Clay knocks out Folley. Bonavena next in Tokyo
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay stops Zora Folley in the seventh round to end a string of top contenders. Oscar Bonavena is slated to meet Clay in Tokyo on May 27, pending Clay's Army induction appeal. Folley, 34, entertained briefly with a fourth round knockdown but was decisively defeated as Clay intensified after the third round.
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Murray Rose
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Cassius Clay
Zora Folley
Argentina
Oscar Bonavena
Tokyo
Clay
Army
2Folley
Bonavena
Grude
Folley
Madison Square Garden
Oscar
Carden
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Ernie Terrell
Brewer Defends Pensacola Open Title As Field Arrives
Defending champion Day Brewer leads 144 pros entering the $75,000 Pensacola Open at Pensacola Country Club on a par-72 course. Notables missing include Arnold Palmer, Tom Nieporte, and Billy Casper. Sanders seeks redemption after last year’s disqualification despite a four-stroke lead.
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Pensacola, Fla
Day Brewer
Pensacola Country Club
Julius Boros
Bob Goalby
Jack Flicklaus
Dan Sikes
Billy Casper
Brewer
Bruce Devlin
Tin
Hls
Freak Beard
Tom Gay
Gahaway
Oyeareld
RR Driscoll
Halley, NL
Hamens
Clay Declares Anchor Punch Just Publicity
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay says the punch that stopped Zora Folley was not an anchor punch and likens it to the one used on Sonny Liston. Folley praises Clay as a better fighter and hints at a May Tokyo bout with Oscar Bonavena, with Army induction looming April 1.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Cassius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Zora Folley
Sonny Liston
Lewiston
Maine
Clay
Gome
Liston
Folley
Floyd Patterson
Ernie Terrell
Herbert Muhammad
Uncle Sam
Army
Oscar Bonavena
Tokyo
Olympic Training in High Altitude Alamosa Site for Distance Runners
Buddy Edelen, spokesman for Alamosa Colorado, promotes the high altitude training site for Olympic distance runners ahead of Mexico City 1968. Edelen, an American record holder, plans to train at 7,544 feet with Adams State College facilities under IOC approval, aiming for a 12 week minimum prep. The IOC limits four weeks, Edelen argues for extended practice. Orioles coach Hank Bauer keeps his staff in place.
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Colo
Buddy Edelen
Edelen
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Mexico City
Alamosan
Adams State College
International Olympic Committee
Alamosa Project
Div 4AA Expands Basketball Schedule for 1967-68
The Div 4AA basketball coaches approved a one year plan dividing the league into East and West with six teams per division. Each team plays ten division games plus two cross-division games for a 14 game schedule, with intra league results counting in standings. Postseason includes all 12 teams, with top two from each division seeded. East teams: Camden Crossett Magnolia Smackover Warren Washington of El Dorado. West teams: Fairview Washington of Texarkana Hope Lincoln of Camden Arkadelphia Malvern. Committee reviews 1968 football plans.
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Monticello
Camden
Crossett
Magnolia
Smackover
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Washington
el Dorado
Fairview
Texarkana
Hope
Lincoln
Arkadelphia
Malvern
NCAA warns coaches over Bryant series article
NCAA ethics chief Dick Colman says a letter of caution will be sent to about 2,000 college coaches after Sports Illustrated quoted Paul Bear Bryant admitting past payments to players. Colman stressed Bryant did not advocate cheating and urged coaches to stress important football values in press relations.
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Alabama
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Bear) Bryant
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Exhibition Baseball Results Reported by AP
Wednesday's results include Houston 4 Atlanta 3 and Cincinnati 16 Philadelphia 6. Los Angeles 15 Minnesota 2. St Louis 7 New York N Y 2. Pittsburgh 2 Kansas City 1. Baltimore 5 Chicago A 4 in 10 innings. Boston 5 New York A 2. Washington 6 Detroit 4. California 5 Chicago N 2. Cleveland 14 San Francisco. Friday's games Pittsburgh vs Baltimore in Miami and Minnesota vs New York A in Orlando night.
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Atlanta
Philadelphia
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St. Lows
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Kansas City
Baltimore
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Boston
Washington
Detroit
California
Cleveland
San Francisco
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Phillies
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Fla
Bob Carpenter
Gene Mauch
Norm Miller
Cocoa
John Hoffman
Bill Mazeroski
Pirates
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Vero Beach
Ron Fairly
RBI
Wes Parker
Jim Hickman
Jeff Torborg
Palm Springs
Calif
Paul Schall
Jim Fregosi
Cubs
Ferguson Jenkins
Jay Johnstone
Angels
Giants
Phoenix
Ariz
Rocky Colavito
Indians
Grand Sight for Fans at Baltimore
Orioles win 5-4 in 10 innings at Sarasota as Frank Robinson hits consecutive first home runs of the exhibition season. Robinson’s brief, knee-surgery-recovered appearance followed Chicago tying 4-4 on Bill Voss’s eighth inning single. Danny Lazar’s wild pitches and Dave Johnson’s RBI single sealed the victory.
