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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1969
Page
13
Sid Brickman tells how Alain Locke Marching Band from a 2,800 student all Negro school earned a Rose Parade spot. They raised funds with candy and peanut sales, practiced two hours daily, and beat 52 Los Angeles bands to reach the finals. The group will perform in new uniforms arriving this week despite a $5,000 shortfall.
Snow and deep cold threaten game day at Metropolitan Stadium with 24 inches more snow forecast and temperatures from 25 high to 5 low. Erickson’s crew prepared the field with dual coverings and heat blowers while forecasters weigh Saturday weather for kickoff.
Purdue quarterback Mike Phipps was named the Big Ten most valuable player for 1969 receiving 15 of 23 first places. Ohio State fullback Jim Otis finished second with Michigan tight end Jim Mandich third and Indiana halfback John Isenbarger fourth. Other 1969 selections included Doug Dieken Waos Larry Ely Iowa Ron Saul Michigan State Ray Parson Minnesota Ten Ross Northwestern and Stu Voigt Wisconsin.
George Foreman the heavyweight champion and Donato Paikeno the Canadian welterweight titleholder are set for 10 rounders at Madison Square Garden. Matchmaker Teddy Brenner said Foreman, 15-0 with 13 knockouts, faces Jack Qoitoran, a 6 6 240 pounder, while Paikeno battles another unbeaten welterweight.
Protesters chanting in Spanish interrupt midnight mass at St Basil’s Catholic Church in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve. Cardinal McIntyre denounced the crowd while police reported five officers injured and seven arrests after about 200 demonstrators marched from Lafayette Park. A La Raza spokesman criticized church funding as diverting dollars from the Mexican American community.
North and South football squads prepared for the Blue Gray classic with heavy sessions on kickoffs and offenses. Air Force head coach Ben Martin praised polishing game plans while Texas Tech kicker Jerry Don Sanders drew praise for booming kicks during a 90 minute drill. Gray quarterback Tommy Pharr from Mississippi State also had a solid day throwing.
East London South Africa Helen Gourlay of Australia defeated Kristy Pigeon of Danville California 6-2 6-0 in the Border Tennis Championships quarter finals.
Willis Reed banked in a mid court buzzer beater from Walt Frazier to lift the New York Knicks to a 112-111 victory over Detroit. Reed scored 33 as the Knicks rallied from deficits and Detroit's Will Bellamy hit late free throws that nearly iced the game. Bellamy finished with 24 for Detroit, while Dick Barnett and Frazier added 23 and 20 respectively for New York.
The speaker criticizes sensational crime stories while lamenting how Hippie and wealthy students disturb the moral tone. He notes drugs and sex as temptations and says his outlet is God, urging proper perspective amid campus behavior.
In Bethlehem six young Americans join pilgrims in Manger Square an hour before midnight mass and chant anti US slogans including Mao Tse tung and America Out of Viet Nam as the crowd gathers.
Pistol Pete Maravich of LSU averages 49 points per game to top a list in which 15 players reach at least 29 points. Idaho State's Willie Humes second at 34, followed by Notre Dame's Austin Carr, Niagara's Calvin Murphy, and Kentucky’s Dan Issel in the top five. Jacksonville leads in scoring at 108.0 PPG while Army allows 49 PPG defensively.
Palo Alto AP report states the West football team trained outdoors in heavy rain on Christmas morning. Coach John Ralston said the squad is in good health and ready for the Shrine game against the East. He has not yet decided between Steve Owens of Oklahoma and Bob Anderson of Colorado for the starting fullback.
Toledo seeks to extend a 10-0 season and No 20 AP ranking led by quarterback Chuck Ealey as Davidson aims to upset in a high scoring Tangerine Bowl battle. Ealey passed for 1 281 yards and ran for 267 while Gordon Slade of Davidson threw 21 touchdowns and 218 yards per game with Mike Kelly as his top receiver.
Houston AP report notes Bud Adams praised Beathard as the best quarterback but blamed leadership gaps since George Blanda left. Blanda sent a telegram calling Adams’ remarks the best compliments in 20 years. Beathard said a young owner should speak privately to players.
Heavyweight contender George Foreman has agreed to a 10 round bout against Charley Polite at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston Texas Boxing Enterprises announced Foreman 21 pounds in December he fought three times and has another card scheduled January 26 at Madison Square Garden Polite weighed 204 pounds and recently defeated Dave Zyglewicz in Houston Ziggy Ziggy Zyglewicz’s hometown
A tanker truck carrying flammable liquids overturned inside Pleasanton city limits, leaking aboard the road and injuring the driver. Police set up roadblocks and kept residents away as the closest homes about 100 yards distant remained unharmed.
In the border clash Terry Bradshaw of Louisiana Tech connects on three straight passes to push the South toward scoring. A 19 yard shuttle play involving Opalsky and a swing pass from Miami tightens the drive before a late fumble as time expires. The series ends with North 10 South 11 and one tie.
In a rough game summary Nor-Phipps sparked with a 2 run then Leuthau ser kicked extra points. Leuthauser added a 20 yard run and a later interception set up Carter for a 1 yard score with Leuthanger kicking.
Apprentice jockey Rudy Turcotte 19 from Canada will be out four to six weeks after a spill in the eighth race at Tropical Park He suffered a fractured collarbone and rib and was unconscious when removed by ambulance Turcotte led Aqueduct fall meeting with 52 winners.
An advertisement offers a HOLLYWOOD BED twin size with mattress spring metal frame and headboard at 82.00 reg. A BOX SPRING full size discount priced at 69.95 for a two-pack remaining sale stock.
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