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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
6
Santa Clara and Wyoming headline Thursday night opening rounds as six holiday tournaments begin. Ten additional nonmajor events start Thursday, with 22 major and 27 lesser tournaments kicking into full swing Friday. Santa Clara, ranked sixth and undefeated, plays in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu while Wyoming faces early challenges.
The All College tournament at Oklahoma City features top ranked teams led by Wyoming at 7-0 ranked No. 14 and St Bonaventure 5-1 No. 13, with Purdue Arizona Columbia Hawaii Stanford West Virginia and others also competing. Other major events include the Big Eight tournament in Kansas City headlined by Kansas 7-1 No. 8 with Colorado Iowa State Kansas State Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Oklahoma State also in the field.
Norwalk star Tom Diringer tops the Northern Ohio League scoring with a 26 point per game average in four games, edging Shelby's Cal Dietz who averages 25.2 in five games. Diringer also ranks high in field goal and free throw percentage and assists as Norwalk guards the league table.
Earl Morrall returned to start for Baltimore and led the Colts to a 13 1 season 182 completions 2090 yards 26 touchdowns earning the NFL MVP by United Press International. He considered quitting two weeks before the season but steered Baltimore to the Western Conference title.
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia and Clark Graebner of New York opened with wins for the United States, moving the U.S. to a 2-0 lead over Australia in the 1968 Davis Cup Challenge Round final in Adelaide. Ashe defeated Ray Ruffels 6-8 7-5 6-3 6-3, while Graebner beat Bill Bowrey 8-10 6-4 8-6 3-6 6-1 after nearly three hours.
Oddsmakers tip the scales to Baltimore as the Colts favored by six points. Cleveland fans cite recent history with the Browns undefeated against the Colts since 1962 and a 30-20 win this year, while the Colts seek revenge in Sunday's title game.
The Baltimore Bullets overcame Seattle 118-112 to notch a ninth straight victory and take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Division race. Earl Monroe scored 25 and Wes Unseld 23 with 20 rebounds, despite Gus Johnson's injury absence.
J Paul Austin of Coca Cola in Atlanta was chosen Wednesday as chairman of the tournament policy board for the new tournament player division of the Professional Golfers Association.
Joe Namath treats Sunday's Jets Raiders showdown as the game of his life. He vows the team can be AFL and world champions, facing Oakland star Ben Davidson while Weeb Ewbank praises Namath's work ethic and grit.
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