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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1968
Page
3
Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced the draft ground rules for professional footballs second common draft. Twenty six teams will select 462 college players next Tuesday and Wednesday with Cincinnati getting 42 picks the most for any club and the Giants the fewest with 11.
Iowa guard Sam Williams poured in 33 points to lift the Hawkeyes 76-71 over Michigan State in East Lansing, moving Iowa into a share of first place with Northwestern. Bill Butler and Bob Lanier led St Bonaventure past Detroit, while Louisville edged Dayton and Canisius beat Cornell in OT.
Cincinnati coach Tay Baker praised his team's improvement after a 37 percent night at Tulsa. In four MVC games since, the Bearcats hit 116 of 231 from the field for .502, winning each game and moving to 5-1 in the league while averaging .457 shooting in Valley play despite missing 6-8 Jim Ard. Bradley, Tulsa, Louisville and Wichita State top the league in field goal accuracy.
Joe Medwick, newly elected Baseball Hall of Famer and longtime .300 hitter, blames the sport's power emphasis for a drop in .300 averages. He cites the platoon system and three-pitcher sequences as factors, noting a 326 average could win a triple crown, referencing Carl Yastrzemi's recent mark.
Rev Casimir Gierut of St Marys in Bunker Hill objects to the Bunny Girls appearing at a benefit basketball game at Gillespie High School gym. The Bunnies beat Beard Lions 59 to 24, with the priest arguing such shows corrupt minors and undermine morals in education. He cites constitutional concerns about religious activities in public facilities.
In Madison Square Garden, the East outscored the West 144 to 124 before a crowd of 18,422. Hal Greer scored a record 21, MVP with 21 points. Havlicek 26. Robertson 13. West led West with 22. West briefly led early third, but East pulled away.
Friends moved into the Kansas Conference basketball lead with a 71-63 victory over former leader Kansas Wesleyan. Robin Stauffer scored 26 and Jim Jemmerson 21 as Friends halted Wesleyan’s late rally to stay atop the standings at 7-1. Wesleyan fell to 7-2 with Lee Johnson held to 11 as the Falcons built a 20- all first-half knot and led 43-31 at halftime. St. Benedict’s NAIA champions won 100-77 at Peru, Neb, behind 31 points by Darryl Jones and 28 by Vince DeGreeff, lifting the Ravens to 12-3.
East St. Bonaventure defeated Detroit 103 to 74 while Canisius beat Cornell 83 to 79 in overtime. Villanova routed Phil Textile 51, Vermont edged Massachusetts 85 to 82 in OT, and Williams beat Union New York 61 to 50. Quantico Marines topped Buffalo 81 to 72 as South Louisville edged Dayton 73 to 72. Iowa beat Michigan State 76 to 71, Oklahoma City defeated SMU 92 to 82, Wayne State triumphed over Coast Guard 96 to 70, Stephen F. Austin outscored Grambling 124 to 86, McMurry beat Abilene Christian 84 to 81, Oregon defeated Portland 74 to 56, Nevada-Southern Nevada 114 to 63 over Hawaii, Utah beat Nevada 94 to 63.
Eddie Krichel, Wichita State star quarterback from 1947 to 1950, was named the alma mater’s head football coach. At 40, he succeeds Boyd Converse, who resigned after one season. Krichel signed a three year pact reportedly worth $14 000 annually, is married with eight children, and holds the all time Wichita State total offense record of 3516 yards. He previously coached high school football in Wichita.
Arcadia California AP headline reports famed jockey Willie Shoemaker breaking a thigh bone after a spill at Santa Anita. In the second race on a 12 horse field Kodiak Kid tripped, Bel Bush struck the fallen horse, and Shoemaker was taken from the track with a broken leg ending his ride that day.
In the Osage County League tournament seedings, Overbrook and Carbondale won first-round games to reach Thursday semifinals. Overbrook defeated Scranton 81-52 led by Hitt with 22 and Davis 16. Carbondale beat Williamsburg 71-33 behind Wayne Kitchen’s 29 points. semifinals set for Thursday and Friday finals at 7:30 and 9:00.
Pittsburg beat Joplin 55 to 50 while Northeast edged Galena 56 to 51 Frontenac topped Baxter Springs 85 to 50 and Osawatomie defeated DeSoto 41 to Not enough context to determine dates or venues. results indicate four high school or prep basketball scores from the region with Pittsburg and Northeast winners.
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