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a a a a 0 0 0 a a Memphis Making Ready For Motorcycle Invasion this MEMPHIS: Residents of Texas Panhandle com munity were making final preparations weekend Friday. for. the invasion of 400 motorcycle riders from 14 states. Those cyclists, from as far as. Callfornia, Ohio and Florida, will town early.

Sunday morning, not as part of any motorcycle gang, but rather as competitors in the first Cotton Boll National Endu-ters, ro. Although the "Memphis has been an annual event for the past several years, 1972 marks the first time it has granted status as 2 national points race, And the importance of the event is reflected in a 26 Amarillo Globe- Times Friday, October 27, 1972 which" includes riders as young as 12 and -as old. as 65 -men, boys, girls and women. The Cotton Boll isn't an event, which discriminates. The course is equally formidable, rugged and frustrating whether.

you're from or whether you're male or publicity according to Walter: Johnson, Both terminal points will be in Memphis and race always, will be the DeVille Motor Hozl." promptly Competition at 8:01 a.m. will begin Sunday! when the first four riders are flagged away. Four additional riders will leave the starting point every minute thereafter. The enduro is 125 miles in fieldllength. The object, in addition Funeral Today For Robinson Robinson, a man remembered as baseball much for his courage be an ability, will buried today before a large gatherings of admirers, Robinson, a black man broke baseball's color line 25 and played an impor.

Canal" part, on the old Brooklyn Dodger championship teams, died Tuesday of a heart attackib at the age of 53. The funeral. cortege is scheduled to proceed, through the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, not far from Ebbets Field, the park where Robinson attracted an army of fans. He will be laid to rest at Cypress Hills cemetery following services at Riverside Memorial Church. Robinson's, body.

was placed on public view for eight hours Thursday beiore a long. line of mourners, mostly elderly persons. "He was the first black man ing an autograph request, When a 10-year-old boy asked him to sign a baseball, Robinson said "Are there other natures on it? I don't over somebody's namel and I can't see." A sports writer took Robinson's hand and placed an open space on the scribbled Robinson nevertheless over other names. "Did I do it all right" Robinson asked. told.

"Yes, fine, Jackie," he was Robinson's career was filled with bitter sweet memories as er well, Branch Rickey, then ownof the Dodger gaye Robinson the chance franchise, to play 1947. And major league baseball the Dodgers' new player had to keep mum while abuse from some of the his fans, the opposing players and teammates. YORK (AP) player had trouble fulfill- to break the color line in major league baseball," said an elderly woman, "and we should be very proud of him." There were no flowers on gray-blue metal coffin and none of the mourners was allowed to touch the bier, A middle-aged man. tried to put a red carnation on the coffin, but was dissuaded by an attendant. Today, Robinson will: be laid to rest before dozens of former teammates, old friends and public officials including Sari geant.

Shriver, the Democratic Party candidate for Vice Prestdent in the November election. Alany of Robinson's. teammates on those fine Dodger teams. will be. pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.

They include Dodger Manager Walt Alston. Joe Black. Jim Gilliam; Newcombe, Pee: Wee Reese, Ralph Branca, Carl Erskine and Roy Campanella. Owner Walter O'Malley's son, Peter, will represent the club. Others on hand will be Willie Mays, an opponent of Robinson's on the old New York Giant teams that provided fierce, crosstown rival for the Dodgers in the 1950s.

Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn also will attend the services along with former Commissioner Ford C. Frick. Also present will be Larry Doby, another of the early black men in major leagues; former heavyweight champion Joe Louis; slugger Hank Greenberg, and Warren Giles, a former presithe National League, Before his sudden death three days ago, Robinson made a brief public appearance at the World Series in Cincinnati where he was honored for his services to baseball. Nearly blinded by diabetes, the legen-Ithe Bowie Trips Mann In Tilt of Unbeatens Bowie won the battle of the downed Austin unbeatens in the eighth grade and Travis tied, 8-0 6-6. while The Fannin Panthand Stan Frampion had a fielders scored first on a day in the seventh grade in city by Billy Ott but Travis 4-yard run junior high school action Thurs- back to knot.

the came day afternoon. good: on a game up for Frampton 70-yard pass play scored three touch- from Curtis Sinclair to Ervin downs and added a pair of Anderson, points: and lead the Bears to a for Wells scores ran to and 20 versions to score all the Austin Craig 20,485, 22-0 win over lead the Crockett. Bowie seventh graders to a 26-0 pass Frampton from caught a 25 yard trouncing over the Mann Butthe Doug Van Schepen in faloes. The other score for Bowie first: quarter and added came on a 50-yard run by Dan runs of 10 and 15 yards in the Motta, middle two periods to lead sec- In. ond-place.

