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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1968
Page
11
Abilene Texas quarterback Jack Mildren the No 1 Texas high school football player of 1967 signed a letter of intent with the University of Oklahoma on Wednesday Princeton and Columbia have met 37 times in football.
Boston star Carl Yastrzemski says the Red Sox will win the pennant again due to team pride after arriving early at Winter Haven base. The article notes unsigned Dodgers Yankees Orioles holdouts plus Red Sox camp signings and other spring moves in Florida.
The National AAU indoor championships moved into day two as women dominated. Barbara Ferrell anchored the Los Angeles Mercurettes to a world indoor record 1:45.1 in the spring medley relay, beating Tennessee State which clocked 1:45.8. Ferrell also won the 60 in 6.7 seconds, with Wyomia Tyus close behind. Other winners included Maren Seidler in the shot 48-9, Doris Brown in the mile 4:50.1, and Wilma Charlton in the 220 at Crown Cities Track Club.
Ron Laird of NYAC led the field to a 6:16.9 finish in the men s one mile walk, despite a program error that suggested a world record. Laird placed fifth in the De Benedetto award voting. Jim Ryan of Kansas won for his 3:33.1 in the 1500 meters. NYAC entered with 10 points, while Oregon State and Southern California Striders each had 8.
OCR reads a sports scorecard listing rowling 4 bee entries with player names Bob Graft Les Ratliff Sam Ballard John Boehm and associated scores and totals including 257 205 223 685 209 234 197 -640 165 228 219 -612.
The AP reports a razor thin gap at the top of NCAA division basketball scoring. Wil lie Scott of Alabama State averages 35.45 points per game over 22 games while Mike Davis of Virginia Union has 35.40 over 20 games, a basket swing could swap their positions. Ed Phillips of Alabama State leads in field goal percentage at .733 and Kent Andrews of McNeese State tops free throws at .948. Oscar Smith of Elizabeth City claims 23.1 rebounds per game. John Rinka of Kenyon sits seventh with a 31 point average.
Special conditions at Valley High Ski Resort near Bellefontaine say trails are good to excellent this weekend. Snowfall earlier in the week has opened all slopes. Valley High sits on Route 33 five miles east of Bellefontaine.
In Melbourne James Skelton outpointed Leo Young as the Philippines fighter posted 129 percent. In Orlando Moses Har rell stopped Pedro Sanchez after a long duel. In Rome Carlos Duran outpointed Milo Calhoun while Ulysses Jiminez stopped Jimmy Parsons in New York.
The NFL will study a proposal to abolish the extra point kick in 1967 preseason games. Teams would start from the two yard line after a TD and try to gain one point by run or pass. If approved, a league vote would occur at the mid May meetings.
Ohio State Coach Fred Taylor leads the Buckeyes to an 87-67 win over Northwestern to seize first in the Big Ten as Purdue slips from the top with an 86-73 win over Town. Taylor notes road games demand tighter play while a Saturday visit to Purdue could decide the race.
Dale Douglass and Bill Ogden held a one stroke lead entering the third round of the Tucson Open. Douglass fired a 63 at Tucson National to reach nine under par with Ogden also at 135 after 36 holes. Harold Henning Jack Montgomery and Jerry McGee trailed at eight under while Arnold Palmer stood eight back after a 69.
AP reports Florida will host 188 racing days this season. The campaign began November 18 at Tropical Park near Miami with a 50 day meet, Hialeah opened January 17 and runs through March 2 featuring the Flamingo Stakes for 2 year olds, Gulfstream Park begins March 4 for 43 days through April 23, and Florida Downs near Tampa starts January 19 for a 55 day meet.
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