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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1960

Page

74

City Area Teams In Tourneys Starting At Wichita Falls

Lubbock Monterey and Plainview enter the Wichita Falls tennis event while Andrews competes in golf. Other tennis entrants include Midland Highland Park Odessa Sherman Wichita Falls Arlington Oklahoma City Hardin Fort Worth Paschal. Golf fields feature Pampa Highland Park Amarillo Palo Duro Tascosa Vernon Irving Mineral Wells Jacksboro Lawton Frederick Duncan Paschal and Wichita Falls.

Wichita Falls Tom S. Lubbock Monterey Plainview Andrews Midland Highland Park Odessa Sherman Arlington Okla Homa City, Hardin, Arlington Heights of Fort Worth Lawton, Okla., and Fort Worth Paschal Pampa Amarillo Palo Duro Tascosa Vernon Irving Mineral Wells Jacksboro Lawton Frederick Duncan, Okla Paschal Bobby Joyner Carey West Jerry Hirst Hardin Jim Collier Mike Malley Ed Williams Fritz Barton Arlington Heights Pete Stotts Gary Still Jill Philbrick J. T. Hutch

Lakers Clinch Third Place In NBA Race

The Celtics lost 149 108 to the Nationals at War Memorial as Syracuse set home court records. Minneapolis beat Cincinnati 117 114 to seal third place, while Philadelphia beat Detroit 110 101 and Wilt Chamberlain led with 41. Larry Costello had 18 assists for Syracuse.

Warriors Detroit Syracuse Nats Celtics Larry Costello Dolph Schayes Bill Sharman Boston Midwestern Corpus Christ NAIA Wayland Queens Wesleyan Eastern Kentucky Louisville West Utah Wyoming Colorado St Montana Denver Meehan Roune As Connecticut Colgate R.P.I Utica College Wofford Appalachian Potomac Westchester C.C St. Anselms LeMoyne N.Y T. Michaels

Red Raiders Edge Rice 73 72 In WC Tilt

Del Ray Mounts led Texas Tech with 16 points to win the Southwest Conference title scoring race as the Red Raiders narrowly defeated Rice 73-72. Rice’s David Craig scored 29 and joined the 400 point club with 412. Tech finished 10-14 overall and 7-7 in conference, while Rice closed at 4-20 and 1-13 in the league.

Avalanche-Journal Houston del Ray Mounts Texas Tech Red Raiders Rice Owls Mounts Clyde Rhoden Arkansas Raider David Craig Rice Owl Raiders Roger Hennig James Wiley Mac Percival Gene Arrington Texas A&m SMU Owls Baylor Tech Roger McQueary Jim Fox Arrington Bobo Echols Echols Fox Craig Percival Steve Smith Wiley Carlyle Smith

Utah closes in on Skyline title with Wyoming win

Utah, now one victory from the Skyline Conference crown and NCAA bid, beat Wyoming 68-61 in Salt Lake City and can seal the title by defeating Colorado in the regular-season finale. Utah State sits one game back after routing New Mexico 103-72.

Tim Moriarty United Press International Utah North Carolina Wake Forest Utes Wyoming Salt Lake City Colorado Utah State Redskins New Mexico Raleigh N.C Virginia Clemson Tarheels Duke South Carolina North Carolina State Maryland New York University St. John’s Greater New York Oklahoma Sooners Jack Lee Sooners Kansas Kansas State Nebraska Texas Christian Texas Herb Galchinsky Denver University Brigham Young Texas Tech Rice Texas A&m Baylor Princeton Columbia Tigers Cornell Penn Dartmouth Yale Connecticut Massachusetts Maine Santa Clara Loyola Calif St. Mary's

Texas Tech Raiders win four straight to end season

Joe Kelly lauds Texas Tech coaches Polk Robison and Gene Gibson and Del Ray Mounts for winning the Southwest Conference scoring title amid a surprising season. Harold Bradley earns coaching praise as he built a last place team into a contender, with James Wiley leading the 6-5 lineup. The Raiders, after a rough start and five straight losses, finished strong with road wins and upsets over Texas A&M and SMU.

