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Dunbar, Estacado Face 3-AAA Foes By DAVK 1UNIK1, Everything gets back to normal tonight after Die holiday weekend. AJ1 Hub City teams arc in action, Including two district tilts. Three home games are on tan Lubbock High hosts Palo Duro, Lubbock Christian entertains Soagnivcs and Christ The King hosts Plains. Coronado travels to Amarillo and Monterey goes to air. pa Estacado and Dunbar will be playing their wecond District 3- AAA game of the season as the Panthers meet Colorado City and Kstacado faces Lamesa.

Lubbock High is stiil having trouble in getting off Die ground, but did manage to cop seventh place hi the eight team Caprock tournament. The Westerners were shelled by Odessa Ectoi 87-70 in the first round and then lost a thriller to Coronado 45-43 in the second round. LHS then nipped Estacado KO-58 for seventh and boosted its rccorc Today's Area Cage Schedule mSTItltT 5-AAAA BIS Eprtn: al Aliilcr.o Midland IAC at Cooiwr al Eaa Anselo 1'ennian at Midland AAAA Palo Duro al Monterey at t'amm Conjrjfilo al Amanllo Tatoois at Hereford ai Capror'f TONIGHT Four Loops Open Play In Area District 5-AAAA, 2-AAA, 5-B and G-B enter league tonight, making a total of dozen South Plains leagues involved in loop play. The top game in 5-AAAA matches Permian and Midland, two teams boasting 14-2 ledgers. Loop favorite Ector takes the night off from 2-AAA activity, hosting Crane in an afternoon battle.

Anton, the only 5-B squad with a wining record (10-1), travels to Spade. Spade holds the dubious distinction of owing the most losses 16 of any team on the South Plains. In 6-B, the top contest is at Pep. where the Buffaloes host Bula. Pep is currently 11-5 and 1-0 in league play and Bula is 11-3.

Another key game has Bledsoe (14-5) at Whiteface (310). Other outstanding games will be Monterey Pampa in a Class AAAA non-district outing. Snyder travels to Brownfield lor a crucial J-AAA game and the winner there will likely challenge Lamesa tor the loop crown. Snyder is 11-2 and Brownfield 10-5 on the year. In District 3-AA, the key games arc at Olton and Morton, The Mustangs, who have been slipping of late, host Dimmitt.

Olton is currently 12-4, 0-1 and Dimmitt is 15-3, 1-0. But perhaps the most important outing is at Morton where the Indians face Floydada, the team which lost to Dimmitt by a point in Dimmitt in the first league game. Morton is 14-4, 1-0 and Floydada is 14-1, 0-1. In 4-AA, Rails host Post the high-flying presently stand 13-3, 2-0 Post is 7-11, 1-1. In District 3-A, the key game Is at Farwell where the Steers (S-S, 3-0) host Springlakc-Earth (S-G, 2-1).

Vega (9-3, 3-0) travels to Hart (4-10, 1-2) for another key game. High-flying Lorenzo (12-5, 2-0) challenges Shallowater (4-13, 02) in the key 4-A contest. Petersburg (7-5, 1-0) faces Spur (12-6, 1-1) in the another important game and Crosbyton (511, 1-0) hosts New Deal (4-8, 1-1) in another. Meadow (10-3, 1-0) faces Southland (0-6, 0-1) and Wilson (7-1, 1-0) hosts Ropesville (4-7 1-0) in important 7-B outings. Sands (15-2, 1-0) tackles Wellman (2-8, 1-1) in an 8-B must and Klondike (M, 1-0) hosts Gail (5-3, 1-Q) in.

another important battle. In 5-B. McAdoo (M-6, 1-0) at Roaring Springs (9-5, 1-1) and Jay ton (11-1, 2-0) hosts Guthrie (2-6, 2-0) in pivitnl outings. Yugoslavian City Offers NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. Chess Federation disclosed Monday that bids opened in Amsterdam for the site of the Boris Spassky-Bobby Fischer world championship dies; match next June showed Bel grade the highest bidder.

The Yugoslavian city's' SI52. 000 offer of priz money for the match was reported by E.B Edmondson, of the U.S. federation. Fischer has said he would prefer a match in the United States or Canada but the site xvas expected to go to the highest bidder. Th Chicago convention bu reau offered ihe min imum set for the did Bled, Yugoslavia.

