Pre Olympic Games Prove Huge Fiasco
Foreign competitors departed after an ill fated Olympic rehearsal leaving organizers under heavy criticism. Officials warned of a major reorganization as Alpine events faltered at Chamrousse with Austrian Swiss and West German teams walking out. French women led by Isabelle Mir Florence Steurer and Mari France Jean Georges dominated the events.
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Grenoble
France
UPI
Isabelle Mir
Florence Steurer
Mari France Jean Georges
West Gang Too Much For Celts
Boston Celtics struggle in NBA Eastern Division as West Coast teams San Francisco and Los Angeles trip them up three times last week. Coach Bill Russell remains hopeful, saying they will press Philadelphia 76ers and seek a break, with next games in New York and Baltimore before a school matinee against New York.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Celtics
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Baltimore
Bill Russell
76Ers
W. L. Pet
Philaelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
L.A
Etroit
Chicago
Scheue
Kansas City
College basketball scores archive report
A dense list of college men and university teams posted scores from games across many schools. Notable results include Yale 71 over Dartmouth 61 and Penn State 79 topping Colgate 55 with many more matchups across the Northeast and Midwest.
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Virginia
Pittsburgh
Gannon
Fairleigh D
Yale
Dartmouth
Penn St
Colgate
Trinity Conn
Bowdoin
Tempe
Navy
Hofstra
Phila. Textile
St. Johns NY
Fordham
Army
NYU
Cornell
Princeton
Rutgers
Delaware
Rider
C. W. Post
St. Michaels
le Mgne NY
LSU
Wagner
Southampton
Bloomfield
Boston Coll
Providence
Columbia
Penn
St. Vincent
Geneva
Calif. St. Pa
Edinboro
Rochester
Allegheny
Bucknell
Lafayette
Cheyney
Shippensburg
Rhode Island
Maine
Worcester T
Nichols
Syracuse
Geotown DC
Bloomsburg
Mansfield
Villanova
la Salle
Conn. Wesleyan
Williams
Rutgers So Jer
Lincoln
Sern Mass T
N. Eng
Connecticut
Massachustts
Salem St
Boston St
Northeastern
Amherst
Toledo
Northern Ill
Detroit
Hillsdale
Mich. St
Minnesota
Bowling Gun
W. Mich
Bradley
Notre Dame
Washburn
Emporia
Ind. St. Ind
Evansville
Kansas St
Colo
St. Indiana
Northwestern
Hiram
Oberlin
Wooster
Otterbein
Old Wesleyan
Sabers, Terriers, and Mounties vie in state playoffs
Bennington County hoops hold key matchups as BCHS Sabers earn a first round bye and prepare to face the MSJ Bellows Falls winner in Rutland on March 1. Burr & Burton, Arlington, and St Michael’s gap-fill in Brattleboro and Rutland, with seedings guiding L and M divisions toward March finals at UVM and other sites.
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Northfield
Bennington County
Bchs Sabers
MSJ Bellows
MSJ Gymnasium
Rutland
Bennington Catholic
Bradford
Sacred Heart of Newport
Barre
Proctor
Wallingford
Swanton
Whitcomb
Bethel
Rutland and Rice Memorial
Burlington
Rice
UVM
Rutland High
Mount St. Joseph
Brattleboro
Bellows Falls
Raiders
Colonels
Hartford
MSJ
Terriers
Springfield
Woodstock
Randolph
Bristol
Burr
Burton
Manchester
Fair Haven
Vergennes
Orleans
Newport
Sacred Heart
Marian
Peoples
Morrisville
Harwood Union
Duxbury
Arlington
South Royalton
Poultney - Rochester
Middlebury
Arnie Backs Into Tucson Golf Win
Arnold Palmer won the Tucson Open by one stroke after a double bogey on the 18th. Chuck Courtney, 26, tied for the lead with a late triple bogey, then dropped to second with a 74 total. Palmer’s final 273 gave him his second win of the year and kept him atop the 1967 money list.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Chuck Courtney
la Jolla
Calif
Tucson National Golf Club
Courtney
Palmer
Chuck
Palmer and Courtney Light Up Doral Open Field
Palmer and Courtney led a crowded $60,000 tournament at Sun City with Crampton 3rd at 275 and Schlee two strokes back at 277. Bondeson and Funseth tied for fifth at 278 as the PGA tour moved toward the Doral Open in Miami with Courtney undecided on his next start.
