UCLA and Michigan Face Off In NCAA Title Showdown
UCLA seeks back to back titles as they meet Michigan in Memorial Coliseum after both sides won semifinal showdowns. Michigan relies on front line strength with Bill Bradley in foul trouble, while UCLA leans on Gail Goodrich and Keith Erickson despite Erickson injury worries.
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UCLA
Bruins
Wichita
Michigan
Wolverines
Big Ten
Princeton
Bill Bradley
Memorial Coliseum
Sports Network
Gary Thompson
Swift Bruins
Bradley
Butch van Breda Kolff
Cazzie Russell
Bill Buntin
Tigers
Keith Erickson
Jamie Thompson
Edgar Lacey
Freddie Goss
Gail Goodrich
Vernon Smith
Kelly Pete
Goodrich
Mantilla Leads Red Sox Spring Power With Two Homers
Felix Mantilla again supplies power for Boston in spring work, belting a two-run homer as the Red Sox beat the Cubs 6-1. Other MLB results include Minnesota rookie pitchers silencing the Yankees 5-0, Mets edging the Cardinals 6-5 in nine, and Brown’s two-run 11th-inning shot lifting Baltimore past Los Angeles 7-5.
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Mantilla
Boston Red Sox
Jack of
Red Sox
Boston
Chicago Cubs
Bill Monbouquette
Earl Wilson
Cubs
Len Gabrielson
Milwaukee Brave
Chicago White Sox
Rico Carty
Braves
Carty
Felipe Alou
Alou
Milwaukee
Minnesota
New York Yankees
Twins
Mel Nelson
Gerry Fosnow
Dave Boswell
Jimmie Hall
Tony Oliva
Yankees
Finley Hopes New Kick for Athletics Reinvent in KC
In Bradenton Florida AP report Charlie Finley reshapes the Kansas City Athletics by trading key players for new fielding assets and moving fences back. Manager Mel McGaha stresses rebuilding with a young core as Rubs other clubs. The article notes outfield upgrades Landis Hershberger and changes in lineup and bullpen.
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Bradenton
Fla
Charlie Finley
Missouri
Kansas City Athletics
Rocky Colavito
Jim Landis
Mike Hershberger
Kansas City
Johnny Keane
St. Louis Blues
New York Yankee
Mills Falls To Grelle In Cleveland Mile Showdown
In Cleveland Knights of Columbus meet at the arena, Jim Grelle of Portland beat Billy Mills by a five yard margin in the mile with a 4:10. Dan Dave Ellis led a strong Canadian night in the three mile while Bill Crothers of Toronto East York won the 600 yard in 1 11. Abby Hoffman and Tolanda Balas starred for the women in 800 and high jump with Balas setting a meet record at five feet 10 1 2 inches.
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Cleveland
Knights of Columbus
Cleveland Arena
Billy Mills
Bob Schul
Ollan Cassell
Schul
Dave Ellis
Toronto
Ellis
Jim Grelle
Portland
Ore
Mills
Marines
United States
Great Britain
Berlin
Tokyo
Bill Crothers
Toronto East York
Cassell
U.S
Crother
Tolanda Balas
Rumania
Abby Hoffman
Toronto Olympic Club
Balas
Lynda Bird Johnson Celebrates 21st Birthday Surprise Party
Lynda Bird Johnson was feted at a surprise private club party with about 65 attendees to mark her 21st birthday. The absence of her father was noted as President Lyndon B. Johnson, at the Texas ranch, called to wish her well.
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Washington
Lynda Bird Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Its Hard to Judge Weight of a Catch
An amusing study from Garcia Corp shows how anglers overestimate fish weight. In “fish in a barrel” tests, about 90 percent guess too high, with 49 percent over by 3 to 6 pounds. The piece cites Kanopolis memories and notes Honorbuilt’s Minneapolis growth to lead a pickup-coach empire.
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Abilene
Garcia Corporation
U.S
Garcia
Kanopolis
Honorbuilt Trailer Manufacturing Company
Minneapolis
Kansas
Lakeview
Calif
California
Minneapolis Group
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Boxing card results and bout postponement in Oakland
Fights last night reports Henry Hank vs Roger Rouse postponed due to Hank injury. Ven venuti stopped Dick Knight in Bologna. Foster stopped Dave Russell in Norfolk. Owens and Garcia drew in Worcester. Denny Moyer defeated Hilario Morales in Los Angeles.
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Oakland
Calif
Henry Hank
Roger Rouse
Hank
Bologna
Italy
Nino Venvenuti
Dick Knight
Norfolk
Bobby Foster
Washington, D.C
Dave Russell
Uniondale
N.J
Worcester
Mass
Eddie Owens
Holyoke
Danny Garcia
Dominican Republic
Drew
Los Angeles
Denny Moyer
Portland
Ore
Hilario Morales
Mexico City
Stagg Dedicated Himself to Football as Lifelong Faith
Amos Alonzo Stagg spent 57 years coaching football and dedicated his career to youth and fair play. The Chicago coach championed honesty, resisted cheating, and influenced football from its infancy through the modern era, shaping ethics in sport and serving on major governing bodies.
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NEW York
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Stagg
Inventor Stagg
University of Chicago
William Rainey Harper
Yale
Chicago
Springfield State names Jim Mentis Bears head coach
Jim Mentis a 39 year old line coach at Springfield State for three seasons was named head football coach to replace Orville Pottinger who resigned to become athletic director for the Springfield public school system.
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Springfield, Mo
Jim Mentis
Springfield State
Bears
Mentis
Orville Pottenger
Springfield
Baseball Friday Results and Sunday Schedule From Multiple Cities
Summary of Friday results across leagues shows Boston and San Francisco winning while Chicago and New York split. Detroit tops Philadelphia in 11 innings, New York beats St. Louis, Houston defeats Kansas City, and Baltimore handles Los Angeles. Sunday's slate includes Cincinnati versus New York in Tampa and several cross city matchups in Florida and Arizona with travel notes and location changes.
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Washington
Chet Trail
New York
Senators
Don Lock
Houston Astros
Don Larsen
Larry Yellin
Darrell Brandon
Kansas City
Athletics
New York Mets
St. Louie Cardinals
Bobby Klaus
Mets
Cards
Bo Belinsky
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Phillies
Mickey Stanley
Ray Oyler
Belinsky
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Jerry Lynch
Gene Alley
Pirates
Dick Brown
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Brown
San Francisco Giants
Bob Shaw
Cleveland
Jesus Alou
Shaw
Los Angeles Angels
Jalisco Charros
Guadalajara
Mexico
Dick Simpson
Puebla Parrots
Louw
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
Chicago
Milwaukee
Tampa
Fla
Miami
West Palm Beach
San Francisco
Boston
Phoenix
Ariz
Fort. Lauderdale
Minnesota
Pompano Beach
Oklahoma City
Cocoa
xLos Angeles
Pro Cage Friday Results and Schedule
The listing shows today’s games with Baltimore visiting New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia San Francisco at Los Angeles Detroit at St. Louis and regular season matchups Cincinnati at Boston New York at St. Louis and Baltimore at Philadelphia with no other events.
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Baltimore
New York
Cincinnatii
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Detroit
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
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