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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1966
Page
16
In Kansas City nine Olympians join 752 entries for the first NAIA Indoor Track and Field meet. World record holder Janell Smith of Fredonia Kansas leads the field as the meet opens Saturday.
American Billy Kidd, 22, seeks to break Austrian Swiss downhill dominance at the Hahnenkamm Races in Kitzbuehel Austria. He starts 14th after finishing 11th in Lauberhorn, with 92 competitors from 29 nations. Kidd aims for speed and cooler weather to sharpen the course.
USAF Academy cadet Chuck Wertz shot 295 of 300 to win the Men’s Division in the Sahara-Colt U.S. Open Indoor Archery Championships at the Convention Center. Jim Pickering and Bill Bedner tied for second with 294 as the tourney continues today with morning and afternoon rounds and finals slated Sunday.
Nellis AFB edged Kirtland AFB 87 85 at Alamogordo New Mexico as Thunderbirds led by Maren O Bannion with 29 points and teammates Freddie Green 19 Al Farris 13 and Randy Woods 17 contributed in double figures.
Prairie View senior Guy Manning ascends to the national scoring lead among small colleges with a 33.2 ppg through Jan 15, surpassing Ron Jackson of Clark and Bill Hicks of St. Mary of the Plains. Also noted: Grambling's Comeaux strong in shooting. Grambling tops two team categories. Athens Alabama leads free throw percentage. Miles leads in fewest personal fouls.
Local courts produced a string of scores across multiple towns. Neoster led North with 45 points while Sparks trailed at 42. Major results include Carson City 58 over Winnemucca 65 and Douglas 40 versus Virginia City 68, with several other regional games featuring varied final tallies.
Three Americans led by Martin Riessen of Evanston Illinois advanced to the second round on opening day of the Australian Lawn Tennis Championships. Riessen, Jim McManus of Berkeley and Herb Fitzgibbon of Garden City defeated their opponents as top seeds Emerson and Ashe prepare for Saturday play.
New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle will have surgery to remove a bone chip in his right shoulder at the Mayo Brothers Clinic in Rochester. Doctors expect him ready for spring training starting March 1 in Fort Lauderdale, with Mantle's role possibly shifting to first base if needed. Mantle, 34, had a poor season last year batting .256 with 19 homers in 132 games, and his condition prompted the procedure.
Dick Farkas defeats Karl Farkas as Karl battles back for three wins in the weekly bowling card. Rasmussen totals 994 with high games 237 213 215 239. Elton Kelley and Elton Kelley falls while Bassin loses ground to Daniels. Powers Avella Hill and others post high scores in the standings shuffle.
A wide ranging column riffs on Jimmie Snyder Willie Mays and top salaries in AFL NFL and NBA notes trade talk about Larry Morris Atlanta Falcons and Don Drysdale vs Dodgers headlines. It also covers racing politics Las Vegas boxing looming bets Palace Desert Inn entertainment figures and a diet update on Sid Wyman and Lenny Shafer with Tanya cited as influence.
NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle outlined a study of seven cities New Orleans Houston Seattle Portland Phoenix Cincinnati and Boston as candidates for a new team. Reports will be presented February 14 at the league winter meeting with full reviews possible in spring. Rozelle hinted at a 16th franchise this year and noted the Atlanta Falcons created strong ticket demand.
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