Senate weighs bill as track war nears settlement
Washington AP report outlines Sen Magtusan plan to draft peace pact law while Magnuson hints at gradual action as colleges hold truce in the Amateur Athletic Union track feud until after the Olympic Games. Theodore Kheel urges legal or moral duty for colleges to accept board findings amid antitrust scrutiny.
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Associated Press
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Warren G. Magtusan
Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Hursday
Magnuson
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Theodore Kheel
National Collegiate Athletic Association
U.S. Track and
Peterson
Oi Kheel
Spitball Flap Endangers Phillies at Mets Game
Gene Mauch and Gil Hodges reignite the spitball controversy as John Boozer’s warmup pitch leads to ball calls and ejections. Ed Vargo rules a ball on a warmup, Mauch protests, and the incident swells into a broader dispute over the illegal pitch as Bud Harrelson faces three balls in the on deck circle.
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Plate
Ed Vargo
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Bald Mauch
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Dick Hall
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Mets
Bud Harrel
Pople
Nicklaus Leads Houston Champions Inter national With 66 First Round
Nicklaus shoots six under par 66 to take a one stroke lead at the Houston Champions International. Sikes at 66 trials Nicklaus by one as De Vicenzo makes Eagles and birdies before fading to third alongside Archer Weiskopf and Barber. Geiberger and Murphy post 68 to surge in a crowded field with Player tied at 69.
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Tom Weiskopf
Miller Barber
al Geiberger
Bob Murphy
Geiberger
Fred Marti
Hugh Royer
Murphy
Gary Player
Graebner Marked Man in Cup Play Opening Davis Cup
AP report from Richmond Virginia details Clark Graebner as the U S team’s focal point in the Davis Cup opener against British Caribbean. Richard Russell and Lance Lumaden are the primary challengers with Arthur Ashe facing Lumaden in the first singles, as Stan Smith and Bob Lutz prepare for the doubles against Russell and Lumaden.
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Associated Press
Richmond, Va
Clark Graebner
United States
Graebner
U.S
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Arthur Ashe
Lance Lumaden
David Tate
Byrd Park
Tate
University of Miami
Fla
Russell
Phoebus in Six Hitter Delivers Orioles Sweep of Yankees
Phoebus pitched six strong innings in his first start since a no hitter, earning his fourth win as Baltimore beat New York 4-3. Etchebarren Blair and Belanger led a 3-hit Baltimore attack, while Mantle struck out four times. Minnesota edged Detroit 3-2 on Oliva’s 10th inning single, and Boston beat California 4-1. In NL action, Houston blanked St. Louis 4-0 and Cincinnati won 6-2 in 11, as Harrelson powered Boston’s 11th straight win.
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Offensive Johnson Praises Arkansas First Unit
University of Arkansas assistant coach Mervin Johnson praised the first offensive unit after a one hour practice. Quarterback John Eichler of Stuttgart led the line as the unit showed progress touching on plays not covered earlier in spring drills.
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Ozarks Coach Succumbs at Age 44
CLARKSVILLE Arkansas AP Willard Jackson Smith 44 basketball coach at the College of the Ozarks for two years died Thursday in a Fort Smith hospital after about three weeks illness He was a 1957 Ark Tech graduate and had coached at Fayetteville High School He is survived by his wife and two children.
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College of the Ozarks
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Travelers Hand Loss to San Antonio
The Arkansas Travelers beat San Antonio 6-2 to win for the eighth time in 11 games and move above .500 for the first time this season. Billy Murphy opened the scoring with a second inning double, Len Boyer added a single and scored, Leron Lee homered in the fifth, and Boots Day drove in the seventh inning with a single. Clayton Kirby earned his third straight win.
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Arkansas Travelers
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Arkansas
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Len Boyer
Boyer
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Leron Lee
Boots Day
Clayton Kirby
Fights Last Night on Braves Cardinals and More Wins
Fights last night mixed with baseball results. Milian drove in the tying run for the Braves in the ninth, Lemaster pitched a three hitter against the Cardinals, and the Astros snapped Briles’ 13 game string. Niekro scattered six, Ernie Banks homered for Chicago, Bench delivered a bases loaded single in the 11th, McCovey and Hart hit their fifth homers for the Giants, and multiple boxing and boxing-like results followed in Portland Los Angeles Tokyo.
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