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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1968
Page
9
John Apodaca of Scottsdale High School follows a discipline based on not getting hit. He captured the novice division 112 pound championship at the recent Golden Gloves event held in Phoenix Madison Square Garden.
Apodaca credits coaches Bill Long and the Scottsdale Boys Club Jaycee team for success. He aims for Las Vegas regionals after Florence matches, while Long plans future fight cards. John balances boxing with wrestling, runs two miles daily, and expects a stronger squad next year as standout local boxers sharpen for state competition.
The 1968 combined draft sees USC tackle Ron Yary go No 1 to Minnesota, with Cincinnati taking center Bob Johnson and Atlanta selecting Claude Humphrey. Other picks include Missouri lineman Washington to San Diego, Texas El Paso’s Fred Carr to Green Bay, Dennis Byrd to Boston, Kevin Hardy to New Orleans, and Larry Csonka to Miami. Detroit takes Greg Landry in round one, plus numerous linemen and backs chosen by St Louis, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, New York Jets, Kansas City, and Dallas, shaping a wide talent spread across the league.
Three city basketball games scheduled tonight Arcadia travels to Casa Grande for a rematch with the Cougars Coronado visits Chandler to face the Wolves and Saguaro heads to Tempe to meet the Buffaloes All varsity contests start at 7 p.m with a 5 30 p m junior varsity matchup initializing the night's action
Carl Yastrzemski, new holder of the Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year belt, says Frank Robinson’s remarks were misdirected while noting no real beef between them. Yaz recalls Robinson doubting Boston and hints at rivalry, yet says they are good friends who draw fans to games.
The American League announced figures for 1969 expansion. two new franchises Kansas City and Seattle each will stock 30 players from the ten existing clubs. Each player costs $175,000, totaling $5.25 million per new club for a 30 man roster. The draft is set for October 15 after the World Series, likely in Boston where AL headquarters are.
Jerry Feldhaus led the Roadrunners with 23 points as they beat the Mustangs 38 to 30 to create a first place tie. Bronco defense held off the Spurs 24 to 14 behind eight points from Roger Canterberry and seven from Chuck Ramirez for the Spurs.
Houston repeats as top-ranked in the UPI coaches poll for the second straight week with 28 first-place votes totaling 343 points for the 1967-68 season. UCLA remains second with seven first-place votes after Houston beat them 71-69 and beat Lamar Tech 112-79 to extend the longest active winning streak to 19 games. Duke enters the top 10 replacing Utah as the only new entrant in the rankings.
The winter meet at Turf Paradise opens its final week with the 4 furlong Queen of Queens purse highlighting a 10 race card. Sunday features the Turf Paradise Handicap for $10,000 at 11-16 miles with 18th running. Arizona Horse of the Year Single Needle makes a 1968 debut in $1,500 event against seven older thoroughbreds.
In a local golf event at the Arizona Country Club four players Alcea Hefford Robbie Mosser Mike Bly and Ann Buck tied for first in Class A after posting scores of 30. Alvina Anderson won Class B with 30 and Alice Powers claimed Class C with 38. Julie Montgomery led Class D with a victory.
Morris Sporting Goods remained firmly entrenched in first place last night by defeating Totem Potters 80 to 17 as Martinique pulled within a game with a 54-42 win over National Auto Glass. Ole Blue outscored SEA 55-50. Teepee beat Hustle 66-53.
Scottsdale Swim Club posted strong times at the first annual Chandler meet over the weekend. Tim Ryder led the boys with multiple top finishes in freestyle, butterfly and backstroke events, while Kim Davis and Cindy Ryder highlighted the younger divisions. Notable performances came from Jeff Blakey, John Rang and Leslie Anderson as the meet showcased a wide range of ages competing for titles.
A wide slate of college basketball results features many matchups across regions. Teams such as Susquehanna, Bentley, Bucknell, Colgate, Kentucky, LSU, Vanderbilt, North Carolina State and others posted decisive wins or close losses in a busy scoring day across conferences and venues.
In a high scoring ABA matchup New Orleans topped Houston 115 105 while Minnesota defeated New Jersey 116 110 and Denver edged Dallas 110 107 in overtime. Silver Dollar provided scoring play by play.
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