Landry Critics Praise Cowboys Defense After Loss
Dallas coach Tom Landry defended his team after a 23-17 setback, praising the defense led by Bob Lilly as the club's strength. He said momentum hinges on beating key opponents and rebuffed calls to bench Don Meredith in favor of Craig Morton, stressing confidence in his quarterback. Lilly noted Colts star Johnny Unitas showed keen perception.
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Damascus Tops Year in Strub Stakes Nominations
Damascus leads a field of 62 four-year-olds nominated for the $100,000-added Charles H. Strub Stakes at Santa Anita this winter. Other contenders join the list as the meet approaches, highlighting a strong four-year-old division.
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Wink Defeats Marfa In Non-District Tilt 48-42
Wink High School beat Marfa 48-42 in a non district boys basketball game. Marfa’s Robert Guevara led with 28 points while Wink’s Danny Tidwell scored 13 and Jackie Dorman 12. Wink also captured the B game 36-32.
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Denver City Rally Beats Kermit In Non-District Clash
Denver City trailed 14-11 after the first quarter but used a fourth quarter surge to beat Kermit 57-52. Carroll Samuels and Howard Porter each had 15 for Kermit, while Denver City won the B game 58-53.
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Ellis Sparks Eagle Win For Ector In Tarnished Lakers
Ellis Sparks 20 points lead the Ector Eagles to a 59 42 win over the Colorado City Wolves in Eagle Gym. Harold Tucker adds 12 as Ector builds a 27 16 halftime lead and maintains control despite a late Wolves rally led by Lionel James and Robert Bender. The junior Lake View form continues with nine players seeing action and the Eagles prepare for the Lone Wolf Tournament opener against Sweetwater after a prior 71 55 Lake View win.
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Andrews Beats Crane 65-54 In Nonleague Battle
Andrews High earned its sixth win by defeating Crane 65 to 54 on Tuesday night. Mark Bader led Andrews with 25 points, and the B team prevailed 63 to 40 with Johnny Horton scoring 25 for the winners.
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Odessa High Navy Swimmers Triumph Over Ector in Dual Meet
Odessa High School swimmers beat Ector 56 to 36 in a dual meet at Ector High School. Odessa took wins in six of nine events led by David Allen and Steve Budge. Ector’s Clifton Mitchell and Stacy Thatcher swam key legs. Coach Wayne Turley earns his second victory with Odessa as they prepare for a San Angelo invitational.
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Steers Rally For Victory In Non-District Showdown
Big Spring defeated Lubbock High 78-66 in a non-district boys basketball game at Big Spring. The Steers made 12 more free throws, led 22-17 after one, trailed 43-37 at halftime, then pulled away with a 20-11 third and 21-12 fourth. Wayne Johnson 28, Danny Clendenin 20 for Big Spring. Marc Couch 22 for Lubbock.
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Midland Bulldogs Defeat Monahans Loboes 53 43
In Midland the Bulldogs improved to four wins in seven with a 53 to 43 victory over the Monahans Loboes Friday night. Robert Jackson led Midland with 19 points while Tim Berry topped Monahans with 15. Loboes head to the Andrews tournament next.
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Thesz Captures Easy Victory in Ector County Coliseum
Lou Thesz defeated Dr. Blood in two straight falls to headline wrestling at Ector County Coliseum on Tuesday night. The Von Braunners defeated Thunderbolt Patterson and Gene Kiniski for the world tag titles in the main event. Kozak and Romero beat the Medic and Dick Murdock, and Luis Hernandez drew with Dory Funk Jr. in the opener.
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Fort Stockton Panthers edge Permian Panthers 49 47 in non district
Fort Stockton led 16 11 after one period and 38 26 before the fourth as Dee Broyles 18 and Lionel Rubio 14 led the Panthers to a 49 47 win over Permian. Bill Melton 17 and Richard Garner 10 paced Permian with James Brown out sick.
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Bowling room sessions and scores at local centers
In a list of league results several centers show scores. Coors leads with a 955 high team game and 2820 high team series while Margaret Hall posts the high women's game and series. Other centers and scores include Manly's GUIF 32 and D&L Sports Center 26.
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Alabama Plans Cotton Bowl Training in Galveston
Coach Bear Bryant announced Alabama will train in Galveston Texas ahead of the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M. He did not specify the exact date but said the sessions will occur before Christmas on the Texas gulf coast.
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