Duke Nips Utah For 3rd Place In National Final
Duke tops Utah 79-77 in the consolation game as Texas Western defeats Kentucky 72-65 for the national title. Bobby Joe Hill scores 20 for Texas Western, with Lattin 16 and Artis 15. Jerry Chambers leads Utah with 31 despite the loss.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
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Bob Cousy
Texas Western
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Rup
Mexico
Don Haskins
Dave Lattin
Miners
Willie Worsley
Hill
Drstin Artis
Rupp
Wildcats
Tennessee
Lattin
Artis
Pat Riley
Louie Dampier
Haskins
Seattle
Chambers
Brigham Young Wins NIT Title in Close Final
Brigham Young defeated New York University 97 to 84 to win the National Invitation Tournament. Jim Jimas subbed for Dick Nemelka, sparked the second-half run, and led a BYU surge alongside Craig Raymond and Jeff Congdon. NYU’s Stan McKenzie scored 27 for the Violets. Villanova beat Army 76-65 for third, with Bill Melchionni earning MVP honors after totaling 109 points in four games.
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Raymond
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Stan McKenzie
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Steve Kramer
Melchionni
St John’s
San Francisco
West Pointers
Wildcats
Vik Ilanova
Astro turf causes stir in Houston dome game
The Dodgers and Astros exhibition at the Astrodome featured a new man made infield surface called Astroturf from Chemstrand. A Chemstrand official praised its moisture and heat resilience and zero bounce issues, claiming it eliminates bad bounces and pebbles. Tony Kubek wished such turf existed earlier.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston Astros
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Astrodome
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Chemstrand
New York
Robert E. Smith
Tony Kubek
New York Yankee
Pitts
Oxford Grid Drill Sees Backfield Injuries And A Rising Star
Ole Miss coach Johnny Vaught faces backfield injuries as Bobby Wade and Don Street miss spring drills with knee problems. Freshman Jody Graves from Birmingham’s Tarrant is drawing attention on the Red unit with only Bruce Newell as rival. Meanwhile Butler High’s Rebels are hailed as state tourney favorites after a Region 8 win, aiming for the large school title.
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University of Mississippi
Bobby Wade
Don Street
Jody Graves
Tarrant
Birmingham
Graves
Bruce Newell
Oxford
Butler High Rebels
Florence
Rebels
Decatur
Butler
Tuscaloosa
Alabama City
Gadsden
Emma _pansom
Alabama unemployment matches national rate at 3.7 percent
The Alabama State Department of Industrial Relations reports the state's unemployment rate is 3.7 percent, equal to the national average, indicating no relative change in jobless levels versus the country as a whole.
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Alabama
State Department of Industrial Relations
Dickinson Leads At Florida Citrus Open After Round Three
Gardner Dickinson Jr the 39 year old pro from Dothan Alabama shot a par 71 to hold a 54 hole total of 208 at the Florida Citrus Open in Orlando. Lionel Hebert Dick Lytle Gay Brewer Jr and Joe Campbell were two behind at 210 with a large group at 211 and others at 212 and 213. Arnold Palmer stood 217 after a 72.
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Gardner Dickinson Jr
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Dothan
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Lionel Hebert
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Gay Brewer Jr
Joe Campbell
al Besselink
Mason Rudolph
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John Lotz
Tommy Bolt
Besselink
Sam Snead
Frank Beard
Snead
Rod Funseth
Dean Refram
R.H. Sikes
Charles Coody
Jack Rule Jr
Paul Bondeson
Billy Maxwell
Arnold Palmer
Auburn Downs Vanderbilt With Three Home Runs
Auburn defeated Vanderbilt 8-5 in Auburn. Ralph Wells slugged a three run homer and added a total of four hits, while Ray Cox drove in two with a third homer. Vanderbilt short of scoring fire but Ben Kibler led Commodores with three hits as Vanderbilt extended its winless skid to four.
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Wells
Ray Cox
Ben Kibler
Bama Track Team Crushes Mississippi State
Alabama dominated the duel meet at Tuscaloosa, winning 15 of 17 events and beating Mississippi State 111 to 34. Sophomore David Adkins of Mobile ran the 330 yard intermediate hurdles in 36.9, breaking the school record and tying the SEC mark long held by Tide assistant coach Billy Hardin.
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Alabama
Mississippi State
David Adkins
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Tide
Billy Hardin
QBs Shine For Gators In Scrimmage Thriller
In Gainesville two freshmenish quarterbacks Kay Stephenson and Larry Rentz sparked a 33-28 spring game for Florida. Stephenson threw for 251 yards guiding the Orange to a late 62 yard drive with 21 seconds left for victory. Rentz totaled 114 rushing and 118 passing yards showing elusive running and varied throws. Coach Ray Graves called the display exciting yet ragged, noting it will be the most inexperienced SEC team next fall.
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Fla
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Larry Rentz
University of Florida
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Rentz
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All-America Grid Tickets On Sale In Atlanta
Tickets for the Sixth Annual Coaches All-America Game in Atlanta on July 9 are 6.00 dollars, with Club Level sold out at 7.50 dollars. Mail orders are being accepted at Atlanta Stadium Box 3857. Expected stars include Mike Garrett, Tommy Nobis, Steve Sloan, Donny Anderson, and Jim Grabowski. Sponsors gain perks like choice seats and parking.
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Henry J. Kierowski
Atlanta Stadium
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Kierowski
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Texas
Tommy Nobis
Atlanta Falcons
Alabama
Steve Sloan
Falcon
Donny Anderson
Texas Tech
Jim Grabowski
Illinoise
Green Bay
Texas A & I
Local Boys' Club Wins Tri-State Tournament
The Decatur Boys' Club basketball team won the Tri-State tournament in Huntsville by defeating Jackson Mississippi 35-32 in the finals. They advanced by beating Huntsville 31-18 earlier that Saturday. Adkins led Decatur in the final with 14 points, followed by Handley 8, Edney 4, Hennessee 2, McDaniel 1, and Henessee 2. Edney led the first game with 9 points.
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Jackie
Decatur
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Adkins
Handley
Henessee
Edney
McDaniel
Whitehead
Hennessee
Mets Win In 13th On Swoboda Homer In Exhibition
The Mets beat the Reds 8 7 in 13 innings as Ron Swoboda homered off rookie Lacy West. Mets improve to 6-1-1. Yankees drop to below .500 after a 6-4 loss to the White Sox. Twins pound Washington 12-8 as they pile up 15 hits. Several other results include KC over St Louis 6-4 and Detroit 3-2 over Boston with Horton driving in a run.
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