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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1971
Page
5
Arnold Palmer carded a five under par 67 to share second, one stroke behind John Schlee at the Hawaiian Open. Schlee led with a 66 as Palmer chase continued amid putting woes and talk of his drought.
Funeral services are set for Saturday at First Methodist Church in Canyon for former West Texas State assistant athletic director Frank Kimbrough. The 66 year old died Thursday night after a heart attack Tuesday morning. As Buffalos head coach he led West Texas State to the Sun Bowl in 1951 and the Tangerine Bowl in 1962, later retiring as assistant athletic director. He is survived by his widow and two children.
The Fort Worth Coaches Indoor Games begin tonight with Randy Matson in a head to head indoors duel against Al Feuerbach for the indoor shot put mark. Matson holds uncertain world record status as officials weigh his Fort Worth 69-2 and Dallas 70-1/2 against Feuerbach’s 68-11. Feuerbach remains confident, while Matson admits pressure to avoid Texas defeat. The two night event also features the Mills brothers and SMU’s Pouncy twins in the 60 yard dash along with Olympic high jump champ Fosbury set to appear.
The 220-pound running back from Texas Christian, now Baltimore Colts star, reflects on past injuries at TCU and in the NFL. He credits confidence and steady play for the Colts 16 13 Super Bowl win over Dallas and outlines goals for 1971 including 1 000 rushing yards and all pro honors. He and Suzie Labouie plan to move to Fort Worth to stay near TCU facilities.
Steve Judy said the four black players including Ervin Garnett Hodges Mitchell Larry Dibbles and Raymond Rhodes quit the TCU football team citing social life issues and discipline under Coach Jim Pittman. They seek transfers to Florida State with NCAA ineligibility until 1972. Florida State coach Larry Jones said he discouraged transfers and would treat requests as usual.
The article argues weather matters little to some anglers and temp ranges from 28 to 98 degrees do not deter others. It celebrates fishing today regardless of conditions, noting success in freezing and hot days alike and urging readers to find fish and feed them with appropriate bait or lures.
South Carolina and star John Roche crushed Furman 118-83 as Roche poured in 56 points on 21 of 34 shooting and 14 of 15 from the line to break a 16 year old ACC single game scoring mark. The Gamecocks improve to 12-4 while ACC rivals earlier losses linger.
In pro play the Milwaukee Bucks led the standings at 45 10 while Detroit 36 20 Chicago 34 22 Phoenix 34 24 and Pacific Division teams like Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Portland and San Diego posted various results and upcoming games. In the West Utah Indiana Memphis Denver Texas and Pittsburgh were noted with several results and matchups. College action in the East and Midwest highlighted Manhattan Lafayette Mass Iowa Rutgers Boston U So Carolina LSU and many others with multiple scores and OT finishes.
A large 12-horse Seminole Handicap field looms as the $50,000 added race leads toward the $100,000 Widener. Saul Nadler's Judgable carries top weight, with Corn off the Cob and Never Bow among notable contenders. Additional races include the San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita and the Quaker Handicap at Liberty Bell with Ack Ack and Jungle Savage among probables.
Virginia Squires beat the Floridians 138 129 after OT periods. Mike Barrett and Neil Johnson each had 25 points for Virginia as Larry Jones led Florida with 38 and Mack Calvin 30. Kentucky topped the Nets 106 99 in the other ABA game. In the NBA, San Francisco defeated Phoenix 117 105 and Portland beat Atlanta 137 123.
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