Owens Signs with Mets to Run Special Drills
New York Mets hire Jesse Owens as a spring training running instructor in St Petersburg. At 51, Owens offers tips on stride and warmups while noting the team struggles to start runs and lack of hitting. He jokes about stealing first base and aims to improve Mets base running with his theories.
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NEW York Upi
New York Mets
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St. Petersburg
Fla
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Bob Hayes
Met
Bob Feller
Cards Ink Brock Again After Good 64 Season
Lou Brock, 25, fresh from a pennant winning 1964 season with St. Louis, faced questions about a stronger encore after hitting .315 overall and leading the NL with 43 stolen bases. Also noted were signings of Jose Laboy, Jim Hart, and several other players by the Reds, Mets, Indians, Yankees, Dodgers, Pirates, Braves, and Athletics in a busy winter period.
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St. Louis
Cardinals
Johnny Keane
Brock
Chicago Cubs
Jose Laboy
Jim Ray Hart
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
John Tsitouris
Dave Galligan
Dan Neville
Ed Hill
New York Mets
Chris Cannizzaro
Bill Wakefield
al Yates
Dick Donovan
Sonny Siebert
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Pedro Roman
Warren Miller
Bill Parese
Curt Winston
Claude Osteen
John Kennedy
Los Angeles
Frank Howard
Washington
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Butters
Bob Priddy
Milwaukee Braves
Dave Eilers
Dick Hart
Rocky Colavito
Cleveland
Kansas City Athletics
Fred Talbot
Chicago White Sox
Eastern and Western NBA Standings and Schedule
The Eastern Division leads with Boston 49 11, Cincinnati 36 22, Philadelphia 33 26, New York 20 38. West shows Los Angeles 32 26, St. Louis 29 28, Baltimore 26 29, Detroit 25 37, San Francisco 13 46. Results include New York 115 Cincinnati 112 and Boston 117 Detroit 106. Upcoming games list St Louis at Baltimore and more.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
W. L. Pet
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Baltimore
Detroit
San Francisco
Boston
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Bowling Girls Eastern Ten Pin Scores Report
Whirlybirds-3 Mitch s Real Estate-1 high single P Cross-166 high triple Harris-443 Liggett s Lou Lous-3 Bowlerettes-1 high single S Corbett-196 high triple S Caslin-523 Kool Kats-0 Hurley Bros Sliders-4 high single M Hurley-192 high triple M Hurley-502 Dunham s Furniture-1 Prince s Pin Jims-3 high single F Snow-214 high triple P Ray-509 The T E s -1 Pinch Hitters-3 high single E Chenaille-192 high triple E Chenaille-495 Heald Plastics Five-4 Amateurs-0 high single D Fisher-179 high triple M Heald-517
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P. Cross
M. Harris
Liggett
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S. Corbett
S. Caslin
Hurley Bros. Sliders
Hurley
Dunham’s Furniture
Prince’s
Snow
Ray
Chenaille
Heald Plastics
Fisher
Heald
Bowlerettes
Liggett’s
Pin Jims
Kool Kats
Three Major Colleges Await Decision of NIT Selectors
The St Bonaventure, NYU and Army hoops squads face a wait for NIT selections after strong showings. Bonaventure beat Iona 74-63, NYU downed Holy Cross 84-73, and Army routed Colgate 89-51 as late-season bids loom.
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Army
Iowa College
NYU
Holy Cross
Madison Square Garden
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Teens Face Showdown In Novice Skating Finals
At Lake Placid New York two California teens lead the novice men field after compulsory school figures as the national championships move into the second day. Roger Bass 15 of San Diego and Atoy Wilson Jr. 13 of Los Angeles race toward the novice title with Doug Berndt 15 of Denver third.
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N. Y
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California
Roger Bass
San Diego
Atoy Wilson Jr
Los Angeles
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Wilson
Ole
Doug Berndt
Denver
Cole
Coco Gram
New York City
Julie Halmes
South Pasadena
Calif
Pacific Coast
Nancy Brunnckow
Providence
R. I
Rochester
N. YJ
Sharon Bates
Oakland Calif
Pamela Snyder
Lincroft
N.J
Sondra Holmes
Artesia
Scott Allen
Smoke Rise
Peggy Fleming
Pasadena
Nicklaus Defending Phoenix Open Today
The Phoenix Open tees off with Nicklaus as defending champion after last year’s victory, while Bill Casper leads the money list this season. Frank Beard tops the current year earnings with nine under par 63 in the prelude, as Palmer and Venturi sit out.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Bill Casper
Big Bill
Casper
Frank Beard
Louisville
Arle Zone
Ken Venturi
George Archeer
San Francisco
Finkel Leads Statistics With .639 FG Average
Henry Finkel tops major college field goal percentage at .639 after 321 attempts, with 205 makes through last Saturday. Rick Barry leads scoring at 37.1 ppg for Miami, Wayne Estes second after a 48 point game for Utah State, and Bill Bradley among top scorers. Miami (Fla.) became the No. 1 scoring team, while St Peter's with 517 FG% tops in that stat and Morehead State leads free throw accuracy.
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UPI
Dayton
Henry Finkel
Finkel
Rick Barry
Miami
Fla
Utah State
Wayne Estes
Denver
Princeton
Bill Bradley
John Hillman
Memphis
Rutgers
Bob Lloyd
Iowa
Warren Isaac
East Tennessee
Tommy Woods
Brigham Young
Hurricanes
Tampa
New Mexico
Oklahoma State
St. Peter’s
N.J
Morehead State
State
76ers Knick Celtics Top Lakers Royals Pistons
In NBA action the Philadelphia 76ers toppled the Los Angeles Lakers 110-99 behind Wilt Chamberlain 31 points and strong defense. The New York Knicks beat the Cincinnati Royals 115-112 in overtime as Tom Gola and Johnny Green spark New York. The Boston Celtics stretched their win streak over the Pistons to 12 with a 117-106 victory, marking their 22nd win in 23 meetings.
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New York Knicks
Cincinnati Royals
Boston Celtics
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Gola
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