Jennings to enter Arkansas Hall of Fame banquet
Morley Jennings longtime Texas Tech athletic director and current professor of physical education will be inducted at the Arkansas Hall of Fame banquet in Little Rock. Also honored are Som Warneke Paul Runyan Earl F. Quigley and the late Hugo Bezdek, joining past inductees at the Hotel Marion ceremony.
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Waco area players named to all state teams and local tracks
Waco area gridders garnished all state honors with Junior Coffey of Dimmitt and Bert Gravitt of Denver City on Class AA first team while Edwin made Class A second team. Marcel Dorothy from Denver City noted as guard on AA first team. Local track squads prep for Fort Stockton Relays amid strong Amarillo competition. baseball openers set for Odessa with Lubbock High and Monterey facing Permian.
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Pittsburgh withdraws from NBA after brief membership
Pittsburgh pulls out of the NBA less than 24 hours after approval. Owner John Harris cites headaches and vows to invest a quarter of a million elsewhere. Harris said Sharman would coach Pittsburgh, then backtracked as he denied the pairing.
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Tennessee A and I Lead Hofstra Upsets in Small College Poll
Tennessee A&I tops the UPI small colleges ratings for six straight weeks with 29 first place votes and 319 points. Hofstra rises to eighth after beating Mississippi Southern. Prairie View A&M remains undefeated at No. 1 in the top 10, while Texas Southern drops from ninth to 13th and Grambling and Los Angeles State drift downward. The AP and UPIs also note guarding tips and award picks in New York events.
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Two Sets Of Twins Earn All-District Team Honor
Stanton and Denver City land multiple twin selections on the All-District 3-AA squads chosen at the conference meeting. Lubbock area rivals Tahoka and Post also placed players while Slaton had none. Stadium names and full rosters appear in the recap of the region’s top players.
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Indians Nip Bears In Optimist Play
Indians defeated the Bears 42 38 as Mick Childress scored 21 and Travis Boling 20 for the Bears in a tight Optimist League game. The lengthy OCR text lists many names and places such as Denver City and Tahoka, but key action shows Indians edging Bears with strong scoring by Childress and Boling.
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College Basketball Scores and Mixed Results Across Games
Niagara 77 Syracuse 77 Holy Cross 93 Dartmouth 64 Army 60. Villanova 6 Abiddlenary South West Virginia. Georgetown 73 Catholic Univ 68. Maryland 63 Navy 62. Akron 68. Syracuse 129 Philadelphia.
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Rocky Marciano eyes comeback despite long odds
The article notes Rocky Marciano, retired since 1956, hints at a comeback amid doubts. It cites past attempts by champions like Patterson and Walcott, compares ages and eras, and references Fullmer’s draw in Las Vegas while detailing Robbie Robinson’s legal-sports issues and other boxing notes.
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Xavier Upset Triumph Over Louisville In Narrow Win
Xavier Musketeers rally from a rough start to defeat Louisville 84 77 in Cincinnati. John Turner scored 30 for Louisville. Xavier led by as many as 11 in the first half and 20 3 run. Bill Kirvig and Leo McDermott paced Xavier with 24 and key plays in the comeback.
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