Americans Edge Toward Gold as Tokyo Medal Chase Grows
In Tokyo, U S officials warned against premature celebration as the United States built a lead with 52 medals 23 gold through Saturday led by Hansen in pole vault and Carr in the 200 meter dash along with strong showings in swimming weightlifting and track. Russia trailed with 33 medals 11 gold as Bernard Reed reports from AP.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
TOKYO
U.S. Olympic Committee
Arthur Lentz
New York
Lentz
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Billy Mills
Bob Hayes
Henry Carr
Bob Schul
Rome
Murray Rose
America
U.S
Fred Hansen
Hal Connolly
Ralph Boston
National Stadium
Hansen
Dallas Long
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Donna de Varona
Santa Clara
Calif
Reinhardt
Long
Randy Matson
Pampa
Tex
Matson
Sharon Finneran
San Gabriel
Martha Randall
Wayne
John Nelson
Australia
Bob Windle
Bill Morris
Russell
Kan
Windle
Nelson
Pompano Beach
Fla
Roy Saari
el Segundo
Irina Press
Vladimir Golovanov
Gaston Roelants
Belgium
Betty Cuthbert
Hiri Daller
Czechoslovakia
Olympic boxing referee attacked by Argentine fighter
In Tokyo during the Olympic boxing tournament Jose Chirino of Argentina attacked referee K Maghraby after a disqualification for a minor offense against Boris Lagutin. Officials and others intervened as Chirino fought in the ring and spat at Egyptian officials before slipping and regaining control.
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Tokyo
Jose Chirino
Argentina
Valentin Loren
Spain
Loren
Gyorgy Lermer
K. Maghraby
Egypt
Chirino
Russia
Boris Lagutin
Maghraby
Bob Surkein
Lagutin
Webster Faces Uphill Dive Challenge at Tokyo Olympics
American diver Bob Webster from Santa Ana struggles with inconsistent dives as he sits sixth after five preliminaries in Tokyo. Italy's Klaus Di Biasi leads, with Tom Gompf and Lou Vitucci also in the mix as final rounds approach.
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Tokyo
Bob Webster
Santa Ana
Calif
Webster
Italy
Klaus di Biasi
Tom Gompf
Dayton
Ohio
Lou Vitucci
U.S
Dick Kimball
Gompf
di Biasi
le Zero
Erie
Big Goose And Duck Party In Huntsville North Alabama
Huntsville invites North Alabama duck and goose hunters to a Thursday October 27 gathering at 7 p m at the Utility House next to the Russell Erskine Hotel. Don Drennen of Birmingham, Ducks Unlimited Alabama chair, says government men from Wheeler Reservation will explain how to hunt there this fall. prizes for best duck and goose callers. a goose film and Canada progress report. No admission charge.
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Huntsville
North Alabama
Utility House
Russell- Erskine
Don Drennen
Birmingham
Ducks Unlimited
Alabama
Wheeler Reservation
Lentz leads Holy Cross to 16-0 win over Quantico Marines
Worcester AP report: Jack Lentz, a sophomore rollout specialist, stars in Holy Cross 16 to 0 victory over Quantico Marines. He rushes 155 yards on seven carries, scores two touchdowns, and adds two conversions with passes to Ray Blake and Dick Terry. Holy Cross dominates but stalls until late third.
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Worcester
Mass
Jack Lentz
Holy Cross
Quantico Marines
Lentz
Slan
Baltier Md
Ray Blake
Dick Terry
Purple
Ghana Scores Upset In Olympics
Eddie Davies of Ghana defeated Toby Gibson of the United States by unanimous decision in a light middleweight bout. Davies caused a pivotal points swing with a break warning on Gibson, and pressed the fight to the final bell in Tokyo. Charlie Brown edged Soeun Khiru for a quarterfinal berth while Christopherson, a last minute replacement for Harley Cooper, lost to Alexey Kisieliev.
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Tokyo
Toby Gibson
United States
Eddie Davies
Ghana
Davies
Charlie Brown
Cincinnati
Soeun Khiru
Bobby Christopherson
Minneapolis
Russia
Alexey Kiseliev
Gibson
E. P. Jetcher
Khiru
Brown
Georgi + Zybalov
Christopherson
Harley Cooper
Omaha
Neb
Kiseliev
United States Beats Brazil in Olympic Basketball Show of Strength
The U S team, after a slow start, defeated Brazil 93 to 86 in Tokyo. Lucious Jackson led with 17 points as the Americans opened a 41 22 halftime lead and tightened defense after eight minutes. The victory, part of their sixth straight Tokyo game, kept them unbeaten in Group B.
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Tokyo
United States
Brazil
Henry Iba
Iba
Lucious Jackson
Pan American College
Texas
Jackson
Korea
Russia
Boland
Villanova Dominates Delaware in 34-0 Victory
Villanova improves to 5-0 behind Dick Sernyak who scored on 4 and 50 yard runs. The Wildcats opened strong, later connecting Dave Connell to John McDonnell for a five yard TD in the first quarter as defense shuts out Delaware.
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Villanova
Dick Sernyak
Wildcats
Delaware
Dave Connell
John McDonnell
Dartmouth trips Brown 24 to 14 in Ivy clash
Sophomore qb Malcolm Beard engineered a go ahead third quarter TD for Dartmouth as the Indians beat Brown 24 14. Beard connected on a 34 yard pass to Ivars Jenkins setting up Ervin Burkholder’s score and Bruce Gottschall sealed the win with an late insurance run as officials escorted a challenged opponent from the field.
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ED Tunstall
Associated Press
Hanover
N.H
Malcolm Beard
Dartmouth
Indians
Browns
Beard
Newton
Mass
Ivars Jenicks
Brown
Ervin Burkholder
Bruce Gottschall
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