Las Vegas Sports Weather Outshines the West
Las Vegas athletes enjoy mild conditions that boost conditioning while Pacific Northwest and Midwest teams face mud, cold, and rainouts. The piece notes sunny winters, early-season warmth, and easier scheduling for baseball and football, contrasting with Oregon and Washington weather challenges. It also mentions local boxing results and golf lab demonstrations at the Tropicana Club.
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Las Vegas
Phoenix
Palm Springs
Pahrump
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Northwest
Sahara Becomes Nation's Gun Hub
The Sahara hosts the Mid-Winter Trapshooting Tour February 2 7 with top marksmen and a six day program. The Mid-Winter Gun Show February 11 14 features over 4 million in antique weapons with 18 700 in guaranteed purses and jackpots for the event. Dan Orlich 6 5 former Green Bay Packer leads in title races while a Colt revolver display highlights the Sahara Convention Center South. The show is co sponsored by Las Vegas dealer Harry Mann and draws collectors nationwide.
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Mint
Sahara
Amateur
Sahara Gun Club
Tule Springs
United States
Dan Orlich
Green Bay
Orlich
Hotel Sahara
Harry Mann
U.S
Sahara Convention Center South
Colt
Jim Devine
Glendora
Calif
Colt’s Patent Firearm Co
Evansville Remains Unanimous No 1 In UPI Small College Rankings
Evansville holds every first place vote as the undefeated Purple Aces reach 13 0 with wins over Kentucky Wesleyan and St Josephs Indiana. Pan American moves to second while Central State of Ohio and High Point crack the top ten for the first time.
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New York
UPI
Pan American
Central State
Ohio
High Point
United Press International
Evansville
Purple Aces
Kentucky Wesleyan
St. Joseph's
Ind
Grambling
Carson- Newman
Southern Illinois
North Dakota
Wittenberg
Carson-Newman
St. Central State
Youngstown
Winston-Salem
Akron
Augsburg
Philadelphia Textile
Fresno State
Gannon
Seattle Pacific
Assumption
Maoss
Washington
Lamar Techie
N.M
Arkansas St Takes Down Arkansas Tech In High-Scoring Tilt
Arkansas State defeats Arkansas Tech 85 to 75 as Henderson posts strong numbers and Arkansas A&M cruises over Eastern Nazarene 78 to 75. Other scores include Bloomsburg 104 over Quantico Central State 47 and Purdue 78 over Notre Dame 74.
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Arkansas St
Arkansas Tech
Henderson
Arkansas A&m
Eastern Nazarene
Babson
Bloomsburg St
Quantico & Central State
Wittenberg
Ohio Wesleyan
Heidelberg
Hiram
Baldwin-Wallace
Ashlond
Mount Union
Illinois Wesleyan
Illinois State
Parsons
Loras
Florida A&m
Tuskegee
Purdue
Notre Dame
Winston Salem
J.C. Smith
Ithaca
Rochester Tech
St. Anselm's
Heavyweights Elmer Rush to Fight Todd Her Ring in San Francisco
San Francisco heavyweight Elmer Rush and Houston contender Todd Her Ring will clash in a 10 round bout February 15 at the Civic Auditorium. Match maker Benny Ford announced the card yesterday.
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San Francisco
UPI
Elmer Rush
Todd Herring
Houston
Tex
Civic Auditorium
Benny Ford
Clay praises Chuvalo as new white hope in sparring
Cassius Clay lauds George Chuvalo as the new white hope after a five round sparring session in Monticello. Clay disrupted by his entourage while blasting Patterson and calling Chuvalo the washer woman for his attack style.
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Monticello
N. Y
UPID
Cassius Clay
George Chuvalo
George
Clay
Toronto
Chuvalo
Cham
Golf tourney ties for distaff players at Muni
A best ball event at Municipal Golf Course ended in a tie for first place. Two foursomes each shot 63 to share top honors: Barbara Christian Kay Trimble Flo Atkinson and Inez Maxwell in one group and Inez Norris Bernice Steele Cecile Crow and Bobbie Shabat in the other.
