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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1960

Page

7

Ohio State Regains Zip By Crushing Army In Hoops

National champion Ohio State trounced Army 103 51 as Jerry Lucas poured in 29 points and the Buckeyes showcased their fast break attack. Detroit upset Indiana in double overtime as Tom Villemure hit a late corner shot. ACC leaders Maryland NC State Duke posted wins while North Carolina rested.

ED Wilks Associated Press Ohio State Detroit Ohio University St. Louis Walloping Army Jerry Lucas John Havlieck Army Age Lave Sager Tawe Tow Bucs Cades Indiana Tom Villemure Chlie North Dave Debusschero Tita Hoosiers Utah State Maryland North Carolina Duke Minnesota Bob McDonald Bill Stasiulatis NC State Citadel West Virginia Mountaineers John Frye Seph Art Heyman Blue Devils West Virgini Kentucky Louisville Western Kentucky Tech Navier Ohio

Broyles Accepts Light Reprimand for Gag Rule Violation

Arkansas coach Frank Broyles said he expected only a wrist slap after violating the Southwest Conference gag rule. He apologized in a letter, noting no excuse and promising it would not happen again.

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Aggies and Razorbacks Lead SWC Play Amid Surprises

Aggies and Razorbacks hold 3 wins in 4 starts as Texas and Rice show mild upsets. Texas Tech ousted by Kansas, Florida, Georgia Tech win and loss, Rice defeats LSU while SMU edges Florida. A&M rebounds with wins over Houston and Centen...

Rice Florida Houston Louisian State Bengals Baton Rouge Fair Southern Methodist Dallas Jan Loudermilk Georgia Tech Atlanta Vanderbilt Nashville

Play resumes in Matador Tournament after weather pause

Matador Lions Club basketball tournament resumes today with a girls game between Roaring Springs and Estelline at 12 noon. Consolation semifinals feature Matador vs Balls at 1 20 p.m and Patton Springs vs Flemont in the girls bracket. Boys semifinals start at 4 p.m with Patton Springs vs Flemont and 6 40 p.m Turkey vs Estelline. Finalists to be determined.

Matador Matador Lions Club Roaring Springs Estelline Matador and Balls Patton Springs Flemont Turkey Lockett Crowell Paducah

Paret Wins First Defense With Aggressive Offense

New York AP reports welterweight champion Benny Paret of Cuba used a ferocious attack to defeat Federico Robles in one round at Madison Square Garden for his first defense. Teddy Brenner eyes a title defense against Griffith or Rodriguez if Paret agrees. manager Alfaro is in no hurry. In Baltimore, Pimlico sees two-horse entries but a rare one-two finish has happened only once since 1939.

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Lone Star Conference pace set by SF Austin SWTSC rivals

S.F. Austin and Southwest Texas State lead the Lone Star Conference with one loss in 10 starts. Southwest Texas State was idle but had won its four previous games, while S. L. Lumberjacks added wins over Northwest Louisiana and St. Edwards last week. Other teams like Howard Payne and Texas Lutheran posted mixed results as the league race tightens.

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Rodriguez Griffith In TV Battle For Welterweight Shot

New York Cuba's Luis Rodriguez and New York's Emile Griffith to fight Saturday in a 10 round TV bout at Madison Square Garden for the right to challenge Benny Pareto for the welterweight title. The winner heads toward Pareto's crown with the Garden venue and promoter details listed.

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Border Conference Standings Show Arizona State Unbeaten

Arizona State remains unblemished in Border Conference action while Hardin-Simmons suffers a setback. Hardin-Simons slipped after a winless stretch, with Arizona State holding a clean slate alongside New Mexico State and West Texas. The season features multiple road trips for Arizona State, New Mexico State, and peers as schedules shift.

Arizona State

Navy plans for New Wrinkles in Bowl Season

Navy coach Wayne Hardin weighs minimal changes for the Orange Bowl and will rely on star Joe Bellino in his versatile role. Bellino’s weight loss and feints are addressed as practice intensifies for the January 2 game at Columbia Missouri, with Hardin acknowledging shifting formations and Bellino’s publicized Heisman tour activities.

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May High Wins At Sunland Park In Quar ter Horse Match

May High drove to a five length victory over Sovereignty in the special match at Sunland Park. Jockey Gale Mower rode May High with trainer Roy Gaines aboard as Dash Star ran 9 yards in 4810. Brooks riding in Baltimore posted a hot streak with nine winners in three days and four in the meeting.

Sunland Park UPI May High

SWVC Statistics Season Standings Snapshot

The report lists season standings and top scorers for SWVC, naming players such as Harta Wiles and Ray Hotes. It notes team performance benchmarks and individual scoring highlights across weeks, with references to Tech and Indiana affiliations in a compact standings brief.

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Ropesville Tourney Set With Meadow and Sundown Favorites

Ropesville's boys and Sundown's girls emerge as favorites in the eight school basketball tourney starting at 3 pm. Fast-round action runs Tuesday through Friday with consolation and championship finals Saturday night. Meadow-Dawson and Lorena tilt on opening night. schedule lists Home girls and New Home-Union boys among matchups.

Meadow Ropesville Boys Sundown Sehood ealinAment Amt Saryms Dawson Wilson Meadow-Dawson Gins Sss Union

Pressure on U S Davis Cup Team in Italy

U S players faced heavy pressure in Italy as Buchholz and teammates aimed to clinch the Davis Cup finals in the best of five series. Singles and doubles battles featured fierce rallies and an onlookers’ tense mood amid windy conditions and crowd noise.

Will Grimsley Perth Australia Butch Buchholz Y Kay Buchholz St. Louis Ball Mick Ohio Sirota Pietrangeli Bucholz McKinley S&t Dayton Vanni Canapele Vup N Teihims Sila Haly

Denver City’s Loss Is Gain For Post Cagers

Denver City's withdrawal opens space for Post to fill an eight team Class AA basketball tourney bracket. Chad Hachardt Souter invites teams including Pans Brownfield Littlefield West O’Donnell Muleshoe and Seagetieves to enter today. The tournament starts Thursday with three games per team and a battle for positions including seventh fifth and the championship. Lamesa is the defending champion.

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Border Stats Roundup Sparks Confusion Across Regions

A jumble of fragmented names and places appears in a regional athletic roundup. Teams from Western and Eastern locales, including West Tevae AL Tulsa and North Benes, are listed with unclear matchups and dates, reflecting a noisy early edition of scores and standings.

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Nikita Guerrero to headline Wednesday wrestling card at Allen Arena

Nikita Guerrero meets Gary Guerrero in a non title main event at Allen Arena in a best of three falls or 60 minute match. The undercard features Ripper Leane versus Alex Perez in a similar format, plus Tomm y Son Jack O'Reilly and Art Nelson with Poncho Lopez versus Iron Mike and Silento Rodriguez in a one fall tag team bout.

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Russian Speed Skater Sweeps 100 and 3000 at Oslo Meet

Russia's world speed skating champion won both the 100 meter race in 43.4 seconds and the 3000 meter event in 4 minutes 59.9 seconds at the Oslo International Meet. Strong winds challenged the rivals as the champion delivered two top times.

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