Rain Probable For Vikings Chiefs Super Bowl Showdown
In New Orleans scattered showers and 50s temperatures mark Super Bowl Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs completed final preparations for the fourth meeting of NFL and AFL champions. Coaches Bud Grant and Hank Stram said the wet conditions will not favor either team in what’s expected to be a defensive battle.
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Mets Name Ex Hurler Antonelli To Manage Memphis Blues
The New York Mets named former pitcher Johnny Antonelli to manage the Texas League champion Memphis Blues next season. At 54, he will serve as interim manager and part time coach after a 19 year absence, signing a one year contract to replace Roy McMillan.
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Coin Toss Sets NFL Draft Order After Super Bowl
Ed McCaskey of the Bears presided at the coin toss with Pete Rozelle as Boston, Hills, Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis Atlanta Giants San Diego and Green Bay won their flips to determine first round order. Remaining two picks hinge on Sunday's Chiefs versus Minnesota Super Bowl result.
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American netter advances to Free States tennis final
Peaches Barthow of Hamtramck Michigan defeated Pat Walkden of South Africa 6-4 6-3 to reach the finals of the Free States championship in Bloemfontein. She will face England's Wimbledon champion Mrs Ann Jones who beat Australia’s Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-2.
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Cycle Races at Fair Park Tonight in AMA Sanctioned Meet
Indoor motorcycle speed events at Fair Park Coliseum feature four heat races two semis and a main in 125 and 250 classes. About 30 to 40 riders expected. Qualifying at 8 p.m. on a one-tenth mile concrete oval. Resin coating boosts speeds near 5000 miles per hour. Intermission honors top 1969 West Texas AMA riders: Bruster Salisbury Quinn Line Fisher Ervin Caswell and Hotchkiss. Admission 3 adults, students half price, under 12 free.
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Hula Bowl Rosters Highlight Heisman Winner and Starters
Molienkopf predicts a high scoring Hula Bowl as Steve Owens eyes a South offense lead and Clemson's Frank Howard heads South defense. Denton Fox and Richard Campbell from Texas Tech are among linchpins while north captains Ely and Foley anchor the defensive unit. Pro scouts monitor drills ahead of the televised game.
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Trinity coach reshapes football lineup after scholarship notices
Trinity coach Woodson explains players who feel shafted by probationary cuts and position changes. He says the aim is fair assessment of pros pects and notes some athletes claim they weren’t given a fair shot at roles like fullback or linebacker.
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Dimmitt Rolls Over Floydada For 45th Straight District Win
Dimmitt crushed Floydada 74 something to take over No 1 in District 3 AA. Bobcats extend their district streak to 45 straight wins while Dimmitt improves to 17 5 overall. Floydada dips to 2 1 in district play. Girls action sees Dimmitt win 43 31 led by Ruth Dyer 26 and Marilyn Harris 20 for losers. Other 3 AA results include Olton 58 47 over Abernathy and Friona 73 45 over Lockney.
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Midland Lee stays undefeated with 89 77 win over Bulldogs
Randy Prince scored 37 points to lead Midland Lee Rebels past Midland Bulldogs 89 to 77. John Mason scored 20 for Odessa High’s opponent while Big Spring opened 3-AAAA with a 54-53 win over the Bronchos.
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Happy girls soar to 100 in 2 A opener upset
District 2-A action saw Happy girls reach 100 points in a 2 A opener as McLean Hays edged the Cowboys 50-49. Butch Land and Steve Thacker scored for McLean, while Joe Bill Dempsey led the Cowboys with 19. Happy girls later ran to 100 17, Sandy Woods 28 and Ann Moody 27 paced the winners, Linda Parr added 3 for McLean.
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Roosevelt Tops Spur In District Clash 47 29
Roosevelt roared back from a five point halftime deficit to beat Spur 47 29 as Spur dropped to 1 3 in district play. Roosevelt scorers included Eugene Perry Ricky Daniels and Tommy Martin with eight each. Spur leaders were Perry with 12 points and a balanced effort from the Bulldogs.
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District 13-B cage action Highlighted by tight games
Sands routs Dawson 97-50 as Johnny Pough and Robert Cardona led Dawson. Klondike tops Flower Grove 61-44 with Val Stephens scoring 26. Three Way defeats Pep 67-52 in district B action with James Turnbow and others reaching double figures. Anton beats Whitharral 85-43 as Turnbow leads Anton with 23.
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Wilson Tahoka vie for title in Wilson Round Robin
Wilson and Tahoka junior varsity squads, both unbeaten after two games, advance to the finals of the Wilson Round Robin Tournament. Wilson defeated Southland 55 to 18 while Tahoka routed Odonnell 44 to 3.
