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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1968

Page

9

Fairfield U. tops UB 66 58 as Magaletta scores 26

Fairfield University wins 66 to 58 over the University of Bridgeport led by Frank Magaletta with 26 points. The Stags used a pressing full court defense to disrupt UB, and guard Wayne Gibbons sparked steals amid a high turnover game that reached 53 total.

Fairfield U Magaletta Pete Nevins Frank Magaletta Fairfield University Tn University of Bridgeport Teelgram Brinsko Jones Bill Jones Fairfield University Uridliant Stags Bob Fauser Tom Finn Gary Baum Fairfield Sol Crenshaw Ted Brinska

Fairfield Stags beat UB amid tense box score details

Fairfield defeated UB 69 66 as Box Scores noted seven for 16 shooting and three free throws. Finn added ten. UB freshman team won 75 61 over Fairfield, led by Ruhs 20 and Fisher 19 while Kanski had 17 for the Stags. The rivals meet again February 17 at UB.

Ncch Wells Baum Brith Fairfield Sol Crenshaw Jones Maraletta Stags Tom Finn Baur Magaletia Crenshaw Knights Finn Barns Bill Ruhs Alan Fisher Squires Bob Kanski

St Joseph Nips Kennedy 77 74 In Thrilling Showdown

Driggs of St Josephs Trumbull scores 32 to lead a 68 point trio with Mastronardi and Madden as St Josephs beats Kennedy of Canterbury 77 74. Augelli of Waterbury also scores 32, keeping game close as Cadets improve to 2 5. JV: Kennedy wins 70 49 behind Sills 19.

Jim Cripps Joe Mastronardi Bob Madden St. Joseph's Trumbull Kennedy Centerbury Driggs Mastronardi Madden Marty Augelli Waterbury Augelli Kweep Eagles Cadets Phil Sills

Al Jones Extends Run With 20th Straight Victory

Unbeaten light heavyweight Al Jones of Goulds Florida scored his 20th win in a split decision over Matt Blow of Los Angeles in the Miami Beach Auditorium main event Tuesday night.

Miami Reach UPI al Jones Goulds Fla Miami Beach Auditorium Matt Blow Los Angeles

Unbeaten Teams Face Off In City Cage League Showdown

Defending champion Parananmount restaurant with a 4-0 record meets Savoy A A 3-0 tonight at 8 15 in Central High Gym as the feature game of the Parks and Recreation Adult basketball league Also on Harding Court Stay A While tavern 3 plays Park City Giants 0 4 at 7 and Ted Bearing 2 1 faces Renz Hauling 1 3 at 8 30 Players for Paramounts include Dave Bike Mike Koritko Dick Thompson Jerry Szymanski and Joe Yasinski while Savoys start Art Young Manny Durton Todd Linley Jack Kelly and Charlie Hanson.

Paranmount Restaurant Savoy A.A Central High Gym Department of Parks and Recreation Harding Park City Giants Ted Bearing Renz Hauling Dave Bike Mike Koritko Dick Thompson Jerry Szymansky Joe Yasinski Paramounts Art Young Manny Durton Todd Linley Jack Kelly Charlie Hanson The Savoys

Trumbull Rips Greenwich 91-58 In FC IAC Showdown

Otzel scoring a game high 31 leads Trumbull past Greenwich 91-58 on the winners court. Minton and Anderson add 18 each as Trumbull dominates with a 27-8 first period and 50 percent shooting. Feroco 18, Miller 14 for Greenwich, Jayvee win 46-44 with Ned Jaroszewski 22.

Trumbull Greenwich Otzel Rich Otzel FCIAC Eagles Roger Minton Rich Anderson Anderson Niccarams Pat Feroco Mark Miller Jay Wee Ned Jaroszewski

Park and Recreation CYO League Tonight At Central High

Four games run tonight in the Parks and Recreation CYO League at Central High. In the girls gym St. Emery meets Holy Family at 6 40 and St. Thomas faces Assumption at 7 30. In the boys gym St. Mark's plays Holy Rosary at 6 30 followed by St. James versus St. Charles at 7 30. Taiwan authorities say British prices will cancel devaluation.

