Irish Victory Proves Exhausting for Miami Crowd
Notre Dame edged Miami 24-22 in a tense Miami Stadium thriller, breaking up a late two-point conversion to preserve a top ten ranking. Bob Olson forced the decisive pass-breakup as the Hurricanes roared back, while Fred Zimmerman and Bob Gladieux produced scores for the Irish to seal the win before a record Florida crowd.
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Big tens half of bowl puzzle solved today
Associated Press sports writer Ben Olan reports Minnesota coach Murray Warmath hopes Wisconsin’s late improvement won’t derail the Gophers. Warmath notes Wisconsin’s eight losses and one tie mask better personnel as Purdue’s Boilermakers may need to help. USC will represent the West Coast after finishing its schedule.
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Purdue Clinches Top Conference Start in Turbulent Weekend
Roy als lead the conference at 6 0 while Minnesota and Indiana sit 5 1. Gophers must beat Wisconsin as Purdue defeats Indiana for Roses in the bowls chase. Hoosiers would gain a bowl bid after a Pasadena absence. Third ranked Purdue ineligible due to last year’s trip. Tennessee UCLA Houston Florida and Florida State also on big weekend slate as final national poll nears. Tennessee seeks improved AP standing with Kentucky clash. Orange Bowl invite to Oklahoma already accepted.
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Cinch Leads Puerto Rico Open With Five Stroke Margin
Courtney A Cinch from La Jolla Calif holds a five stroke lead at the Puerto Rico Open after a 4 under par 68 in the second round at Dorado Hilton and Country Club. Art Wall of Honesdale Pa stands second at 140 and David Jimenez Puerto Rico is third at 141 after a 69.
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Olympic Group Invites Greats
Mexico City announces invitations to attend the 1968 Games as distinguished guests. Named among those invited are Jesse Owens Johnny Weissmuller Robert Mathias and Patricia McCormick for their past Olympic record achievements.
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Regional doubleheaders on ABC telecast schedule
Regional games were set for ABC with Michigan vs Ohio State at 1 15 P M EST and Georgia vs Georgia Tech at 4 30 P M EST in the east. In the west Texas Tech vs Arkansas and Washington vs Washington State aired at 1 15 and 4 30 P M EST. The slate also included Yale vs Harvard Penn State vs Pitt Princeton vs Penn Michigan State vs Northwestern Illinois vs Iowa Missouri vs Kansas LSU vs Tulane Clemson vs South Carolina Virginia vs Maryland Baylor vs SMU TCU vs Rice and Colorado vs Air Force. Dartmouth senior Mickey Beard threw 13 touchdown passes last fall, a school record.
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Foyt Aims for Top Four in Riverside Rex Mays 300
A.J. Foyt must finish among the top four in Sundays Rex Mays 300 at Riverside to clinch the USAC title. He was second in Friday's qualifying, as Jimmy Clark led with a course-record 1 20.8 aboard a Bryant Special. Foyt’s Sheraton Thompson car posted 1 21.6 at 114.705 mph, with USAC points leader standings showing Foyt at 3,280 and rival Mario Andretti at 2,940. Andretti can win the title only if Foyt finishes fourth or worse and he wins the race.
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Hansen Sets Daytona Speed Record In Trials
Jerry Hansen powered his Lola Chevy to 194.80 mph on the Daytona backstretch in trials, topping Jim Hall's 193.60 mph mark. He won the pole for the 14th and final race of the meet as over 350 cars from four states contest 14 races determining Sports Car Club of America national championships in 22 classes.
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Friday's Fights in Syracuse and Melbourne Card Highlights
Hal TNT Carroll of Syracuse stopped Sanford Bulla in seven rounds. Johnny Famechon of Australia stopped John O'Brien in Melbourne at featherweight. Cyclon Barth of Lagos outpointed Cesario Barrera of Barcelona in Rome at welterweight.
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Carlisle Favored In Hilltop Trot At Yonkers
Carlisle leads field for the $84,622 Hilltop Trot at Yonkers Raceway with Billy Haughton to drive the 4 year old, after a disappointing finish last Saturday in Hollywood Park’s $60,000 American Trotting Classic.
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Colonels Hire New Coach Faces First ABA Loss
Gene Rhodes, 39, takes over the Kentucky Colonels but their struggles continue as New Orleans Buccaneers sprint to a 126-99 win. Doug Moe leads with 30 points, Austin Robbins adds 26, Jack Moreland 25, and Louie Dampier 24 for Kentucky. Other ABA scores: New Jersey over Dallas 102-93, Pittsburgh over Houston 124-84, Oakland over Denver 113-90. Bob Verga stars for Dallas with 33 in home debut. Chico Vaughn adds 18 for Pittsburgh. Mel Peterson 23 for Oakland. Willie Murrell 21 for Houston.
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Canada's Horse of the Year Is He's A Smoothie
Toronto reports He's A Smoothie, a 4-year-old who won the Canadian International and placed fourth at the Washington International, was named Canada's Horse of the Year on Friday night.
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Bowling Honor Roll Leads Weekend Scores
Bowling honors lists include Men B Theodore 234 203 245 652 A McWhorter 232 202 203 637 P Stone 197 199 210 606. Women with multiple players listed show scores across lanes, including Adams Turner 210 190 184 584 and Poffenbarger Linville 204 153 160 514. National Hockey League notes Los Angeles 5 Pittsburgh 3.
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Basement Blues Face Key Contests With Kings and Flyers
Los Angeles leads the West Division by three points over Philadelphia as the Kings beat Pittsburgh 5-3 to stretch their margin. The Flyers visit St Louis for a pivotal game, then host the Kings, with further clashes between the Blues and Kings and the Flyers to follow in the coming days.
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