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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1962

Page

8

Texas and Arkansas In Showdown Saturday

Texas and Arkansas loom in a busy slate as 54 teams remain undefeated and untied across AAAA AA and A classes in the Texas schoolboy football race. Key clashes include San Antonio Harlandale versus unbeaten Harlandale and Lamar Consolidated meeting Bay City with several conferences highlighted.

Wichita Falls Thomas Jefferson San Antonio Harlandale Brownwood Mineral Wells Perryton San Angelo Lake View Graham Nacogdoches Silsbee Lamar Consolidated Wharton Bay City San Marcos del Rio Meers Lockney Denver City Winters Jacksboro Rockwall West Llano Rockdale Bellville LaGrange Anahuac Los Fresnos Sunray Idalou Big Lake Baird Chillicothe New London Ferms

Unbeaten Texas and Arkansas Remain Ranked Showdowns Loom

Texas and Arkansas remained undefeated and ranked after close wins on Saturday, each needing fourth quarters to seal results. Texas beat Oklahoma 9 6, Arkansas held off Baylor 28 21, with Sonny Gibbs and Billy Moore starring as the league eyes a decisive Texas–Arkansas clash in Austin next Saturday.

Austin Texas Oklahoma Baylor Arkansas Bears Texas A&m Rice Southern Methodist Dallas Texas Christian College Station Texas Tech Waco Moore Billy Moore Don Trull Bayto Alabama Houston Sooners Southern California Mississippi Louisiana State Miami Fla Washington Oregon State Charlie Mitchell Yale Columbia Roger Staubach Navy Cornell

Red Raider Club to Hear Coaches at Noon Meeting

The Red Raider Club will meet at the Pioneer Hotel for a noon gathering. Coaches J. T. King and Bert Huffman will recap last week’s games, with King discussing Texas Tech’s 30-13 loss to TCU and Huffman reporting the freshmen’s 14-4 defeat to Arkansas’ first-year squad. Frank Junell to act as master of ceremonies. door prize offered. dinner priced at $2.

Red Raider Pioneer J. T. King Bert Huffman Frank Junell King Texas Tech TCU Huffman Arkansas

Oilers Rout Titans as Blanda Fires Six TD Passes

Houston Oilers crushed the New York Titans 56 17 after George Blanda threw six touchdown passes and set an AFL scoring record. Bill Schockey opened scoring with a 50 yard field goal as the Oilers exploded after halftime and rolled to the victory.

Houston George Blanda Houston Oilers New York Titans Bill Schockies Thians Blanda Bill Groman Dick Christy

Sunland Park NM Race Results Summary

Sunland Park results list multiple races for 3 year olds and up with earnings. entries include Justa Built, shooting Gal, Divine Sato, Temp Cert and others. The card shows purses ranging from 260 to 6400 and various placements across six races with listed times and payout figures.

Sunland Park Jon Smess Divine Sato

Redskins Rally to Tie Cards 17 17 in St Louis

Washington trims St Louis 37-17 tie after late 23 yard field goal by Bob Khayat preserves undefeated status in NFC East. Norman Snead connects for 236 yard drive to Bobby Mitchell, while Charley Johnson leads Cardinals comeback with 62 yard drives and four TD threats. Attendance listed as 8104.

ST Louis Upi Bob Khayat Washington Redskins St Louis Cardinals Khayat Rick Norman Snead Bobby Mitchell Redskins Big Red Jonson Cardinals St. Luis

Miami of Ohio and West Virginia among giant-killers in major upsets

Miami of Ohio stunned Purdue 10 7 for one of college footballs biggest upsets as West Virginia defeated Penn State and Army under Dietzel emphasized defense as the Chi nese Bandits. Ohio State regained pace with a dominating win while Alabama Texas and other top teams posted victories.

Miami Ohio West Virginia Ohio State Army Purdue Paul Dietzel Doc Blanchard Glenn Davis Black Knights Bandits Ther &T Joss UCEA Buckeyes John Mummes Alabaman Texas

Buffs remain unbeaten after tight win and Trinity upset

West Texas State’s Buffaloes edged Arizona State 15-14 to keep their unbeaten streak alive. Trinity upset McMurry 24-14 for its first win. Other results include Alabama’s 14-3 over Houston and Texas Western losing to Wyoming 14-6.

