Rockets Edge Lakers 136 104 as Winter Warns of Bad Omen
The Houston Rockets stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 136 to 104 led by Mike Newlin 24 points and 23 from Jack Marin and Jimmy Walker as Tex Winter cautioned the result could worry Milwaukee. Don May hit a late winning basket for Atlanta in a 121 120 victory over Philadelphia. ABA games saw Carolina beat Indiana 122 114 and Kentucky top New York 105 101.
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Associated Press
Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Lakers
Tex Winter
Milwaukee
Atlanta Hawks
Philadelphia 76Ers
Don May
American Basketball Association
Carolina
Indiana
Kentucky
New York
Denver
Virginia
San Diego
Memphis
Mike Newlin
Rockets
Jack Marin
Jimmy Walker
Rudy Tomjanovich
Gail Goodrich
Jerry West
Lakers
Jim McMillian
Happy Hairston
May
Atlanta
Pete Maravich
Lou Hudson
Maravich
Leroy Ellis
Fred Carter
Billy Cunningham
Joe Caldwell
Mac Calvin
Cougars
McGuire Seeks End to Home Winning Streak
Marquette coach Al McGuire, after a 89-85 overtime win over Northwestern, says he would rather the home streak end. He notes 26 road wins in 29 games and highlights Rick Luna’s late miss and George Frazier’s free throws. Northwestern’s Lund led with 22 points as Marquette improved to 6-0.
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al McGuire
Marquette
Warriors
Milwaukee Arena
Northwestern
McGuire
Allie McGuire
George Frazier
Rick Luna
Larry McNeill
Frazier
Lund
Wildcats
Minnesota
Long Beach State
Missouri
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Washington State
Oberlin College Embraces Player Influence In Coaching Selection
Oberlin College athletic director Jack Scott proposes players have a say in selecting the football coach, a move paired with broader changes. He names Tommie Smith as assistant athletic director, expands women’s programs, and eliminates admission fees for college sports events. Scott, a Syracuse and Berkeley alum, critiques sports’ commercialism and racism while defending student participation. In Oakland, Bert Campaneris and Joe Rudi post 17 game hitting streaks for the Athletics.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Oberlin College
Jack Scott
Scott
Tommie Smith
Smith
Jane Mann
University of Wisconsin
Jack
Syracuse University
Institute For the Study of Sport and
University of California At Berkley
Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Rudi
Campy
Blue Gray Game Ends With South Triumph
In Montgomery the South beat the North 27 to 15 as Don Strock of UPI earned MVP honors for leading scoring drives. Ken Phares of Mississippi State intercepted early for a Gray TD, while Tony Adams of Utah State directed the North defense and Dennis Morrison of Kansas State staged a late rally.
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Montgomery
Ala
Grays
Vince Gibson
Ken Phares
Mississippi State
Tony Adams
Utah State
Don Strock
UPI
Strock
Charlie Coffey
Kansas State
Coffey
VPI
Adams
Doug Winslow
Drake
Dennis Morrison
Martin Januszkiewicz
Syracuse
Bowling Scores From Commercial League Standings
High scores listed for multiple teams in the Commercial League including Wise 182 and Whiteford 459 for the top marks on 10 and 30 games. Other notable performances include Brown 157 and Wilson 471 on 10 and 30 games, with many players posting scores across clubs such as Knight Mobil 1 Farm Sureau SERTOMA Ottawa Tire and more.
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J. Laprod
Twilight League
Ottawa Bus
D. AiNsworth
L. Wichman
Everett
Barber
M. Guyett
Bent Fender
K. Suffron
G. Toumberlin
Todd
G. Hayden
A. Conus
Boise Cascade
C. Davis
Town & Country
Moses
H. Guyett
D. Nichols
Naomi's Club
J. McDaniel
S. Ackerman
Citizens Bank
M. Barber
S. Heckman
Loyd Builders
S. Everson
H. C. Lee
N. Martindale
Fritts Garage
P. Fritts
Skyhooks
P. White
A. DeCaeny
Week in bowling highlights and standings listed
Top bowler Sue Lane posted a 220 game and 570 series for the week ending December 22. Peoples Bank led team scores with 845 game and 2,343 series. Ottawa Bus and Franklin Savings tied for first at 47-21. Daily leaders include Mary Lu Burgoon, Leona Wise, Arlene DeCaeny, Mae Ransom, and Glenna Lu Whitacre. standings feature Damron-Towner, Irwin’s, Baldwin-Ward, and Royal-T Lanes among top teams. Splits include numerous players such as Hazel Liegerot and Vada Dengel with multiple 2- to 7-pin conversions.
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Hazel Liegerot
Sue Lane
Peoples Bank
R.T
Mary Lu Burgoon
Ottawa Bus
Franklin Savings
Patterson Chev-Olds
Leona Wise
Arlene DeCaeny
Haley Abstract
Arnold
Eagles
Mae Ransom
Peoples
Skyhook Cranes
Glenna Lu Whitacre
Damron-Towner
Irwin's
Bent Fender Shop
Royal-T
Baldwin-Ward
Dorothy Nitcher
Jan Harvey
Thelma Hamilton
Kay Cordle
June Hettler
Vada Dengel
Vicki Burns
Dorothy Bryant
Mary Alice Spears
Wilma Bien
Helen Wenthe
Connie Clutter
Pat White
Shirley Troutman
Billie Leach
Lynda Barnes
Shirley Coffman
Mazie Gordon
Hazel Guyett
Chris Campbell
Rose Everson
Clarice Dengel
Sooner and K State Favored In Big Eight Tourney
Un defeated Oklahoma and 16th ranked Kansas State are favored to win their Big Eight tournament openers and reach the semifinals, facing Oklahoma State and Kansas respectively. Missouri and Iowa State won first round games, with Missouri routing Colorado and Iowa State defeating Nebraska.
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Long Beach
Mississippi
Missouri
Colorado
Jacksonville
Dolphins
Rutgers
Arizona
Purdue
Las Vegas
Louisville
Fordham
Oklahoma City
J. Francis
LaSalle
Southern California
Drake
Iowa
Ohio State
Yale
Seattle
Dayton
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Iowa State
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Nebraska
Sooners
Alvan Adams
Kevin Fitzgerald
Dave Fisher
Ralph Rasmuson
Danny Beard
Ernie Kusnyer
Steve
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Nets
Dan Issel
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Byron Beck
Ralph Simpson
Dave Robisth
Julius Erving
Roland Taylor
Squires
Chuck Williams
Gene Moore
Les Hunter
Hunter
Ted Meier
Errors Doom Blue Club
Commercial League
First National Bank
N. Fritts
Alexander Doyen
Wolgast
KSU
Mitchell
Lon Kruger
Wildcat
Jack Hartman
David Hall
Hall
Tom’ Kivisto
Jayhawks
Rick Suttle
Dale Greenlee
Danny Knight
Tigers
Bengals
Orv Salmon
Mike Jeffries
John Brown
al Eberhard
Felix Jerman
Tiger
Norm Stewart
Stewart
Lex” Walseth
Dave Logan
Brahe
G Cyclones
Bill Benson
Towa
State T
Benson
Wes Harris
Towa State
Lee Harris
Maury John
Baseball, Writers Association of America
Americana Hotel
Kodak
OK Photo
Belmont Bacon
Sean Hamburger
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