Pender Retains Middleweight Title With Seventh Round TKO
Paul Pender of Brookline Massachusetts stopped Terry Downes in the seventh round at the Boston Arena to retain his world middleweight championship. Downes bled heavily from the fourth round after Pender opened cuts, with the referee halting the fight at 57 seconds of the seventh. Downes had a strong rally in the fifth but Pender dominated most of the bout.
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Henry Greensberg
Massachusetts Boxing Commission
Terry Downes
London
Paul Pender
Pender
Downes
Boston
Brookline
Mass
Boiton
Boston Arena
Terry
Bill Connolly
Connolly
Francis Wixted
Pionship
Harry Sundberg
Steve Salek
Associated Press
Sundberg
Salek
Doris Phillips Wins Golf Title in South Atlantic Event
Doris Phillips of Belleville Illinois rallied from a four hole morning deficit to beat Marge Burns of Greensboro North Carolina one up in the six hole final of the Women's South Atlantic tournament at Elinor Village CC in Ormond Beach Florida. Burns led up to the 24th hole but Phillips seized the lead late and recorded her first individual win away from home as Burns three putted on the final green. Phillips is in her third year on the Florida winter tour.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Doris Phillips
Belleville
Ill
Marge Burns
Greensboro
N.C
Miss Burns
Miss Phillips
Oceanfront
Ellinor Village Country Club
Substitution Rule Stymies NCAA Football Rules Committee
The NCAA Football Rules Committee, meeting in Miami Beach, remains unable to resolve substitution rule changes after two days. Chairman Gen. Robert Neyland aims for a Sunday consensus, while a separate action urges NCAA to form a panel with manufacturers to study safer equipment amid rising player injuries.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fila
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Neyland
NCAA
Citadel Edges Davidson In Narrow Conference Thriller
The Citadel defeated Davidson 74-73 to tie for first in the Southern Conference with a 5-1 league record and 10-4 overall. Gary Daniels scored 26, hitting a late free throw to put the Cadets ahead 74-71. Bill Jarman led Davidson with 28 points while Joe Markee and Markee’s 25 included a flu setback.
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Davidson
N.C
Citadel
Cadets
Virginia Tech
William & Mary
West Virginia
Gary Daniels
Joe Markee
Bill Jarman
Citadel Daniels
Howe
Stowers Jones
Buchanan Wehrmeister Ener
Davidson Jarman
Markee
Nuckolls
Carrell Evans
Shinn It
Russell
Citadel Eeewenee
Guilford 5 Breaks Long Losing Streak With Win Over Atlantic Christian
Guilford Quakers snap a 24-game skid by defeating Atlantic Christian 79 73 at Guilford College. Don Lineberry scores 23 to lead Guilford while Ernie Oden and Jack Boyd each notch 15 for Atlantic Christian. Heinz W Lenz elected president of the National Soccer Coaches Association at its meeting in New York.
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Guilford College
N. C
Guilford Quakers
Atlantic Christian
Ers
Guilford
Wayne Wychoff
Don Lineberry
Quakers
Lineberry
Ernie Oden
Jack Boyd
Bulldogs
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Adtenses
Athinab Seenrbetesesvees
Sensendtense
E Faken
Caviveeuvenseutesees
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Lekededrany
Se Abbas Daa
Isapansveeienea Essa
Guilford Es
Sects Setters SC
New York
Heinz W. Lenz
U.S. Naval Academy
National Soccer Coaches Association
John Squires
University of Connecticut
Elgin Baylor and Oscar Robertson Duel In Lakers Win
In a national TV NBA game at Sports Arena Los Angeles' Elgin Baylor and Cincinnati's Oscar Robertson each scored 45 points in a 123-114 Lakers victory. Baylor sat out last five minutes. Robertson scored eight in the final two minutes as Lakers used 40 points in the second quarter and 34 in the third to seize control. Teammates Tom Hawkins 17 Jerry West 15 and Jim Krebs 13 supported Baylor.
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Los Angeles
Elgin Baylor
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Lakers
Royals
National Basketball Association
Wilt Chamberlain
Baylor
Robertson
Tom Hawkins
Jerry West
Jim Krebs
AFL Seeks True World Championship With NFL Opponent
The AFL invites the NFL to play a true world championship game pitting the 1961 AFL champions against the NFL champion. Commissioner Joe Foss says the annual game would be the showpiece of American football and fans deserve a world series style title game. The proposal was approved by AFL club owners after a six month committee study.
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Houston
Tex
American Football League
National Football League
America
Joe Foss
AFL
Foss
Pete Rozelle
NFL
Rozelle
Athletic TM Heroes Honored By WHITNEY SHOEMAKER
Washington celebrated sports with its Touchdown Club banquet honoring football and baseball heroes. Notables including Joe Bellino Mickey Mantle Tom Brown were recognized with Timmies and trophies presented by Vice President Nixon and Speaker Rayburn.
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Washington
Touchdown Club
Mickey Mantle
All Americas
Joe Bellino
Tom Brown
Jimmy Touchdowns
Air Force
Felix
Doc) Blanchard
Glenn Davis
Army
Bill Dudley
Virginia
Washington Redskins
Pittsburgh Steelers
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Walter Camp
Navy
Bellino
Mantle
Yankees
Clark Griffith
TD Club
Deane Beman
Minnesota
Murray Warmath
Jordan Olivar
Yale
Lenoir Rhyne
Clarence Stasavich
Jim Speight
East Carolina College
Mitchel Air Force Base
Armed Forces
Gary Collins
Maryland
Norm van Brocklin
Buck Shaw
Philadelphia Eagles
Balding and Leonard Take Lead at San Diego Open
Al Balding of Toronto and Stan Leonard of Vancouver shot 70s to finish at 205 and lead at the 54 hole mark of the $20,000 San Diego Open at Mission Valley Country Club. Eric Monti sits one stroke back at 206 with a crowded group including Arnold Palmer and Bobby Nichols in contention.
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San Diego
Calif
al Balding
Toronto
Stan Leonard
Vancouver
Mission’ ‘Valley Country Club
Leonard
Balding
Arnold Palmer
Don Finsterwald
Frank Boynton
Jim Ferree
Bobby Nichols
Gary Pmyers
Ccceceeess
Dave Ratan
Ceceess
Bob Goalby
Eens Eens
Frank Stranahan
Darrell Hickock
Mason Rudolph
Charlie Sifford
Es Comn
Ccc Csteseves
Billy Casper Jr
Cccsenes
Iday Hebert
Mike Sowehak
Newberry narrowly defeats Belmont Abbey in home clash
Newberry College beat Belmont Abbey 62-59 at Newberry. Carl Short scored 23 points and sealed the win with two free throws, as Belmont Abbey briefly tied the game late. Newberry improves to 9-3 while Belmont Abbey drops to 9-4.
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Newberry
S.C
Carl Short
Johnny Bauknight
Belmont Abbey
Belmont
Short
James Mullen
Piedmont Wins 78-70 Over Wofford in Tight Confrontation
Piedmont College of Demorest Georgia built a 19 point first half lead and held on to defeat Wofford 78 70 Bruce Stroud scored 18 of his 24 points in the first half as Piedmont led 47 28 at the break Wofford the defending Little Four champion pressed back in the second half narrowing the gap to six late Bob Waldrop led Wofford with 21 points including 16 in the second half
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Spartanburo
Piedmont College
Bob Waldrop
Wofford
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