Princeton Penn Duke California Durham Georgia Tech Tennessee Georgie Clemson Maryland North Carolina Citadel Vanderbilt Middle West Northwestern Ohio State Minnesota Michigan State Michigan Wisconsin Notre Dame Nebraska North Carolina State Kansas Iowa State Texas Christan Texas Tech Oregon Rice See Florida Texas A&m Air Force Arizona Washington State Stanford New Mexico Utah State West Texas State Buffaloes Trinity McMurry Buffs Arizona State Sun Devils Houston Alabama Crimson Tide Texas Western Wyoming Abilene Christian Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Louisiana Tech Arlington State Northwest Louisiana Tarleton State Howard Payne Texas Lutheran Texas A&i Corpus Christi Austin College Sewanee

Layne Leads Steelers To 20-17 Victory Over Giants

Veterans Bobby Layne and Lou Michaels powered the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 20-17 win over the New York Giants. Layne scored on a quarterback sneak and threw a five yard touchdown pass to Johnny Henry Johnson, while Michaels added 16 and nine yard field goals in the second half. The Steelers intercepted three passes and recovered a fumble, turning four takeaways into two TDs and a field goal.

NEW York UPI Bobby Layne Lou Michaels Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants Layne Johnny Henry Johnson Michaels Pittsburgh Giants Don Chandler Y. A. Tittle Joe Walton Frank Gifford Clendon Thomas Tittle Steelers Johnson

Lovelace May Be Out For Year

Texas Tech football faces a bad run with a 35 13 loss to TCU and quarterback Johnny Lovelace severely injured his right foot likely ending his season. Coach J T King said a four week cast knees him from action. Other QBs Mahan Cannon and Ellis are limited by injuries.

Texas Tech Red Raiders Fort Worth TCU Johnny Lovelace J. T. King Lovelace King Richard Mahan Snyder Doug Cannon Lovelland James Ellis Lubbock Charles Gladson Baylor Waco

Starr leads Packers to 48 21 rout of Vikings

Bart Starr threw three touchdown passes and posted a string of completions as Green Bay beat Minnesota 48 21 to stay the NFL’s only unbeaten untied team. Hornung left with a knee injury, while Starr’s 10 straight completions came early in the game.

LL. Pet Washington York Pittsburgh Dallas Cleveland St Louis Philadelphia Green Bay Detroit Baltimore San Fran Chicago Los Ang Minnesota San Francisco St. Louis New York Los Angeles Houston Boston Buffalo Denver San Diego Oakland Minneapolis-St.paul UPI Bart Starr Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Packers Paul Hornung Starr Greenley Herron Jerry Kramer

Casper Claims Bakersfield Open Golf Title Amid Gloom

Casper Big Bill Casper captured the Bakersfield Open with a final 67 for a 272 total, earning 6400 and moving to third in year earnings. Tony Lema chased with 276, while Bayer and Geiberger posted 281s and 279s respectively. Casper led from hole two, finishing under par as clouds broke.

Bakersfield Calif UPI Bill Casper Apple Valley Casper Tony Lema San Leandro Jackie Cupit Longview Mason Rudolph Clarksville Tenn Dave Hill Jackson Mich Bob McAlister Claremont Dave Marr Sun City Ariz George Bayer Bayer Portland Las Vegas Seattle Denver

Kathy Whitworth Wins Phoenix Thunderbird Event

Kathy Whitworth of Jal New Mexico captured the Phoenix Thunderbird LPGA tournament at Paradis Valley CC. Wright led by four strokes but shot 78 while Whitworth surged from behind to win with a 213 total over 54 holes. Ruth Jenson finished third at 219 with Jackie Pung and Shirley Englehorn tied for fifth at 220.

Phoenin Ariz Kathy Whitworth Jal N. M Phoenix Thunderbirds Paradis Valley Country Club Miss Whitworth Mickey Wright Dallas Miss Wright Mickey STSCO Ruth Jenson Jackie Pung Shirley Enelehorn Barbara Romack

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