Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. [48], Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 1973 Page: 7 of 12
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BROWNW000 6UILE TIM
Tuesday December 11. 1973
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Harris sees crown for
Cuero, victory for Alpine
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A&M bombs SFA
Bears tip Murray
Playoff
picture
third straipht
defeat of Loul-
pw 1-3 on the
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contributed 10
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hit 15-29 shots
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
UCLA and North C arolina
State, two powerhouses gearing
for a showdown battle this
All other classes are involved ‘
in semifinal shootouts this i a
week Alpine. ranked No. 2 in
Class AA, is Harns' pick by 15*
points over unranked Houks in
been a hot
team this
n, they’re
per cent of
62 per cent
line They
75 points a
up around
owned a 44-43
le final period
HARRIS FAVORS playoff vet
and top-ranked Cuero by four :
points in the Gobblers Class ■
AAA state championship eame ,
na
er M’
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11
eIjons
its per
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gained 521
mes and 11
compiling a
117 yards on
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vener to
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day and
with Mt Pleasant No 1 Big
Sandy is a nine-point choice ; »
over No 2 Rule in the Class B "
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ORLOFFS
CHRISTMAS SALE
NOW IN PROGRESS
ORLOFF JEWELER’S
Cowboy vice president Gil
Brandt But we will go for the
player we feel has the best
chance of becoming a super
star "
Brandt said the Cowboys have
their eyes on such household
names as Heisman Trophy
winner John Capelletti of Penn
State, quarterback Dave Jay-
nes of Kansas, offensive line-
man John Hicks of Ohio State.
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and defensive lineman John
Dutton of Nebraska
"We think Waymon Bryant
and Fd Jones, both of Ten-
nessee State are excellent play-
ers.” Brandt added
With advanced age m the
< owboy defensive line, a player
like defensive end Jones would
I* a weleome addition to DoF
las storehouse of talent al-
though rookie Harvey Banks
Mor ton is expec led to be but ami
heavy in the off gason
Dallas has the top pick at the
college iTop thanks to Houston
owning the worst record in the
National Football eague The
Cowboys got first and a third
round choices from Houston .n
the off-season for Billy Parks
■nd Tody Smith
Die Morton deal will in some
wav dictate who we draft." said
It perhaps
F Jai ket
Is season
I has been
V w ell-
Id will be
Ini' ■ ourt
vers have
In double
I6-0 guard
H ppg). 6-5
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d 112 ppg i
ry Barnes
Sul Ross
and Tom
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kend’s
ere the
solation
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a
Association
as a three
of 345 com-
empts for a
irds and 59
the first choice before the last
eame “
Dallas has never had the very
first pick in the NFL draft The
Cowboys traded it away in the
expansion years and after they
started »mmnn had to pick
from deep on the draft chart
Even if Houston upsets Cin-
cinnati Sunday, the Oilers
would finish 2-12 The 26th team
in the NFL drafts first
Cmes°o"is
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...Harris System
ciAss AAAA a,.o.
5emitinei Picks
Tyier 5 poirsover Arington Houston
• e Regan ? over Angieton
CLAM AAA
BROWNWOOD
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS team led by as much as 12
Texas A4M reeled off an 87-62 points in the second half, and
triumph over Stephen F Austin Baylor didn’t pull ahead until
and remained the only South- McKinney's layup made it 64-62
west Conference team still There were only 25 seconds to
unbeaten today in the still play when William Johnson
b
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No 1 with 1,022 points from a
nationwide panel of sports
2
8
State titles for Class AAA
Cuero and Class B But Sandy
and a big win for Alpine in the
Bucks’ Class AA semifinal
showdown with Hooks here
Friday night
Those are the highlights of the
latest Harris Rating System as
the 1973 schoolboy football
campaign wades into the final
two weeks of play
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C hampionship Pic
Big Sand, 9 ove Rure
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of the West-East divisional
playoff i Los Angeles at Dallas
nr Washington). The priority
rotation for the AFC champion-
ship game site is East, West.
