Books of 1970 Sports Literature Preview
New York reports a busy year for sports books with titles on the Mets and Knicks. The piece surveys trends from inside-lowdown books to biographies and explores upcoming projects on high school coaches Frazier sexuality Yardley and Roy Smalley women in sports and sportless America.
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New York
NBA
New York Mets
New York Knickerbockers
Sugar Ray
Dave Anderson
Paul Zimmerman
Frank Beard
Dick Schaap
Phil Berger
Knicks
33Rd Street
Ron Swoboda
George Yardley
Roy Smalley
Bevo Francis
Bobby Avila
Paul Arizin
Hurricane Jackson
Jim Konstanty
Bob Pettit
Steve van Buren
America
Royal Texas coach sees football as backbone for campus life
In New York Darrell Royal defends football as discipline and motivation for Texas students and players. He recalls undefeated teams, national titles, and his view that players seek recognition and pride in their sport while acknowledging criticism of the game's glamor and power.
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New York
Darrell Royal
America
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Royal
Jacklin Learns Golf in America Wins 1970 U S Open
Briton Tony Jacklin, age 26, learned the game in the United States and captured the 1970 U S Open at Hazeltine in Minnesota with a 281 total, beating Dave Hill by seven strokes. He credits help from Tom Weiskopf and Bert Yancey for slowing his backswing.
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America
Tony Jacklin
Jacklin
Tom Weiskopf
Bert Yancey
PGA
Hazeltine
Chaska
Minn
Dave Hill
Lee Trevino
Tucson
National Airlines
Billy Casper
Trevino
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Avco
Jack Nicklaus
Big Nick
Nicklaus
Bruce Crampton
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Dave Stockton
Tulsa
Dick Lotz
Frank Beard
Bob Murphy
Larry Hinson
Bobby Nichols
Clifton
N.J
Labron Harris
Crampton
Harrison
N.Y
Hinson
Casper
Gene Littler
Beard
Lanny Wadkins
Wick-Stick Is Helping Art Creates New Basketball Gimmick
Jacksonville University coach Tom Wasdin devised a novel basketball gimmick named Wick-Stick Is Helping Art. The idea follows existing quirky plays such as the Boudreau Shift and the Folly Floater, aiming to surprise opponents with unconventional strategy.
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NEW York
NEA
Tom Wasdin
Jacksonville University
Blanda Steps In Snares Raiders Victory in Thriller
In a late season Raiders Jets clash George Blanda replaced an injured Daryle Lamonica and threw a go ahead TD. Lamonica returned to lead a tying drive and Blanda kicked the winning extra point as Oakland won 14 13.
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NEW York
NBA
New York Jets
Daryle Lamonica
Oakland Raiders
Jets
Ralph Baker
Lamonica
George Blanda
John Madden
Madden
Blanda
Oakland
George
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Raiders
America
Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Crime Drama Lineup
The lineup lists Porter Wagner, NBC News, CBS News and Gunsmoke among prime time fare. Highlights include Petticoat Junction at 7, Mission Impossible and Mannix approaching 10 with Most Deadly Game and Mary Tyler Moore noted in late slots.
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Petticoat Junction
NBC News
Channel 2
Evening News
Joyful Noise Opening Program at 8 PM
A listing shows an 8 PM Joyful Noise program followed by News and Sports segments. It mentions ABC News and a 12 PM political telecast and a Cinema 9 movie slot. The schedule includes a Football Scoreboard and Weather updates.
Leahy Named to Lombardi Award Selection Committee
Frank Leahy a former Notre Dame coach joins the Vince Lombardi Award Selection Committee in Houston He is hospitalized at M D Anderson Cancer Center where cancer research is highlighted Proceeds from the dinner go to the American Cancer Society The Lombardi Award dinner will be held January 22 in Houston.
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Houston
Frank Leahy
American Cancer Society
Leahy
Notre Dame
M. D. Anderson
Capsule View of Tonight's TV Programs
2 Mission Impossible features revolutionaries kidnapping Paris for a claimed American industrialist. Andy Williams hosts a Christmas special with Captain Kangaroo at 8:30. My Three Sons has triplets in St Louis antics. Christmas arrests unfold in Adam 12. The Love God satire stars Don Knotts and Anne Francis at 9 30. Mary Tyler Moore spends Christmas in the newsroom. Most Deadly Game traps a model Vanessa with a killer. Mannix shows a woman tailed by a mysterious Vietnamese pursuer.
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Mission Impossible
Don Knotts
Anne Francis
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary
Vanessa
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Gilmore
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Jacksonville
Alcindor
Bill Russell
Russell
Bill
Hempstead
L. I
Chipley
Fla
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Ala
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the Scene Tonight
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Klub Kwiz
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Sii Adam
Lawrence Welk
Arnie
Mannix
ABC News
WSJS
Television
Lombardi
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Marsha
Wachovia
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Kathy
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Suzy
Dwight
Twins
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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St. Louis
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Love God
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