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The Circleville Herald, Fri. Dee. 27, 1968 ClrclevlUi, Ohio Kansas Defeats Nebraska 82-56; Eye Win By TED MEIER Associated Press Sports Writer Just seven more and the Kansas Jayhawks will become the first college basketball team to win 1,000 games. Led by Olympic star Jo Jo White, the once-beaten Jay- hawks won their eighth straight and career No. 993 by whipping Nebraska 82-56 in the first round of the Big Eight Holiday Tournament at Kansas City Thursday night.

White scored a career high of 29 points and stole the ball six times, resulting in five more Kansas baskets. If the Jay- Views on TV Radio NEW YORK (AP) Unlikely as It may seem, Jonathan Win. ters seems to be a much more amusing fellow in the early evening than in the later part. It may work out that Winters got the better part of the deal in the time with The variety hour had its premiere in the earlier Thursday Parted, and its star had some very funny turns, one at the top of the show when he was extemporaneously answering questions from the audience and later when he was playing a very drunken liquor inspector in a sketch. For a windup there was a refreshing sequence when our rotund hero gathered around him members of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and their assembled children.

spouses and grandchildren seemed larger even than the King tell the story of Hansel and Gretel. He did such a terrible job that he was roundly booed by the kiddies at the nice change of pace after all the lovable, well-rehearsed story-tellers to whom we have been exposed of recent date. The hour contained another especially bright quick review in comedy blackouts of some major events of the year. It encompassed money troubles with a De Gaulle spoof. It made a joke about the hijacking of airliners Castro-like creature was shown sticking a gun at head and ordering his sleigh south.

And it even took in the Onassis-Kennedy hawks keep winning, they figure to chalk up career victory No. 1,000 at Kansas State on Jan. 18. The victory by the Jayhawks, ranked eighth nationally in the Associated Press poll, highlighted the start of the deluge of the numerous holiday tournaments between Christmas and New Unbeaten Duquesne and Columbia made it eight and seven in a row, respectively, with victories in the All-College Tourney at Oklahoma Cltv and the Rainbow Classic at Honolulu. The Dukes, paced by Moe 26 points, toppled Texas 93-71.

Columbia, led by Jim McCMillian's 25 points, almost blew a 20-point lead, but survived to down Stanford 69-66. In other first games in the Big Eight, All-College and Rainbow Classic, Colorado trounced Oklahoma 63-56, Oklahoma City hung on to defeat Tulane 94-86 and ntatiijranked Santa Cl a a beat West Virginia 72-58. Brigham Young upset California 82-74 and Oregon whipped Yale 84-71 in the opening of the Far West Classic at Portland, Ore. Boston College, sparked by Terry 26 points, came from 17 points back to beat Shula Sees Straight Play there was Winters in a little Lord Fauntleroy suit standing on a pier and shouting through a bulJ horn in the direction of a large yacht anchored nearby: Caroline and John come out and One can only regret that the apparently has dropped some of the more cumbersome features, has not yet figured out what to do with one of its regulars, Cliff Arquette, who can be a wild and inventive comic. which took over Winters' old last Wednesday night, to be another stereotyped cops- and-robbers story with only those lush island location shots to give it any distinction.

Ed McMahon, with his own daytime game show, his nighttime Announcing chores on the Johnny Carson show, commercials to make and a number of outside activities unrelated to business, has taken on another job that would be a time occupation for most men. At the request of Gen. Emmet he will produce the big inaugural gala in armory cm Jan. 18 McMahon has already lined up the cast of Dinah Shore, Roger Williams, Les Brown and his band and, of course, Carson, for the big show which he also will M.C. He has lines out to several other performers.

The talent, except for the musicians, will contribute their performances with only travel costs and. accommodations covered. McMahon will spend long through the capital. BALTIMORE (AP) Proper execution of proven plays will outweigh surprise gimmickry in Sunday National Football League championship game, says Coach Don Shula of the Baltimore Colts. get this far without doing some things ShuIa said 01 hls and their opponents, the Cleveland Browns.

throw' out the things you can do and use gimmick stuff. anything new is done, it will be a wrinkle here and there on offense or defense. But there be any wholesale A breakdown of Baltimore basics helped contribute to 30-20 victory in a regular season game between the two teams, rt was only loss in 15 games. happy for the oppor- tunjty to play Cleveland wedding- Shula said. hope to play a Georgia 89-83 after outside shooting gave the Wildcats a 76-72 victory over Florida in the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville.

East Carolina took Comeii 7467, Virginia Tech trampled Delaware 79-58, Baylor downed William and Mary 81-68 and Virginia edged the Air Force 90-85 in the East Carolina Classic at Greenville, N.C. The activities cleared the decks for the start of more and more tournaments tonight, highlighted by the appearance of top-ranked UCLA against Providence and the clash between second-ranked North Carolina and fifth-ranked ViUanova in New Holiday Festival. West, Lakers Drive To 95-94 Win Over Detroit By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerry West crashed the National Basketball barrier and kept driving for more. Tho Los Angeles backcourt acc dribbled almost the length of the floor and put in a driving, one-hander with 10 seconds to play, giving the Lakers a 95-94 victory over the Detroit Pistons Thursday night. Earlier in the game West, who finished with 29 points, became the eighth player in NBA history to reach the 16,000 career mark.