Central Kickoff times have not
vet been determined
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ad eight points
nth grade's loss
nwood teams
Ingelo Thursday
a doubleheader
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Redskins and they have a fine
offense with runners like Larry
Brown and three good receiv-
ers. but in summary I think the
Rams are better
"Comparing them against
Dallas is also difficult We
played very well against Dallas.
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Semitinal Picks
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CLASS A
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in will be
th squad by
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Ide receiver
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L and punting
intt
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e SUU- will
eceiver John
Cas AA
' endswood
This is it today. For the guy who bucks
the ordinary. The guy who knows that
what he wants isn t what everybody else
can wear. Cause this guy s got style So
why should he wear just a slip-on when
h there s somethi-
Mh ng like this from
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schedule
TUFSDAY, 6:15 PM-
Brownwood junior varsity at
Abilene High
TUESDAY. 8 P.M-
Krownwood varsity at
Abilene High
THURSDAY, 5 3# P M -
Brownwood eighth grade at
san Angelo lee
THURSDAY, 7 P M—
Brownwood ninth grade at
San Angelo lee
THI RSDAY.4 P M—Blue
White seventh grade game in
junior high gym
FRIDAY —Brownw ood
varsity in San Angelo
tournament
SATURDAY—Brownwood
varsity in San Angelo
tournament
SATURDAY, 7:30 P M-
Howard Payne vs. Sui Ross
in Alpine
with 910 points and six first- Memphis State. 4-0, jumped
place ballots ' from 20th to 10th with 176 points
The Bruins will fight to retain for the biggest gam of the week
Bi HENNE H. FREEMAN
Aosoedated Press Sports Writer
DALIAS IAP - Results of
the Craig Morton trade will dic-
Ute the No 1 selection of the
Dallas Cowboys in next year's
college football draft
The unhappy Morton, who has
been relegated to a backup
quarterback role behind Roger
Staubach, has asked to be
traded Bidding for the veteran
weekend, easily maintained the Wolfpack Saturday in St Louis
top two places in this week's There were no changes
Associated Press college bas- among the top five Indiana 30.
ketball poll retained its No 3 spot with 750
The Bruins, who are now 3-0 points, followed by Mary land. 1-
after defeating Southern Meth- I. with 691 points and one first-
odist 77-60 Saturday, remained place vote and North Carolina.
their Class AA game at Cen-Tex —————— — —
stadium Friday ANGLFTON is coached by Seventh graders
Howard Payne and Brady ex 3
Top-ranked Friendswood is a Dan Gandy triumph at Bangs
strong 17-point favorite over Top-rated Falls City and r 7
San Antonio Randolph in the runnerup Vega appear on a BANGS.Jerry Thompson
other AA semifinal collision course in Class A flipped in14 pointsto lead the
Harris likes Falls City by a Brownwood seventh erade Blue
Tyler John Tyler arid Austin touchdown over Troup and tam 20 a 14 over
Reagan get Harris' nods in Vega by eight points over ing5 re, Y ,
Class AAAA semifinal action Frisco Jimmy Hicks and Alan
this week Tyler Is rated five Rochnite added 6 each while J
point” better than Arlington - District +AAA continues to Allison led Bangswift 11
Sam Houston ami Reagan is a sport three teams in Harris J1* Brownwood Blue and
touchdown pick over a sur- C lassAAAA top 10 Brownwood is Whites will book up ma game
prising Angleton team that has second. Wichita Falls Hirsch Thursday at 4p.m in the junior
defied Harris odds all year seventh and lowa Park eighth high eym.
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writers and broadcasters in poll from eighth to sixth with 509 '
results released Monday UCLA points while Marquette. +0, re- , w,n3
also collected 15 of 52 possible mained No 7 with 500 points ::
first-place votes Providence dipped from sixth to “ Ma
North Carolina State, 24 after eighth with 364 points and ’ 200
crushing East Carolina 79-47 Louisville, 3-1, remained ninth M-mon
and Vermont 97-42. is second with 262 points 'J 2"a
2712945
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Martin has had an excellent
season in spot situations
To tell you the truth. I really
haven't been thinking all that
much about the draft, said
Brandt who is in charge at
player personnel We are
positivly-elated to have a
chance to pick a player to help
rontinue our string of playoff
appearances it feels very good
to sit back and know you've got
e-
Ehmu,--, - «4"2/M8
mb..-.
