Otte Hero as Pirates Edge Bulldogs 61-60 in NC Battle
East Carolina beat Atlantic Christian 61-60 on Bill Otte's late two free throws with a minute left. Otte and Ray Smith top scoring with 19 each as ECU finishes conference play amid tournament-pairing anxieties. Western Carolina wins to secure No. 2 behind Lenoir Rhyne. Elon falls.
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N.C
East Carolina
Atlantic Christian
Bill Otte
Pirates
Western Carolina
Elon
Lenoir Rhyne
WCC
ACC
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Ray Smith
Winners Are No 2 In Loop
Western Carolina beat Elon 53 50 in the Carolinas Conference finale as Melvin Gibson scored 23 and Danny Thorpe 19 for the Catamounts to secure the No 2 seed. Elon’s Dewey Andrew led with 21 points, Jesse Branson 13, Sonny Smith 11. Andrew’s final shot rimmed out.
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Elon College
N.C
Western Carolina
Fire
Elon
Melvin Gibson
Lexington
Dewey Andrew
Gibson
Danny Thorpe
Jesse Branson
Sonny Smith
Catawba Defeats Appalachian In 97 77 Road Victory
Catawba blasts Appalachian 97 to 77 in a Carolinas Conference matchup. Bucky Pope scores 24 for Catawba with Jim Sessoms and Al Johnson adding 19 each while Wayne Duncan leads Appalachian with 23 points.
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Catawba
Jim Sessoms
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Wayne Duncan
Appalachian
Jack Lytton
Doug Wall
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Moyer Beats Sugar Ray Robinson In Madison Square Garden
Portland den ny Moyer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson by 10 round decision at Madison Square Garden. The 22 year old weighed 159 pounds to Robinson 159 1/2. Referee Mercante scored 1 2 and 1 for Moyer. Birnbaum 7 3 and Rossi 7 3 for Moyer. AP had Moyer ahead 7 2 1.
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Denny Moyer
Portland
Core
Sugar Ray Robinson
Madison Square Garden
Moyer
Robinson
Art Mercante
Eo Birnbaum
Tony Rossi
Associated Press
Frank Leads Pfeiffer To 75 56 Win
Bobby Frank scored 22 points to lift Pfeiffer to a 75 56 victory over the College of Charleston. Pfeiffer surged to a 32 21 lead and dominated the boards in the second half. Charleston’s Jackie Schneers led scoring with 18 points as the Maroons finished 7 15.
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S.C
Bobby Frank
Pfeiffer
College of Charleston
Maroons
Jackie Schneers
Newberry Defeats Pembroke 74 67 in Close Arena Showdown
Newberry driven by David Hawk with 27 points and 15 rebounds beat Pembroke 74 to 67 as Phil Musgrave added 23 and Gordon Cuskus 18. Pembroke’s Mac McGinnis scored 15 while Pat Lynch and Bill Scarry from Newberry were ejected after a fight. Newberry improved to 13 wins and 12 losses. Pembroke fell to 19? with a rough finish.
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S.C
David Hawk
Phil Musgave
Pembroke
Hawk
Musgrave
Gordon Cuskus
Mac McGinnis
Bill Scarry
Pat Lynch
Belmont Abbey Falls 69 63 to Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern defeated Belmont Abbey 69-63 before 1 700 fans in Statesboro. Joe McDermott gave Belmont Abbey a 61 60 lead with two minutes remaining, but Georgia Southern surged back with field goals and free throws. Fran Florian and Bill Pickens scored 17 each for the winners while David Patton added 16. Belmont Abbey’s top scorers were Joe McDermott with 19, Bill Ficke 15 and Jim Lytle 14.
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Georgia Southern
Belmont Abbey
Joe McDermott
North Carolina
Fran Florian
Bill Pickens
David Patton
McDermott
Bill Ficke
Jim Lytle
Downhill draw for World Alpine Champs names Schranz early favorite
Chamonix France seedings list Karl Schranz of Austria as the No 8 seed and Bud Werner of Steamboat Springs Colo as America's top hope starting No 9. American skiers Chuck Ferries No 19 Jim Huega No 20 and Bill Marcht No 25 follow with Guy Perillat of France holding No 1.
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France
Bud Werner
Steamboat Springs
Colo
America
Chuck Ferries
Houghton
Mich
Jim Huega
Tahoe City
Calif
Bill Marcht
Aspen
Guy Perillat
Karl Schranz
Austria
ISAYS MANAGER Bullpen Strength To Help Detroit
Detroit Tigers manager discusses bullpen depth and double-play improvement after a 101 win season. He notes Terry Fox and Sam Jones boosting pitching, strong infield with Cash Boros, a solid outfield trio Kaline Colavito Bruton, and hopes for Bruton and Brown to improve. He cites Lary Bunning Messi as starters with Kline Foytack Regan primed for depth.
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Bob Scheffing
Scottsdale, Ariz
Yankees
Terry Fox
Sam Jones
Houston
Jake Wood
Dick McAuliffe
Phil Regan
Howard Koplitz
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Suggs Leads After Subpar Round in St Petersburg Open
Louise Suggs of Atlanta shot a 69 to extend her four stroke edge at the St Petersburg Women’s Open. Carol Mann remained runner up at 213 after a 73, with Sandra Haynie one behind at 214 as Faulk and Prentice tied for fourth at 215.
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Fla
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Miss Suggs
Carol Mann
Olympia Fields
Ill
Miss Mann
Sandra Haynie
Longview
Tex
Mary Lena Faulk
Sea Island
Joann Prentice
Columbia
S.C
Ruth Jessen
Seattle
Wash
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
Indoor marks fall in Louisville at Mason-Dixon Games
In Louisville, Hayes Jones set an 70-yard high hurdles record in eight seconds, Jo Ann Terry lowered the 80 meter low hurdle mark by two tenths, and Tennessee A&I's 440 relay posted 48.6 seconds to break records. John Uelses failed at 14 feet in pole vault as he exited early.
