Could Put Coach in 300 Bracket for SMU in NCAA
Doc Hayes retires after 20 seasons at Southern Methodist in a strong Southwest Conference season. SMU, conference champion for the third straight year, faces Louisville in the NCAA regional first round in Lawrence on March 17. The conference loses several top players and coaches as it begins a new era.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Doc Hayes
Southern Methodist
Lawrence
Kan
Hayes
Louisville
Kansas
Houston
New Mexico State
Fort Collins
Colo
Quit
Buster Brannon
Texas Christian
Glen Rose
Arkansas
Charley Beasley
Denny Holman
Bob Bob Begert
Bob Jones
Texas
Rice
Tech
Baylor
Bears
Texas A&m
Aggies
Harold Bradley
Gene Gibson
Texas Tech
Bill Menefee
Shelby Metcalf
Don Knodel
Duddy Walsler
Bob Prewitt
Johnny Swaim
May Try an Experiment With Willie
In October 1972 Willie Mays, age 41 with 413 homers, ties Ruth with a homer off a pitcher for the Giants in a pivotal Dodgers game. The piece notes a proposed rule trial by the Chicago White Sox allowing one pinch hitter to bat twice in eight grapefruit season games, with restrictions. Eddie Stanky supports the change to boost fan interest and keep specialists in the game longer.
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Associated Press
Willie Mays
Babe Ruth
Giants
Dodgers
Mays
Ruth
Willie
Chicago White Sox
Sarasota
Fla
Sox
Eddie Stanky
White Sox
Expan
Georgia Tech Signs First Negro in Athletics
Georgia Tech will recruit Negro athletes, AD Bobby Dodd says. He notes a Negro football player was offered an athletic grant but did not meet scholastic requirements. The move follows Negroes starring in Georgia high school basketball finals and reflects shifting Southern college attitudes toward integration amid ongoing barriers.
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Georgia Tech
Ron Speer
Associated Press
Atlanta
Dixie
Georgia
Bobby Dodd
South
Vanderbilt
Perry Wallace
Kentucky
Tulane
Steve Martin
Top 10 high school hoops show week results
AP Arkansas poll roundup lists Leachville 32 1 with three wins, Harrison 31 1, Blytheville 23 4 and other top teams with wins and losses. Includes notes on Greenbrier and Whitehall, plus Northside and Little Rock results. Also mentions Rotary Club officers and Jamaica tennis title winners Holmberg Roche doubles.
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Associated Press
Leachville
DeWitt
Trumann
West Memphis
Harrison
Valley Springs
Blytheville
Little Rock McClellan
Jacksonville
North Little Rock
Fort Smith Northside
Little Rock Hall
Greenbrier
Turrell
Alpena
Weiner
Whitehall
Mee- Gehee
Mena
Tuckerman
el Dorado
Jonesboro
Springdale
Siloam Springs
Hot Springs
Kingston
Jamaica
Ron Holmberg
Dallas
Tex
Tony Roche
Australia
Mark Cox
Rod Taylor
England
American Ski Jumpers Short Again at Holmenkollen
In Oslo at the 75th Holmenkollen jumping classic Europe’s best defeated the Americans. Bjorn Wirkola and Bent Tumtum finished 1-2 for Norway while John Ballant of Minneapolis was the top American, placing 45th with jumps of 237 and 236 feet.
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Oslo
Norway
Europe
Bjorn Wirkola
Bent Tomtum
John Ballant
Minneapolis
Norway's Wirkola Leads With Long Jump and Points
King Olaf, Prince Harald and Princess Astrid of Norway watch Wirkola, a two time world champion, soar 269 and 270 feet to collect distance and style points. Tomtum, a junior, places second with 201.1 points on jumps of 269 and 270 feet. Max Golser of Austria is third with 201.8 points and a 274 foot longest jump. Franz Keller of West Germany wins the combined title on 258.25 points from jumping and the 15 kilometer cross country race.
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Olaf
Harald
Astrid
Norway
Wirkola
Tomtum
Max Golser
Austria
Franz Keller
West Germany
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