eagle At Denver Country Club
Denver AP reports Scott Hayden Jr., a young golfer, eagled the 18th hole at the Denver Country Club from 572 yards with no shot under 170 yards. His sequence included a 2-wood second shot of 210 yards and a 3-wood of 192 yards.
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Scott Hayden’ S Jr
Denver Country Club
Scott
City Visitors Seek Attractions to Promote Lub bock Tourism
Visitors describe Lubbock as growing with Mackenzie Park Tech and the Coliseum as notable draws. motel owners say a festive event schedule could attract more cross country travelers and families, while guests praise stores and College Avenue landmarks.
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Amarillo
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Storage reform urged after Senate inquiry findings
A Senate inquiry report urges improved farm programs as surpluses rose from under 1 billion in 1952 to over 1 trillion this year. Storage costs climbed from 268000 daily to 1253000, with a 19 percent rate cut in July saving taxpayers about 100 million dollars. The review faulted poor conflict of interest checks and ignoring auditor recommendations, noting three Agriculture Department officials resigned during the May 1959 inquiry.
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Swedish doctor Olsson freed returns to Leopoldville
Swedish physician Sven G. Olsson, who was kidnapped last Friday by Congolese troops, has returned to Leopoldville. The UPI report notes his safe arrival amid ongoing tensions and Swedish government statements on the incident.
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UPI
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Repercussions Feared From Europe Market Integration Pressure
Latin American fears rise as Europe moves toward a common market. The Bank of Foreign Commerce urges Latin America to push a seven nation free trade zone to counteract potential cutbacks in European demand and to negotiate guarantees.
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Red China Soviet split deepens amid warnings of uneasy alliance
Western officials note a genuine Sino Soviet rift with debate over cause and future, while Moscow and Beijing clash on peaceful coexistence. Max Reimann blasts opponents of coexistence, signaling ideological strain extending to Congo aid and economic policy amid a widening split. Negotiations on Latin American integration and the Montevideo talks aim to speed a regional free trade zone by 1961.
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Lubbock Boy Burned While Repairing Car
A 14 year old boy Jerry D Eastman of 2617 Amherst was listed in fair condition at West Texas Hospital Sunday night after extensive burns from a gasoline explosion while he helped a neighbor repair a car The backfire occurred as he poured gasoline through the carburetor and the burns covered his face neck chest abdomen and arms
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Public Health Study Ranks Texas Cities
A U S Public Health Service study ranks Dallas as a high risk for heart disease among 164 cities. Dallas leads with 633.2 deaths per 100000, Fort Worth 630.9, Houston 521.1, and Galveston 802.1, followed by Amarillo 483.7 and Wichita Falls 446.6.
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