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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1968

Page

7

Providence Faces UCLA in Holiday Festival Opener

Providence Friars meet UCLA Bruins led by Lew Alcindor in a Madison Square Garden first round at the Holiday Festival. UCLA, riding 20 straight wins, defeated West Virginia 96 56 as Alcindor recovered from a prior ankle injury.

Ted Meier Associated Press Providence Friars Ucla Bruins Lew Alcindor Bruins Friars New York Madison Square Garden

Lamonica Leads Raiders To 41-6 AFL Playoff Rout Of Chiefs

Oakland quarterback Darsie Lamonica tossed five touchdowns as the Raiders defeated Kansas City 41-6 at the Oakland Coliseum before 53,605. Four first half TDs, three to Fred Biletnikoff, boosted a 21-0 lead, with Wells adding two scores. Raiders advance to face the Jets in New York for the division title.

Jack Stevenson Oakland Darsie Larmonica Kansas City Fred Biletnikoff Raiders Chiefs Lamonica Warren Wells Oakland Coliseum Jets New York Len Dawson Wells Dawson Dan Con Iners Willie Brown Nemiah Wilson Jerry Hopkins Sellers Biletnikoff Eammitt Thomas Varsae City Biletnikof Biletnikalh

Sunday College Basketball Scores From The AP

Dupursne 72 Xavier Ohio 58 and Yale 72 Marshall 77 lead Sunday results. Other scores include Connecticut 84 Jacksonville 63 and Villanova 77 Gregory Adams 83. Sterling highlights and mixed outcomes across conferences mark a busy weekend.

Associated Press Dupursne Xavier Ohio Erat Marshall Yale Holy Cross Connecticut Jona Jacksonville Canisius Cornell Joseph's Penn St Francis N.Y Adelphi Manhattan American U Peter's Nut Niagara Villanova Catholic U St. Francis Waynesbur la Salle Albright St ‘ Fs Boston High Jobe's Gromnetown Kent State Pittsburgh South Florida State Southern Ct Florida Wisconsin Tennessee Tampa St Louisiana State Georgia Supurn Clemson Stetson Baldwin-Wallace Grambling Oklahoma East Carolina George Wast Furman Newberry Mississippi

Space Film Sends Fans Into Orbit

New York AP reports the first live space pictures drew football fans away from the Chiefs Raiders game as CBS cut away from the NFL Western Conference title to a space spectacular. The space show prompted thousands of calls while Oakland and Kansas City traded scores and Lamonica connected with Biletnikoff for multiple touchdowns.

New York Outer Space Oakland Kansas City Cas CBS Metives Chiefs George Brenda Lamonica Biletnikoff Raider Florida State Cbs-Tv

Lakers Beat 76ers 102 99 Behind West and Chamberlain

Jerry West led the Lakers with 27 points and Elgin Baylor added 20 as Wilt Chamberlain played all 48 minutes, 17 points and 22 rebounds, in a 102 99 win over the 76ers. The Lakers built a 12 point third quarter lead and held on despite Philly rallies.

ACLU Lakers Philadelphia Jerry West Chet Walker Elgin Baylor Laker Wilt Chamberllain

Bennie Bengough Dies. Yankee Catcher of 1920s Passes

Bernard Bennie Bengough, a catcher with the New York Yankees during the 1920s championship years and later a coach, died of a heart attack at age 70. He collapsed after leaving a church service and died en route to Nazareth Hospital. Bengough signed with the Yankees in 1922 and was behind Babe Ruth when Ruth hit his 60th homer in 1927.

Philadelphia Bernard “Bennie Bengough New York Yankees Nazareth Yankees Sbad Bet Yan Tees Babe Ruth

Gens Battle Lions Tonight at Center

Stonewall Jackson faces Charleston in a Kanawha Valley Conference showdown at the Civic Center 7:30 p m The Generals and Lions both undefeated with Stonewall coach Don Stover stressing consistency Larry Harris andSkip Alston lead Charleston while Lou Romano built the Lions offense Hetzel scores 31 as Milwaukee defeats Phoenix 127 116 in NBA action. McGlocklin 24 for Milwaukee and Van Arsdale 26 for Phoenix.

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First Half Heroics of WVU Delay Issue

West Virginia Mountaineers, led by Greg Ludwig and Bob Hummell, staged a strong first half against UCLA in Los Angeles. Lew Alcindor and the Bruins, led by Alcindor with 19 points, pulled away after halftime to win 93-56, with UCLA's press and bench depth proving decisive.

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