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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1968
Page
11
UCLA held the No 1 spot in the AP poll of the top 20 college basketball teams with 29 first place votes from 30 ballots. One voter chose North Carolina as the top team, giving Tar Heels a lone first place ballot in the ranking.
Prince of Homer and Guier of Farmerville share the Outstanding Back award on the All-District 1-A football team chosen by eight coaches and the LSWA. Coach of the Year goes to Eugene Rogers of Mansfield. Mansfield leads with offensive and defensive players named, while Homer, Haughton, LaSalle, Farmerville and Coushatta place multiple honorees.
Kansas City lands 20-year-old catcher John Martinez, plus Tommie Smith and Mike Sinnerud, in exchange for 19-year-old catcher John Jones. Martinez batted .357 in the Northwest League, .282 in the Carolina League, and .392 in the Western Carolina League last summer. Smith hit .22 in the Pacific Coast League, and Sinnerud batted .278 for Oklahoma City as a utility infielder.
Ninth ranked St Bonaventure fell 71 68 to No 13 Detroit as Detroit notched its seventh straight win. North Carolina crushed Clemson 90 69 while No 5 New Mexico lost to Colorado 79 72 and No 6 Cincinnati fell to USC 83 68. Notre Dame held off Minnesota 69 65. Kansas defeated Murray State 72 59. Ohio State edged Washington State 75 74. Detroit leaned on free throws to seal the win, and Haywood's reduced scoring was offset by teammates.
St Louis ace Bob Gibson and San Francisco star Juan Marichal head the National League pitching averages for 1968. Gibson posted a 22 9 record with a 1.12 ERA in 34 games and a 15 game win streak, while Marichal went 26 9 with a .743 winning percentage and pitched 326 innings. Steve Blass claimed the league’s other top title with an 18 6 mark. Ferguson Jenkins led starts with 40. Ted Abernathy made 78 relief appearances. The Cardinals dominated team pitching with 63 complete games, 30 shutouts, and a 2.49 ERA.
The Atlantic Coast Football League Lowell Giants announced Monday the resignation of General Manager and Treasurer Charles Theokas. He said he plans to remain in professional football but did not reveal his future plans.
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