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Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 15

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SECTION THREE-PAGE ONE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 1963 SPORTS-TELEVISION-RADIO FINANCIAL-OIL FORT WORTH- STAR-TELEGRAM I '0) TOMEI A GAb'vUS oyy Mmil Stunned Colleges Pros Alter Slates TV Networks Cancel Lineup of Grid Games Tilts May Be Reset For Dec 7 Schoolboy Grid Tilts Postponed Several Contests Reset Tonight IN vsest4 r177 11- i ii 000 1 st :1 i :4 I-L 1 fr I --1 4) 4444 iii 40481 1: 11 All 0 1'111 2 0 0 a I fq Its Associated Press The traditional football game between Harvard alma rnater of President Kennedy and Yale was called off Friday as news of his assassination swept a horrified nation Harvard and Yale were to have played the 80th game in Rose Bowl on New Year's Day the most historic and hallowed Will go on as scheduled of all the nation's traditional So will the Oklahoma-Nebras- football series in New Haven Conn Saturday ka game scheduled in Lincoln A spokesman for Harvard Neb The winner all but clinches where Kennedy once competed the Big Eight spot in the Orange as a member of the swimming Bowl team said the game was can- Generally it appeared that celed and added "It probably most professional athletics will not be rescheduled" scheduled Friday had been post- A joint announcement at Yale poned or canceled but that the schedule would be resumed Sat-said only that it would "not urday The colleges were dividtake place this week-end" ed though most of the Saturday Tracks Close activities in the East were A reliable source later said called off that the game probably will be The American Football rescheduled for Nov 30 League announced that its full Rose Bowl on New Year's Day will go on as scheduled So will the Oklahoma-Nebraska game scheduled in Lincoln Neb The winner all but clinches the Big Eight spot in the Orange Bowl Generally it appeared that most professional athletics scheduled Friday had been postponed or canceled but that the schedule would be resumed Saturday The colleges were divided though most of the Saturday activities in the East were called off The American Football League announced that its full YEW YORK Nov 22 The Columbia Broadcasting System announced Friday that all CBS telecasts of college and professional oo all games thfs week-end would be canceled due to the death fo President Kennedy CBS was to have televised the Harvard at Yale Clemson at South Carolina and Wisconsin at Minnesota college games Saturday on a regional basis The Harvard-Yale game was canceled prior to the netork's announcement On Sunday CBS-TV was to have carried the full slate of seven a ional Football League games on regional telecasts The American Broadcasting Company also canceled telecast of its entire week-end sports program The cancellation includes four American Football League games Sunday as well as special Saturday sports events The AFL games are Kansas City at New York Buffalo at Boston Oakland at Denver and Houston at San Diego slate of four Sunday games had been postponed An announcement on the rescheduled dates will be made later a league spokesman announced No TV Games The schedule had Buffalo at Boston Oakland at Denver Turn to Sports on Page 3 Photo poned From left: End John Sylvester Guard Johnny Nichols and Quarterback Benny Hollingsworth The game probably will be played Dec 7 NO GAME Rice gridmen prepare to check into the Worth hotel Friday afternoon before learning that Saturday's game with TCU had been post A number of week-end football games were postponed Friday because of the assassination of President Kennedy Most of the high school games which were postponed Friday have been reset for Saturday or for nights next week A few games have not yet been rescheduled The District 4A-5 game between Poly and Amon Carter Riverside still is set for Farrington Field at 7:30 Saturday and the Arlington Heights Eastern Hills game originally scheduled Friday night will be played Wednesday night Area games which were switched to Saturday night include Castleberry at Carrollton Arlington Sam Houston at Bell Richland versus Haltom at Birdville Stadium Brewer versus Diamond Hill at Ilandley Field and Highland Park at Sherman all at 7:30 Also reset for Saturday night was the District 4A-6 (Dallas) championship game pitting zone titlists South Oak Cliff and Woodrow Wilson The victor will play Paschal in bidistrict Friday Irving and Arlington will make up their game Tuesday night in Arlington The Class 2A bidistrict game between Winters and Wichita Falls Hirschi will be played as originally scheduled at Stamford Saturday night At least one Saturday basket ball game was