Leachville Harrison Win First Round In State Repeat Bid
Leachville the AP poll champion and Harrison No 2 in final poll won first round games in the Class AA senior boys state tournament. Leachville defeated Van Buren 39 16 while Harrison beat Helena 82 65. Benton also won 71 55 behind Chester Wilson s 37 points.
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Associated Press
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Helena
Smackover
Chester Wilson
Tommy Robins
John Linck
Kip Wolfe
Donnie Watts
Charlie Hanks
Wilson
Reyaie Rutledge
Camden Fairview
Tarkenton Goes to N.Y. Giants
The New York Giants acquired Fran Tarkenton from the Minnesota Vikings for top 1967 draft choices and a player, aiming to revive a struggling club. Coach Allie Sherman says Tarkenton brings leadership and versatility, while Tarkenton plans to stay based in Atlanta and denies a personality clash with former coach Norb Van Brocklin.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
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Minnesota Vikings
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Giants
University of Georgia
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Allie Sherman
Sherman
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Alabama
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New York
Viking
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Derby challengers prep for Kentucky Derby lead up
Ch aliases for Derby to track as 3yearolds earn credentials in winter racing. Successor and Great Power lead Wheatley and Tartan Stables. Dr Fager, Damascus, Tamigo, and others loom. Key preps include the Swift at Aqueduct, Bay Shore, Gotham, Wood Memorial, Louisiana Derby, and Florida Derby as Derby trail heats up with top trainers and owners watching closely.
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Associated Press
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Great Power
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Edith Bancroft
Damascus
G. E. Robb
Tamigo
Aqueduct
Eddie Neley
Phipps
Bold Ruler
New York
Bay Shore
Gotham
Wood Memorial
Florida
Johnny Nerud
Rough N'Tumble
Frank Whiteley
Carolina
Laurel
Whiteley
Sword Dancer
Pimlico
Maryland
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Ethel D. Jacobs
Glory
Reason
Bold Monarch
Neloy
Tumble Wind
Rubeno
Diplomat Way
New Orlegans
Gulfstream
Drysdale Faces Uncertain Future Amid Sore Arm
Dodgers ace Don Drysdale, aged 30, weighs retirement and family security after a spring with a lingering arm issue. He and Sandy Koufax defined a era of togetherness, but Koufax’s earlier retirement climaxes a pennant drought for Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
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Koufax
Los Angeles
Giant
Chub Feeney
Washington
John Orsino
Dennis Bennett
Boston
Dick Williams
Red Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Little All America Team Named 1967 AP selections
The Associated Press picks the 1967 Little All America with 103 votes. First team includes Walt Frazier Southern Miss, Earl Monroe Winston-Salem State State, Sam Smith Kentucky, Wessleyan Phil Jackson North Dakota, Mel Cox Central Washington. Second and third teams list players from Oklahoma Southern University Arkansas State Northeast Louisiana and more, across small colleges and regional schools.
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Associated Press
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Southern Missels
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Atlanta
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N.C
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Philadelphia
Sam Smith
Kentucky
Wessleyan
Hazard
Phil Jackson
North Dakota
Williston
N.D
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Central Washington
Coulee City
Wash
al Tucker
Oklahoma Rape Fist
C.A. Core
Southeastern Louisiana
Don Carlos
Otterstein
Elburt Miller
Nevada Southern
John Dickson
Arkansas State
Hawkeyes Still Have Shot At NCAA Berth
Iowa clings to a hopeful bid in the Big Ten race after an 90 87 overtime win over Wisconsin to move to 8 5 in conference play and within one game of Indiana and Michigan State atop the standings. Sam Williams tied the game late and Gerry Jones scored 29 including key free throws in the extra period. Seattle and Canisius also won while Marshall, Southern Illinois and others played NIT and ACC tourney openers.
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Frazier Leads 1967 Little All-America Team Selection
Walt Frazier, 6-foot-3 junior from Southern Illinois, heads AP Little All-America first team after guiding the Salukis to 15 straight wins and an NIT berth. Fellow first-team picks include Earl Monroe, Sam Smith, Phil Jackson, and Mel Cox. Second and third teams feature Don Carlos, Al Tucker, C.A. Core, John Dickson, Elbert Miller, and more.
Player aims to rebound at Citrus Open in Orlando
Gary Player, once a dominant figure in golf, seeks a stronger start to 1967 in the $100,000 Citrus Open at Rio Pinar Orlando. He has not won a U.S. tour event since the 1965 U.S. Open and did not advance past 36 holes in Orlando last year. Top contenders include Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Doug Sanders with Lionel Hebert defending the title.
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Doug Sanders
Montreal at Toronto Hockey Clash Scheduled
National Hockey League card lists games featuring Montreal visiting Toronto, Detroit at New York, and Boston visiting Chicago as top matchups on the schedule.
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National Hockey League
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NBA Meeting Aims to Avert Players Strike
NBA club owners plan a Chicago meeting to curb a threatened strike by players over pensions. The eight of ten teams will start playoffs by March 22. Walter Kennedy says the gathering may proceed only if all 10 owners attend. no announcements until owners confer with their clubs and Kennedy meets with lawyer Lawrence Fleisher.
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Chicago
National Basketball Association
Walter Kennedy
NBA
Knicks forward Stallworth hospitalized with heart condition
New York Knicks forward Dave Stallworth, 25, was hospitalized Tuesday with a heart condition after a reported heart attack. Team physician Dr Kazuo Yanagisawa said the condition emerged after he played games recently, with the prognosis depending on treatment response and future basketball prospects.
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Dick McGuire
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