Other bids reported by Krt- monson, who said they were unprecedented, included 1120, 000 by Sarajevo, Yugoslavia'; $125,000 by Iceland; and $150,. 000 by Argentina. GAMES XBEDKD HALLS (Special) Rails Is in need of a freshman football game next fall. Thc Jackrabbils will play an A or AA school, home or away, either Sept. 21 or Nov.

2, Coach David Baugh can be reached at the school. III.STKICr J-AAA Monaharu at Pecol at Hermit Fort Stockton at DISTRICT 3-AAA EKtacaijo al LarxKNa Lake View at Bwcetvratrr Snj-der at lirawnflelrt Duntwr at Colorado City CI.ISS AAA Memphis at Tulla Crane at Kctnr J-AA at yrinna IMtnmlu Bt Olton Viewdata al Morton Utltcielil al IMSTHIUL 1 -t-AA Pott at Raid Frenshlp at Tahoka at Siaton Idalwi al Denver City D1ST1UOT 3-A al Bovina Vesa al Hart £udan al Happy Kprinjlake-Eanh al IHSTHICT l-A Lorenzo nl Etutllowatcr Spur Bl Pclenburi' Crojsbylon at New Deal tl.tSS A Cooper at Hale al Htanton Christian Tht Matador al Paducah DI.STIHCT S-H Amhcrst at Naiarclh Cotton center al LajcbL-ildle Anlon at Spade UI.STKCT C-lt Biedsoe at Whlleiace Bula at Pep Whlltarral at Three Way niSTUICT 7-K Southland at lienilow Ropesville ot Wilson New Home al Sun'l'ju-n pawson vs. Flower Grove Sands vi. Wellmun Union at Ixiop Gall fit Klondike D1STKICT Ml IfcAdoo at Jloarins Springs Klomol vt. pation Spriin'i Guthrie ut Jayton nixmicr J-K Hedley al Hlsslni MK.V1CO Eunice at Portalea HERE Raiders Try To Break Skid Tonight (Continued From Page One) get ready for conference 'which opens Jan.

15). We'll try keep the offense moving against Athletes In Action." Athletes In Action is an Independent team, sponsored by Jie Campus Crusade for Christ. Players are former college athletes who use basketball as a basis for presenting their Christian witness and message. The team played here two years ago, Tech winning 82-78, and Greg Berry, now coaching he team, scored 11 points in he contest. liaf.k In Lineup The team, which plays all its on the road, went against Vest Texas State in Amarillo Monday night.

With the return of the three players, Myers still was two men short as be worked out the squad Monday. Starter Ed Waketield had trouble with weather and plane flights and wasn't able to get out of his lometown of Louisville, until late in the day. Also, Prince was not abl to work out because of a staph infection resulting from a pre-Christmas injury. Play last week propelled laiph Palomar back into the Raiders lineup, and Myers will have two centers on the floor tonight. With Richardson out, Myers started the 6-8 Palomar at center and he came In with 30, 9 and 29 points in the touma ment games.

AU-Tmirnoy Pick Thus the Raiders will have 'alomar, the 6-10'A Richardson and 8-5 David Johnson on the front line tonight. The guards will be Greg Lowcry and Richard Little. Despite Tech's eighth-place in the tournament, Lowery was named to the all- toumament team. The senior poured in 87 points in three Eatrvcs. "We'll try again to use as people as possible," said Myers, "but we arc getting to where we have to play the ones who wilt he playing most when conference starts.

We slill need io work with our starting unit; we're still getting used to eac! other." With the students still away from campus fo the hoJicf.iys- semcsler break, tickels for game are available. These tickets may be obtained al thc Tech athletic department ticket office during the day or it Lubbock Coliseum tonight. There will be no freshman to 4-12, with three of those wins coming against the Matadors. The contest with Palo Duro will make the third meeting between thc two schools this season. The Dons have won the previous tilts 61-53 in the Plainview tourney and 90-69 on the PD home court.

In that last meeting, tempers flared in thc final moments with a fist fight breaking out and Palo Duro being charged with six technical fouls and LHS five LHS will start 6-4 Rieky Lusk, 6-3 Bert Goodwin, 6-2 Curtis Helton, G-0 John Petterson and 6-1 Alan Hill. KagJes 13-7 LCHS took consolation honors in the small school bracket of thc Caprock meet. The Eagles were. Iwmbed by Morton and then dumped Roosevelt 70-59 and Crosbyton 61-52 to boost their mark to 13-7. The contest with Seagraves will just be a break from tourney action for I.CHS as the Eagles enter the Plains meet Thursday.

