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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1968
Page
15
NCAA rules committee moves toward pro standards by restricting fair catch interference and eliminating tackle eligible usage. Reports vary on the new rule, with prior revisions and college notices echoed in ongoing debate amid Alabama Ole Miss controversy. Syracuse basketball setbacks persist as WVU recruits boost football prospects and freshman rosters expand.
W Va Tech toppled Fairmont State 64 45 in a West Virginia Conference clash. Tim Floyd had 18 points and 18 rebounds, Al Toothman and Bill Auxier added 13 each as Fairmont dropped to 2 12. Don Prickett led Fairmont with 12.
Elvin Hayes scored 39 points and hit two late free throws to lift Houston 71-69 over UCLA before a crowd of 52,693. Lew Alcindor managed 15 points as UCLA’s win streak ended, with Lucius Allen leading UCLA with 25. Houston extended its winning streak to 18.
Oscar Robertson scored 32 points as the Cincinnati Royals beat the Detroit Pistons 128-120 to extend their winning streak to six. The Royals shot 53 percent and had five players in double figures, pulling within a half game of Detroit in the Eastern Division. Bob Love scored 14 in the fourth period, while Dave Bing led Detroit with 30 points and Eddie Miles added 24.
Former Tennessee star Ron Widby signs with the New Orleans Buccaneers of the ABA announced by coach Babe McCarthy. Widby, 6 5 forward, will report for the three game home stand opener against Dallas after leading the SEC with a 22.1 ppg. He played briefly for the New Orleans Saints as a punting specialist last year before moving to Dallas.
Tim Wood of Bloomfield Hills Michigan captured the senior singles title at the U S figure skating championships at the Spectrum area 8 000 spectators The 19 year old pre law student from John Carroll University led in school figures and held the top spot in the free skate scoring 132 49 points Wood is favored to join the Olympic team at Grenoble and world championships at Geneva next month Gary Visconti Detroit runner up and John Petkevich Great Falls Montana finished third Scotty Allen Harvard freshman from Smoke Rise New Jersey fell to fourth Brad Hislop and Joan Bitterman Seattle won the silver dance title Hislop needed stitches after a fall earlier
Marshall University defeats Eastern Kentucky 86 to 71 at Huntington led by George Stone with 30 points and 18 first half points. Stone, Allen, and Redd fouled out. reserve John Mallett adds seven points as Marshall pulls away after EKU narrows to 71 65. Davidson racks 17 rebounds and 14 points for Marshall. attendance 6,200.
Virginia Tech freshmen rallied in the second half to defeat West Virginia plebes 78 to 76 in Beckley. Bob Lowe led WVU with 28 points and Skip Kintz added 24, while four Tech starters hit double figures as Tech moved ahead 49-48 and held on despite a late rally.
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Detroit 85 in an NHL game after a seven minute burst in the second period produced five goals. Earl Ingarfield opened the surge at 6 38, Keith McCreary closed it at 10 31, with Art Stratton Bill Spears and Billy Dea adding others. Detroit had tied the game in the first period with goals from Gordie Howe and Kent Douglas. George Konik added Pittsburgh's ninth goal in the third.
Ohio State forges a big front line led by Bill Hasket Dave Sorenson and Steve Howell to rout Michigan 103-70 in a Big Ten clash. Howell scores 29, Sorenson 21, Hasket 20 as OSU builds a 58-32 halftime lead and cruises, shooting 50.8 percent to Michigan's 33.
Benwood defeated University High 89 to 83 at Benwood. Benwood shot 25 of 34 at the line while University High made 19 of 28. Garrison led Benwood with 34 points, Ponceroff had 22 for the Toppers, Hayes 17 before fouling out, and Polley held to 10.
Luciano Lombardini died while Sandro Munari was seriously injured in a Monte Carlo rally accident near Skoje Yugoslavia during the 37th event. The co driver for Munari's Lancia-Fulvia car five side swiped a passenger vehicle and collided head on with a truck 12 hours into the 60 hour first stage.
West Virginia teams prep for college showdowns with WVU 88 Penn State 66 and Salem 94 Glenville 79 while high school scores feature Clarksburg 61 over Washington Irving 59 and Parkersburg 61 over Marietta 64. Additional college matchups include Rhode Island and Kentucky foes with varied outcomes across the slate.
Boston College head football coach Joe Yukica completed his staff by naming Jack Bicknell of New Jersey as the offensive backfield coach.
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