Bates and Long Honored by Anderson College Basketball Team
Anderson College cagers named Ron Long Most Valuable Player and Tom Bates Honorary Captain for 1967 68 under coach Ron Parr. Long from Miamisburg led with 438 points and 7 3 game average, Bates from Germantown added strong scoring and defense. Long earned Hoosier Conference all star and NAIA second team honors. Bates 268 points and 12.8 average, both juniors. Long also won 835 free throw percentage with 76 makes of 91, and Bates started as a guard after earning a varsity letter last year.
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Flint
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Pendleton
Sam Jones Set to Return for Celtics Sunday Game
Boston officials said veteran Sam Jones did not have mononucleosis and should rejoin the Celtics lineup Sunday after four hours of tests. As Boston’s top scorer, his return ends a five game absence amid a viral scare. Yonkers Raceway hosted 39 stakes races in 1967, its 11th year.
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Evansville Reitz Gunning For State Title In Semistate
Evansville Reitz carries strong credentials as Indiana’s Evansville semistate heads toward the state tournament. Vincennes battles Jeffersonville in the first game while Reitz meets Bloomingto n, with Reitz aiming to avenge a season loss and join Vincennes as a top contender. The field features scoring leaders and tall lines, including Memering and Hollen for Vincennes and Reitz’s three post players, as Evansville braces for a high stakes Saturday lineup.
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Cepeda Sets Hopes For 1968 Cardinals Season
St. Louis slugger Orlando Cepeda outlined goals for 1968 including a .300 batting average, 30 homers and 100 RBIs. He emphasized winning more as his top objective, aiming to help a strong team return to success.
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Granatelli USAC suit opens before Chief Judge Steckler
In Indianapolis attorneys for Andy Granatelli opened the first day of a UPI report on a USAC turbine engine regulations dispute. Granatelli claims Ford helped push new turbine rules that threaten six automobilists while USAC counters Indiana jurisdiction and the case timeline. The judge deferred ruling until more evidence is heard as deposition readings continued and Granatelli was expected to testify midweek.
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Falcons sign ninth round pick Henry Holland
The Atlanta Falcons announced Henry Holland of North Texas State has signed for the 1968 season. Holland, a 6 foot 2 inch, 230 pound lineman, will switch to center for the Falcons.
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DePauw Ups Evansville To Share ICC Title
DePauw rallies to 84-82 victory over Evansville to share the Indiana Collegiate Conference crown with Indiana State. Tom McCormick leads DePauw with 26 points, Dave Browning adds 22, Tom McGuirk 20 as Evansville’s Howard Pratt scores 24.
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Washington and Howard Agree On 47500 In Salary
Washington and Howard reached a deal for about 47500 making Frank Howard the highest paid player in Washington baseball history. The big left fielder, who hit 36 home runs and drove in 89 runs last season, accepted GM George Selkirk's offer after a long phone discussion.
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Robinson son arraigned on narcotics charge in Stamford
In Stamford Connecticut Jackie Robinson complains the system failed as his 21 year old son Jack Jr was arraigned on charges of possessing heroin marijuana and a .22 caliber pistol He tried to plead guilty but Judge George Dicenzo rejected the plea and set a future hearing the case reflects ongoing concerns about drug cases in the area
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Madison Heights Pi rates Come Up Short In Regional Heartbreaker
Madison Heights and Portland opened with a win, then faced Marion’s Giants in a regionals thriller. The North Central Conference power edged Madison Heights 52 to 51 in overtime, a razor thin finish that could have swung either way.
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Maravich and Murphy Earn UPI All America Honors
LSU star Pete Maravich and Niagara guard Calvin Murphy were named to the 1968 UPI All America first team joining Lew Alcindor UCLA Elvin Hayes Houston and Wes Unseld Louisville. Hayes led voting with strong scoring and a perfect season run. Two sophomores Lanier and Mount made the second team and McMillian joined the third, reflecting a historic sophomore surge in this year’s selections.
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Frazier Wins World Heavyweight Title Fight At Madison Square Garden
Joe Frazier stopped Buster Mathis in the 11th round with a short left hook at Madison Square Garden to claim the New York version of the world heavyweight title. The 2 1 1 favorite dropped Mathis and the referee halted at 2 33 of round 11. Benvenuti defeated Griffith for the middleweight crown earlier in the same doubleheader.
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Alabama Names C. M. Newton New Head Basketball Coach
C. M. Newton, a member of the 1951 Kentucky national champion team, was named the new head basketball coach at the University of Alabama. He succeeds Hayden Riley, who has resigned. Newton, 38, previously led Transylvania College in Lexington for 12 years and was Alabama’s freshman coach in 1964 65 while pursuing a doctoral degree.
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Mahovlich Traded From Maple Leafs To Red Wings In Eight-Player Deal
Toronto sends Frank Mahovlich Pete Stemkoski and Gary Unger to Detroit in a massive NHL trade. Norm Ullman Paul Henderson and Floyd Smith go to Toronto. Detroit also lands Carl Brewer rights while selling Doug Barrie to the Leafs. Mahovlich, 28, once scolded for a million-dollar offer, is Toronto’s all time top scorer.
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Lefty O'Dell Retires And Enters Politics
The Pittsburgh Pirates left hander Billy O'Dell, 35, announced his retirement from baseball to enter politics. He sent a retirement notice to Pirates General Manager Joe Brown and cited health issues from Addison's disease that affected him last year.
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Duke Vaults From Tenth To 6th Place
Duke climbs from tenth to sixth after surviving three overtimes against North Carolina. Houston stays No. 1, UCLA remains No. 2, St Bonaventure rises to No. 3, Kentucky to No. 4, and North Carolina drops to No. 5 following losses to South Carolina and Duke. Davidson debuts in the Top Ten at No. 10 after three Southern Conference wins.
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Saints fire PR director Don Smith in New Orleans
Don Smith was fired as director of public relations for the New Orleans Saints on Monday. Saints management refused to comment on circulating reports that he would be dismissed, ending his tenure with the NFL team.
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