Capacity Crowd for Iowa Title Bid Sparks Big Ten Attendance
The Big Ten faces a potential all time attendance record as Iowa seeks an undisputed league title against Michigan. A 13 000 crowd at Towns Field House is expected to boost the total to a conference mark. meanwhile Purdue Indiana, Illinois Michigan State and Wisconsin Northwestern games line up as the final slate. Iowa aims to end a 12 season drought and earn an NCAA berth, with a possible playoff if Iowa and Ohio State tie.
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Smith Named Big Eight Player of the Year in 1968
Iowa State star Don Smith edged Nebraska's Stu Lantz by 2,524 votes to capture the Big Eight Player of the Year honor. White of Kansas and Honeycutt of Kansas State also earned first-team honors as Smith led the league in scoring at 25.4 and rebounding at 14.5, with Lantz third in scoring at 20.4.
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Baack
Pat Frink
Colorado
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Pine
Gen Jones
Missouri
Willie Rogers
Finkel Surpasses Last Year Output In One Game
Finkel scored 41 points to surpass his 1966-67 season total in one game as the San Diego Rockets lost to the Lakers 119-102. The Rockets tied an NBA futility mark with 29 home losses and had previously suffered a 17-game skid this season. Elgin Baylor led LA with 35 points while Wilt Chamberlain had 38 points and 28 rebounds.
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Burlington Sets a Record In Moving to the JC Finals
Burlington defends JC tourney title by reaching semifinals with a 132 83 win over Mason City as Ellsworth, Fort Dodge, Creston and Centerville win quarterfinals. Mike Truell scores 34 for Burlington, Sam Samuel 24 for Ellsworth, Bill Orr 34 for Fort Dodge, Ken Markley 32 for Creston, Dave Stuart 30 for Centerville. Semifinals set for tonight Creston vs Ellsworth and Fort Dodge vs Burlington.
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Fred Kornblitch
Andy Harrison
Jerry Bubr
Bill Orr
Ken Markley
Southwest Iowa
Dave Stuart
Ceniterville
Hutchinson
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Scores from weekly NBA and college games
Thursday results show Fordham 72 over Manhattan 66 and St. Louis 77 65 Memphis St. New York University 56 over Rutgers 49. Missouri 91 beat Nebraska 70 while Oklahoma 84 topped Colorado 78. ACC first round No Carolina 83 defeated Wake Forest 63 No Carolina St. 63 beat Maryland 54 Duke 43 edged Clemson 40 Virginia 83 beat South Carolina 78.
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Falcons Edge Packers in Punting Highlight of Season
New York AP reports the Atlanta Falcons led punters with Billy Lothridge averaging 43.7 yards on 87 punts, while Green Bay Packers ranked 15th at 36.5 yards per punt on 66 tries. Danny Anderson and Don Chandler posted poorer marks for the Packers, with Giants and Bears also in the lower tier.
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Connie Hawkins Extends Scoring Lead With 39 Point Night
Connie Hawkins stayed atop the ABA scoring race as he poured in 39 points to lift the Pittsburgh Pipers 119 114 at Oakland. Oakland stayed close until the final five minutes before Hawkins and Chico Vaughn iced it with free throws. In other ABA games, Minnesota beat Anaheim 124 115 on Freeman’s late basket, Houston topped Indiana 115 104, and Willie Somerset led Houston with 31. In the NBA, Chicago beat Boston 118 112 and Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati 125 117.
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Iowa Ath Dept Needs Over 1 Million Gate Receipts
University of Iowa athletic director Forest Evashevski said the department must take in more than 1 million dollars annually at the gate to stay solvent. He noted similar pressures at other Big Ten schools and cited tripled budgets since 1952 while stressing the department remains in the black. Conference discussions also touched on a neutral-site plan if Iowa and Ohio State tie for the basketball title, with Iowa set to face Michigan for the title and the NCAA tournament opener at Kentucky.
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Durant and Morning Sun Face District Tournament Openers
Durant meets Northeast at Clinton and Morning Sun faces Williamsburg at Washington in Class A district tourney games. Both contests start at 7 30 pm with undefeated teams watching for a win.
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Spray 6 Behind MIAME, Fla. Doral Open lead
Steve Spray of Indianola Iowa shot a 71 in the opening round of the Doral Open golf tournament Thursday and trailed leader Gardner Dickinson by six strokes.
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Grid Coach Quits Tama
AP reports Charles Pastorino has resigned after 12 years as South Tama football coach. He declined to state his reasons for quitting.
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Little Six Roundup Keokuk Ottumwa Triumphs
Keokuk defeated Burlington 68-54 in Mount Pleasant extending a surge after an upset of Muscatine and set up a clash with Iowa City next Monday. Ottumwa beat Albia 69-65 at home with all five regulars in double figures led by Farrington Cameron and Blew. Davenport Central edged Assumption 48-42 as Pohlman scored 37 of Assumption’s 42 points in a low scoring affair.
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