Department of Parks and Recreation Central High School St. Emery Mets Holy Family St. Thomas Assumption St. Mark's Holy Rosary St. James St. Charles

East All Stars Hold Off West 126 120 In ABA Showcase

The East defeated the West 126 to 120 in the ABA All-Star game as Mel Daniels led the East with 22 points and Larry Brown of New Orleans earned MVP honors for the West. The game drew 10,782 spectators in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Ind UPI American Basketball Association Larry Brown New Orleans Mel Daniels Minnesota F . R.brown Hogan Hawkins Moe Daniels Telais East Srawn Lewis Fraeman Hunter Corrier Dommer Netoticky Robins Jones Becker Brown Menyord J.jones Warlay Beesley Totes East WO West Vaughn L.brown

Staples Beats Warde 54-46 on Late Rally

Staples of Westport rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Andrew Warde 54 46 in Fairfield. Jeff Hooper and John Hand led with 16 and 11 points respectively as Staples sprinted to their fifth win and held the Crimson Eagles to two field goals in the final period.

Jeff Hooper John Hand Staples Westport FCIAC Andrew Warde Fairfield Wreckers Crimson Eagles Hooper Hand Brian Bowes Dave Linsay Linsay Pete Sweeney Mike Howard Arnie Greene Tead Staples Triple J Eagles

College Basketball Scores From The Day

A roundup of college games shows Fairfield defeating Bridgeport 64 to 58 while St Joseph's topped Xavier. Purdue routed Wisconsin 99 to 79 and Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 71 to 36. Other results include Marist 91 over Western Connecticut 87 and Wisconsin Milwaukee 86 over Virginia Military 91.

Fairfield Bridgeport St. Joseph's Xavier Ohlo Purdue Wisconsin Otterbein Baldwin-Wallace Mantctate Darsey City Harpur Wilkes Navy Jonas Hopkins Marist Western Connecticut Oklahoma Oklahoma St Kensox Nebraska Duke Clamsaon JP Duquesne Lone Primgfield Hartfard Fitchburm

Prep Routs Notre Dame In Lancers Home Victory

Prep beat Notre Dame 92 56 at home as Jim Fitzsimmons led with 23 points and Tom Bukowski added nine. Harold Smith and John Sulzycki contributed double figures, boosting Central’s unbeaten Hilltoppers contenders. Notre Dame slips to 2 6. JV won 83 62 behind John Ryan’s 41 points.

Fairfield Prep Central MBIAC Notre Dame Lancers Bob Sylvester Prep Jesuits Jim Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Sylvester Bob Cholko Harold Smith John Sulzycki Pat Foley Cho John Ryan Jerry Lademan

Bassick Crushes Stratford 85 59 Behind Howard Bassick

Howard Bassick led the Lions with 27 points as Bassick defeated Stratford 85 to 59 on their home court. Harrison Taylor added 19 and Rick Swilling 10, with strong second and third quarters widening the gap to 63 42. Stratford's top scorer was John Slosar with 12 points after averaging 22, and Pete Sulzicki was absent.

Bassick Jeff Howard Lions Harvey Herer North Paraders Stratford Howard Harrison Taylor Ricardo Swilling John Slosar Slosar Liang MBIAC Running Lions Taylor Swilling Kirk Fagan Vic Swajler Dave Cox

New Women’s Record Set At Barnum Lanes

Mrs. Helen Premak of Stratford rolled a 212 in the Guild of The Mother of Jesus League at Barnum Lanes to break the previous 210 high by Joan Stafford. Her series included five consecutive strikes and her two-game total followed with a 113.

Helen Premak Premak Parkwood Road Stratford Guild of the Mother of Jesus League Joan Stafford

Milford Indians Top Lawmen 54-41 In MBIAC Clash

Milford snaps a three game skid by defeating arch rival Jonathan Law 54-41 at Von Reed Gym in MBIAC action. Russ Hunt leads Milford with 15 points while Ken Swanson adds 14 as Milford shoots 18 of 36 and builds a 43-28 edge after three quarters. Law’s Dimitruk scores 14 and Jim Ryan holds Hunt to one first half field goal. Junior Sailors also win 73-29 in junior varsity action.

