NIT Pairings Leak Out Early
The 1968 National Invitation Tournament opened with Marshall facing St Peter's on March 14 at 7 pm in New York. Other first round pairings include Kansas vs Temple and Wyoming vs Villanova, with several matchups undis closed. West Virginia joined the field, while Duke or North Carolina were eyed as the Atlantic Coast Conference representative. Houston, Duquesne, and other teams advanced in Wednesday night action. George Reynolds of Houston was ruled ineligible for the NCAA tournament.
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Marshall
Thundering Herd
St. Peter’s Peacocks
St. Peter's
Kansas
Temple
Wyoming
Villanova
Army
Notre Dame
West Virginia
Dayton
Bradley
Duquesne
Long Island
Fordham
Oklahoma City
Atlantic Coast
Asa Bushnell
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Eddie Barnett
Huntington
W.va
St. Peter’s
ECAC
Houston
Chicago
Loyola
Salt Lake City
Fairleigh Dickinson
St. Francis
Texas-El Paso
Arizona State
Tennessee
Auburn
George Reynolds
Cougars
Dodgers
Los Angeles
Vero Beach
Fla
Joe Moock
Joe Pignatanos
Yogi Berras
New York Mets
St. Petersburg
Johnny Stevenson
Cubs
Scottsdale
William D. Eckert
Leo Durocher
Randy Hundley
Middletown Star John Fraley Set For Dapper Dan Classic
Middletown’s John Fraley, a key track and field athlete, receives invitation to the Fourth Annual Dapper Dan Classic in Pittsburgh to play with the U S All Stars against Pennsylvania stars on March 29, with limited practice time before the event.
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Middletown High
John Fraley
Civic Arena
Pittsburgh
U.S
Beban Says Draft Fulfilled His Football Ambitions
UCLA Heisman winner Gary Beban told reporters in Cincinnati that the NFL draft met his wishes. Although picked in the second round, he was glad to join the Los Angeles Rams as a West Coast team selections. Beban accepted a $1000 scholarship athletic award from Mrs. A B Dolly Cohen at a banquet.
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Gary Beban
UCLA
Los Angeles Rams
Beban
A. B. “Dolly” Cohen
Yankees and Senators open exhibition season today
The major league exhibition season starts with the Yankees facing the Washington Senators in Pompano Beach Florida. Opening day starters include Mel Stottlemyre for New York and Bill Denehy for Washington. Other Friday games feature Ferguson Jenkins and Ray Sadecki. Saturday slate includes Ken Johnson for Atlanta vs Los Angeles.
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Washington Senators
Pompano Beach
Fla
Mel Stottlemyre
Yankees
Bill Denehy
Senators
Stottlemyre
Denehy
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Jacksonville
Mickey Mantle
Yankee
Ferguson Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
Ray Sadecki
Giants
Scottsdale
Ariz
Ken Johnson
Atlanta
Los Angeles
West Palm Beach
Boston
Jim Lonborg
Red Sox
Cy Young
Lake Tahoe
Nev
Sking
Wes Parker
Spitball Rule On Probation At Spring Training
The new spitball rule in major league baseball will be on probation during spring training. Umpires are instructed to enforce it rigidly as Grapefruit and Cactus League schedules begin. A pitcher touching his mouth on the hand faces a warning and ejection on a second offense.
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Sarascia
Fla
Joe Cronin
Cal Hubbard
League
Mix and Rudley Named Toledo Co-Captains
Steve Mix and John Rudley were named Wednesday as co captains of the University of Toledo basketball team for next season in Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo, Ohio
Steve Mix
John Rudley
University of Toledo
Maloney and Pinson End Reds Holdouts
Pitcher Jim Maloney and outfielder Vada Pinson signed final contract offers from the Cincinnati Reds ending a holdout. Pinson will fly from Oakland to join in uniform Sunday after negotiations with Assistant GM Phil Seghi. Manager Dave Bristol names rotation for Friday’s exhibition vs. the Philadelphia Phillies at Clearwater.
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Tampa
Fla
Jim Maloney
Vada Pinson
Cincinnati Reds
Maloney
Pinson
Phil Seghi
Oakland
Calif
Bob Howsam
Dave Bristol
John Tsitouris
Bill Kelso
Ron Tompkins
Philadelphia Phillies
Clearwater
Fleig urges courage at Al Somers Umpire School
National League secretary Fred Fleig addressed graduates at Al Somers Umpire School, telling the class to have courage and stand their ground as they begin their careers in professional baseball umpiring.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
National League
Fred Fleig
al Somers
Hamiltons Taft Garfield Settle Rivalry In Sectional Final
Middletown hosts the Class AA Sectional with Hamiltons Taft and Garfield squaring off in a marquee final at 7 30 PM. Garfield led Taft 70 47 in one meeting and Taft edged Garfield 63 59 in another as fans fill Wade E Miller Gym for a decisive rubber match. The Greenhills North College Hill game follows at Withrow Court in Oxford at 7 30 PM.
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Gary Nuhn
Wade E. Miller
Hamilton
Middletown
Taft
Garfield
Griffins
North College Hill
Withrow Court
Oxford
NHL results from scores across towns and teams
Toronto defeated Philadelphia 7 to 2 while New York routed Detroit 6 to 1. Boston beat Chicago 5 to 3. St Louis edged Pittsburgh 4 to 2 and Montreal vs Oakland ended 2 to 0.
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Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Oakland
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