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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
1
Oklahoma State aims for 8-0 start after beating Abilene Christian in Stillwater while Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas State post decisive wins. Cliff Meely leads Colorado as Kansas and Kansas State pile up points, with Boston stars Stallworth and Robisch powering Kansas.
The Associated Press ranking keeps Texas at 708 points with 31 first place votes and Arkansas at 612 with no first place votes, as the Southwest powers prepare for a Fayetteville showdown that could decide the conference title and top bowl placement. Penn State holds No. 3 after a 33-8 win over NC State, with Ohio State fourth and Southern Cal following.
Three Kansas teams in the Rocky Mountain Conference were beaten Monday night. Central Missouri State rallied from 13 down in seven minutes to upset Pittsburg State 84-81 at Pittsburg. Doug Odge led Pittsburg scoring with 25 points, Doug Baker added 20 and Bill Feuerborn 18. Missouri Southern defeated Emporia State 99-74 at Emporia, with Fred Hatfield pouring in 31 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Kearney beat Fort Hays 116-90 at Kearney.
Peggy Pettz logged a 593 on Monday for a new high women's three game series in the 1969 70 season with Gigot Irrigation in the Housewives League. Pettz also rolled a 225 for the day’s best individual game as the league’s action continued at Garden Bowl.
The top ranked South Carolina rolled past Auburn 86-64 as UCLA began defense of its title with a 90-65 home win over Arizona. Other Top 10 teams also won including Kentucky 106-87 over West Virginia and Purdue 77-74 over Tulsa. Carolina's Tom Owens led with 27 points and 17 rebounds, John Roche added 25, while Auburn’s Bill Alexander scored 26.
Memphis State coach Billy Murphy, guiding the Tigers to seven straight wins after a rough start, was named the Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year by The Associated Press. It marks his second consecutive AP MVC honor in his 12th Memphis season, with an 80-24-1 tenure record. Murphy, a Siloam Springs, Arkansas native and former Mississippi State player, previously served as an assistant at Memphis State and Minnesota before becoming Memphis head coach in 1958.
Basketball action gets under way tonight in Telegram area high schools with a roundup of games by league. West Central Kansas League features Garden City hosting Liberal, Great Bend at Salina, Pratt at Hoisington, Larned at Lyons, Russell hosting Salina Sacred Heart, with Hays High and Dodge City open. High Plains Conference games include Syracuse at Holcomb, Elkhart at Hooker, Johnson hosting Tribune, Lakin hosting Leoti, Sublette at Cimarron, Satanta hosting Hugoton. Western Kansas Education Association Jetmore hosts Ransom, Tribune at Johnson, Ness City at LaCrosse, Scott at Lakin, Dighton at Scott City, Santa Fe Trail League Deerfield at Copeland, Moscow at Yarbrough, Montezuma hosting Minneola, Rolla Ensign and Ingalls open tonight.
Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers remains the league’s top scorer with a 31.2 point per game average after four games last week. His lead over Billy Cunningham and Lou Hudson widened as top guards posted 27.5 and 26.5 averages respectively. The same day, Illinois State University’s withdrawal triggers a vote to disband the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Liberal and Garden City renew their rivalry to kick off the 1969-70 basketball season in a triple header. Sophomores play at 6:15, reserves at 6:30, then the varsity follows. Garden seeks its 16th straight win over Liberal, with Liberal returning one starter, 6-1 junior Jeff Mc Ahren, nursing a bruised thigh.
Hollywood Florida AP notes from the PGA tour trie to Heritage Classic at Hilton Head a rising protest over higher team rates. Players compare $218 weekly rates to a usual $250 monthly cost, saying few earn $100 000 annually and fearing attendance drop. Also reports on Nicklaus and Palmer remarks during Pro-Am and PGA school card approvals and upcoming tour dates plan.
Big Eight coaches and athletic directors met in Kansas City to discuss adding an 11th game to boost revenue amid rising costs. Commissioner Wayne Duke cautioned the issue is not settled, though football leaders favor the extra game as a nonconference revenue source. The pass interference rule and a proposed sixth official were also debated to clarify enforcement.
The winter meetings opened with a quiet start as clubs mapped bargaining positions after sweeping through the draft in 35 minutes. Epstein Alou Reichardt among targets, Senators Yankees Braves Angels Indians among teams active. fate of Giles successor and league structure to be discussed.
Defending co champion Drake routed Wisconsin State at Platteville 106 80 while Bradley and North Texas State matched the Bulldogs victory pace as five Missouri Valley Conference teams opened their 1969 70 seasons Monday night Tulsa fell 77 74 to Purdue and Memphis State lost 63 62 to Union College giving the Valley a 3 2 opening night mark with three more debuts slated tonight featuring Oregon at Wichita State and St Cloud State at St Louis plus MacMurray at Cincinnati.
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