Coach Gary Bowe will go with Kenny McGec, G-l Dale Pec- Terry Massie, 6-1 Dale Mansell and 6-1 Huss Paine. Massie copped all-tourney honors in the Caprock tournament and ranked third in tourney scoring with 74 points. Cowhoys Now 6-1 CTK tangles with the 6-4 Cowboys as the Trojans play their first game since meeting LCHS Dec. 23. In fact, the Trojans have played only two games since the week of Christmas.

The Trojans, now 13-8 for the year, will start 6-3 Tom Rapier, 6-1 Dan Reissig, James Ribrody, 6-1 Mike Bessiere and either 5-11 Gilbert Castillo or 5-9 Ken Noble. Monterey won its third consecutive Caprock championship as thc Plainsmen dropped Wichita Falls Rider 4-H1, Dunbar 65-54 and Ector (56-54. Grady Newton was selected most valuable player in the large school division. The Plainsmen, 14-3, will be meeting the Harvesters for the first time this year. Pampa had a five game winning streak snapped by Abilene in the tourney 79-77.

But, the Harvesters did take place in the meet. Pampa is now 13-2 for the season, losing only trj Midland and Abilene. The Plainsmen will start 6-5 Newton, 6-5 1 Dan Irons, 5-11 Blake Christie, 6-0 Rick Fowler and 6-1 Stove Myatt. Alvin Wade could get a starting Coronado. tho surprise team on the South Plains, continued to pull surprises as.

the Mustangs captured the consolation trophy in the Caprock tourney. The Mustangs could have easily been in the championship bracket as they lost their meet opener to Wichita Falls 5(W8. CHS then went on to drop LHS and Rider 45-J2. Sharpshooter Bill Wallis was named to the all-tourney team. Cononado met the Sandies earlier this season in thc Odessa tournament.

The Mustangs won that contest 54-53. Amarillo is 2-9 for the season. Starting for the 7-9 Ponies will be Wallis, 5-9 Sam West, 6-1 Jeff Purkeypile, 6-3 Mark Curry and 6-0 Tom West. Dunbar goes up against a team that was hot during non- district action. The Wolves, now 16-3, lost their loop opener to Lamcsa 97-52 and have won only two of their last five games.

The Panthers also lost their district opener to Snyder 72-44. Getting starling assignments will ha 5-11 Gary Howard, 6-3 Don McGraw, 6-3 Larry Collins, 5-10 George Smith and James Crittenden. Howard was named all-tournament at the Caprock meet and led all upper division scorers with 69 as Dunbar finished fourth in the meet. Estacado started to show signs of an improved team in the Cnprock tourney. After losing the opener to Dunbar 69-59, thc Matadors lost.to Rider 67-64 and LSH At the present time, EHS sits at thc top of District 3-AAA having won its loop opener over Lake View.

Lamesa, 13-4, defeated Colorado City in its district game and then went on to win its own tournament during the holidays. Estacado, now 3-14, will start 5-8 James Lewis, 5-10 Larry Isaac, 6-1 Nathaniel Cage, 5-10 Chris Stubblefield and 6-1 Kenneth Williams. Landry said Hill injured the can do because he played i quar tcr one a ainst us at Cleveland." He said Miami fullback yard touchdown run against San Francisco as the Cowboys won the National Conference tiUe Sunday He strained a ligament but ready. But you ibout a knee." The Cowboys Cliarlie Joiner Has Operation HOUSTON (UPI) Houston Oilers wide receiver Charlie Joiner underwent successful surgery Monday for removal of a metal plate his arm. The plate was surgically Inserted into the three-year veteran's arm to strengthen it nfter two breaks in 1369 and 1070 Offensive tackle Walt Suggs is scheduled to undergo the surgeon's knife today to repair a knee injury.

Houston's new head coach, Bill Peterson, was to leave for Tampa, today to coach the Souili team in the All-America Bowl Jan. 3. Peterson's departure apparenlly postpones any announcement of his.staff. President Warns Dolphin Mentor 'Pokes Have 'Pretty Fair Coach' fr '-I MIAMI President Nixon phoned Don Shula coach of the Super Bowl-bound Miami Dolphins at I'M Monday morning with a scouting report- on the Dallas Cowboys. "He alerted me that the Cowboys were a great football team" said Shula.

