Lion Sophomores Hold Off Leavenworth For 45 44 Win
Lawrence High School sophomores beat Leavenworth 45 44 in Leavenworth to even their season at 2 2. Ole Thomas Gary Hammer and Mike Jacobs scored in double figures as Thomas led scoring. Don Whitehead added eight and Jim Dane also played for LHS. The junior varsity Lions won 46 19 over Leavenworth B. In New York Marvin Miller and player reps resumed talks with no concrete announcement yet.
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Ole Thomas
Gary Hammer
Mike Jacobs
Lion Sophs
Thomas
Lions
Don Whitehead
Jim Dane
LHS
Leavenworth
NEW York
Marvin Miller
Major Baseball Leagues Players’ Association
Miller
Three Big Eight players honor academic football
Kansas City report names 22 athletes from 74 nominees for the Big Eight academic football team. Kansas defenders Willie McDaniel and Dave Morgan join linebacker Mike Sweatman, while Colorado, Oklahoma, and Nebraska players lead with strong academic records.
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Kansas City
Wayne Duke
Kansas
Willie McDaniel
Mike Sweatman
Dave Morgan
Colorado
Kirk Tracy
Oklahoma
Ron Shotts
Nebraska
Dick Davis
Kansas State
Dan Lankas
Tracy
Associated Press
Oklahoma State
Jerry Philpott
Bruce Heath
Missouri
Chuck Weber
Shotts
Mitch Borota
Sweatman
Heath
John Meyer
Buffs
Meyer
Zabel
Philpott
Kombrink
Davis
Bruce Pieraitt
Iowa State
Dennis Storey
Jim Willsey
Weber
Lankas
Borota
Doug Cathey
Bill Young
Jim Files
Bruce Stensrud
Mike Gayne
Pistol Pete Maravich Leads LSU to Wisconsin Clash
Pistol Pete Maravich, LSU star and son of coach Press Maravich, spearheads the Tigers against Wisconsin in the Milwaukee Classic first round. He averages 47 points per game and aims to raise his scoring efficiency above 50 percent as high school rivals and other top scorers shine in early season action across multiple arenas.
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Pistol Pete
Wisconsin
Maravich
Louisiana State
Tigers
Pete
LSU
Press Maravich
Calvin Murphy
Soph
Niagara
Bowling Green
Cleveland
al Dixon
Purple Eagles
Elvin Hayes
Houston
Big F
Cougars
Montana State
Lee joins ISU staff under Johnny Majors
Ames Iowa AP Robert Lee former Oklahoma assistant football coach joined the Iowa State University staff under new head coach Johnny Majors. He is the second appointment by Majors since taking over last week following the hiring of Jim Johnson formerly of Wichita Kansas.
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Ames
Iowa
Oklahoma
Robert FE
Lee
Johnny Majors
Iowa State University
Majors
Iowa State
Jim Johnson
Wichita
Kan
Lonborg Signs 1968 Sox Contract for About 50 000
Jim Lonborg, 24, walked from Boston's command post after signing a 1968 contract worth about $50,000. The Stanford-educated pitcher, who had 22 regular season wins and two World Series wins, agreed to the deal amicably.
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Boston
Jim Lonborg
Boston Red Sox
Shim
Sox
Fischer Shipped to Louisville by Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox announced the sale of pitcher Hank Fischer to the Louisville Colonels of the International League. Fischer, who sat out most of 1967 with arm trouble, was released Thursday.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Hank Fischer
Louisville
Fischer
Bonner Springs Defeats Lions In Wrestling
Bonner Springs defeated Lions 30 to 16 in a wrestling dual at Bonner Springs. Lions won by pins George Schuler and Ron Ball and by decisions Pat Lang and Robert Hartman.
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Lawrence High School
Bonner Springs
Lions
George Schuler
Ron Ball
Pat Lang
Robert Hartman
al Cooper
Larry Roberts
W. Jeffries
Bill Hess
Ron White
Ron Mortell
Don Gibson
Tom Oakson
Hwt
W .Deechman
Mele Named Special Assistant to Red Sox for Scouting
The Boston Red Sox appointed Sam Mele former Minnesota Twins manager as a special assistant for scouting and public relations work. Mele who was fired midseason by the Twins brass had previously played in the outfield for Boston.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota Twins
Sam Mele
Mele
Twins
Brass
Church League Opens with Wide Early Wins by Four Teams
In opening round games of the Park and Recreation Department Church League pre season tournament St John s beat Westside Presbyterian 41 to 32 De Moley defeated Plymouth Congregational Church 28 to 15 Trinity Lutheran routed First Southern Baptist 29 to 10 and Nazarene overwhelmed RLDS 45 to 21 in Thursday night action.
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St. John's
DeMoley
Trinity Litheran
Nazarene
Park and Recreation Department
St John’s
Westside Presbyterian
de Moley
Plymouth Congregational Church
Trinity Lutheran
First Southern Baptist
RLDS
Central Quintets Split Two Games
Central Junior High teams split two games with Coronado in Bethel. Dean Gore led the 9th grade with 14 points as they won 37 to 26 for their second win in three. The 8th graders lost 22 to 20 as Coronado handed the Mustangs their second defeat in three.
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Central
Coronado Junior High School
Bethel
Dean Gore
Coronado
Mustang
Mustangs
Dick Wise
Pat Sinclair
Jim Schever
Rodney Allison
Joe Spease
Willie Glover
Oklahoma Sooners Prep for Orange Bowl Clash
Sub freezing temperatures forced the Oklahoma Sooners inside for a Thursday workout as they prepare for the New Year’s night Orange Bowl game against Tennessee.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma Sooners
Tennessee
Rights Leaders Call Brundage Ouster Over Olympic Boycott
Civil rights figures led by Dr. Harry Edwards demand Avery Brundage resign as IOC president amid a proposed Negro boycott of the 1968 Games. Martin Luther King Jr and Floyd McKissick endorsed the plan, citing racism and injustice while Brundage denies discrimination charges. Edwards adds Brundage must quit after noting his Santa Barbara club bans Jews and Negroes. Louis Lomax predicts broad athlete support that could cripple the U S effort. Lew Alcindor, Tommy Smith, and Lee Evans were among early supporters.
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NEW York
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Harry Edwards
San Jose State College
Brundage
Edwards
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Santa Barbara
Calif
King
SCLC
Nerge
Louis Lomax
U.S
Los Angeles
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Tommy Smith
Lee Evans
San Jose State
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Ron Washington
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