postponed Bell and Nolan wi'l make up the con- test at a date not yet decided upon Texas Wesleyan Basket Ball Coach Elmer Ilanebutt said Friday night that as far as he knew the Rams' opening game with Tarleton still would be played in Stephenville Saturday night The Texas Christian-Rice football game scheduled Saturday afternoon at Amon Carter Stadium became the second Southwest Conference contest to be postponed Friday night in the aftermath of President Kennedy's assassination Southern Methodist and Baylor earlier had announced postponement of their game in Waco Late Friday night there was no announcement from Arkansas on plans to either postpone or cancel the Razorbacks' meeting with Texas Tech in Fayetteville No definite dates had been set on either of the postponed games but a likely date appeared to be Dec 7 Amos Melton TCU assistant chancellor made and announcement of the Rice postponement after discussions with Dr Sadler and Dr Kenneth Pitzer presidents of the respective schools "We also talked to Baylor Arkansas SMU and Howard Grubbs (SWC executive-secretary) who was in Pittsburgh Pa at a meeting" said Melton "At first everyone seemed to feel that we should go ahead Then as the cancellations started to snowball it got down to a question of just what the SWC would do "President Pitzer who was spending the night in Denton was quite concerned and he talked with Dr Sadler on two or three occasions Friday night "Finally when SMU and Baylor made their decision to postpone TCU and Rice agreed to look at the matter again "Then TCU officials and Dr Pitzer agreed to the postponement" Rice Coach Jess Neely agreed with the decision adding he "felt like ft should have been called off" "We would be delighted to come back and play if they (TCU) want us to" said Neely Melton set Saturday Dec 7 as a tentative date for the game Both teams will complete their ed their regular season schedregular season schedule Nov 30 Melton said tickets already sold to the TCU-Rice game Turn to SWC on Page 2 NTSU Arlington State Call Off Football Games Porkers Host Raiders Today in Fayetteville would be played as originally planned However late Friday night officials in Denton and Arlington decided to cancel the games The game was one of hundreds of athletic events scheduled this week-end either postponed or canceled Major Eastern race tracks shut down immediately on the announcement of the Pres ident's death The National Basket Ball Association postponed its entire four-game Friday slate as did the American Hockey League A Friday night fight between Allen Thomas of Chicago and Johnny Persol of New York scheduled for national television coverage from Madison Square Garden was canceled Games Reset Dozens of major college football games scheduled Saturday were called off including the entire Big Six schedule on the West Coast which could have determined the host team in the Rose Bowl The three-game slate was rescheduled for Nov 30 The National Collegiate Athletic Association through executive secretary Walter Byers left it to the colleges involved as to whether to continue with their games but asked that if the games are played they include "an appropriate dignified opening ceremony and whatever other memorial tribute you might think appropriate at halftime" The Illinois -Michigan State game which will determine the Big Ten mpresentative in the Lions' Owners Agree to Sale 1963 RECORDS ARKANSAS ODD TEXAS TECH Oho 21 Okla St 0 16 Wash St 7 6 Missouri 7 7 Texas 49 18 TCU 3 10 0 10 Baylor 14 3 TCU 35 13 'texas 17 17 Baylor 21 56 Tulsa 13 SMU 6 21 3 Rice 11 0 Rice 7 51 Kansas St 13 SMU 14 7 Tex Western 3 152 Totals 76 127 Totals 151 At least five Texas college football games scheduled for Saturday were called off Friday night in deference to the death of President John Kennedy Arlington State vs Hardin Simmons at Arlington Southern Illinois vs North Texas State at Denton Arkansas State vs Trinity at San Antonio were canceled The Wyoming Texas Western clash at El Paso and the Louisville-Houtston encounter at Houston were postponed Saturday's freshman contest between Texas and ASAI in Austin was called off indefinitely Officials in Fresno Cal said Friday that the Fresno State-Abilene Christian game would go on as scheduled It had been announced Friday afternoon that the Southern Illinois-North Texas and Arlington State Hardin Simmons tilts BY BILL VAN FLEET Star-Telegram Writer FAYETTEVILLE Nov 22 Two young teams with an eye on 1964 as well as the game at hand will tangle here Saturday when the Arkansas Razorbacks entertain the Red Raiders from Texas Tech Kickoff is set for 2 with about 30000 expected Late Friday night Arkansas Athletic Director John Barnhill said there were no plans to cancel the