, IT'S CONFUSING
young basketball campaign worked under the goal for the •, m m>um •r.
Baylor nipped Murray State basket by which Tech's Red n cm ss
of Kentucky 66-64 in an inter- Raiders upset the highly re- * * 8 soveros u
sectional fray Monday night garded Houston Cougars, 2wam"AR"Ia"m"
and stayed right on the Texas snapping their Hofheinz Pavil- mee o ain n i smroumsovrg *e
Aggies' heels with a single ioss lion record of 33 straight R"em*z"m
in four games, and Texas Tech triumphs William Dunbar of "
nudged new league member Houston was the top point mak-
Houston 75-73 in a game which with 28 and Rick Bullock hit u"u. s >«>« ■
doesn’t count in the conference 25 for Tech t^ttv nt ‛t" k
standings Tex Walker, a 6-foot-7 reserve 2 •80% KIm tws m
Two other Southwest Confer forward. came off toe bench to MoSorola, ‛OoIa"I,"u or
ence clubs also scored 66 poults lead UC-Santa Barbara past the * •• mpomu
for the evening and were among SMC Mustangs with 14 points Aw A28"ov*.•"
the three absorbing defeats and eight rebounds Twenty-six zoroenu som0.t”
e . . -.KY wesevan "JI "oanoke "e
from outside foes. University of points from Ira Terrell and 20 Misiwippn Arkanws w
California-Santa Barbara from Sammy Hervey weren't aoi02‛wcrraosr 1"" *
bested Southern Methodist bit enough for the Ponies. Bemhany 1a CamegeMetion •
66. Ole Miss whaled .Arkansas T . . .
117-66 and Oklahoma State Texas Longhorns xet to win ma.a
handed Texas an 83-73 setback in five games .fell victim to hot- meR 3 • e me •
nanuea i exas an u-7J setback shooting Oklahoma State guard * e an "■ mat “
Fourteen straight points mid- „ / .. "Knotn Eara oi s si fen n
wav thronoh he’ir hai K< Kincaide, who hit a career ayion • •1
boosted AIM to a 28-13 lead and high of 27 points at Willwater ‘ aa Eoma. u zon
the visiting Stephen F Austin The Longhorns, led by, Harry comerua"i.m " “
lumberjacks couldn't make up 1 arrahee and Tyrone Johnson 03
the difference Merry Mercer with 20 apiece faded after
pared toe Agg.es with 18 and umpine into a 10-0 lead ,; a.. „
Archie Myers topped Austin Ole Miss, with Tom Mordan sabicriu
with 15 and Den Hudson each contrib- ILrThm"o c •»
It took a late field goal by uting 18 points, took a 55-27 E".„,"‛2 “ "
Charles McKinney and another halftime and held the visiting ra Boners '30 Harg insimmons 41
by teammate Mark Wattier Arkansas Razorbacks scoreless ** Mo •
with 30 seconds left for the the last four minutes and 19 —~
Baylor Bears to squeeze out a seconds of the game Dennis 535 T** Nevad. Rmo rs
' ome-from-behind victory on White was top man for the Hogs .cgam 2963 a
the Murray court The home with 16 points wav sr sr Gonraga S3
Rush on for NFL playoff berths
. RyRRL CELoWrT . Il’s that confusing as the NFL card winner and toe host West takes the title A tie uiu also their two games In that case
AsseiatedPresssports Writer rushes headlong into the final Division . hampion Pittsburgh, give Oakland the utle and knock in. Angeles goes toballas and
MEW YORKAPI. Atlanta, weekend of regular-season Cincinnati. Cleveland and Buf- the Broncosout of the playoffs Washmgton heads for Mm-
Buftoto and Oeveland are on action, with three divisional t falo:areall eligible for the wild Dallas and Washington, each nesota And Atlanta’ Well,
the hot seat Dallas. Oakland des and two wildcard playoff card and Oakland; 8-4-1, and at m share the NFC East lead whether the Falcons beat New
and Cincinnati seem to be sit- berths still up for grabs - and Denver, 7-4-2, are fighting for If Dallas beats St Louis and orleans or not on Sunday all
ting pretty,..,.. , "Stearns doing toe grabbing the West crown Washmgton knocks off they'd have to look forward to is -
But then, the ball takes funny It all begins the process of de- The Raiders, who hold a half- Philadelphia on Sunday the next season
bounces in the National Foot- ctoing who'll vie for the big one. time edge and Broncos meet Cowboys win the title, having Now brace yourself it gets
ballleague By this time next Super Bowl VIII in Houston Jan Sunday in Oakland The winner outscored the Redskins 34-21 in sticky from here on
we ek. it s possible that the 13 ****************************,,,.,,**
Cowboys. Raiders or Bengals Minnesota, champion of the . . .
