OHS and OU Hit Road Tests Friday Night
Ottawa High travels to Kansas City to face Argentine while Ottawa University visits College of Emporia in Emporia. Both teams seek momentum after defeats, with Ottawa High 0-3 in EKL and 4-7 overall, and OU 7-4 in the Kansas Conference amid a tight race behind Bethel and Sterling.
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Ottawa University
OHS
Kansas City
College of Emporia
Emporia
Civic Auditorium
Cyclones
OHL
Ottawa
Mustangs
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Wilson Field House
Braves
Kansas
Foster Knocks Out De Paula In First Round Title Defense
Light heavyweight champion Bob Foster stopped Frankie De Paula in 2 minutes 17 seconds at Madison Square Garden, maintaining his perfect knockout run. De Paula hit the canvas three times under the three knockdowns rule, as Foster improves to 38-4 with 28 KOs and eyes further title defenses.
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New York
Bob Foster
Frankie de Paula
Madison Square Garden
Washington, D.C
Jersey City
N.J
Foster
New Jersey
Frankie
Mushky Salow
Salon
Gregorio
Alta
Argentina
Petro del Papa
Italy
Bob Dunlap
Australia
Yvan Preberg
Yugoslavia
Jose Torres
Puerto Rico
Garden
George Chuvalo
Buster Mathis
Joe Frazier
Jimmy Ellis
Frazier
Philadelphia
Ellis
Louisville
de Paula
Johnny LoBianco
Will Joe Namath Quit While He Is Ahead
Joe Namath deflects talk on retirement after the Super Bowl as he attends a City Hall tribute to the Jets in New York. He notes knee concerns, his top teammates, and hints at future plans in business and entertainment while praising the 40-50 man team effort. He cites Jimmy Brown’s retirement as choosing to leave on top. He plans a USC tour of Far East military installations before deciding on offers.
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New York
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Baltimore Colts
Namath
Jets
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland Browns
Far East
Eac Se
Uncle Sam
Financial House
Venable Climbs to Second in Big Eight Scoring Race
Kansas State star Jerry Venable rises to second in the Big Eight scoring standings after boosting his average to 20.2 points in five conference games. Cliff Meely of Colorado leads with 23.5 points per game while Venable passes Bill Cain of Iowa State for second in scoring and Cain remains second in rebounding with 11.6 per game. Joe Smith of Oklahoma State leads K State in field goal percentage at 61.5.
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Kansas City
Jerry Venable
Kansas State
Wildcats
K-State
Venable
Cliff Meely
Colorado
Meely
Ing
Iowa State
Bill Cain
Kansas
Dave Robisch
Robisch
Amos Thomas
Oklahoma State
Don Tomlinson
Missouri
Gordon Tope
Aaron Jenkins
Garfield Heard
Oklahoma
Tom Scantlebury
Nebraska
Cain
Gene Williams
Joe Smith
Jeff Webb
Smith
Bowling Scores Twilight League Standings and Highs
Bowling scores from the Twilight League reveal top performances such as S Barber 211 and 564 for Bob Luce Boats, D Breckenridge 492 in Farm Bureau Insurance, and M Miller 253 getting high for Bennett Creamery. Notable totals include J Simms 161 388 and P Stankard 161 417 in other teams, with many players posting 100s and 200s across the list.
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G. Gilroy
Bob Luce
S. Barber
FARM
Bureau Ins
D. Denniston
D. Breckenridge
Bennett Creamery
M. Miller
Everett's
D. Heckman
Ottawa
F. Disque
J. Schmoe
H. Guyett
First National
N. Fritts
S. Floyd
Pizza Village
P. Stankard
Moores Chev.olds
B. Schock
Independents
J. Simms
C. Griffin
D. Bryant
E. Hill
Grogan
D. Welen
McLain Upholds Baseball Domination of AP Award
Denny McLain was named Male Athlete of the Year in the AP poll, the fourth straight baseball winner and seventh in eight polls. The Detroit pitcher piled up 31 victories and top votes, while peers like Joe Namath, Bob Gibson, Earl Morrall, and others trailed in the Top Ten.
