The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 119, Ed. 1 Monday, February 3, 1969 Page: 12 of 16
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right combination that will make
BOSTON (AT)
tiie real of the season.
The LC mentor pointed out
tiial in the St. Phillip's game, the
Kebels got their shots but
nothing would go in for them.
The game paraded the two
__________________team's meeting in Baytown in
poImoUheseason as they came January. But, instead erf IX'
up with zero wins on their recent catching up after St. Phillips
live-game road series and during got oil to a hot start, this time
i he loss skein managed to lose U» winners kept getting hotter
any cohesiveness they might, while the Kebels froze stiff.
..... I___i T w'ul.tnirtkl’e Ifinlnp ic
their National Basketball Asso-
ciation championship, found
themssbrsa In serious trouble to-
day with Flayer-Coach Bin Rus-
sel beqri tallied and lost for at
least a week.
Rnesel, who h» led the 0sl
> Baltimore
- Phila’phia
■ New York
minutes later to University Hoe- walloped Detroit 1BB-MB, Phils-
pltal, whet* Xrays were nega- ddphla overcame Chicago 113-
ttve. 1M, Atlanta defeated San Diego
Dr. Thomas Silva, the team U8-KB, Phoenix nipped Mllwau-
physiclan, said a bone special- kee 12MB and San Francisco
tsts would examine the Injury in outlasted Los Angeles 122-117 In
M hours. Barring unforeseen three overtimes.
•welling he was ‘Vary optimis- in the American Basketball
tic that Russell would be able to Association Sunday, Dallas
return to the Celtics in a week trimmed Kentucky 104-101,
or 10 days.” Houston defeated Miami 944B,
General Manger Red Auer- Miami bounced Indiana 130-113,
back, who turned over the New York whipped Los Angeles
Lee Drive gym.
SWC Cage Showdown
To Happen Tuesday
rvoHxrn, wnu nan iw uie ww*
tics to 10 titles with brilliant de-
fanshrs play In his dozsn yean
as a pro, suffered severely
strained ligaments In Ms right
knee In ■ Ml loss to the New
York Knlcks Sunday at Boiton
Garden.
With New York In front 96-3S,
the i-fodt-9 Russell took a pass
and scored a layup. He fell hard
have had.
"We just can't find a winning
Coach John
Atlanta 36 22 .614 8)4
San Fma 36 30 .456 m
San Diego 33 31 .430 14
Chicago jT 38 .411 15
Seattle - 19 38 .333 1914
Phoenix 12 42 J22 2S
Sunday’s Results
New York 96, Boston 94
Bsltbnore 128, Detroit 106
San Fran. 122, Los Angeles
117, I overtimes
Phoenix 122, Milwaukee 12
Phila’phia 112, Chicago 1M
Atlanta 116, San Diego 103
Only game* scheduled
Today’s Games
Loe Angeles at Seattle
I By DENNE H. FREEMAN
Associated Frees Sports Writer
Clutch-playing Texas A&M
risks its unblemished Southwest
Conference basketball record st
Waco Tuesday night against the
dangerous Baylor Beers and
look for Aggie coach Shelby
Metcalf to be wearing his sec-
ret weapon.
’ Kidded almost to the point of
embarrassment by Ms players,
Metcalf has been wearing the
seme flashy outfit-part of it
bom Ireland—for luck.
; The Aggies have won three of :
their five SWC games by a
point and came on strong to de- '
feat Texas 66-57 Saturday in '
Austin In s crucial match. i
“Well, I started wearing this !
maroon plaid cost and a maroon j
tie that was bought in Ireland,”
Metcalf laughs, “but what real- i
ly cracks the boys up is my gray {
flannel slacks. They keep telling <
roe they look like lewis. 1
“But I'm going to keep on
wearing it There’s one thing I
about it It’s the type of rig i
that wouldn’t make you care If |
they threw you in the shower.” *
to predict the winning record
but said “An U-3 would be a
pretty good asaeon. We’re just
playing them one at a time.”
Baylor la 4-1 following a hec-
tic TUB victory over Rice Sat-
urday.
Ronnie Peret, AJtM’s 6-foot-9
muscle man, scored 26 points
and hauled in 10 rebounds to
pace 4he Aggies.