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Louisville
John Uelses
Hayes Jones
Detroit
Jo Ann Terry
Tennessee A&i
Hayes Ties 9.2 Second 100 Yard Dash Record
Robert Hayes, a 19 year old Florida A&M sophomore, ran 100 yards in 9.2 seconds at the University of Miami meet tying the world record set by Frank Bude. Officials noted wind reading and multiple timers confirming 9.2. The event was sanctioned by the American Athletic Union and sponsored by the Florida Athletic Club.
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Fla
Robert Hayes
Florida A&m
Hayes
Frank Bude
Villanova
New York
Vance Lally
Florida Athletic Club
University of Miami
Lally
Panthers select first round pairings in Greensboro
The Panthers hold first round draw in Greensboro with top four clubs Lenoir Rhyne Western Carolina East Carolina and Elon drawing opponents from High Point Catawba Appalachian and Pfeiffer. Regular season ends 12 11 overall 11 9 in league. Bears finish 17 8 overall and 4 4 in Carolinas play.
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Greensboro
Lenoir Rhyne
Western Carolina
East Carolina
Elon
High Point
Catawba
Appalachian
Pfeiffer
Panthers
Bears
Carolinas
Maxie Davis Wins Open Featherweight in Carolinas Golden Gloves
In Charlotte, 23 year old amateur Maxie Davis of Mount Holly defeated Charlie Ayer of Charleston by decision to win the open featherweight title. Other finals saw Ray Porter overcoming Mike Ballenger for novice flyweight, Terry Simms KO Luther Adams in open flyweight, Bruce Cornett besting Wayne Leviner in novice bantam, Jerry Waters KO Jackie Hammett in open bantam, and Bobby Compton over Reggie Whitesides in novice featherweight.
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Maxie Davis
Mount Holly
Charlie Ayer
Charleston
Ray Porter
Mike Ballenger
Gaffney
S.C
Charlotte Bakery
Terry Simms
Luther, Adams
Bruce Cornett
Lenoir
Wayne Leviner
Sumter
Jerry Waters
Jackie Hammett
Luther Adams
Mr. Holly
Bobby Compton
Reggie Whitesides
Gastonia
Max Davis
Dec
Kosichkin Leads After Opening Events In World Speedskating
Viktor Kosichkin of the Soviet Union surged to the lead at the world speedskating championships in Moscow as the opening races concluded. Eddie Rudolph of the United States sat in tenth after two events, with Kosichkin eighth in the 500 meters and fourth in the 5,000 meters, totaling 92,090 points. Boris Stenin and Henk van der Grift trail closely, while the 1,500 and 10,000 meter races set for Sunday. Rudolph earned 7th in the 500 with 43.4 seconds and 8:30.2 in the 5,000, a personal best for the 20-year-old.
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Viktor Kosich'kin
Soviet Union
Eddie ‘Rudolph
Lenin Stadium
Kosichkin
Evgeny Grishin
Sweden
Ivar Nilsson
Boris Stenin
Russia
Henk van der Grifft
Netherlands
Rudolph
Northbrook
Ill
Smith nets 40 as Furman topps Wofford in nonconference clash
Jerry Smith scores a career high 40 points to lead Furman past Wofford 95 to 69 in Greenville. Smith hit 15 of 31 and left the game with 11 seconds left after extending his double figure scoring streak to 50 games. Glur adds 17 rebounds and 11 points as Furman dominates 59-29 on the boards.
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S.C
Jerry Smith
Furman
Wofford
Corbin
Smith
Davidson
Gerald Glur
Glur
Leroy Peacock
Bobby Pinson
Ronnie Russell
Terriers
Brown Leads In Seniors Golf Championship at Dunedin
Iowa club pro Joe Brown shot 67 in the second round to reach 136 after 36 holes and take the 25 000 PGA Seniors title lead at Dunedin Florida. E J Dutch Harrison and Jimmy Demaret eyed second place as a crowded field juggled par scores and withdrawals.
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Joe Brown
Brown
E. J
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San Francisco
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Charlie Sheppard
Pittsfield
Mass
Hal Sanderson
Charlie Jones
Greenville
S.C
Agee Welch
Raleigh
N.C
Orville White
Aiken
NBA Scores and Hockey Results Across Regions
The Associated Press reports NBA games with Los Angeles beating New York 128 to 121 and Detroit defeating Cincinnati 123 to 113. In college or regional play, Syracuse topped Chicago 136 to 127. Eastern Hockey League results include Johnstown 2 Knoxville 0 and Philadelphia 7 Greensboro 6, with Long Island 6 New Haven 2 and Clinton 7 Charlotte 2.
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Spring training opens as several Twins report late
In Orlando Florida three Minnesota Twins pitchers Camilo Pascual Pedro Ramos and Ray Moore failed to report with others unsigned Harmon Killebrew and Jose Valdivielso while catchers Hal Naragan and Jerry Zimmerman arrived with contracts. Washington signs Bennie Daniels to a 1962 deal while Elston Howard and Cletis Boyer reach terms with the Yankees. other signings follow across franchises.
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Jose Pagan
Bob Bolin
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CAGE RESULTS FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Duke defeats Navy 91 to 72 and Indiana tops Iowa 72 69 as late results surface from the college basketball cage slate. Maryland-North Carolina State and Clemson roll while Wake Forest edges Maryland 78 81 in a busy scoring night.
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