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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
8
College football fans brace for a packed bowl schedule led by Ohio University in the Tangerine Bowl and Missouri facing Alabama in the Gator Bowl. Michigan taps Bo Schembechler as coach while Chalmers Elliott moves to associate athletic director.
Pete Maravich of Louisiana State widens his hold on the national scoring race with a 47.4 point per game average over five games through last Saturday. Calvin Murphy of Niagara is second at 37.1 over seven games, with Rick Mount of Purdue third at 32.0. Haywood tops rebounds at 22.5 and Gilliam of Purdue drains 32 foul shots without a miss.
Nineteen members of the U S Alpine ski team flew to Zurich Switzerland on Thursday night to compete in the World Cup event.
The comparison between Penn State star Charlie Pittman and Lenny Moore persists as Pittman nears major all time marks. He already broke the 13 TD Nittany Lions single season record with 14 and piled up 950 rushing yards plus 196 receiving yards in 1962. He sits 11 TDs and 850 rushing yards behind Moore’s career marks with senior year ahead and a chance at Moore's 1082 yard single season rushing record.
Starfire a 53 foot West Australian yawl moved into the lead by seven miles in the 640 mile Sydney to Hobart ocean race. Rage an American yacht stood fifth about twenty miles behind Starfire while Condine II reported tenth position.
The piece warns that by 1985 Kansas will see a surge in population and recreation demand while farms shelterbelts and range land shrink. Urban growth and infrastructure may reduce hunting and fishing sites, urging landowner permission and courteous conduct to preserve access.
Elvin Hayes, rookie star from San Diego, nabs the Western starting center job over Wilt Chamberlain for the All-Star game to be played January 14 in Baltimore. Starters also include Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Len Wilkens, Don Kojis, Lou Hudson, Jerry Sloan, and Chamberlain with coaches to pick four more.
Missouri Tigers arrived in Jacksonville to prepare for the Gator Bowl against Alabama after a 45 minute workout in Daytona Beach. Coach Dan Devine praised the drill but cited limited contact work to protect players. Rees left the squad over a regulation dispute while Anderson strained a leg but is expected to play.
East Carolina Classic saw Baylor Si Win Mary 68 Va Tech 79 Delaware 68 Virginia 90 Nip Moreech Mast Carolina T1 67 Duquesne 98 Texas A M TL Okla City Of Tulane 86 Big Eight Colorado 68 Oklahom 66 Kansas 82 Nebraska 56 Gator Bowl Northwestern 76 Florida 73 Boston Col So Georgia 83 Far West Classic Brig Young 82 California 4 Oregon S84 Yale 71 Rainbow Classic Columbia 69 Stanford 66 Santa Clara 72 W Virginia 58
Saturday noon Blue Gray game on Channel 5. 12 30 Gator Bowl Missouri vs Alabama on Channels 9 and 13. 2 45 Sun Bowl Arizona vs Auburn on Channel 5 with Channel 13 joining at 3 30. 3 30 East West Shrine Game on Channel 9. Sunday 11 30 Jets vs Raiders AFL title on Channel 4. 1 30 Colts vs Browns NFL title on Channel 5.
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