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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1965
Page
4
Michigan led by No. 1 ranking faces Princeton in the NCAA with Bill Bradley. UCLA and Wichita await potential opponents as the Wolverines chase a national title in Portland. Bradley scored 41 in the Eastern final. Russell and Buntin also starred.
In Genoa Sandro Loppolo stopped Pero Bran di to win the Italian junior middleweight title. In Buenos Aires Carlos Canete knocked out Carlos Rios to claim the featherweight win.
Howell Fraser captured the Puerto Rico Open with a one over par 73 for a 72 hole total of 288. The rookie from Panama City Florida earned 1500 dollars for the win and beat Art Wall Jr and Al Besseink who tied for second at 289. Wall also claimed the Sea Gram Caribbean Trophy with 119 points after a triple playoff split with Wal Jr.
Boston Celtics beat the San Francisco Warriors 106-98 to set a league record for most wins in a season. Sam Jones scored 13 of his 22 in the fourth quarter as John Havlicek's layup broke a 98-98 tie. The win moved Boston to 1st in hits that year.
The inaugural National Collegiate Indoor Track meet at Cobo Arena in Detroit crowned 14 event winners from regional teams. Morgan State set an American mile relay record at 3 15.6 as attendance near 18 193 signaled strong ongoing engagement.
The 1965 state high school basketball champions by division were announced. Fort Smith Northside defeated Jonesboro 58 to 50 for Class AAA, Newport beat Harrison 67 to 49 for Class AA, Bay topped Rector 82 to 69 for Class A, and Greenbrier defeated Turrell 54 to 49 for Class B.
NCAA East Regional third place Princeton 109 Providence 69 and N.C. State 103 St. Joseph's 3 in a regional rundown. Mideast Michigan 87 Vanderbilt 85 Dayton 75 DePaul 69. Midwest Wichita 54 Oklahoma State 46 SMU 89 Houston 87. Far West UCLA 101 San Francisco 93 third place Oklahoma City 112 Brigham Young 102. NIT first round NYU 71 Bradley 70 Army 70 St. Louis 66. Western Kentucky 57 Fordham 53 Detroit 93 La Salle 86. NAIA Central State 85 Oklahoma Baptist 51 Ouachita Baptist 78 Fairmont 71.
League standings list Detroit Montreal Chicago Toronto New York with games played points and goal totals. Weekend results include Montreal 4 Detroit 2 and Boston Toronto 2 0 on Saturday, Montreal 6 New York Chicago 5 and Detroit 5 Boston 2 on Sunday.
R H Sikes of Springdale Ark wins 587 in the Miami meet while Theron Lewis of Southern University breaks the 440 yard dash American collegiate record with 47.3 seconds. Missouri captures the team trophy with 14 points followed by Oklahoma State with 12 and Villanova with 11.
Fort Smith Northside defeated Jonesboro 58-50 for the Class AAA state basketball championship. Terry Stewart’s controversial four-point play at 7:09 left sparked a 40-38 lead, and Northside solidified the win with six free throws in the final 66 seconds. Mack McAlister topped Jonesboro with 24 points, while Clovis Swinney earned outstanding player honors on the all tournament team.
Arkansas City defeated High School in a regional NAIA game as part of the Arkansas basketball scores sequence. The contest featured college level regional play and the State AAA event context is noted.
A 1960 Dora Golf Tournament concluded with Sikes finishing 14 strokes behind Doug Sanders who won the $70,000 event. Sikes earned $587 in prize money.
Newport Greyhounds defeated Harrison Goblins 67 49 to take the Arkansas Class AA state crown. Four Newport players reached double figures led by Billy Osier with 19 points, as an 11 0 run in the fourth sealed the title. Newport finishes 27 3 for the season while Harrison ends 25 7.
Report indicates the Little Rock finals for the Class AA State event with competition and outcomes not fully detailed in the fragment. Key participants and results are not clear from the available readable text.
The United States finished the world championships in Tampere with two wins and six losses after a final 86 victory over Norway where Roger Christian scored five goals. Coach Ken Yackle vows a stronger squad for Grenoble 1968. Russia defeated Canada to win the title.
Detroit thumped Boston 5-2 and held a two point lead as Chicago beat Toronto 5-3 and Montreal defeated New York 6-4. Gordie Howe limped after a Charley horse, Bobby Hull went scoreless in 16 games, Henri Richard was sidelined, yet the Wings Black Hawks and Canadiens moved closer in the stretch drive.
Paragould's Manuel Washington named outstanding player. The Greyhounds included Holt, Massey and Osier on the 12 man squad with Harrison represented by Thomas, Ronnie Turney and Jerry Turney. Also on the team were James Chancellor of Malvern Johnny Collier and Al Norman of Greene County Tech Vernie Harris of Mountain Home and Mike Bridges of Leachville.
Doug Sanders wins the Doral Invitational by one stroke with a total 274 14 under par earning 11 000 first prize. He becomes top money winner and boosts his 1965 earnings to 27 333 while rivals Casper and Nicklaus trail.
Last-place Bruins staged a three goal flurry in the final 20 minutes to beat Montreal 4-2. Montreal snapped Detroit’s seven game win streak Saturday night but lost Richard to a strained knee, ending his point a game pace.
Scattered results from Chicago to Mexico City show several seven inning rain affected games and extra innings. Notable scores include Chicago edging Cincinnati and New York routing Baltimore while Milwaukee and St. Louis split games. Multiple matchups listed with venues Bradenton Tampa St Petersburg etc.
In Marin City California an outboard boat trailer separated from a car on Highway 101 veering toward the dividing strip. The trailer struck a bus grill causing splinters but no injuries were reported. Walter Beavers involved.
Devlin watched a 25-foot clutch putt on the 18th edge the rim of the cup and avoid sudden death as the tournament outcome hinged on a single final stroke.
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