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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1968

Page

8

Cardinals rise to ninth in AP poll after MVC title win

The Louisville Cardinals moved to number nine in the Associated Press college basketball poll after clinching the Missouri Valley Conference title. Houston tops the poll with 25 first place votes and 321 points, UCLA second, North Carolina third, St Bonaventure fourth, Kentucky fifth, Columbia sixth, New Mexico seventh, Marquette eighth, and Duke tenth.

Associated Press Louisville Cardinals Blue Devils South Carolina Houston Cougars UCLA Texas- Arlington Valparaiso Washington North Carolina Tarheels Maryland Virginia St. Bonaventure Kentucky Columbia New Mexico Bonnies Creighton Canisius Georgia Alabama Brown Yale Arizona Arizona State Marquette Louisville Duke

Late outburst by Pipers sets ABA scoring record

Pittsburgh tied opponents 99-96 after three quarters then exploded for 51 points in the final 12 minutes to rout Oakland 150-126, setting an ABA record for total points. Connie Hawkins led Pittsburgh with 36 and Chico Vaughn added 31, while Denver beat Houston 115-92 and Boston topped San Diego 118-110.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Pipers Oakland American Basketball Association Denver Houston Boston San Diego Connie Hawkins Chico Vaughn Vision Minnesota Jim Hadnot Dallas Larry Jones Rockets New Orleans Byron Beck Willie Murrell Willie Somerset Bill Russell Bailey Howell Celtics Russell Howell Dave Gambee

Guards Lead NBA Scoring As Backcourt Tops List

New York AP reports the NBA scoring leaders are guards with Detroit's Dave Bing at 1,809 points, Seattle's Walt Hazzard close behind, and Baltimore rookie Earl Monroe along with Philadelphia's Hal Greer in the top four. Wilt Chamberlain dominates two other categories, surpassing 25,000 career points, posting a .580 field goal percentage and 1,618 rebounds. Oscar Robertson tops free throw at .872 and Len Wilkens leads assists with 585 at 8.2 per game.

New York National Basketball Association Detroit Dave Bing Seattle Walt Hazzard Baltimore Flash Earl Monroe Philadelphia Hal Greer Wilt Chamberlain Chamberlain Cincinnati Oscar Robertson St. Louis Len Wilkens

Lobos switch to fastbreaks sparks small protest

New Mexico's shift from a slow tempo to a fastbreak style last week drew letters to the Albuquerque Journal. A reader blamed the team for high scoring and joked about keeping score on paper. In Tokyo, Lionel Rose claimed the bantam crown with a 15 round decision over Masahiko Harada in a unanimous verdict.

Albuquerque N.M New Mexico Albuquerque Journal LeRoy Bearman Scott Springer Tokyo Lionel Rose Australia Japan Masahiko Harada

Rozelle Eyes More Monday Night Football Action

NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle called for less Sunday exposure and more Monday night football, noting TV viewership shifts and the growing role of movies on screens. He cited current income of about 1.2 million per NFL club, about 850,000 for AFL clubs, and predicted a change when the leagues unite in 1970.

Atlanta Pete Rozelle Newsmen Rozelle National Football League AFL NFL

Lyndon’s Lance Jones Named Area Player of the Week

Lyndon forward Lance Jones, a 6-2 standout, led the Tigers to an 87-49 win over Piper last Tuesday. Jones was top scorer with 22 points on 11-for-11 shooting as Lyndon shot 57 percent to end a four-game skid in its final regular season game.

The Herald Lance Jones Lyndon Jones Piper Tigers

Bowling Scores From Brunswick League Highlights

Readouts show bowlers Helen and Bills Cafe team high games with 218 by Wenthe and 195 by Ainsworth. Other top teams include Guy's Foods Inc and Hubbard Lumber with standout scores by Burns Sr and Davis. League standings list Ottawa area clubs and Nationals events with multiple high series and individual scores across clubs.

Brunswick League Helen and Bill B. Wenthe

Church League Basketball Stats Report by Team

A compact boxscore shows scores and player lines for multiple teams including F. Lutheran Zimmerman Schoonover and Pope. First Baptist led by Lewis and Rader. Boys Club and Nazarene also listed with varied scorers. Totals for First Baptist 54 and others vary across squads.

F. Lutheran Zimmerman Jay Schoonover Jeff Schoonover Rodgers R. Pope D. Pope Emerson Fulton Hernandez First Baptist Lister Thayer Boucek Hughes Howell Showalter Underwood Grogan Griffin Mohr Spencer Totals Wilson H. Baker T. Baker B. Bishop Calvary Baptist Pearson Taylor Nicholson Gregg Crumm Frye Sacred Heart Mille Servatius Bien Turner S. Pacheco M. Pacheco Wolken Wassmer Hodson Moline Korkames Mueller Duffy Golden Salb Lewis R. Davis Ballinger Rader Myers Trin. Meth.n. Baptist McAdoo Satterlee Boyer Meek Hotaling Keefer

Celtics top Padres 118 in NBA action

Boston defeated San Diego 118 to 110 in a Monday NBA result. Other games list St. Louis at New York and San Francisco at Philadelphia. Wednesday features New York at Baltimore and San Francisco at Boston.

Boston San Diego St. Louis New York San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles Baltimore

Miller Didn't 'Junk Out' In 1967

Hall of Fame era baseball notes report Miller, 40, endured a 3-10 season with Baltimore. He accepted a pay cut to $40,000 after a rough year and arrived lighter at 172 pounds. Nearby, Durocher warned Cubs of fines, while Downing and Siebert moved to new contracts. Pirates face holdouts from Clemente and Mota as Alou’s status remains unofficial. Alou’s situation contrasts with Regan and Howard drawing praise from their managers in spring camp.

Hal Bock Associated Press Stu Miller Miller Baltimore Leo Durocher Chicago Cubs Fellows Durocher Cubs Yankees Cleveland Indians New York al Downing Cleveland Sonny Siebert Downing Siebert Joe L. Brown Alou Phil Regan Elston Howard Los Angeles Walt Alston Regan

Iowa State Star In Trouble

AMES Iowa AP Melvin Richard Froistad 25 a 1964 cocaptain of the Iowa State basketball team and his 24 year old wife Linda faced charges Tuesday in an alleged embezzlement They were to be arraigned in Ames Municipal Court Story County Atty Charles Vanderbur said Mrs Froistad was charged with embezzlement from Union Story Trust and Savings Bank where she works as a teller Froistad was charged with aiding and abetting The two were arrested and jailed Monday but Mrs Froistad was released on her own recognizance to care for their small child.

Ames Iowa Melvin Richard Froistad Linda Story County Charles Vanderbur Froistad Union Story Trust and Savings Bank

Public sale of farm property near Ottawa site

Public auction of farm goods to be held at the farm located two miles south and one and a quarter miles east of Ottawa. The sale will feature described property from the recent farm liquidation and invites interested buyers to attend.

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