game The Raiders who already have done better than most people expected by building a 54 record possibly will bid for the Only three seniors will start for each team and Tech will have five sophomores in the the brilliant Donny Anderson at halfback Other Tech sophs due to start are John Porter and John Carr 11 at tackles Tommy Doyle at right end and Johnny Agan at left half The probable lineups: TEXAS TECH (194) Parks (195) (221) Porter (220) (200) Willis (194) (218) Scarborough (195) (195) Shaha (205) (208) Carrell (210) (184) Doyle (19 (184) Ellis (180) (170) Agan (174) (190) Anderson (200) (200) Zanios (199) Kickoff: 2 In Razorback Stadium Broadcast: WRAP 570 at 1:45 DETROIT Nov 22 Lion stockholders voted Friday to accept the $6000000 offer of William Clay Ford to purchase the National Football League club's franchise About 94 per cent of the 144 stockholders voted in favor of the sale The move also dissolved the Detroit Football Company Ford in a brief statement after the meeting said he was forming a new corporation called the Detroit Lions Inc of which he will be the sole owner first division next year The Razorbacks who have a 4-5 record after being picked by many to win the SWC title are sure to be rated among the favorites again next year State Rolls Past Deacons 011'4 OPto 6 't i iiii -i' ii4 k461: -111ci Ilkiik wiz 1 i 'r- 'i ::::::::::::::::::::::::1:::: N7 40 Vtft LI Ap 4 41 ior 1 0(: 1 4 -1 i i -04' 's 0: i 111i0: e' 1- 4i i "'-r 1 ''4 el 1 r-l'' i 4 1 9' i 1 1 'NA I 0 4 ::4 1' I 4 1 I I 11 I 1 1 1 '14' 1'-' 4 ii Str: 4-- 1 ''0 A ''J cy 1:: i I i '1 GAME AT A GLANCE WAKE FOREST STATE2 11 First Downs I 107 Yards Gained Rushing 4011 62 Yards Gained INISNing 155 12 of 25 Passes Completed 1 of 13 0 Passes Intercepted by 0 2 ODD Fumbles Recovered 0 9 for 407 Punts No Avg 3 for 435 26 Yards Penalized 109 RALEIGH Nov 22 North Carolina State clinched at least a tie for the Atlantic Coast Conference football title Friday night with a smashing 42-0 victory over Wake Forest The Wolfpack winding up its season with a 6-1 conference mark and an 8-2 overall record will share the ACC crown with the winner of next week's Duke-North Carolina game A Duke-North Carolina tie would give State the championship outright The Wolfpack piled up a 35-0 first half lead and coasted ai Coach Earle Edwards tried third and fourth stringers after intermission Wake Forest whic last week-end broke an 18-game losing streak fell behind 21-0 in the first period and never was in contention The Wollpack outgained the Deacons 378 yards to 33 in the first half For the game as a whole State picked up 563 yards school record Long runs by Mike Clark Joe Scarpati and Jimmy Guin powered the State offense to three quick easy touchdowns in the first period Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 State 21 14 0 7-42 two run kick) two run (Andrews kick) 16 run (Andrews kick) 25 run (Andrews kick) 27 miss from Rossi (Andrews kick) 11 DRS! from Shosnik (Andrews kick) Attendance-15200 YOU CAN GET TWO SUITS OR A SUIT AND A SPORT 6 tr41 LI COAT AND PANTS ENSEMIIIIE OR A SUIT AND A TOP COAT ANY TWO FOR JUST TWO FOR '100 4: 11: 1 :1 i i3 4114 )11 Vilsiffi i 4 11414 'z tkitittl' ktai lop 6 4Z: '41 37 Sweet Smell of Success Smell of Success L3ATHER SUITS REGULARLY $5950 to $75 SPORT COATS $3950 to $50 TROUSERS $1795 Every college man and woman we know is in a lather over English Leather One of our TCU spies told us just the other day that every classroom he goes into smells like an English Leather factory We're not surprised to hear it because we've sold enough of the pungent smelling stuff to float a fair sized PT boat if not the Queen Mary Here's a new way to show your loyalty to English Leather his and hers shirts of Dacron polyester and cotton wash and wear gingham printed with horsey designs saddles stirrup mugs riding caps equestrians and bottles of the sweet smelling elixir The boys shirts in traditional style with correct button down collar the girls' with bermuda collar and roll up sleeves Colors: tan or grey Men's sizes Small Medium or Large Girls' sizes 8 10 12 or 14 'Athletic Director Named at Georgia ATHENS Ga Nov 22 UPI-- Auburn University's basket ball coach Joel Eaves has been mmed athletic director at the University of Georgia President Aderhold of Georgia made the announcement by telephone Friday en route from Auburn where he went to tender the job to Eaves Howell Hollis Georgia's bush 'less manager has been filling the athletic director's job since the retirement of Wallace Butts last winter here's a deal that will help you fix up your wardrobe for the minter with no pain Whether you need suits sport coats and trousers or a new 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