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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1966
Page
17
A collage of sports items from Texas areas. Bull Gilliam of TCA wrestles with weight and family support for Nebraska or TCU. Players from Abilene colleges join McMurry and ACC squads. Madisonville ends a long football drought with Earl Parker’s praise. Local golf aims and coaching publicity notes fill the page.
The Avalanche-Journal reports four 2-4-4 teams remain undefeated as district play continues. Amarillo Tascosa beat Midland Lee 43-7 while Borger and others hold strong records. Upcoming Friday games include Tascosa hosting Borger and Coronado traveling to Littlefield.
Pittsburgh gains first win under coach Bill Austin as Ron Smith replaces injured Lill Nelson to throw a 4 yard touchdown to Roy Jefferson. Jim Bradshaw seals defense with two interceptions and a fumble recovery helping a 17 3 victory over Detroit. Attendance 95 479.
St Louis Hawks star Bob Pettit, a three time MVP winner and one time co winner, is highlighted for his achievements in the NBA All Star game and MVP awards.
Kansas City quarterback Len Dawson threw three touchdown passes and the defense shined to beat Oakland 32-10 at the new Raiders stadium. Chuck Hurston disrupted with a blocked punt, Fred Williamson blocked a field goal, and Mike Garrett added a 42 yard TD run in the AFL clash witnessed by 50,746 in the stadium portion of a $26.5 million complex.
Joe Namath threw five touchdown passes to lead the New York Jets past the Houston Oilers 52 13 in AFL action. The win gives New York the league's unbeaten record in the Eastern Division as 54 681 attended the opener. Named targets included Sauer Sammons Maynard and Snell in a record scoring day.
Johnny Unitas threw four touchdown passes to set an NFL career scoring pass record as the Baltimore Colts rallied from 16 points down to defeat the Minnesota Vikings 38 23 in Minneapolis. He connected with John Mackey Ray Berry and Tom Matte as the Colts overcame an early deficit and capitalized on a pair of Viking miscues late in the game.
Preseason doubts fade as Dimmitt and the Bobcats push contenders in a crowded district. Abernathy Hale Center and others roll, with Post and Memphis yielding strong starts in 4-AA through close games and tight finishes.
Fifty three members joined workouts at the Texas Tech pool with seven current members and open enrollments for ages 8 to 17. Membership costs 12 50 per semester 25 for two family members and 5 for each additional member. Coach James McNally assists weekly with R E F Jackson as president treasurer and D W Dorman as secretary.
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia and Fred Stolle of Australia each won their singles to complete a three day Davis Cup series in Midland Texas. The United States won the series three matches to two over Australia.
The Atlanta Braves announced that pitcher Cecil Upshaw has been recalled from Richmond of the International League. Upshaw, a 6 foot 5 right hander, posted a 5 5 record at Richmond.
James McNally, Texas Tech swimming coach, was elected president of the West Texas AAU Chapter. Clint McFarland and Dick Walker were named vice president and re-elected secretary-treasurer. The group nominated the Wayland Flying Queens for the James E. Sullivan Award and rejected combining the two associations.
Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers led the National Football League in pass receiving for eight seasons and shares the league record with Elroy Hirsch of Los Angeles for 17 touchdown catches in a single season.
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