Mathis and Griffith win in Madison Square Garden
Buster Mathis defeats George Chuvalo by 12 rounds and earns a March 10 bout with Jerry Quarry in New York. Emile Griffith edges Andy Heisman in a 10 round decision planning another Garden appearance on February 24 to avenge a prior loss.
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William Verigan
UPI
New York
Buster Mathis
Emile Griffith
Madison Square Garden
Mathis
George Chuvalo
Garden
Jerry Quarry
Griffith
Andy Heisman
Doyle Baird
Stanley
Hayward
Chuvalo
Canada
Harold Valan
Lever
Heisman
West Coast
Gil Clancy
Jimmy Devlin
Valan
La Salle Climbs to No 9 in UPI Ratings After Loyola Win
La Salle College Explorers rise to ninth in the ninth weekly UPI Coaches Rating as they improve to 16-1 after a 102-65 victory over Loyola of New Orleans. UCLA remains first with 350 points, while Kentucky St Johns and Villanova move up in the top ten.
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Steve Smilanich
UPI
NEW York
la Salle College Explorers
Explorers
Tom Gola
Philadelphia
Loyola of
New Orleans
LaSalle
Kentucky
St. John’s
Villanova
Kansas
Davidson
New Mexico State
UCLA
Bruins
North Carolina
Santa Clara
Redmen
Iowa
Illinois
Pair share billiard tourney leadership
Ed Kelly of Las Vegas and Jim Moore of Albuquerque share the lead four days into the $16,000 World Pocket Billiards Invitational in Los Angeles. After four days the 15 contestants will play at least 15 games before it ends February 25. Kelly beat Richie Flores 150-79 and Moore beat Peter Margo 150-99.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ed Kelly
Las Vegas
Jimmy Moore
Albuquerque
N. M
Kelly
Moore
Richie Florence
Peter Margo
Union City
N. J
Margo
College Basketball Roundup with Scoring Totals Across Games
Dave Robisch led Kansas with 23 points in a 79 point game against Oklahoma State as Sparky Grober added 17 for OSU. Duquesne beat Fairfield in a late free throw finish while Colorado moved to 5-1 in the Big Eight with Tope scoring 31. LSU routed Mississippi State as Mara vich erupted for 33 and DePaul topped Niagara 83-74.
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Dave Robisch
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Sparky Grober
Duquesne
Garry Nelson
Gary Major
New Haven
Conn
Jarrett Durham
DePaul
Niagara
Calvin Murphy
Bob Lanier
St. Bonaventure
Xavier
College Basketball Roundup From East LIU to West Clusters
East LIU defeated Old Dominion 91 to 75 while Holy Cross edged Catholic U 81 75 and Rutgers beat Lehigh 60 44 replacing large rosters with consolidated results across multiple schools. The day included Hull recovery and Giants manager King outlining plans to boost offense and speed for 1969 season.
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United Press Inernational East Liu
Old Dominion
Mhinbrg
Kutztwa St
Holy Cross
Catholic U
Rutgers
Lehigh
Kings Pt
So Conn St
Bucknell
Wash & Jeff
Marist
Bloomfield
Phila, Tex
Mt, St. Mary’s
South S.C
Wake Forest
Tenn
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Auburn
Tenn. Tch
Chattanooga
Citadel
WKM. & Mary
Louisiana St
Miss. St
No. Tex. St
Memphis St
Okla
Rod and Gun With The Old Salt
Very little fishing activity is reported due to storms. Expect steelhead later if creeks clear. Beach finds show many dead bluegill and crappie washed from Arroyo Grande Creek. Health officials may delay beach access near Pismo Beach until flood impacts ease.
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Oceano Beach
Arroyo Grande Creek
Pismo Beach
San Luis Obispo County
Baseball owners decide on next commissioner contender
Miami hosts a heated meeting as MLB owners weigh candidates for commissioner. John McHale Mike Burke and Chub Feeney drew most support while Cronin and Giles were deemed unlikely. Gen Eckert remains interim as talks continue and other names surface including Warren Giles Eugene McCarthy and Buzzy Bavasi.
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Miami
UPI
Joe Cronin
Warren Giles
Feeney
Cronin
Giles
Buzzy Bavasi
San Diego Padres
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Santa Clara survives scare to stay unbeaten in basketball
Santa Clara beat San Francisco State 72-59 on its home court after trailing by 10 in the second quarter. Ralph Ogden 20 and Dennis Awtrey 23 led the Broncs who improved to 18 straight wins while SF State hit 68 percent in the first half. Puget Sound won 87-56 over Simon Fraser.
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United Press International
Kentucky
Wildcats
Auburn
Lexington
Mike Pratt
Dan Issel
Pratt
John Mengelt
Santa Clara
San Francisco State
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Duquesne
Fairfield
Colorado
Missouri
Broncs
Ralph Ogden
Dennis Awtrey
Awtrey
Ogden
Joe Callaghan
Gators
Puget Sound
Simon Fraser
John Smith
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Willie Blue
Tom Little
Chiefs
Tahoe College
Tahoe Paradise
Chapman
Lewis and Clark
Whitman
Sharman says Alcindor can make ABA a success
UCLA star Lew Alcindor and his post graduation plans draw attention at a Southern California basketball writers luncheon. Coach Bill Sharman of the Los Angeles Stars says Alcindor could help the ABA and Harlem Globetrotters attract him, a Globetrotter spokesman notes.
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Sharman
Alcindor
Los Angeles
UPI
UCLA
Lew Alcindor
Bill Sharman
Los Angeles Stars
American Basketball Association
Harlem Globetrotters
Big Lew
ABA
Braves Five Take On San Luis Obispo Tonight
Lompoc Braves travel to San Luis Obispo for the final non league game, a rematch after a 61-51 loss to the Tigers. The article notes SBCL league leaders Santa Barbara Santa Maria and Dos Pueblos upcoming games, plus top scorers Little O'Brien Roth and Little leads the SBCL scoring race.
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Bill Cockshott
Lompoc
Braves
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo Tigers
Tigers
Santa Barbara Dons
Saints
Santa Maria
Pat Boyle
Pat Rusco
SBCL
Dos Pueblos
Cabrillo
San Marcos
Righetti
Doug Little
Tim O’brien
Guy Harding
Roth
O’brien
Stm
Harding
Gutierrez
Armstrong
Wiseman
Spangler
Thomas
L Carter
TP Ave. Little
Smc
Siegert
Holmes
Simmons
Pedersen
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