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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1969
Page
4
Major college basketball action centers on Louisville and New York with UCLA led by Lew Alcindor and North Carolina Purdue challenging for the NCAA title. Drake UCLA face in semifinals. NIT quarterfinals feature St Peters Temple Ohio University Tennessee South Carolina Army Louisville Boston College.
NFL and AFL owners begin joint winter talks in Framingham to decide 1970 alignment and whether to keep or scrap the two point conversion. They also consider extending last year’s interleague exhibition rule banning kicks after touchdowns, citing 56.6 percent success and 98 percent for kicks.
The schedule of Solunar Periods printed below is taken from Richard Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Plan your days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to find the best sport each day offers.
Hope High School track and golf squads under Coach Ronnie Higgins and Jim Reddick prepare for seasons after basketball. Key sprinter Gary Wheelington leads sprinters and relays. David Jones and John Spraggins bolster hurdles and 440. James Rowe and others pace distance, with strong long jump and shot put prospects. Golf team features Ralph Routon captain, with Jimmy and Jeremy Pruden and Mike Roberts shaping a solid eight. schedule includes 4-4-4 Tourney in April and state meet in May.
Saturday college results show North Carolina 87 Davidson 76 in East regional consolation. Purdue 75 Marquette 73 OT. Kentucky 72 Miami Ohio 71. Midwest and West regionals feature Drake 84 Colo State U 77. UCLA 90 Santa Clara 52. NIT and ABA notes include Army over Wyoming and Kentucky over New Orleans. NBA standings list Eastern division leaders with Philadelphia and New York tense, plus Sunday matches YMCA.
Alvin Dork earns a five year deal after a surprising third place finish. Pitching shines with Tiant McDowell Siebert though need for punch remains. Randy Allen trade attempt failed. Catching shows Roy Fosse in lineup aiming for regular duties. Infield features Horton Brown Alvis Versalles. Outfield candidates include Cardenal Snyder Johnson with high power questions. Rookies to watch include Miler Woodson. Predicted finish: 4th in the East.
Juan Marichal signed a 115000 contract to end a two week holdout and threw four perfect innings in the Giants 9 4 2 exhibition victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Orioles, Indians, Yankees, Royals and Dodgers also won as rain washed out four games and several others produced high scoring affairs.
The Indiana Pacers widened their lead in the Eastern Division after a 1440 11 3 win over Minnesota as Kentucky Colps and Miami Floridi ans fell behind. Dallas Chaparrals beat the Colonels 104 100 while Mic am defeated New York Nets 116 103. Denver Rockets beat Oaks land Oaks 191 19. Lakers clinched NBA Western Division with 108 73 over Celtics. Atlanta beat Seattle 134 27 in OT and San Diego edged Detroit 120 11 1. Fred Lewis sparked Pacers with 19 points in a third quarter run as Indiana extended its win streak to nine.
Wilt Chamberlain Elgin Baylor and Jerry West starred as Los Angeles defeated Boston 108-73 to clinch the NBA Western Division title with four games left. Rookie Bill Hewitt added 19 points, praised by coach Bill Von Breda Kolff, who urged him Do it Hewitt.
Auburn Alabama coach Shug Jordan has been given a clean bill of health. Doctors in Birmingham said he is free of all traces of cancer and he feels better now than in several years. He was released from the hospital Saturday.
In Florida venues and other sites, teams clashed in numerous exhibition games with results: New York A beat Boston 6 5, New York A 5 Montreal 1, New York N 5 Kan City 3, and many more matchups ending in varied scores. Weather interrupted several games, while at Jefferson, Ga, Land of Cross, S.C. driver Lund won the Jefco Speedway Bulldog 400 in a Mercury Cougar at an average speed of 76.70 mph, earning $1,700.
Jim Colbert, former Kansas State quarterback and life insurance agent, holds a one stroke lead heading into the final round of the $100,000 Monsanto Open at Pensacola. He described the Pensacola Club course as a strong through rain day setting, after posting a 54-hole total of 200. Deane Beman sits two behind at 201 with Lee Trevino, Gary Player, and Ray Floyd at 202 to 209 respectively.
Montreal leads with 95 points in the East after a 3 1 win over Chicago. Toronto tops the West with 98 as Boston falls after a 7 4 loss to Toronto. St Louis edges Detroit 3 2 for 83 in the East division while Philadelphia and Minnesota split 2 2. Los Angeles beats Pittsburgh 3 1 and Chicago beats Philadelphia 6 2. New York defeats Detroit 6 4 and Minnesota finishes 3 3 with St Louis 2 2 in the late slate.
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