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Ropes Tourney action features Meadow Sundown wins
Meadow beat Cooper 59-56 as Terry Wilkes led with 23 points. Sundown won 70-57 over host Hones with Dennis Johnson scoring 18 and Ricks Braden pouring in 35 for Ropes. Sundown girls upset Ropes 54-45, Janice Joiner with 23. Meadow girls beat Cooper 71-30 behind Shirla Caswell 31 and Roma Arp 18. Judy Dunn led Cooper with 21.
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Senior Bowl rosters highlight Nit tany Lion stars on North squad
The North team features second-ranked Nit tany Lion players and All American Mike Reid along with Charles Pittman. Texas places Ted Anon as sole national champion rep, while AP All Americans Reid Ward Kiner MacClinton headline North and South starters. Coaches from NFL divisions will guide the game with merger rules setting $1250 for winners and $1000 for losers.
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Raiders Star Faces Threats Noted After Friday Night Incident
Raider cornerback Tie remained the starter all season as reports said star defensive back Wilson, 27, who joined Grambling College and signed with the Raiders in 1968, was visiting relatives in Texas and Louisiana after Friday night threats and asked that the incident not be mentioned.
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Eastern New Mexico Beats Highlands 77-53 in Las Vegas
Eastern New Mexico University defeated New Mexico Highlands 77 to 53 in Las Vegas as the Greyhounds improve to nine wins with four players in double digits led by Pete Norris with 32 and Greg Hyder with 26. Highlands' Bob Dabovich topped the visitors with 19. Eastern heads to Santa Fe to face College of Santa Fe.
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Baptists Fall In Zone Opener To Wayland Bucs
Wayland Baptist defeated Texas College 73 to 67 in a District 8 8 North Zone NAIA opener. Charles Wardin led Wayland with 21 points, Jim Driskell 17, and Robert Stanza added 24 for Texas College. Driskell also had 13 rebounds as Wayland shot 28 of 62 from the floor and 31 of 52 from the line.
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Coach Laver Edd Burleson Leads Class A Champions Matt
Donnell Rasstin of Wichita Falls High wins Class AAAA title while Virgil Murphy stars for Celina in Class B. Brownwood coach Wood, in his tenth year there, boasts a 258 43 8 record with a 17 2 playoff mark and a 1968 loss to Lubbock Estacado 29 13 en route to the state crown.
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Rebels Top Harvesters in 91 48 Pampa Clash
Tascosa held off host Pampa 91 48 to stay in a three way tie for the 4 AAAA race. Cundiff led Tascosa with 18 points while Gallman scored 21 for Pampa as the Rebels built a close game lead late.
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Cougars Top New Orleans In ABA Clash
Carolina Cougars defeated New Orleans 99-88 in Greensboro. Bob Verga led scoring with 34 points, adding strong first and second halves, while Red Robbins of New Orleans was limited to four rebounds despite a 17 per game average. The Cougars secured a 48-35 halftime lead.
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Morton and Eunice reach Plains Tournament final
Morton beat Lubbock Christian High 63-61 to reach the championship against Eunice after a 19 point third quarter powered Morton. M C Collins led Morton with 17 points while Russwurm led LCHS with 17. five Indians scored in double figures. Seagraves beat Estacado B 161-50 and Tahoka defeated Plains 50-39. Seagraves and Tahoka meet in the consolation final.
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Bullets Down Celtics in Big win on Friday night
Baltimore led 31-21 after one and 61-50 at halftime before exploding for 81 points in the final two periods to beat Boston 142-110. Wes Unseld led Baltimore with 19 or more points as Karl Monroe, Kevin Loughery, Gus Johnson and Jack Marin also scored heavily. John Havlicek led the Celtics with 22 as Jo Jo White added 14 in a late push.
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Plainview Defeats Caprock 44 to 34 in Narrow Win
Plainview Jumped to a large early lead and never trailed, beating Caprock 44 34 to stay tied atop the 4-AAAA standings with Monterey and Tascosa. Charlie Bassett and Randell Roberts each scored 12 points for Plainview, while Gary Ott added 10.
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Farwell Tourney Finals Set With Mixed Results
Farwell hosts Sudan in both brackets at 8:50 for boys action while girls start at 7. Sudan boys beat Bovina 7 percent noted, Tony For tossed 27, Farwell boys win 70 39 over Nagareth with Stovall 23. Pohlmeier 19 for losers. Nazareth girls fall to Farwell 30 40 as Taylor adds seven and Dohmeier 16 for Nazareth.
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Amherst Tourney Sparks High Scoring Finals
Hart led Hart with 24 points while Spade scored 16 for Spade in a 57-47 Hart victory. Causey defeated Olton 5 district 38 as Nunnaley posted 21 for Causey and Kemp 18 for Olton. Farwell beat Littlefield JV 49-43 with Hobbs 20 and Giles 14. Lazbuddie over Amherst 49-32 in girls action.
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