St Joseph's Upsets Wichita In Quaker City Classic
Wichita coach Gary Thompson suffered a 77-69 loss as 10th ranked St Joseph's beat the Wheatshockers in Philadelphia for the Quaker City Basketball Tournament title. Thompson complained about hostile fans and inconsistent officiating as St Joseph's pulled away late with 20 of 29 free throws. Dave Saiyert led Wichita with 24 points while Billy Oakes added 21 for St Joseph's, which extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games.
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Bell's Thumps Hunt Quint In Tourney Finals Night
Bell's defeats Bruce Hunt of Washington 111 to 82 to reach the Northern Virginia Basketball League Invitational final. Bell's faces Marshall after Marshall beat Prince William 73 to 62 in the opener at Fauquier High School with Donnie Oates and Jerry Hannas leading scoring for Winchester.
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Homer Smith New Davidson Football Coach
Homer Smith aged 33 named football coach at Davidson College succeeding Bill Dole who resigned after 13 seasons. Dole posted 43 wins 66 losses and 4 ties. last season Davis on 36 record amid prior losing years. Smith has been varsity backfield coach at the Air Force Academy since 1961.
Davidson Smith Named New Davidson Coach at Princeton
Davidson Smith from Independence Missouri grew up in Omaha Nebraska and lettered in track and football at Princeton for three years. He graduated in 1964 and served as captain of the football team his senior year. He previously coached at Stanford and the Air Force Academy in various backfield roles.
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Prize Game Ball Stolen Then Recovered in Syracuse
A 27 0 Browns win over the Colts led to the recovery of Frank Ryan’s post game game ball. Police say a 16 year old Syracuse youth, spotted in the Browns dressing room by a viewer, admitted taking the ball. No charges planned.
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Old Dominion Upsets Hampden Sydney In Holiday Tournament
Old Dominion defeated Hampden-Sydney 74 64 ending the Tigers five game win streak and denying a 100 point effort. Monarchs advance to face Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the title game as Langley AFB and Atlantic Christian win consolation games.
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Houston Oilers and UH to use new Domed Stadium next fall
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League and the University of Houston football team will use the new Domed Stadium next fall, even before the National League baseball season begins.
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College Scores From The Associated Press
College scores recap from tournaments and classics with results including St. Joseph's 76 Wichita 69 third place, Illinois 74 Villanova 65, SMU 82 Saint Louis 79, UCLA 93 Minnesota 60, Kansas 65 Missouri 54, DePaul 84 Brigham Young 75. Casual notes mention Sugar Bowl and other round results.
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Namath Offered 389000 Pact Amid Pro Football Bidding War
The Associated Press reports Joe Namath received a $389,000 signing offer from the New York Jets amid a high stake bidding war between the AFL and NFL. Other stars like Lint Wilson also faced dual offers from both leagues as talks suggested a weekend announcement.
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