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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1968
Page
9
Tigers snap 14-game skid with a 12-0 victory over Lorenzo as Waddell Smith scores two TDs to raise his season total to 24. New Deal awaits Friday as coach John Block pushes for another win to keep the momentum.
Tahoka led 46-0 over Crosbyton as six players scored. Denver City fell 28-0 to Levington after a 15-7 upset of Seminole. Floydada remains undefeated in 3-AA with wins over Ralls and Tulsa 14-12 in the latest game. Friona joined Frenship and Hale Center among 3-AA winners with 26-0 blanking of Morton. Charles McClain led Orton with two TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 22-5 victory over Canyon boosting his 3-AA scoring lead.
Chicago Bulls send Keith Erickson to the Los Angeles Lakers for Erwin Mueller. Mueller, back with the Bulls after last season’s swap for Jim Barnes, joins in time for the exhibition opener against the Baltimore Bullets in Bethesda.
New York Giants running back Randy Minniear sustained a fractured cheekbone in the game at Philadelphia. He remained at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and may undergo surgery in New York later this week. Out at least five weeks. Linebacker Vince Costello damaged his right knee and is out about three weeks.
San Diego Chargers fullback Brad Hubbert will miss the rest of the season after knee surgery. Hubbert tore ligaments in his right knee in the Chargers 30 14 win over the Oilers last Saturday night. Coach Sid Gillman said the team will fill Hubbert’s spot with veteran Gene Foster and may give tight end Jacques MacKinnon added backfield duties as the Chargers prepare for a game in Cincinnati against the Bengals.
Referee Harold Thorn testified he was attacked after awarding a free kick that led to a goal in a match between Macedonia and Shepparton City in Shepparton. Thorn described injuries including a bruised face a cut ear and bruised body and legs. The Gould-Murray district federation banned the entire Macedonia team and two club officials for life.
Alabama coach Paul Bryant denounced a long playing record that imitates his voice and Shug Jordan sold at Legion Field during a 14 7 victory over Virginia Tech. Bryant warned it is filthy and not associated with him. Birmingham officials say it will not be sold at upcoming games.
USC halfback Orenthal James Simpson, in UPI’s Backfield Of The Week, rushed for 226 yards, caught 39 yards, and returned 72 on kickoffs in a 29 20 win over Minnesota. He scored four touchdowns, two in the final minutes, sharing the honor with SMU quarterback Chuck Hixson, California halfback Gary Fowler, and Houston halfback Paul Gipson.
The Atlanta Braves announced they purchased Andy Finlay an outfielder from the AA Shreveport Texas League club. Finlay from Sacramento California was their No 1 draft choice in 1967 and hit .261 this year with six homers and 35 RBIs. The Braves also assigned three players to the AAA Richmond club.
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