Jonathan Law MBIAC Revon Russ Hunt Milford Ken Swanson Indians Dave Scire Swanson Law George Dimitruk Joe Injaychock Don Holt Lawmen Hunt Jvs Bill Triller I Pond Dimitruk O'Dowd Schrader Elle O'Hell

Central Dominates Harding 118–62 in eighth straight win

Central Hilltoppers sprinted to 61 percent shooting to rout Harding Presidents 118–62 before a near capacity crowd at Reilly Memorial Gym. Key performers included Tom Sparks with 35 points and 24 rebounds, Gene Mack with long-range baskets, and Mike Prusaski adding 12 as Central improved to 8–0. Harding’s Samuel Nesmith each had 13.

Constantino Lepore Central Power Hiltoppers Central Harding Reilly Memorial Gym Gene Mack Tom Sparks Jed Mack Sparks Burns Ernie Samuel John Nesmith Samuel Delaney Baldwin Hilltoppers Logore Washington Redskins Chicago Bears Mike Prusaski Nesmith Baldwin Horace Geer al Douglas Harding Central GFI GFP Wta J. Nesmith Wiliams Karagus Cruse Lilttejohn Somoltukskke Jenkins Geer Lopinski Franklin Prusaski Kamilos O Curry Taylor Seems Medina Osborne Oy Johnson

Blades Face Comets On Arena Ice Tonight

The New Haven Blades travel to face the Clinton Comets at the arena tonight at 8 o'clock seeking to beat their Eastern hockey rival. The Comets snapped the Blades’ eight game unbeaten streak by defeating them 5-1 in Clinton and 6-2 in New Haven over the weekend.

New Haven Blades Clinton Comets Arena Comets Blades Clinton New Haven Elm City

Central 118 Holds Milford, Stamford Beats Abbey League Scores

The score grid shows Central 118 defeating Milford 62 while Stamford posts a 59 for St. Josephs 34, Kennedy 34 etc. Notre Dame and Hamden appear in multiple close games and several teams post double digit margins across the slate.

Sea Notre Dame Cross Hamden Abbott Tech Ridgefield Windham Platt Coward Moloney Manchester Bristol Eastern Simsbury Plainville Northwest Catholic Sacred Heart Windsor Locks East Windsor New Britain Bulkeley Southington Rockvilly Eflington Grorby Bloomfield South Windsor Hate

Preble Time Captures Feature Pace at Roosevelt Amid Snow

Westbury New York Preble Time scored his third straight win in under a month by winning the featured pace at Roosevelt Raceway in a snow storm before 8 436 spectators. Guess Again and Fox formed a $49 40 daily double.

Westbury N.Y UPI Preble Roosevelt Raceway Guess Again Fox

Barlow Upsets Masuk On Late Surge In Monroe

The Barlow Fatcons downed Masuk 55 53 in Monroe after a late surge in the final period. Neil Pederson scored 14 of his 16 points after halftime and Scott Setesak added six in the final quarter to fuel the rally. Masuk led 17 8 at the break before Masukits built a 92 25 halftime advantage. Pederson scored eight third period points to cut the gap. In the junior varsity, Masuk defeated Barlow 36 20.

Barlow Fatcons Monroe Neil Pederson Jand Scott Setesak Barlow Panithers Lloyd Matey Masuk Masuk Tok Matey Ron Toppings Doug Wilson Masukits Pederson Panthers Gary Engler Jost J. V Lenny Krasisiki Russell Zinn Barlow Masuk

Hamden Hall Drops Christ the King 65 42 in Home Win

Bud Morris Guy Guarino and Mike Pope powered Hamden Hall with 58 points guiding a 65 42 triumph over winless Christ the King. Morris led all scorers with 27 points, including 16 in the first half to build a 29 16 edge at halftime, while Kingsmen Mike Donnelly and Joe Walkovitch led Christ the King scoring.

Bud Morris Guy Guarino Mike Pope Hamden Hall Christ the King Morris Hamden Mike Donnelly Joe Walkovitch Pete Birney Kingsmen Nicky Boccichio Southporters Rist King Hamden St S Beneg BG Riurltsg Pd Amt Sinte Ohn Femme Hanighan Marlarily Lacobelte Lessard S. Mayer Ooa

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