Hebert and Ford Lead At Penix Open In Phoenix
Jay Hebert of Sanford Florida and Doug Ford of Crystal River Florida shot 66s to lead the opening round of the $22500 Penix Open at Phoenix Country Club. Jerry Barber was one shot back while a group of veterans tied at 68. Ford credited approach shots for his success as Hebert sank birdie putts from 12 to 16 feet.
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Northeast Jr High Victories Over Allen Jay and Lexington
Northeast Junior High School defeated Allen Jay’s junior varsity 67 41 in a non conference game led by Gil Ford with 30 points. Lawrence McCall added 14 and Randy Murrow 13 for Jaybird. In a midweek game Northeast topped Lexington 37 20 with Ford scoring 18 and Hugh Bingham adding seven.
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College Basketball Scores Across Regions
East St Johns New York defeated West Virginia 79 to 73. NYU beat Manhattan 75 to 54. Villanova routed Pitt 76 to 49. Fordham edged CCNY 57 to 48. Wake Forest topped North Carolina 80 to 69. Stetson beat Miami 73 to 72. George Washington defeated VMI 95 to 78. Furman downed South Carolina 96 to 85. Lenoir Rhyne won 82 to 57 over Guilford. Pfeiffer beat Davidson 78 to 75. East Tennessee edged Wofford 76 to 63. Midwest Creighton 63 South Dakota 54. Akron 69 over Mt. Union 65. Southwest Tulsa 58 over North Texas 57. Oklahoma City versus West Texas canceled. Far West Denver 76 over Wyoming 64.
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Southern Conference muscle beats South Carolina 96 to 85
The Deads from Page Two B report the Southern Conference man triumphs over South Carolina 96 85. No games tonight but ACC battles loom Saturday with Duke at North Carolina in the regional TV slot and South Carolina at Wake Forest Maryland at North Carolina State and Clemson at Virginia on the night slate.
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Optimistic Grimm Eyes Cubs to Reach First Division
Chicago Cubs manager Charlie Grimm expresses confidence the team can win the pennant if luck favors them. He highlights acquisitions Richie Ashburn and Frank Thomas, strong leadoff options Ashburn and Tony Taylor, and power behind them with Banks and Thomas. Defensive needs focus on third base and starting pitching depth while catching is considered solid.
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Central loop race drives season victories for teams
North sits third in boys standings and fifth in girls. Trinity boys hold a 1-14 record in the loop basement while the girls are eighth with a 4-11 mark.
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Where They Play Tonight Sports Schedule Notes
Thomasville visits Kannapolis Ledford heads to Denton Fair Grove plays West Davidson Pilot travels to Jamestown North Davidson meets Trinity Albemarle hosts Concord Asheboro visits China Grove Statesville plays Landis
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Lions Ask Players to Write They Are Happy to Stay
About a dozen Detroit Lions players were asked by President GM Edwin Anderson to write letters to the front office stating they are happy with management and want to play in 1960. Anderson called the move routine to gauge player intent amid AFL expansion. Some players complied while others declined as free agency threats surface.
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Cincinnati Royals end losing streak. coach to resign
The Cincinnati Royals halted a 14 game skid with a 111-108 win over the Lakers in Minneapolis, but coach Tom Marshall announced he will resign at season end. The Royals sit 22 1 2 games back in the Western Division as the league’s top scorer Wilt Chamberlain misses games for the Warriors. The Nationals beat the Knicks 116-109 as Syracuse remains successful against New York.
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Morton Knocks Out Boudreaux in Joplin Fight
In Joplin Missouri Willie Morton 145 pounds from Kansas City stopped Al Boudreaux 147 pounds of New Orleans. In London Bernie Taylor 12744 from South Africa and Hugh ONeill 123 from Ireland drew after eight rounds.
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Speed Week Fireball Tops Daytona Qualifiers in Speed Week
Glen Fireball Roberts led Daytona Beach speed week as two 100 mile late model races opened on the Daytona International Speedway. Edwin Mathews topped Roberts in qualifying for the 250 mile modified sportsman event, while Lee Petty and son Richard, Tom Pistone, Kenny Johnson, Cotton Owens and Jack Smith also raced. The top 25 in each race earned spots in Sunday's 500 mile main.
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Fireball) Roberts
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Banjo) Mathews
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Lenoir Rhyne and Pfeiffer Win Narrow Showdowns
Lenoir Rhyne surged to 9 3 in the North State Conference after an 82 57 win over Guilford to break a first place tie with High Point. Lenoir Rhyne improved to 14 8. Pfeiffer edged Davidson 78 75 for its first win of the year in 21 starts. Davidson suffered its 17th loss.
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Army track coach Carl Crowell leads runners at West Point
Carl Crowell, longtime figure in Tennessee cross country, is in his ninth season guiding the Army track team at the United States Military Academy in West Point.
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Nashville stoutly draws poor crowds in Southern Asia play
For Nashville, Shreveport was the poorest drawing team in the Southern Asia last season. Only 4,656 attended the 11 games played in Nashville.
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