Lamesa wins state title in tense semifinal driven meet
Lamesa staged a dramatic comeback to beat South San Antonio 56-54 in AAA, while Beaumont South Park edged Dallas South Oak Cliff 43-42 and Borg tory over Fort Worth Castleberry 52-51 in a high drama state tournament. Linden-Kildare and Huntington also claimed titles in their classes as the state meet produced its greatest thrills.
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Linder
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Joe Fisher
Wilbert Bragg
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Vickie McCarroll
Stephen Fes Oun
Belton
Bon Pions
Henrietta
Danbury
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League City
Clear Creek
Ingleside
Sunray
Llano
Kenneth Crouch
Robert Zamora
David Dean
West Texas
Swiss Wins Hariman Cup Downhill At Sun Valley
Willy Forrer, 24, a Swiss racer who had threatened a boycott, won the downhill on Baldy Mountain in 2 minutes 12 seconds. Frenchman Guy Perillat and Bruno Alberti of Italy tied for second. Austrians dominated the women's races with Puta Francis winning and Marianne Jahn taking slalom glory. Beverly Anderson of Idaho placed third in the women's combined.
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Idaho
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Baldy Mountain
Forrer
Guy Perillat
Bruno Alberti
Italy
Puta Francis
Herline Buetthauser
Fraulein Frand
Marianne Jahn
U.S
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Mullan
Miss Anderson
Fritz Wagnerberger
West Germany
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Duvillard
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Two Crucial Games Tonight Set NCAA Playoff Spots
Five teams sealed conference titles to reach the NCAA tournament while two at large entries, Oregon and USC, head the field for a three game play in the opening round. Major regionals set with Princeton Duke Connecticut and more.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Utah
Duke
Princeton
Connecticut
Oregon
Southern California
Santa Clara
Loyola
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas
Easy Spur Becomes Three Time Derby Winner in Florida
Hallandale Florida reported Easy Spur, trained by Spring Hill owner, captured the Hutcheson Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby, marking the first horse to win all three events in consecutive campaigns.
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Hallandale
Fla
NEA
Hill
Area Cage Teams Captivated State By Waggoner
South Plains three state schoolboy playoff reps return home with banners. McAdoo and Ea gles star George Scott set three Class B records in three wins, scoring 88 in the tourney, while Dimmitt and Lamesa also advanced, with Lamesa leading AAA scorers and Belton top in AA. Overtime thrillers and high team shooting marked the event at Gregory Gym Austin.
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Avalanche-Journal
McAdoo
Eagles
George Scott
South Plains
Lamesa
Dimmitt
Golden Tornadoes
South San Antonio
Linden‘Kildare Tigers
Belton
Scott
Kelly Jim Duncan
Cayuga
Kermit Decker
Hutton
Gregory Gymnasium
Austin
Marcus Frieberger
Greenville
Eagle
Tompion Aims for Derby Win After Santa Anita Derby Victory
Tompion the C. V. Whitney colt driven by Willie Shoemaker won the Santa Anita Derby by four lengths and trainer Bob Wheeler announced plans to race at Keeneland in the Blue Grass Stakes before heading to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. Wheeler noted Flow Line posed the main threat and that Shoemaker rode to keep Flow Line from opening a big lead as the Santa Anita meet winds down with the San Bernardino Handicap on the card.
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Arcadia
Calif
Kentucky
Tompion
C. V. Whitney
Willie Shoemaker
Bob Wheeler
Handsome Brown
Tom Fool
Keeneland
Wheeler
Churchill Downs
Henrijan
Flow Line
Shoemaker
Santa Anita
San Bernardino
Celtics Reward Auerbach With Gifts After 1000th Win
Boston defeated the Syracuse Nationals 126 to 117 in a nationally televised game as coach Red Auerbach celebrated his 1,000th victory. Gifts included a new sports car from owners Walter Brown and Lou Perli and a color TV from the NBA during halftime. The Celtics, already division champions, outscored the Nationals 22 to 13 in the last six minutes after Dolph Schayes tied the game.
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UPI
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Syracuse Nationals
Red Auerbach
Auerbach
the Garden
Celtics
Walter Brown
Lou Pleri
NBA
Nats
Dolph Schayes
Knicks End Season With 120-112 Win Over Pistons
The Knicks end a dismal season at Madison Square Garden with a 120-112 win over Detroit, snapping an 11 game losing streak. Dick Garmaker led New York with 30 points, fending off a late Pistons rally as Bailey Howell led Detroit with 22. The club set a league attendance record of 335,578 for the season.
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UPI
New York Knickerbockers
Madison Square Garden
Detroit Pistons
NBA
Knicks
Dick Garmaker
Pistons
Detroit
Bailey Howell
Negro track power shines as Texas Southern wins Border Olympics
Texas Southern captures its fourth Border Olympics team title with 53 points, upsetting East Texas State. Texas tops university division with 66 2/3 points as Houston, North Texas State and others set records in cold rain. Charles Frazier leads Texas Southern with a 220-yard dash win and a key relay performance. Other highlights include multiple university division records and a high-scoring overall meet.
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East Texas State
East Texas
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Longhorns
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Univesity
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David Clark
North
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Pat Clohessy
John Macy
Bobby Weise
Willis Perkins
Alford Holcomb
Howard Payne
Ian Stewart
Lamar Tech
William Miller
Southern University of Baton Rouge
Southern University
Howard County
R. D. Ross
Arthur Witmer
Baytown
Midland
Kuenn Accepts Tiger Pact Ends Holdout
Harvey Kuenn and the Detroit Tigers reached terms ending a one week holdout. General Manager Rick Ferrell announced the agreement by phone between Lakeland Florida and West Allis Wisconsin. The teams reportedly discussed about $45,000 a year. Luke Appling will be a coach with Detroit this season.
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Fla
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit Tigers
Rick Ferrell
Kuenn
Tiger
West Allis
Wis
Ferrell
Tigers
Luke Appling
Lane Predicts pennant, backs Sox to finish fourth
Cleveland Indians GM Lane declared the 1960 AL race, predicting the Indians win despite a stance that the White Sox were lucky last year. He urged New York and Detroit to place second and third, denied offers of Colavito and Score for Mantle, and forecast Herb Score winning 15 games.
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George Weiss
Yankee
Cal Griffith
Washington
Early Wynn
Ted Kluszewski
Gene Freese
Sox
Indians
Johnny Temple
Vic Power
Tito Francona
Herb Score
Mantle
Colavito
Score
ABC Tourney Opens With Gutter Ball Incident
The 57th American Bowling Congress tournament opened poorly as the first bowler, Joe Bowler later named Peter Duranti of Rochester, was drawn from a hat. He received a robe after being crowned but his first ball rolled into the gutter and hit no pins.
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Toledo
UPI
Joe
Peter Duranti
Rochester
Shreveport Plans Agreement with Kansas City in Southern Area
Shreveport will pursue a working agreement with Kansas City aimed at coordinating regional development. The accord focuses on transportation, economic collaboration, and shared services to boost the Southern Basin area.
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Kansas City
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