Los Angeles fights bid reversal for 1968 Olympics
Los Angeles officials claim an honest mistake by the US Olympic Committee led to Detroit winning the bid. Five cities Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Philadelphia will reappear March 18 to present cases. LA asserts strong chance and cites 1932 success.
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ED Corrigan
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Los Angeles
Detroit
Joe Quinn
Sam Yorky
U.S
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Philadelphia
Quinn
Rex White Skips Hillsboro NASCAR Race Opening Field Wide
Rex White will miss Sundays 150 mile NASCAR Grand National race at Hillsboro Orange Speedway. Track manager Enoch Staley cited White preparing a racing parts business in Spartanburg as the reason. Junior Johnson leads Chevrolet hopes with a 1963 car as Ford, Plymouth, Pontiac and Dodge entrants join the field, about 25 cars expected for 7 800 in prize money.
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Hillsboro
Orange Speedway
Rex White
Enoch Staley
White
Spartanburg
S. C
Junior Johnson
Holman and Moody
Stacy
Ned Jarrett
Pontiac
Joe Weatherly
Dodge
David Pearson
Billy Wade
Cotton Owens
Staley
Bill France
Ten NAIA teams advance to meet in Kansas City tournament
Ten more teams earned bids to the NAIA basketball tournament in Kansas City next Monday. Winners included Arkansas Tech Rockhurst Fort Hays State Eastern New Mexico Central State Ohio Northern Michigan Transylvania Kentucky Stetson Eastern Montana and California Western. Earlier qualifiers were Miles Western Carolina Pacific Lutheran Lewis and Clark Howard Payne Oklahoma Baptist Grambling and Winston-Salem Teachers.
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National Association of Inter-collegiate Athletics
Arkansas Tech
Rockhurst
Fort Hays
Kan
Eastern
New Mexico
Central State
Ohio
Penders Empire Expanded By Court Ruling
The New York Appellate Division nullified the State Athletic Commission action that stripped Paul Pender of his middleweight recognition last November. The court restores Pender as New York and Massachusetts titleholder while Dick Tiger remains listed as world champion elsewhere. The ruling leaves Pender’s appeal in Massachusetts, with other boxing bodies following New York’s lead.
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New York
Paul Pender
New York State Supreme Court
State Athletic Commission
Pender
Massachusetts
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
State Commission
Tiger
World Boxing Association
New Yorks
Mississippi State May Yet Be Barred From NCAA Tourney
The Mississippi State board will hold a Saturday meeting to discuss the school's participation in the NCAA basketball tournament at East Lansing on March 15. Five of 13 board members requested the session to oppose sending the Maroons to face integrated teams. President D. W. Colvard said he would permit State to go unless higher authority blocks it. The team last faced Negro players in 1956 and was previously pulled from a tourney after a game with two Black players.
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Jackson
Miss
State College Board
Mississippi State
East Lansing
Mich
Tom Tubb
West Point
Maroons
Mississippi
D. W. Colvard
Evansville
Ind
C. R. (Dudy) Noble
State
Evansville College
Penn Seeks State Meet Berth in NCHSAC Tilt
William Penn High of High Point faces Dudley in Greensboro for a Western District Class 4-A NCH SAC tournament semifinal at 7 30. The winner advances to the state 4-A Negro tournament. Penn leads season series 2 0 with Roger Lindsey scoring 15.1 and Vernon Walker 11.9 per game.
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Greensboro
William Penn High School
High Point
Dudley High
Penn
Roger Lindsey
Vernon Walker
Allen Jay Girls Sweep Jaybirds In Guilford Debut
Allen Jay High School claimed the girls basketball title with a 40 34 win over Southeast Guilford in the Guilford County Conference debut. Mickey Tuttle led with 14 points while Barbara Macon and Patsy Johnson added nine each as the Jaybirds rallied from an early deficit.
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Jamestown
Allen Jay
Jaybirds
Guilford County
Allen Jay Girls
Southeast Guilford
Jaybird
Northwest
Mickey Tuttle
Barbara Macon
Patsy Johnson
Val Emerson
Brenda May
Little
Isley
McGee
Summers
Burton Scott
Price D. Johnson
Futrell J. Johnson
Tucker
D. Tucker Kemp Richardson
Sapp Mullis
Knight Powell
Everette Williams
Little Bowman
Clinard Lewey
Lemmons Caviness
van Hoy
Lawrence State
Murphy Kirby
North East
Northeast
Cham Allen Jay Geroeranen
Macon
Emerson
Tuttle
Howlett Frye
Moose Spivey Henderson
Thompson Johnson
May Walker Kennedy Hobbs Freeman Gibson
Southeast
Mantilla Calls Mets Losses Murderous After Trade
Felix Mantilla, moved from the Mets to the Red Sox, compared playing for the club to being sent to the electric chair and said the Mets were the worst team he ever played for. He noted his pride in leaving a season where the Mets set a modern futility record by losing 120 of 160 games.
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Associated Press
Scottsdale, Ariz
Felix Mantilla
New York Mets
Boston
Mets
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Mantilla
Milwaukee
Felix
Red Sox
Pumpsie Green
Tracy Stallard
Hoo
Ping
Hudoba Wins Bowling Event Amid Mayoral Campaign Hopes
Fledgling politician Andy Hudoba, 43, campaigning for Struthers Ohio mayor, tops the American Bowling Congress regular singles and all-events in Buffalo. His 1,954 all-events total includes a 725 singles series and 640 in team with 589 in doubles. Jack Baum, his partner, placed fourth in all-events with 1,931. Hudoba is one of five Democrats vying for the Struthers mayoral nomination.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Andy Hudoba
Hudoba
Struthers
Ohio
American Bowling Congress
Jack Baum
Baum
ABC
Nicklaus Withdraws From Pensacola Open After Medical Advice
Jack Nicklaus, part of golfdom's Big Three, withdraws from the $25,000 Pensacola Open as his physician orders rest in Columbus, Ohio to treat bursitis hampering his play since the winter tour began.
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Pensacola
Fla
Jack Nicklaus
Golfdom
Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
200 Boxers Set for National AAU Tournament in Utica
More than 200 boxers from the United States Puerto Rico Canada and South Africa will compete in the National Amateur AAU Tournament opening Thursday. National champions returners will vie for titles with finals scheduled Saturday night at the 5500 seat Utica Memorial Auditorium.
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Utica
N.Y
National Amateur Athletic Union
United States
Puerto Rico
Canada
South Africa
Utica Memorial Auditorium
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