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Palmer
Chuck
Courtney
Bruce Crampton
Sydney
Australia
John Schlee
Sun City
Ariz
Paul Bondeson
Young Palm Springs
Calif
Rod Funseth
Spokane
Wash
Tucson
Miami
Fla
Pistons Fall as Ray Scott Sparks Bullets Comeback
Ray Scott, traded from Detroit to Baltimore, scored 30 points to lead the Bullets over the Pistons 131-104 in front of 7000 fans. Other NBA results include Billy Cunningham’s late free throw giving the 76ers a 123-122 win over the Hawks and Jerry Sloan's 31 for the Bulls in a 133-119 victory vs the Lakers.
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Ray Scott
Detroit
Baltimore Bullets
Bullets
Pistons
National Basketball Association
Billy Cunningham
Philadelphia 76Ers
St. Louis Hawks
Chicago Bulls
Jerry Sloan
Los Angeles Lakers
MUHS Skiers Take Early Meet Lead
After two alpine events Middlebury leads twelve teams in the Vermont Interscholastic Ski Championships. Lyndon Rutland Windsor and Putney trail closely. Nordic events continue today with jumping at Maple Valley near Brattleboro in the morning and cross country at Putney in the afternoon. Butch Sheean of Middlebury fell twice but won the morning giant slalom by over a second. Dan Gibson of Lyndon won the slalom. Jeff Davis of Windsor was runner up in the giant slalom. Middlebury’s Jack Sheean placed third in the slalom. The field includes Burlington Champlain Valley Mt St Joseph Newport Montpelier and Otter Valley with Mount Anthony bennington eliminated in prior round. Standings given after two of four events.
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Middlebury
Vermont
Lyndon
Rutland
Windsor
Putney
Maple Valley
Brattleboro
Bromley
East Meadow
Butch’? Sheean
Burlington
Dan Gibson
Jeff Davis
Davis
Mount Anthony
Bennington
Jack Sheean
Butch
Jack
Jack Are Sons of ‘‘Bobo’’ Sheean, Ski Coach At Middlebury College and U.S
Cortina
Italy
Champlain Valley
Mt. St. Joseph
Newport
Montpelier
Otter Valley
Mount St. Joseph
Seagren Sets New Indoor Vault Record at 17 7
Bob Seagren of USC raised his indoor record from 17-2 to 17-3 at Cleveland Knights of Columbus Games while aiming for 17-7 and an outdoor record. The night featured other world records including Tom Von Ruden in the mile and Tommie Smith in the 400 yard indoor. Seagren plans further attempts in Toronto and Baltimore.
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United Press International
Bob Seagren
University of Southern California
Seagren
Louisville
Tom von Ruden
Tommie Smith
Southern University
Lawrence
Kan
Lee Adams
University of Kansas
John Pennel
Toronto
Baltimore
von Ruden
New York
Dave Patrick
Tom Farrell
St. John’s
Smith
San Jose State
Theron Lewis
Baton Rouge
Albuquerque
Anthony Gates
Southern U
Texas Southern
Oliver Ford
Robert Johnson
Everette Mason
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Ministry of Youth and Sports
Olympic Organization
National Sports Federation
Chamrousse
West Gang
Celts
Boston Garden
Jean Claude Killy
Se Bur
Steve
DEPOT
DIAL
Bennington, VT
Sabers
Richford
Johnson
BFA
St. Albans
Danville
St. Mike’s
Hardwick
Whitcomb High
Cannan
Cabot
Island Pond - Wells
Lyndon Institute
Concord
Newbury
Groton
St. Johnsbury
The
Bennington Banner
Arnie
NBA
Cage
Detroit Pistons
NHL
Walker
E. T. Williams
MUHS
Wright Clark
Champlain High School
Essex Junction
Clark
Ringheiser
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