Ashe Subject to Call by Armed Forces
Arthur Ashe, 22, faces possible Army service after graduation from UCLA with an ROTC commission. He remains focused on tennis, aiming to help recapture the Davis Cup from Australia while competing in the National Indoor Championship and advancing toward a second round against Stan Smith.
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St. James
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Tech Upsets A M Parkers Defeat Rice
Associated Press reports Kansas Jayhawks, ranked seventh, rally past Missouri 98-54 to stay in title hunt as Wilt Chamberlain era comparisons resurface. The slate also notes St Josephs 83-79 win, Rice drop, SMU near SWC lead, and astronaut visit plans to South Korea by Schirra and Borman on goodwill mission.
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Dick Snyder
Towa
Gophers
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East Carolina
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Navy
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Rhode Island
Holy Cross
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Duquesne
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New York
Miami
Ohio
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N.C. State
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Furman
Walter Schirra
Frank Borman
South Korea
Schirra
Borman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Yerger Junior Boys Upset Blevins In District Tourney
In Hartis gym Yerger Junior boys defeated Blevins 39 to 20 to claim the District Three opening win. Jerry Johnson scored 12 for Yerger while R Conway led Blevins with 5 as Malvern’s absence left only one game on the schedule.
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Galvin Mulbrow
Hartis
Yerger
Blevins Jr
Blevins
Jerry Johnson
H. Johnson
R. Conway
Malvern
Archer Spurns $25,000 Bid For Tiger Title Shot
New York boxer Joey Archer rejected a $28,009 guarantee to fight Emile Griffith in a March 18 bout at Madison Square Garden. The plan aimed to settle a path to meet middleweight champion Dick Tiger on April 25. Archer blamed broken promises by his brother manager and argued he deserves the Tiger title shot, potentially delaying each planned fight.
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Murray Rose
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
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Emile Grifith
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
Tiger
Griffith
the Garden
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Garden
Teddy Brenner
Brenner
Lew Burston
Jimmy Archer
Jimmy
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Harry Markson
Boxing
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Rubin Carter
Carter
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Rome
Italy
Nino Benvenuti
Emmet to Host Area 13 Senior Boys Tournament
The Area 13 Senior Boys Tournament runs February 21 to 26 at Emmet High School Gym. Admission is 25 cents students and 0 for adults Monday through Thursday, rising to 50 cents students and $1 for adults Friday onward. Four games nightly Monday through Wednesday, 9 games Thursday, two Friday, and finals Saturday at 8 p.m. Teams include Blevins Laneburg Genoa Central Spring Hill Emmet Stamps Amity Guernsey Cale Fouke Bradley Bright Star Lewisville Taylor Bodcaw Saratoga Garland Okolona Willisville with Bradley top seed and Fouke second.
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Guernsey
Cale
Fouke
Bradley Bright Star
Lewisville
Taylor
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Saratoga
Garland
Okolona
Willisville
Bradley
Rice Streak Stays Intact in Arkansas Loss
Fayetteville Arkansas AP Rice Owls suffer a 73 to Arkansas as free throws in the final four minutes seal their 28th straight defeat. J D McConnell leads Arkansas with 21 points. Rice top scorers include Doug McKendrick 16 and Mike Inselmann 12.
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Rice
Owls
J. D. McConnell
Arkansas
Steve Rousseau
Ricky Sugg
Parkers
Doug McKendrick
Mike Inselmann
Larry Miller
Bill Doty
Harrison Outlasts Top Ranked Mountain Home in Arkansas
Harrison, ranked No. 1 by AP, edged Mountain Home 60-57 in a tense final 30 seconds. Lendel Thomas led Harrison with 17 points as the Goblins improved to 27-0. Vernie Harris scored 22 for Mountain Home, now 24-3. Donnie Watts sealed it with a late field goal after Larry Terry gave Harrison the lead.
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Harrisoo
Associated Press
Mountain Home
Larry Terry
Goblins
Donnie Watts
Lendel Thomas
Harrison
Vernie Harris
Bombes
Solunar Periods and Daily Fights From Japan Cards
Solunar tables from John Alden Knight outline major and minor fishing and hunting periods for the day. The schedule notes bold Major periods and regular Minor periods with approximate durations. Also includes brief boxing results from Miami Beach New York Nagoya and Shiuoka with winners and scores.
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Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
Gordon Los
Savannah
Dickie DeVeronica
Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Jose Colon
Puerto Rico
Mike Cruz
Drew
Nagoya
Japan
Masahiko
Harada
Seo Kang Suh
South Korea
Shiuoka
Takao Sakurai
Bonnie Borromeo
Philippines
National Hockey League Schedule Summary
National Hockey League daily slate notes no games today with Montreal at Toronto Chicago at New York Detroit at Boston on Thursday's docket and no other matchups listed.
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Chicago
Expansion Talk Sets NFL Franchise Plans in 1967
The NFL eyed expanding to 16 clubs by 1967 while Atlanta Falcons owners began selecting 42 veterans for a 166-man operation. Stanford Research Institute evaluated potential cities Boston Cincinnati Houston New Orleans La Phoenix Portland Seattle, with Rozelle restricting details until owners review. Decisions hinge on surveys, stadiums, attendance and revenue, with spring meetings and a funeral delega tion shaping the pace of plans.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Palm Beach
Phoenix
Ariz
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Rozelle
Stanford
NFL
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Atlanta
Draft Board Will Give Clay Time
Louisville AP report details J Allen Sherman noting Muhammad Ali known as Clay may be deferred after his March 29 heavyweight title bout with Ernie Terrell due to tax revenue fears. Induction depends on March quota, then age-based selection with Clay near top at 24. Deferments now include student status marriage and certain occupations. fighting not listed.
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Bill Mann Louisvlle
Clay
Ernie Terrell
J. Allen Sherman
Sherman
Time factor grows for Arkansas 4th District special election
A state Democratic official says timing is crucial for a proposed special election to fill the Harris seat. Litigation in Pulaski Chancery Court blocks setting a date, while Republican Travis Beeson seeks boundaries for the 4th District. Democrats had eyed March 15 in 28 counties. Republicans planned March 1 in 20 counties.
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Little Kulk
Democratic Party
Oren Harris
Congress
Harvey G. Combs
Pulaski Chancery Court
Travis N. Beeson
Camden
Beeson
Lynn Lowe
Texarkana
Lowe
Combs
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