Austin to their fourth games, Kym seventh win of the conference season. Lewis, and Bret Flecther, Jordon Allen scored pad its the eight grade. Martin added a pair of kicked Bowie tripped, Mann 14-6 to a touchdown each and Barry The two teams, undefeated conversions as Bonham downed at altering the the game, still stand 1-2 Houston 20-12. The Rangers, of eight down 20-0, bounced back with a top the grade standings. pair of touchdowns in the final Floyd Durley got Mann oft a period but the comeback failed.

6-0 lead in the second quarter Greg Hart scored with a 40-yard scoring run but run. for Fannin and Fred on a 3-yard Bowie came back with a pair of do ran 30 yards for the Travis Elzarin the final by Patrick Newman score as the two teams tied touchdowns two periods, a 45- yard and a 65-yard jaunt to ice SEVENTH GRADE away the Braves' win. MARN BOWIE 14 6 0 6 0 0-0 0-26 In other eighth grade play, Marta. 50 run (Motto run) Kerry Flinsley returned a 8-Wells B-Craig 25 run 20 run fron failed) fourth-period Houston pass for al (run tolled) touchdown to provide the HOUSTON 7 7 0-20 game's only scoring 1 in BoD-8-Kym Fletcher. 10 rum (kick 0 failed) 0 12-12 8-0 win over the Rang- kickl Lewis 20 run (Barry Martin ers.

6-BrehJordon 50 pass from Fletcher (Mortin kick) Sean York scampered 20 H-Not available yards and Ricky Messer ran TRAVIS FANNIN .........0 6 0-6 0 conversion as Crockett B-Greg Hart Eizardo run 30 run (run (run failed) amateur wrestling school WRESTLING CLASSES BEGIN NOY. 1st Bay's Ages 6 through High FOR MORE School will begin classes Nor. INFORMATION CALL ember 1st. Last year in Amar. Blo over 100, boys participated 353-3490 in the Jr.

High School tourneOR WRITE ment and hundreds more par. ticipated in the Elementary 3807 and Mich Schoot wrestling programs. Wrestling Is the fastest Lewis Lane growing spoct in Texas today. to survival, is to average exactly miles per hour for the entire event. Riders must pass by various checkpoints periodically and will be penalized for either being too early too late based on that 24 mile anhour average.

The course includes type of terrain from river beds and ravines to hills and flatlands, from mud and rocks to sand. A- total of 35. trophies are up grabs including the four tall overall championship trophy. The event is sponsored by the Track and Trail Sports Riders Association of Amarillo which has this year. set.

up various observation points for spectators along the 125-mite course. Greyhounds Entertain Wildcats Mexico will entertain Abilene Eastern Newl MDT. Christian Saturday College at 7:30 p.m.| Stadium. in Greyhound High School Day will be featured that afternoon. Wildcats lead the series! (5-1 and captured last season's clash 16-0.

The Greyhounds, who have! WOn once in seven outings, were dumped by Central 28-7 last Sturday, Eastern could, manufacture only 23 yards on rushing plays. Greyhound quarterback Don Stravlo nected on nine of: 22 passes to keep Eastern in. the game offensively. The. Bronchos amassed 208.

total offense while Eatern managed 130. The Wildcats are paced offensively by veteran quarterback Clint Longley and senior ning back Wolfgang Halbig. CROCKETT 0 0 AUSTIN 8 8. A-Stan Framoton 25 pass from Doug Schepen (run falted) 10 run (Frampion Fun) A-Frompton 15 run (Frompion run) EIGHTH GRADE BOWIE .0 6 MANN .0.6 8 M-Flord B-Patrick Durley 40 run (pass tolled) Newman 45 run (run foiled) B- from 65 run. (Dennis Skeiton Jimmy Patrick) HOUSTON 0 0 BONHAM ...0 0 0 B- Kerry Hinsley 10 Interception (Ricky Blanford run) AUSTIN CROCKETT .0 0 C-Sean York 20 run (Ricky Messer FANNIN ...6 0 TRAVIS 6 .00 F-elly Off 4 run (run falted) T-Ervin Anderson 70 pass from Sinclair (run falled) GNA a a a a a a a a (Continued from Page 25) ish 10-1 and go to the Sugar Bowl, Texas over Baylor, one touchdown -The Aggies are bound to win sometime.

