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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1969
Page
10
The Aggies stayed unbeaten in Southwest Conference play with four straight wins and a razor close finish giving coach Shelby Metcalf little rest. An 11 second margin in the latest league victory underscored the period of tight finishes for Texas A&M.
Sonny Benefield hit two free throws with five seconds left in regulation and Mike Heitmann's jumper with six seconds remaining in overtime gave Texas A&M a 76-75 win over Southern Methodist. The Aggies, now 4-0 in the Southwest Conference after a key 73-68 victory over Arkansas, trail Baylor and Texas for the lead as Baylor dominates and Texas Tech struggles.
Boston Bruins beat Toronto 5-3 as they push their unbeaten run to 11 games and hold first in the East Division. Phil Esposito led the scoring with his 40th goal plus assists in the stretch.
Tulsa edged Memphis State 70 to 69 on Larry Cheatham’s tip-in with eight seconds left to stay first in the Missouri Valley. Cincinnati routed Northern Michigan 106 to 56 and Wichita State beat Loyola Chicago 98 to 74 as MVC teams push for the title race.
ASA director Bob Beattie proposes three ski race categories including amateur events aligned with Olympic games, professional races, and open races. He aims to present the plan to the International Ski Federation and believes IOC would welcome a true amateur counterpart, though he cites no dates or sites. Beattie plans to retire April 1 but will continue involvement with the American Association and president Earl Walters.
Both undefeated Perryton and Tulia head toward a district 1-AAA showdown as Fort Stockton Andrews and Monahans push two other league races. Perryton sits 3-0, while the Rangers from Fort Stockton or Monahans show progress, with district tests ahead.
Lamar Tech Cardinals remained undefeated with a 71-65 overtime victory against Houston at Beaumont. coach Jack Martin called it one of his sweetest wins as the Cards improve to 13-0, 2-0 in the Southland. Trinity ties Lamar Tech atop the Southland standings after a 92-71 win over Arkansas State.
Kansas City Royals reveal new uniforms at a news conference in Kansas City. The team plans a six state, 22 city goodwill tour to promote the franchise as it prepares to begin play in the Western Division of the new league, facing the Minnesota Twins.
Pier-Lorenzo Clataud and Renzo Zandegiacomo finished first and second in Tarvisio Italy, winning Italy’s first title in the Duke of Aosta Cup giant slalom. Clataud clocked 3:29.11 for two runs on the 2000 meter course. Henderson of Canada was third with 4:00.45.
Detroit built a 24 point lead and held on for a 120 111 victory over Chicago. Happy Hairston and Howard Komives sparked the offense as Detroit led 56 32 at one point and 69 48 at halftime before Chicago rallied with Bob Boozer scoring 13 in a late push.
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