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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1963
Page
7
The piece recalls historic pole vault records from Warmerdam to Nikula and Bragg, notes a 15 foot barrier myth, and argues for restoring older poles. It questions fiberglass rods and praises early-era equipment while urging restraint from hype and a focus on genuine achievement.
Cincinnati short on rest but riding a 35 game win streak series with Drake returns to Des Moines for a second meeting in five days. Ron Bonham led scoring for Cincinnati as they chase another key victory before facing Bradley.
Howard Payne’s Yellow Jackets hold a 6-1 LSC mark and chase co leaders Lamar Tech, with last year’s co champion status looming. Tech threatens with a 5-1 record and a season finish in Beaumont, while multiple games this week shape the race.
Jackson predicts an executive or congressional decision could shift power away from the AAU. He believes total cooperation from coaches across high school, junior college, college, and university levels is key. The track meet is about to begin as he watches with growing interest.
In Seefeld Austria the World Biathlon skiing and shooting championship saw Americans finish far down the field. Vladimir Melangin of Russia won for the second time. The best U S result was 27th by PFC Kari Bohlen of Minneapolis with 1 hour 50 minutes 14.2 seconds as Americans dropped minutes due to poor marksmanship.
Wayne Thornton the 21 year old light heavyweight from Stockton California seeks his 27th win in 29 starts as he faces Willie Pastrano in a nationally televised 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Pastrano 28 makes his Garden debut as the veteran opponent brings experience speed and skill to the telecast. A separate non televised 10 round featured bout pairs Raf ia King Nigeria against Vicente Dorado Argentina.
The Har lem Stars led by Taylor Loud Mouth Billingslea play the Muleshoe Independents at 8 p.m. in the local high school gym.
The record lists league games including Texas A M at Texas and Texas Tech versus Arkansas with multiple Texas venues and opponents. It notes Texas at Austin and TCU facing Texas A M in Fort Worth along with Baylor versus Rice and Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Johnny Pesky outlines Boston's plan for a stronger 1963 team with trades boosting power and pitchers Monbouquette Wilson Conley Radatz Lamabe plus rookies Morehead Wood and Jernigan. He envisions Yastrzemski Clinton Mejias Geiger in field roles and a shift to center field for Yastrzemski as the lineup aims for a first division fight behind the Yankees and Tigers.
Texas Longhorns surge to a 5-0 league start and two-game lead in the Southwest Conference behind Coach Harold Bradley. Texas topped Texas Christian 73-58 as Arkansas, Rice, SMU, and Baylor chase. Ken Kendall Rhine leads scoring with 23.2 ppg. Bennie Lenox sits second at 20.1 ppg.
Rolando Cruz of Villanova won the 19th annual Philadelphia Inquirer track meet pole vault with 16 feet 14 inches, becoming the eighth man to clear 16 feet. The Puerto Rican junior said indoor practice limits hindered ramping up after goals to challenge Pentti Nikula’s 16 8.
Italy completed a world bobsledding sweep at Igls Austria by taking first and second in the four man event and had priorly finished 1-2 in the two man championships. No. 1 sled driven by Sergio Zardini posted 4 minutes 19.34 seconds for four heats. The No. 2 sled driven by Angelo Frigerio clocked 4:20.56. Sixteen teams from nine nations competed while the U.S. No. 1 and No. 2 sleds finished eighth and seventh respectively.
New York AP reports the latest weekly college basketball poll results. Cincinnati remains undefeated at 17 0 with two wins including an overtime victory over Drake and a 70 40 win over St Louis. Chicago Loyola 20 0 dominates with wins over Washington of St Louis and Iowa. Duke 15 2 tallies two wins over South Carolina and North Carolina. Illinois 12 2 did not play. Arizona State 16 2 beats Texas Western. Georgia Tech 16 1 defeats Kentucky and Alabama. Stanford 12 4 loses to Washington but Washington State game canceled. Colorado 12 3 defeats Oklahoma. Mississippi State 14 4 beats Southern Mississippi and LSU. Wichita 14 5 defeats Tulsa.
Baseball owners push changes to speed play without admitting trouble. Measures include fewer warmup pitches per inning and players in the on deck circle. The American League expands the strike zone to shoulder height, risking more high strikes and potentially more outs to cut game length.
Derby age colts training for the 100000 added Flamingo Stakes meet a major early test in the 7 furlong Bahamas Stakes at Hialeah Park on Wednesday. Top contenders include Royal Ascot Insurrection Sky Wonder Sum Dum Kid Rocky Link and Big End with other possibles such as Swapson Hot Dust Brave Wine and Cool Prince.
ABETON Italy AP Marille Goitschel of France captured first in the Foemina Cup inter national women's ski meet on Sunday. She won the special slalom on a 50 gate course with a 460 foot drop posting 41.4 and 44.8 second runs for a total of 1 minute 26.2 seconds.
Texas Wesleyan has seized the top of the Big State Conference after a 105-88 win over St. Mary’s and a 76-61 victory by St. Edward’s over Southwestern. Wesleyan tops at 4-1, Southwestern 3-2, with pivotal games upcoming in Fort Worth and other league matchups.
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