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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1970
Page
14
Oscar Robertson and Willis Reed score 21 each as the East tops the West 142 to 135 in Philadelphia. Robertson sets the all star scoring record with 230 points in 10 All Star appearances, surpassing Bob Pettit’s 224.
NBA owners voted 12-2 to expand for the 1970-71 season with Buffalo Cleveland Houston and Portland among applicants. A special meeting will set expansion terms including a 3 million franchise fee and realignment of divisions. Reed of the Knicks was named MVP after the East beat the West 139-133.
Tech led 32-20 early, never trailed as Knolle Lowery and Williams fueled a 68-50 run in the second half. Berg for SMU scored 20 as Phillips and Harrison provided the rest. Tech finished 55.1 percent from the field while SMU hit 42 percent. The win set a series margin record and sent Tech toward a road game vs TCU in Fort Worth.
Olympic champion Willie Davenport will compete at the 65th Wanamaker Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden on January 30. Davenport, a three time Millrose winner and world record holder, joins fellow 1968 Olympic champions Bob Seabrook Evans Ralph Doubel Larry James Madeline Manning Charlie Greene and Vines Matthews as entrants.
The Boston Herald Traveler reports Bob Cousy plans to deactivate himself within a few days ending his attempted comeback as player coach of the Cincinnati Royals in the NBA.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association revealed a February to June schedule totaling 281 500 in official purses with Pro Am prizes pushing totals beyond 300 000. New events include the Toyota International Classic in Palm Desert and the George Washington Ladies Classic in Horsham.
Dee Bishop hit a 20-foot jumper with 15 seconds left to lift Ralls over Petersburg 55-53 in a key District 4-A battle. Langston scored 20 for Ralls, Scarborough 17 for Petersburg as Roosevelt, Shallowater and New Deal won later 4-A games.
Midland whipped Cooper 62 48 as Larry Neahsuan hit OS Eetor slipped past Permian THI and San Angelo nipped Jackless Odessa 72 71
District 1-AAA action sees Muleshoe beat Tulia 65-56 to claim its first AAA crown in three outings. Jerry Puttman nets 18 for Mules. Mike Gleason scores 15 for Tulia main male leaders. Tulia girls win 45-30 with Tanya Toles 23 and Mary Ann Douglass 13 for Muleshoe. Mule B boys take 53-47 victory.
Andrews falls to Seminole 53 to 0 as David Henderson nets 28 for the Indians and Johnny Horton 1 leads Andrews. Dimmitt sweeps Abernathy 72-60 as Hart blanks Cotton Center 50-30. Post edges Morton 59-47 with Boyd Noble scoring 25. Nazareth drops to 1-2 after Larbuddie wins in overtime 56-46. Tahoka beats Denver City 70-66 and Tahoka girls fall 66-9 to Post while Tahoka and D-City split. Morton tops D-City 68-51 in the B games.
Ozona edged Stanton 51-50 as Will Collett drilled a field goal with four seconds left. Tom Jenkins scored 16 for Ozona, Lindsay Jones 18 for Stanton, and Ozona also won the B-game 96-56.
Farwell remains undefeated at 2-0 after a 73-47 boys victory over Bovina led by Greg Hargrove with 24 points, while the Farwell girls beat Bovina 42-8 with Jeniene Taylor on 15. Farwell also swept the B games 64-57 (boys) and 34-20 (girls).
Levelland defeated Littlefield 70 to 50 as Charlie Flowers scored 26 and Jim Carter 18 for Littlefield. The win keeps District AAA standings intact with Levelland moving to 7-0 in the loop.
New York AP Roberto de Vicenzo and Joe Lazaro win top Golf Writers Association of America honors. De Vicenzo earns the 23rd Richardson Award for contributions to the sport. Lazaro receives the 17th Ben Hogan Trophy for a comeback after disability. Ceremony set next month in New York.
Evanston, Ill. Two Northwestern seniors Mike Reeves and Jim Bradst were cut from the basketball team after a meeting with coach Brad Snyder. Snyder said they no longer fit his plans and that the coach will rely on younger players for the rest of the season.
AP reports the 49ers will use their own No.9 pick and Washington’s No.17 pick from a prior trade. New Orleans keeps the No.1 choice after Minnesota opted not to trade back Cuozzo. The draft begins next Tuesday with 442 college players selected over 17 rounds.
Plains rolled past O'Donnell 59-45 to improve to 2-1 in District 5-A while O'Donnell fell to 0-3. Gary Randall led Plains with 21 points and Mike Harris scored 12 for O'Donnell. Coahoma beat Cooper 44-35 in overtime as Colton Wright scored 22 and Gilbert Martinez 10. Coahoma girls won 49-30 with Ann Stout 28 and Judy Dunn 22 for Cooper. Coahoma boys routed 96-38.
Paducah defeated Knox City 77 to 68 Tuesday night in a District 11 A boys game. Gene Whitener led Paducah with 26 points and Charlie Lich added 24. Paducah girls dominated 40 to 15 as Donna Truelock scored 18 and Lou Ann McGaughey 16 for Knox City. Paducah B girls also won 39 to 15.
The article tracks college basketball poll movement with teams like UCLA at 12-0 and North Carolina 12-2. It notes Hines rising to 12th for Ohio U with other top squads including Penn, Southern California, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest in close races.
Fragmented text outlines weather notes and regional mentions across Pennsylvania San Clara Texas Drake Utah Kansas California and other locations. Mentions temperatures and possible storm or travel impacts with scattered figures and dates.
District 13 B game ended with Dawson beating Flower Grove 109 to 0 after Kay Keener and Paul Cardona sparked the rally in the final six minutes. Frank Cruz scored 12 for the losers as Virginia Pribula led Flower Grove with 30 points and Terry Bearden added 15.
Snyder, trailing most of the game, uses Wesley Bishop late to edge Brownfield 67 51 in a non district game. Bishop scores 29 with a decisive 1 and 1 at 43 seconds left and adds key baskets. Brownfield’s John Brown leads scoring with 18. Snyder improves to 12 8 and Brownfield to 9 9. Snyder also won the Regame 54 29.
Canyon edged Staton 50 49 in a district girls game as Jan Sternenburg scored 20 for Canyon and Marilyn Davis 28 for Slaton. Canyon also won the B game 38 37.
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