UCLA's Wicks tops college basketball merit list
New York report says Sidney Wicks of UCLA is the best all around college player as pro scouts narrow a list to 15 names. The group highlights McDaniels, Gilmore, Meely, Porter and Carr, with five players deemed nearly can't miss for the NBA draft.
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UPI
Sidney Wicks
UCLA
Wicks
Artis Gilmore
Jacksonville
Gilmore
Alcindor
Jim McDaniels
Western Kentucky
Dana Lewis
Tulsa
Ken Durrett
LaSalle
Cliff Meely
Colorado
George Trapp
Long Beach State
Long Beach
Willie Long
New Mexico
Howard Porter
Villanova
Stan Love
Oregon
Austin Carr
Notre Dame
McGuire
John Roche
South Carolina
John
Fred Brown
Iowa
Dean Meminger
Marquette
Dean
McDaniels
Darrett
Carr
Roche
Joe Frazier Cassius Clay bout counts oddities and weights
UPI reports on the Frazier Clay heavyweight title clash noting oddities in the tale of the tape including mouth measurements and ring size. It covers press coverage, taxes, pre fight notes, training camps, and Frazier’s party plans along with fighter weights and sparring anecdotes.
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UPI
New York
Joe Frazier
Ali
Frazier
Budd Schulberg
William Saroyan
Norman Mailer
Abbie Hoffman
Clay
Edwin Dooley
New York State Athletic Commission
Dooley
Sonny Liston
Cleveland Williams
Oscar Bonavena
Cassius Clay
Joe Louis
Louis
Henry Armstrong
Joe
Armstrong
Yank Durham
Jess Williard
Primo Carera
John L. Sullivan
Marvin Hart
Ricky Marciano
Jerry Quarry
Locusts label hits NCAA inquiry on agents
Walter Byers likened agents to locusts sweeping away the cream as the NCAA probes premature signings in college basketball. He said affidavits from seven top players, including Howard Porter and Jim McDaniels, show no contracts or statements of intent to contract with pros. Porter and McDaniels reportedly faced intense agent pressure, including phone harassment.
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Kansas City
UPI
Walter Byers
NCAA
Byers
Howard Porter
Villanova
Jim McDaniels
Western Kentucky
Porter
McDaniels
Harwood eliminates Burr and Burton in Class I playoffs
Harwood defeated Burr and Burton 71 to 55 to advance in the Class I tournament. Burr and Burton reached the matchup after beating Milton Tuesday night, but could not overcome Harwood’s scoring in the playoff loss.
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Rutland
Burr
Burton
Harwood
Bulldogs
Milton
Triple spells T r o u b l e for bettors at Roosevelt
Westbury New York bettors faced a slow start as Roosevelt Raceway introduced the triple. Only 14,862 fans attended a rain wind cold night, wagering 1,513,104 across nine races plus daily doubles and exactas. A few wheels and box machines allowed some bettors to hit 517.60 in profit on a 1 2 3 payout of 1189.60.
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Westbury
L.I
Roosevelt Raceway
France
John Frogge
Frogge
Managemnt
Pownal Harness Race Results Overview
The Pownal meet lists multiple races with winners and payouts. Native Charger and Starstream appear among top finishers with times around 2:14 to 2:17 and varying placings. Attendance reached 1,184 with total handle about 9,724 dollars.
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Petipa Pride
Dobkowski
Danis
Pike
Mitchell
Pete’s
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