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New York
Denny McLain
Detroit
Associated Press
McLain
Don Schollander
America
U.S
O.J. Simpson
Southern California
Dizzy Dean
Las Vegas
Simpson
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Earl Morrall
Baltimore Colts
al Oerter
Bob Beamon
Bill Toomey
Gordie Howe
Jean Claude Killy
Billy Casper
Namath
Jets
Roger Maris
Maury Wills
Sandy Koufax
Schollander
Koufax
Frank Robinson
Carl Yastrzemski
Players To Decide On Strike
Major league baseball players will hold a special meeting in New York on Monday February 3 to decide on a potential strike for higher pension benefits. They voted 461 to 6 last week to reject owners' offer raising pension contributions to 5.1 million dollars. Top stars Willie Mays Mickey Mantle Bob Gibson and Carl Yastrzemski have backed the not signing 1969 contracts without a better benefit plan. Spring training starts next month and unsigned players may refuse to report without a pension agreement.
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New York
Major League Baseball
Willie Mays
Mickey Mantle
Bob Gibson
Carl Yastrzemski
Association
City Scores In Church League Senior Division
In a church league senior division tally, Sacred Heart led 35 to 22 over Grace Episo. Calvary Baptist and City Division teams posted varying scores, with Grace Episo and Bennett's showing strong totals and multiple players contributing double digits in points.
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F. Baptist
Lister
Byrd
DeFries
Shisler
Drake
Walker
D. Thayer
R. Thayer
Williamson
Totals
North Baptist
Ball
Geiss
Boyer
McAdoo
Hart
Howard
Boys’ Club
Horn
Rodgers
Thompson
Welton
Williams
Davis
Buckner
Boyd
Randall
Snethen
Sacred Heart
McClay
Brady
Salb
Bien
Perkins
Wright
Korkames
Morrisey
McFarland
Servatius
Mallicoat
Grace Epis
P. Wellington
T. Keim
D. Keim
Cochrane
Killough
Brownrigg
D. Wellington
Calvary Baptist
M. Taylor
R. Elder
T. Taylor
W. Elder
Gosney
Baker
Bennett
D. Miller
Harvey
Moten
Holmes
Espinosa
Staub Trade Reshapes Astros For Montreal Expos
Houston GM H. B. Richardson traded star Rusty Staub to Montreal for first baseman Donn Clendenon and outfielder Jesus Alou after a last place season. Alou and Clendenon join a growing Astros roster overhaul, with Richardson calling Staub the toughest move yet while noting added speed, power, and defense. Expos GM Jim Fanning hailed Staub as a batting champion, predicting a strong five-year potential under Gene Mauch.
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Houston Astros
H. B. “Spec” Richardson
Rusty Staub
Astros
Montreal
Donn Clendenon
Jesus Alou
Clendenon
Alou
John Edwards
St. Louis Cardinals
Curt Blefary
Baltimore Orioles
Richardson
Staub
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Pirates
Dave Guisti
Mike Cuellar
Bob Aspromonte
Walker
Edwards
Blefary
Jim Fanning
Expos
Fanning
Gene Mauch
Los Angeles
Boxing card in Beaumont and Tokyo results
In Tokyo Larry Flaviano from the Philippines knocked out Shigeru Ogishara in the Jana 12 bout. In Beaumont Paul Pat in outpointed Al Villafarra from New Orleans in the 10 round affair.
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Tokyo
Larry Flaviano
Philippines
Shigeru Ogishara
Jana
Beaumont
Tex
Paul Patin
al Villafarra
New Orleans
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Dick Tiger
the Garden
Joe Willie
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Morrall
Johnny Unitas
Jerry's Tax Service
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Nuzman Lumber
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