Surprising Cagers Lead Early Big Conference Races
Michigan State Nebraska and Tulsa pace their leagues at midseason. Michigan State under John Benington rose from last year to 10-3 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten. Nebraska sits 12-2 overall and atop the Big Eight, led by Tom Baack and Stuart Lantz. Tulsa, 13-4, leads the Missouri Valley after Eldridge Webb sparked the club. Virginia Tech and Bowling Green also won, while Washington University scientists plan a geophysical study of southeast Missouri fault zones near frequent tremors.
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Ted Mejer
Associated Press
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Hazzard Snares Lakers In Twine Trick Finish
In a tense NBA battle the Baltimore Bullets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 121-119 after a late sequence. Johnny Green sank two free throws and John Kerr tossed in a one-handed winner with one second left. Gus Johnson and Kerr each scored two for Baltimore. Jerry West led L A with 37.
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Los Angeles Lakers
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National Basketball Association
St. Louis
Detroit
Johnny Green
Los Angeles
Walt Hazzard
Green
Hazzard
Baltimore
John Kerr
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Gus Johnson
Jerry West
Rams Owner Gets in Whip Cracking
Los Angeles Rams owner Dan Reeves teased Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney after Rooney hired Rams line coach Bill Austin to be Steelers head coach. Reeves joked about Austin under Rams contract and said he could take the Rams secrets to Pittsburgh. Austin’s Rams contract was due to expire in April.
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Los Angeles Rams
Dan Reeves
Pittsburgh Steelers
Art J. Rooney
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Rooney
Reeves
Bill Austin
Steeler
Austin
Chicago Bear
George Halas
Pittsburgh
Halas
George Allen
Ram
National Hockey
Palmer Lema and Casper Making Bids
Palmer, Lema and Casper bid for second-round lead at the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament on the Pebble Beach course. Geiberger leads with 68 at Monterey Peninsula. Nicklaus shoots 73 in first appearance. 25,000 attend the sunny opening.
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Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
Pebbi
Beach
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Tony Lema
Billy Carter
Bing Crosby
Monterey Peninsula Country Club
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Pebble Beach
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Lema
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San Diego
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Morey
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Sandy Koufax
Ken Still
Brilliant Sunshine
Crosby
Jack Nicklaus
Cypress Point
Bill Ogden
Monterey
Tucson
Ariz
County Must Open Assessments
LITTLE ROCK AP Director Jack Cato of the state Assessment Coordination Division told Greene County officials Thursday they will have to do most of the work of increasing the county's property assessment ratio themselves. Cato said his office could assign two men to help part time. Greene County must raise its property assessment ratio from 17 percent to 18 percent or lose $26,604 in state school aid.
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Little Rock
Jack Cato
State Assessment Coordination Division
Greene County
Cato
College Basketball Scores and NBA Results
Virginia Tech routed East Carolina 83 to 64 in college hoops while Bowling Green blanked by 14. Florida Southern beat Stetson 46 to 6. North Dakota defeated Parsons 97 to 75. NBA games had Baltimore 123 over Los Angeles 121 and St Louis 103 over Detroit. Today’s slate includes Cincinnati at Boston and New York at Philadelphia among others.
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Toronto
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Va. Tech
East Carolina
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Los Angeles
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Williams elected to Baseball Hall of Fame as 103rd member
Ted Williams, elected by Baseball Writers Association of America with 93.8 percent of votes, becomes the 103rd Hall of Fame member. He notes baseball requires more practice and concentration than any other sport and laments Ruffing’s omission while looking forward to serving as Red Sox vice president.
