Davidson Holds Off Richmond to Reach Southern Tourney Final
Top seed Davidson routed Richmond 84 65 to reach the Southern Conference Tournament final in Charlotte. West Virginia edged William and Mary 64 50 to join Davidson for Saturday night’s final at the Charlotte Coliseum.
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Kenalyta Associated Press
Charlotte
Davidson
Richmond
West Virginia
William & Mary
Indians
Charlotte Coliseum
Philadelphia
East Carolina
Spiders
Virginians
Dick Snyder
Tom Youngdale
Rod Knowles
Knowles
Wildcats
Spike Welsh
Tom Green
Senators Sign Ron Kline From Callery Pa
Pompano Beach Florida signed pitcher Ron Kline with the Washington Senators Friday and he will be on hand Sunday after missing a week of practice. Manager Gil Hodges made two calls to Kline at his home in Callery Pennsylvania and Kline accepted the second offer after Hodges spoke with George Selkirk the general manager.
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Senators
Pompano Beach
76ers Edge Knicks 130-124 in NYC thriller
Philadelphia’s Bill Cunningham and Wilt Chamberlain fueled a late surge to upset New York 130-124. Chamberlain led Philly with 35 points while Walt Bellamy added 27 and Reed 24 for the Knicks, as Philadelphia moved within two games of the Celtics in the East.
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Philadelphia
Bill Cunningham
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
New York Knicks
Knicks
Cunningham
Ceamhellein
Chet Walker
76Ers
Hal Greer
Emmette Bryant
Willis Reed
New York
Chamberlain
Kuicks
Sarnett
Gambee
Kamives
Jackson
Jones
Bryant
Walker
Gola
Skee Riegel Tops Seniors Meet With 67 First Round
Skee Riegel led the $35,000 PGA Seniors tournament after carding a five under par 67 on the West Course in Palm Beach Gardens. He had seven birdies but dropped two strokes on the first and 12th holes. Defending champ Sam Snead shot 73.
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Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Skee Riegel
Riegel
Bucks County
Jim Browning
Weston
Mass
Paul Gross
Indianapolis
Bud Willamson
Lincoln
Neb
E. J
Dutch) Tfarrison
Ellisville
Sam Snead
Charles Sheppard
Millis
Pete Burke
Northport
N.Y
Braves Open Spring Camp With 28 Players
The Atlanta Braves opened spring training in West Palm Beach with 28 players, mostly young pitchers and catchers. Hank Fischer and Tony Cloninger were missing. Cloninger had returned his 1966 contract unsigned for a second time.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Atlanta Braves
Hank Fischer
Tony Cloninger
Braves
Cloninger
Last-Lap Wins Highlight Daytona 100-Mile Warm-Ups
Paul Goldsmith and Earl Balmer seized final laps to win the two 100 mile stock car warmups at Daytona, delivering Plymouth and Dodge victories amid a CARs absence. Goldsmith edged Richard Petty in a 1966 Plymouth and Balmer led late to beat Jim Hurtubise and Dick Hutcherson, as speeds reached 160.427 and 152.191 mph respectively.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Paul Goldsmith
Earl Balmer
Speedway
Goldsmith
Munster
Ind
Richard Petty
Randleman
N.C
Plymouth
Balmer
Floyds Knobs
Dodge
Jim Hurtubise
North Tonwanda
Dick Hutcherson
Charlotte
Hurtubise
Hutcherson
Ford
Junior Johnson
Petty and
Don White
Keokuk
Iowa
Marvin Panch
Fred Lorenzen
Hillside
Ill
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Columbia
S.C
Ned Jarrett
Camden
Llymouth
Gary White
Aps
Fla
Bred Lorenzen
Hillsdale
Sam McQuagg
Columbus
Gordon Johncock
Hastings
Mich
Darel Dieringer
Mcl
Mercury
Larry Frank
Greenville
Cale Yarborough
Timmonsville
Curtis Turner
James Hylton
Inman
Roy Mayne
Hollings Air Force Base
Chévrolet
Jeff Hawkins
Ned Setzer
Claremont
Chevrolet
Henley Gray
Rome
Wayne Smith
Advance
Bob Derrington
Houston
Tex
Buddy Baker
Nlc
Larry Hess
Salisbury
Gene Petro
John Rutherford
Fort Worth
Ronnie Chumley
Pontiac
Johnny Allen
Piedmont
Fy Lund
Cross
I Blackie Watt
New Alexander
Pay
Nick
Neil Castles
Floyd's Knobs
North Tonawanda
N.Y
David Pearson
Spartanburg
Bobby Isaac
Catawba
Landover
Wendell Scott
Danville
Bill Champion
Norfolk
Olds
Paul Conners
John Sears
Ellerbee
J. T. Put
Nick Rampijing
Port Credit
Ont
Stick Elliott
Shelby
Blaine Kauffman
Burton
Ohio
Bunkle Blackburn
Bobby Johns
Miami
Cy Fairchild
Saginaw
Bobby Allison
Hueytown
Ala
Blakley
Birmingham
Rene Charland
Agawam
Mass
Muip
Clay-Terrell Bout Hanging On Ropes
Cassius Clay and Ernie Terrell title fight set for March 29 remained in limbo after Illinois Attorney General William G Clark ruled the bout illegal over boxing license rules. Clay refused to apologize for antiwar remarks, prompting a tense Illinois State Athletic Commission meeting that adjourned with the status quo.