They have already used up all the ways' to. Notre, Dame over TCU. four It would touchdowns--Hope I'm wrong. be too much for the "Fighting Irish" to blow two straight. Arkansas over: North Texas Stale, six touchdowns The Eagles are winless, The Razorbacks have to win.

Frank Broyles would cancel the remaining games if he lost. Oklahoma over Kansas ors State, have four, touchdowns. going to Nebraska over Oklahoma State, five touchdowns The Cowboys have had a season far, but are overmatched: this time. four Iowa over Kansas, touchdowns--Iowa State battling for. first division and Kansas battling to stay out of the cellar.

three Colorado over Missouri; coming off do upsets- -Colorado: Both teams over Oklahoma, and Missouri over Notre Dame. Arkansas' 35-15 loss to Texas last Saturday night at Austin must be the most bitter. After a few words to the sports writers after the game, Coach all Frank Broyles said was he felt like jumped into another saying room and closing the door. Texas fumbled. the ball away its first two offensive goal plays line.

close to the Longhorn but the Razorbacks could post only three points, The game brought up the sad fact that Texas had too much muscle. have Broyles and his staff may recruiting wasted several seasons the wrong type of with players. Arkansas can't win against finesse and passing a team with stronger manpower. The Razorbacks had hopes of winning the national high championship, Conference. along with the Arkansas.

ust start recruiting the better black players. Texas also hasn't too successful, but the sensation al play of fullback Roosevelt Leaks is going to change that in a hurry. Broyles said Monday: "Alan Lowry (Texas quarterback) just out executed us on the corners. thought I'd see the day when never a the quarterback could just take run either end on us at will." Texas touchdowns scored four straight in the last hall driving the ball straight at the Razorbacks. Orville Henry, Little Rock 'sports editor: look "Darrell Royal could just out there and beam.

"They were playing it his way, jaw-to-jaw, and man to man, had the best horses." AAAA-. (Continued from Page 251 against Palo Duro, to pace District 3-AAAA. The Rebs have several doubtful starters, the most backer important of whom Smith is lineTommy who is in his by pinched nerve bothered a arm. Pampa will be without Warren who defensive tackle Mark had a shoulder operation after the Caprock gaine. Something else Harris didn't say.

is that his team will need to. be at full strength physically, and not make mistakes, if Pampa is to run into problems. But the Rebels have a powerful incentive-it's too soon to think of 1973. DELL NAMED 0-0 WASHINGTON (UPD) -Donald Dell, a Washington, Van attorney and former captain of D.C. the U.S...

Davis Cup team, has been appointed by. ABA Robert: Carlson as 0-6 withe arbitrator to Hear. the dispute between the Virginia Squires and star forward Julius poss Erving. TCU's Robinson Anxious For Duel With Notre Dame By ED SPAULDING Staff: Writer Notie Dame being what it is -the cradle of college football with all the surrounding legends -it's hardly surprising that TCU: will be ready for the Fighting Irish this" week. the trip to South ball's.

Babylon if you willmeans something a little extra to Frog defensive and Ed Robinson: Robinson Is TCU's Texas! Yankee, big city boy from New York City who wanted out lof the crowded Northeast, "It's nice here, he says of Fort Worth. "My wife wasn't) too happy at first but she likes it now. Of course she still wants to go for She'd like to make that trip: home before a bowl game. Mrs. Robinson (Diane) appar-team, ently has confidence, something Ed.

has'. come to achieve only recently: a slow start," Robinson admits, wasn't hustling very well: I didn't have that much confidence." But: alter: the Texas A4M game, in which he graded per cent with a fumble recovery, eight unassisted tackles and a lipped pass, seems pretty sure of himself now, One of Robinson's reasons for wanting out of New York: was the cold, so report early this week that the Midwest had snow was hardly welcome. "I'm used to. playing in the cold." he says, don't like it." As for. Notre Dame, they were after him when he played high school at Iona Prep in New York City.

