Southern Cal's Ron Yary Chosen First In Grid Draft Desert Classic
Desert Classic starts today in Palm Springs with 544 players across four courses. The $100,000 90 hole event combines pro am and individual play, offering a $20,000 top prize to the pro division while amateurs pay to participate alongside Palmer and Casper.
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Locust Valley
N.Y
Doug Sanders
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Tulsa
Okla
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Five Trojans Picked In First Round NFL Draft
The first day of the second combined NFL college draft saw USC star Ron Yary go No. 1 to Minnesota and Heisman winner Gary Beban miss the first round. Twelve rounds remain as teams stressed linemen and backs, with Beban later chosen by the Rams in round two and several Trojan players like Mike Taylor and Tim Rossovich going early.
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Rams
New Orleans
Greg Landry
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Tennessee A&i
Heban
Roman Gabriel
Bill Munson
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Bob Johnson
Tennessee
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San Diego Chargers
Russ Washington
Missouri
Packers
Fred Carr
University of Texas At
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New Orleans’ Saints
Jim Taylor
Carr
Vince Lombardi
Bob Hyland
Travis Williams
Im Grabowski
Donny Anderson
Ray, Nitschke
Dave Robinson
Lee Roy Caffey
Tom Brown
Boston Patriots
Dennis Byrd
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New Orleans Saints
Kevin Hardy
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Buffalo Bills
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Snake" Stabler
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Unbeaten LIU Retains Lead In Small Cage Poll
Long Island University’s unbeaten Blackbirds maintain the top ranking in the ninth weekly small college basketball ratings for 1967-68 as coaches select LSU Evansville and others in a tight national poll. Evansville falls while Ashland debuts, Kentucky Wesleyan and Southwest Missouri State rise with wins.
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Lyddy to MC Old Timers Award Fete in Bridgeport
Attorney Raymond C. Lyddy will serve as master of ceremonies for the 11th annual Old Timers Athletic Association Dinner in Bridgeport Monday at Journey's Inn. The program honors four former top athletes including Charles Petrino, with Frankie Frisch as main speaker. Lyddy, a former state representative and current state senator, is active in Bridgeport civic groups and the Barnum Festival, with a notable wartime service record.
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Giants Sign Willie Mays For Eighteenth Big League Pact
Willie Mays signed another $125,000 contract to play centerfield for the San Francisco Giants for the 1968 season. He enters his 18th year with a career total of 564 home runs and 1967 saw a .263 average with 22 homers amid injuries. Along with Mays, five other Giants players agreed to terms, forming a nucleus expected to push toward a 1968 championship as spring training nears.
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Chub) Feeney
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UConn Faces Massachusetts in Yankee Conference Clash
Connecticut, riding an 87-59 upset of Vermont, meets Massachusetts in a Yankee Conference tilt at 8 PM. The Huskies (6-7) trail Rhode Island atop the standings, while Massachusetts sits at 6-8 overall. Captain Bill Corley leads UConn with 22.5 points per game and 15.6 rebounds as Ray Elferbrook paces UMass with 13.7 PPG.
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Races Canceled at Narragansett Park in Poor Track Conditions
GANSETT CLOSED PAWTUCKET R I UPI Racing was canceled at Narragansett Park Tuesday due to poor track conditions and the program discarded. A new set of entries was drawn for an expected reopening today.
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Pawtucket, R. I
UPI
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