Comeback-King Arnie Named Athlete of the Decade
Arnold Palmer, Latrobe native and golfing icon, is chosen as Athlete of the Decade for the 1960s in a nationwide AP poll. He beats Bill Russell 231 to 194 in votes, with Sandy Koufax and Johnny Unitas also in the top ranks. Palmer's charisma and bold style reshape golf and sports stardom.
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New York Yankees
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Bart Starr
Jimmy Brown
Wilt Chamberlain
Bobby Hull
Palmer
Nathaniel
Iron Man
Avery
South Africa
Gary Player
Racing Roundup From Santa Anita and Hialeah Stakes
Nodouble makes a 1970 debut as the horse to beat in Santa Anita’s San Pascual Handicap with 128 pounds. Al Hattab and Dike carry 121 pounds each in the Seminole Handicap at Hialeah Park, a 1 1/8 mile race. Al Hialeah, Pelican Stable's Al Hattab and Clairborne Farm's Dike were winless this year. last year Al Hattab won six stakes while Dike took two.
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Santa Anita
San Pascual
California
al Hattab
Dike Shoot
Florida
Hialeah Park
San Carlos
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Arts and Letters
Aqueduct
al Hialeah
Pelican Stable
Clairborne Farm
Dike
Detroit Slugger Rudy York Dies of Cancer
Rudy York, 56, former Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox slugger, died of cancer in a Rome Georgia hospital. A 13 year major league veteran, York had 278 career homers and a .275 batting average. He debuted with Detroit in 1934, returned to the minors, then led with a .307 average in 1937 including 35 homers. He formed power duos with Hank Greenberg in Detroit and with Ted Williams helped Boston reach the World Series in 1946.
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Boston
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Sox
Bowling Briefs: City Billiards Sets High Team Marks
City Billiards-825 posted the high team game and series on Wednesday the 29th. Dot Casto led individual scratch with 555, followed by Marge Godfrey 204. Mitzi Herald 167 174 194 and Ev Windham 181 were notable. Split pickups featured Nicolean 5 6 10 and Burleson 3 10 among others.
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Marge Godfrey
Dot Casto
Mitzi Herald
Ev Windham
Bessie Osborn
Peg Bethmann
Marie Nicolean
Vargene Burleson
Dot Tothill
Ziegler Leads Desert Golf Classic Holders After 54 Holes
Larry Ziegler from Terre Du Lac Missouri shot 67 65 to post 132 and take a three stroke lead in the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic at La Quinta Country Club. Bruce Devlin sits two behind at 135 while Lee Trevino and Moon Mullin are tied at 137 with several big names nearby.
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Lee Trevino
Moon Mullin
la Quinta Country Club
Aiken Hornets rout Paul Knox Patriots in North Augusta
Aiken Junior High Hornets defeated the Paul Knox Patriots 37 25 with Lewis scoring 14 for the Hornets. The girls won 40 17 as Lindy Scott led with 12 points while Mary Margaret Wise and Marie Tewkesbury added six each. The Aiken boys and girls both improve to 12 1.
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Jane Willis
Cathy Slovic
Marie Tewkesbury
Technical Foul Sets Off 88-83 Wake Forest Upset of Tar Heels
Wake Forest Deacons upset seventh-ranked North Carolina 88 83 in the final minute after a technical foul against Eddie Fogler sparked a comeback led by Charlie Davis 41 points. Dan Ackley sealed the win with 36 seconds left as the Deacons snap a North Carolina run.
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Eddie Fogler
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Ohio
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Kent State
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Willie Williams
Seminoles
College Basketball Scores Roundup
East Massachusetts 82 Rider 67 Rutgers 98 Boston U. 77 Manhattan 68 NYU 60 Fordham 66 Detroit 59 South Jacksonville 111 E Caro 94 VMI 67 Furman 66 Wake Forest 88 No Caro 85 UNC Asheville 89 Mars Hill - LSU New Orleans 101 Nicholls St. 88 Maryland St. 90 Howard U. 83 Midwest Fla St. 80 Kent St. 79 Wichita St. 90 Bradley 70 St. Louis U. 79 Tulsa U. 63 Cincinnati 84 No Tex St. 69 Southwest Houston 118 St. Marys Tex Tex El Paso 74 New Mex 59 Far West Colo St. 94 Brigham Young 71 Santa Clara 92 Los Angeles Loyola 60 Seattle 106 Okla City 77 Puget Sound 96 Hardiz-Simmons 73 Wyoming 98 Utah 85.
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16-Year-Old Brill Sets Canadian Open High Jump Record
Debbie Brill of Haney British Columbia soars to six feet in the high jump at the Telegram-Maple Leaf Games setting a Canadian open mark. She fails at 6-2 to match the world record. Chi Cheng and Cheryl Toussaint set world indoor records in hurdles and the 600 yard, while John Carlos wins two events before retiring due to illness.
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Haney
British Columbia
Toronto
Canada
UPI
B.C
Chi Cheng
China
Mamie Rallins
Chicago
Miss Rallins
Cheryl Toussaint
New York
Francie Kraker
United States
Miss Cheng
John Carlos
Philadelphia Eagles
National Football League
Carlos
Herb Washington
Michigan State
Kirk Clayton
Reynaldo Brown
California
Otis Burrell
Los Angeles
Saskatoon
First Polo Game Of Season Sunday At Whitney Field
The season opens at 3 30 p m Sunday at Whitney Field marking polo’s 88th year in Aiken. A Sunday game is set each week through April 12 with practice games on Powderhouse Fields Wednesdays and Fridays, weather permitting. No admission fee for practice games. Sunday's lineup was not available at press time.
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Aiken
Powderhouse
Lakewood High players with uniform number 36 named to all state teams
Five athletes who wore jersey 36 at Lakewood High School near Denver have been selected for all state football teams in recent years.
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Colo
Lakewood High School
Denver
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