Elsewhere, Boston drubbed Milwaukee 139-106, Philadelphia stopped Baltimore 125-120, Chicago trimmed Cincinnati 104-95, Atlanta riddled Seattle 126-96 and San Francisco nosed out Phoenix 119-118. How Weather Looks Today OHIO WEATHER SYMMAKY COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Official Weather Bureau summary for Ohio: A large low pressure area developing in the central plains will be moving northeastward toward the Great Lakes today and tonight and passing on northeastward Saturday. Freezing rain had changed to rain over all but the extreme northern portions of Ohio early this morning and was expected to change to rain in that area before noontime. Warm air from the Gulf of Mexico is moving rapidly northeastward with the low pressure area, and temperatures were expected to climb into the low 60s in Southern Ohio and to near 40 in tlie north and continue tonight with rain over the state. The warm speli will be brief, however, and colder afcr will be moving across the state Saturday, changing rain to snow flurries mainly over the northern portions.

FORECASTS OHIO Rain or freezing rain changing to rain north this morning, continuing through to-1 night, changing to flurries Saturday. Showers and scattered thundershowers south today and tonight ending Saturday. Low tonight mid 30s north to 40s and low 50s south. Turning colder Saturday. NORTHWEST OHIO Rain tonight, changing to snow flurries Saturday.

Low tonight mid 30s. High Saturday near 40. SOUTHWEST, SOUTHEAST OHIO Showers and scattered thundershowers tonight ending Saturday. Low tonight in the 40s and low 50s. Turning colder Saturday, high in the 50s.

CENTRAL OHIO Rain tonight changing to snow flurries Saturday afternoon. Low tonight near 40. Turning colder Saturday, high in 40s. lot better than we did in the first game, and execute SPORTS Highlights NEW YORK (AP) Pete Maravich of Louisiana State has widened his lead over Calvin Murphy of Niagara in the major college basketball individual scoring race. The latest weekly statistics from the National Collegiate Services today showed Maravich on top with an average of 47.4 points in five games through last Saturday.

Murphy is second with a 37.1 average in seven games. Davis Cup Haadad Back To America ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) Harry big gamble failed and the Davis Cup, the symbol of world tennis supremacy, is headed back to the United States for only the fourth time in the last 18 years. Stan Smith and Bob Lutz, a pair of collegians from the University of Southern California who perform together like precision dancers on a chorus line, climaxed an eight-month American campaign by crushing Ray Ituffels and 17- year-old John Alexander in the deciding doubles match 6-4, 6-4, 6 2 Cleveland Barons Top Buffalo, 3-2 CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) Cleveland twice in the third period, with Lowie Glover getting the clincher at 11:29 after Cecil second score of the night tied it, to give the Barons a 3-2 American Hockey League victory over Buffalo Thursday night. Hoekstra made it 2-2 when lie flipped a four foot shot past Bison goalie A1 Johnstone at 6:38. Glover came up from behind the cage and fired in the winning goal.

Both scores came with the Barons a man short. OHIO FIVE DAY FORECAST Temperatures will average below normal Saturday through Wednesday, with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s and low in the 20s. Colder Saturday with little change thereafter. Precipitation will total about one-half inch Liquid as snow or snow flurries almost daily. Widow Of Former Gov.

Davay Dias KENT, Ohio (AP) Bernice Davey, 81, widow yf former Gov. Martin L. Davey, died Thursday in ail Aurora nursing home. Gov. Davey, a Democrat, was a Kent native who ran successfully for governor in 1934 and 1936.

He died in 1946. WINDOW GLASS WINDSHIELDS GUSS 2U1 W. Main 474-5631 MADISON, (AP) Minnesota, behind Scott hat trick, scored an easy 16-1 victory over Ohio State in the opening round of the Second Annual Big 10 ico hockey tournament. Dave WTial scored the only Buckeye goal in the second period. HAMILTON, Bermuda Tiie United States plays Canada tonight in its opening game of international youth soccer tourney.

Mexico beat Canada 6-J and Bermuda defeated Barbados 7-0 Thursday. Recommended tonight: view from the White House with Mrs. Lyndon B. ABC, 7.30-8.30 EST, an intimate glimpse of the first family in tlieir Washington home, via an informal conversation with the wife. NEW YORK (AP) Nineteen members of the U.S.

Alpine ski team flew to Zurich. Switzerland, Thursday night where they will compete in tho World Cup competition, Dayton Modal Cities Diractor To Laave DAYTQN, Ohio (AP) The director of Mode! Cities program William Schmidt 31, was named city manager of Danville, Thursday. NEW YEAR'S DANCE Sunday Dec. 29 THREE BANDS The Grapes, The Young Generation, The American Revolution Plus Psychedelic Light Show 8 to P.M. 4-H Grange Building SATURDAY NIGHT IS Steak Night Special CANDLELIGHT STEAK DINNER Other Steak Specials Choice Choice Delmonico Choice Chopped Sirloin All Above Dinners Sold with Choice of Potatoes, Salad, Rolls, IT- Restaurant Super Highway 29 South of Circleville Open Mouday thru 0:30 A.M.

to 10:30 P.M. Friday and Saturday 6:30 A.M. to 12 P.M. Sunday 6:30 A.M. to 9:30 P.M..

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