Hayes Leads AP All-America Basketball Team for 1968
Houston star Elvin Hayes tops the AP All-America list with UCLA's Lew Alcindor and Louisville's Wes Unseld among the first team. Pete Maravich of LSU and Larry Miller of North Carolina round out the unit, while Calvin Murphy headlines the second team with Neal Walk, Bob Lanier and Lucius Allen among others receiving honors.
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Associated Press
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Louisville
Pete Aiaravich
Louisiana State
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North Carolina
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Unseld
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Niagara
Neal Walk
Florida
Bob Lanier
St. Bonaventure
Lucius Allen
Don May
Dayton
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Rick Mount
Purdue
Jo Jo White
Kansas
Mike Lewis
Duke
Sam Williams
Iowa
Utah
Houston
Valparaiso
Big E
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Murphy
Walk
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May
Warren
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White
Lewis
Williams
Hasket
Smith
Fireworks Expected In Heavyweight Boxing Showdown
In Madison Square Garden Monday night Joe Frazier and Buster Mathis prepare for a charged face off. Frazier promises to stop Mathis in six or seven rounds or sooner, while Mathis dismisses Frazier as a buffoon and nitwit amid their verbal war.
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Joe Frazier
Buster
Mathis
Madison Square Garden
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Grand Rapids
Mathiis
22 Cage Quints After Berth In State Basketball Tourney
Texas schoolboy basketball decides 22 teams for the state tournament in Austin tonight. Four from classes AAAA AAA AA and A. Class B provides six. Tonight matchups include Houston Wheatley versus Beaumont Charl ton Pollard and Corpus Christi Carroll against San Antonio Brackenridge. Regional tournaments open in Lubbock Denton College Station and other sites with survivors joining the state playoff field Saturday.
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Local Bowman Demonstrates Skill at Club Event
Local Baytown Bowhunting Club showcases skills for Boy Scout Troop attendees. Officers to be elected March 9 at Bayshore Rod Reel and Gun Club at 7 30 pm with Outdoor Sportsman of the Year 1968 to be chosen. President Johnny Rowe and VP Larry Bynum lead, club owns a shooting range with 28 targets on Sjolander Road.
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Fleming Sure Bet For Title In World Figure Skating
Geneve A P report says Peggy Fleming, 19, of Colorado Springs completes compulsory figures as she nears a third straight World Championship title. Tim Wood faces a tougher men's bid after Fleming's Thursday dominance left a lead over second place Gaby Seifert of East Germany, the European champion.
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Gaby Seifert
East
Germany
Baseball 68 Heroes and Has Beens Ken Lou to Be Who's Who
New York report identifies top NL prospects for 1968. Ken Holtzman 22, now Army clear, projected for full season with Cubs alongside Ferguson Jenkins and Glenn Beckett. Lou Brock 23, prized outfielder of Cardinals, key in pennant push. Gary Nolan of Reds touted as breakout ace after 1967 14 8 season.
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Glenn Beckett
Mets
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Nolan
Aqua Team Tops Shippers in Dual Meet
Robert E. Lee swimmers closed the dual season with a 51 35 win over Brazosport at Ganders pool. Paul Jaubert swept the 100 butterfly and breaststroke, boosting his season total to 58 as REL claimed two relays and multiple second and third place finishes. Next week REL and Ross Sterling travel to San Jacinto Junior College for the district meet. South Houston, Sam Rayburn, and the Ganders are pre meet favorites.
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REL
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Hill
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Braiosport
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Dickie Hunter
Billy Smalling
Brain Werley
Mike Rice
Rice
Hunter
David Hanson
Brain
Dan Lang
Paul Moon
Allen Massey
Godwin
Scott Leach
Smailling
Tommy Andersen
Ed Huisman
Ross Sterling
San Jacinto Junior College
Pasadena
South Houston
Sam Rayburn
The
Hawks Still Big Problem for Knicks Lead Change
The St. Louis Hawks beat the New York Knicks 105 to 102 in overtime at Miami. Dick Barnett tied the game with 13 seconds left in regulation before Joe Caldwell scored early in overtime. Bill Bridges led the Hawks with 22 points and rebounds, Willis Reed had 2 points and 9 boards for the Knicks.
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