Repeating Lines from Books Worth Reading
IRA BERKOW highlights notable sports books of the year, praising prose, insight, and humor. He lists excerpts from Sugar Ray, Joy in Mudville, Out of Their League, Lombardi, Basketball's Hall of Fame, The City Game, Assignment Sports, A Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football, Mr. Clutch, I Am Third, and other works, noting memorable passages and authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
NEA
Sugar Ray
Ray Robinson
Dave Anderson
Cassius Clay
Robinson
Ray
Clay
Mudville
George Vecsey
New York Mets
Mets
Dave Meggyesy
Brewer
Jim) Brown
Brown
Lombardi
Jerry Kramer
Packer
Norb Hecker
Sarah
Vince
Phil
Bengtson
O.K
Sandy Padwe
Amos Alonzo Stagg
James Naismith
Springfield
Mass
Naismith
Stagg
Jim
Pete Axthelm
Harlem
Gale Sayers
al Silverman
Trio tied in L A tourney leads to second round start
In Los Angeles at the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open, Bob E. Smith shares the lead with Billy Casper and Tom Shaw after opening rounds of 66. Arnold Palmer incurred a two stroke penalty for moving a beer can on a fifth hole mishap, dropping from potential sole lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Bob E. Smith
Sacramento
Calif
Smith
Rancho Park Municipal
Casper
Shaw
Palmer
Honest Arnold
Santa Ynez Opens League Play at Paso Robles Matchup
Santa Ynez begins Los Padres league action tonight in Paso Robles after a 5-5 preseason, riding a two game win streak. Paso Robles, 8-4, advanced in preseason tournaments and beat Morro Bay as guard Freeman and Holcomb lead a balanced lineup. Freeman earned all tournament honors at Fillmore while coach Dave McCullough sticks with key guards Holcomb and Freeman and forwards Asselstine and Moore. Tipoff follows preliminary games at 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ynez
Paso Robles
Pirates
Los Padres
Paso
Morro Bay
Atascadero
Hounds
Cats
Santa Yne
Dave McCullough
Ron Holcomb
George Freeman
Brian Asselstine
Dave Freeman
Kelly Moore
Freeman
Spagnola Moorhead to battle in American Bowl clash
Nebraskan coach Bob Devaney and Miami coach Fran Curci strive to assemble the South and North rosters for the American Bowl on Sunday in Tampa. Weather delays hindered arrivals and drills as 15,000 fans were anticipated. Spagnola and Moorhead to share quarterback duties with Montgomery and Harris leading respective units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Joe Spagnola
Arizona State
North Carolina
Bill Montgomery
Arkansas
Don Moorhead
Michigan
Frank Harris
Boston College
Kansas Comet to unretire for All American mile return
Jim Ryun, famed Kansas Comet and world record holder in 880 yards 1500 meters and mile, announces a comeback from a monthlong retirement to run the mile at the San Francisco Examiner All-American Games. He will resume training after a 1969 retirement pause and a recent 4:04.4 mile time trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Jim Ryan
America
Kansas Comet
Ryun
Gerry Lindgren
Lindgren
Peter Snell
Jim
Mexico
Kip Keino
Kenya
Keino
Mexico City
Malibu Stakes Set To Spotlight Three Stakes Winners
Arcadia Calif UPI three major stakes winners Loud Protanto and Hanalei Bay rank as early Malibu Stakes contenders at Santa Anita carrying top weights 123 for Loud and Hanalei Bay 120 for Protanto in a seven furlong test leading to the Strub Stakes Feb 13 Also listed are King off Cricket Fast Against the Wind Cool Hand Magbedo Montana Winds Prime Venture and Windy Tie Dumpty Ann Thoroly Blue and Formal Marriage head the Terry's Secret Purse field and Crowning Glory earned a 38-1 upset in the La Centinela Stakes with jockey Jerry Lambert riding a riding triple Bill Shoemaker was unseated by It's A Corker in the fifth race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia, Calif
UPI
Loud
Santa Anita
Saratoga
Protanto
Native Dancer
Malibu
Hanalei Bay
Cool Hand
Magbedo
Montana Winds
Prime Venture
Personality
Fort Marcy
Dumpty Ann
Thoroly Blue
Formal Marriage
Hi, Marnie
Miss Larksville
Scarlet Larkspur
Dukes Little Gal
Atomic Wings
Eight Black Hawks named to West Division All Stars
Bobby and Dennis Hull head a Chicago-Benz Black Hawks showing with eight players on the West Division roster for the 24th NHL All-Star game in Boston. Bobby Hull is the only unanimous pick with 105 points, while St Louis Blues place three and Pittsburgh Penguins have one representative.
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New York
UPI
Bobby
Dennis Hull
Chicago
Black Hawks
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
Scotty Bowman
Blues
Boston Garden
Bobby Hull
Maurice Richard
NHL
NHL Writers’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ira Berkow
Lew
Assignment Sports
Robert Lipsyte
Stans
Paul Zimmerman
Larry Bowie
Minnesota Vikings
Mr. Clutch
Jerry West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Berkow
Bob Payne
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Jerry Barber
George Archer
Dale Douglass
Bert Greene
Bob Lunn
Ray Floyd
Tony Jacklin
Bruce Crampton
British Empire
Don January
Lee Trevino
Doug Sanders
Gene Littler
Mike Waterman
D. Freeman
Asselstine
Holcomb
G. Freeman
Moore i
Bebernes
Ll Fredricks
Murphy Lee
Watts
Hinricks
Spagnola
Devaney
Curci
Kansas
Ryan
Miami
Bakersfield
Lompoc
Loudweigh
Sallarina
Jerry Lambert
Crowning Glory
B.J Ridder
Pasadena
Bill Shoemaker
C.c
Yamahas
Lompoc Valley
Santa Barbara County
Yamaha
W. Ocean
Chevrolet
North
H’ St. Lompoc
Hugh Davies
BY Bobliley
Robert C
Lilley
Sportsman’s
Bill Castro Trio
Aquarius
Ompoc Valley
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