Red Raiders' Title Hopes Gone; Fall to SMU Mustangs 85-80
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Red Raiders' title hopes gone; fall to SMU Mustangs 85-80 By MIKE McMAHAN but we just wouldn't take them." momentum. Knolle was to can 30 as their five losses have come Sports Writer The game was tied seven times points before the end to lead Gene away from home. throughout the contest, but the Phillips who pumped in 28. "It was a disheartening loss," Head Rice Coach Don Knodel Raiders were only able to take the At this point, Phillips went to the said Bass. We needed it for the title became the proud parent of a lead once early in the first half. floor after attempting a rebound race, and we just couldn't get it Southwest Conference Champion The Mustangs could do no wrong in and was helped to the bench. With going. We played badly." at approximately 9:50 p.m. the opening period partly due to the Phillips out, Tech tied the game up Bass continued, "We lost our Saturday night as Bob Bass rebounding and hot shooting of two more times at 57 and 63, but composure out there. Our guards witnessed the death of a season Pony forward Gene Phillips. after that it was the Mustangs to never went to the boards to get in long dream at about the same The hot shooting of Phillips along the finish. After Phillips returned close to the bucket. We couldn't time. with the other Mustangs, gave the Raiders could come no closer have won the game if we had gone Southern Methodist University SMU a twelve point lead 49-37 at than 74-72 at the 6:02 mark. on for three or four hours, because defeated the Tech Red Raiders 85- half time. The Mustangs began to hit again we just didn't play well enough." 80 at Moody Coliseum in The Raiders managed only to with the shooting of guards Bobby "All I can do now is look ahead," Dallas and with the defeat the shoot a lousy 36 per cent from the Harrison and Bobby Rollings, as Bass said. "We face Baylor Raiders title hopes are as far away field in the first half with the the Raiders weren't able to buy a Tuesday night and we have got to as from Lubbock to Houston. Mustangs shooting a hot 55 per bucket, or steal a rebound. get ready. They are the only team The Raiders can now only hope cent. In the rebounding department A last ditch effort by the Raiders that we haven't beaten this year for a piece of the runner-up spot the Ponies grabbed 28 to Tech's 13. just didn't work and the game and it would be nice to close the along with Texas A&M who was It didn't take long for Tech to get ended on a 30 foot jump shot made season with a win against them." defeated by Baylor 70-68 in Waco. back in the ball game though as the by guard Steve Miller to pull Tech The loss gives the Raiders an 8-5 Rice defeated TCU 82-73 in two guards, Steve Williams and within five at 85-80. record which puts them in a tie for Houston to go two games in the Greg Lowery finally began to hit. It is hard to put a finger on why second place in the conference conference lead with only one Five minutes deep in the half the Raiders played so badly but it along with Texas A&M who faces remaining. Lowery went to the foul line certainly wasn't the crowd Rice Tuesday night. "We just made too many trailing by two 55-53. He sank both element. Almost half of the stands Rice will meet the New Mexico HIGH POINT MAN—Tech forward Gene Knolle scored 30 points to be mistakes," said Raider Coach Bob shots to even the score. Gene were Tech fans and they were up to State Aggies Saturday night in the the high point man in Tech's futile last-ditch effort to stay in the SWC Bass. "We had enough chances to Knolle began to rebound for the their usual standards, loud. Tech NCAA regional playoff in Fort Conference race Saturday night against SMU. The Mustangs won the take the lead and go out in front, Raiders and Tech gained a little has found it hard to win on the road Worth. contest 85-80 to leave Tech tied with Texas A&M for second place. