Names in fame and change how athletes and others are known
The piece surveys Abdul Jabbar and Ali altering names after achieving prominence. It notes public reaction, motives such as faith and heritage, and lists numerous athletes, leaders, and entertainers who adopted new names for visibility or other reasons.
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New York
NEA
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Muhammad Ali
Abdul-Jabbar
Ali
Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor Jr
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr
Clay
Black Panthers
Ali Ali
Lewis
Servant of Allah
Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicudy
Billy Martin
Alfred Manuel Pesano
al Simmons
Szymanski
Cass Michaels
Kwietniewski
Ddie Lopat
Lopatynski
Johnny Pesky
Paveskovich
Max Carey
Maximilian Carnarius
Pete Gray
Wyshner
Andy Carey
Nordstrom
Jack Sharkey
Zukauskas
Joe Louis
Joe Louis Barrow
Battling Levinsky
Barney Lebrowitz
Rocky Marciano
Rocco Marchegiano
Joey Maxim
Berardinelli
Tony Zale
Zaleski
Rocky Graziano
Barbella
Sugar Ray Robinson
Walker Smith
Battling Siki
Louis Phal
Jersey Joe Walcott
Arnold Cream
Barney Ross
Rosofsky
Benny Leonard
Lerner
Beau Jack
Sidney Walker
Willie Pep
Papaleo
David Ben-Gurion
Green
Tito
Josip Brozovich
Stalin
Dzhugashvili
Ocean and freshwater fishing report highlights
The report notes a slow white sea bass run with a surprising barracuda presence in southern waters and solid rock fishing from Port San Luis. Pico goes daily with Ray Ostrander aboard, Pete's Tackle Shop in Avila handles reservations, and Ventura Marina offers trips. Freshwater spots include Cachuma Casitas Nacimiento Lopez and Margarita lakes with varying success and local bank access tips. Quail and small game closures start January 30, while an Oregon migration and hibernation piece explains bears bats and other creatures with winter torpor and minimal activity.
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Port San Luis
Santa Rosa Creek
Ventura
Santa Rosa
San Miguel Islands
Ventura Marina
Cachuma
Casitas
Piru Lake
Nacimiento
Margarita Lake
Lopez Lake
Earl Pew
Ourself
Cottonwood
Salton Sea
Corvina
Cahuilla
Thermal
Oregon State Commission Bulletin
Oregon
College Scores Catch Upset Busy Night Across Nation
United Press International reports a flurry of college basketball results. Teams including Fordham Army Kentucky Vanderbilt Louisville Notre Dame Marquette Oklahoma Kansas Iowa State and Oregon posted wins with high scores and notable performances across multiple campuses and conferences.
Top 20 college basketball poll from UPI January update
UCLA leads the UPI top 20 with 35 first place votes amid a 14-1 record, followed by Marquette 14-0 and Louisville 12-1, with Long Beach State 15-1 and North Carolina 12-2 in the top five. several schools are listed with varying records and votes. Other notable entries include Florida State 16-2, South Carolina 10-3, Penn 10-2, and Minnesota 10-3 in the rankings.
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NEW York
UPI
United Press International
UCLA
Marquette
Louisville
Long Beach St
North Carolina
Ohio State
Southern Cal
South Carolina
Penn
Florida St
Virginia
S.W. Louisiana
Brighameet
Minnesota
Missouri
Maryland
Princeton
Marshall
Hawaii
Fordham
Crums Cards in high gear in busy college basketball night
Louisville's Denny Crum guided his fifth ranked Cardinals to a 95 72 rout of North Texas State as Ron Thomas posted 17 points and 22 rebounds. Marquette led by 11 at halftime against Notre Dame but fell short 71 62 despite Jim Chones 24 points and Gary Novak 25. Notre Dame suffered through a 3 9 season. Other notable results included Fordham over Army 81 71 and Washington State over Oregon 73 56.
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Marquette
al McGuire
Louisville
Denny Crum
McGuire
Warriors
Notre Dame
Jim Chones
Fighting Irish
Chones
Gary Novak
Crum
Cardinals
Ron Thomas
North Texas State
Bud Stallworth
Kansas
Iowa State
Arizona State
Paul Stovall
Los Angeles State
Bill Newton
Louisiana State
Florida
Bill Dawe
California
Santa Clara
Steve Hawes
Washington
Oregon State
Kentucky
Jim Andrews
Vanderbilt
Duquesne
Xavier
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
New Mexico State
Texas- Arlington
Wyoming
Creighton
Brundage Rules Out Pro Athletes in Olympics
IOC chairman Avery Brundage said professional athletes will be kept from Olympic competition citing sports for sport and not money. He spoke to the Japanese National Press Club as the XI Winter Games near Sapporo.
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Tokyo
UPI
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Saporro
Brudage
Angels pitcher Messersmith foresees trade amid managerial change
Andy Messersmith says he has not demanded a trade but would not be surprised if he is traded. He questions if Harry Dalton will stay and predicts the Angels may trade either Clyde Wright or himself as the club seeks a hitter after Dick Walsh was fired and Dalton hired from Baltimore.
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Anaheim
UPI
Andy Messersmith
California Angels
Harry) Dalton
Clyde Wright
Messersmith
Dick Walsh
Barber beats Archer in second playoff type
In Tucson Arizona Miller Barber defeated George Archer after a playoff that used two different formats when their golf match reached extra holes. Archer had favored a single format but Barber won on the 21st playoff hole after the two methods were tried.
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Barber
Archer
Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Miller Barber
George Archer
Debbie Meyer Retires From Competitive Swimming
Debbie Meyer ends a storied career at 19 after deciding not to pursue the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Mexico City 1968 triple gold medalist cited loss of motivation and fatigue after layoffs, having set 19 freestyle world records and earned the Sullivan Award at 16.
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Sacramento
UPI
Debbie Meyer
Miss Meyer
Munich
Germany
Sullivan
America
Mexico City
Russia
Pravda
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