Bids Safe Two Teams Fall Flat in Upset Week
UCLA star Lew Alcindor scored 61 points as top-ranked UCLA beat Washington State 100-78 to clinch the Pacific-8 title and an automatic NCAA bid. Louisville, Western Kentucky, and Syracuse all slipped in road losses, jeopardizing national rankings and NCAA hopes.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
Lew Alcindor
Louisville
Western Kentucky
Syracuse
Wichita
Murray
Canisius
Alcindor
UCLA
Washington State
Mel Reed
Westley
Cardinals
Western Kenetucky
Herb McPherson
Johnny Morrison
Canisius Ahed
Southern Methodist
Denny Holman
Rice
Princeton
Cornell
Big Red
Tigers
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Missouri
Lawrence
Jayhawks
Nebraska
Lincoln
Jo Jo White
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Vols
Auburn
Ron Widley
Houston
Texas Western
Cougers
Creighton
Miners
West Texas
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Big Ten
Iowa
Indiana
Gerry Jones
Michigan State
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Providence
Holy Cross
Jimmy Walker
Mal Graham
New York
St. John's
Miami
Florida
Sonny Dove
Tulsa
St. Louis
Andretti Wins Daytona 500 Ahead of Lorenzen in Ford
Ma rio Andretti, 26, wins the Daytona 500 at an average 146.926 mph in a Ford, finishing 25 seconds ahead of Freddy Lorenzen. James Hylton takes third and Tiny Lund fourth as Ford Factory entries claim a dominant 1-2 finish in front of 94,255 at Daytona Beach.
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Don North
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mario Andretti
Andretti
Nazareth
Ford
Freddy Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Lorenzen
James Hylton
Inman
S.C
Tiny Land of
South
Former Big League Player Dies at 53
Thomas G. Heath, a baseball manager, scout and former major league catcher, died at 53 in Los Gatos California after gall bladder surgery complications. He began pro baseball in 1932 with Rock Island Illinois in the Mississippi Ohio Valley League and played for the St. Louis Browns in 1937 and 1938, ending his playing days in 1946 with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association.
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Los Gatos
Calif
Thomas G. Heath
Heath
Rock Island
St. Louis Browns
Milwaukee Brewers
Bobcats Break Losing Streak With 57 50 Victory Over Leopards
Hope Bobcats end a four game skid by defeating Malvern Leopards 57 50 at Jones Field House. Stall offense in final minutes preserves lead as Stan Parris tops with 22 points. Reyenga and Shaw add 13 each. B team falls to Malvern 61 53. next week schedule includes Arkansas High and Camden games.
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Hope Bobcats
Malvern Leopards
Jones Field House
Bobcats
Cats
Leopards
Malvern
Hope
Stan Parris
Stan Reyenga
Luther Shaw
Larry East
Texarkana
Camden
Dutch Skater Sets World Records at Inzell Meet
World champion Kees Verkerk of the Netherlands set two records in Inzell Germany. He clocked 7 minutes 26.6 seconds for 5000 meters and 2 minutes 3.9 seconds for 1500 meters during a Sunday meet.
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Inzell
Germany
Kees Verkerk
Holland
Top Arkansas high school teams split week results
AP poll top ten teams posted varied results last week. Leachville, Harrison, and Palestine posted multiple wins while North Little Rock, Blytheville, Greenbrier, Whitehall, Fort Smith Northside, Hot Springs, and Springdale also claimed victories and losses.
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Associated Press
Leachville
Jonesboro
Forrest City
Harrison
van Buren
North Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Blytheville
West Memphis
Horace Mann
Hot Springs
Little Rock Central
Springdale
Fort Smith Southside
Palestine
World Figure Skating Opens Amid Judging Controversy
The 1967 World Figure Skating Championships begin in Vienna with compulsory events across four disciplines. An open letter from ISU Secretary General George Hessler condemns Canadian criticism of judging, while defending officials. top contenders include Peggy Fleming, Einegerich Danzer, Ludmila Belousova Oleg Protopopov, Towler Ford, Don Knight, Gary Visconti, Gabriele Seyfert, and Cynthia Ronald Kauffman. The pairs event runs Wednesday, dance Thursday, men’s Friday, and women’s Saturday.
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Vienna
Canada
International Skating Union
Peggy Fleming
Colorado Springs
Colo
Austria
Einegerich Danzer
Ludmila Bel»ousova
Oleg Protopopov
Russia
Diane Towler
Bernard Ford
Don Knight
Gary Visconti
Detroit
Gabriele Seyfert
East Germany
Cynthia
Ronald Kauffman
Seattle
Wash
Saturday College Basketball Scores From Across The Nation
The ae press lists numerous results from major conferences and tournaments. Notable winners include St John’s over Miami 97 70 and Alabama over Kentucky 81 71 while Duke beat Notre Dame 77 65. Arkansas posted an 83 718 victory as part of a busy day of play.
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Ae Press
Breeton
Cornell
St. John’s
Miami
Fla
Massachusetts
Maine
Canisius
Syracuse
Providence
Holy Cross
MIT
Worcester Tech
Penn
Columbus
Harvard
Brown
Yale
Dartmouth
Fordham
Jona
Temple
NYU
Benn State
Pitt
South
Carolina
Ted Murray
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Alabama
Virgina
S. Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Miss
Louisiana State
Duke
Notre Dame
W. Virginia
Geo. Wash
N.C. St
Wake Forest
Tech
Clinois
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan St
Northwestern
Ohio St
Dayton
Chattanooga
Nebraska
Kansas St
Tulsa
St. Louis
Minnesota
Michigan & DePaul
Detroit
Maols
Wesley Town
Indiana
Southwest
Houston
Creighton
Tex
West
Bradley
Texas
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Chris Smu
Rice
Arizona
Arizona St
Baylor
Texas Tech
Far West
UCLA
Washington St
Oregon St
Calif
California
Marquette
Air Force
Colorado St. U
Utah
Tulane
Denver
Associated Press
College Arkansas
Texas Christian
Victim of Athletic Squabble Deals Blow to Ryun Record
In Los Altos California AP reports the dispute between AAU and NCAA over Ryun's 1 44 9 half mile world record. USTFF refuses AAU sanction retroactively for Terre Haute last June, crowley accuses AAU of monopolistic power while the IAAF may yet recognize Ryun's time.
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Los Altos
Calif
Jim Ryan
Amateur Athletic Union
National Collegiate Athletic Association
U.S
Track and Field Federation
USTFF
Ryuh
AAU
Terre Haute
Ind
Wilfred H. Crowley
Federaton
Ryan
Crowley
Internatonal Amateur Athletic Federal
TAAF
Chicago
Ryah
Sullivan
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
IAAF
Ryun
Berkeley
David A. Matlin
Father Crowley
Lightning Fatal to Soccer Player in Birmingham Match
Tony Alden, 22, died in a Birmingham hospital after being struck by lightning during a Saturday amateur soccer match. The incident left three other players injured as officials investigated the freak weather event. A separate note mentions a historical folding fan carried to Europe by Portuguese traders in the 16th century.
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Birmingham
England
Tony Alden
Europe
Far East
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