Midgets Star In NCAA Bid as Miners and Cougars Win
A pair of gifted players from Texas Western and Houston powered NCAA regionals bids as Texas Western upset Oklahoma City University 89-74 and Houston beat Colorado State 82-76. Bobby Joe Hill and Joe Hamood starred, lifting their teams toward national playoffs while Elvin Hayes added 18 for Houston and David Lattin 20 with 15 rebounds for Texas Western.
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Bill Osthoff
United Press International
Wichta
Kan
UPI
Texans
Texas Western
Houston
Bobby Joe Hill
Oklahoma City University
Wichita State University
Mill
Hill
Joe Hamood
Clorado State
Cincinnati
Lubbock
Tex
Oregon State
Los Angeles
Miners
Chiefs
David Lattins
Hunter Charles
Hunter
Jerry Lee Wells
Hamood
Cougars
Colorado State
Bob Rule
Rule
Que Hamood
Em Rule
Wright
Elvin Hayes
Humes Makes Team for Second Time
Evansville star Larry Humes becomes a two time Little All America selection in 1966 as AP Sportswriters vote him among the top players. He heads a first team that also includes Don Carlos Phil Jackson Johnny Comeaux George McNeil and others from Grambling Southern Illinois and Valdosta State among the honorees.
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Ted Mier
Associated Press
NEW York
Larry Humes
Evansville
Ind
Purple Aces
Humes
Madison
Ray Marquette
Indianapolis Star
Earl Mishler
Logansport
Charles Hardnett
Grambling
Hoger Strickland
Jackson Ville
Fla
Jim Boutin
Louis and Clark
Don Carlos
Otterbein
Ohio
Phil Jackson
North Dakota
Johnny Comeaux
Louisiana
George McNeil
Southern Hingis
Sanders Struck by Disqualification Overshadows Pensacola Win
Doug Sanders led by four at Pensacola Open but was disqualified for not signing his scorecard. Gay Brewer claimed the $10,000 prize with a 16 under par 272, three strokes ahead of Bruce Devlin. Devlin earned $6,000 as runner up while Jacky Cupit scored 4,200, tied with Mason Rudolph at 277, and several others finished at 278-280.
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Dave DM
Mopfit
UPI
Pensacola, Fla
Doug Sanders
Gay Brewer
Sanders
Brewer
Bruce Devlin
Hitton Head
S.C. Devlin
Devlin
Jacky Cupit
Cupit
Mason Rudolph
Gordon Jones
Randy Glover
Ray Floyd
Julius Boros
Don Massengale
Dick Hart
Sikes
Dan
Muleriders Edge Guilford In NAIA Open Upset
Southern State College buzzered the 72-67 upset over Guilford College in the NAIA basketball opening game. Bill Burson sparked the lead with 3:05 left and added a key basket. Guilford led 42-34 at halftime before Southern advanced to a Wednesday clash with Georgia Southern, carrying a 34- record into that match.
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Kansas City
Southern State College
Muleriders
Guilford
N.C
College
Magnolia
Ark
Georgia Southern
Howard Payne
Bill Burson
Guildford
Burson
Ece
Southern
SMU Faces Kansas In NCAA Round Matchup
In a bracketed NCAA Round of 16, SMU meets Kansas after Kentucky advances. Western Kentucky and St Josephs also win their first-round games, with Duke and Syracuse looming for the next rounds. Kentucky remains undefeated in the Big Ten era as Michigan falls to Michigan State.
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Jeff Meyers
Western Kentucky
Hilltoppers
Kentuck Wildcats
UPI
Kentucky
Loyola
Kent
Ohio
Iowa City
Michigan
Wildcats
Dayton Flyers
Miami
Chamberlain Gets More Cage Titles
Wilt Chamberlain leads the NBA in scoring field goal percentage and rebounds as the season nears its end. He tops Jerry West in total points and holds the edge in field goal percentage over Johnny Green and in rebounds over Bill Russell. Larry Siegfried leads free throws, Oscar Robertson competes in assists with Guy Rodgers, as the season frames near its close.
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New York
UPI
National Basketball Association
Wilt Chamberlain
NBA
Philadelphia 76Er
Jerry West
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Johnny Green
Bill Russell
Boston
Larry Siegfried
Rick Barry
San Francisco
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Gig O
Robertson
Guy Rodgers
Favorites Win Hope Meets Leachville in QF
In the Class AAA state senior boys tournament at Little Rock, Central 65 Jacksonville 29 and Fort Smith 58 McClellan 45 set up a Wednesday quarterfinal clash between Central and Fort Smith. Ricky Tanneberger scored 26 before leaving with 4:20 left, while Almur Lee and Jerry Jennings added 15 each for Leachville in their win over Texarkana.
