World Almanac honors and misses in sports history
The World Almanac editors highlight famous time based feats across baseball football and racing while noting omissions and disputes in record keeping. They cite Willie Shoemaker Hank Aaron Tom Dempsey Denny McLain Cy Young and others, and recall debates over 63 yard field goals and 19 or 20 game win streaks with humorous asides.
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Detroit
Chicago Cubs
Texas
Toots Shor
Willie Shoemaker
J. Edgar Hoover
John Carlos
Joan Crawford
Gary Gabelich
Lowell Thomas
Chi Cheng
Debbie Meyer
Hank Aaron
Tom Dempsey
World Almanac
Bill Shoemaker
del Mar
Dares J
Johnny Longden
Willie Mays
Willie
Benrus
Aaron
New Orleans
Sjames T. Haxall
Princeton S
Yale
Mark Mayne
Dakota Wesleyan
Dempsey
John P. Davis
Dickinson
Rube Marquard
Brooklyn
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Charley Brickley
Harvard
Charley
Princeton
Meeting Of Giants Tops Tonight’s Cage Menu
The 7-foot-2 Artis Gilmore of Jacksonville and 7-foot Jim McDaniels of Western Kentucky meet in Freedom Hall Louisville. Both teams stand 5-0, ranked No. 4 and No. 10 respectively, in a clash expected before a capacity crowd. UCLA and Kentucky also won big in top AP action.
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Big G
Big Mac
Artis Gilmore
University of Jacksonville
Jim McDaniels
Western Kentucky
Freedom Hall
Louisville
Giants
Jacksonville
Associated Press
Western Ken
Jacobs Trophy Winner Bob Herd Crowned SC Blocker
Clinton AP reports Bob Herd of William and Mary, a 5-11 268-pound center from Pittsburg Pennsylvania, named the 1970 Jacobs Trophy winner for the Southern Conference. Herd has been all conference three seasons and earned AP All-America second team honors. The award honors the best blocker, chosen by conference coaches. William and Mary won the conference title this season.
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Clinton
Bob Herd
William and Mary
Jacobs
Herd
Pittsburg
Hugh and
William Jacobs
Clinton, S.C
William P. Jacobs
Best Team Edge in Lions Cowboys Clash and Bengals Colts Duel
The Lions meet the Cowboys in a marquee 4 p.m. EST CBS telecast as Detroit seeks a fifth straight win against Dallas with top rushing and interception defenses. Cincinnati battles Baltimore at 1 p.m. EST on NBC with seven straight Bengal victories and Don McCafferty facing mentor Paul Brown.
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Lions
Cowboys
CBS
Dallas
Detroit
Duane Thomas
Mel Farr
Minnesota
Dick LeBeau
Charlie Waters
LeBeau
Baltimore
Bengals
Colts
NBC
Jim Duncan
Dave Lewis
Cincinnati
Paul Brown
Don McCafferty
McCafferty
Brown
Ohio State
Cavaliers Face Worst NBA Pace After Bulls Loss
The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped to 0-28 after a 117-110 defeat by the Chicago Bulls, the team’s worst start in league history. Only wins came against Buffalo and Portland, while Kentucky defeated Pittsburgh 116-100 in the ABA.
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Associated Press
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
Cleveland
Buffalo
Portland
American Basketball Association
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Turnovers Doom North Carolina in Loss to Utah
17th ranked North Carolina dropped 105-86 at Utah after 31 turnovers. Dennis Wucick topped NC with 22 points while Utah had six players in double figures led by Mike Newlin with 30. NC State beat Davidson 77-64 and Duke defeated Dayton 70-64 as ACC teams played Tuesday night.
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Utah
North Carolina
Mike Newlin
Boston College
Jim O'Brien
St. John’s
New Mexico State
New Mexico
Michigan
Wyoming
Dan Fife
California
Harvard
Johnny Neumann
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Johnny Rebs
Commodores
Bob Siemak
Los Angeles
Loyola
Cincinnati
Tar Heels
Salt Lake City
Dennis Wucick
George Kar
Steve Trevis
Maryland
Tampa
North Carolina State
Davidson
Duke
Dayton
Flyers
ACC
South Carolina
Feature Racing Roundup From Three Tracks
Movette led wire to wire at Liberty Bell for an $8.60 win over Our Cheri Amour. Federalist won at Tropical Park in a last stride over Willow Vale. Rock’s Lad surged from fourth to win by a length at Bay Meadows on the season finale over Polkatour.
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Philadelphia
Movette
Our
Cheri Amour
Liberty Bell
Miami
Federalist
Willow Vale
Tropical Park
San Mateo
Calif
Polkatour
Bay Meadows
Top Twenty College Division Teams In AP Poll
AP Poll lists the Top Twenty College Division teams with first place votes. Kentucky State leads with nine votes and 258 points, followed by LSU New Orleans, SW Louisiana, Stephen F Austin, Ashland, and Cheyney State in the top sections.
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Kentucky St
Lsu-New Orleans
SW Louisiana
Stephen F. Austin
Ashland
Cheyney State
Howard Payne
Phila. Textile
Tennessee St
Oral Roberts
Puget Sound
Louisiana Tech
Eastern New Mexico
Guilford
Ky. Wesleyan
Ill. Wesleyan
Indiana State
Eau Claire
Central Michigan
Central St
Ohio
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Red Smith
Denny McLain
Aeolus
Denny
Conn McCreary
Aztet
el Commandante
San Juan
Conn
Tucky
UCLA
Bruins
Missouri
Sidney Wicks
Curtis Rowe
Wicks
Rowe
Purdue
Oregon State
Drake
Indiana
George McGinnis
Butler
New York
Georgia Tech
Jim Thorne
Charlotte
Jerry Boggs
Atlanta
UPI
Jacobs Trophy
THE
Ofers
Augusta, Ga
Aiken, 5.C
New York City
Santa Clara
N.C. State
Ed Leftwich
Paul Coder
Wolfpack
Eric Minkin
Wildcats
Aiken Sporting Goods
Laurens NW
Surckwainer
Family Games
Cash & Carry
Laurens St. N.W
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