East Nabs State Title in Comeback Victory
Columbus East won its third state schoolboy basketball championship with a 64-60 comeback over Hamilton Garfield. Nick Connor scored 26 points, Ed Ratliff fueled late heroics, and East claimed another Capital City title as Hamilton Townsend fouled out with 4:59 left. Mansfield St. Peter's also claimed Class A with a 73-50 win over Springfield Local. 54,095 fans attended the two-day tournament.
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Columbus East
Tigers
Nick Connor
Ed Ratliff
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Gallant Hamilton Garfield
Mansfield St. Peter’s
Ed Springfield
Mahoning County
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Ratliff
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Rhodes Leads Cheers For State Champions
Gov. James A Rhodes joined about 2000 at the Statehouse in Columbus to honor Columbus East and St. Peter's of Mansfield after their state basketball titles. East celebrated with a Broad Street parade, while Mansfield residents hailed St. Peter's with a city key and spar tan Week proclamations. Governors praised Ohio colleges and East captain Randy Smith received cuff links.
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Bob Frye
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Dayton
Ohio State
Houston
Central State
Randy Smith
Msgr
James Hebbler
St. Peter's
18 Perfect In Predictions
In Columbus Ohio AP sportscaster and 17 writers correctly predicted the Class AA and Class A finals at St John Arena. East and St Peter's were named champions by all 18 who picked the finish in the AP poll, with 47 writers and broadcasters taking part.
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Associated Press
Grapef ruiti LEAGUE Sunday Results and matchups
Sunday results show Boston 6, Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 5, Houston 4, Oakland 4, Baltimore 3, New York 6, Washington 4, Philadelphia 2, Detroit 2, New York 0, Chicago 6, Minnesota 4, Cleveland 5. Several intercity matchups and venue notes follow, with games in West Palm, Tampa, St Petersburg, Fort Myers, Phoenix, Orlando, and other sites.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Houston
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Baltimore
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Philadelphia
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Tampa
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Fort Myers
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All Tournament Team Picks Highlight Columbus East and Garfield
Columbus East and Garfield dominated the Class AA all tournament team chosen by a panel of sports writers. Columbus East Tigers stars Nick Connor and Ed Ratleff joined Garfield brothers Payton and Willie Townsend and Lima Senior’s Mel Koster on the first team. Honorable mentions went to Lima Senior’s Paul Howard, Columbus East’s Howard Harris, and Euclid’s Al Wilcheck.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus East
Hamilton Garfield
Tigers
Nick Connor
Ed Ratleff
Payton
Willie Townsend
Garfield
Mel Koster
Lima
Paul Howard
Howard Harris
al Wilcheck
Euclid
Ask Joe Wilman on Improving Bowling Through Practice
Joe Wilman advises simple steps to raise bowling skill through extra practice before or after leagues or on weekends. Focus on specific targets like a 10 pin and maintain or reach peak form with consistent practice. The guidance is drawn from the pocket-sized booklet Beginning Bowling offered for 20 cents via mail.
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Lew Is Tops in UCLA Title Haul as Alcindor Shines
UCLA star Lew Alcindor led the Bruins past Houston 101-69 and NC 78-55 to capture the national title. He scored 53 points and grabbed 34 rebounds in the two games, earning back to back MVP honors as UCLA extended its dominance.
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Oklahoma State
Alex Groza
Kentucky
Jerry Lucas
Ohio State
Mike Warren
Lucius Allen
Lynn Shackelford
Larry Miller
Pro Cage Eastern Division Playoff Scores Tie Series 1-1
Eastern Division New York defeated Philadelphia 128 to 117 to knot the best of seven series at one game apiece. Western Division St Louis beat San Francisco 111 to 103 as the series also stood at 1-1. Boston toppled Detroit 123 to 116 giving the Celtics a 1-0 edge in their series while Los Angeles defeated Chicago 101 to 90 to take a 1-0 lead. Today's schedule features Boston at Detroit Chicago at Los Angeles and Dallas at Houston.
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Denver
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Houston Ware
Anaheim
Oakland
Unday
Bobcat Golfers Second In Red Fox Invitational
Ohio University golf team finished second in the Red Fox Invitational at Tryon North Carolina, totaling 1237 over three days. Wake Forest won at 1212 with Jack and Chip Lewis as medalists. Nordstrom led Ohio with 241, Ward 245, and other scores listed for Schenk Moore Monnett Monnett plus Deever as non-counting.
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Jim Norsdstrom
Ohio U
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Nordstrom
Ludwig Schenk
Bruce Helwagen
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Greg Moore
Bill Monnett
Dave Deever
Extra Grid Practice Asked for Ohio High Schools
Columbus directors of the High School Football Coaches Association urged the Ohio High School Athletic Association to add four or five days of practice before drills start August 16. They back the idea with doctors and plan to seek sanctioning of the annual all-star game in Canton. A decision on joining the Big 33 game with Pennsylvania in Hershey was delayed.
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High School Football Coaches Association
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Pennsylvania
Hershey
Dodgers Begin 1968 Comeback Through Group Therapy
Zoilo Versalles joins the Los Angeles Dodgers after a rough 1967 with Minnesota as the club uses a group therapy approach to forget the previous season. New arrivals include Jim Grant and Tom Haller, with core players like Maury Wills and Willie Davis traded or underperforming, while pitching remains a strength led by Drysdale, Sutton, Osteen, and Singer.
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Minnesota
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Ers
Jim Grant
John Roseboro
Ron Perranoski
Bob Miller
Zoilo
Maury Wills
Pittsburgh
Wills
Pirates
Bob Bailey
Gene Michael
Tom Haller
San Francisco
Ron Hunt
Walter Alston
Unik Named to East Squad for NCAA Wrestling Meet
Dave Unik of Ohio University was chosen Sunday for the NCAA East squad at 115 pounds for the second annual East-West All-Star dual wrestling meet set for April 6 at Oklahoma State. His West opponent is Tommy Green of Oklahoma State.
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Dave Unik
Ohio University
Oklahoma State
Unik
Tommy Green
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