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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
7
The Peach Bowl features LSU (7-3) versus Florida State (8-2) in Atlanta with aerial offense expected. Florida State’s Ron Sellers set a season record as LSU seeks an upset in what shapes as a high scoring clash.
Triadelphia defeated Wheeling Central 77 59 while Huntington beat Geo Washington 92 67 in a regional high school slate. College action includes West Virginia Rainbow Classic results with Arizona 75 West Virginia 89, and California (Pa) 74 over Wheeling.
West Virginia State's basketball team ended the Ft. Eustis Christmas Invitational with three straight losses, dropping to 4-3 after a 107-77 Consolation loss to Hampton Institute. Charles Rush led the Yellow Jackets with 12 points as their slide continued.
La Salle Explorers led by Tom Gola face South Carolina Gamecocks in the Quaker City Tournament final after La Salle routed Indiana 108-88 and South Carolina beat St Joseph's 64-58. The game features La Salle's triple threat Cannon Williams Durrett and SC's Roche Ribock Owens in a cross regional showdown.
New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, stained and exhausted, mopped tears and dirt after a 27-23 win over Oakland that clinched their first American Football League title. He admitted fatigue after a jagged, exhilarating game and hid a bottle of champagne as photographers pressed.
Q and A after the championship shows Namath brushing off questions and insisting the turning point was Jim Hudson’s tackle that ended the game. He praises the defense, notes he’ll take a rest tomorrow, and shares a subdued celebration with teammates.
Knicks beat the Seattle Supersonics 120-112 as Willis Reed scored a season high 34 in a victory that keeps New York in a tie for fourth in the Eastern Division. Atlanta beat Baltimore 101-99 to stretch its streak to 10, Elgin Baylor and Johnny Egan helped Los Angeles past Detroit 111-108, and Chicago topped Milwaukee 102-97.
Charleston Rockets fate remains unclear after Heck's Inc. is bought by J Newberry Co of New York. Heck's president Fred Haddad says no talks with Newberry about the team. He doubts Newberry intends to assume a club losing 60,000 to 100,000 yearly and says local ownership would be sought if sale occurs.
The Shady Spring Tigers will stage their annual Alumni Game on Tuesday night at 7 30 p m. Former players are invited to attend as the Tigers showcase team history and skills in a community sports event.
UCLA faces St John in the Holiday Festival final as Lew Alcindor dominates and Princeton fallouts showcase UCLA’s superior front line. St John relies on man defense but Alcindor’s scoring is the week’s centerpiece while other tournaments crown champions in Honolulu Kansas City Philadelphia and Portland.
Bobby Hull, wearing a face mask, scores his 23rd goal as Chicago Hawks top Los Angeles 4 1 to pull even with Toronto for fourth in the NHL East. Dennis Hull adds two goals. headgear hinders vision but Hull plays through a fractured jaw. Other results include New York 3 Montreal 1, Detroit 3 Boston 3, Oakland 2 Philadelphia 1.
The U S and Australia split the final two singles matches and the Americans won the Davis Cup Challenge Round 4 1. In other college and all star games, the Blue Gray game saw South defeat North 28 7 in Montgomery Alabama. Missouri upset Alabama 35 10 in Jacksonville and West beat East 18 7 in the Shrine Classic. Joe F outlasted Fleet Allied by a head to win the California Breeders Champion Stakes at Santa Anita.
Tom Matte scored three touchdowns powering the Baltimore Colts to a 34 to 0 rout of the Cleveland Browns in the NFL championship game.
New York Jets win their first AFL championship with a 27-23 victory over the Oakland Raiders as Joe Namath throws three touchdown passes.
Weekly results show Buffalo, Cleveland, Quebec, Rochester, Springfield, Baltimore, Hershey and Providence in schedule. Buffalo beat Cleveland 18 to 15 with 66 points. Quebec hex. Rochester 9 to 17 remained. other outcomes listed alongside.
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