Lights Turn On As Track Meet Continues At Fort Worth
Lawton Oklahoma led in the high school division with eight points as Fort Worth Arlington Heights finished second with seven. The upcoming university carnival features Abilene Christian leading a field of eight universities and 14 colleges. Potential records include Lancaster Mazza and Elliott chasing records in shot put mile and more.
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Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Arlington
Heights
Abilene Christian
Northeast
Louisiana State
Baylor
Jim Lancaster
Frank Mazza
Laurie Elliott
Houston
Lancaster
Mazza
Elliott
Bill Miller
McMurry
Miller
John Pennel
Northeast Louisiana
Tan Studd
Blaine Rideout
North Texas
Stanley Culepper
Arlington Heights
Tom Raxgie
Highland Park
Thomas Keimer
Fort Worth Tech
Hob Bernard
Dallas Kimball
Brewer
Galena Park
Dallas Hale
Crest
Abilene
Richardson
Dallas
Brean Adams
Dallas Jefferson
Midland
Fort Worth North Side
Jim Napier
Jack Pyburn
Shreveport Byrd
Robert Ammons
Jerry Waggoner
Azle
Tim Key
Lawton Okla
Scott Blessing
Dallas Hillcrest
Wayne Richardson
Daingerfield
Tom Rhodes
Wishland Park
Rohy Morris
Eastern Hills
Steve Harris
David Coughran
Grand Prairie
Batbey Preston
Walters
Bil Offill
David Rhodes
Austin Mcccallum
Tommy Youngblood
Shreveport Fair Park
Coughran
Preston
John Daniel
Mike Kiesewetter
Rally Burk
Andrews
Ronnie Herriott
Arlierton Heights
South Oak Clff
Clint Brown
Seminole and Dumas Triumph in Regional Final Push
In a regional meet showcase, Seminole beat Lamesa 50 to 39 as Patterson led with 12 points and McGuire 11, while Dumas edged Graham 28 27 in a tight affair. Wendele and Baker stifled key scorers Bonner and Wendele shut down Bonner, helping Dumas to a late victory powered by Baker Miller Parsons and Wendele.
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Patterson
Tommy McGuire
Chester Sample
Franklin
Seminole
Dumas
Graham
Trenton Bonner
Jerry Hale
Mike Wendele
Kelly Baker
Robert Robinett
Wendele
Bonner
Carl McMillan
Steers
Mike Lochner
John Matzinger
Baker
Demons
Julian Miller
Joe Parsons
P. D. Shabay
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Lochner
Graham Dumas
Ft of
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Sresham
lHeae Mee
Nour
iGriffin
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Berry
Simpson
Clark
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Bice
Cates
IV. Fr'klin Anderson
Welch
iMeocill
Price A
Robertson
Dow Wilson
Scott
Iseminolke
Big Lake Favored In Class A Playoff Showdown
Big Lake enters the first round at the Municipal Coliseum with a 24-4 record and top threat status. Jim Ned, Stratford, Petersburg challenge as regional title and state tourney berth loom, with Jim Ned led by Ronald McMillen and Larry Swindle. Stratford features Duane Pittman and Doug McBryde as key scorers, while Petersburg relies on the Scarborough brothers and Bobby Sims as primary scorers. The winner advances toward the state finals, following a 1960s precedent of region champions reaching the state tournament finals.
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Avalanche-Journal
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White Deer
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San Angelo Lake View
Terry Page
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Robert Alton Wilburn
Bill Ashcraft
Mike Holmes
Tuscola
Ronald McMillen
Larry Swindle
Frank Hibler
Donald McMillen
Gary Aldridge
Frank Allyn
South Plains
Lnto
Kenneth Foster
Scarborough Brothers
Jack
Terry
Bobby Sims
Bobby Pearson
Gary Loyd
Buffaloes
Nouth
Oklahoma Panhandle
Duane Pittman
Doug McBryde
Pittman
Ward
McBryde
Richard ‘Boothby
Gary Hudson
Pat Donelson
Trinity Netters Beat Pan American 8 1 In San Antonio
Trinity University defeats Pan American College of Edinburg 8 1 in an intercollegiate tennis match in San Antonio. Key results include Chuck McKinley and Cliff Buchholz winning singles and doubles along with Frank Frochling Butch Newman and Bobby Joyner securing multiple wins. The Panthers’ lone highlight is Jorge Kon edging Miles Torre.
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San Antonio
UPD
Trinity University
Pan American College of Edinburg
Chuck McKinley
Trinity
Erry Worlelboer
Pan Am
Cliff Buchholz
Kenang
Frank Frochling
Ohn Hunter
Butch Newman
Im Saucedo
Bobby Joyner
Reiar Gotz
Jorge Kon
Miles ‘Orte
NTSU Leads Golf Meet At Fort Worth Opening
North Texas State tops the first round of the Southwestern Recreation Golf Meet with 287 led by Rives McBee 69. SMU’s Rod Bliss1 leads individuals with 68 though team sits 316. Baylor and others trail as rounds conclude Saturday.