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Little Rock
Little Rock Central
Tigers
Fort Smith Grizzlies
Central
Jacksonville
Fort Smith
Little Rock McClellan
Tiger-Grizzly
EI Dorado
North Little Rock
Blytheville
Hot Springs
Texarkana
Jonesboro
Ricky Tanneberger
Tiger
David Osborne
Almur Lee
Jerry Jennings
Grizzlies
McClellan
Charles Mize
Ers
Jasonville
Fort Smith Northside
Tle Rock
el Dorado
North Li Rock
Notheville
Braves Move Costly to Milwaukee
Milwaukee economist TJ Nathan testified in Wisconsin antitrust proceedings that moving the Braves to Atlanta would cost Milwaukee about 318 million dollars yearly. He noted Milwaukee’s economy and population could support a major league club if relocated. The trial entered its seventh day with Nathan and Bill Eberly as witnesses. Eberly cited box office slump tied to a poor field.
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Gene W. Hintz
United Press International
Milwaukee
United States
Braves
Atlanta
TJ Nathan
Viet Nam
Orville Freeman
South Viet Nam
Wisconsin
Nathan
National League
Bill Eberly
Buckpasser and Baldnesian Highlight Belmont Nominations
New York UP I reports 129 nominees for the 125000 added Belmont Stakes at Aqueduct on June 4 led by Buckpasser fresh from the Flamingo Stakes and Baldnesian winner of the Santa Anita Derby. Graustark, Buckpasser's top rival last season, is also entered after briefly sidelined by an injury. Baldnesian skipped the Derby and Preakness due to injury but later thrived at Santa Anita, prompting owner W Haggin Perry to regret the late nomination.
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New York
UPI
Buckpasser
Florida
Baldnesian
California
Aqueduct
W. Haggin Perry
Santa Anita
Haggin
Darby Dan Farm
Graustark
Paragould Bombers set state tourney scoring record
Paragould blasted Crossett 34 8 in the Class AA opening round as Mountain Home and Catholic also won. Danny Keeter led Mountain Home with 20, Ernie Harris 15, Ron Mooney 13, Skip Vinson 12 for Fuller. Catholic beat Huntsville 59 47 with Gene Hampel 24 and Hob Smailing 20. Paragould improved to 23 6. Crossett ended 12 5.
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Little Rock
Mountain Home
Bombers
Fuller
Harrison
Goblins
Paragould
Crossett
Little Rock Catholic
Huntsville
Danny Keeter
Ar Mountain Home
Ernie Harris
Ron Mooney
Skip Vinson
Catholic
Rockets
Gene Hampel
Hob Smailing
Steve Brunnett
Color codes on racehorses reveal silks from 1762 to today
The column explains racing silks as a betting aid, tracing their origin in Newmarket in 1762 and noting how colors identify horses and jockeys. It cites historic registries, famous owners like Hirsch Jacobs and duPont, and the vast number of colors—thousands in New York and Delaware. It ends with a caveat on nylon silks and the trend toward modern gear.
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New York
Nea
Lucky Debonair
Ted Warner
Newmarket
England
You
Hirsch Jacobs
Hirsch
Richard C. duPont
Bohemia
Helso
Florida
Howell E. Jackson
Upperville
Andrew Jackson
Lord Derby
Jockey Club
Delaware
America
Bimelech
NAIA tournament opens with high scoring contests
In Kansas City Monday the NAIA 29th tournament started with 1,371 points in eight games as top seeds Central State Ohio, Oklahoma Baptist and Rockhurst won. Norfolk State set a tourney scoring record with 132 points, James Grant leading Norfolk State with 33. Georgia Southern, Morris Harvey, Rockhurst, Central State Ohio, Oklahoma Baptist, Central Michigan and Southern State posted victories, with several games decided in overtime.
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Kansas City
UPI
Central
Ohio
Norfolk State of Virginia
Upper Iowa University
James Grant
Spartans
Morris-Harvey
W.va
Peru
Neb
Georgia Southern
Howard Payne
Tex
Bill Pickens
Eagles
Danny Faullon
Rockhurst
Millersville
State
St. Thomas
Minn
Oklahoma Baptist
California Western
Central Michigan
Edinboro
Southern
Ark
Guilford N.C
Dickson Named Little All American for Arkansas State
Arkansas State center John Dickson, a 6 foot 10 junior from Jonesboro, earned a berth on the second team of the 1966 Associated Press Little All-America basketball squad. He led the Southland in scoring, field goal percentage and rebounding with 22.4 points per game and a 0.663 shooting mark, setting a school record with 14.2 rebounds per game average. Dickson stands third in ASU career scoring with 1,326 points.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Arkansas State
John Dickson
Associatd Press
Dickson
Jerry Rock
National Hockey League Schedule Summary
The Associated Press reports no games on the upcoming day with Boston visiting Montreal, Detroit at Toronto, and Chicago traveling to New York.
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United Press International
W. L. Pet
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Los Angeles
Baltimore
St. Louis
San Francisco
Detroit
Eugene
Ore
National Hockey League
Associated Press
Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
Name Nobellium Status for Element 102 in doubt
The text asks if Nobelium is officially assigned to element 102 and states the name is still disputed due to discovery disagreement. It then notes the stonefish as the world's most poisonous fish, with spines capable of causing severe illness or death.
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