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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1968
Page
17
Kerry Pearce, 21, a Texas at El Paso sophomore, clocked 8:27.2 indoors in San Diego to break Ron Clarke's 1966 standard by 1.6 seconds, eyeing the Mexico Olympics. Coach Wayne Vandenburg praised the effort as Pearce prepared for Olympic trials.
Avalanche-Journal reports a four way tie for top in district 3-AAAA after Pampa, Monterey, Plainview, and Tascosa shared wins and losses. Pampa needs a strong finish, with remaining games against Lubbock High Coronado Borger and Palo Duro shaping the title race.
At the Philadelphia Track Classic, Olympic hopeful Ralph Duobell captured his fifth 880 of the indoor season, asserting dominance with a measured stride and balance. Villanova coach Jumbo Elliott contemplates fit versus performance as Duobell eyes Olympic gold amid international competition chatter.
The article notes Monterey No 1d as the lone undefeated team in the ANNA circuit with several contenders like Corpus Christi Carrell Dallas Wandall and Fort Worth Terrell aiming for second place after two losses each. It mentions Lubbock Vonteeves holding down a top spot and includes references to other regional meet results and standout performances such as Villanova’s Dave Patrick in the Philadelphia meet and Daobell’s praise from Carroll.
The Continental Football League and the Professional Football League of America merged to form the Continental Professional Football League, a 20-team minor circuit. It will feature Atlantic Midwest and Pacific divisions with Northern and Southern conferences and includes teams from Orlando, Norfolk, Montreal, Hartford, Charleston, Wheeling, Omaha, Des Moines, Chicago, Huntsville, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Quad Cities, Joliet, Seattle, San Jose, Orange County, Sacramento, Eugene, and Victoria. A March 2 meeting in Chicago will finalize northern southern alignments.
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