Red Raiders Schedule Set for 1968 69 Basketball Campaign
Texas Tech announces 1968 69 basketball slate with fourteen home games and two new opponents Houston Baptist College coached by Gerald Myers and Angelo State College visited January 18. Non conference trips include Tulane and Oklahoma with Loyola New Orleans Colado Arizona University Centenary McMurry and Midwestern at home. Six lettermen return from last year’s 9 15 squad as Tech opens November 30 vs Loyola and meets Texas A M in College Station January 7.
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Polk Robison
Houston Baptist College
Gerald Myers
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Tulane
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Centenary
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Washington
University of Powers Colorado
Utah
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New Mexico
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Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
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College Station
Ex Umpire Dusty Boggess Dies at 58 in Dallas
Former National League umpire Dusty Boggess, 58, died in a Dallas hospital from chronic lung trouble. A Terrell native, he umpired over 5,000 games from 1944 to 1965, including four World Series and five All Star Games. He praised Willie Mays as the greatest player and recalled Don Larsen's 1956 perfect game as his biggest thrill.
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Dusty Boggess
Willie Mays
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Terrell
Cobb
Ty Cobb
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Mays
Billy Martin
San Francisco Giants
Tris Speaker
Mickey Mantle
San Antonio
Mitchell
South Dakota
Nebraska
Unser to Pilot Racer in Endurance Contest
Bobby Unser five time 1968 USAC champion will drive a Ferrari Dino in the Six Hours of Endurance for Manufacturers at Watkins Glen New York. He will pilot a two litre Group 6 prototype for Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team with co driver Charlie Kolb of Miami.
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N.Y
Bobby Unser
Unser
Albuquerque
Luigi Chinetti
Greenwich
Conn
Charlie Kolb
Miami
Fla
Tech Cage Schedule for Southwest Conference Games
The schedule lists basketball games through March in the Southwest Conference. Teams featured include Loyola New Orleans Colorado Arizona Oklahoma Norman Houston Baptist Centenary McMurry Midwestern Texas A M Rice Angelo State Baylor Waco SMU Arkansas TCU Fort Worth Houston Dallas Austin and Fort Worth venues. Officials show home and away dates with multiple January February matchups.
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Loyola
University of Colorado
University of Arizona
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Houston Baptist College
Tulane University
Centenary
McMurry College
Midwestern University
Texas A&m
College Station
Rice
Angelo State College
Baylor University
Waco
Texas University
SMU
Dallas
Arkansas
Fawyetteville
TCU
Fort Worth
Houston
Texas
Austin
Baylor
Nash son not available for Britain Olympic selection
John Nash, father of South Africa sprinter Paul Nash, said there is no chance his son will run for Britain in the 1968 Games. He noted no discussions have occurred with British Olympic officials. Paul Nash has skipped the British championships at White City due to a tight West Germany tour schedule.
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John Nash
Paul Nash
Britain
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South Africa
Mexico City
White City Stadium
West Germany
Trans-Miss Golf Tourney Opens at Southern Hills
Tulsa hosts the Trans Mississippi Golf Tournament with a 230 amateur field starting qualifying at Southern Hills Country Club. The event runs Thursday through Sunday, features 19 past champions, and defends Hal Underwood who is exempt from qualifying. Notables include Grier Jones and Robert Brown, while older contenders include Bill Hyndman III and Richard Norville.
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Richard Norville
Oklahoma City
Benny Castreo
North Texas State
De Vicenzo Seeks British Open Rebound With 66 Practice
Argentina’s Roberto de Vicenzo, defending champion, shot 66 in Open practice at Carnoustie and pledged tighter scorecard checking after his Masters lapse. He named Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, Casper and Thomson as contenders as the field readies for the 72-hole event.
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Western Van Lingen Beats Estep In Western Tennis Tour
Peter Van Lingen of South Africa defeated Mike Estep of Dallas 6 3 3 6 6 in the opening round at Woodstock Club Indianapolis The top foreign seed joined by Pancho Guzman in skipping the event altered seedings for the Western Tennis Tournament Charlie Pasarell the top amateur in the nationals headlines the singles while Cliff Richey and Nancy Richey also start strong in the men and women divisions.
