Tech Raider football squad resumes spring drills amid setback
Tech's Red Raiders reopen spring practice after snow interruptions. Coach J. T. King notes limited progress last week and plans a 3 0 p m session as players return with key injuries and roster shifts. Johnny Odom, a Fort Worth Paschal star, is out but eyed as a top target. Freshmen Hardaway and Bobby Allen among early contributors fighting for wide receiver roles.
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Hayes Declines Olympic Bid To Focus On Pro Career
Houston star Elvin Hayes announced he will not try out for the Olympic basketball team. He cites family finances and a need to avoid injury, aiming to secure a pro contract, with preference for the NBA over other leagues. Hayes spoke after UH's 31-0 season ended in NCAA losses.
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All-State Class AAAA Basketball Team Includes Bonney and Price
Houston Wheatley guard Jerry Bonney and San Antonio Brackenridge guard George Price shared top votes on the 1968 Class AAAA All-State team. The selection highlights inside players with Price over 1000 points and Bonney averaging 23.5 points, alongside other seniors from Port Neches, Pampa, Dallas Jefferson, and Odessa Permian. The report lists first and third teams with multiple guards and inside players.
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Sammy Hervey
Dallas Washington
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Odessa
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Abilene
Larry Jordan
Paris
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Plainview
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Rickey Duplantis
George Bailey
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Californian Archer Wins Pensacola Open With Final Burst
George Archer, the 6 foot 6 Californian, birdied the last three holes to win the Pensacola Open with a 268 total, four under the tour's best this year. He edged Dave Marr and Tony Jacklin, who shared second at 269, and earned 16000 dollars. Jacklin and Marr each took 7800 for second.
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Baylor SID Wright to be honored in final rites today
Funeral services for George Wright sports information director at Baylor University take place at Wilkerson and Hatch Chapel Waco with burial at Oakwood Cemetery He died Sunday in a Houston hospital at age 46 after a heart attack and arterial surgery in 1966 Wright returned to work in 1967 and remained active until his condition worsened Saturday night He was rushed to Houston's Methodist Hospital and died shortly before noon Sunday
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Flying Queens Beat WTSU In Benefit Cage Tilt
The Wayland College Flying Queens defeated West Texas State University 55 to 29 in a charity basketball game in Lubbock to aid the Lubbock Association for Retarded Children. About 480 spectators attended, helping raise over $300 for the cause.
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