know a couple: of guys: on the Notre Dame too, I'm looking forward to playing up there, Texas, Texas and Arkan: -And: he'd appreciate: warm sas in succession alter. Tech weather, but a warm Irish wel- Mustangs' Alvin Maxson come and a chilling afternoon 10th in nation in rushing, secon the field are more likely, lond in scoring, Kris Silverthorn Game by game, Saturday's first in NCAA in punt returns Southwest Conference schedule: Raiders have: leading kick TOU (4-1) AT NOTRE DAME scorer. (Don Grimes) and Law(4-1)- p.m., Radio rence: Williams filth in kickoff (940), Trish coming off: a distal offense, Pontes 10th and turbing loss to Missouri, don't Tech 12th in scoring. figure to be caught off guard TEXAS 4-1) RICE (2-2-1) both teams are huge p.m., Radio -KDJW-AM physically, especially in offen- (1010). Pass conscious Ricecap-: sive lines Nore Dame first (1010).

Pass conscious Rice capin nation in pass defense, fourthlable of beating anyone on a hot in total defense Fill-in night, Texas could have let quarterback Perry Senn has led down after big emotional games: TOU to two. straight wins since with Oklahoma and Arkansas: replacing the injured Kent Mar- Texas' Roosevelt: Leaks. shall. and Alan Lowry among conferTEXAS TECH (5-1) AT SMU ence's leading ground gainers (4-1) -2 p.m.; Radio Owls without several start(710). Loser probably out offers: including linebacker Rodri: has SWC race, since Tech already go Barnes; fine tight, end Gary a loss, Ponies must meet Buller questionable.

Canonero IL, Riva Ridge Entered in Gold Cup Race IL is expected to end. his NEW YORK: spectacular and injury- plagued rac. ling career Saturday. the Jockey Club. Gold Cup a race that has a bearing on the yearlend championships.

Ranch: Expected to battle the King 4-year-old 'are Meadow Stable's Riva Ridge, and Paul Mellon's Key To The Mint, big rivals for the 3-year-old championship and Horse of the and Mellon's Summer Guest, a main contender for 3-year-oldi filly honors, Other probables for the twomile, Gold Cup Aqueduct were Joseph and Wil. liam Stavola's 3-year-old Freetex, Buckland Farm's old Mr. Long, William Levin's (Up IT and Sigmund Sommer's Autobiography and Paraje. Summer Guest was assigned pounds, the 3-year-olds each and the others 124 apiece. Fletcher Jones' Typecast, a mare with.

champion, ship credentials- such. as vicover males in three Istakes was expected to but came up with a filled ankle. Trainer Tommy. Doyle said the mare would be returned to CalIfornia as soon as possible and also would miss the WashingD.C.. International Nov.

11. Also missing from the Gold Cup will be Riva Ridge's rider, Ron Turcotie, who be replaced by Jorge Velasquez. Turcotte will rider, Stable's star 2-yearold. Secretariat, Saturday at Laurel in the Laurel Futurity which will be, worth a gross. of $140,000.

Also on the Laurel Foul, Foul, Foul Marks ABA Play By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Officials cried. "Foul" at the American: Basketball ation garne between the Virginia Squires and Denver lets. And foul, foul and foul By the time. Thursday night's was finished, a single game record :86 personall fouls had had been set and: the Squires a 115-111 triumph. That wasn't: the only set match in by the long foul shot.

punctuated a Two of the records. were sel (by fouls the Rockets-56 personal with seven players lejected. The Squires set records. with 92 free throw attempts and 74 conversions. The Squires those charity points in a record tying, 153-point fourth quarter.

to bury the visitors. Coach. Alex Hannum' called the foul: show, "an Hannum said he told his team. "to play the exact same kind of defense as Virginia, only more so. I openly admit I went to an extreme, but I wantled to experiment." Hannum said he wanted to to lustrate what he.

considers" bad trend." in pro basketball, a the siveness "They establish their aggresearly." said. Hannum. "They put their hands on you, then they push and pretty soon, they are knocking you down. Time and time again, that's the team that gets ahead. Thei trend is toward a pressing, slashing type of game and I think that's bad.

