UCLA Tops Coach's Poll Again as Houston Closes
UCLA remains undefeated at 3-0 and 37 straight wins, earning all 35 first place votes for 350 points. Houston climbs to 7-0, 306 points with 30 second place votes after Bluebonnet Classic win and upset of BYU. Vanderbilt 5-0 holds third. North Carolina and Boston College follow with strong starts.
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Linton Junior Varsity Beats Bloomfield 48 to 38
The Linton Miner Junior Varsity defeated Bloomfield 48 to 38 in a close game at Bloomfield Saturday night. Bloomfield led 14 to 13 after one and 22 to 21 at halftime before Linton moved ahead 34 to 32 in the final period and pulled away. The team will be idle until after the holidays then host Wiley on Jan. 5.
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Purdue Keyes Tops Nation in Scoring for 1967 Football
New York a UP I report shows Leroy Keyes of Purdue led the nation with 114 points in 1967. Boilermaker Mike Phipps ranked third in total offense with 2020 yards on 329 plays. Notre Dame’s Joe Azzaro had 61 points as a placekicker. Attendance across major conferences averaged 57,036 per game in the Big Ten.
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Astroturf Field Cuts Injuries at Seattle High Schools
Seattle athletic director Harvey Lanman defends outdoor astroturf field installed at Memorial Stadium. After 67 games the surface remains durable and safer, with injuries reduced by about 50 percent. The rug cost 174000 dollars, funded by Rangers rentals and stadium parking fees.
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Shakamak and Dugger Tennis to Sullivan Hudsonville Tilt
Schedule lists games Tuesday with Shakamak at Sullivan Dugger at Hudsonville Til. Thursday Christmas Classic at Switz City Worthington against Bloomfield Linton versus Switz City. Saturday Holiday Tourney at Sullivan features West Vigo against North Central at 12:30, Dugger versus Sullivan at 2, Consolation at 7 and Championship at 8:15 p.m.
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Indiana and Notre Dame Meet In Clash Of Unbeatens
Indiana and Notre Dame, both riding five game win streaks, square off at the Fort Wayne Coliseum in a key college basketball showdown. Purdue loses to New Mexico State 87 80 as Rick Mount scores 27 for the Boilermakers. Ball State edges Hanover 94 90 in overtime led by Gary Miller and Mark Gabriel with 30 each.
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IHSAA Seeks Change of Venue in Fort Wayne Case
The Indiana High School Athletic Association asks to move a case from Allen Superior Court over a suspension of a Fort Wayne North High School athlete. Judge Dale Myers set January 3 for a stay hearing related to contempt charges against THSAA commissioner Phil Eskew and North High principal Bill Anthis. Attorneys for Bill Schumaker argue the contempt hearing was illegal due to his absence when a previous injunction was granted. No venue change action was taken yet.
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