Tips From The Tour Palmer Discusses Greensboro Open
Arnold Palmer surveys the Greensboro Open at Sedgefield Country Club. The piece recalls 1968 weather delays, Casper's dominant win, Littler’s near eagle, and Palmer’s coaching emphasis on steadiness, posture, and proper follow through for longer, accurate shots.
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Arnold Palmer
Greensboro
Sedgefield Country Club
Billy Casper
Bobby Nichols
Don January
Casper
January
Gene Littler
Gene
Hartford
Conn
Doug Sanders
Myself
al Geiberger
Colleges scout junior tourney for future stars
Coaches from major programs attended the National Junior College Tournament in Hutchinson Kansas where 75 scouts watched 32 teams. Key players included 6-foot-4 guards, 7-3 Artie Gilmore, Bobby Jones and Perry Johnson leading scorers. the event influences transfers and next season rosters.
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Cliff Meely
Colorado
Northeastern
Sterling
Colo
Olympic
Spencer Haywood
Trinidad
Detroit
Dave Strack
Michigan
John Bennington
Michigan State
Press Maravich
LSU
Bill Clendenen
Florida State
Sonny Morgan
West Virginia
Frank Arnold
Oregon
Jack Gardner
Utah
Phil Johnson
Weber State
Jack Hartman
Southern Illinois
Big Eight
Missouri Valley
Artie Gilmore
Gardner-Webb College
Boiling Springs
N. C
Gardner-Webb
Gilmore
Bobby Jones
Paducah
Robert Morris
Pittsburgh
Perry Johnson
UNC Scrimmage Marred by Inconsistency in Spring Practice
North Carolina coach Bill Dooley cited inconsistency in the second spring scrimmage with bright spots noted. He highlighted senior halfback Saulis Zemaitis of Hamilton Ontario as a standout in an otherwise uneven session.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Bill Dooley
Dooley
Saulis Zemaitis
Hamilton
Ont
Zemaitis
UNC
High Point dominates fourway track meet in Augusta Ga
High Point College track team won the fourway meet in Augusta with 83 points, ahead of Morris College 35 Paine College 31 and Ft. Valley 20. Gary Markland led with 13 points including a 34 11 in shot put and 1940 in the javelin.
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Augusta
High Point College
Morris College
South Carolina
Paine College
Ft. Valley of Georgia
Gary Markland
Panthers
Markland
High Point
Bobby Davidson
Sonny Melrose
Dennis Bowley
Dennis
Davidson
Ellis Frazier heavyweight bout sanctioned in Houston
The World Boxing Association sanctioned a Jimmy Ellis versus Joe Frazier title bout set for June 17 at the Astrodome in Houston. Ellis earned the WBA title April 27, 1968 after defeating Jerry Quarry in an elimination tourney. Cassius Clay’s status remains deferred pending Supreme Court rulings.
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Baltimore
World Boxing Association
Jimmy Ellis
Joe Frazier
Cassius Clay
Emile Bruneau
WBA
Ellis
Frazier
Houston
Astrodome
Jerry Quarry
Clay
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Maine
Ellis-Frazier
Bruneau
Dave Zyglewicz
Deacons Take Golf Tourney
Wake Forest wins the Palmetto State Intercollegiate golf tournament in Orangeburg behind Leonard Thompson and Lanny Wadkins. Wake Forest led after three rounds with 1095, followed by Georgia 1121 and Maryland 1125.
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Orangeburg
S.C
Wake Forest
Leonard Thompson
Lanny Wadkins
Deacon
Georgia
University of Maryland
Sweden Puts Skids Under U S Team In World Hockey
Sweden crushed the United States 10-4 in the world hockey championships handing the U S a ninth straight defeat and threatening U S relegation from the A class. Finland beat Canada 6-1 leaving the U S with a final game against Finland to avoid dropping to B.
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Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Canada
Finland
U.S
Larry Stordahl
Jerry Lackey
Lackey
Green Bay
Wis
Ulf Sterner
New York Ranger
Sterner
Larry Pleau
Lynn
Mass
Leif Holmquist
Mike Curran
Hakan Nygren
Cassius May Be Defrocked as Black Muslim Minister
Chicago AP reports Cassius Clay now Muhammad Ali may have been defrocked as a Black Muslim minister, the basis of his draft resistance defense. The Defender alleges Elijah Muhammad ousted him, while Muhammad Speaks questions the move as contrary to the Koran. The Supreme Court ordered a new Army induction hearing after his five year prison sentence was filed.
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Houston
Frazier
Quarry
Big Buster Mathis
Clay
Supreme Court
Edwin B. Dooley
New York Athletic Commission
Chicago
Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
U.S
Muhammad Speaks
Whitworth Maintains Narrow Port Malabar Lead
Kathy Whitworth birdied the last two holes to hold a two stroke edge after 36 holes in the Port Malabar Invitational. Sharron Moran surged to 142 while Mickey Wright moved into a tie for third at 143 and Sandra Spuzich stayed in the top group with 144.
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Port Malabar
Fla
Kathy Whitworth
Sharron Moran
Miss Moran
Mickey Wright
Sandra Spuzich
Sandra Haynie
Sandra Palmer
Pam Barnett
Mary Mills
Kathy
Miss Wright
Bape Iftind
Sandre Shuzion
Ponato
Margee Masters
Marle Lindstrom
Cpa
Bes
Carol Mann
Ea Vigienidus
Raith
Betsy Rawls
Lesley Holbert
Pikeaseiwae
Coto Teer
Red Sox Hopes Take Double Blow in Lakeland
Boston pitchers suffer injuries in a Detroit Tigers exhibition Ellsworth sidelined with a chipped bone in the left toe after sliding into third base and Jose Santiago reinjures his right elbow. Ellsworth will miss his next start but can throw from the sidelines.
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Lakeland
Fla
Boston Red Sox
Lick Ellsworth
Jose Santiago
Detroit Tigers
Ellsworth
Chicago White Sox
Buddy LeRoux
ABA offers Lou Alcindor 3.25 million to sign with Nets
ABA Commissioner George Mikan announced a $3.25 million package to lure Lou Alcindor from Milwaukee. The plan includes a $1 million cash deposit, a $62,500 annual annuity for 20 years, a $500,000 cash bonus, and 10 percent of a proposed ABA TV contract, plus 5 percent of the Nets franchise. Alcindor weighed NBA and ABA bids before a Friday night decision.
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Minneapolis
George Mikan
American Basketball Association
New York Nets
Lou Alcindor
Alcindor
Milwaukee Bucks
National Basketball Association
Mikan
Milwaukee
Atlanta
NBA
ABA
Lew Alcindor
National Bank of North America
New York City
Nets
Arthur J. Brown
Sam Gilbert
Minnneapolis
Los Angeles
Mika
New York
Milwaukee Bucks Acquire Lew Alcindor At High Price
The article analyzes how the Milwaukee Bucks could afford Lew Alcindor for 1.4 million, comparing assets and liabilities. It notes the Bucks’ smaller payroll, arena crowd expectations, and use of annuities and side benefits to justify cash costs, while contrasting with bigger teams like the Knicks.
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NEW York
Milwaukee Bucks
Lew Alcindor
National Basketball Association
Alvichor
Bucks
American Basketball Association
New York Nets
UCLA
Alcindor
Nets
Bucks’ Board of Strategy
ABA
New York Knicks
Knicks
Wilt Chamberlains
Oscar Robertsons
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Charles Taylor
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