Browns departure from Browns coaching post amid contract bind
Paul Brown states he is under a six year contract and cannot take another job without breach. He cites friction with Modell as catalyst for the split, and says Modell plans to name a successor within ten days with two people handling boss and general manager roles. Geoffrion out of action a week with wrist injury for Montreal Canadiens.
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Monterey forward Bob Schmid leads Plainsmen in District 3-AAAA
Top scorer Bob Schmid, a 6-5 Monterey forward, anchors the Plainsmen in District 3-AAAA. Monterey travels to Amarillo to face the Tascosa Rebels tonight. Schmid missed early season football injuries but returned as district play started.
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Rams in chase of league lead in SPC clash
San Angelo College Rams travel to Levelland to face SPC Texans at 8 p.m. Saturday seeking to hold first place in the Western Junior College Conference. Key Rams: Kirby Pugh George Tibbets Pete Welch David Watson with alternates DeCair Speiker. SPC counters with Marshall Sage Crippen Seinburn Patton.
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Tech Percentage Masks Conference Reality for Raiders
Texas Tech shows a 48.1 percent shooting mark in three conference games and holds league opponents to 45.4 percent, yet has only one win in the span. Key players include Hallam, Wall, Murren, Denney, and Gindorf plus Hallam leading rebounds. The team faces Texas and UCLA upcoming games.
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Westminster Still Leads In Small College Ratings
Westminster of Pa remains the top in the UPI small college basketball ratings for the sixth straight week. Wittenberg and Tennessee State move closer to the leader, while Southeast Missouri enters the top 10 as Southern Illinois drops. Wittenberg has won seven of eight. Tennessee State has won 10 of 12.
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Tickets Set For Tech UT Basketball Doubleheader
Reserved and general admission tickets are on sale for the Coliseum doubleheader this Saturday. The 8 p.m. Texas Tech versus Texas game follows a 6 p.m. Tech frosh vs Wayland College JV matchup. Texas Tech has a 1-2 SWC mark and Texas a 12-10 edge overall in series.
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Podres May Have Set Iaking Mark
Los Angeles Dodgers officials said on Thursday that pitcher Johnny Podres may have set a new speed record in accepting terms of his 1963 contract. Podres wired General Manager Buzzie Bavasi after reading a newspaper dispatch that contracts had been sent out. He accepted terms of the 1963 contract from his Witherby, New York home. Podres is expected to receive about 30000 dollars this year.
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Browns coach Paul Brown ousted as Cleveland leader
Cleveland president Arthur Modell removed Paul Brown as head coach and general manager, citing new duties for Brown with a six year contract left. Brown said he will stay with the club in a vice presidential role and fulfill his contract while retaining a small stock share. Modell indicated Brown would not be fired and could remain with the Browns.
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Bearcats push past North Texas for 12th straight win
Cincinnati led 41-31 at halftime as Ron Bonham scored 29 points to lift the top-ranked Bearcats to a 75-58 victory over North Texas State. George Wilson and Tom Thacker added 16 each while Carl Miller and John Savage fouled out for the Eagles.
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Slaton Ninth Graders Edge Evans in Narrow Win
Randy Dyer scored 19 points to lift Slaton ninth graders to a 45-36 victory over Evans, keeping them one game ahead of the pack. Evans' Rusty Andrews led with 10 points. In the eighth grade, Evans won 28-20 as Randy Andrews scored 11 and Gary Doyle added eight for Slaton.
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Brownfield Coach Earns Avalanche Journal AAA Coach of the Year
Brownfield High School football coach Doug Cox was honored at a Thursday assembly with The Avalanche Journal award as Class AAA Coach of the Year on the South Plains. His daughter Gena, Homecoming Queen, joined him for the event. Five of Cox’s 1962 team will receive certificates for The Avalanche-Journal All South Plains AAA team or the All South Plains Dream Team.
