UCLA Leads AP Poll As Top Teams Hold Places
UCLA remains atop the weekly AP top 25 with 24 first place votes and 526 points as South Carolina Marquette and Southern California share the upper tier. Notre Dame and St Bonaventure rise into the top ten while Drake Kentucky and Tennessee fall out amid a week of losses across the board.
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Pro Athlete of the Year contenders include Brooks Robinson
The Baltimore Orioles star Brooks Robinson tops a field of candidates for 1970 pro athlete of the year. He hit .484 in eight post season games and .809 in the World Series as Baltimore claimed the title. Other top names cover golf boxing football hockey and auto racing with big year earnings and records.
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Nosedive at Sandown in Mole Handicap Steelpechase
Jockey Willie Smith was thrown from Prince Igloo at the open ditch in the Mole Handicap Steelpechase at Sandown Park England. Both rider and horse escaped injury as the fall occurred on the turf during the event.
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Proell Takes World Cup Slalom Lead in Austria
Anne Marie Proell of Austria won the slalom in Maryland Maribor with a combined time of 99.95 seconds to lead the women's Alpine World Cup standings with 53 points. Barbara Cochran finished third on her 20th birthday as Rosie Mittermaier and Michelle Jacot were disqualified for missing gates.
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Terps Plan On Playing Gamecocks
Maryland Athletic Director Jim Kehoe says the Terrapins intend to play South Carolina as scheduled despite Coach Frank McGuire threatening to forfeit if safety cannot be guaranteed. The February 16 game at Cole Field House follows a December meeting where a melee halted the South Carolina win, with Maryland seeking peace assurances amid expected sellout crowd.
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Hub City 3-AAA Basketball Tonight Features Key Showdowns
Estacado eyes a second straight district win as Lamesa hosts the Matadors while Dunbar faces Colorado City in a trio of 3-AAA battles. Monterey meets Pampa, Lubbock High travels to Amarillo, and other pairings shape the district race with Lamesa led by Cecil Davis and Estacado’s Daniel Johnson among starters.
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Matsumoto Knocks Out Jae Nam In Eight
In Tokyo Japan top flyweight Yoshiaki Matsumoto ranked No 3 stopped Ko Jae Nam ranked No 4 in the eighth round of a scheduled 10 round bout Monday night at Tokyo arena.
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Harvard Names Restic as New Head Football Coach
Harvard selects Joe Restic to replace retiring John Yovicsin in Cambridge. Restic, 44, former Hamilton Tigers-Cats coach, earns a three year contract and pending Overseers approval. He led Hamilton to an 8-3-1 mark and Eastern Division title in Canada.
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Washington Names Negro Assistant Coach for Huskies
Ex Husky fullback Ray Jackson, 25 yearold personnel supervisor at Puget Sound Power and Light, was hired as an assistant coach to ease racial tensions. He will coach defensive backs and report January 15 with Regents seeking a black administrator.
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Patterson Bonavena Set For 10 Round Madison Square Garden Bout
Floyd Patterson former world heavyweight champion will fight Oscar Bonavena in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden on February 12 after a postponed January 22 date. Each fighter earns 60 000 dollars or 25 percent of the gate with ticket prices ranging from 30 to 5 dollars. Patterson 36 with 47 7 1 and 36 knockouts faces Bonavena 28 with 46 7 1 and 32 knockouts who followed a strong showing against Muhammad Ali in December.
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Briner Named Executive Vice President Of Texas Chaparrals
Robert A. Briner 35, former executive director of World Championship Tennis, was named on Monday as executive vice president of the Texas Chaparrals basketball team. Chaparral president Robert S. Folsom announced Max Williams remains general manager and Briner will be in overall charge of the operation.
Ryun Poised to Return to Running After Layoff
Jim Ryun, 23, world mile record holder, resumes training in Topeka after 18 months away. He runs about 100 miles weekly with Dr. Jack Daniels guiding him, lost about 35 pounds since starting again, and recently posted a 4 04 time trial with Kansas athletes. He won’t reveal Olympic plans yet.
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Vikings star Hultz sets single season opponent fumbles recovered record
Bloomington Minnesota notes Don Hultz of the 1963 Minnesota Vikings compiled nine fumbles recovered from opponents, the highest total in a single season for that statistic.
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Colts Announce Travel Plans for Super Bowl Trip
The Baltimore Colts announced they will depart for Miami on Thursday for the January 17 Super Bowl against the Dallas Cowboys. The AFC champions begin Florida workouts Friday at Biscayne College and will be housed at Miami Lakes Country Club during their stay.
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Sprinter Chi Cheng Marries Coach Vincent Reel in Hawaii
Chinese track star Chi Cheng tied the knot with her coach Vincent Reel in a Taiwan ceremony and honeymooned in Hawaii before returning to California. Reel serves as Cheng's track coach.
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