Referee's Whistle Sparks Kentucky Upset Loss in OT
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp condemned the officiating after four Wildcats fouled out as Illinois beat Kentucky 98 97 in overtime. Ron Dunlap sank two late free throws to seal the game while Rich Jones led Illinois with 32 points and Deon Flessner added 23. Louie Dampier top scored for Kentucky with 40 as Illinois and several other top college teams posted victories across the night.
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Titusville Names New THS Head Coach After Resignations
Titusville High School board accepted the resignations of head football coach Lee Mawrey and backfield coach William Blood and appointed Buckley Crabb as THS head coach for 1967. Crabb has served as an assistant in recent seasons while Mawrey leaves to focus on science coordinator duties.
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Area basketball schedule highlights busy night nearby
Spartansburg leads with a 2-0 record and hosts Townville after wins over Union City and LeBoeuf while Clymer opens against Brocton. Corry travels to Waterford to face Ft LeBoeuf as future Beaver opponents travel, and Titusville debates a new press box at Carter Field with school board approval.
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Eric Strong Vincent
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Titusville
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Marshall Fisher
Cincinnati Reds Sold to Local Investors in City Deal
William DeWitt steps down as owner president of the Cincinnati Reds, yielding control to a local investor group led by Francis L. Dale of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The sale covers all stock for 7 million dollars with a 40 year lease to fund a new riverfront stadium. DeWitt will stay on until NL approval, likely in January. Manager Dave Bristol and front office remain in place.
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Final AP Football Poll From 1968 Season Overview
The final AP Top Ten lists Notre Dame first with 1506 points, followed by Michigan State, Alabama, Georgia, UCLA, Nebraska, Purdue, Georgia Tech, Miami, and others. The piece notes league office leaders with Wsz70 62, and lists several boxers and locations in a crowded, fragmented report.
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VEW B League leads with 33 wins in tight standings
VEW Men's B League Colta Garage tops with 33 wins 11 losses. Kim lin Dry 30 18 and key players listed include Bill Stockton 219 Gary Munsee 212 Charles Hand 211 Bob Patterson 206 Bob Damon 202 Norm Cressley 201 Ray Sandburg 200. VEW Businessmen Columbus Inn 32 16 leads the league while Wattsburg Hotel 28 20 and others follow. Spartansburg Men's Wman's Grocery 32 16 with Bimber's Auto Body 30 18 and Harold Crosby 226 Ron Jones 200 Elmer Stover 202. Bowl-Aire Men's A Moose's leads at 126 wins 10 losses with Meerhoffs second at 2244 and players such as Meerhoff 215 214 827 A Dunnewald 211 321 624 G Troyer 205 223 619 plus others listed.
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West Squad For Shrine Tilt Selected For 1969 East West Game
The West roster for the Shrine charity clash at Kezar Stadium includes UCLA star Mel Farr Idaho’s Ray McDonald Oregon State’s Pete Pifer and Missouri’s Charlie Brown among others. Don Horn Town State Tim Van Galder plus Stanford’s Dave Lewis headline a balanced lineup with Stanford guards Tim Sheehan and John Mason anchoring the line and UCLA’s John Richardson in middle guard. The West will train at Stanford after arriving Dec 21.
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Ron McCall
Weber State
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Lloyd Duncan
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Frank Horak
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UCLA Tops College Hoops in AP Poll Debut
UCLA leads The Associated Press basketball rankings after a 105-90 season opener win over USC with Lew Alcindor scoring 56 points. Texas Western follows, Kentucky, Louisville, Houston, New Mexico, Duke, North Carolina, Brigham Young, and Cincinnati round out the Top Ten. Pittsburgh reports Maury Wills pledging 110 percent effort for the Pirates in the coming season after a trade from the Dodgers says he recovered from a knee injury and is ready for spring training.
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Southpaws Win Top Honors in 1966 Pitching Records
Gary Peters of the White Sox earned the AL ERA title at 1.96 and 12–10 record while Jim Kaat of the Twins led in wins with 25 and started 41 games, 19 complete, 305 innings, 1,154 batters faced, and 271 hits allowed. Orioles’ Dave McNally was 13th in ERA at 3.17. Joel Horlen and Sam McDowell also cited for ERA and strikeouts respectively. No-hitter by Sam McDowell noted. Jim Nash of Kansas City posted 12–1. Pirates acquire Wills and Michael from Oakland/Boston context.
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Sam McDowell
Sonny Siebert
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Jim Nash
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