Independence Nips Moberly to Win National Junior College Tourney
Independence Kansas claimed the 17th national junior college basketball tournament title defeating Moberly Missouri 73-68 in overtime. Rick Park scored 39 points in the final and led all scorers with 128 points over four games, earning a 32 point average. Gene Bogash of Wilmington North Carolina named tournament MVP as Independence, coached by Bob Sneller, rose from preseason underdog to national champion.
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Moberly
Gene Bogash
Wilmington
N.C
Colleyville
Parsons
Bob Sneller
Tishomingo
Okla
Marianna
Fla
Casper
Wyo
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Joe Mimlitz
Bogash
Phoenix
Ariz
Burnett Faces State Questioning Over Fix Probe
Atlanta insurance man George Burnett set for questions today or tomorrow as investigators probe a Saturday Evening Post claim that a Southeastern Conference game was fixed last fall. Burnett overheard Wallace Butts and Paul Bryant discussing Georgia secrets before the Sept. 22 game Alabama won 35 to 0. Butts and Bryant deny charges. Burnett offered to take a lie detector test under state supervision. The Post and others face libel actions amid ongoing SEC and Senate investigations into the matter.
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George Burnett
Saturday Evening Post
Atty
Eugene Cook
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Bryant
Cook
Post
Burnett
Georgia
Alabama
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SEC
U.S. Senate
Sikes Wins Doral Open by a Shot in Duel with Snead
Dan Sikes edged Sam Snead by one stroke to win the Doral Open and its $9,000 top prize. Sikes seized the lead with a 15-foot eagle at the 10th, finished 4 under for the day, and 283 total. Snead, limping with a sore foot, settled for second and $4,600. Sikes earns Masters invite and hints at a future law practice.
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Fla
Dan Sikes
Sam Snead
Augusta
Snead
Sikes
Paul Harney
Coleader
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
al Balding
University of Florida
Tony Sam Snead
Lema
Dave Ragan
Billy Casper
Nichols
Bobby
Don Finsterwald
Mason Rudolph
J. C. Goosie
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Heber
Oower
Don January
Ted Kroll
Bruce Crampton
Don Massengale
Terry Dill
Tex Baxter Jr
George Geiberger
Carr Aims for 9.2 in 100 after 220 world marks
Arizona State star Henry Carr, who set two world records in the 220 yard dash, aims to break the 100 yard dash mark with a 9.2 seconds start improvement. He trains through dual meets with Oklahoma and Brigham Young, and the Santa Barbara Relays as spring football aids his conditioning toward the 1964 Olympic Games.
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Henry
University of Utah
Stone Johnson
Grambling
Paul Drayton
Villanova
Ray Norton
Santa Clara Valley
Calif
Carr
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Santa Barbara
USC
Sun Devils
Arizona
OSU Faces Houston Nine
Oklahoma State opens its 1963 baseball season today at Houston after ending its Big Eight title run last year. The Cowboys meet Houston today and Tuesday then play a four game series Thursday and Friday. Key returnees include pitcher Larry Ferguson and southpaw Littleton Fowler with catcher Walt McKenzie and outfielder Don Karns. Wixson and Wallace leave big holes.
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United Press International
Oklahoma State
Houston
Cowboys
Cougars
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Larry Ferguson
Littleton Fowler
Walt McKenzie
Don Karns
Wixson
Jim Wixson
Don Wallace
Wallace
Missouri
Oklahoma Sooners
Arizona
Arizona State
Phillips University
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Haymakers
Hurricane
Phillips
Moore's Final Fight Reflections From a Boxing Life
Born November 1 1933 in Lexington Kentucky Moore lived in Springfield Ohio and Columbus later He pursued boxing for family security owning Ohio rental property and eyeing retirement as a broker After the Ramos bout he reflected it was not his night and he had sought Ortiz title opportunities while earning about 40000 from Ramos and likely over a half million as a pro since 1953
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Springfield
Ohio
Columbus
Moore
South America
Europe
United States
Ramos
Carlos Ortiz
Oke City Snares Exhibition Win
The Oklahoma City 89ers beat El Paso 3-2 in an exhibition game. Al Heist delivered a double and a triple to account for two of the 89ers six hits while El Paso managed ten hits, four off pitcher Jerry Nell who pitched six innings.
