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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
19
Sports columnist Bowl Congdon posts final picks for high school games as the season nears end. Predictions include Athens vs Ironton and Nelsonville York vs Jackson with scores and notes on team standings.
In San Diego Lew Alcindor, a 7 foot 1 rookie center for Milwaukee, scored a pro high 31 points and out rebounded Elvin Hayes 19 to 15 as the Bucks beat the Rockets 115 to 102. Hayes finished with 21 points and four fouls, while Alcindor fouled out late in the fourth quarter.
Steubenville coach Abe Bryan fronts a demanding schedule against top teams from three states. The Big Red, 16th in Class AA in Ohio, faces Canton McKinley, ranked No. 1 in Class AA, while defense led by Rich Gales and Rocco Rich powers a 7-0 start.
Wilt Chamberlain 7 foot 2 leads the Lakers with 43 points in a 116 109 win over Cincinnati. Jerry West adds 34. Lew Alcindor 36 for Milwaukee tops San Diego as San Francisco edges Atlanta 94 93. Gail Goodrich 24 for Phoenix. Mullins 24 for San Francisco. Attendance 4 713.
The scores list Los Angeles 116 over Cincinnati 109. San Francisco 94 over Atlanta 93. Philadelphia 122 over Phoenix 119. Milwaukee 115 over San Diego 162. Tonight features San Francisco at New York and Cincinnati at Baltimore. Atlanta at Boston and New York and Detroit. Milwaukee at Los Angeles and Chicago at Phoenix.
The NCAA Council endorsed tighter rules on junior college transfers and campus recruiting visits. Marshall University received one year football recruiting and financial aid probation, and San Jose State had two athletes penalized for running in an uncertified track meet. Several athletes were restored to basketball eligibility after earlier ineligibility.
Miami the defending University Division champion faces Ohio University Bowling Green and Cincinnati for the title as Mt Union contends in College Division. Nineteen schools entered a five mile race at Elm Golf Course near Athens with Sand Bair favored in a federation five mile race.
The Ohio University freshman football team will play the University of Cincinnati freshmen Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Athens at the Athens High School stadium.
Ohio University soccer coach Phil Roach says overtime woes may be solved as the Bobcats host Wright State at Trautwein Field at 2 p.m. Saturday. Ohio sits 3-2-2 after a 2-1 OT win over Pittsburgh, with John Thompson leading scoring at six goals and Teaneck, New Jersey native with five.
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