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY, VOLUME 45 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Monday, March 2, 1970 NUMBER 101 Court doesn't act on local obscenity cases DALLAS (AP )—A three-judge temporary restraining order to had been challenged. The three judges questioned both Friedman has tried obscenity their premises. He said federal court Friday abstained prevent enforcement of the state The same three judges ruled an Friedman and Asst. Texas Atty. cases in various states and said enforcement of the law had a from action after a hearing in law until the Texas Supreme Court earlier Texas law unconstitutional Gen. Lonnie Zweimer, who handled just before Friday's abstention "chilling effect" on the possessor which plaintiffs asked that the acts on the statute's because it did not define the defendants' case, at length on ruling that he had "never lost that violated his First Amendment state obscenity statute be declared constitutionality. "obscenity." their views. one." freedoms. unconstitutional. The hearings involved Attorney Mel Friedman of The Texas Supreme Court will Judge Hughes once smilingly In the courtroom were Dist. At the same time, the court kept consolidated cases from Lubbock, Houston argued in Friday's act on the statute's interrupted Zweimer to ask if he Atty. Tom Curtis of Amarillo, jurisdiction in the four cases it Amarillo and Dallas in which the hearing that the current law was constitutionality in the case of had rather not use the term Potter County Judge Naomi heard in combination by issuing a constitutionality of the state law "over broad in its definition of Texas vs. Steve Scott and Cinne "judicial interpretation" rather Harney, Lubbock County Dist. distribution" and contended that it Arts Theatres in which state Dist. than the "judicial amendments." Atty. Blair Cherry Jr., and Tom meant that a man giving his wife a Judge Temple Driver of Wichita he had just mentioned. He Purdom, Lubbock County attorney. Rules changes also book in their bedroom could violate Falls recently ruled the law apologized amid laughter from the In one of the two Lubbock cases, the law as written. unconstitutional. panel and courtroom spectators. authorities seized 1,100 books and Friedman contended that the It was argued by Zwiemer that Friedman contended that search magazines last year. Another statute violated the freedoms the case would be before the and seizure aspects of the Texas arrest followed an arrest for guaranteed in the First state's highest court within 90 days law hinted at prior guilt of a possession of allegedly obscene on Wednesday ballot Amendment to the U.S. and that the federal court should defendant and that a right to films. Constitution. wait until the state court had had a possess obscene films or literature The Dallas case was a challenge New Student Association officers, a Tech Union Ballroom, March 3, Coronado chance to act. as provided in recent U.S. Supreme by bookstore owners or employes. change in the student code of affairs Room and March 4 in the Mesa Room. HEARING WERE U.S. District court decisions was equal to a right The Amarillo case involved an prohibiting racial discrimination, and two Senate elections are March 11 and Judge Sarah T. Hughes of Dallas, THE COURT in effect agreed of transfer or distribution. establishment called the Adult amendments concerning the student material will be available on March 9 in the U.S. District Judge Hal Woodward Book Store where officers picked Supreme Court will be brought to the Coronado Room and March 10 in the with Zweimer's argument, but consideration of the students in elections Ballroom. of Lubbock and Judge Irving Judge Woodward complimented THIS WAS TRUE, he contended, up books and magazines for Wednesday. Material for the cheerleader elections to Goldberg of the 5th U.S. Circuit Friedman "on your case" and told if the movie house or the evidence. The remainder of the Voting places are the Business be April 8 will be available in the Coronado Court of Appeals of New Orleans. him, "We all enjoyed listening to bookseller used reasonable books and magazines was shipped Administration Building, Tech Union, Civil Room April 6, 7 and 8. Judge Woodward presided. your presentation." restraint and kept minors from back to the publisher. and Mechanical Engineering Building and the English Building. Votes may be cast at each dorm between 5.30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. THE ADDITION to the Code of Student Affairs states, "No recognized student Presidential candidates air platforms organization at Texas Tech University is permitted to restrict membership in that MIKE ANDERSON in the way of an information service for the "Secondly I feel the duty of president is to we need to work more closely with them, and I think it is the presidents job to do organization solely on the basis of race, The big issue of the race for president of students, perhaps through the business represent the students to the help them in every way possible and get this." creed or national origin." the Student Association, is experience, manager. Information would be available administration.