Lamar University - Cardinal Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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LAMAR TECH: 100, PAN AMERICAN: 84 Earl Dow scored 30 points and Kenny Haynes chipped in 20 tallies to give Lamar Tech a well- earned 100-84 triumph over tough Pan American College in McDonald Gymnasium. Lamar Tech blew a 19-point lead and a 12-point bulge before snapping a 62-62 deadlock midway of the final half to record its 14-th consecutive victory. LAMAR TECH: 85, ABILENE CHRISTIAN: 72 The Cardinals chalked up their first win ever in Abilene and their 15th victory in a row in 1968-69 by beating stubborn Abilene Christian College 85-72 in a Southland Conference game. Brilliant Earl Dow again led the Redbirds with 28 points and Phil Endicott chipped in 17 tallies as Lamar Tech pushed its league record to three wins and no losses. LAMAR TECH: 71, TEXAS-ARLINGTON: 76 Hot-shooting University of Texas at Arlington gunned down Lamar Tech's marvelous winning streak with a stunning 76-71 upset victory over the Cardinals in Arlington. The Rebels hit 50 per cent of their field goal attempts and Lamar Tech was miserably cold in hitting just 37 per cent. Earl Dow again led the Cardinals with 26 points. LAMAR TECH: 93, TRINITY UNIVERSITY: 92 Sophomore guard Tommy Dreessen calmly dropped in two free throws in the last five seconds to give Lamar Tech a bone-chilling 93-92 over- time victory over Trinity University's Tigers in a crucial Southland Conference battle. It was another thriller as the Cardinals overcame a six-point deficit in the final two minutes to send the contest into overtime. Another capacity crowd of 4,200 and a closed circuit audience watched Earl Dow put on a superb exhibition by scoring 35 points. Powerful Wayne Moore t35l pumps in a basket in the crucial Trinity game. Jim Nicholson fires a jump shot against the Northwest Mis- souri Bearcats trightl. 20th, 11th, 5th in AP Poll Then NUMBER ONE' LAMAR TECH: 84-, WEST FLORIDA: 76 Despite a let-down from two torrid weeks of action, Lamar Tech protected its No. 1 ranking in the nation by beating fired-up University of West Florida 84-76 in McDonald Gymnasium with some accurate free throw shooting. The Cardinals cashed in 28 of 32 charity shots to run their record to 17-1 for the season. Earl Dow led the Redbirds with 21 points. LAMAR TECH: 69, TRINITY UNIVERSITY: 83 Another tremendous comeback bid by Lamar Tech fizzled in the final two minutes of play and Trinity University managed to whip the Cardinals 83-69 in the showdown for the Southland Con- ference championship in San Antonio. Lamar Tech had trailed 61-52 before a super rally pushed the Cardinals ahead 67-65. But the Cardinals suddenly went cold again and Trinity scored 14- straight points to capture the triumph. Wayne Moore and Phil Endicott had 16 points each for Lamar Tech. -i 9? 1- ,p- 'vi af ,,.

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Cards Finally Defeat UI-I s W ' :bib Earl Dow 1233 contributes points in the Cardinals stunning 71-65 win over the University of Houston LAMAR TECH: 71 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: 65 Hollywood script writers couldn't have de- signed a better setting and conclusion than the production put on January'13 in McDonald Gymnasium when Lamar Tech upset almighty University of Houston 71-65 in a memorable contest that went into overtime. The victory was a stirring come-from-be- hind effort as Lamar Tech set a new school record with its 13th straight win. The win was also the first ever over Houston in 11 meet- ings and the Cougars had been the nation's No. 1 ranked team in 1967-68. Sheer bedlam rocked cramped McDonald Gym from floor to rafter as super'cool Earl Dow and Kenny Haynes scored 12 of Lamar Tech's final 14 points in the last seven minutes to send the game into overtime after the Car- dinals had trailed 56-4-4. With 4-,200 screaming partisans on their feet in the arena and another 1,000 watching on closed circuit television, Dow and Haynes scored four of five baskets in the overtime period to give Lamar Tech its most precious athletic conquest in history. 1

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EARL SPENCER DOW JERRY BURDEL BRYANT Senior-Guard-2VL Jllmor Forward Thxrd Team, AP Little All-America Look Magazine Regional All-America THOMAS KENNETH TOM DREESSEN Sophomore-Guard-1VL PHILIP ROSS PHIL ENDICOTT Junior-Post-3VL Second Team, All-SLC KENNETH DAVID KENNY HAYNES Junior-Guard-2VL JAMES RICHARD KARNES Junior-Guard WAYNE SOLOMON MOORE Senior-Post-3VL Second Team, All-SLC JAMES ARTHUR JIM NICHOLSON Junior-Post-3VL Second Team, All-SLC ALBERT JOSEPH AL OSINA J unior-Post DAVID ALLEN POST J unior-Post-2VL STEVEN FREEL STEVE WADE Sophomore-Forward-1VL