Cowboys struggle to meet Super Bowl fame despite win
Dallas fans berate the defending champions after a 34 28 victory over San Diego as the defense draws criticism for lapses. Mel Renfro says fans expect stars and Landry acknowledges a weaker defense though the offense shines. He warns of complacency after championship runs ahead of the Cardinals game at Texas Stadium.
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Rice Faces Arkansas In Uphill Clash At Little Rock
Rice coach Al Conover relies on trick plays and air routes as the Owls, 0-3, visit 2-2 Arkansas in a showdown with season slipping away. Bruce Gadd leads passing for Rice while tight end Gary Butler is the conference’s top receiver. Arkansas counters with Dickey Norton and Marsh White as they pursue a more grounded attack.
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Cougars Rally Behind Cunningham and Calvin
The Carolina Cougars, powered by Billy Cunningham and Mack Calvin, defeated the Kentucky Colonels 126-111 to remain atop the ABA East. Calvin scored 33 and Cunningham 28 with 12 points each in the second quarter as Carolina pulled away by halftime. Joe Caldwell added 22 for the Cougars while Dan Issel had 28 for Kentucky. In other ABA games Indiana beat Utah 135-124 Virginia beat Denver 116-111 and Utah defeated Memphis 126-118.
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Pat Moyse Area hosts ducks and geese season openings
The Pat Moyse Wildlife Management Area in Lamar County opens for duck hunting November 4–26 and December 9 1972 to January 24 1973. Geese brant are legal on the area and statewide November 4–28 and December 9. The bag limits differ east and west of Highway 81, with detailed limits on Ross’s goose Canada goose and white fronted goose. The Pat Moyse Area covers 8317 acres nine miles north of Paris.
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Referee Rules Illegal Forward Pass on Colorado Play
The official penalizes Colorado 5 yards for an illegal forward pass from the spot of the foul and declares 1st down and 10 for Oklahoma. This follows rule 7-3-2-c that a second forward pass by Team A on the same down is illegal.
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West German Team Wins First Exhibition Victory in Kingston
The West German national team beat the Kingston Aces 4 to 3 in Kingston. It marked their first win of a four game exhibition tour against Ontario Hockey Association Senior A league teams.
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Ontario Hockey Association
Kingston Aces
Kings rally behind injured star Archibald to beat 76ers
Nate Archibald sprained a thumb but scored 34 points and 18 assists as Kansas City-Omaha Kings defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, widening the Atlantic lead while Archibald iced the win with 16 in the final period. John Block led the 76ers with 35.
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Hull Debuts as Jets Coach Fails in WHA Debut
Bobby Hull’s first appearance as player coach of the Winnipeg Jets ends in a 3-2 loss to Quebec Nordiques in Quebec City. Hull assists on Danny Johnson’s late goal but Nordiques hold on behind goals from Roy Payette and Bergeron. Los Angeles tops New York 2-1 in the other WHA game.
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