Oilers named for Pan Am Games trials after AAU win
Bartlesville Oklahoma led the AAU tournament title game 100 70 over Denver and headlines the Pan American Games trials in Kansas City April 12 with Omar Bud Browning as head coach. Don Kojis MVP heads 16 nominees including nine Bartlesville players Jim Hagan Mike Moran Jerry Shipp Wally Frank Larry Parsifal Denny Price Bobby Pascoe Charlie Bowerman and others Carney Crisler Al Tate Denny Boone Jim King Eddie Bunch Jesse Williams Tom Bolyard Akron’s squad earns third with Armed Forces All Stars 75 69.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Kansas City
Omar
Bud) Browning
Oklahomans
Browning
Don Kojis
Marquette
Jim Hagan
Mike Moran
Jerry Shipp
Wally Frank
Larry Parsifal
Denny Price
Bobby Pascoe
Charlie Bowerman
Carney Crisler
al Tate
Denny Boone
Jim King
Eddie Bunch
Enid
Jesse Williams
Akron
Ohio
Tom Bolyard
Brownstown
Ind
Armed Forces All- Stars
Two Quints Accept All College Invites
Washington and Montana State join Wichita Texas A&M Houston Idaho Wyoming and Oklahoma City University in the All College basketball tournament field for December 26 to 28 in Oklahoma City. Thurman Medley says the field is now complete.
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UPD
Washington
Montana State
Oklahoma City
Thurman Medley
Wichita
Texas A&m
Houston
Idaho
Wyoming
Oklahoma City University
Davalillo Sparks Indians with Rookie of the Year Hype
Vic Davalillo, 22, Venezuela, dazzles for the Cleveland Indians in spring training Arizona action. Brings top speed and all around play, earning praise from teammates and manager Birdie Tebbetts as a potential rookie of the year with power, speed, and defensive range.
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Cleveland Indians
Vic Davalillo
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Club
Gabe Paul
Public Square
Birdie Tebbetts
Sanders Snares Tokyo Tourney
Doug Sanders of the United States won the Yomiuri International Open in Tokyo with a 289 total, posting 36 on the front and 37 on the back over 72 holes despite near gale winds. Hideyo Sugimoto of Japan finished five strokes back at 294.
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Tokyo
Doug Sanders
United States
Sanders
Ojai
Califoro
Hideyo Sugimoto
Japan
Heyman Tops Dream Team in NCAA Championship Honors
Duke star Art Heyman named outstanding player after Loyola Chicago defeated Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime to win the title. Heyman led All-America voting with 18 votes as Duke won 85-63 over Oregon State. Harkness of Loyola led the All-America second unit alongside Cincinnati and Loyola teammates.
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Vic Rouse
Ramblers
Cincinnati
Tom Thacker
Jerry Harkness
Louisville
Art Heyman
Duke
Chicago
Heyman
Oregon State
Les Hunter
George Wilson
Ron Bonham
Harkness
Tony Yates
Mel Counts
John Egan
Home Court Advantage Guides Early NBA Playoff Games
The Associated Press reports home court held in the NBA playoffs. Cincinnati Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 125 118 to even their series at 2 2 while Detroit Pistons defeated St Louis Hawks 107 103. Oscar Robertson led the Royals with 29 points and Lee Shaffer topped the Nationals with 32.
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National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Royals
Syracuse Nationals
Detroit Pistons
St. Louis Hawks
Hawks
Nats
Royals
Syracuse
Pistons
Detroit
Willie Jones
Dave DeBusschere
Bob Pettit
Lennie Wilkens
DeBusschere
Bob Ferry
Ferry
Zelmo Beaty
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Lee Shaffer
Tigers Win Norman Invitational Track Meet Title
Norman hosts the second annual Norman Invitational where the Tigers outscored 10 other teams to earn a second straight victory. Altus star Jimmy Metcal swept the mile and 880, with Midwest City Oklahoma City Harding and Duncan following in the team standings.
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UPI
Tigers
Altus
Jimmy Metcal
Midwest City
Oklahoma City
Harding
Duncan
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