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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1968

Page

14

Hampton Wins Daytona Speed Weeks 300 in 1967 Charger

Andy Hampton of Louisville won the ARCA Daytona Speed Weeks 300 mile race at Daytona International Speedway in a 1967 Charger. The win, at 148.372 mph under numerous caution flags, set an automatic record as the race length was extended. Baird finished second, McWilliams third, Katona fourth, and Sommeville fifth. Several wrecks and tire problems occurred but Hampton remained dominant.

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Schedules and Trades Dominate AFL NFL Merger Talks

New York AP reports major league NFL and AFL meetings begin to plan merger steps for 1970. Committees to study realignment schedules player relations and interleague exhibition games ahead of a single 1970 schedule. Owners weigh Super Bowl site, division alignments, and farm club operations while reviewing minor leagues activity.

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Top Ten College Hoop Standings Summary

Houston 23 0 leads with 106 64 win over Miami Florida 106 82 over Air Force. UCLA 20 1 defense clear. North Carolina 20 1 after wins over N C State Clemson South Carolina. New Mexico 20 2 victory over Brigham Young. tough losses listed. Columbia 17 3 beats Dartmouth 82 56 as Harvard crushed. Tennessee 15 5 losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Kentucky 7 4 4 beat Tennessee 60 59 and Mississippi State 107 81. Duke 16 3 defeats Wake Forest 105 65 and Temple.

Houston Miami Fla Air Force UCLA War Item Oregon State North Carolina N.C. State Clemson South Carolina New Mexico Brigham Young Columbia Dartmouth Harvard Tennessee Kentucky Vanderbilt Missisippi State Duke Wake Eee Temple Ee Lest New Mexico Lobos Utah Merv Jackson Redskins Tigers Yale New Haven Conn Nashville Missisa State Duke Blue Devils Dean Rusk Davidson George Washington Mike Malloy Wisconsin Ohio State Kansas Nebraska Lawrence Santa One San Weber State Idaho

How The Small Top Ten Fared

A compact recap of small colleges and universities in the top ten. Teams listed include Long Island U 18 and Butler with notable wins and losses. The piece notes records like 16-5 for some teams and results against opponents such as Oklahoma Creighton and Southeast Louisiana.

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Uruguayan Sloop Charango Wins South American Race

Charango, a Uruguayan sloop skippered by Ruben Lisignoll, won the Class C segment of the Buenos Aires Rio Regatta with a corrected time of 220 hours 32 minutes 59 seconds. The 1200 mile race began in Ondine II, owned by Summer A. Long of Larchmont New York.

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Selection opens this week with top tourney bids at stake

The Renociated Press reports start of bid season for NCAA and NIT tournaments. Houston Cougars led by Elvin Hayes expected to land NCAA invite. St Bonaventure projected for NIT as fixtures like UCLA North Carolina and others await selection.

NCAA Houston Cougars Elvin Hayes St. Bonaventure Ledge New York New New Madison Square Garden UCLA North Carolina Mexico Utah Besta Duke Colombia Princeton Iowa Baylor Davidson West Virginia Murray State Kansas Louisville Weber State Santa Clara Rhode Island Bradley Bowing Green New Mexico State St.John’s Wucia Associat-e Oregon Vince Beavers Anite Jacion Aten Neen Pate Pauley Pavilion Larry Miller Deg Farry Fis Theason North

SWC Race Narrows After Saturday Showdowns

Baylor lost to Texas A&M 76 74 as the race tightens with Texas, SMU and TCU all at 64 entering the final two weeks. Texas toppled Baylor 78 55 and SMU beat Arkansas 95 86 while Texas Christian clung to hope with high scoring efforts from Mickey McCarty and Arnold amid a tense league title chase.

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Richey Captures Indoor Title With Tough Win Over Graebner

Cliff Richey defeated Graebner 6-4 6-4 to win the National Indoor Tennis Championship in Salisbury. The 21-year-old from San Angelo recorded 13 aces and broke Graebner four times to claim the title amid a standing ovation from about 4,000 spectators.

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Knudson Edges Dart With Birdies In Golf Round

Knudson competes apart after a rocky start. He birdies the 17th and adds birdies on the 12th to finish under par despite a bogey at the eighth hole. The readable text shows a championship style round with multiple birdies and steady scoring from Knudson.

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Scores Show San Diego 0 Philadelphia T

A sports update notes San Diego trails Philadelphia by zero points after three quarters in a game at an arena. No further details on teams or final outcome are provided.

Scott Rowell Lead Junior Lane List In Youth Bowling

Scott and Rowell shared high honors in the Youth Bowling League junior boys division. Rowell rolled a 271 game while Scott achieved a top score alongside. Sonya Armontrout led junior females with a 192 game and Tanya Armontrout posted a 497 series. Bantam boys saw David Sartin at 182 pace and Roger Clark with a 292 series. Lonora Beeman added a 217 series and Kathy Tevis topped girls with a 117 game.

Mike Scott Alien Rowell Rowell Sonya Armontrout Tanya Armontrout David Sartin Roger Clark Lonora Beeman Kathy Tevis

Catholic schools win state crowns in Texas Catholic league

In San Antonio AP reports Antonian and Abilene Central Catholic captured state basketball titles at the Texas Catholic Inter scholastic League tournament.

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