Middletown Middies face tough six-week grind in crowded GMC slate
Coach Paul Walker of Middletown discusses a demanding stretch with two GMC foes upcoming Fairfield and Hamilton Taft, plus games against Covington Catholic and St Xavier. He worries about defense and holiday idle periods and plans scrimmages to keep edge.
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Eleven Has It All for Class AA All-Ohio Football Team
The Associated Press selects the 1969 Class AA All-Ohio squad with standout backs Jeff Rice Bill Boyle and Rick Gales. Notable linemen Dan Allender Doug France and Kevin Masterson anchor the offense while Rocco Rich Alan Starr and Dan Allender lead the defense from Canton McKinley Upper Arlington and more.
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NHL board weighs expansion bids for 1970-71 season
The NHL board of directors met in New York to consider expansion for 1970 71 with Buffalo and Vancouver in the mix after Baltimore and Cleveland withdrew. Vancouver shows strong minor league support and Buffalo gains on the board with a push for a high franchise fee to limit bidders.
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West Maintains NBA Scoring Lead With 31.2 Average
New York AP reports Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers remains the league’s top scorer after amassing 127 points across four games last week. He holds a 31.2 point per game average, widening the gap to closest rival Billy Cunningham of Philadelphia at 27.5. Lou Hudson of Atlanta sits third with 26.5.
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Lolans Figure To Give Gamecocks A Real Battle
The No 1 South Carolina Gamecocks opened the 1969-70 season with an 86-64 road win at Auburn led by Tom Owens 27 points and 17 rebounds while John Roche added 25. UCLA without Karim Abdul Jabbar opened strong at Arizona 90-65 as their title run loomed.
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Golfer Long Makes Hole In One After Striking Teed Player
English 11 handicap golfer John Long hit a ball that rolled 178 yards along the fairway and, after striking Pat Sullivan on the thigh on the green, dropped into the hole for a remarkable ace.
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College Basketball Scores Across the Nation
A sweep of results from Ohio State to Texas shows Ohio State, Wake Forest and many others posting high scores. In football, Florida State quarterback Bill Cappelman and San Diego State’s Dennis Shaw are named starters for the American Bowl on January 3.
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FLAKY TAG IRKS BAKER Fraley In UD Debut
UC coach Tay Baker defends Fraley after Sports Illustrated mocked him as flaky. Fraley sat out opener versus McMurray College with a eye injury patch while Ard Ogletree Schwalbe Wenderer Hess started.
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Sorenson Surges To 31 As Ohio State Tops Wake Forest
All-Big Ten center Dave Sorenson, ill since Saturday, starts and leads with 31 points in a 96-92 OSU season opener win over Wake Forest. Jim Cleamons adds 26 as OSU holds off a late Deacon push. Other score highlights from around the region include Ohio University over Northwestern 79-? and Kent State edging Akron 68-66.
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Tolley Named Marshall Football Coach After Turnaround
Acting Marshall University coach Rick Tolley was named permanent head coach after guiding the Thundering Herd to three wins in four games. Tolley, 29, directed Marshall to a 3-7 season after succeeding Perry Moss who was fired amid illegal recruiting charges and MAC expulsion.
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Trade winds stir chatter at winter meetings with Epstein Alou Reichardt
The AP reports a lively start to baseball's winter meetings as Epstein Alou and Reichardt surface in trade talk. Clubs eyed moves before December 15 interleague deadline while drafting 19 players in the first round and planning future roster and league structure discussions.
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