Pro Cage Duel For Rookies To Resume Action
The NBA expansion draft names Milwaukee and Phoenix rooks while ABA signings heat the battle for rookie talent. Larry Miller and Mervin Jackson headline Los Angeles deals with UCLA stars also in play. Garfield Smith and Henry Logan headline Oakland signings as teams lock up top picks.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Minneapols
Milwaukee
NBA
Charles Paulk
Oklahoma
Paulk
New Orleans
ABA
National Basketball Association
New York City
New York
Phoenix
Los Angeles Stars
Anaheim Amigos
Larry Miller
North Carolina
Mervin Jackson
Utah
Los Angeles
UCLA
Mike Warren
Edgar Lacey
Mike Lynn
Oakland
Rick Barry
Garfield Smith
Eastern Kentucky
Henry Logan
Western Carolina
Little League Opening Today at Walter Jackson Field
The 1968 Decatur Little League opens its regular season this afternoon. The Blue Circle Indians face Presto Lite Orioles at 5 30 p m in the opener. City officials say Jimmy Brown will throw the first pitch to start the season, followed by the State National Bank Braves versus the Alabama Flour Mills Cardinals in the National League.
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Walter Jackson
Blue Circle Indians
Prestolite Orioles
State National Bank Braves
Alabama Flour Mills Cardinals
Jimmy Brown
Mann nets third straight LPGA win in Shreveport
Carol Mann shot a final round 73 to finish 217 and edge Mick ey Wright by one stroke in the Shreveport Kowa nis Club Golf tourney. Mann earns her third consecutive LPGA victory as the event wraps.
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Shreveport
Carol Mann
Mickey Wright
Shreveport Kowanis Club
Mays Breaks Ground as Giants Beat Cardinals
Willie Mays steals a base in a pivotal fourth inning as the Giants beat the Cardinals 8-4. Willie McCovey’s bat contact on a follow through sparked a 15 minute protest from Red Schoendienst. Rookie Dave Marshall hit his first major league homer to seal San Francisco’s lead.
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St. Gan
Tim McCarver
San Francisco
St. Louis
Cardinal
Red Schoendienst
Willie Mays
Mays
McCarver
Bill Jackowski
Schoendienst
Dave Marshall
Giants
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Birmingham Holds Slim Lead In Southern League Thriller
Birmingham edged Montgomery 6-5 in 12 innings as Danny Greenfield and Allan Lewis walked and scored on Tim Talton’s sac fly. Asheville beat Evansville 5-4 in 11 with Darrel Chaney’s 11th inning homer. Charlotte routed Savannah 8-1, sparked by Minnie Mendoza and Nestor Velazquez run producers.
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Montgomery
Asheville
Evansville
Charlotte
Savannah
Danny Greenfield
Allan Lewis
Tim Talton
Greenfield
Jackie Warner
Darrel Chaney
Fred Kendall
Archie Moore
Minnie Mendoza
Nestor Velazquez
Alan
Sunday Baseball Scores Across Leagues
In the International League Tulsa blanked San Diego 4 0. Buffalo defeated Toledo 10-2 in the first game and 9-4 in the second, with the second going seven innings. Syracuse routed Rochester 6-0 and won 4-1 in seven innings. Columbus beat Louisville 4-0. Jacksonville edged Richmond 5-4, 4-2. In the Texas League Albuquerque topped Arkansas 4-1, Amarillo won 10-0 against Shreveport, Memphis beat El Paso 3-0, while Dallas-Fort Worth triumphed 10-4 over San Antonio.
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San Diego
Buffalo
Toledo
Syracuse
Rochester
Columbus
Louisville
Jacksonville
Richmond
Albuquerque
Arkansas
Amarillo
Shreveport
Memphis
el Paso
Dallas-Fort Worth
San Antonio
United States Davis Cup Team Dominate Caribbean Start
U S Davis Cup captain Donald Dell praised his squad after a 5 0 sweep of the British Caribbean in the first round in Richmond Virginia as Arthur Ashe Clark Graebner Bob Lutz and Stan Smith won singles and doubles matches. The team advances to Berkeley California in May to face Mexico or Canada.
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George W. Wilbur
Associated Press
Richmond, Va
Donald Dell
U.S
Dell
Arthur Ashe
Clark Graebner
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Ashe
Graebner
Lutz
Smith
Berkeley
Calif
Mexico
Canada
British Caribbean
Richard Russell
Mobile Youth Takes Tourney
Fourteen-year-old Greg King of Mobile Alabama won the boys 18 and under division at the Pensacola Junior Invitational Tennis Tournament defeating Rusty Addie of Jacksonville 6 3 1 6 7 5. Dru Eggert beat Rayeann Sherrill 6 3 6 3 to win the girls 18 and under title. Other division winners were Ray Heidena Pat Dupre William Weatherly and Beth Grafton. More than 70 top junior players participated.
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Pensacola
Fla
Greg King
Mobile
Ala
King
Rusty Addie
Jacksonville
Dru Eggert
Birmingham
Rayeann Sherill
Ray Heidena
Pat Dupre
William Weatherly
Anniston
Beth Grafton
South
Ramos Stops Pointer In Mexico City Bout
Manuel Pulgarcito Ramos of Mexico City stops Ronald Pointer of the United States in a 210 pound bout. Pointer yields in the contest held in Mexico City, according to the brief report.
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Mexico City
Manuel “Pulgarcito” Ramos
Mexico
Ronald Pointer
United States
Bowery Holmberg and Defina win singles titles in Atlanta
Bill Bowery of Australia defeated Ron Holmberg of New Orleans and Stephanie DeFina of Hollywood Florida to win the singles championships at the Atlanta Invitational Tournament. Linda Tuero of New Orleans was runner up in the other final.
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Atlanta
Bill Bowery
Australia
Ron Holmberg
New Orleans
Stephanie DeFina
Hollywood
Fla
Linda Tuero
Ne Orleans
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Dick” Fleming
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