could be sitting in the stands or National Conference's Central 0 : c. „ A . . .. .L c . . c . . cc: L / A
in front of their television sets. Division, is waiting to find out (»/CnT COO Cl) SOeS QOS S 1 0 I
watching the Falcons. Bills or which wild-card team it will T
Browns in the playoffs. host Saturday, Dec 22 when the I A r II n
Washington, Dallas o Atlanta LA [^01105 game as tossup
The Miami Dolphins, the de- By RON ROACH seemed rather moot after a 40-6 “
fending Super Bow! champions Associated Press Sports Writer Ham victory Monday night in a
and repeat winners in the LOS ANGELES AP> — nationally televised game
AmericanConference East. will Chuck Knox, rookie head Knox refused to state his
find out this weekend who s go- coaching sensation of the Na- preference between Dallas and
The in&.t0 take the Centra! ‘.7 tional Football league, kept his Washington, but Webster ob-
dates and sites for the National Pittsburgh or Cincinnati are the Los Angeles Rams cruising on a liged
Football League's divisional sontenders -and one "i visit steady course toward toe Na- "The Rams are a real fine
playoffs them on Sunday, Dec 23 tional Football league playoffs football team, the finest running . although they beat us The
Saturday Dec. 22 Los Angeles, which dethroned Alex Webster. New York GI- game al! around that I have Rams and Dallas’ defenses are
Minnesota, the National Con- three-time champion San Fran- ants’ coach, was badgered to seen," said Webster Led by equal Dallas throws a lot more
ference’s Central Division SSCO to.lock UP the NRC West, compare the Rams with Dallas Lawrence McCutcheon's 80 offense at you. It's a tossup.
champion, will host the NFC doesn; , " where It IPlay °" and Washington, one of which yards in 11 carries - taking the said Webster
wild-card team — Washington. We, 23 It couldbe at Dallas or plays Los Angeles in toe NFL youngster to 1.014 yards this
Dallas or Atlanta —starting at 1 Washington, whichever wins playoffs Dec 23 season — the Rams rushed for
pm . EST the NFI East For Webster to compare this 219 yards.
The American Conference's And as if that wasn’t con- hapless2-10-1 team with the 11-2 ’’Comparing them with Wash-
West Division champ — Oak- fusing enough, consider the Rams, who salted away the ington, it’s tough to make a
land or Denver — will host the Dec 22 AFC playoff game be- National Conference West comparison. We were down in
AFC wild-card team — Pitts- tween that conference's wild- crown more than a week ago. Personnel when we played the
burgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati or -------
Buffalo at 4 p.m ar -
Sunday’Dec. 23
Miami, the AFC East Division .w
champion, will host the AFC
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Central champion — either
Pittsburgh or Cincinnati — at 1
pm
The NFC East ( ham on
Dallas or Washington - will’
host Los Angeles the NFC West
champion, at 4 p.m
The NFC games will be tele-
vised by CBS. the AFC games
by NBC
Sunday. Dec 30
, The NFC title game will be
124 a played at the site of the winner
Penn improved from 16th to 3 0 1
U. Long Beach State renhained mer
12th and Alabama improved ACtin
from 18th to 13th Rounding out On
the Top Twenty are, Arizona, sano
Kansas State, South Carolina, Wo
San Francisco, Syracuse. Jack- * 0 ,
sonville and Southern Cal. rennev
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