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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1968
Page
2
The Houston Cougars hold the top AP major college basketball ranking after defeating defending champion UCLA. Houston, unbeaten in 29 games, earned 253 points, 12 ahead of UCLA, which led the poll last season.
Immaculate Conception swept three Monticello Sacred Heart contests Sunday. J C won the eighth grade 49 34 with Len Kolar scoring 15. The seventh grade prevailed 36 29 as Bob Bader led with 12. The 1 C sixth grade tacked on a 28 15 victory.
Gulfport Mississippi. James Parker a 16 year old Harrison Central High School football player died Monday night from head and neck injuries sustained during spring practice earlier in the day. He was trying out for his first year on the team.
Eight teams with 184 wins and 14 losses converge in Des Moines for the girls basketball state tournament first round at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Notables include Denise Long of Cedar County power Union Whitten facing Bennett at 8 30, with Linda Lafrenz anchoring Bennett. Mediapolis and Montezuma project strong defensive showings as they seek advancing wins. Montezuma faces Rockwell City in the opener as top teams vie for titles.
Three veteran pitchers shuffled back toward form in spring exhibitions. Radatz walked three, two wild pitches and a batter in the fourth as the Cubs fell 7 2 to the Giants. O'Toole allowed two runs in three innings in a 7 2 Dodgers win over the White Sox. Barber endured an eight run second inning in the Yankees 11 7 loss to Washington. Tito Fuentes was optioned to the Giants Phoenix farm club while other spring results mixed with notable hits from Cepeda Shannon and Smith.
Tex Winter of Kansas State captured the 1968 Big Eight Coach of the Year honor for guiding his team to the championship despite mid season losses. He received 34 AP votes, with Iowa State's Glen Anderson second, and Oklahoma's Johnny MacLeod, Nebraska's Joe Cipriano, and Missouri's Norm Stewart also among the top vote getters.
Murray Weir expects a tough return match with Regis as East Waterloo rallies to top LaSalle in a substate opener. LaSalle scouts note East’s size and scoring balance while LaSalle’s Dick Erlenbaugh shifts focus after the win. Bruce Fairnle reflects on city supremacy as Regis and rivals square off in district play.
Baseball linescores list games played in Sarasota Winter Haven Fort Myers Tucson Fort Lauderdale and Phoenix area with scattered player names and partial score data. Reads like an OCR jumble with several incomplete lines and unclear innings and rosters.
Eastern and Western league tables list teams such as Pittsburgh New Orleans Minnesota Denver Indiana Dallas and Oakland with win loss records. Separate scores show Denver 11 Kentucky 120 Oakland 107 and other game details mention Monday fixtures.
Indoor Comfort promotes air conditioning sales with $25 to $100 immediate savings and no payments until May. Helmsmen, Inc. advertises Amana units installed by Adolph and Roger Helm at 210 29th St NE, aided by 20 years of customer satisfaction.
Visit The 333 Shop on Armstrong's 3rd Floor at 3rd Ave and 3rd Street for a fine collection of traditional clothing. Stop in soon to explore and get acquainted with historic attire and coins.
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