Evansville and Southern Illinois Favored In NCAA Small College Tourney
Evansville and Southern Illinois, both undefeated or near, head the Evansville tourney field at Roberts Stadium as favorites to reach Friday’s final. Larry Humes leads Evansville with 33 points per game while Jerry Sloan also earns All-America honor mentions. Other contenders include North Dakota Akron Washington St Michael's and Philadelphia Textile with two sessions daily. Attendance expected near 40 000 across the event.
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North Dakota
Akron
Washington
St. Michaels
Philadelphia Textile
Seattle Pacific
Southern Illinois
Evansville
Larry Humes
Jerry Sloan
Rick Tertrance
St. Michael's
Mike McLaughlin
Basic Key Dup Wins Bowlarama Doubles Classic Title
Clark County High School League results show Roger Williamson and John Stubblefield of Basic Key Dup totaling 4921 pins to win the Boys Division. Cathy Ford and Sherri Kaiser of Boulder City led the Girls Division with 4760 pins. Final standings list multiple teams and high scores across both divisions.
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Basic High School
Roger Williamson
John Stubblefield
Clark County
Linde Williams
Connie Corr
Winds
Big Double at Gulfstream Park Pays Higher Than Twin Double
At Gulfstream Park Hallandale Florida a big daily double payout followed a series of favorites in twin races. Sunday Sailor won the first race paying 40.60 after last win in 1963 Rome adventure captured the second at 7.20. The crowd of 16 745 produced 457.00 daily double with 480 winning tickets. Taslo Spacemaster Reely Beeg Algernony were the winning horses in the fifth sixth eighth and win the.
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Gulfstream Park
Rome Adventure
Taslo
Spacemaster
Reely Beeg
Algernony
Tebbetts Warns Yankees In Rugged AL Race
Cleveland manager Birdie Tebbetts warned the Yankees face a tough season as several American League clubs improved. He noted Baltimore, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Washington as rugged contenders and suggested pitching will decide the finish. Tebbetts, who suffered a heart attack last April, also questioned writers who favor the Yankees in the NL race.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPID
Birdie Tebbetts
New York Yankees
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Arizona
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
Washington
Tebbetts
Milt Pappas
Boog Powell
George Strickland
Knoop Eyes .250 Batting Target With Angels
Bobby Knoop, Angels second baseman, aims for a .250 season after hitting .216 last year. Under batting coach Joe Gordon, he works to meet the ball, cut strikeouts, and hit more to right field as he adapts from the Coast League to the majors. He led AL second basemen with 20 errors but played 899 chances with strong glove work.
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Knoop
Knoep
Kuhnop
New York Yankees
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Gordon
Joe
Bobby
Knopp
Angels
Hawaii
Jim Fregosi
Dula Fetes Youths At Boy Club Banquet And Dance
About 100 people attended the Dula Boys Club Basketball Awards Banquet and Dance at Dula Memorial Center Saturday night. Teams entered in City Leagues included Warriors Scouts Braves and Chiefs with honors awarded to members of the Goldenball All-Tournament team and Don Demartre as Most Valuable Player.
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Dula
Dula Memorial Center
Warriors
Braves
Chiefs
Overton Curtis
Las Vegas
James Gordon
Western High School
Roy Martin
Tom Kelly
Howard Dufree
Paul Hahn
Chris Hale
Hermon Simmons
Don Demartre
Joan Mahler
Thunderbird Downs names Robert Dugan manager
Robert Dugan of Pomona was named manager of the pari mutuel department at Thunderbird Downs Race Course for the spring meeting opening April 17. The 19 day season runs weekends through June 13. Dugan also heads the pari mutuel department at the Fresno District Fair and plans innovations to streamline selling and cashing, including a single row for selling and cashing windows along the main line.
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Robert Dugan
Pomona
Pari-Mutuel
Thunderbird Downs
Dugan
Fresno
California
Hollywood Park
Fight Dirty Water National Wildlife Week March observance
National Wildlife Week runs March 14 to 21 with the Nevada Wildlife Federation leading the effort. The theme is pollution abatement and the slogan Fight Dirty Water. Ivan Sack chairs the observance in Nevada with Alicia Beck and Gene McDowell as cochairmen. A poster contest for school children is led by Ca mille Monday. Sack urges investment in water treatment, research for reuse, and strong anti pollution laws to secure future water supplies.
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America
Nevada Wildlife Federation
Nevada
Ivan Sack
Toiyabe National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Cochairmen
Alicia Beck
Gene McDowell
Nevada Fish and Game Commission
Andretti Stops Brown In Fifth Round At London
Vic Andretti of London defeated former world lightweight champion Joe Brown by a fifth round technical knockout after referee Freddie Catland stopped the bout due to a severe cut over Browns eye. Brown, 38, suffered blood loss from a clash of heads in the fourth round. Andretti, 23, had pressured the pace and led on points when the stoppage occurred. Both fighters weighed 138 pounds at the noon weigh-in.
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London
UPI
Vic Andretti
Joe Brown
Freddie Catland
Brown
New Orleans
Catland
Andretti
Nevada Woman's Bowling Association State Tournament Entry Reminder
Women bowlers must postmark entries by March 14 for the 17th annual Nevada WBA state tournament. The event runs May 14 to June 20 at Rodeo Lanes Winnemucca with rounds each Friday to Sunday. 214 teams and 1100 entries last year. The convention is June 13 at Sonoma Inn.
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Nevada Woman's Bowling Association
Joyce Deitch
Nevada
Rodeo Lanes
Winnemucca
WBA
Sonoma Ino
Deitch
Carter Wins On TKO Over Scott In London Bout
Robin Carter, ranked ninth middleweight, stopped Harry Scott in the ninth round at Royal Albert Hall. Scott suffered a cut above the left eye from a fourth round counter, with referee Harry Gibbs stopping the bout at 1:15 of the round as Carter led on points.
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London
UPI
Robin “Hurricane” Carter
Britain
Harry Scott
Harry Gibbs
Scott
Carter
Gibbs
Clifton
Royal Albert Hall
UCLA Coach Opposes Provo NCAA Regional Site
UCLA coach John Wooden criticized holding the NCAA regional at Brigham Young’s Provo home court, saying tournaments should not be played on a participating school’s home court. He noted willingness to play elsewhere but preferred neutral sites.
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John Wooden
Ucla Bruins
Brigham Young
Provo
Utah
Wooden
Southern California Basketball Writers Association
Jerry Norman
Cougars
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona State
Bruins
USC
Forrest Twogood
Pascual Signs with Orlando Club After Contract Cut
Camilo Pascual, curveball ace of the Minnesota Twins, signed his contract in Orlando taking a slight cut from last season. He started 36 games, finished 14, and posted a 15-12 record with a 3.30 ERA.
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Fla
UPI
Camilo Pascual
Minnesota Twins
Pascual
Twins
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Los Angeles Angels
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Santa Clara
Joe Ellis
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Fresno State
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Long Beach State
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Valley State
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Los Angeles State
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