"But the President said he thought 'the quick slant pass to Paul Warficld would go against Dallas" Shula was wide awake any- way. He stayed up to watch a 12:01 a.m. televised replay or the Dolphins' 21-0 smashing of the Baltimore Colts, Sunday 1 and ot only three hours sleep he- ore attending a 7 a.m. Monday mass. -Talked Football "Mr.

Nixon said h'; didn't get chance to see the whole game unday," Shula related later, at -he Dolphin training camp. "He CUV si'AKS Lubbock High's Beit Goodwin, left, and Christ The King's James Ribody currciitly -lead their respective teams in scoring. Goodwin has 225 points for the Western' ers and Ribordy has managed 298 for the Trojans. ((Staff Photo) LANDRY OPTIMISTIC alked technical footbal'l and me to recreate Dick Anerson's 62-yard interception The Nixon-Shula wee hours onversation lasted about 10 Grant minutes. The President had Iso called the Dolphin coach a eek earlier to congratulate Hill Should Start In Title Contest DALLAS (AP) Coach Tom Landrj- said Monday Bowl he felt sure injured running back Calvin mil would be ready for "is a mystery to in against the Miami Dolphins.

test cxcellent never know 1-2 count. "I saw the second half of their THREE PICKS LA Lakers Pace West All-Stars NEW YORK (AP) west and Gail Whatever Miami tried to do, it did well. I don't think we have any edge because of our Super Bowl experience. Shula offsets any edge we have. He has been down there before." Upset By Jets Shula's Baltimore team was upset by the New York Jets in the first victory for a former Footbal! and center Wilt Chamberlain of the record-breaking Los An ge jes Lakers were named Monday to st tMm tor National Basketball annual Ail-Star Game.

22nd West and Goodrich, the scor- in the Lakers' fan- will be in the starting line-up lor the game Jan. IS at Los Angles whil Chamberlain will play behind Kareem Jabbar of thc Milwaukee Bucks. The starting forwards in voting by sports writers and sporlscaslers in thc 17 NBA cities will be Spencer Haywood of the Seattle SuperSonics and Bob Love of the Chicago Bulls. Guard Oscar Robertson of Milwaukee and forward Caxzie Russell of lh Golden State Warn also were voted to the team. The nine Western conference coaches will select six more including one each from Detroit, Houston, Phoenix and Portland since each club must lave a least one representative.

No more Lakers can be picked since there is a. maximum of three players from each team allowed. The East team will be announced Wednesday. Landry said had never been in a quieter championship dress- Ing room than the one in Texas Stadwm. Sunday after the Cowboys vanquished the 49crs The Cowboys have been in the Playoffs six consecutive years but have never gone all the way 1 happy about being in the playoffs," Landry said.

"You've got to have a lot of Play a lot of football." appearance each Chamberlain and Robertson, just one short of Bob Cousy's interested record Cougars, Pros Make Man Transaction Memphis Pros of thc American Bob Warren. Landry said the Dolnhin team We know what Paul Warfield T- 3S VC CVer excellent." Dallas would ex- Landry has met teams coach- Ralston Next Denver Boss? S(antord Jonn wosc Indians stunned Michigan 13-12 in the Rose Year's on New Bowl was reported to be among those consideration for the coaching job with the Denver of the National Foot- League. Ralston indicated, however, he might be UonafFootbairLeaguc cluh' mcrested This will be the 12th All-Star leaving college coaching ranks earanc for West, to jump to the pros "I think a lot of us arc in pro football a successful transition college to professional ba thls ar Ar think the GREENSBORO. N.C. (AP, SSgS The Carolina Cougars and the little." ABA Rookies Top Point Chart In Pro Loop YORK (AP) The uc to show up the upper in the American Bas- Association scoring Three rookies Jim AfcDan- els of Carolina, Julius Erving of Virginia and Artis 11 of thc Top Ten scorers cording to statistics released by the league Monday.

Three second-year players, including scoring leader Charlie Scott of Virginia and runnertip Dan Issel of also in the blue ribbon group. The other is.Ralph Simpson of Denver. The high-scoring Scott has a 35.9 average, more than four points ahead of Isscl's 31.4 Simpson is fourth with 30.5. behind Rick Barry of New York, who holds down the third spot with 30.9. McDarticls is sixth with 27.5 Erving, eighth with 25.8 and Gilmore, 10th with 22.5.

