Prophet Casper Wins Los Angeles Open by Three Strokes
Billy Casper captured the Los Angeles Open with a 274 to win $20 000 and claim his third major of the year. Arnold Palmer finished second at 277 while Al Geiberger earned $7 500 in a three way run for third. Casper led by one at the start of the final round and stretched the margin to three over Palmer.
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Pasadena
Calif
Billy Casper
Casper
Los Angeles
Brookside Park
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
al Geiberger
Geiberger
John Schlee
Schlee
George Archer
Dave Marr
Dave Hill
Ray Floyd
Lee Trevino
George Knudson
Gardiner Dickinson
Miller Barber
Bing Crosby
Johnny Pott
U S Ski Team Surprises in Pre Olympics Megeve
U S skiers post one victory and two thirds in Megeve pre Olympic races as Billy Kidd and Jim Heuga place in giants and slalom. Teenager Kiki Cutter rises to prominence after finishing third in girls giant slalom and earns Olympic event selection by coach Beattie.
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Megeve
France
U.S
Billy Kidd
Stowe
Jim Heuga
Squaw Valley
Calif
Alain Penz
Franz Digruber
Austria
Europe
Innsburck
Newcomber
Kiki Cutter
Bend, Ore
Miss Cutter
Bob Beattie
Ken Stabler Faces Pro Choices In Football And Baseball
New York AP reports Ken Stabler, Alabama's famed quarterback, may choose between football and baseball after being drafted by Houston in baseball's winter draft. He figures to be an early NFL draftee as well, with pro scouts rating him behind Gary Beban and alongside other top quarterback prospects.
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NEW York
Ken Stabler
Alabama
Houston Astros
Stabler
UCLA
Gary Beban
Kim Hammond
Florida State
Billy Stevens
Texas-El Paso
Greg Landry
Massachusetts
New York Mets
Houston
Mets
Bruce Matte
Miami
Ohio
Ed Mantie
Syracuse
Matte
Mantie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bair Sets Indoor Mile Mark in Boston as Seagren Posts Vault
Sam Bair, 21, 5-6 and 126 pounds, ran 4 01.9 for the fastest mile of the 1968 indoor season at the Boston A A Games, missing a four minute mile by cautious pacing. John Mason was second in 4 03.8, Odlozil third in 4 04.1, Bailey fourth in 4 04.7. Bob Seagren cleared 17-0% in the pole vault, matching his best indoors but failing to raise it to 17-4% for a world indoor record. Altti Alarotu of Brigham Young cleared 17 feet in Portland, and Tom Farrell won the Army 600 in 1 11.1. Vince Matthews won the 440 in 48.8 over Hardee McAlhaney. Mel Pender won the 60 at Albuquerque in 6.0 seconds. Beamon remained unbeaten in the broad jump at 25-8% and George Woods had a 66-11% shot put at Albuquerque.
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Boston
Sam Bair
Bair
Boston A.A
Kent State
Doug Raymond
Raymond
John Mason
Fort Hayes
Kan
Josef Odlozil
Czechoslovakia
Dave Bailey
Canada
Bob Seagren
Portland
Ore
Finland
Altti Alarotu
Brigham Young
Tom Farrell
Army
Jim Kemp
Vince Matthews
Johnson C. Smith
Hardee McAlhaney
Tennessee
Alarota
Oregon
Mel Pender
Albuquerque
Charles Green
Nebraska
Harry Jerome
Pender
Bob Beamon
University of Texas-El Paso
George Woods
Long Beach
Calif
Ashley Among Seven Named for Curtis Cup Team
The American team selecting seven players and three alternates for the 15th Curtis Cup to face Britain at Newcastle Northern Ireland next June 19 15 includes Jean Ashley Chanute Kan U S Amateur champion 1965 and two prior Curtis Cup teams Mrs Teddy Bod die Shreveport La Peggy Conley Spokane Wash Lou Dill Deer Park Tex Shelley Hamlin Fresno Calf Phyllis Preuss Pompano Beach Fla and Ms David Wells Mount Vernon Wash plus alternates Roberta Albers Tampa Jane Bastanbury North Whittier and Martha Wilkinson Fullerton.
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New York
Newcastle
Northern Ireland
U.S. Golf Association
Kansas University
Jean Ashley
Chanute
Kan
U.S
Teddy B. Boddie
Shreveport
Peggy Conley
Spokane
Wash
Lou Dill
Deer Park
Tex
Shelley Hamlin
Fresno
Calif
Phyllis Preuss
Pompano Beach
Fla
David Wells
Mount Veree
Roberta Albers
Tampa
Jane Bastanbury
North Whittier
Martha Wilkinson
Fullerton
Lacey Quits UCLA and Blasts Coach Wooden
UCLA forward Edgar Lacey quit the Bruins after clashing with coach John Wooden. Lacey said he never enjoyed playing for Wooden and walked off to preserve his pride sanity and self esteem after a disputed remark about his effectiveness in a loss to Houston.