In the only other ABA game Thursday night, the Utah Stars! blitzed the Memphis Tams 151- 98. Two games were played in the National Basketball Association, where the Milwaukee Bucks. topped the Kansas CityOmaha Kings 114-108 and ChiIcago edged Golden State. 04-93. INTRODUCTORY SALES 0-0 8-3 return 8.08 run) 0-6 0-0 INTRODUCTORY 0-6 In scoring the record-(ying 53 points in the last quarter, the Squires made: only four field goals one a three pointer William Franklin.

Eight Virginia players scored in figures, including Julius Erving with 22. He also had 11 rebounds. Ron Boone and Zelmo Beaty sparked Utah to a 47-point seclond quarter as. the Stars, drubbed the Tams. Boone and Beaty scored 12 points each in outburst as Utah second to home-court record point production.

The Utah lead reached as high as 46. points in the third period as both teams emptied their benches. Dandgridge and Oscar Robertson led a third-period scoring burst that carried waukee past Kansas aha. The score was tied '13 (times before Dandridge hit two free throws. to give Milwaukee with 3:40 left in the, period.

Robertson and dridge then led surge that gave Milwaukee 90-40 lead. Bob Love threw in 30. points to pace Chicago over Golden Cazzie Russell had 28 for the losers. Love" connected on five straight jump shots in. the final 3:12 of the game to clinch the victory for the Bulls.

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Co, Inc. TEXAS: (1-5) AT BAYLOW (2-3) p.m., Radio-, KPUR. (1440). Loser of this one could be doomed to a last-place finish in SWO. Aggies haye.

played: several. heart-breaking games, due to. win but- Bears more. capable than in past, Aggies still making personnel changes, Baylor unsure: at quarterback, NO. TEXAS ST.

(0-6) AT will be the p.m. Selima in which Jean- gles winless, fell to: Arkansas Louis old Levesque's unbeaten in 1971 Arkansas win filly, La Prevoyante, would give SWC its first 2-0 win will go after her 11th victory: season in intersectional play Canonero has beem. a la- since: 1959 Hogs' Dickie startivorite of the public ever since Morton -11th in nation in rushing. lie came out of Venezuela last (111.6 yards a game). year to win the Kentucky Der- (2-3-1) AT MISS by and Preakness and ST.

p.m, Cougars fourth in the Belmont Stakes. can score but not "strong on deAfter the Belmont he did fense-allowed a 1-3 Miami race again in. 1971 because of team 33 at points last week. injuries. He finally returned toll State bottom of.

Southeast the races last May and got Conference with losses to Auback to the winner's circle in burn, Florida and Kentucky, as September when he beat Riva well as Florida Ridge in the Stymie Handicap. Canonero II was. susposed toll meet Riva Ridge and Key Tol The Mint in the Woodward, won by the Key, but again was in. jured. He finished second last week to Autobiography in an allowance race.

Secretariat will be be out to start on new winning streak in the Laurel Futurity. He apparently had win his sixth straight irt the Champagne at Belmont Park: Oct. 14 but was disqualified and placed second. Included among Secretariat's six rivals in the field entered Thursday: for the 1. 1-16-mile! Futurity.

were Greentree Stop The Music, who won the Champagne when Secretariat was disqualified; and Edwin Whittaker Angle Light, who will be coupled with Secre-1 tariat as Lucien Laurintrained entry. Each starter. will carry 122 pounds. La: Prevoyante will oppose only four juvenile fillies in the! Selima including the Laurintrained pair of Petty Thievery and Naive. La: Prevoyante will carry 122 pounds and the others 119 each.

Two- also will be featured at Santa Anita, with Indefatigable, Groshawk and three others contesting the 1 1-! 16-mile, Norfolk Stakes under 118 pounds apiece. Elsewhere, Halo and Crafty Khale head up two nine-horse, divisions of the Benjamin Franklin Handicap on the turf at Atlantic City Fame. And Power, Beau Julian and Gun Tune probable field of nine 3-year-old for the Crete Handicap at Sporlsman's Park. SCOTTY C. WITT OPPOSES LIQUOR BY THE DRINK "Alcohol remains America's No.

1 drug problem. I strongly oppose making it more accessible. How can we hyporitically label the use of other drugs as criminal while. we increase the availability of alcohol?" America already has 9,000,000 alcoholics, We don't need any more; VOTE NO ON LIQUOR ON NOV. 7th PO.

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