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Fort Worth
North Texas State
Eagles
Rives McBee
North Texas
Texas Christian
Odessa College
Southern Methodist
Rod Bliss
Dallas Hillcrest
Melvin
Starks
Eastern Hills
Ronnie Anderson
Cle‘burne
Baylor
Roger Beck
Anlace
Worth Hills
Colts Sign Hurler Houston
John Miller a lefthanded pitcher born in 1921 from New York signed as a free agent by the Houston Colts and assigned to the Moultrie Georgia club in the Georgia Florida League.
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COLTS
Hurler Houston
UPI
John Miller
New York
Houston Colts
Moultrie
Missile warhead tested hurled over 5000 miles from Cape Canaveral
An Atlas rocket launched from Cape Canaveral carried a new war head designed to confuse enemy defenses. The device traveled more than 5,000 miles during the test flight.
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Cape Canaveral, Fla
Atlas
Southwestern Rec Results at Fort Worth Track Meet
Summaries from the high school division show University rivals and city teams competing in preliminaries and finals. Galena Park leads in time trials with 43.0 and 49.4 records for 440 yard relay and 440 yard dash while Highland Park, Dallas Hillcrest, and Dallas Samuell post multiple top finishes across sprints hurdles and distance events.
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Fort Worth
Southwestern Recreation
Galena Park
Highland Park
Richardson
Arlington
Dallas Hillcrest
Austin McCallum
Dallas
Kenny Walters
Irving
Joe Draper
Castleberry
Mann
Richard Jackson
Marshall Edwards
Doug Cockerham
Red Oak
George Aldredge
Clark Willingham
Bryan Adams
James White
Cockerham
Edwards
Larry McGough
Fort Worth Northside
Eddie Shirley
Midland
Bill Merriman
Phil Frank
Don Becon
Abilene
James Shields
Lawton
Okla
Wayne Gage
Arlington Heights
Mike Clinefetter
Tommy Maupin
Steve Pigman
Dallas Jefferson
Curtis May
Jimmy Epps
Dick Routland
Fort Worth Paschal
Biff Hammons
David Chambers
Grand Prairie
Mike Living
Canadian Wins In Skating Meet
Don McPherson of Canada won the men’s singles title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Cortina Italy. The 17 year old moved from fourth after compulsory figures to claim the title with a brilliant free skating display in cold clear weather at the outdoor Olympic Ice Stadium. He follows Don Jackson who turned professional after winning in 1962 in Prague. June Lockhart of Lassie made her stage debut at eight.
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Italy
Don McPherson
Canada
McPherson
Olympic
Don Jackson
Prague
Tech Loses in Bend of Half Spirit Contests
Tech dropped a game as Gindorf scored 11 Wall 10 and Lenox left with 48 seconds remaining. Walker posted 19, Woodard 12 as Tech outshot A&M 48.3 to 45 percent overall though the Aggies led in the first half 43 to 37. A&M converted 30 of 45 free throws while Tech made 27 of 41.
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Wall
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Walker
Woodard
Tech
Aggies
A&m
Permian Puts Title On Line At Snyder
Snyder hosts the Canyon Reef Relays as Permian seeks another championship in a meet featuring Lubbock, Odessa, Abilene Cooper and San Angelo. Notable entrants include Randy Matson and Earl Edwards aiming for records in shot put discus and pole vault, with prelims at 9 a.m. field events at 1 p.m. and finals through 4:05 p.m.
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Snyder
Bill Hart
Avalanche-Journal
Jerry Palmer
Lubbock
Earl Edwards
Records in Danger Track Meet at Brownfield
The third annual Brownfield track meet is slated today with strong odds of multiple records. Top entrants include Lubbock Dunbar Odessa Blackshear Ector Brownfield Lamesa Seminole Levelland Littlefield Kermit Fort Stockton and many others. Defending champs Randy Hicks Gary Schovassa Melvin Strong plus James Ray Jackson return as events begin at 9:30 a.m.
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Lubbock Dunbar
Odessa Blackshear
Ector
Brownfield
Lamesa
Seminole
Levelland
Littlefield
Kermit
Fort Stockton
Post
Crane
Denver City
Seagraves
Plains
Lockney
Floydada
Cooper
Abernathy
Canyon
Union
Morton
Stanton
O'Donnell
James Ray Jackson
Lubbock
Dunbar
Ihetter
Randy Hicks
Gary Schovassa
Melvin Strong
Steve Schroeder
Lubsbock
Don Hendley
Marvelous Marv Throneberry Signs With Mets After Holdout
In St. Petersburg Florida Marvelous Marv Throneberry signed with the New York Mets for about $17 000 after a three day holdout. Gene Woodling intervened in a heated exchange with Johnny Murphy and Throneberry met with Mets president George Weiss in a parked car. Previously he had left his hotel room unsigned and appeared headed home to Collierville Tennessee.