Texas Tech Polk Robison Gene Gibson Red Raider del Ray Mounts Harold Bradley Texas Raiders James Wiley Texas A&m SMU

Becerra Begins Training for Yee Bout in Acapulco

ACAPULCO Mexico UPI The bantamweight champion Jose Becerra has begun training for his March 15 non title bout with Ward Yee of San Francisco The camp at a local hotel has drawn visitors to the resort Becerra will travel to San Antonio March 8 to continue preparations.

Acapulco Mexico UPI Jose Becerra Ward Yee San Francisco San Antonio Texas Becerra

Raiders Tie For Fourth In Tough Southwest Conference

Tech finished in a tie for fourth place with a 2 5 road record and 5 2 home conference mark. The Raiders ended 6 5 at home facing Oklahoma Iowa and Georgia Tech. Del Ray, a 5 10 Perryton talent, emerged as the season’s standout and inspirational leader driving teammates.

Tech Raiders Baylor Texas Seaom Oklahoma Iowa Georgia Tech del Ray Perryton Leaf

Raiders Enjoy A Great Season With Fresh Sophomore Core

The Raiders finished a memorable season with sophomores like Arrington Wiley Hennig Percival Mounts stepping up as seniors tired. Vocal student support and a mobilized Tech band under Dean Killion boosted home games, earning widespread congratulations.

Raiders Gene Arrington James Wiley Roger Hennig Mac Percival Tech Dean Killion

SWC Teams Announced With Memorial for SMU Player

Bobby James of SMU died in a Ruston Louisiana home fire shortly after last season. Williams and Rhoden earned second team honors last year. Almanza and Mounts are noted among honorable mentions as Mounts finished as leading scorer in title play.

Dub Warden John Tyler Housty Brewer Jerry Dixon Dale Underwood Tommy Stubbs Mike Pusey Bobby Shelton Andrews Bobby James SMU Ruston Williams Rhoden Almanza Mounts

SWC Basketball Finale Showdown Highlights

Texas led 5 3 early but faded as Bobby Tyler limited Jay Arnette to nine points for Texas. Donnie Lasiter scored 22 for TCU while Tommy Meacham had 19 points and 19 rebounds. Rice rallied late but fell to Houston style tech in a high scoring finish with David Craig on 29 points. Wilmer Cox led A M with 24 points as Baylor’s Carroll Dawson added 17.

TCU Rice Horned Frogs Longhorns Texas Bobby Tyler Jay Arnette Arnette Donnie Lasiter Steers Tommy Meacham A&m Bruins Aggies Bears Wilmer Cox Carroll Dawson Baylor

All American Bowling Classic Entries Reach Levittown

Entries from the Canal Zone Puerto Rico Europe and Canada have been received for the All American bowling classic at Levittown Pennsylvania May 1 through October 30. Most entrants will compete here in conjunction with their trip to the American Bowling Congress championships in Toledo Ohio.

New York UPI Canal Zone Puerto Rico Europe Canada Levittown Toledo Ohio

Girls Basketball District Tourney Sets Final Night schedule

New Deal wins District 6-B in a double elimination series, beating Roosevelt and then upsetting Bula in overtime. Top scorers include JoAnn Stanley, Ollie McNeeley, Ruby Ashmore for the Lionesses. Betty Van Meter, Gayle Hardy, Kay Burrow for the Eaglettes. and Theda Prather leads the Elkettes. Regional winner advances to the state meet in Austin next Thursday. Claude cited as historic state champion.

New Deal Roosevelt Bula JoAnn Stanley Ollie McNeeley Ruby Ashmore Lionesses McAdoo Matador Betty van Meter Gayle Hardy Kay Burrow Eaglettes Klondi Meadow Wellman Klondike Linda Barron Kay Settle Janice Joplin Cotton Center Happy Theda Prather Elkettes Higgins Trent Knox City Claude Austin

Kubek to Stay Home Until Yankees Increase Offer

Milwaukee AP report says Tony Kubek, who has played all positions for the Yankees in three seasons, will stay home and wait for New York to improve its 1960 contract offer. He says he is not satisfied and will sit tight awaiting the next move.

Milwaukee (Ap Tony Kubek New York Yankees Milwaukee

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