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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1967

Page

8

Bearden District 7 Coach of Year for Arlington Rebels

Burley Bearden, in his second year as head coach at Texas at Arlington, has been named District 7 small college coach of the year by the American Football Coaches Association. His Rebels won the Southland Conference title and earned a Pecan Bowl bid versus North Dakota State. He was 1966 Southland Coach of the Year when Arlington tied for the title.

Bearden Rebels North Dakota State Abilene Southland Arlington

Coronado and Monterey Open Loop Play in 3 4A clash

Monterey Plainsmen seek their first 3 4A league win over cross town rival Coronado, a team they have never beaten in loop play. The Plainsmen aim to rebound after dropping from the undefeated ranks with a loss to Midland Lee in the Plainview Tournament finals.

Walt McAlexander Avalanche-Journal Ole

Tied For K First Spot At this juncture 3-AAAA

A roundup mentions 3-AAAA teams with a 42-22 record against outsiders and notes last week’s results. The piece lists several high school programs, tournaments, and players, including Spitz and Meyer in AAU swimming records and local prep teams in Texas contests. It also covers NFL action where Houston Oilers tie for first in the AFL Eastern Division after beating Miami 17-14.

Reading Loop Monterey Pampa Tascosa New Orleans UPI Ledj Palo Duro Californiaj Coronado Caprock Mark Spitz Berger Plainview Debbie Meyer U. S.ilhs Amateur Athletic Union AAU Spitz Santa Clara Miss Meyer Sacramento Gregory Charlton Los Angeles David A. Matlin Miami Beach Matlin Ease Pardy Houston Jack B Philadelphia Ed Mosler York City Richard Harkins Kansas Egas

Eagles and Redskins Tie After Near-Empty Final Drive

Philadelphia built a 21 point third quarter lead but settled for a 35-35 tie with Washington. Gene Mingo’s 36 yard field goal attempt narrowly missed as time expired, keeping both clubs out of the division title race. Snead and Jurgensen connected on multiple touchdowns in a high scoring NFL clash.

Washington Philadelphia Gene. Mingo Sonny Jurgensen Redskins Norman Snead Capitol NFL

Top Ten College Basketball Results and Game Recaps

UCLA remains unbeaten 30-0 with a 73-71 win over Purdue while Houston improves to 27-4 by routing Sacramento State 110-79. Louisville 23-5 defeats Georgetown KY 118-86 and North Carolina 26-56 beats Virginia Tech 19-76. Kaas 23-4 beats Utah State 84-55. Dayton 25-6 over Northern Michigan 78-61. Princeton 25-5 tops Army 62-59. Vanderbilt 21-5 survives SMU 88-84 in OT. Davidson 15-12 defeats Bucknell 91-70 and VMI 80-73. In Washington, Jurgensen throws for 366 yards and four TDs on 30 of 50 while Snead adds four TDs on 21 of 34. two Jurgensen picks.

UCLA Purdue Houston Sacramento St Louisville Georgetown North Carolina Virginia Tech Kaas Utah State Dayton Northern Michigan Boston College Princeton Army Vanderbilt Southern Methodist Davidson Bucknell Virginia Military

3-4MAA Cage Standings and Schedule Snapshot

Standings show Coronado, Caprock, Canyon and Borger in top positions with scores across the 3-4MAA. A midweek schedule highlights upcoming games including Monterey, Hereford, Lubbock High, Caprock and Plainview with tournaments and district clashes listed for the period.

Coronado Lamesa Dunbar Lubbock Caprock Peryton Palo Duro Hereford Canyon Borger Monterey M. Soper Hurst Bell Persiana Paso Jefferson Lubbock High Plainview Monahans Permian Abuauerave Highland Tascona Ascosa Paso Duro Perryton Elkow Pampa

Shallowater Coach Evans Seeks Contact for Girls and Boys Basketball

Shallowater coach Floyd Evans invites inquiries about boys and girls basketball programs. Information requested from interested parties and potential players is to be directed to Evans at Shallowater High School.

Shallowater Floyd Evans Ile Paidy Intarentad Inne Evans High School

TaHoka Garden Club Benefit Event Planned

Tahoka Garden Club will sponsor a 42, doming and bridge party at City Recreation Hall Thursday night. Proceeds fund landscaping the Veterans Memorial Garden and patios at the high school, per Mrs. R. M. Stewart.

Tahoka Tahoka Garden Club City Recreation Hall R. M. Stewart

Sullivan Award Nominations From New Orleans AAU

Seven men and seven women are nominated for the Sullivan Award by the AAU. A banquet in Los Angeles on Feb. 22 will honor the winner chosen by about 600 sports writers and AAU members. Nominees include Randy Matson and Mark Spitz among others.

New Orleans Amateur Athletic Union AAU Los Angeles Randy Matson Texas A&m Larry Kristoff Ronald Laird Joe Puleo Mark Spitz James J. Wellington Ronald H. Whitney Billie Jean King Debbie Meyer Charlotte Cooke Peggy Fleming Miki. King Linda Metheny Margo McGrath

John Cartwright Named to North Team in Star Bowl Note

Named Miami player John Cartwright Navy quarterback was selected to play for the North team in the Star football game on Christmas Day, an AP report announced Sunday.

MIAMI Fila John Cartwright Navy

Denver Stuns Jets with Five Interceptions and Punt Return

Denver capitalized on five Namath interceptions and a 72 yard Floyd Little punt return to lead 26 points in the second period and beat the New York Jets 33-24. Little scored on a punt return, while Jack Lentz and Bo Hickey fueled the turnover spree in rainy conditions. The loss leaves the Jets tied with Houston for first in the AFL East with three games left.

NEW York Denver Floyd Little New York Jets Jets Houston Oilers Miami Little Joe Namath Broncos Jack Lentz Bob Humphreys Lentz Namath Bo Hickey The APV New York-Denver Humphreys Hickey Sam

Japan Olympic soccer team earns 2 2 tie with Soviet club

In a rain soaked match in Tokyo on Saturday Japan's Olympic squad battled the Soviet Central Army Club to a 2 2 draw, highlighting a stubborn defensive effort and late equalizer opportunities.

Tokyo Japan Soviet Central Army Club

Unclear fragment sparks brief note from local column

Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person named Berd and a professional, with hints of a poll and catching up. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable to form a full news item.

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