Loyola of Chicago Wins 1963 NCAA Title in OT
Loyola of Chicago defeated Cincinnati 60 58 in overtime to capture the national championship. Led by coach George Ireland and star Jerry Harkness, the Ramblers rallied from a 15 point deficit, with Vic Rouse scoring the decisive basket and Les Hunter adding a late jumper. Ireland credited the win to perseverance and national interest in basketball.
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Louisville
Iaton
George Ireland
Loyola of Chicago Ramblers
Loyola
Cincinnati
North Carolina
Kansas
Freedom Hall
Vic Rouse
Loyola Ramblers
Jucker
Jerry Harkness
Ramblers
Rouse
Les Hunter
Ireland
Scott City Kelgers Lead In 'D' Doubles
Hutchinson Kansas AP Scott City Dorothy Cutler and Hazel Stewart lead Class D doubles with 983 while Mary Taylor and Polly Myers top Open doubles at 1123. Jeanette Malone of Salina leads open all events with 1714 90 frame total, eight pins ahead of Polly Myers Topeka. Pittsburg Sauers tops Open team with 2672 in week eight of the tour.
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Hutchinson Crapper Furniture
Wichita
Pennel Raises Vault Record at Memphis Relays
Pennel, a 22 year old Northeast Louisiana State senior from Miami Florida, raised the world pole vault record to 16 feet 8 inches at the Memphis Relays. He borrowed a fiberglass pole from Rice University at the last minute after breaking his favorite pole, clearing on his second attempt after two misses at 16-7. The record surpasses the outdoor mark by Pens Ti Nikula of Finland, though indoor marks are treated differently. Pennel only had one practice with the borrowed pole.
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Monroe
John Pennel
Northeast
Louisiana State
Pennel
Penn Ti Nikula
Finland
Nikula
United States
Miami
Fla
Penne
Rice University
Marksmanship Honor For Charles Robinson
Charles Robinson of Garden City received a high school marksmanship letter at Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington Missouri. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Claude W Robinson of 901 North 7th. Coach SFC Warren D Stearns recommended him for the letter and officials presented it at a cadet battle group convocation.
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Lexington
Charles Robinson
Garden City
Wentworth Military Academy
Claude W. Robinson
Robinson
SFC
Warren D. Stearns
Sikes Tops Snead For Open Crown
Dan Sikes won the Doral Open with a 72-hole total of 283 after a final round 70, edging Sam Snead by one stroke. The victory earns Sikes $9,000 and a Masters berth while Snead's 284 earned $4,600. local notes highlight Snead’s sore foot and Sikes’s eagle on the 10th hole sealing the win.
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Sam Snead
Augusta
Snead
Sikes
Paul Harney
Coleader
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Univrsity of Florida
Army
Florida
Dan Sikes
Tony Lema
al Balding
Dave Ragan
Estelle Reed Leads Weekend Bowling Action
Estelle Reed of Reed and Stinemetz posted the top women’s game 225 and the top women’s series 546 as the Jayhawker Mixed League reached week 25. Gary Wade had the top men’s game 214 while Jim Lane posted the high men’s series 553. Reed and Stinemetz also led in team results with a 683 game and 1,934 total, as four teams bowled and the rest rescheduled. The state tournament at Lawrence drew local men, with Reed and Stinemetz defeating Smith Sand Co. 4–0, 1,934 to 1,888, and Southwest Sand Co. beating Dairy King 3–1, 1,930 to 1,906.
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Estelle Reed
Reed
Stinemetz
Jayhawker
Gary Wade
Southwest Sand Co
Jim Lane
Dairy King
Lawrence
Reed and Stinemetz
Smith Sand Co
College Basketball Results From Associated Press Tournaments
NCAA Championship Chicago Lycia 60 Cincinnati 58 at Consolation Duke 8 Oregon State 63 MIT Providence 81 Canisius 66 Marquette 66 Villanova 58 AAU Battlesville Okla 100 Denver 0 Akron 75 Armed Forces All Stars 69 NATIONAL JR COLLEGE Independence Kan 75 Moberly Mo 68 Third Place Casper Wyo 82 Wilmington NC 81
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Providence
Canisius
Marquette
Villanova
Battlesville
Okla
Denver
Akron
Armed Forces All Stars
Independence
Kan
Moberly
Casper
Wyo
Wilmington
N.C
Providence NIT Championship Seals Friars Triumph
Providence Coach Joe Mullaney praised his team as the season’s best after an 81-66 win over Canisius to claim the National Invitation Tournament title. The Friars, riding a 15 game win streak, combined fast break offense with staunch defense to finish strong after a rocky start.
