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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1968

Page

23

43RD BASEBALL TITLE Row Boatless Longhorns Win SWC Championship

The Texas Longhorns clinched the 43rd Southwest Conference baseball title at Clark Field amid rain postponements that canceled a Texas A&M doubleheader. Texas finished 12-4 in conference play, winning the league’s automatic NCAA bid when TCU missed the cut. Coach Cliff Gustafson’s first-year club won 12 of its final 13 conference games after an 0-3 start.

Texas TCU Longhorns Aggies Aggie Tom Chandler Cliff Gustafson Fort Worth Gustafson Bibb Falk Falk A&m Baylor

Preakness Top Three Faces Drug Tests

Maryland Racing Commission chair D Eldred Rinehart says the first three finishers in next Saturdays Preakness will be tested for drugs using saliva and urine. The move follows the Derby disqualification of Dancer's Image and mirrors tighter postrace scrutiny.

Baltimore D. Eldred Rinehart Maryland Racing Commission Maryland Race Tracks Rinehart Dancer Lot

Booster Club Jettings at Lubbock High

The Lubbock High Booster Club meets Monday at 7 30 PM in the school cafeteria to discuss regular business. New coaches will be introduced and spring training will be reviewed.

Lubbock High Booster Club

Football Owners Meet Monday To Discuss Rule Changes

NFL and AFL owners plan three to four day meetings in Atlanta to vote on replacing the extra point with a two yard line play. Support appears solid but change requires 75 percent approval. Also discussed are field goal point variations and wartime player service considerations. Miami and New Orleans eyed as 1969 Super Bowl sites.

Atlanta National Football League American Football League Pete Rozelle NFL AFL New York Norb Hecker Atlanta Falcons Hecker NFL Players’ Association Miami New Orleans

Insurance Agency Ad Promises Broad Coverage

An advertisement from a local agency touts comprehensive insurance options including homeowners auto business and life coverage. The copy mentions Hed White Agency in SW2 4831 area.

White Bai Agency

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