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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1962

Page

10

Matador and Happy dominate All-South Plains Class B picks

Matador and Happy, the South Plains regional champions, led the All-South Plains Class B selections. Matador placed three on the first team and one on the second. Happy had two on the first team, two on the second, and Dean King named Coach of the Year after guiding Happy to an 11-1 season and regional crown.

Bill Hart Avalanche-Journal South Plains Matador Happy Dean King King Cowboys Avalanche Journal Pete Davis Richard Campbell Gary Lancaster David Rattan Bovina Leonard Harvey Jim Blackburn Jerry Stevens Richard Kennedy Mac Glasscock Jerry Frazier Gary Stevenson Don Compton Jerry Sires Whitharral Gerald Smith Ropesville Jerry Herzog Wilson Randy Peeples New Deal Lancaster Glasscock Davis Cumpton Charles Walton Alvin Swanson Anton Roy Swetnam Lorenzo Peeples Bi-District Blackburn Dell City Sires Campbell Matadors Rattan Knox City Wilson Blocker Smith Charles Johnson Richard Tulsa

Phillips 66ers Brace For Tech Match In Lubbock

Phillips 66ers coach Bud Browning brings a depleted lineup as six players remained out since November. The team, bolstered by Tom Robitaille’s temporary return and John Jenkins, won two early games and faced Rice, Tulsa, and East Central State as stars Jerry Shipp Don Kojis led scoring.

Phillips 66Ers Texas Tech Lubbock Phillips Bud Browning 66Ers Russia All-Stars Denver Manila Taipei Formosa AAU Jerry Shipp Don Kojis Denny Price Mike Moran Larry Parsifal Bobby Rascoe Browning Tom Robitaille Rice University East Central State College Ada Okla del’ Ray Mounts John Jenkins Mounts East Central State Behlen Stars Columbus Neb Houston University of Tulsa

Klein Cohen Named As Boxing Heads for U S Maccabiah

Alfred M. Klein a member of the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission and his deputy Phil Cohen were named co chairmen of boxing for the U S Maccabiah Olympic Games Committee. They will recruit Jewish athletes to represent the United States in the 1965 Maccabiah Olympics. Cohen previously served as boxing coach and trainer for the U S squad.

Philadelphia Alfred M. Klein Pennsylvania Athletic Commission Phil Cohen U.S Klein Haskell Cohen U.S. Committee For Sports In Israel New York Cohen United States Tel Aviv

First Bowl Clash as Ole Miss Meets Arkansas in Sugar Bowl

Ole Miss and Arkansas meet in the Sugar Bowl for the first time on New Year’s Day. Johnny Vaught’s 10-0 Rebels face Frank Broyles’ 9-1 Razorbacks in a clash expected before about 80,000 fans. Ole Miss holds a 13-12 edge in the series.

Don Swanson NEW Orleans UPI Mississippi Arkansas Johnny Vaught Rebels Oxford Miss Razorbacks Fayetteville Ark Frank Broyles Ole Miss

Boxing pact may derail Liston Patterson rematch

The WBA leadership criticizes a return bout contract between Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson as binding and potentially jeopardizing the new organization's credibility. Emile Bruneau and Dr. Charles P. Larson argue enforcement could suspend complying states, while Bruneau calls the contract ironclad.

New Orleans World Boxing Association National Boxing Association Sonny Liston Floyd Patterson WBA Emile Bruneau Louisiana Boxing Commission Charles P. Larson Tacoma Wash Bruneau Patterson Liston Chicago NBA

Sonny Gibbs Named To Starting Post

West coach Dan Devine Tuesday named Sonny Gibbs of Texas Christian as the starting quarterback for Saturday's East West Shrine game in San Francisco. Devine listed the probable starting offensive lineup after an early morning workout of the squads.

Palo Alto Calif UPI Dan Devine Sonny Gibbs Texas Christian San Francisco Devine

Top college teams open busy holiday cage schedule

Six of the nation's top ten teams will compete as 21 major tournaments begin across the country. Stanford and Southern California lead the Los Angeles Classic with 7-0 and 9-0 records. Illinois and Penn clash in the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden, while other events feature undefeated teams and marquee matchups across venues from New York to Portland and Kansas City.

New York Stanford Southern California Indians Northwestern Trojans Colorado State University Utah State UCLA St. Louis Washington Ilinois Penn Madison Square Garden New York University Duquesne West Virginia Boston College Holy Cross St. Bonaventure Bowling Green Philadelphia Falcons St. Joseph's la Salle Brigham Young Providence Delaware Villanova Manhattan Chicago Loyola Oklahoma City Ramblers Arkansas Memphis State Toledo Greighton Wyoming Baylor Portland Ore Iowa Arizona Oregon Washington State Seattle California Idaho Oregon State Colorado Oklahoma State Kansas City Buffaloes Kansas Town State

Warriors Rally Past Hawks For 94 91 Victory

Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Meschery sparked a late comeback as the San Francisco Warriors erased a two point deficit to beat the St. Louis Hawks 94 91 at Madison Square Garden. Chamberlain scored 32 and Naulls 22 while Pettit led Hawks with 23 before fouling out. In New Delhi a 4000 boat mechanization program awaits Japanese diesel engines.

NEW York UPI Wilt Chamberlain Tom Meschery San Francisco Warriors St. Louis Hawks National Basketball Association Madison Square Garden New York Knicks Syracuse Nationals Bob Pettit Hawks Pettit Warriors Chamberlain Meschery Willie Naulls

Belkin Leads Seeded Players In Orange Bowl Tennis Tourney

In Miami Belkin of Miami Beach, the defending champion and US junior titlist, advanced with a 6 3 6 0 win over Richard Peters. Seeded rivals including Pasarell Pollard Rock Roche and Dowdeswell prevailed as rain halted Monday's second round. matches resume today with 17 year olds Kalo and Nakayama causing the day’s big upset.

Miami UPI Mike Belkin Miami Beach Nick Kalo Athens Greece Akira Nakayama Fujisawa Japan Belkin United States Richard Peters Charles Pasarell Santurce P. R John Halligan Auckland N. Z Geoffrey Pollard Sydney Australia Tomaz Rock Brazil Anthony Roche Pollard Joshua Shalom Israel Koch Tetsu Karamitsu Tokyo Pakistan Nikola Spear Yugoslavia Patricio Cornejo Chile Roger Dowdeswell South Rhodesia Uwe Gottschalk West Germany

Tittle Named Player Of Year In Eastern Division

Washington (UPI) Y A Tittle the veteran Giants quarterback was chosen as professional football player of the year by the Washington Touchdown Club. He will miss the Jan 12 ceremony as he heads to Los Angeles for the Pro Bowl. Tittle set an NFL record with 33 touchdown passes and 3 224 passing yards in 1961. He led the Giants to their second straight Eastern Division title.

Washington UPI Y. A. Tittle New York Giants Washington Touchdown Club Tittle Inos Angeles Giants Washington Redskins Sid Luckman Chicago Bears Ardian Burk Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Marshall Texas Baltimore Colts San Francisco 49Ers Atherton Calif

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