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LOS Angeles
Edgar Lacey
UCLA
Bruins
John Wooden
Lacey
Wooden
Houston
Chionoi Wins Flyweight Title Over Torres in Mexico City
Chartchai Chionoi retained the flyweight crown with a 13round technical knockout of Efren Torres in Mexico City. Both fighters bled as referee Arthur Mercante halted at 1:15 of the 13th round due to Torres eye injuries, with Chionoi also bleeding from a cut.
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Mexico City
Thailand
Chartchai Chionoi
Mexico
Efren “Scorpion” Torres
Arthur Mercante
New York
Torres
Chionoi
Alcindor Declines Pro Play After Bruins Victory
Lew Alcindor, college basketball player of the year, says he is not ready for professional basketball. After scoring 28 points and 17 rebounds in UCLA's 84-77 win over Boston College, he notes rough play and five personal fouls and says he must get stronger before turning pro.
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NEW York
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Bruins
Boston College
Alcindor
Big Lew
Goslin and Cuyler Inducted Into Hall of Fame
In a Veterans Committee vote, Goose Goslin and Hazen Cuyler were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The pair, both retired decades ago, join Joe Medwick as 1968 inductees at Cooperstown. Goslin, 67, hailed from Bridgeton New Jersey, while Cuyler, born in Harrisville Michigan, died 18 years ago at age 50.
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New York
Leon “Goose” Goslin
Hazen
Kiki” Cuyler
Goslin
Washington
Cuyler
Pittsburgh
Veterans Committee
Ford C. Frick
Cooperstown
N.Y
Shrine
Joe
Ducky
Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Gashouse Gang
Baseball Writers Association of America
Kaiser Defends World Title in Helsinki Speed Skating
Stein Kaiser of the Netherlands defended her women’s world speed skating title in Helsinki. She finished second in the 1000 meter and 3000 meter events, earning 19505 points across the four event meet.
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Helsinki
Finland
Stein Kaiser
Netherlands
U S Ice Team Edges West Germany 3 1 in Opener
The U S National hockey team defeated West Germany 3 to 1 as Tom Hurley of Massena New York Larry Stordahl of Thief River Falls Minnesota and Herb Brooks of St Paul Minnesota scored for the United States in Germany.
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Bad Toelz
Germany
U.S
West Germany
Tom Hurley
Massena
N.Y
Larry Stordahl
Thief River Falls
Minn
Herb Brooks
St. Paul
Montreal Sentee
Toronto Ay
Boston
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Phila
Minnesota
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Oakland Peter Tw
Wichita Gal Wins Fort Worth Barrel Race
Miss Judy Graham of Wichita Kan won the invitational girls barrel race at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo. She clocked 18.4 seconds in the opening round and took top prize.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Judy Graham
Wichita
Kan
King Defeats Smith to Win Australian Title
Billie Jean King of Long Beach California defeats Margaret Court of Australia 6-1 6-2 to win the Australian Women's National Singles championship in Melbourne. King dominates the final to claim the title.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.S
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Margaret Smith
U.N. Debate Fails to Expect Solution to Pueblo Crisis
United Nations diplomats said no quick solution would come from the Security Council over North Korea's capture of the Pueblo. Nonpermanent members debated proposals, with Ethiopian backed investigations and Canada proposing mediation to win the ship and crew's release.
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United Nations, N.Y
Tne
North Korea
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Council
Agha Shahi
Pakistan
Arthur J. Goldberg
Platon D. Morozov
Goldberg
Morozov
U.N
Security Council
Ethiopia
Canada
Endalkachew Makonnen
Soviet Union
United States
North
South Korea
Road Chief Defends Highway Contract Awards
Kansas highway director John Montgomery denied politics influenced firm selections for highway engineering. He responded to Sen. Ben Foster’s questions about out of state firms and Kansas firms receiving contracts. Montgomery asserted open records show no state contract went to out of state firms and blamed GOP political maneuvering for calls to raise the gasoline tax.
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Topeka
John Montgomery
Kansas
Montgomery
Ben Foster
Wichita
Foster
Republican State Committee
Highway Department
Entire
Highway Commission
Robert Docking
Atkins wins sixth straight Canadian rackets title
Geoff Atkins of Chicago, world rackets champion since 1954, captured his sixth Canadian championship by defeating Adrian Coote of Montreal in straight sets 15-5 15-5 15-3. He partnered with John Rolland of Montreal to win the doubles 15-6 15-1 15-11 against Tom Price and Don Barwick, both of Montreal.
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Geoff Atkins
Chicago
Adrian Coote
Atkins
John Rolland
Tom Price
Don Barwick
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