UCLA Tops Poll as KU Drops to 11th
UCLA retains the top spot with 30 first place votes after wins over Ohio State and Notre Dame. North Carolina follows with all second place ballots. Kentucky falls from third to fourth as Davidson rises to third with wins over Furman and Vanderbilt. New Mexico climbs to fifth and Cincinnati to sixth after key victories. Notre Dame slips to seventh and Duke rises to ninth. Kansas tumbles to 11th after losing to Wisconsin. Houston falls to 12th after a loss to Southern California.
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Chanute Comets Take Third at Olathe Wrestling Tourney
Chanute Blue Comet wrestling finish at Olathe three points behind Fort Scott and Paola in an eight team event. Six Chanute finalists included Bill Barnard Ross Abbuehl Don Noland Bill Ray Jim Babcock and Wayne Moreland with Ray taking Chanute's lone win a 106 pound decision over Bates of Fort Scott. The squad heads to Columbus Thursday for matches starting at 6 30 p.m.
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Frazier Favored in 15 Round Title Defense with Bonavena
Joe Frazier holds a 2-1 favorite edge over Oscar Bonavena in a scheduled 15 round heavyweight title defense in Philadelphia. Bonavena vows to KO Frazier and claim the title, while Frazier and odds makers expect a decisive bid to retain the crown after their prior bouts and recent form.
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Illinois
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Lather
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New Jersey
Fight Results By The Associated Press
Susumu Hanagate outpointed Terry Goh in Tokyo. Mort Brownfield outpointed Tony Ventura in Buffalo. Joe Valdez and Bobby Valdez drew in Tijuana. Chamaco Cardenas was knocked out by Cuervo Hernandez in Tijuana.
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Burglar Alarm Tripped at Citizens National Bank
Fort Scott area law enforcement officers converged on the Citizens National Bank around 12 35 p m Monday when someone accidentally set off the bank s new burglar alarm Bank officials did not know who caused the trip and noted the alarm could have been triggered in any one of several locations The installation of the alarm system was completed Friday.
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Panthers Play First Home Game of 1968-69 Season
Neosho County Community Junior College hosts St. John's College Eagles in the NCCJC fieldhouse at 7 30 after a six game road stretch. NCCJC aims for a third straight win after a 74-69 victory at Winfield.
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Kansas State College of Pittsburg
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Kansas has Orange Bowl tickets sold out for Jayhawks
Kansas and Penn State each sold their 12 500 Orange Bowl allotments, ensuring a sellout with about 78 000 capacity. The Kansas squad resumed practice, with daily workouts through Dec 19, a Christmas break, then a Dec 26 flight to Miami. Coach Pepper Rodgers emphasized individual improvement and later team work.
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Area High School Games Tonight
McCune vs Thayer Midway hosts Altoona Humboldt plays Garnett Uniontown visits Moran Erie faces Girard St Johns at NCCJC Lola travels to Arkansas City.
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Hayes Maintains NBA Scoring Lead Amid Rockets Rise
Rookie Elvin Hayes of the San Diego Rockets holds the league scoring crown with a 30.0 average and 811 total points, ahead of Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain in key categories as the season progresses. Len Wilkens extends assist lead. Adrian Smith tops free-throw percentage.
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McLain Wins 30 Games in Historic 1968 Season
Boston AP The American League confirmed Detroit ace Denny McLain as the first 30 game winner since 1931 with a 31-6 record to lead the Tigers to the pennant. Tiant and McDowell headline stellar ERAs and strikeout totals among AL pitchers.
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Cleveland
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Walter Johnson
Tiant
Sam McDowell
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McDowell
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Baltimore
Tommy John
Chicago
Area Dams Conditions Yesterday Report
Normal conservation pool levels noted for John Redmond area with totals at 1 036.10 Toren and 948.57 for Pall Binal while other readings show 792.07. No further context provided.
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Big Eight Cagers Roll Through Non-Conference Wins
Kansas beat Xavier 79 56 at Lawrence and Kansas State edged Indiana 87 83 in Manhattan overtime. Iowa State crushed San Fernando State 97 41 at Ames Oklahoma State beat South Dakota State 72 67 at Stillwater and Oklahoma defeated Texas Tech 83 74 at Norman. Colorado lost to Northwestern 83 66 at Evanston. Cliff Meely scored 28 for Colorado. Northwestern led 37 34 at half. Kansas 31 0, K State 1 2, Iowa State 5 0, Oklahoma 1 0, Oklahoma State 2 0.
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Tar Heel Rally Nips Vanderbilt in Charlotte
North Carolina, ranked No. 2, rallied from a halftime deficit to rout Vanderbilt 100-78 in Charlotte. Bill Bunting and Dick Grubar both scored 22 points to lead the Tar Heels, who extended their win streak to four. Duke lost at home to Michigan 90-80 as Michigan's Rudy Tonjanovich grabbed key rebounds and scored 29. Other top teams, including Kansas and La Salle, posted easy wins, while Western Kentucky beat Mt. Francis 70-68 and Georgia-Southern Alabama in SEC action.
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Penn State Wins Lambert Trophy as Top Northeast Football Team
In New York the undefeated Penn State Lions secure the Lambert Trophy scoring 80 points to win. Yale and Army share second with 65 points apiece.
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Liston Faces Lincoln in Baltimore Heavyweight Bout
Sonny Liston meets Amos Lincoln in a 10 round heavyweight showdown at the Civic Center Baltimore as he pursues a title rematch. The winner eyes a later 15 round bout in Philadelphia with Joe Frazier facing Oscar Bonavena for the other heavyweight matchup.
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College basketball scores roundup across multiple games
East LaSalle 79 Rider South Norfolk St 115 Va State 100 Michigan 90 Duke 80 No Caro 100 Vanderbilt 78 Samford 68 Mississippi St 59 Georgia 80 Alabama 73 Tulane 73 Rice 88 Ark 64 Centenary 61 OT Midwest Daytona Portland 66 Kan St 87 Indiana 83 OT Drake 68 Marquette 63 Kansas 79 Xavier Ohio 56 Illinois 88 No Dakota 51 Northwestern 83 Colorado 66 Ind St 74 South Dakota 64 Iowa St 97 San Fernando Calif State 61 SMU 81 Southern Illinois 70 Southwest Oklahoma Texas Tech 74 Okla St 72 So Dak St 67 Lamar Tech 9 Texas A M 87 Okla City 108 Abilene Christian 97 Texas El Paso percent So Colo State 81 Texas Arlington 93 Sam Houston State 83 Air Force 76 Ark State 3 San Jose St 9 percent Nevada 70 Weber State 81 Hawaii 67
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No Regular Meeting For Neosho Juco Club
Neosho Juco Club, Inc. will not hold its regular meeting this month President Wayne Umbarger announced. A meeting of club executives only will be held at the NCCJC student union tomorrow night at 7 o'clock.
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Neosho Juco Club, Inc
Wayne Umbarger
NCCJC
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