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Joe Moositis
Associated Press
Chicago
Cassius Clay
Ernie Terrell
Illinois Atty
William G. Clark
Clay
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Joe Robiciaux
Clark
National Sports Promotions Inc
Muhammad An
Allah
Illinois Commission
Muhammad Ali
Commission
Draft Board
Edward Ja
Penn will skip NCAA basketball championship due to academic rule
Penn leads Ivy League in basketball but will not compete in the NCAA tournament. Johns Hopkins Muhlenberg Thiel Williams Yale also refuse to comply with the 1.6 academic minimum. Ivy League schools respond after meetings with NCAA officials and Ivy Group policy chair Goheen and Colgate president Barnes.
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Pennsylvania
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Association
Penn
Johns Hopkins
Muhlenberg
Thiel
Williams College
Yale
Ivy Group
Brown
Dartmouth
Columbia
Princeton
Harvard
Cornell
University
Ivies
ICAA
Ivy League
Robert F. Goheen
Princeton University
Everett D
Eppy) Barnes
Colgate
Goheen
Barnes
Everett Barnes
Williams
Walter Byers
Byers
Hawk and Hanson Triumph in Featured Tag Bout at City Armory
Pro wrestling at City Armory opened with Ike Eakins and Rudy Kay drawing after 20 minutes. Angelo Martinelli pinned Jim Gradmire in 16 11. Hans Schmidt defeated Steve Boles in 9 41. In the featured rematch Nelson Royal led 1 0 before Rip Hawk pinned him in 2 58 and Hawk finished with another pin in 2 52 to seal the victory. Next week’s hours are set for Saturday night.
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Ike Eakins
Rudy Kay
City Armory
Angelo Martinelli
Jim Gradmire
Hans Schmidt
Steve Boles
Nelson Royal
Swede Hanson
Rip Hawk
Nelson
Hawk
Maryland Downs South Carolina 56 to 42 in College Park
Maryland remains in contention for a top ACC finish by routing South Carolina 56 42 behind Gary Ward 49 points. Openers stalled early as SC fouled Maryland into leads, then Terps pulled away after 13 30 of the second half with McMillen keying the surge and Ward adding top scoring honors.
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College Park
Maryland
Gary Ward
Jack Clark
Rick Wise
Ward
South Carolina
Jay McMillen
Jack Thompson
McMillen
John Avery
Carolina Maryland
Oward
Memlen
Salv‘d'ri
Wise
Harlicka
Brayton
Toson
Clark
Womack
Avery
Kickey
O Jones
Farrell
Wil'ms
Franklin
Lovelace
Marland i Ritiic
Mets Stage First Full Scale Drill At Training Camp
The New York Mets opened spring practice in St Petersberg with 34 players, calisthenics and batting drills. Cleon Jones Eddie Bressoud reported late while Johnny Lee Lew is unable to connect from New York due to snow. Jack Fisher and Johnny Murphy negotiations show no progress. President Waiss to arrive Saturday to join talks. Snow forces Lincoln Downs track shutdown and aims to reopen by Saturday.
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ST. Petersberg
Fla
Wes Westrum
New York Mets
Cleon Jones
Eddie Bressaud
Johnny Lewis
New York
Johnny Murphy
Jack Fisher
Randolph-Macon Edges Loyola in Mason-Dixon Semifinal
In ASILAND Va on Feb 25 Randolph-Macon, defending champion, held off Baltimore Loyola 65-63 to reach the Mason-Dixon Conference final versus Mount St Mary’s. Bob Bombard had 16 points and 23 rebounds, with Pat Flynn matching for Loyola as the Jackets survived a second-half drought.
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Asiland
Randolph‘Macon
Baltimore Loyola
Mason-Dixon
Yellow Jackets
Mount St.Mary’s
Catholic University
Western Maryland
Randolph-Macon
Irv Lentz
Randolph Macon
Jackets
Loyola
Bob Bombard
Pat Flynn
The
Greyhounds
Bombard
Randolph- Macon
Flynn
Stan Trimble
Trimble
Mount St. Mary’s
Catholic U
Fred Carter
Hargrave Triumphs 79 76 Over Fork Union In Thriller
Hargrave Military Academy, led by Karl Neilson with 24 points, edged Fork Union 79 76 to reach the Virginia Military School League final. Neilson plus Mack McClung and Joe Penland provided scoring as HMA rallied from eight down, then outscored Fork Union 6 0 in the extra period. Staunton awaits after routing Augusta 113 62 in the other semifinal.
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Staunton
Karl Neilson
Hargrave Military Academy
Fork ‘Union
Tigers
iBlue Devils
Neilson
FUMA
Mack McClung
Joe Penland
Blue Devils
Augusta
HMA
Dickie Smith
McClung
Penland
Smith
Gerald Hawley
Fork Union
Joe Swift
Roy Henderson
Hargrave
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John Lesher
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Snyder
Green
Yogdale
Batts
Welsh
Tofai Ouls
Pan’ton Penrod Ale
Taree
William Oe
Eileen Oe
Wirginia
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Teal
William & Ailendance
Daytona International Raceway
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Law
Champion
Viet Nam
Teir
Joe Triner
Triner
Jacko
Robichaux
Lou Radzienda
Hanson
Terps
Gamecocks
Mets
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Lincoln Downs Race
Vigers
HMA G
Tfuma Pentland
Garrison
Henderson
Swiftly
Hawley
Sente
Roberson
Eee
FOMA
Ea Ette Een Et Pecessee
Fe Alia de Digiates de A
WFIW
NOMA
del Ross
Waclawsky
Willard
Carney
Lana
Black
Quinn
Shaeffer
AMA
McGavin
Kincaid
Yeomans
Wagner Wright
Clayton Motor CO
Newton Street
M. F
Sonny) Crank
ED Clayton
Newton St
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