Hard Luck Ballplayer Gary Geiger Faces Still-Uncertain Year
Gary Geiger of Atlanta, once a promising Boston Red Sox outfielder, has endured a series of health crises. A collapsed lung in 1960, ulcers in 1963, surgery in 1964, a broken left hand in 1965, and a cracked knuckle in a 1966 incident have plagued his career, leaving his 1966 season’s fate uncertain as he contends with lingering injuries and recovery.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
West Palm Beach, Fla
Gary Geiger
Atlanta
Mayo Clinic
Geiger
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Red Sox
Braves
New York
Montreal Defeats Toronto 5 to 3 in NHL clash
The Associated Press reports Montreal beat Toronto 5 to 3 as NHL action progresses. Separately New York edged Chicago 3 to 3 in a rare tied score with no playoff implications. Today’s scheduled games include Toronto at Boston and New York at Detroit with no other fixtures.
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Detroit
Chamberlain Delivers 37 as 76ers Even Playoff Series
Wilt Chamberlain led Philadelphia with 37 points 27 rebounds and 11 assists to beat the Cincinnati Royals 123-102 in Cincinnati. Oscar Robertson scored 29 for Kansas City’s Royals while Connie Dierking added 21. Hal Greer had 28 for Philadelphia as the 76ers tied the best-of-five Eastern Division playoff at 1-1. The teams staged a dazzling one man show from Chamberlain while Los Angeles prepared to face San Francisco and Chicago moved to St. Louis for tonight’s playoff games.
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Jack McMahon
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Royals
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National Basketball Association
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76Ers
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Oscar) Robertson
Wally Jones
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Robertson
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Hal Greer
Dierking
Connie
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San Francisco
Chicago Bulls
St. Louis
Fights Last Night Bouts Highlight Heavyweight Action
In New York Cassius Clay stopped Zora Folley to retain the world heavyweight title. The bout featured Clay defeating Folley by knockout in Chandler Arizona after a brisk contest. In Auckland Eddie Cotton halted Bobby Stinato in Seattle at nine rounds, securing a stoppage win for Cotton.
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Associated Press
New York
Cassius Clay
Houston
Zora Folley
Chandler
Ariz
Clay
Ulle
Auckland
New Zealand
Eddie Cotton
Seattle
Wash
Bobby Stinlato
San Francisco
Smithey Award to Mauldin at Arkansas
Arkansas voters name senior guard Travis Mauldin the first Claude Smithey award for outstanding leadership on and off the field. The honor, started by the student Senate and pep organization, memorializes tackle Claude Smithey who died in November after collapsing in the Razorback dressing room following limited action versus Texas A&M.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Arkansas
Claude Smithey
Travis Mauldin
Houston
Razorback
Texas A&m
Hulls Make Hawks a Family Affair
In Chicago, Dennis Hull sparked the Hawks with two goals as Chicago and the New York Rangers fought to a 3-3 draw. The Rangers moved into second place with 68 points, while Montreal beat Toronto 5-3 to stay close.
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Hulls
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Rangers
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Maple Leafs
Toronto
Leafs
Black Hawks
Dennis Hull
Hawks
Reg Fleming
Vic Hadfield
Bobby Hull
Ed Giacomin
Hadfield
Pat Stapleton
J.C. Trambaly
Canadiens
Ron Ellis
Jean Beliveau
Judo Fighters Know Kangeiko
In Lisbon 80 Portuguese judokas join sixth dan Kyleghi Kobayashi in a two week Kangeiko training in the cold hours from 6:30 a.m. Many of Portugal’s 3000 judo enthusiasts gear up for the junior European championship to be held in Lisbon in April.
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Kangeiko
Kyleghi Kobayashi
Japan
Kyo Shu Kan
Portugal
White Sox off to a fast spring start in 1965
AP report from Sarasota notes the Chicago White Sox opened spring with strong pitching but batting woes lingering. Manager Eddie Stanky aims for improved power with additions Walt Williams and Ed Stroud, plus a healthier Pete Ward and Don Buford. Injuries and past batting gaps are acknowledged as obstacles to overcome.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Sarasota, Fla
Chicago White Sox
Eddie Stanky
White Sox
Juan Pizarro
Pittsburgh
Jim O'Toole
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Walt
Williams
Puerto Rico
Stanky
Les Mossebasie
Minnie Minoso
Sox
Hoyt Wilhelm
Knuckler
Ron Hansen
Pete Ward
Duane Josephson
Indianapolis
Ed Stroud
Ken Berry
Tommie Agee
Pate Ward
Don Buford
Ward
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