Sugar Ray Robinson bids farewell at Madison Square Garden
Sugar Ray Robinson returns to the Garden for a farewell bout after a storied career. In Room 10 he recalls past fights with Randy Turpin as 12,146 fans cheer his ring entrance and Gordon McRae performs Auld Lang Syne. He vows he would do it all again the same.
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Milton Richman
New York
UPI
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Britain
Randy Turpin
Sugar Ray
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London
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Ray
France
Room 30
Emile Griffith-Manuel Gonzalez
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Gene Fullmer
Carmen Basilio
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Cassius Clay
Gordon McRae
North Dakota State Clinches Pecan Bowl Victory
North Dakota State, No 1 small college team, defeated Grambling 10 to 7 in Abilene Texas to seal the NCAA Midwest Championship. Grambling’s Eli Smith posted a 93-yard kickoff return for a TD, a bowl record, while the Bisons relied on a steady ground game and a stifling defense to limit gains.
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North Dakota State
Gramblin College
Bison
Grambling
Louisiana
Tiger
Eli Smith
Bisons
North Dakota
Ken Rota
Mike Ahmeman
Rich Mischie
Ahmeman
Gene Gebhards
Oklaunion A Team Beats Junior Varsity for Third
The Oklaunion A team defeated the Childress High School JV 62 to 45 to capture third place in the Chillicothe Tournament. Ike Hughes led with 17 points as he moves up to varsity, while Travis Downing scored 11 and Gary Smotherman 9.
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Oklainton
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Gary Smotherman
College Basketball Restals From United Press International
Notable college games featured results include Duke 82 over UCLA 66 and Texas A&M 125 over Nebraska Southern 75. St. John’s defeated North Carolina 72 to 65 while Kansas State beat St. Louis 75 to 87. Other scores list Texas Wesleyan 86 and Amarillo Tech 71 with additional close outcomes across leagues.
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Cleve. St
Duke
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Tex. Coll
SMU
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Sul Ross
Texas Wesleyan
Midwestern
Amar Tech
Tech Board Increases Pay For Coach King And Robison
LUBBOCK Texas Tech leaders approved five year contracts raising J T King to $18 000 annually and naming him assistant athletic director while Polk Robison also receives $18 000 under a new five year pact Robison has headed Tech athletics since 1960 and King coached the 1960 Red Raiders to an 8 2 record before the Gator Bowl appearance.
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Texas A&m
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Tech
DeWitt Weaver
Gene Gibson
Texas A&M Placed On Indefinite Probation By SWC
Texas A&M University was put on indefinite probation by the Southwest Conference with sanctions through Jan 15, 1967 for using physical education classes to coach football and for depriving players of scholarships. The action includes a public reprimand for head coach Gene Stallings, who defended the program and disputed the charges. The SWC also adjusted fall practice rules and other athletics policies across member schools.
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United Press International Dallas
UPI
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Arkansas
A&m
Gene Stallings
Aggie
Alabama
Bear Bryant
Coch
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UPT
Howard Grubbs
Bryant
Favored and Underdog Reach Texas Semi finals
Edna of Class AA and Wills Point of Class A won their way into the Texas schoolboy football championship games. Edna beat Needville 3 0 at Spring Branch while Wills Point upset Three Rivers 20 14 at Temple to set up title clashes. McBride starred for Edna with 131 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Deen led Wills Point with 124 passing yards and 120 rushing yards in a mixed victory.
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Edna
Wills Point
Danny McBride
Needville
Neutral Spring Branch
Brew
Three Rivers
Neutral Temple
Iowa Park
Brownwood
Weatherford
Bridge City
San Marcos
Houston
McBride
Edna Cowboys
Bobby Moon
Roy Deen
Donnie Dodson
David Franke
Gibby Moreno
Wilts
Tigers
Deen
John Shepard
Bobkittens Triumph in Lockett Junior High Tourney
Seventh grade led 18 to 1 at halftime and won 31 to 11 under coach David Burson with David one scoring 10 points and Bill Sessions 8. Eighth grade defeated Petrolia 31 to 14 as Electra and Petrolia carried undefeated records into the event.
