Creighton Names Sutton Coach and Athletic Director
Eddie Sutton named athletic director and head basketball coach at Creighton University. 32 year old Sutton succeeds Red McManus effective June 1. He previously coached College of Southern Idaho with a 83-14 JC record and 27-5 this season, earning 1967 AAU coach of the year. He hails from Dodge City and Bucklin Kansas, and is married with two children.
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Red” McManus
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Melendez Moves Up After Bronx Upset at Madison Square Garden
New York AP reports Dave Toro Melendez, unbeaten and unranked, moved up in class with a majority decision over Willie Munoz in a welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Benny Briscoe stopped Jose Gonzalez in the fifth round on cuts, recorded as a fifth round technical knockout under New York rules.
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Benny Briscoe
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Jose Gonzalez
Melendez
Munoz
Joe Eppy
Tony Perez
Frank Forbes
Associated Press
New Hampton High Seeks Three Dates In 1969 70 Sports
New Hampton High Athletic Director Rupert Hartshorn announces open dates on schedules for 1969 70. They seek a varsity and freshman soph junior basketball date, a dual wrestling meet on a varsity reserve basis, and a sophomore football game with an October 2 date preferred.
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New Hampton High
Rockets place Rogers and Simmons on waivers
Denver, UPI reports the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association placed Willie Rogers formerly of Oklahoma and Grant Simmons formerly of Nebraska on waivers.
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Two Hurdles Ahead for Driesell's Davidson in NCAA Quest
Davidson coach Lefty Driesell believes the 26-2 Wildcats can win the NCAA title. Star Mike Maloy says any remaining team can be beaten as they face eighth-ranked St John’s in the Eastern Regional opener at Maryland. UNC's Dick Grubar is doubtful with a knee injury as the Tar Heels battle through to reach the regionals.
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Duke
Ex-Pug Favors Bill to Legalize Boxing in Iowa
Ralph Hayes, 60, former Lenox boxer and Cedar Rapids promoter, campaigns for SF326 to legalize boxing and wrestling. The proposal creates an athletics commissioner appointed by the secretary of state, with licensing power and required reporting of match proceeds. Senator Reichardt sponsors. bill under study by a Republican subcommittee including Erskine, Clarke, and Kling.
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Lenox
Ralph Hayes
Hayes
Cedar Rapids
VFW
William Reichardt
Secretary of State
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Alden Erskine
Sioux City
Hugh Clarke
Belmond
Leslie Kling
Elkader
Boxers Round Up In Rio? Tokyo? Mixed Results Reported
AP notes scattered boxing results with several knockouts and listed scores. Names include Kazuyoshi, Jesus, Melendez, Munoz, Arredon, Ferr a, Garc ia, Ojeda, Chavaria, and others, with multiple opponents knocked out and varied nationalities cited amid tangled OCR.
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Dimmny" Lester
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Ted Williams Old Boston Club Shows Scoring Flair
The Senators were shut out 4-0 by the Kansas City Royals as five of Washington's 11 baserunners came on one hit in the exhibition. Boston Red Sox rolled past the Mets 7-4 with homers piling up, while Williams remains sidelined in the exhibition standings. Ken Harrelson, Billy Conigliaro, Gerry Moses and George Scott drove in runs in an 8-run Boston burst, and Galen Cisco, Steve Jones and Larry Sherry combined on seven Royals hits to blank Washington. Larry Sherry also kept Washington hitless across three innings after Jones’s three innings of no-hit work.
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Major League Scores and Trades Hit Spring Training
Exhibition games dominated by Detroit and Chicago as the Tigers edged the White Sox 6-5 on a late homer after Pilots relievers faced the Seattle lineup. Yankees topped the Braves 5-2. Pirates beat the Cardinals 6-0 as Robertson left with a knee injury. Astros defeated the Dodgers 5-2 while Phillies shut out Reds 6-1. McCovey and Marichal remained unsigned with the Giants while Howard and Siebert negotiations continued.
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Sonny Siebert
Cleveland
Full Program for D M Girls State Tourney Showcases Iowa Spectacle
Des Moines reports a major girls state basketball event with 16 tournament games plus an invitational starting Friday afternoon. A fourth annual indoor track meet at Drake Fieldhouse follows, alongside honor breakfasts, shootoffs, luncheons, and a sizzling final night. Coaches Klinge and McLearn join the coaching clinic at Carthage Illinois, while Midland and Sacred Heart reflect rising talent and new uniforms. Sigourney’s Mike Mateer headlines scoring with 31.5 per game and Belle Plaine’s Dave Bahr anchors rebounding at 19.8.
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Mediapolis
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Sacred Heart Students to Join Monticello Public School
Even as Sacred Heart students enroll at Monticello public school next fall, the school will still be among the have nots in terms of funding resources and facilities.
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Sacred Heart
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Monticello Public School
Kansas State AD Bebe Lee Resigns to Lead TV Firm
Kansas State university names a provisional athletic director as H. B. "Bebe" Lee resigns to become president of Closed Circuit Corp. of America, a television production company specializing in events. The change comes as the university seeks new leadership for its athletics program.
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Bebe” Lee
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