Bardahl Ford set to boost hydroplane push in overview
Oilman Ole Bardahl teams with Ford to field 16 Ford power plants for Bardahl’s Miss Bardahls as Hydroplanes Unlimited eyes a bold auto powered entrant. Expected details loom as crews adapt aircraft era engines for boats amid racing engine scarcity.
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Hydroplanes Unlimited
San Diego
Chrysler Motors
Chrysler
Ole Bardahl
Miss Bardahls
Ford
Bardahl
Lompoc
Bill
al Schuyler
Dey Named PGA Tour Chief After USGA Exit
Joe C. Dey Jr. announced his resignation as USGA executive director after 35 years to lead the PGA Tour as first commissioner of the Tournament Players Division. Prominent golfers praised his stature while J. Paul Austin confirmed the five year term start and policy board oversight.
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New York
UPI
Joe C. Dey Jr
Professional Golfers Association
PGA
America
Dey
United States Golf Association
USGA
Jack Nicklaus
Pebble Beach
Calif
Miller Barber
Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
J. Paul Austin
Baseball talks hit an impasse in MLB labor dispute
The Major League Baseball Players Association alleged owners demand unconditional surrender of bargaining rights. A special meeting is set for Feb. 3 with five to six players from each of 24 teams expected to attend as negotiations are described as at an impasse and owners accused of lacking obligation to former players.
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UPI
Los Angeles Kings
New York Rangers
Kings
Gerry Desjardins
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Desjardins
Wayne Rutledge
Major League Baseball Players Association
Players
John Gaherin
Crosby weather could dampen start of Bing Crosby Pro Am
Weather forecast calls for possible rain at Pebble Beach as 336 players begin the Bing Crosby National Pro Am. Billy Casper Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus headline a field at Cypress Point Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill with a $150000 purse and a potential five-figure amateur payoff. This opening round includes drainage work at Spyglass and mud rules to aid play while some stars are unavailable due to military service flu or personal choices. Ed Lawless resigns from Pennsylvania Military College football amid business duties.
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Joe Sargis
UPI
Pebble Beach
Calif
Bing Crosby
Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Cypress Point
Spyglass Hill
Nicklaus
Casper
Lve
Pebble
Palmer
Spyglass
Pacific
Tom Weiskopf
Julius Boros
Charlie Sifford
Sifford
South Africa
Harold Henning
Henning
Mike Bonallack
Tony Jacklin
Peter Townsend
Britain
George Knudson
al Balding
Canada
Bruce Devlin
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Roberto Bernardini
Dino Canonica
Italy
Bonallack
Bernardini
Johnny Pott
Crosby
Miller Barber
Monterey Peninsula
Hawks Extend Healthy Run In West Chase With Suns Win
Atlanta Hawks defeated the Phoenix Suns 125-107 in Phoenix to move within two games of the West lead. Bill Bridges scored 24 and Zelmo Beaty 21 for the Hawks who surged after halftime, while Bob Warlick led the Suns with 23. The Lakers lost to Detroit 116-115, keeping Atlanta's momentum intact.
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United Press International
Atlanta Hawks
National Basketball Association
Hawks
Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix
Bill Bridges
Zelmo Beaty
Bob Warlick
Suns
Lakers
Detroit Pistons
Eddie Miles
Pistons
Elgin Baylor
Miles
Walt Bellamy
Dave Bing
Jerry West
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
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Baltimore Bullets
Chicago Bulls
Boston Celtics
76Ers
Bullets
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Willis Reed
Walt Frazier
Knicks
Archie Clark
Billy Cunningham
Reed
Cazzie Russell
Lenny Wilkens
SuperSonics
Wilkens
Bob Rule
Kevin Loughery
Bulls
Celtics
Barry Clemens
Bob Boozer
Sam Jones
World Cup Special Slalom Opens As Women Race In Megeve
Top female skiers from 15 nations compete in the fourth special slalom of the year for the World Cup. The first leg starts in St Gervais with 91 entrants while Anita Martin of Canada misses the event after a practice injury. Mild temperatures make the course soft and patchy. The men’s downhill opens Friday with events continuing through Sunday.
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Megeve
France
UPI
St. Gervais
Anita Martin
Canada
Stars end Oaks 16 game win streak in LA
The Los Angeles Stars upset the Oakland Oaks 123-121 at Los Angeles as George Stone hit the game winner with one second left. Oak s fall short of a 17th straight win, while Stone led Stars with 31 points and Larry Miller added 22.
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United Press International
Oakland Oaks
American Basketball Association
Los Angeles
George Stone
Stars
Oaks
Washington
National Basketball Association
Boston
Stone
Larry Miller
Doug Moe
Louie Dampier
Kentucky Colonels
Dallas Chaos
Colonels
Jim Ligon
John Beasley
Dallas
Foster Retains Light-Heavy Title With First Round TKO
Bob Foster defended his light heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden after knocking down Frank DePaula three times in the opening round. Foster landed a right lead after a left jab flurry, scoring an automatic TKO at 2:17 of the first round to improve to 34-4 while DePaula fell to 18-3. Foster criticized the effort, saying the fight was not easy despite the quick finish.
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Tim O’brien
John Roth
Doug Little
O’brien
Roth
Little
Righetti
Guy Harding
William Verigan
UPI
New York
Bob Foster
Frank DePaula
Madison Square Garden
Foster
Kayes
Henry Hank
Florida St
Trojan
Dick) Tiger
DePaula
Washington, D.C
Johnny Sobiaco
Jersey City
Kayo
Haywood Struggles as Villanova Dents Detroit Rout
Spencer Haywood and Detroit face a tight zone from ninth ranked Villanova, losing 93-71. Johnny Jones scores 37 for Villanova and Howard Porter adds 28, while Haywood finishes with 25 as Detroit fades late.
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Spencer Haywood
Villanova
Haywood
U.S
Wildcats
Detroit
Johnny Jones
Howard Porter
Cats
Calvin Murphy
Niagara
Buffalo
LaSalle
Pennsylvania
Tom Daley
Penn State
West
Lefty pair lead after two rounds in Showboat Invitational
Lefthanders Mike McGrath of El Cerrito and Skee Foremsky of El Paso trail by four pins after 12 games in the $60,000 Showboat Invitational. Ed Bourdase sits third, Vern Downing fourth, and Jimmy Mack fifth as 144 entrants continue with six more qualifying games. The top 72 advance to six more games, then the top 16 head-to-head Friday, leading to the televised final Saturday.
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UPI
Mike McGrath
el Cerrito
Calif
Skee Foremsky
el Paso
Tex
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Foremsky
Ed Bourdase
Fresno
Vern Downing
San Francisco
Jimmy Mack
Dover
N.J
Dave Munian
Monterey
Rod Pardey
Tacoma
Wash
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