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Associated Press
Bcsicn
Ted Williams
Williams
Cooperstown
N.Y
Boston Red Sox
Stan Musial
Red Sox
Baseball Writers Association of America
Maany Sports Writers
Hall of Fame
Red Ruffing
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Luke Appling
Ruffing
Roy Campanella
Joe Medwick
Lou Boudreau
al Lopez
Enos Slaughter
Bosox Set to Lead in One Respect in 1966 Schedule
The Boston Red Sox,未为近20年首冠，预计在新赛季在一项指标上领先。按美联赛赛程表，他们将于4月11日开季对华盛顿，其他对手次日开打。塞拉丘斯安排显示，红袜将于9月27日在芝加哥打双头在日落前结束季。华盛顿在10月2日结束，其他对阵如克利夫兰对加州、纽约对芝加哥、堪萨斯城对底特律、明尼苏达对巴尔的摩亦列席。
Pro coaching jobs unsettled as five open after Austin hire
AP reports five NFL and AFL vacancies remain after Bill Austin becomes Pittsburgh coach. Atlanta Washington and St. Louis seek leaders in the NFL while Houston and Miami field AFL openings. Rumors link George Wilson Paul Brown Bob Devaney and Harland Svare to various posts as teams reassess leadership.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
NEW York
Bill Austin
Pittsural
George Allen
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Washington
St. Louis
Houston
Miami
George Wilson
Detroit
Falcons
Bill McPeak
Paul Brown
Cincinnati
Bob Devaney
Nebraska
Wally Lemm
Harland Svare
Austin
Pittsburgh
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay
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Svare
Ray Wietecha
Rams
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Bones Taylor
Lemm
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Joe Foss
Steelers
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Nixon
Buddy Parker
New York Giants
Wichita University
Texarkana Attorney Enters Arkansas 4th District Race
Rich ard S. Arnold of Texarkana announced as a candidate for Congress in the 4th District. The 29 year old attorney spoke of talking sense to the people and plans an intensive campaign after already touring the district since July. He stated age is not a handicap and urged courts to resolve whether the race will use the 28 county 4th District or the 20 county district redrawn in 1965. The Democratic State Committee will meet soon to set a primary date.
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John R. Starr
Associated Press
Little Rock
Richard S. Arnold
Texarkana
Congress
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Oren Harris
D-Ark
Jimmie
Red) Jones
Harris
Pine Bluff
South Arkansas
Republican State Committee
GOP
Bruce Bennett
David Pryor
Camden
Dean Murphy
Hope
Charles F. Honey
Prescott
Murphy
Lynn Lowe
Fights From Last Night in Tokyo Milan and Los Angeles
In Tokyo Paul Takeshi Fuji 141 from Honolulu defeated Kim Duk Bong 141 of South Korea by knockout. In Milan Giuseppe Ros 7% beat Jose Manzur 201% of Argentina on points. In Los Angeles Tony Doyle 203 from Draper Utah outpointed Lars Norling 205 of Stockholm Sweden.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Paul Takeshi Fuji
Honolulu
Kim Duk-Bong
South Korea
Milan
Italy
Giuseppe Ros
Jose Manzur
Argentina
Los Angeles
Tony Doyle
Draper
Utah
Lars Norling
Stockholm
Sweden
Clay admits he carried Patterson in title bout
Cassius Clay says he carried Floyd Patterson in their November Las Vegas fight. He previously denied allowing Patterson to continue in the 12th round. The admission came during a film commentary with Howard Cosell to air on ABC Wide World of Sports on January 29.
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New York
Cassius Clay
Floyd Patterson
Las Vegas
Patterson
Clay
Muhammad Ali
Howard Cosell
American Broadcasting Co
Cosell
Cornell
Arkansas Hall of Fame Inducts Four Notables
Arkansas Hall of Fame adds Johnny Sain Ken Kavanaugh the late Francis Schmidt and Quinnie Haram Toler to its roster as Joe Garagiola entertains about state figures at the eighth annual dinner. Sain, a 20 game winner with the Boston Braves, later coached for the Yankees and Twins. Kavanaugh excelled as an All Pro end and coaches. Schmidt, who died in 1944, laid groundwork for Arkansas athletics. Toler starred for Sparkman High School and AAU teams. Spahn introduced Sain. Moore presented Kavanaugh.
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Associated Pease Weiter
Little Rock
Arkansas Hall of Fame
Johnny Sain
Ken Kavanaugh
Francis Schmidt
Quinnie Haram Toler
Joe Garagiola
New York Yankee
Arkansas
Sain
Louisiana State University
Schmidt
Wil Parker
Tulsa
Texas Christian
Ohio State
Toler
Sparkman High School
Nine Cotton Belt freight cars derail near Wynne
Nine Cotton Belt freight cars derailed Thursday near Fair Oaks Arkansas 12 miles west of Wynne injuring one crewman slightly. Fuel oil butane and other volatile chemicals were aboard and Arkansas 38 was barricaded as bulldozers cleared wreckage from the highway.
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Associated Press
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Fair Oaks
Wynne
Joe Wood
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Jonesboro
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