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NEW York
Providence
Joe Mullaney
Mullaney
Friars
Canisius
Sprinter Aims At 100 Record
Tempe Arizona State sprinter Henry Carr, who has twice broken the world 220 yard record, aims to push the 100 yard mark toward 9.2 seconds. Carr, 6 foot 3 and 200 pounds, says a better start could yield 9.2 seconds with .093 consistently. Coach Lenon Castillo backs his potential and notes strides in 220 and 226 efforts, including a 20.3 220 in a meet with USC and Arizona.
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Tempe
Ariz
Henry Carr
Arizona State University
Detroit
Mich
Lenon (Baldy) Castillo
Castillo
Henry
University of Utah
Stone Johnson
Grambling
Law
College
Paul Drayton
Villanova
Ray Norton
Santa Clara Valley
Calif
University of Southern California
University of Arizona
Dighton Girl Takes Fifth in Nationals 440 at Columbus
Carol Thomas, a Dighton High School junior, finished fifth in the 440-yard dash at the AAU indoor nationals held at Ohio State University in Columbus. She ran 61.0 seconds in the finals as top three set American records. Her teammate LaVera Jordan reached semifinals in the 50 yard dash and 70 yard hurdles but did not medal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Carol Thomas
Dighton
Ohio State University
Carol
Sandra Knott
Ohio Track Club
LaVera Jordan
Topeka Cosmos Club
John Davis Jr
Independence Pirates Capture 17th National Juco Tourney Title
Independence Kansas led by Rick Park 39 points in the title game beat Moberly Missouri 73 68 in overtime to win the 17th national junior college championship. Park averaged 32 points per game to earn tournament scoring honors as Gene Bogash and Joe Mimlitz starred for the runners up and third place Casper.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Independence
Rick Park
Park
Moberly
Gene Bogash
Wilmington
Sneller
Tishomingo
Okla
Marianna
Fla
Casper
Wyo
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Joe Mimlitz
Phoenix
Bogash
Burlington
Iowa
Muskegon
Mich
Wilson
Chicago
Bogas
Mimlitz
Bob Fedorko
Gary Bryan
Bob Dibler
Amarillo
Tex
Gene Visscher
Yankees Find Needed Pitcher
The 1962 Yankees added pitching depth by trading for Stan Williams, a 6–4 right-hander who went 14-12 with the Dodgers last season. He is expected to join Whitey Ford Ralph Terry and Bill Stafford as the Yankees big four. Jim Bouton and Stan Williams shaped a 3-0 spring win over the Mets in Fort Lauderdale. Other results include Podres nine innings for the Dodgers in a 6-1 win over Baltimore.
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Associated Press
New York Yankees
Stan Williams
Yanks
Jim Bouton
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Yankees
Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Johnny Podres
Lefty
Dodger
Baltimore
Miami
Podres
Exhibition Baseball Sunday Results
Exhibition games produced one-sided and extended results. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 11 to 3, Los Angeles National 6 beat Baltimore 1, Milwaukee won 8 to 4 over St. Louis, New York American 3 fell to New York National 0, Minnesota edged Philadelphia 4 to 3 in 12 innings, San Francisco 11 beat Chicago National 6, Los Angeles American 6 defeated Houston 5, Chicago American 6 beat Detroit 5 in ten innings, Kansas City 6 defeated Washington 5, Cleveland 7 defeated Boston.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Bernie Allen
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Orlando
Kansas City
Washington
Bradenton
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Sarasota
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Tampa
Cleveland
Boston
Scottsdale
Ariz
Los Angeles Angels
Houston
Las Vegas
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Baltimore
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Associated Press
Two Missouri Gridders Sign Houston Contracts
In Houston, AP reports Missouri’s Bluebonnet Bowl champions Bill Tobin halfback and Bill Siekierski tackle signed AFL contracts. Neither player was drafted by the AFL. The report notes a 3-2 Leafs outcome attached to the same dateline.
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Missouri
Houston
Houston, Tex
Thei Houston
Gilers
Bill Tobin
Bill Siekierski
Leafs
Ring injuries kill Davey Moore in Los Angeles bout
Davey Moore, world featherweight champion, died in Los Angeles after brain damage from the title fight with Sugar Ramos last Thursday. He collapsed after the 10th round and never regained consciousness, dying at 2:20 a.m. His wife Geraldine and the boxing world suffered a sobbing, tragic loss in the city where he had risen to fame.
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Los Angeles
Moore
Hogan
Kid) Bassey
Nigeria
Ramos
Mexico City
Davey
Willie Ketchim
Ketchum
Benny
Kid) Paret
Emile Griffith
New York City
Hawks Finish Second In NHL Standings After Final Night
The Chicago Black Hawks finished second in the NHL after a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins while the Montreal Canadiens were blanked 5-0 by the New York Rangers. Detroit won the other finale, edging Toronto as Gordie Howe and Glen Hall earned season honors.
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Associated Press
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit
Gordie Howe
Chicago
Glen Hall
Hawks
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple
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