Houston Cougars Clinch 1967 68 National Title In Upset
Houston rises to No 1 on UPI coaches ballot after 71 69 win over UCLA in Houston Astrodome. Cougars stretch win streak to 30 and upset the Bruins to claim top national honors with Elgin Hayes named Player of the Year and Guy Lewis Coach of the Year. UCLA erodes to second with 10 first place votes.
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Lewis
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Kentucky
Columbia
New Mexico
Louisville
Davidson
Marquette
Duke
Final Cage Ratings for 1967 68 College Basketball Season
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL releases final ratings through March 9 with top teams led by Houston UCLA and St Bonaventure. Houston 29-0 tops with 338 points followed by UCLA 25-1 and St Bonaventure 25-0. rankings include North Carolina Kentucky and New Mexico with various records.
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New Mexico
Louisville
Davidson
Marquette
Duke
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Mexico -St
Vanderbilt
Kansas State
Princeton
Army
Santa Clara
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Bradley
Iowa
Saints Upset LDS to Reach UVCL Finals at Pomolita
St Marys defeated UV CL co champion LDS Seniors 59 to 55 to reach the post season final against Evangelical Free Church. Larry Wold led the Saints with 23 points while Brooks added 15 and Pitney 10 as LDS lost Bensen Marsh and Cobabe on fouls.
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Jét Finney
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Don McCallum
Mel Pethel
Max Foutz
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Harlen
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Marsh
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LeRoy Obabe
Larry Wold
New Mexico
St. Mary’ S
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Nelson Redding
Cliff -Avants
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L. Howard
Bogar
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D. Christensen
Wold
Brooks
Pitney
Lowmen
Martin
Saints
R. L. Bensen
Mel. Pethel
Bob Marsh
Max Foufz
Leroy Cobabe
Dick McCallum
Bensen
Cobabe
Pethel
Italian-born Legionnaire Arrested After 12 Years AWOL
Giuseppe Mandiga, a fugitive from the Foreign Legion, was arrested and sent back to his unit Monday after police found him seeking a job in Macon France. The Italian-born Legionnaire had been AWOL for 12 years.
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France
Giuseppe Mandiga
Foreign Legion
Cardinals start spring camp with World Series confidence
United Press reports the 1967 World Series champions, led by Red Schoendienst, begin spring training in relaxed fashion as key players Gibson Carlton Briles Cepeda and others report. Cepeda shines with four hits including a go ahead two run homer in a 10 inning win over the Red Sox.
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Shannon
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Cepeda
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Rico
Dick Hoban
Red Sox
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Detroit Tigers
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Jim Northrup
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Alex
Johnson
Tony Perez
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Wills
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Ellis
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Indians
Bob Bailey
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago
White Sox
Don Drysdale
Jim O'Toole
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Pat House
Jerry Morales
New ‘York Mets
Houston Astros
Billy McNulty
Oakland Athletics
Mike’ Epstein
Tomer
Paul Casanova
Eddie. Brinkman
Washington Senators
New York
Buckeyes and Hawkeyes in Big Ten playoff for NCAA bid
Ohio State and Iowa meet in a rare Big Ten playoff to determine the conference tournament representative for the NCAA East region. The teams split a season series with Ohio State favored in the rematch at Purdue Fieldhouse, each boasting strong offense and defense and top scorers Sam Williams for Iowa and Bill Hasket for Ohio State.
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Michigan
Sam Williams
Bill Hasket
Steve Howell
Dave Sorenson
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Chad Calabria
Victorious for sale amid postwar British inquiries
A government spokesman told the House of Commons that the 30-year-old 30,500 ton aircraft carrier Victorious is for sale and the government is willing to consider offers as part of postwar downsizing and renewal.
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London
VPH
House of Domimons
Yankees end holdouts with Wise and Briggs trade talks
Yankees reach agreement to end holdouts with pitcher Rick Wise and outfielder John Briggs who had been linked to the Phillies as part of ongoing trade discussions.
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Rick Wise
John Briggs
Phillies
Giants Sign Alou and Cubs Rout in Cactus League
The San Francisco Giants signed Jay Alou for a small raise and optioned Tito Fuentes to Phoenix. In a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs, stars Hart Mays and Hunt were hit by pitches, with Hart suffering a helmet break but only a minor bump. Ollie Brown had two hits as the Giants move to 3-1 in the Cactus League.
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UPI
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Giants
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Tito Fuentes
Chicago Cubs
Jim Hart
Willie Mays
Ron ‘Hunt
Hart
Gary Ross
Dick’ Radatz
Cubs
Radatz
Lee’ Durocher
Ollie Brown
Cleveland
Houston Mavericks Secretly Draft Elvin Hayes
Elvin Hayes, star 6-9 forward from the University of Houston, was secretly drafted by the Houston Mavericks in a Louisville meeting, according to Ralph Moore. Hayes, 230 pounds, is expected to be the top pick in the NBA draft and could attract bids over $250,000 to sign a pro contract.
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UPI
Slater- Marin
Feneral
Basketball Association
Houston Mavericks
Elvin Hayes
Denver Post
Ralph Moore
ABA
Louisville
Martin
Hayes
University of ‘Houston Cougars
Mavericks
NBA
Vague Reminder From English preacher on Church Timers
A garbled OCR fragment from Emingham England notes a speaker named Reverend William May using a parking meter timer to remind himself to finish sermons for rent. The text hints at alarm timing and discipline to avoid church members leaving early.
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Effingham
England
William May
Ukiah Track Faces Rain Delays in Season Opener
Ukiah coach Keith Swedlund begins his first season as the Tigers host Vallejo in the season opener that may be postponed by morning rain. Read highlights include Varsity 440 relay win by Hill Fernandes Hunt Tillotson and strong performances across events along with B and C team results.
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Ukiahi
Ukiahsis
Vallejo
Ukiah
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el Molino
Willits
Tom Hill
Josef Fernandes
Ken Hunt
Art Tillotson
Peté Simoncini
Fernandez
John Ready
Ted Harryman
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Dan Lockhart
Foster Parker
Afker
Keith Leland
Seiitz
Leland
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Jimmy John Ronco
Mike Poiitkowski
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Fergeson
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Poiitkowski
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Rich Wright
Bob Rankin
Joe ‘Turner
John Thomas
Charles Cooper
Forrest Wilson
Ernie Lockhart
Bart Shields
Turner
Bob Farnbach
Cooper
Kent Leland
Ford
Selzér
Rockets Hold Lead: Kentucky Tops Oaks Rockets
The Beaver Rockets defeated the Dallas Chaps 119-105 to retain a 1 game lead for second in the Western Division of the ABA. Larry Jones scored 26 points and Wayne Hightower 23 as Kentucky built a 35-22 first period edge and 61-46 at halftime. record 42-30 versus Dallas 40-31.
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Wayne Hightower
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