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Bobkittens
David Burson
Electra
David One
Bill Sessions
Alexander Sims
Dickie Nations
Kevin Wood
Petrolia
Childress Bobcats Fall to Tulsa Hornets in Narrow Loss
Illness kept several Bobcats out as Childress trailed 13 10 after the first quarter and 28 18 by halftime. Tulsa Hornets won 54 37 with Willie Clark scoring 20 for Childress and Ike Hughes earning a varsity call up after leading JV scoring.
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Young Cats
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Ike Hughes
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Ike
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Cannon
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Grantham
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Gilmore
Tulia
Watson
Hardee
Brownwood Lions reach state Class AA final in playoffs
In Brownwood Texas the Lions defeated Weatherford Kangaroos 15 to 6 to earn a spot in the state Class AA finals. Brownwood extends its winning streak to 16 games, 13 this season, and will face the San Marcos Bridge City winner next week. In Austin Texas San Antonio Lee advanced to the Class AAA final with a 16 to 7 win over Brazosport at Memorial Stadium, University of Texas.
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Lee
Brazosport
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University of Texas
Odes sa Permian Triumphs in AAAA Semi Final
Odes sa Permian rode a brutal running attack to a 28 21 victory over Texarkana Saturday afternoon in a Class AAAA semifinal playoff at Texas Christian University stadium.
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UPI
Odessa
Texarkana
Texas Christian University Stadium
Miners Gouge Rock for Paris Baghdad Sidewalk Claim
A statement attributed to the National Geographic Society claims French and Italian miners removed rock to build a sidewalk from Paris to Baghdad by boring the 7.2 mile Mount Blanc highway tunnel.
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United Press International
Paris
Baghdad
Mount Blanc
National Geographic Society
Oklahoma seeks Darrell Royal as football coach
The University of Oklahoma moved to hire Darrell Royal of Texas as the new football coach to replace Gomer Jones after a 3 7 season. The athletic council recommended Royal, with fringe benefits possibly boosting his package to about 50 000 dollars per year, and Dr George L Cross said he had talked with Royal, a former OU star quarterback.
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Board of Regents
Athletic Council
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Jones
Texas
Austin
Norman
University of Texas
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Hollis
Okla
Mississippi State
Washington
Cotton Bowl Showdown Promises Explosive Offenses
Arkansas undefeated at 10 0 leads SWC scoring with Bobby Burnett and Harry Jones big plays while LSU at 7 3 tops SEC in long TD strikes led by Pat Screen Labruzzo and Grezaffi. The Cotton Bowl clash could set offense marks though records remain elusive.
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UPI
Arkansas
Louisiana State
LSU
Bobby Burnett
Harry Jones
Razorbacks
Tommy Trantham
Tigers
Joe Labruzzo
Mississippi State
Rice
Sam Grezaffi
Tulane
Nelson Stoke
Kentucky
Pat Screen
Labruzzo
Billy Masters
Missouri
Texas
Dickie Maegle
Alabama
Ger Schwedes
Ernie Davis
Syracuse
Maegle
Lone Star Conference to keep eight teams reject Angelo State
The Lone Star Conference votes to stay with eight members and refuses Angelo State College admission. The decision was made Friday at the league meeting in Dallas.
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Lone Star Conference
Angelo State College
Tennessee State ties Ball State 14 in Rice Bowl thriller
Noland Smith returned a punt 74 yards late in the game and Eldridge Dickey connected with Johnny Robinson for a two point conversion to force a 14 all tie with Ball State in the Grantland Rice Bowl.
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Eldridge Dickey
Johnny Robinson
Tennessee State
Ball State
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Charles Wilson
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