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Tech Faces Texas In Critical SWC Clash For Free Throw Edge
Texas Tech, ranked 12th in free throw shooting at .744, seeks to exploit Texas fouls and rebounding gaps as Texas meets Baylor. Tech must convert more from the line after a 25-for-49 run in three conference games and a 32-rebound deficit to opponents. The Raiders rely on starters Glen Hallam Bobby Gindorf Harold Denney Bill Murren Sid Wall, with a Wayland JV game at 6 p.m.
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Tech Fresh Open Tank Season Launches Freshman Swim Schedule
Tech’s 1963 freshman swimming season opens with a meet against Wichita Falls and Midland high schools. Picadors, led by captains Bera Harper and Dan Street, also compete versus New Mexico Military Institute on Jan 26 and March 1 in Roswell. Team roster includes Don Davis Clif Gillespie Jerry Graves Truett Holt Dave Kovac George Laivins Kurt Lemon Gene Nuckum Charlies Midkiff James Morphis Alan Prendergast Randon Porter Richard Riley Brian Weaver.
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Tiger Arrives To Open Camp
Middleweight champion Dick Tiger arrived in New York to train for his title rematch with Gene Fullmer on February 23 in Las Vegas. Tiger, returning from a 10 week Nigeria vacation, said he will train for 15 rounds and hopes to knock out Fullmer if lucky.
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Wilson Ninth Graders Top Alderson 33 31
Wilson ninth graders edged Alderson 33 to 31 as David Reed scored 14 and Tom Keyton 10 for Wilson. Alderson's Ron Shuffield scored 10. In the eighth grade game Wilson won 27 to 25 with Ronald Chaney scoring 17 and Jim Thornburg 13.
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UPI small college basketball ratings list with votes and records
UPI rankings show Westminster top with 13 first place votes and 61 won lost tally, followed by Wittenberg and Tennessee State. Prairie View A&M and Grambling interact with strong marks as other teams including Hofstra Southeastern Oklahoma and Southeast Missouri appear in the top 20 with varying records.
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Hobbs Puts Win Streak On Line In Loop Tilt
Hobbs Eagles ride a 13 game winning streak into a clash with Clovis Wildcats Friday in Clovis and Artesia Bulldogs Saturday in Hobbs. District 4A standings see Hobbs top with 1-0 while Clovis sits 1-1 and Artesia 0-1, Carlsbad undefeated at 2-0.
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Dunbar Aims for Second District 1-AA Victory
The Dunbar Panthers travel to face Odessa Blackshear in a bid to claim their second District 1-AA basketball win of the season. OM team remains winless as the matchup unfolds.
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Kingpetch Chooses Strategy in Rematch for Flyweight Title
In Bangkok challenger Pone Kingpetch is a 3-1 favorite to regain the world flyweight title from Harada of Japan. Harada, who dethroned Kingpetch in 11th round KO last October 10, weighs in at 9:30 a.m. local time with the rematch set to begin at 7:30 a.m. EST Saturday.
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Junior Rebels top Dragons in Pee Wee League clash
Peter Hall scored 11 points to lead the Junior Rebels past the Dragons 23-11 at the ABC Boys Club on Thursday. Robin Roberts added seven for the Dragons while Al Brashear had six for the Mohawks in another Midget contest. Mark Bass scored six as Second Baptist defeated Calvary 12-6 in the Crusader Church League.
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Panthers Set to Open District Play With Top Scorers
Dunbar stands 9 4 this season with losses from district fees and two tourney defeats to Midland amid an Amarillo exhibition. Coach Curtis Gipson will start Charles Hawkins Willie Haynes Bill Jones L V Moore and John Franklin with James Jackson and Mannie Williams also in action. Haynes and Hawkins lead scorers with 10 points each in Wednesday's 70 48 win over Reese Air Force Flyers.
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Johnson to present Touchdown Club trophy to top figure
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will award the Touchdown Club’s annual trophy for outstanding sports contribution in 1962 to Associate Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White at the 23rd awards dinner. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz handles the presentation. LSU halfback Jerry Stovall to receive the Walter Camp Memorial Trophy as top college back.
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