Cowboys fall short in Cotton Bowl clash and Don Meredith show
Dallas Cowboys struggle in a testy Cotton Bowl affair as Don Meredith and Ed LeBaron exchange passes amid a crowd of 15,730. Landry hopes Meredith shifts from college flair to a steady NFL pocket game while Lubbock High praises a tough performance and eyes a Friday night clash with the Bronchos.
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Barrington Leads Area Honor Roll With Four Touchdowns
Junior Barrington of New Deal scored four times to top the Avalanche-Journal Football Honor Roll for the weekend. Other standouts include BILL STURDIVANT with three in Meadows’s 20-14 win over Whiteface, JIM SAVAGE of Sudan with three in a 24-12 Hornets victory over Friona, and RONNIE HENDRICKS delivering three touchdowns for Plains in a 20-6 win over Post.
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Gretel and Weatherly Race Off Coast
Gretel and Weatherly met off Newport in Cup races as Gretel tried to learn why Weatherly won so easily, with Weatherly leading during the round the course chase.
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Denver Broncos Lead AFL Offense Despite Slow Ground Game
Denver tops AFL statistics with 480 yards per game in total offense and 406 passing yards per game while allowing 296 yards per game. Houston trails Denver in three categories. Dallas and Oakland sit 12th in rushing. Gretel and Weatherly yacht race details follow with Sparsely reported wind forecasts and prep work.
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West Texas Buffs Highlight Top Returning Players
The 1962 College Individual Farm Chart from the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau lists 1961 season standouts. West Texas State Buffaloes feature Pistole Pete Pedro at 132 points and 976 rushing yards, with multiple teammates ranked in rushing, passing, punt, and kickoff return categories. Texas Tech is represented by Hunt, Cannon, Park, Worley, and Daniels in various scoring, receiving, and kicking metrics.
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Reynolds Signs With Calgary Stampeders After NFL AFL Play
M. C. Reynolds a five year pro quarterback joined the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Football Conference. Reynolds 27 played four seasons with the Cardinals and last year with the Buffalo Bills. He was a late cut this year from the AFL Oakland Raiders.
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Finalist Favorites Mustangs Sweeny Move Unchecked
Denver City and Sweeny remain unbeaten in Texas Class AA play. The weekly schedule lists Friday games across districts with Denver City set for New Mexico against Lovington and Sweeny facing Wharton in AAA. Top results include Denver City beating Pecos 31-6 and Sweeny defeating Dickinson 25-0. upsets hit Childress 0-20 against Hamlin. Dalhart, Stamford, Jacksboro, Bowie and Bellville also strong.
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Fresh Gridders Arrive At Tech
Texas Tech welcomed a crowd of high school football hopefuls on campus for a first taste of college life. Freshmen report to coach Bert Huffman on Friday with no definite roster yet. Two signings involving Mack Sutherlin and Johnny Agan from Tech and Oklahoma appear set to enroll at Tech.
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AL Meeting Set in New York to Discuss 1963 Season
Ameri can League will hold a meeting Tuesday at the Savoy Hilton Hotel in New York. President Joe Cronin announced plans for the 1963 season will be discussed.
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Electric industry stockholders number four million
The American electric industry is estimated to have about four million stockholders. This figure highlights broad ownership across utilities and energy firms.
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Texas, Penn State Lead Early Ratings From MITCH WILLIAMSON
Penn State tops the initial season ratings with no games played yet. Texas, favored to win the Southwest Conference, is No. 2 after beating Mississippi in the Cotton Bowl in past seasons, while Ole Miss sits third. Miami Florida and Pitt also rank among the top 40 after opening week wins. Louisville shocked Wichita 21-20, and William and Mary delivered a 3-0 upset of Virginia Tech.
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Grob Undergoes Operation After Heat Stroke
UT football guard Reggie Grob, 19, who suffered a heat stroke on September 1 and kidney complications, underwent surgery in Dallas Monday night. In critical condition, he was transferred to UT Southwestern Medical Center for intensive treatment and further diagnostics.
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Cubs Defeat Cardinals 8-4 in Chicago
Cubs rookie Billy Ott homered for his first big league shot sparking a seven inning rally to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4. Ernie Banks hit his 35th homer with two on to chase Ray Washburn, as Dick Ellsworth earned his ninth win. Ken Boyer hit his 23rd for the Cards and Julio Gotay added his second homer of the season in a 30 first-inning lead.
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Dallas News poll crowns Wichita Falls in Class AAAA
Wichita Falls leads Class AAAA with seven first place votes from ten writers. Dumas tops Class AAA with seven firsts, Orange second, Brownwood third, and Denver City dominant in Class AA with 99 of 100 points. New London heads Class A with Rotan second as top 10 lists show state schoolboy football rankings across classes.
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Wismer urges AFL to push schedule back a month
Harry Wismer president and owner of the New York Titans argues the American Football League should delay its schedule by at least one month to avoid TV competition and double each team's television revenue, a plan to be proposed at the AFL executive committee meeting next January. The report also notes an unrelated statistic about factory electricity use.
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