Dundee Sees Cassius Clay Upsetting Liston At Miami Fight
Promoter Chris Dundee, co-promoter Bill MacDonald, predicts Cassius Clay will defeat Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title in Miami Beach on February 25. He cites Clay’s 186 amateur fights, superior speed, height and reach, and notes Clay’s long professional background and list of promoters he’s worked with. Dundee’s birthday fight adds a festive edge as Liston’s power is viewed as a serious challenge.
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Norfolk
Florida
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Gifford Joins All-Star Cast for Pro Bowl Return
Los Angeles AP reports Frank Gifford of the New York Giants is named to the East squad for the Pro Bowl at the Coliseum after Buddy Dial withdrew with a knee injury. Gifford, 32, is a veteran of 11 NFL seasons and was Player of the Game in 1959. Coach Allie Sherman will start Charley Johnson at quarterback with Norman Snead as backup, as the East aims to extend its edge over the West in the series standings.
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Track Closing Leaves Arcadia Race Track Silent
In Arcadia California track offials and union negotiators broke off contract talks keeping the Horses ARCADIA course closed. In Miami Florida Jet Traffic $5 scored a six length victory in the Copeador Purse at Tropical Park in his first start in three months. In New Orleans Louisiana Wait There $16.80 won the feature at the Fair Grounds with apprentice jockey Roger Boudreau aboard.
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Rosburg Takes Questionable Lead In San Diego Open Test
Bob Rosburg shot 66 to lead the first round of the San Diego Open as darkness halted play. Julius Boros, Tony Lema and Charles Coody followed, with several veterans and newcomers aiming to challenge once rounds resumed at Rancho Bernardo. Weather risks and frost could muddy the late rounds.
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Los Angeles
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Louisville
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Colorado Springs
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George Knudson
Canada
Peter Butler
England
Professional Golfers Association
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
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Buick
Jack Nicklaus
Coody
San Antonio
Air Corps
Chargers share payouts set records in AFL title game
San Diego Chargers players receiving full shares in the AFL championship pool earned 2498.99 dollars each, while Boston Patriots players got 1596.52 each. The two sums set AFL records, with Chargers sharing 41 7 12 and Patriots 41 1 6 shares. The Tulsa event adds award notes.
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Iba Rupp Head Committee To Pick Olympic Cagers
Thirty six college players will vie for twelve Olympic basketball spots for Tokyo. NCAA council approves a three team college plan with six players from the eventual champion team assembling after the Kansas City final. Trials run at St John s University April 1 to 4 with AAU military and small college teams. Adolph Rupp and Henry Iba chair the committee selecting the college squads.
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Kentucky
Henry Iba
Oklahoma State
Haas Named Top Mets Rook In Spring Camp
Los Angeles Dodgers trade of Billy Haas to the New York Mets for 30000 centers on the 21 year old slugger who starred in minor leagues and majors. Haas posted a .368 average with 33 homers and 144 RBIs for Reno before a tough stretch in Albuquerque and Santa Barbara. Mets rookies include Amado Samuel Dick Smith Steve Dillon and Dick Wakefield while youngsters like Ron Locke Dick Selma and Cleon Jones vie for future roles.
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Albuquerque
Dukes
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Chick Genovese
Austin
Jimmy Brown
Tulsa
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Amado Samuel
Toronto
Dick Smith
Buffalo
Amado
Braves
Smith
Steve Dillon
Dick Wakefield
St. Louis
Roger Craig
George Altman
Wakefield
Atlanta
Ron Locke
Baseball Signings Bring Mix of NL and AL Players
The Chicago Cubs acquire Ron Santo at third base and add Billy Hoeft from Milwaukee. Cleveland Indians land Tito Francona in outfield, with Pauli Ratliff at catcher and Orlando Martinez at shortstop for the Minnesota Twins.
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Billy Hoeft
Cleveland Indians
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Minnesota Twins
Pauli Ratliff
Orlando Martinez
UCLA and Texas Western Lead Surging West in College Ball
UCLA sits No. 1 at 11-0 and Texas Western 15-1 with a 14 game streak as big surprises midseason. NYU and Arizona State slump from preseason Top Ten while Arizona State faces Colorado next. Wake Forest, West Virginia, Texas Tech wins noted as actionless Top Ten.
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Long Beach
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Clemson
Denver
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West Texas
NYU
Barry Kramer
Cornell
Tulsa
Northwestern
Toledo
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Fairleigh-Dickinson
Wagner
Southern California
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia
New Mexico
Bradley
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Sun Devils
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North Carolina
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Texas
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Holy Cross
Murrell and King Lead Big Eight Scoring and Rebounding Pace
Willie Murrell of Kansas State and Jim King of Oklahoma State top the Big Eight in scoring and rebounding mix. The report lists leaders in field shooting foul shooting and rebounds with Murrell posting a career high 35 points in the league opener and King ranking highly in field goal percentage and boards.
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George Unseld
Kansas
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Oklahoma
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al Correll
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Gary Garner
Charlie Jones
Nebraska
Wilson
Mike Frink
Harold Cobrun
Ned Monsees
Bob Ziegler
Iowa State
Hawk
Jack Lintz
Harmon
Bob Joyce
Unseld
al Koch
Correll
Sammy Robinson
Daryl Petsch
Fred Fleetwood
Butch Roberts
Koch
Garner
Lynn Baker
Ziegler
Joyce
Frink
Froistad
City Bowling Results Show Broad Standings Across Leagues
Local league night at Thunderbird Lanes features top individual scores and team totals across multiple divisions. Notable performances include Berthe Roainbolt 173 in ind game and Ann Kephort 476 in ind series, with high team marks by Picerings 1483 and Team No. 7 6364 in mixed play. Standings list Frosty Acres Pepperidge Forms Surplus Cities and others atop their groups.
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ChicksEdge Young Eagles Earns OT Victory Over Eisenhower
Chickasha men edge Eisenhower 37 34 in overtime to clinch Junior Boomer Conference win. Ron Rulison and Billy Langfitt lead Ike with 11 each. Randall Smith tops Chickasha with 13 as Ike eighth graders win 24 20.
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Pepsi Cola teams rally to split YMCA Senior League games
In St Mary's opened season Fairmont Meade led Cotton Electric 25-12 at halftime but Cotton Electric surged in the fourth to win 42-36. In the nightcap Pepsi Cola edged Elgore 52-45 as Elgore battled back from a late deficit.
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Pecan Grove and Roosevelt Win Easy Midget League Games
Pecan Grove defeated Western Hills 25 to 3 in the National League while Roosevelt routed Lee 27 to 0 in the Sooner loop. Top scorers included Bennett Eisenhower Lam and Taylor Edison with nine, eight and nineteen points respectively, as Roosevelt and Pecan Grove led in a night of lopsided grade school basketball.
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Western Hills
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