Bruins Open Season As No 1 But Not Unanimous
UCLA slips from unanimous preseason top to share the lead in the first AP poll of the season with 31 first place votes and 327 points. Houston and Louisville follow with one first place vote each, while Purdue and Kentucky also feature in the top ten. UCLA edged Purdue 73 71 on Bill Sweek's late field goal.
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College basketball scores roundup from various games
A sweep of quick results shows Ohio State 76 over Florida State 69 and Utah State 87 over Xavier 85. Also noted are Central State 86 over Kenyon West 80, Walsh 76 over Thiel 68, Duquesne 106 over American University 64, Lehigh 78 over Columbia 57, and many other matchups with final scores across the college circuit plus ABA action Minnesota 99 over Houston 96 and Kentucky 107 over Denver 85.
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Middies Start Tall Test With Lima Spartans
Coach Paul Walker notes Middies face a tough opener as Lima Spartans upset Canton McKinley and visit Middletown in the first game of the new Greater Miami Conference. Taft visit and Penhorwood’s absence leave Jim Romey steering a undefeated Lima squad into Friday night action.
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Front Runners Have Trouble With Also Rans
The ABA Monday night saw leaders stumble as Kentucky crushed Denver 107-85 and Minnesota edged Houston 99-96 with a late three point play. Louie Dampier led Kentucky with 30 points while Wayne Hightower topped Denver with 28. Ron Perry sealed Muskies’ win in the final seconds as Houston battled back from a ten point deficit in the third period.
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Tokyo Bernabe Villacom Stops Yoshio Nakano in Flyweight Bout
In Tokyo Bernabe Villacom of the Philippines defeated Yoshio Nakano of Japan by stoppage in the flyweight clash. The Sydney segment notes Bobby Dunlop stopping Elmo Henderson in Australia. In Las Vegas Jimmie Fletcher, from Los Angeles, outpointed Billy Joiner of Cincinnati in a 10 round affair.
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Press Family Team Up At LSU In Win Over Texas
Press Schuyler reports LSU coaches Press and Pete Maravich led LSU to an 87-74 win over Texas in Austin as Pete poured in 42 points. The family ties continue with Press mentoring son Pete, who scored 48 in LSU’s 97-81 win over Tampa Saturday. Other top college games featured Houston 90-75 over Abilene Christian with Elvin Hayes 33 points 21 rebounds, Vanderbilt 78-65 over Auburn, Virginia Tech 92-70 at Alabama, Oklahoma City 97-78 over North Texas, and Kentucky 99-76 over Florida.
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Ohio Squads Split Six Games With Foreigner Opponents
Ohio State and other Ohio squads went 3 3 in a slate of six games against out of state foes on Monday. Bill Hasket led Ohio State with 20 points and Steve Howell 19 as the Buckeyes built a 45 26 halftime edge before easing to a 75 68 win. Central State beat Kentucky Wesleyan 80 86 in overtime. Xavier hosted Utah State but fell 87 85 as Shaler Haliman scored 22 for Utah State and Bob Quick 21 with 13 rebounds for Xavier. Par son s Iowa won 60 54 while John Carroll lost 56 5 at Washington Jefferson.
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Miami Redskins to swap sophomores in lineup for Dayton clash
Miami coach Taylor Locke plans two sophomores Terry Martin and Glen Pryor to start against Dayton after a 107 100 double overtime win over Ball State. They replace Tom Slater and George Fannin to add 40 pounds, aiming to neutralize Dayton's size. Don May and Dayton's usual stars expected for Donoher to counter as WHIO TV carries the game at 8 30.
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Middie Taft Ducats On Sale at Hamilton Clash
Tickets for the Middie Taft High Hamilton game in the new Greater Miami Conference go on sale. Stan Lewis Middie faculty manager of athletics says advance tickets are 1.25 dollars for adults and 0.75 for students with gate admission at 1.25 dollars. A sellout is expected.
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Winter May Be Big Race Time
Ohio racing could start and end in winter weather under dates proposed by Raceway Park Toledo. President Sylvester Jechura seeks a 33 day spring meet from March 5 to April 11 and a 7 day fall meet from November 12 to 30. Tracks request 400 racing days nationwide, harness operators seek 398.
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New Mexico Begins Search for New Football Coach
The University of New Mexico started a national search for a new head football coach to replace Bill Weeks, who resigned after the Lobos endured a third straight losing season. Weeks asked to move to another role, and President Tom L. Popejoy agreed, without detailing the new academic or administrative duties.
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