Gilmore. the 7-foot star from Jacksonville, is also the league's top rebounder, averaging 18.6 a game. McDaniels, who played for Western Kentucky in college, is second with a 1G.9 average and Erving, the Massachusetts phenom. is No 3 at 16.1. Utah's Glen Combs leads the ABA in three-point field goals with a .423 percentage from the field; George Lehmann ot Carolina is the top free throw man with an .897 shooting percentage and Bill Iv-'clchionni of New York is the league's leader in assists, averaging 8.3 a game.

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MT 2Sn 1.103 30.9 Simpson. Den. .37 460 1M 1 123 30 5 373 Vn 1,052 ig.7 McDrmiels. Car. 41 4S3 275 Thompson.

Pltu. 40 38) 237 1.060 2s's fc.rvlnir. Vlr. 41) 155 i QJI Uloh ..33 330 259 6 Gilmore, Ken. 33 353 163 573 u.5 Cleveland Grid Stars Undergo Operations A Cleveland Browns Walt Sumner Dale Lindsey underwent surgery Monday at Shaker Center for removal of spokesman siid wear casts for Ralston, 44, declined to say tor cartilage, whether he planned to travel to A Brawns VC iT an interview.

Asked wollld wuir ca su; Ior ne had been contacted by the scv weeks, then begin Broncos, Ralston replied in a rehabilitation -inci strengthening telephone interview: "nothing Programs. Sumncr Is of an official nature." strongside safety find Lindsey middle linebacker for the Na- Wagstaff guided his team to a 24-9 record and went to the in Hutchin- 111 jjiu iuoioail, 1J immuiii in HUtCTlin- Ralston said "Dan Devine and son Kan where he won one Tommy Prothro made what I 1 lost two. iVACO (API llivan Baylor University-ine past three years, has been ret ained new staff of coach im on a first-round victory at ansas City, "fair Coucli" A former Baylor baseball 'all- meriean, Sullivan still 'holds ie Southwest Conference bating record of.554. Sullivan will have varsity FVIII jiuve varsity 'I think he said it would be statu and continue to recruit mpossible for him to make the jper Bowl in New Orleans," hula. said.

"He also warned mt Dallas had a pretty fair oach in Tom Landry." Thc Dallas-Miami battle in le Super Bowl will be Jan. 16 New-Orleans' Tu- ane Stadium. By midday Monday, Shula ad viewed Anderson's return person, and in wide-angle ngle coaching films. "That had to be one of the reatest, most exciting plays of 11-time," Shula said still shak- ng his head in disbelief. "It vas a classic.

You don't teach locking like that." IJJocks The game film showed six Jolphins creaming Colts to the urf. Safety Jake Scott got one the Miami 45-yard line to Ret rolling. Linebacker Mike dropped another at the Balmore 48, cornerhack Tim another at the 25, line- acker Doug Swift floored his man at the 24, Bill Stanfill got Colt at the 15 and tackle Rob Teinz continued the wipe out at 10 nine. silting flat on his ear with the blocked Colt face- own beside him, applauded as nderson zig zaggcd on into workout. IG end zone for the touchdown that made it 14-0 in the third eriod.

"Aggressiveness, desire and ustlcs have covered up any in- xpcrienco in our defense Shula aid. It was thp. second time Shula ad watched a TV rerun of a game. The other was fter a 14-3 loss to the Colts in Baltimore. "I enjoyed the show mien better this time," he aid.

"But now we're over thc un of beating Baltimore and 'e're thinking about Dallas." Jack Hyan is in his eason as swimming coach at ic U.S. Military Academy. AT BAYLOR Teaff Keeps Sullivan On Payroll uu IAJ lUVJlulL in the Houston area ho has been successful i the past Tcaff said. "Mickey adds great strength to our staff," Teaff said. "A a former Baylor great, he is held in high esteem within the family and his outstanding coaching at Houston Bellaire puts him.

at home in the high schools lie is an outstanding coach, 'a Baylor man and one I am proud to retain on our staff." Sullivan was assistant football coach at Bellaire in 1960-61. and at Houston Westbury from 1X2-63 before taking the, head job at Bcliaire. He won three straight district championships and compiled a 41-12-1 record Frazier Arrives In New Orleans NEW ORLEANS (AP)''' Heavyweight Joe Fraxicr arrived in New Orleans Monday where he will defend a ainst Terry Daniels of Dallas on Jan. 15. The two were installed in their New Orleans hotel headquarters for a 2 p.m.

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