Idle Patriots Eye Colonel Raider Contest in VT Road Tilts
Mt Anthony and MLJ chase playdown spots as Windsor Rutland lead the Eastern division with 8 3 records. Proctor hosts Poultney in Marble Valley action while Burr Burton Arlington clash with Ludlow Chester in Bennington County. Springfield Bellows Falls West Rutland Windsor Hartford Wallingford Woodstock on night slate.
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South Carolina Moves Into Basketball Elite
The South Carolina program under Frank McGuire gains national standing as the team climbs to No. 11 in the latest UPI major college rankings, with UCLA, Santa Clara, and North Carolina leading. The article notes McGuire’s effort to elevate Gamecock basketball and lists the top 20 teams and records, including Davidson and LaSalle rising in the standings.
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Baseball Players Take Tough Stand
New York UPI report: owners offer to raise pension fund by 200000 to 5.3 million total, prompting the players association led by Marvin Miller to likely vote no. Boycott momentum grows as spring training opens with few stars reporting and teams gauge steps.
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Tennis power players seek open tour deal in 1969
UPI reports a 4 p.m. EST meeting aims to settle a dispute between the USLTA and two pro groups the National Tennis League and World Championship Tennis. Pro groups threaten to boycott open tournaments in 1969 over prize money and amateur shares, with stars Rod Laver Tony Roche Ken Rosewall and Pancho Gonzalez among those involved as negotiators push for clear terms on money prizes and restrictions.
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Front Runners In Key Tests
Purdue visits Indiana in a key Big Ten clash as first place leads face a potential upset on the Hoosiers home floor. Ohio State plays at Illinois while Michigan State hosts Iowa where a loss eliminates a contender.
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Steelers Add Fry and Coley to Seven Man Coaching Staff
Pittsburgh coach Chuck Noll completed his seven man staff by hiring Bob Fry from the Atlanta Falcons and Max Coley from the University of Oregon as assistants.
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Timmy Miller Named to Southern Ski Squad
Timmy Miller a 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs John Miller of 225 Washington Ave has been chosen for the Southern Vermont Junior Council ski team representing Prospect Ski Area. He ranked as the fourth most proficient racer among 15 boys on the All Council squad. The Southern Council includes junior teams from Mt Snow Magic Mountain Hogback Haystack Bromley Stratton and Prospect and sponsored seven races with 10 racers per area each week. The All Council squad of 15 boys and eight girls may earn selection to the All State Council team in a March 8 race at Burke Mountain Ski Area. Miller is the first Bennington skier on the Southern Council since Chris Thurber.
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Bucks Spoil Contenders With Upset Wins In Week Start
Milwaukee Bucks, mired in the Eastern cellar, stunned first place Los Angeles and then beat Atlanta 123-111 as Flynn Robinson poured in 43 points. In Baltimore, Cincinnati beat the Bullets 117-112, narrowing the gap behind New York. Oscar Robertson led Cincinnati with 26 points, Jim Davis top-scored for Atlanta, and Earl Monroe led Baltimore with 30.
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Wildcats clinch SEC title run with rally at Georgia
Kentucky, ranked sixth, moved to 21 1 in the SEC after an 85 77 comeback win at Athens overcoming a 14 point deficit to beat Georgia. Mike Casey and Mike Pratt each scored 21, Bob McCowan key bench spark with 16, Jerry Epling 26 for Georgia. UCLA extended its win streak to 36 with a 53 44 victory over Washington. Notre Dame beat Butler 94 90 in overtime as Jim Abrahamson hit a 20 footer at the horn.
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Yankees GM Lee MacPhail Recovers From Minor Heart Attack
White Plains officials said Lee MacPhail 51 general manager of the New York Yankees was doing nicely in his recovery from a minor heart attack suffered Sunday night.
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