Bonventive Reps Highlight Wild College Basketball Night
Bonventive Reps and Sam Stitt lead a high scoring night as Villanova Dayton and St Josephs push toward NCAA berths. Villanova beats Toledo 82 48 while St Louis and Kansas State win key games.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1960
Page
3
Bonventive Reps and Sam Stitt lead a high scoring night as Villanova Dayton and St Josephs push toward NCAA berths. Villanova beats Toledo 82 48 while St Louis and Kansas State win key games.
George Esper reports on the Lakers owner facing trouble before the NBA board of governors as discussions swirl over ownership and future of the club. The league president seeks urgent action amid mounting questions about leadership and the team’s direction ahead of the playoffs.
The Associated Press reports boxing results with terse notes on bouts and outcomes. Details are garbled but indicate several matchups including fighters such as Gamage Poek and others, with references to Tokyo and a series of scores or rounds.
Fragmented OCR text describes periods and schedules with boldface major periods and regular periods. It lists times like 4:00 and 4:50 and includes references to Miner Maier Whuurs, dates, and labels such as ATO and Fr. The readable items suggest a page fragment about a timetable or catalog of periods and times with unclear context. The text remains difficult to interpret fully but preserves named items and numeric entries.
Wilt Chamberlain hints at leaving pro basketball as the NBA faces a pivotal season. The Associated Press report notes players and teams weighing their futures amid contract talks and league changes.
Victoria Park emerges as a favorite for Saturdays Flamingo Stakes with trainer Horatly Lao signaling a strong Derby trial. Gert and Kil Pilot Iy are named as potential riders, while Windfields Karns and Vicars Park’s trainer Vicars are noted among top contenders. Batly Ache is picked at 3 to 1, and Jawa City director Breevhler resigns amid conference commission talks.
Johnny Forrest Kaelin will ride Lucky Page as the pair reunite for the new season starting February 20 at Oakton Pars. The 4 year old colt, owned by Leo Carouetti of Nashville, won his first two starts last year at the track. Kaelin works as a freelance rider at Hot Springs in 1960. Kycky Page is a entry for the opening day.
National Basketball Association results show Boston 131 beating Minneapolis 119 and Cincinnati 124 defeating St Louis 122 while Detroit edged Syracuse 110. Friday schedules include Minneapolis at Boston and Cincinnati versus Minneapolis with East and Midwest matchups featuring Kansas Oklahoma and Gonzaga in campus tournaments and junior girls and class B contests across multiple sites including Greenbrier and Marianna.
Torehtold Murtyeal 1 Doiron 2 New York 2 No games Friday schedule.
Fragmentary AP copy from Squaw Valley hints at winter championship results with unclear figures. Mentions gold quality, age tally, and a 20 percent gull on site with references to silver and a lone name Lrunee among blurred terms.
In Chicago Stadium, Dick Tiger retained the British Empire middleweight title with a unanimous 10 round decision over Ace Arts. Referees Brightmore 49-43 Daly 47-44 Schrainer 47-45. press tally 46-46. Armstrong, 2-4 favorite, said his wife gave birth to a boy that morning. Tiger suffered cuts but finished strong. Tiger weighed 160¼ to Arts 159¼.
Wit ery and severe weather raised serious doubts whether the $20,000 Texas Open would start as scheduled. Northerly winds covered much of Texas with ice and snow, threatening the 38th annual event at the San Antonio course. Arnold Palmer is the favorite among 150 entrants. other notables include Fred Hawkins Bob Goalby and Mike Souchak. Palmer leads money list this year with 16122, Hawkins 8103, Goalby 7905.
The Tampa Women’s Open Golf Championship starts with 33 professionals, the largest field for a women’s tourney, chasing $7,500. Defending champ Ruth Jensen of Seattle recalls her 301 last year as inspiration. Betsy Ryals of Spalding IL and Mickey Wright of San Diego are named favorites after strong practice rounds at the 72‑hole event on the 6,066‑yard Palma Celta course.
AP reports Mickey Mantle may become a holdout for the first time in his career as contract talks with the New York Yankees stall. Yankees players are due to report to spring training in St Petersburg, Florida by Tuesday, while Mantle, who signed a calf? calh and sent back a contract, challenges the $815,000 offer less than last season’s $879,000.
Concessionaires at an Olympic ice arena in Squaw Valley Calif face trouble as a system of faulty cream handling leads to tainted products. Staff scramble to fix the issue while customers await safer options and restocking progresses.
Sweden stunned the Soviet defend ing champions 6-3 in the first round of ice hockey while the United States and Canada also won. Boston’s PJ Cleary scored four goals with two assists, and Sweden’s Nils Nilsson added two, lifting Sweden in a high tension Olympic group stage.
New York AP report states Jim Lee Howell resigns as Giants coach at season end. He will remain with the club as director of player personnel after leading the team to three divisional titles and a world title during his tenure. The announcement came at a luncheon with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle of Los Angeles present.
Delight! 68 and Horatio 87 led a quirky scoring slate with several towns like Touke and Willisville posting mid range totals. The meet included Blevins Empres and Mirtraéahora Si with varied results across teams.
Terry Sawchuk returned to the Detroit Red Wings lineup after a nine game span due to arthritis. He posted 20 saves in a 2 2 tie with the New York Rangers as Detroit solidified its playoff hopes with 87 points while Chicago trailed at 50. Toronto beat Montreal to tighten its hold on second place.
Snow piled several inches on the track area at Oaklawn Park forcing cancellation of today's races. Publicity director Thomas C. Hockersmith said it was likely the first weather-related postponement in Gulf Coast? No, Gol... track history. Officials expect to resume tomorrow with the $3,500 Thoroughbred race featuring Atomic Age among eight runners.
YELLVILLE Ark AP Dewey King Marion County game warden was killed in a two car collision on U S Highway 62 east of Yellville during a rain storm He was attempting to pass a truck Sheriff Jack Pace said King died when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Joe Sullerfield of Big Flak Fire followed and burned Sullerfield escaped unharmed
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