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Fla
Marvelous Marv. Throneberry
New York Mets
Throneberry
Mets
Gene Woodling
Johnny Murphy
Met
George Weiss
Marv
Collierville, Tenn
Murphy
New York
Weiss
Woodling
Eastern Tankers Sink Texas A&M in Narrow Dual Meet
Eastern New Mexico defeated Texas A&M 63 to 62 in Portales New Mexico. John Allen won the 200 yard individual medley and 500 yard freestyle while Bob Baker of A&M set pool records in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles. ENMU improves to 7-4, A&M falls to 0-5 with a next meet against Texas Tech in Lubbock at 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Portales
N. M
New Mexico
Texas A&m
Fastern
John Allen
Aggies
Bob Baker
ENMU
A&m
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Brownfield Records Track Marks From 1960s States Meet
Brownfield and Fort Stockton athletes set multiple records across events in the early 1960s. Notables include 440 yard relay 43.9 by Fort Stockton in 1961 and 880 yard run 2 04 5 by Gene West Moreland of Lamesa. other marks list Brownfield held records for high hurdles low hurdles and sprints with several athletes named.
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Fort Stockton
Gene Westmoreland
Lamesa
Howard Hurd
Brownfield
Ronney Conner
John Murphy
Steve Schroeder
Frankie Flores
Randy Hicks
Seminole
Ken Golden
Fetar
Ray Tucker
Morton
Melvin Strong
Jefferson Returns Three AAAA Teams Get Berths In State Meet
Defending champion Dallas, Thomas Jefferson, San Angelo, Burbank, and San Antonio win Class AAAA berths for the Texas state schoolboy basketball tournament in Austin. South San Antonio and Hurst Bell take two AAA spots. Thomas Jefferson defeats Denton 66-46. San Angelo beats Haltom 84-81. Burbank over Victoria 37-35. Kilgore loses to Hurst Bell. South San Antonio defeats San Marcos 82-74. Dumas, champion in Class AAA, defeats Graham 36-34 and faces Seminole 56-40. Buna appears in Class AA action Saturday at College Station. Spring Branch meets Beaumont French for a fourth AAAA finalist.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
Burbank
San Angelo
South
Hurst Bell
Austin
Denton
Fort Worth Haltom
Victoria
Kilgore
South San Antonio
San Marcos
Dumas
Graham
Seminole
Lamesa
Buna
College Station
Spring Branch
Beaumont French
Houston
Snyder Records Track and Field Marks From 1950s 60s
Historical record lists 100 yard dash 9.7 by R L Lasater Big Spring 1960 and high hurdles 14.4 by Del Cothren Dumas 1961. It includes 440 yard dash 49.3 by E J Ochil tree Midland 1961 and shot put 58 8 by Randy Matson Pampa 1962 plus multiple relays and jumps with athletes from Snyder Midland Pampa and other Texas locales.
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Big Spring
del Cothren
Dumas
E. J. Ochiltree
Midland
Bud Morgan
Snyder
Monterey
Joe Viney
Lynn Livesay
Bill Patterson
Dale Hobson
Jack Petty
Permian
AL. Lasater
Alton Thygerson
Pampa
Dale McDonald
Abilene Cooper
Midlandee Harris
Ochiltree
Teegarden
Odessa
Randy Chenault
Bill Parks
E. V. Rogers
Mike Ardis
Jerry Palmer
Lubbock
Marshall McCrummen
W. L. Thornton
Aspermont
Spencer Johnson
Tascosa
Randy Matson
One-Point Canyon Victory Highlights Wildcats Joyless Middleton
Roosevelt surged ahead late in the first and led 27-25 at halftime. Jimmy Cox and Don Maines shared late miscues. Happy pulled ahead 52-51 with 27 seconds left before Cox fed a teammate for a game winning layup with five seconds to play.
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Roosevelt
Jimmy Cox
Eagle
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Eagles
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Cowboys
Happy
Larry Payne
Cox
Don Maines
Don
Fete Harty
Ken Coffey
McAdoo
Meadow
Larry Morris
Land
John Godfrey
Aspermont
Jack Johnson
Wright-Janney Lead Bowling Doubles Title Chase
Philip Wright and Don Janney moved into first in the regular doubles division of the American Bowling Congress tournament with 1326 after scores of 665 and 661. Chicago duo Bill Hoffman and Don Slama dropped to second with 1316 as Ron Hatem led the singles with 707 and Jack Bullis fell to second with 705.
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N.Y
UPI
Philip Wright
Don Janney
Dwight
Ill
Wright
Janney
Bill Hoffman
Don Slama
Chicago
Ron Hatem
Lawrence
Mass
Jack Bullis
Bay City
Mich
Bullis
Joseph Schmidt
Albany
Bob Leap
Bedford
Ind
Gubner Wins Shot Event In New York Meet
Gary Gubner of NYU dominated the shot put at the New York KOC indoor meet, shattering the meet record twice with 64 feet 6 1/4 inches on the final attempt. He nearly matched his indoor world best of 64-? as he won by about five inches over the field. Sam Perry, Fordham, led sprinting with a 6.2 second 60 yards, while Hayes Jones could not start the 60 yard high hurdles due to bad weather.
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Randy
Matson
George Coon
New York
UPI
Gary Gubner
Nyu
Mountain of Muscle
Iwice
Gabner
Sam Perry
Ford‘ham
Hayes Jones
Detroit
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