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For that matter, the school's entire athletic program may be in jeopardy following the latest incident involving black athletes. Four Negro players on Don lines' squad refused to suit up i for Monday's Fresno State College game and turned in their scholarships as part of a black athlete protest movement lor. campus. The Hillman. C.J.

Howard. Ron Tribblc and Bcrnie Mcascy met with other members of the Black Athletes Federation earlier in Ihe day and as a group voted not participate in the SJS athletics in protest of the revocation of grants-in-aid to seven black football players. The footballers had their grants taken away for refusing lo participate in Saturdays game against Brigham Young University, which they said discriminated against Negroes. A brief statement drawn up by the basketball players said they were not participating in the Fresno State game "out of sympathy with our black brothers, who were unjustly deprived of their grants-in-aid because of a 'moral protest' against BYU. "Also, we do this with the belief that justice denied any black man is justice denied all black men.

Until such time as the administration and the athletic department refunds the grants-in-aid originally held by the black athletes, all scholarships held by all black athletes will be considered revoked." the statement said. Prior to the start of the basketball game, which Fresno State won. 72-69. and during the playing of the National Anthem, the majority of the black students in the raised clenched fists and bowed their heads in the black power salute The salute was similar to the gesture made by two San Smith and John the medal presentation ceremonies in the recent Mexico Olympics. Nagk wins golf CHR1STCIIURCH.

NZ Naglc of Australia easily won his sixth New ealand Open golf championship with a 72-hole score of strokes ahead of ninnerup Frank Phillips of Australia. UCLA starts season ranked in top spot NEW YORK UCLA, beginning the final "year of the Lew Alcindor era. continues to hold the lofty position it has occupied most of the time the past two seasons as the No. I major college basketball team in the country. Coach John Wooden's Bruins, led by the 7 ft.

'i inch Alcindor and backed up by sophomore whiz Curtis Rowc. were the unanimous choice for the top spot in the United Press International preseason ratings released today. The Bruins, who have compiled a fantastic 63-1 record during Alcindor's first two years at the Los Angeles school, were considered the No. 1 team in the national by all of the UPI coaches rating board who submitted preseason ballots. A total of 28 coaches balloted in the preseason poll to give the Bruins a total of 280 points ami a 85 point margin over second ranked North Carolina.

The Tar Heels, who lost to UCLA in last season's NCAA championship game, received 19 second place votes and wound up with 215 points. Final football team rankings NEW YORK lUPIi The United Press International top 20 major college football learns ol 196S. with first place and won-ln-t-ticd records in parentheses, tilth and final v. cek' Team Points 1. x-Ohio St.

128' 0-01 2. X-So Cal (4i 9-0-1 i 277 3. Penn State (2i 3-01 27-' x-Gcorgia IS-H-2I 2-'7 5. x-Tcxas iS-t-1 174 6 x-Kansas y-1 14S 7. x-lenncssee S.

x-Notre Dame 7-2-1) I'M x-Arkansas (9-11 10. x-Oklahoma (7-3 CI x-Completed season. Second Purdue 120): 12. Alabama (17); 13. Oregon Slate (12); 14.

Florida State ill 1 15. Michigan 16. Southern Methodist 17. Missouri (3): IS. tie.

Ohio University and Minnesota (2): 20. tic. Houston and Stanford 11). Kentucky, which expects to provide veteran Coach Aclolph Rupp with his 800th career sometime this season. I was third with 165 points, followed by Notre Dame with 114 and Kansas with 113.

Houston, only team to hand UCLA a defeat during Alcindor's first two years, picked up 86 points for sixth place, followed by Davidson with 63. New Mexico 59. Villunova 3S and Cincinnati 56. Purdue, with Rick Mount back for his junior year, grabbed off 11th place with 52 points. Next in line were Bonaventure with 46.

New Mexico State with 34. Ohio State with 30. a tic for 15th place between Western Kentucky and Duke with 22 each. Santa Clara '161. Southern California (15'.

Florida 114 and California Rivals clash at Hollypark INGLEWOOD UPI the Croat and Jean Daily match strides again in the S6.300 featured trot at one mile tonight at Hollywood Park Gaytido the Great has recorded three victories during the meeting, but ha- lost to rival Daily in other meetings. Knight Valor. Prince Kam. Crafty 1.obeli and Isetta Rodney round out the field in the claiming clash Dusty II. Forbes a cme- from-hchind winner a night the SS.000 ing Handicap.

The lu-yoar-oltl scored by lengths over Speeder Pick to return 5S 20 l.aird was third. AAU opens convention LAS VEGAS UPI -Some S.Vi delegate- from the 50 states gathered today to open the Slst annual convention of the Amateur Athletic Union. Among the topics lo he discussed on the crowded agenda of the five-day meeting is the controversial "cash-in-show" payoff disclosure which rocked the recent Olympic Games in Mexico Citv. Post Sfaggs fail army physicals FORT ORD. Calif.

The San Diego Chargers' hope for overtaking the American Football League's western division leaders got a big boost Monday when two starters were found unfit for military duty. Lt. Col. James Cody, public information officer at Fort said Dick Post, a halfback. Jeff Staggs.

a linebacker. fa'Ki their physical examinations a week ago. Post, who underwent a cartilage operation last was rejected because of the repaired knee and Army said a bad shoulder disqualif ed Stages from active duty. Neither injury has the pair from playing footuali, hewevcr. A board of three medical formally approved discharges for Post and Siagqs Monday night, making it ble for them to get out of uniform and their S105 a monl'i basic pay in time for the Chargers' weekend game with Kansas City.

Post and both have been placed on sick call" since undergoing the physicals. The Chargers, one game behind Kansas City and Oakland in the AFL's Western Division, nect the Chiefs and Raiders i the final two weeks of season. Two other San Diego playo.s rookies Lane Fenncr and D'-k Farlcy. passed their Army physicals and were ordered to six months active duty as members of Headquarters 3rd Battalion. 185th Armored of the California National Guard.

Gordie Howe nears another hockey 'first' NEW YORK lltwc is "only" third in the National Hockey League -coriiv: standings hut he'- oil the ol another "fir-l" his career. Howe, the -S'l-year-old right w.ng of ihe Detroit Red who up with players half age. needs just one more goal become the first player reach the 700 mark. Howe has 11 goals this year to boost his career to'al to 699 and also has 20 assists for a total of 31 points. Howe's next came will be Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blacks Hawks maintained his lead last week as he now has 16 goals and 23 assists for 39 points. CHRISTMAS ALMOST WASN'T By Jack Kent WHO 16 HE'S THE SPIRIT Or 6Nltt6. "SAMTA 1 EVEWOWE. ICOKb TOEWARD CI.AU6* 1 TO HtS CHRISTMAS WITH Hit) 'HO, HO. -v.

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