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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
4
Tigers seek a crucial win at Jones Field House at 6 30 p m after recent defeats as they host Stamps in a busy week. Coach Straughter is expected back tonight to lead the junior boys as they prepare for ball handling and the meaning of a free throw.
Six Canadiens found the net as Montreal blanked Chicago 6-0 to extend their East Division lead. Jean Beliveau and Yvan Cournoyer were among the scorers, with Rogatien Vachon recording his third shutout of the season.
The Hope Youth League season opened with a 14-13 blues win over reds in a tight first game. In the second, whites and greens tied 20-20 through regulation, then whites edged ahead 22-20 after a late rebound by Artis Perry in overtime.
Eight claimers priced from seventeen thousand five hundred to sixteen thousand contest the five furlong Lincoln Day Purse at Oaklawn Park. Highlands Kid and Teutopolis top a field that includes Alamigo The Dancer Singing Mink Almighty Dollar and Rewarder. Tragic Memory bought for three thousand last year is the favorite after a neck victory in the King Cotton Handicap. Oaklawn stewards also handed five day suspensions to Frank Janelli and Roger Cox for riding infractions.
The schedule from Richard Alden Knights Solunar Tables lists daily Major and Minor fishing periods in Central Standard Time. It notes two-hour Major periods and shorter Minor periods, with bold Major entries and regular Minor entries across days Monday through Sunday.
Lincoln Wildcats overpower Hope Bobcats 66 to 66 in a high scoring game led by Ray Bush who shot 32 points and Dwight Galloway with 20. Lincoln built a 21-14 lead after the first quarter and extended to 42-28 at halftime. Hope’s Lynn Norton injures ankle late in opener. Bobkittens lose 50-29 to Lincoln Juniors.
New Orleans Bucs, led by Jackie Moreland with 26 points, beat Denver Rockets 98-90 to extend their Western Division lead as free throw shooting swung the game. Other ABA results included Minnesota over Dallas, Kentucky over Indiana, and Houston over Oakland, with nearby NBA scores also noted.
A dense recap lists numerous college games with final scores across conferences. Notable results include Yale 78 over Princeton 63, Harvard 70 over Dartmouth, North Carolina 80 over Virginia Tech 70, Syracuse 79 over Holy Cross, Indiana 83 over Wisconsin 95, and Texas 105 over Texas A&M 117 in overtime. Also shows standings and overtime outcomes in pro divisions with team records and divisional gaps.
Tetri Rick Wittenbraker drove a last second jumper to lift TCU past Arkansas 77-75 in a Southwest Conference clash. Arkansas tied the game at 76-75 with 38 seconds left. McCarty led Arkansas with 27 points, while Cone and Eldridge added 13. TCU led at halftime and pulled away early before Arkansas rally.
HendersonReddies beat State College 102-82 as they push toward the top of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference. Southern State dropped 66-65 to Ouachita, widening Hendersons lead. Muleriders fall two games back.
Jim Jordan joins Hope High School as coach and economics teacher after semester start. A Quachita Baptist University graduate he earned ALL AIC honors in football and baseball, set three AIC offense records, and was later drafted by the San Francisco Giants. He is listed among Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges and was Ouachita’s Most Outstanding Athlete for 1966 67.
George Young, a 30-year-old science teacher from Casa Grande Arizona, won two miles in 8:31.8 at an indoor meet in Los Angeles defeating world luminaries Ron Clarke Kerry Pearce Tracy Smith and Kerry O'Brien as Clarke led early then faded. Clarke finished fourth and Pearce eighth as Smith and O'Brien were second and third. Jim Ryan ran 4:03.4 for a two mile effort in East Lansing while Earl clocked a 3:57.5 mile in New York setting a fast pace before the Los Angeles meet.
Kentucky aims to move within a half game of first place in the SEC by beating Tennessee in Lexington. Losses by Georgia and Florida alter standings as top teams win. Mike Casey leads UK past Mississippi State while LSU, UCLA, Houston post strong showings in varied results across the college basketball landscape.
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