Showboat Invitational final qualifiers lead with Mack and Downing
Jimmy Mack 25 of Dover New Jersey tops the Showboat Invitational with a 24 game total of 5 448 averaging 211. Vern Downing of San Francisco sits 68 pins behind in second with 5 380 while left handers Mike McGrath El Cerrito and Skee Forem sky from El Paso hold top three positions.
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Jimmy Mack
Mack
Dover
N.J
Vern Downing
San Francisco
Downing
Mike McGrath
el Cerrito
Calif
Skee Forem
Showboat Invitational Spotlight Shifts To Zahn And Veterans
Wayne Zahn leads early scoring in the Showboat Invitational as veterans Don Carter Dick Weber and Dave Davis chase another title. Zahn, 28, fresh from a 1969 win streak, eyes a TV final with Stefanich Allen and others among the contenders. Carter remains a storied figure seeking a return to tour victory.
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Arnold Palmer
Don Carter
Carter
Dick Weber
Denver
Fresno
Weber
Wayne Zahn
Dave Davis
Bill Allen
Jim Stefanich
Billy Welu
Phoenix
Harry
Tiger) Smith
Billy G
William Golembiewski
Ed Bourdase
Zahn
Los Angeles
Tempe
Ariz
Tempe Bowl
Stefanich
Wayne
Bob Cooper
Houston
Tex
Davies
Steve Wallace
St. Louis
Don Glover
Bakersfield
Calif
Steve Bassin
Johnny Petraglia
Brooklyn
Bill Johnson
Kokomo
Ind
Rigney Stricken During Crosby Pro Am in California
California Angels manager Bill Rigney collapsed with a heart attack while playing in the Bing Crosby National Pro Am at Cypress Point California. He was taken to Monterey Hospital in fair condition as the opening round was halted by rain. Rigney has led the Angels since 1961 after managing the Giants in New York and San Francisco.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
UPI
California Angels
Bill Rigney
Bing Crosby
Monterey
Rigney
Paul Harney
Cypress Point
Angels
Giants
New York
San Francisco
College Basketball Scores From Various Matches
Clemson topped Furman 95 to 82 while Drake defeated Bradley 93 to 74. Georgia Tech beat Rice 75 to 54 and Tarleton State trounced Boytor 103 to 57. Other results included Davidson 71 Princeton 54 and Massachusetts 68 Northeastern 64. Vermont won 99 to 87 over Connecticut. Bentley 97 Newark 94 and Rollins 75 Rider 73. Additional scores list Appalachian 107 Attlantic Christian 78 and Arizona State 93 Utah 88. Other games noted include Arizona 76 Brigham Young 70 and Shippensburg 73.
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Clemson
Furman
Drake
Bradley
Georgia Tech
Rice
Boytor
Tarleton State
Davidson
Princeton
Southern State College
State College of Arkansas
Waynesburg
Wheeling
Northeastern
Massachusetts
Vermont
Connecticut
Bentley
Newark
David Lipscomb
Florence State
Bellarmine
Thomas More
Presbyterian
Bremont Abbey
Rollins
Rider
Appalachian
Attlantic Christian
Catawba
Erskine
Norfolk State
Fayetteville St. College We
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee Wesleyan
Nevada Athletic Commission seeks $10000 state funding
Don Digilio chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission says the legislature should allocate 10000 over the next two years. The group has funded itself from fights but needs funds to operate properly and cover travel and staff costs. If funds aren’t used the money would be returned.
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Don Digilio
Nevada Athletic Commission
Digilio
Nevada
Roger Rouse
Dick Tiger
Commission
Reno
Laxalt
Carson City
Las Vegas
Penguins Trade Boivin To North Stars In 1 For 1 Move
The Pittsburgh Penguins exchange defenseman Duane Rupp for Minnesota North Stars veteran Leo Boivin after a 3 1 Minnesota win. Neither player dressed for the game. Boivin, 36, in his 17th NHL season, has played over 1000 career games. Rupp, 30, is in his second season.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota North Stars
Leo Boivin
Minnesota
Duane Rupp
Penguins
Bing Crosby Tourney Washed Out By Rain
The first round of the $150,000 Bing Crosby National Pro Am was cancelled due to rain with about a third of players still out. Jack Tuthill called off play on all three courses at 4 p.m. PST after flooded fairways and greens. The first round will be completed Friday and the event extended through Monday with 168 pros in the field.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
UPI
Billy Casper
Harry Toscano
Mac McLendon
Jack Tuthill
Spyglass Hill
Tuthill
Casper
Cypress Point
Toscano
Newcastle
McLendon
Crosby
Kaiser
Mike Hill
John Stevens
Lee Elder
Ross Coon
Jerry Zar
Jerry Heard
Billy Maxwell
Miller Barber
The
Bonehead of the Year Trophy to Jimmy Snyder
The Dallas Bonehead Club will award the Bonehead of the Year trophy to Jimmy Snyder for predicting the Colts as a 17 point favorite over the Jets in the Super Bowl. The award, created in 1964, honors wrong pregame judgments and will be shown in Las Vegas through next year.
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SUN
Bonehead Club
Jimmy
Joe Namath
Joe
Snyder
Baltimore
New York
Navy
Jim
Marshall
Minnesota Vikings
National Broadcasting Company
Lamar Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
Texas A&m University
Las Vegas
Junior Rebels Wallop All-Stars 102 89
UNLV freshmen defeated Southern Nevada All-Stars 102 to 89 at UNLV gym. John Hampton scored 39 points, Rick Zarndt 18, and Don Walker and Mike Brooks 12 each for the victors. Bill Davis led the All-Stars with 31.
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Junior Rebels
Wallop
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Southern Nevada All-Stars
UNLV
John Hampton
Rick Zarndt
Don Walker
Mike Brooks
Bill Davis
Hampton
Marathon on Page One World Masters Run
The Las Vegas Sun spotlights a 26 mile World Masters Marathon with coverage on page one. Readers are directed to the front page for full details and scheduling notes about the event.
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Turkey
Las Vegas
Huseyin Aktas
Ismail Akcay
Mexico City
Fuat Boz
Los Angeles
Thunderbird Hotel
Osman Cosgul
SUN
Hank Greenspun
Talay Kulay
Oran Grayson
David Lee Waite
Jimmy THE GREEK Snyder picks Daws and Buniak in Vegas
In Las Vegas World Masters Marathon odds favor Ishmail Atkay and Amby Burfoot, but Jimmy Snyder backs Ron Daws of Minneapolis to win with Peter Buniak second and Burfoot third. He notes NFL betting shifts and recalls Ara Parseghian clashing with a TV announcer.
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Turkey
Amby Burfoot
Ron Daws
Minneapolis
Minn
Peter Buniak
Toronto
Canada
Burfoot
Ara Parsegian
Ara
Los Angeles
Notre Dame
West Coast
Parseghian
Pete Rozelle
NFL
USA
John
Joe
Mr. Rozelle
Dunes hosts NFL pros and big names at Frontier lounge
The Dunes welcomes over 25 NFL stars and a "cowboy" in charge as prediction points to Let's Make Love opening February 14 at the Frontier. Mickey Rylick to be managing director of the Landmark amid shows and events. Herb McDonald prepares for the Andy Williams Open.
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the Dunes
Las Vegas
Mickey Rylick
The
Landmark
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