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Dallas
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Ecuador
Guzman
United States
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Milwaukee
Charlie Pasarell
Santurce
Puerto Rico
Pedro Lange
Mexico
Pasarel
Cliff Richey
San Angelo
Bob Stock
Grundy City
Iowa
Richey
City and Northwest league scores in one condensed listing
Eastern Majors Monarchs 10 Dodgers Pee Wees Hamilton Plumbing 14 Parr’s 665 playoffs Northwest Minors Rountree Plumbing 14 Southwest Can vas 6 Tee Wees Coca-Cola 5 Carpenters Local 1884 4 ABC League Juniors Dodgers 14 Indians 4 Midgets Pirates 9 Dodgers 2 Pony League Western League Furrs 5 Elks 2 Toy Box 10 South Plains Softball Western Independents Lubbock Building Products 5 First Baptist 4 John Knox Presbyterian 8 Ben E Keith 4
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Ben E Keith
U S Judo Experts Sweep Pan Am Meet
The United States captured the team title at the Pan American Judo Championships in San Juan Puerto Rico. Three Americans won individual gold medals Allen Coage Doug Graham and Toshiaki Seino.
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P.R
United States
Allen Coage
St. Albans
N.Y
Doug Graham
Toshiaki Seino
Gardenia
Calif
All-Stars Lineup Set After Manager Comments
Al Lopez or Pete Ward may fill behind Tiant as the American League starter. Tiant will work with one day of rest after a 6 1-3 inning Sunday appearance and carries a 14-5 record with a 1.24 ERA. The AL lineup features Jim Fregosi at short, Flood in left, McCovey at first, Santo at third, Helms at second, Grote catching, and Kessinger at short with Tiant to start.
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Boston
Dick Williams
Luis Tiant
Cleveland
Tiant
Drysdale
Mays
Schoendienst
Flood
San Francisco
Willie McCovey
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Chicago
Ron Santo
Tommy Helms
Cincinnati
Jerry Grote
New York
Don Kessinger
McCovey
Kessinger
Williams
National League
California
Jim Fregosi
All-Star Game Practice in Astrodome Ahead of Classic
Second baseman Rod Carew and Carl Yastrzemski mix batting as the American League works out in the Astrodome to end the Nationals five-game win streak. The NL leads 20-17, with Joe Medwick to throw the first ball as NBC televises the game at 7 15 p.m. CDT.
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Frank Howard
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Bill Freehan
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Nationals
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Hall of Fame
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Oilers Open Training Camp After Eastern Title
Houston Oilers begin summer camp at Schreiner Institute in Kerrville with about 24 rookies and 42 veterans reporting. Pete Beathard joins early. coach Wally Lemm aims for stronger offense and defense. Fran Polsfoot named receiving coach. first pre season game is August 1 vs Washington Redskins in the Astrodome.
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Wilt Chamberlain Trade Shocks NBA With Lakers Move
Philadelphia 76ers will trade Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers for Darrall Imhoff Archie Clark and Jerry Chambers plus cash. Ramsay to coach after replacing Alex Hannum while press conferences in Los Angeles and Philadelphia set for today.
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Mathis Receives Offers From Liston Promoters
Buster Mathis has drawn three heavyweight fight offers from Detroit Las Vegas and San Francisco promoters to challenge Sonny Liston. He is set to meet Jim Beattie in Minneapolis on July 25. Liston last knocked out Henry Clark in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jim Beattie
Minneapolis
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All Stars Clash in Houston Showdown
American League All-Stars meet the National League All-Stars at Houston in an interleague exhibition. Fans expect high drama as premier sluggers and pitchers from both leagues converge at the city’s ballpark for a marquee midseason clash.
Hubbers Top Raiders 3-2 In NBC Doubleheader
Hubbers move 7-0 with a 3-2 win over the Raiders as Fred Olmstead tosses a complete game. Raiders score both runs in the third. Hubbers tally in second and again in fourth to seize the victory. Second game washed out. Colts vs Lubbock Electric postponed.
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Lubbock Electric
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Skyliners
Baseball Tilts Needed by McAdoo Team
The McAdoo baseball squad seeks games with independent teams. Managers desiring contests, home or away, should contact Dale Neff at 697-2651 or 697-2771.
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McAdoo
Dale Neff
Dartmouth Names Dave Burwell Tennis Captain for 1969
Dave Burwell of Woods Hole Massachusetts will captain Dartmouth College's tennis team in the 1969 season. Burwell is cited as the squad leader and key returning player for the year.
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Dave Burwell
Woods Hole
Mass
Dartmouth
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