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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
10
In New York the 1969 Sports Goods Fair attracted 7200 buyers and 355 manufacturers across 12 floors and a hotel lobby. Golf led displays with 125 exhibitors, followed by basketball and football gear, hunting accessories, tennis and camping items. Dealers anticipated a strong 1969 boom as orders surged above last year.
Chicago weekend features UCLA led by Lew Alcindor as favorites in twin bill action against Northwestern and Loyola Chicago. Coaches from Notre Dame Loyola Northwestern Illinois and UCLA weigh in on potential upsets and strategies while mentioning past performances and context from the Kennedy Memorial events.
Retired Marine Col. Walter L. Williams, once named BU’s most versatile athlete, was appointed athletic director at Western Carolina University on Monday. The 50 year old fills the post left vacant by Tom Young’s resignation last June. Williams has a background in basketball and football with Boston University.
Seguin reports Texas Lutheran University head football coach Fred Ger has accepted a position with Oklahoma State University. The move ends his tenure at Texas Lutheran after multiple seasons guiding the team.
Chicago Cubs vice president John Holland proposed a 30 minute plan to avert a major league players strike. He criticized negotiators on both sides for stalling over the pension fund and urged selecting three owners from each league to sit together and resolve the dispute.
Houston coach Guy Lewis cast his UPI ballot Monday for the college basketball ratings naming UCLA as the nation’s top team. The Houston Cougars demolished their Saturday opponent 100 to 44, boosting the Cougars’ status in conference play.
NHL owners meet in Montreal as coaching positions loom with Minnesota firing John Muckler. Bernie Geoffrion and Red Sullivan face uncertain futures with the Rangers and Penguins while Geoffrion recovers from illness. Howe, Orr, Hull anchor East roster for the 22nd All Star game with $500 to winners and $250 to losers.
Louis Tewanima, famed Hopi distance runner and 1908 Olympic 26 mile finisher, died after falling from a 70 foot cliff on the Hopi Reservation near Second Mesa, Arizona. He mistook a beacon while returning from a religious ceremony and was buried there by Hopi custom.
A six man Amateur Athletic Union track team will depart February 3 for six weeks in Vietnam and four other Asian countries. Coach Lee Calhoun of Grambling leads the group, which includes milers John Mason of Fort Hays Kansas and Nick Lee of Los Angeles, with other members from California and Oregon.
Buffalo Bills hire 41 year old John Rauch to overhaul an ailing offense and restore AFL glory. Rauch, former Oakland Raiders coach, signed a four year deal after private talks with owner Ralph Wilson Jr. He targets Eastern Division titles and eventual world championships, with possible help from Heisman winner Doak Walker? Heisman mention corrected: DoJ Simpson. (Note: DoJ Simpson appears as OCR error. not included as a named entity.)
Houston card features Manny Gonzalez ranked third among welters facing Nate Williams of Las Vegas and Mark Tessman ranked sixth in light heavies meeting Bobby Rascon of Phoenix. Tessman seeks comeback after a prior cut eye loss in Houston. Also on the undercard, Kenny Weldon of Galena Park faces John Armstrong of Port Arthur in a six round featherweight bout.
Wichita State University Athletic Director Bert Katzenmeyer said plans are in motion to hire a new head coach as quickly as possible after Eddie Krichel resigned following a winless 1968 season. Assistant coaches also left or sought other opportunities as the search begins.
In Lexington Kentucky a nine member jury and alternates were selected for a $30 million antitrust suit involving Keeneland Association University of Kentucky Research Foundation and Bank of New York. The trial date was delayed due to illness and pretrial deposition disputes. The suit stems from Maine Chance Farm sale to the university foundation and claims of a bilateral conspiracy to block the plaintiffs from horse sales work.
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