“It was one of Ronnie’s finest
games,” Metcalf said. “We
were real fortunate to get the
ball inside to him and Billy
Bob Barnett”
combination,
McCormick commented after
and Gray cagers on their present
Die Kebels had taken a 107-78
loss streak, San Jacinto, will
must likely keep Ihe streak going
drubbing at the hands of the St.
FMllip's JC quintet at San An-
i'uesday night.
tuiiio Saturday' night.
McCormick said he and As- The Havens have just one loss
msuiii Coach Mike Hefley plan Hu* season and as comparison,
io start ail over again in Mon- clobbered St. Phillip’s in San
day s practice and search out the Antonio Friday night by some 60
■■ < . ■»— points. Therefore, things look
■I /* I II even darker tor the LC crew.
Dome CyCiO Rote with their record slipping to
’ •• ■ ' 13-15, chances of a winning
AdflS RritOII AfO season are starting to look slim.
Mill* livn HIV Atter fuesday night's match
HOUSTON (Sp) — Barry with San Jac, the Kebs will hit
Briggs, four-lime World Short (lie road for the Usttime Feb. 7-8
Track Motorcycle Racing with games against Victoria JC
Champion from’ London, Und Bee County of Beetle.
England, has entered the Second f he Rebels will then finish the
Annual National Indoor Short season with successive home
Track Championships in the games against Wharton County,
Astrodome Friday. SdUth Texas JC, and Btinn JC.
■The 32-year-old, 14-year pro- LC lias played each of these
lessionat racing veteran in teams already this season, and
New Zealand, uieir combined record against
WhBe all eyes will be on
Waco Tuesday night, Taxas
Tech (2-8) will be at Arkansas
(1-4). Taous Christian (1-6) will
be at Sam Houston State for a
non-conference game.
The scrappy Southern Meth-
odist Mustangs, In the thick of
the fight with a 4-2 record
don’t play unto Saturday night
when they boat Arkansas.
Texas (3-2) travels to Houston
to play Rice (1-4) Wednesday
night in another important
game. _
Chicago at Baltimore
Only games scheduled
ABA
Eastern Division
W. L. Pet. G.B.
linnesota 36 21 .563 -
Kentucky 28 22 .542 K
Milana 27 X .609 2
Uami 22 24 .478 3)4
law York 14 34 .292 12)4
Western Division
akland 88 6 .864 -
saver 28 28 .682 11)4
K1CKV BEAL
Central LL
To Elect
Officials
England,
Australia and South Africa has
been named a pre-race favorite.
Briggs comes to Houston
directly from a race in Spain.
Tiie $20,000 American Motor-
cycle Association sanctioned As-
trodome races will feature
National Indoor Steeplechase
Championships at 8 P.M.
Saturday. Gary Nixon, last
year s Houston Indoor Short
t rack Champion and the 1967
and 60 Grand National Cham-
pion from Baltimore, Maryland,
will return to the PACE
Management produced events.
Time trials are scheduled from
to a.m. to 3 p.m each day.
t ickets are on sale at Foley's
SPOtT SHORT
4 DIEGO (AP) - Jack
i'aus has won all of the ma-
jor golf tournaments in the
world, but there was a special
something in his victary in the
$150,ouu Andy Williams San Die-
On the serious side, Metcalf
said AftM will 4uve to play
“one of our best ball games to
stay with them. Baylor (Hays
real good defense. They were
weH disciplined and have some
good athletes. That Tommy
Dallas KM, Kentucky 101
Hoiuton 94, Minnesota 37
Mhmi 130, Indiana 113
Denvw 119, Oakland 106
Today’s Game
if The Baytown Central Little
i League will hold a meeting at 7
f n m MnnHav at the flhamher of
p.m. Monday at the Chamber of
Commerce Building at the
corner of Main and Texas
Avenues.
The purpose of the meeting is
to elect officers and directors for
the coming year. All parents of
boys now in the league plus
parents of prospective players
are urged to attend the meeting.
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LC Rebels Will Host San Jacinto Ravens Tuesday
Rebs End Road Series
With 107-78 Setback
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GARY SHERER, Sports Editor
Celtics’ Russell Injures Knee
Th# Boston to tha floor and writhed in petal coaching reins to RuaaeH after
m tha 1C nick* ran out the final the HIM saaaon, announced
ha would return to tha bench on
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Hartman, Fred. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 119, Ed. 1 Monday, February 3, 1969, newspaper, February 3, 1969; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1057981/m1/12/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.