Riverside 500 Draws Top Stock Car Pilots
Riverside California hosts the Riverside 500 mile stock car race with a 44-car field. Freddie Lorenzen sits on the pole in a 1964 Ford after setting a track record 102.434 mph. Indy stars Parnelli Jones, A J Foyt, Goldsmith, Gurney, and Troy Ruttman join NASCAR greats like Fireball Roberts and Ned Jarrett in a bid for a $60 000 purse and $14 480 winner’s share under dual NASC FIA sanction with sunny race-day skies anticipated.
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Indianapolis
Ford
Freddie Lorenzen
Charlotte
N.C
Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Ili
Carpenter
Paul Goldsmith
Richard
Dick) Petty
Randleman
Petty
Nascar
FIA
California Sunland
Parnelli Jones
A. J. Foyt
Goldsmith
Dan Gurney
Troy Ruttman
Marvin Panch
Glenn
Fireball) Roberts
Little Joe Weatherly
Ned Jarrett
Darel Dieringer
Weatherly
Ruttman
Wildcats Unable to Use Coliseum for Remaining Davidson Games
Davidson College cannot schedule its final home games at the Charlotte Coliseum due to unavailability on February 27 to 29 during the Southern Conference tournament. The Wildcats will play five more games at Johnston Gymnasium in Day, totaling nine home dates this season with matchups against Wofford, VMI, Georgia Southern, Richmond, and East Carolina.
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N. C
Davidson
Charlotte Coliseum
Paul Buck
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Buck
Coliseum
UNC Freshmen Lift Past Virginia Tech Behind Lewis 43
Bob Lewis scored 43 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as North Carolina freshmen defeated Virginia Tech 107 to 91. Six Hokies reached double figures while UNC teammates Tom Gauntlett 18 and Ian Morrison 19 contributed strong scoring as UNC shot 56 percent to Tech's 52.
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N.C
Bob Lewis
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Tech
Lewis
VPI
Pat Moriarty
Bob King
Rick Perry
Tom Aguntlett
Tar Heels
Ian Morrison
UNC
Gauntlett
Morrison
Moe
Talbott
Hedrick
Parrish
Thompson
Moriarty
Alender
King
Margin
Perry
Brown
Blahe
Hanley
Bowling Tourney Deadline Today
The High Point Woman's Bowling Association deadline for entry is midnight tonight for the second annual tournament at Fairlanes College Village on Feb 8-9. Leagues already entered in singles and doubles. contact association secretary Rhaemell Prangley to join.
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Fairlanes
College Village
Rhaemell Prangley
St Josephs Hawks Edge Wake Forest In Narrow Finish
St Josephs earns a 1 point victory over Wake Forest as Steve Courtin scores 25 and Bob Leonard 17 for Wake Forest. Deacons rally after halftime but Oakes seals it with a three point play while Leonard picks up a late technical foul.
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St. Joseph's
Bob Leonard
Wake Forest
St. Joseph’s
Deacons
Dick Carmichael
Ronny Watts
Frank Christie
Courtin
Watts
Hoffman
Hawks
Christie
Oakes
Leonard
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Herring
Hofmann
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Ford
Watts Us
Brooks
Carmient
Hassell
Ieonere
Ford Vie
Tigers dominate East in league twin bill 61 50
Randleman Tigers win 61 50 over East Eagles behind four in double figures led by Ernest Talley with 13. Claude Pickett and Larry Warner each added 12, Bobby Brown 10, while East counters with Phil Everhart 15 and Charles Crawford 14. Girls game also won by Randleman 35 21 as Susan Ferree and Dianne Evans top scorers.
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Tigers
East Eagles
East
Ernest Talley
Claude Pickett
Larry Warner
Bobby Brown
Eagles
Phil Everhart
Charles Crawford
Susan Ferree
Dianne Evans
Seve East
Marshall
Talley
Kinsella
Brown
Everhart
Hinshaw
Crawford
Pickett
Faircloth
Warner
Lomax
Staley
Smell
King
Pressiey
Fora S de Beusse
Stevenson
Randieman
Jay Neary Stars as Wilmington Wins Big
Jay Neary scored 36 points on 14 of 19 from the floor to lift Wilmington College past Pembroke State 89 78. The Capitals led most of the night securing their eighth win of the season against five losses.