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Distaff
Municipal Golf Course
Barbara Christian
Kay Trimble
Flo Atkinson
Inez Maxwell
Inez Norris
Bernice Steele
Cecile Crow
Bobbie Shabat
Hernandez Dominates Morales in Las Vegas Main Event
Hernandez scored a one sided victory over Hilario Morales on the Hacienda Strip Fight of Week card extending his win streak to thirteen in Las Vegas. Judges and officials gave Hernandez broad margins as Morales withstood the assault but absorbed the bulk of the punishment.
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Ford Hernandez
Hilario Morales
Las Vegas
Harold Buck
Dave Pearl
Hernandez
Irv Marcus
The
SUN
Mexico City
Morales
Neto Villareal
Johnny Brooks
Villareal
Los Angeles
Brooks
Henderson
Frank Jennings
Sammy Figueroa
Jennings
Joey Aguilar
Frank Sedilla
Aguilar
Sedilla
Chino
Calif
Live Telecast Planned for Strip Fight of the Week
Ben Roscoe of the Hacienda says live telecast of the Strip Fight of the Week to major Western cities is virtually assured though nationwide coverage hinges on time differences. Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Seattle Phoenix and other cities expected. Life and Ring magazines show interest in Billy Miller promoter features. Governors and senators voiced support as Roscoe stays in New York to finalize deals with sponsors.
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Bruce Banke
SUN Sports
Hacienda
West Coast
Ben Roscoe
New York
East Coast
Roscoe
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Phoenix
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Alan Bible
Howard W. Cannon
Las Vegas
Life Magazine
Ring Magazine
Billy Miller
Miller
the Sun
Klas-Tv
Odds and opinions from The Greek on sports and politics
Jimmy Snyder notes Dodgers as 5 to 2 underdogs for the NL pennant while last year they opened 6 to 5 favorites. He forecasts Romney as a likely 1968 GOP nominee and LBJ a 4 to 1 White House favorite. Hill Rise leads in Santa Anita. Alabama’s inch-sized title gap and UtahBYU in Provo highlighted.
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LA Dodgers
Dodgers
Hill Rise
Arcadia
Quinella Pool at Santa Anita Hits 3000 Dollar Minimum
The Santa Anita Race Book reports a guaranteed net minimum of 3000 dollars for the day’s double quinella pool, with potential growth toward nearly 4000 dollars. Sammy Cohen, owner, notes the events center on today’s seventh race and that this Race Book operates the double quinella.
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Santa Anita
Sammy Cohen
Snowman Trophy Archery Meet Set By Las Vegas Archers
The Las Vegas Archers announce their first tournament of the year the fourth annual Snowman Tournament on the club field range north of Thunderbird Field at Simmons Road end. The reversed scoring novelty meet offers trophies in all divisions with early registration and a 10 30 a m start. A complimentary hot lunch will be provided for archers and visitors.
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Las Vegas Archers
Thunderbird Field
Simmons Road
Patterson Favored Over Chuvalo in Boxing Bout
Floyd Patterson enters as a 2 to 1 favorite against George Chuvalo and Chuvalo has altered his approach, offering a real chance to topple the former champion. The LA Lakers appear diminished without Jerry West, who is expected back in the lineup this week.
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Pion
Canada
Catskill Mountains
Floyd Patterson
Madison Square Garden
Clay
Patterson
George Chuvalo
Chuvalo
LA Lakers
Jerry West
West
Laker
Navy Names Bill Elias Head Coach for Middies Air Play
Bill Elias will lead Navy football with an aerial minded approach. The Pebble Beach golf tournament this week has favorites Billy Casper Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, with Casper my pick to win.
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Bill Elias
Navy
Middies
Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Pebble Beach
Casper
Boxing Now Universal Fleischer Reviews 1964
Nat Fleischer says boxing became truly universal in 1964 with Ring Magazine noting growth in distant regions and a shift of major bouts abroad. Emile Griffith named Fighter of the Year for active defending in Las Vegas and London, while Cassius Clay’s Miami Beach title win over Liston cited as Fight of the Year for its monumental impact.
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New York
UPI
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
Fleischer
United States
Emile Griffith
Ring
Luis Rodriguez
Las Vegas
Brian Curvis
London
Miami Beach
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Liston
Hash
Clay
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