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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
15
Lubbock's All-Stars face Texas All-Stars of Abilene at 6 p.m. in the regional Colt League tournament in Abilene while El Paso North meets host Abilene at 8 30 p.m. First round action continues Thursday with losers at 6 p.m. and winners at 8 30. The championship game is set Saturday.
Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Sam McDowell arrived at camp weighing 350 pounds on the scales, far above the 295 pound contract stipulation, after signing as a ninth round pick from Southwest Missouri College.
The Denver Broncos waived Woody Williams defensive back picked up from Seattle and released Steve Grady USC running back and Gene Fisher Virginia Tech tight end. The moves leave 73 on the AFL club's roster with 42 cuts since drills began.
Rensselaer Indiana AP reports halfback Gary Lyle of George Washington and Jackie John Johnson of Indiana are AWOL at the Chicago Bears training camp. Dooley says each will be fined 250 dollars per day absent. Johnson, in his sixth NFL season, has not signed a contract while Lyle, a Bear taxi squad rookie last year, has signed and returned to Verona Pennsylvania without explanation.
Cleveland Browns put veteran guard John Wooten and defensive back Ross Fichtner on waivers after owner Art Modell cited a racial slight in the press. The two became free agents when waiver period ended Monday and teams could sign them within 24 hours.
The Minnesota Vikings announced two roster cuts on Tuesday. Bill Haas a split end from Omaha U, was released as the 11th round selection. Bruce Dartford a free agent end from St. Cloud State was also cut by the NFL club.
World record holder Jim Ryun will skip the pre-Olympics Lake Tahoe event and compete in Flagstaff instead to run the 880 as he builds conditioning. He plans Lake Tahoe on Aug. 30 if workouts go well and has trained near elevations at 6 905 feet with other Olympic hopefuls.
George Bork former NIU star quarterback signs with the Chicago Owls of the CFL. He returns to Illinois after three years with Montreal Alouettes and a half year with the Montreal Beavers. Bork set college passing records including 244 completions in 1963.
The $100,000 Minnesota Classic begins with a pro am field missing top players like Nicklaus Palmer and Player. Lee Trevino and Tom Weiskopf loom as favorites as defending champion Lou Graham returns for a shot at the $20,000 first prize. The four day, 72 hole event at Keller Golf Course starts Thursday.
Montreal’s National League bid loses Marc Bourgie one of seven co sponsors. He withdraws from the project leaving Levesque Bronfman Newman Webster Maislin and Islay plus Chicago’s Islay to cover the roughly 14 million entry fee. Lou Perini may join as part owner as Montreal and San Diego win franchises for 1969.
The undefeated Infernos clash with the Funk brothers at Fair Park Coliseum on tonight’s weekly wrestling card. Terry Funk and Dory Jr challenge the Infernos in a two of three falls bout. Also scheduled are Ricky Romero versus Kurt Von Brauner and Nick Bockwinkel versus the Brute. Lord Patrick meets Jerry Kozak while Little Eagle faces the Hangman in preliminaries.
Ben Ek Keith and Reese advanced in the city softball tournament winners bracket with 3-2 and 6-0 victories over the Post Office and Farr's. They will play Thursday at 9 p.m. at North Mackenzie. Other Tuesday games saw Watson's beat Clark Equipment 8-5 and Pearl Distributors beat TG&Y 8-7.
UCLAs NCAA champions will play twice at Chicago Stadium in the 1968-69 doubleheader program. UCLA meets Northwestern January 24 and Loyola January 25 as Loyola hosts the series with other top teams listed in the schedule.
Donald C. Lillis died of a heart attack in Watch Hill Rhode Island at age 66. He had recently replaced Sonny Werblin as president and chief executive officer of the New York Jets after a May buyout with Townsend Martin Phil Iselin and Leon Hess. Lillis headed the AFL club and held other positions in Bear Stearns NYSE and corporate boards.
Donna Taylor's no-hitter powered First Baptist to a 7-1 win over St. Luke's A as the lone run scored on a walk, two wild pitches and an error. Christian defeated Southcrest 17-7, and First Methodist edged St. Luke's B 7-6.
Top seed Bob Hewitt of South Africa won 7-5 6-4 over K S Reynolds of England in the 69th Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships at Merion. Ray Moore, fifth seed, won 6-2 6-4 over Rupert Corey as Hewitt adjusted to grass after Davis Cup defeat.
Rod Laver of Australia leads the midyear race for the Martini and Rossi Trophy as tennis player of the year after Wimbledon. A panel of 11 reporters rates Laver at 110 points, with Ken Rosewall second at 92 and Tony Roche third at 91 based on open and amateur major events and Davis Cup performances.
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