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Wilmington
N. C
Jay Neary
Wilmington College
Pembroke State
Ilmington
Gens Rout Flyers 6-1, extend Southern Division lead
Greensboro Generals topped the Nashville Dixie Flyers 6-1 at Memorial Coliseum to stretch its Eastern Hockey League southern division lead to six points. Don Davidson scored twice and Jacque Monette made 19 saves while Marvin Edwards had 27 for Nashville.
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Gens
Nashville Dixie Flyers
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Generals
Knoxville
Nashville
Greensboro
Norm Ryder
Don Davidson
Ron Quenville
Ray Germain
Ron Muir
Ron Spong
Jacque Monette
Marvin Edwards
Monette
Balanced scoring leads Atlantic Christian win over Guilford
Elmer Hobbs and Gary Johnson each scored 12 points while Bill Tice added 11 in a balanced attack. Dan Kuzma led Guilford with 17 points and Charlie Black-Parker added 14 as the game featured steady scoring.
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Atlantic Christian
Elmer Hobbs
Gary Johnson
Bill Tice
Dan Kuzma
Guilford
Charlie Black - Parker
High Point tops Winston-Salem club in 100 85 win
High Point YMCA defeated Winston-Salem 100 to 85 as Tom Burton and Danny Sewell combined for 59 points. Burton scored 35 and Sewell 24, with Dunbar 14 and Loggins 11 aiding the win as Winston’s Cliff Dwyer led with 23. Next up for High Point is a trip to Burlington.
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Winston-Salem
Tommy Burton
Danny Sewell
High Point Ymca
Winston - Salem
Burton
Sewell
Bobby Dunbar
Roby Dixon
Dale Loggins
Cliff Dwyer
Winston
Bud Anderson
High Point
Burlington
Wagan Cat
Dixon Holland
Dunbar
Clodfeiler
Dickerson
Burton Yorsey Ower
Loggins
Bose
McClure Mandy Geneter
George Washington Rockets Past Richmond 108 77
George Washington shot 58 percent to overwhelm Richmond 108 77 in Arlington. All five Colonials reached double figures led by Kennedy Legins 23 points and Joe Adamitis 20 with 17 rebounds. Phil Aurscavage added 16 in the first half as GW built a 44 33 halftime margin.
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George Washington
Richmond
Colonials
Phil Aurscavage
Kennedy Legins
Joe Adamitis
Wilkinson resigns as Oklahoma athletic director in protest
Bud Wilkinson ends 17 season era as Sooner football coach and resigns as athletic director alleging political maneuvering by Board of Regents in delaying a successor. He backs Gomer Jones for both jobs while Regents favor other candidates amid Senate politics.
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Okla
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents
Wilkinson
Sooner
Gomer Jones
Senate
Raymond Gary
J. Howard Edmondson
Edmonson
Jones
Regents
Athletic Council
Glenn Northcutt
The
Northcutt
Oklahoma
Cng
Coachine
Sam Boghosian
UCLA
Mike Corgan
Nebraska
Buck McPhail
Illinois
George L. Cross
Cross
Finley hires famed attorney Louis Nizer in move bid
Charles C. Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics, retained Louis Nizer to represent him in the fight to move the team to Louisville. Finley said he is confident he can win but warned baseball may suffer. the American League ordered a lease in Kansas City by Feb 1 or expulsion, and Finley threatened to go to court.
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New York
Charles C. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Louis Nizer
Louisville
Finley
Phillips
Kansas City
Florida duo reach PGA National Match Play final
Jack McGowan of Largo Florida and Robert Frainey of Brockton Massachusetts earned championship berths by winning their matches in Palm Beach. McGowan defeated Bill Capps 3 and 2 while Frainey beat Joe Lopez Sr. 3 and 2. They advance to a 36 hole final on Sunday.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Jack McGowan
Largo
Fla
Robert Frainey
Brockton
Mass
McGowan
Bill Capps
Beckley
W. Va
Frainey
Joe Lopez Sr
Miami
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