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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1968
Page
19
USC, top ranked, hosts Cal at 1 30 p m in the Coliseum in a high stake clash. The Trojans seek to stay atop polls and their 17th win in 18, while Cal needs a victory to stay in Rose Bowl contention since 1958. Coach McKay shuffled the defense after a rough Oregon game.
O J Simpson, Heisman hopeful, shows up in the Trojans starting lineup as USC faces a strong challenge from the Bears, who previously defeated Michigan and loom as the toughest opponent of the season.
Washington upended UCLA and San Jose State and edged Colorado in a defensive stretch. Their only loss came at Army 10-7 on a late Cadet pass. Randy Humphries passes, Wayne Stewart grabs, and Gary Fowler leads rushing as Ed White and teammates anchor the defense. USC favored by seven, unclear why.
Lakewood defense stifled Millikan as Lemmerman led the Lancers with 121 rushing yards on 22 carries and a TD while adding a 25 yard scoring pass to Krill. Rae added 2 rushing TDs and a 28 yard connection to Hannaford as Lakewood rolled 21 6 at Veterans Stadium before 11 861 fans.
Wilt Chamberlain benched early, then the Lakers surged in the third quarter led by West who scored 29 points and handed out 10 assists. The Lakers held on 102 to 100 despite 26 turnovers as Barnett led New York with 22 points in a close Friday-night Forum game.
Vikings guard Larry Bowie had a blood clot removed from the base of his brain and is in good shape after surgery. He was placed on the reserve list and will miss the rest of the season.
Honolulu reports Ellsworth, in his first pro event, shot 5 under par to lead the Hawaiian Open at 133 halfway. Dick Lotz and George Archer are one stroke back after strong rounds on the Waialae course, where winds challenged players and Gene Littler carded a 66 with a hole in one.
Listed events span table tennis basketball football hockey and auto racing across Long Beach and Los Angeles venues. Highlights include USC vs California at the Coliseum and Kings versus Maple Leafs at Forum with 8 p.m. starts and 1 p.m. harness racing at Hollywood Park.
Providence beat Baltimore 7 to 4 while Buffalo routed Quebec 4 to 1. Springfield edged Cleveland 2 to 1 in a pair of brief matches.
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