Big League Racing Purses Rise With 1968 Payoffs
The 1968 purse outlook for big league auto racing grows to about 5 million. Daytona International Speedway announces the Daytona 600 total near 200,000 with 36,450 to the winner plus 100 per lead lap. USAC and NASCAR figures show rising payouts across divisions, with record attendances cited.
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Armstrongs Sporting Goods and J R Sales win in Y Slo-Break basketball league
Armstrongs Sporting Goods tops Klinger Paint 52 to 23 while J R Sales defeats Klinger Paint 44 to 23 in Monday night Y Slo-Break league action. Standouts include Dave Stewart, Stan Valier, Keith Rusher, and Jack Stewart for Armstrongs and Bill Happel, Dick Keel, and Dennis Armstrong for J R Sales.
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Northwestern survives in college basketball chaos
Northwestern 79, Missouri 64 led a Big Eight mismatch as Kansas and Oklahoma State posted wins. Other scores included North Dakota 77, Iowa 64. Maryland 8, Virginia St. 79. Rollins 75, Hartwick 108. Roanoke 70 over Millson A. Alabama 4, Miss. State 49.
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Holiday Break At Upper Iowa
Upper Iowa basketball (3-3) breaks for holidays before facing Kentucky State on Dec 29 at the Platteville invitational in Wisconsin. Coach Mike Olson leads a grappling squad that closed 1967 with a 17th straight dual win, finishing second at Platteville. Randy Shover, Del Hughes, and Dave Sanger captured class titles. Next meet is Jan 6 at Carleton Quad in Northfield.
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WVU to Name Bell as Inman Replacement After Resignation
West Virginia University head football coach Dick Inman resigns. University spokesman says interim replacement will be Richard Bell, assistant varsity coach, formerly at Georgia Tech.
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Eastern conference playoff quotes and roster plans cited
Dallas quarterback Don Meredith promises pride and a repeat in the Eastern conference championship game against Cleveland. Colorado running back John Farler recalls an early season loss to Miami as he eyes the Bluebonnet bowl. Washington coach Otto Graham signals roster changes while denying indiscriminate trading.
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NFL
Jurgensen Tarkenton To Direct East Stars
Quarterbacks Sonny Jurgensen and Fran Tarkenton will lead the Eastern conference All-Stars in the NFL Pro Bowl at the Los Angeles Coliseum on January 21. The 34-man squad, announced by Glenn Davis and Dave Brandman, includes top selections from the Capitol, Century, Coastal, and Central divisions.
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All Star Pro Football Lineup From A Gummed Roster
The readable fragments list players by position and team, naming Charlie Heat ND Jackie Smith Jerry Smith Ernie McMiltons Irv Gonte Gene Hilkerson Ken Gray Bob Demarco Fran Tarkenton Bob Hayes Don Perkins Leroy Kelley Jim Bakken and more, with scattered defense notes.
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Kocher Wins Two Corvette Awards at Amana Meeting
Palo’s Terry Kocher claimed two awards at the C. R. Corvette club annual meeting held last Saturday at the Ronneberg Inn Amana. He was also named the club’s national council governor and received the outstanding member of 1967 and the incentive award. IMCA rookie Lee Kunzman of Guttenberg spoke. 1968 officers were elected: Vern Neilsen president Merrill Messure vice president Lee Oksendahl treasurer Stan Hjerleid secretary. Jack Gilmour named trustee. Other incentive awards went to Pat Kelley Jerry Caldwell Neilsen Ken Anderson Lowell Phelps Gilmour Messure Ok sendahl Steve Hopkins Phil Puffer Gary Toomsen.
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Ed Connolly Sold to California Angels
Cleveland AP says pitcher Ed Connolly has been sold to the California Angels and his contract moved from the Cleveland Indians Portland farm to the Angels Seattle affiliate. Connolly, a left-hander, joined the Indians mid 1967, posting a 2-1 mark in 15 appearances with an ERA of 7.48.
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