Michigan Defends NCAA Swim Title Next Weekend
Michigan aims to defend its NCAA swimming title at Southern Methodist University with strong challengers from Southern California Yale Ohio State Harvard and Oklahoma. Key returnees include Dave Gillanders Frank McKinney George Harrison and Lance Larson plus Indiana's Mike Troy as a rising rival. Aubrey Burer of SMU leads the 220 yard freestyle field.
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Southern Methodist
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Dave Gillanders
Indiana
Frank McKinney
Gillanders
Ithica
Mike Troy
Collett
Mulliken
Ronnie Clark
Lance Larson
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Burer
Jooms
Michigan State
William Steuart
McKinney
Charles Buick
SMU
Aubrey Burer
Ellis Five Wins Late Eight Bowling Lead at Oakwood Lanes
Ellis Automotive finished first by taking four games from Lucas & Bragg in the Late Eight at Oakwood Lanes. James Ezell rolled a 214 high game and Bobby Buck posted a 583 high series. Team totals show Ellis Automotive winning 4 to 0 over Lucas & Bragg with multiple players posting solid series.
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Oakwood Lanes
Lucas & Bragg
James Ezell
Bobby Buck
Harold Dane
Cunningham Service
Calvin Harkness
S. M. Cunningham
Bill Grandset
A&b Electric
Bob Holland
Billy Burch
Lorenzo Pump Co
Don Chapman
Elray Rasco
Bob Crowder
Hunter Builders
Gary Wheeler
Jim Wilson
Bethel Baptist Wins Girls Basketball League Title
Bethel Baptist finished the YMCA Girls Basketball League with a 9-1 record, ahead of Junior-Senior High Bible Chair at 8-2. First Methodist earned the sportsmanship award by a narrow margin over Bethel Baptist, with other teams listed as First Baptist No. 1 7-3, First Baptist No. 2 4-6, St. Luke’s Methodist 0-10, and First Methodist 2-8.
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YMCA
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First Baptist
St. Luke's Methodist
Lobos Triumph in Doubleheader Over Bulldogs
Sul Ross Loboes swept a Saturday doubleheader at Alpine Texas winning 8-2 and 2-1 over the Southwestern Oklahoma Bulldogs of Weatherford Oklahoma.
Wortham homer lifts Texas A&M past SMU in SWC opener
Randy Wortham hit a three run homer to cap a two run seventh inning, securing a 16 to 6 victory for Texas A&M over Southern Methodist in the Southwest Conference baseball opener.
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Dunbar Track Team Defeated by Odessa in Inaugural Meet
Odessa Blackshear Leopards swept the first annual invitational meet at Dunbar, totaling 2642 points to Dunbar's 20. Willie Hudgins claimed both the shot put and discus titles, Robert Deary won the broad jump, and Dunbar's only top finish came from Rob ert Deary in the broad jump while Willie Earl led Sudan with all its points.
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Dunbar
Panthers
Amarillo
Crane
Midland
Fort Worth
Abilene
Sudan
Wichita Falls
Plainview
McCamey
Willie Hudgins
Odessa
Robert Deary
Willie Earl
James Jackson
Frank Jones
Vickers Top Seed as AAU Tournament Opens in Denver
Defending champion Wichita Vickers earned the No 1 seed for the 53rd annual National AAU Basketball Tournament at Denver Coliseum with Phillips 66 No 2. Four byes awarded in a 28-team field. Opening night features four games and a ceremony led by DC Truckers vs Chore Boys, Beeline Gas vs DC Wrecks, US Army All-Stars vs Federal Old Line, and San Francisco Investors vs Wichita Westlinks.
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Goodyear
Peoria Cats
AAU
DC Truckers
Beeline Gas Co
Salt Lake City
Utah Collegians
D.C
Federal Old Line Insurance
Seattle
Chore Boys
Little Rock
Ark
NIBL
San Francisco Investors
Wichita Westlinks
Wichita University
Closed Circuit Bout Will Be Experiment In Texas
An experimental closed circuit boxing program begins in Texas with Sonny Liston vs Cleveland Williams in a 10 round heavyweight bout at the Sam Houston Coliseum. The fight airs at 10 p.m. in Houston with telecasts planned for Dallas and San Antonio and aims to expand to El Paso Austin and Fort Worth. Liston, No. 2 heavyweight challenger, will earn at least 25000 for the Williams rematch, the No. 10 contender.
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Cleveland Williams
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San Antonio
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el Paso
Austin
Fort Worth
Liston
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Tech Net Team Trims Cowboys
The Texas Tech tennis team led by Bob Macy defeated Hardin-Simmons 4-2 on Saturday. Macy, Tech’s top player, beat Robert Evens 6-4 8-6. Kniffen over Northcutt 6-4 7-5. Scales and Breneman lost to Downhour and Schmit tours 4-6 16-4 63 and 5-7 6-4 6-4. Macy Breneman and Kniffen Scales won doubles 6-3 6-4 and 6-3 13-9. Tech to host HSU Friday April 1 in Abilene.
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Bob Macy
Hardin-Simmons
Macy
Tech
Robert Evens
Cowboys
Johnny Kniffen
Raiders
Robert Northcutt
Danny Scales
Wayne Downhour
HSU
Derald
Abilene
Tech Netters
ACC
Lawrence Gains Olympic Berth in Australian Trials
Alan Lawrence of Houston on leave from the University of Houston won the 10,000 meters at the Olympic trials in Sydney clocking 29 minutes 55.4 seconds to beat former world six mile record holder Dave Stephens. Other winners included Herb Elliott in the 800 meters, Dennis Tipping in the 3,000 meters, and Kevin Gosper setting an Olympic mark in the 400 meters.
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UPI
Alan Lawrence
Lawrence
University of Houston
Dave Stephens
Stephens
Herb Elliot
Dennis Tipping
Dave Power
Kevin Gosper
Elliott
Dennis Wilson
Hatcher
Tipping
Power
Albert Thomas
Gosper
White Retires From Baseball After Tough Decision
Catcher Sammy White announced his retirement in Miami Beach after two days of talks with George Page about a Boston bowling venture. The move ends his major league career following a trade from Boston to Cleveland, a swap that brought Russ Nixon to the Red Sox and left Boston without an experienced catcher. White, 21, said Boston is now home though he hails from Washington.
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George Page
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White
Cleveland
Russ Nixon
Red Sox
Jim Marshall
State of
Washington
Giants see season ticket surge causes delivery delays
San Francisco Giants ticket office said it was snowed under with season ticket applications, leading to delays in ticket deliveries. The surge reflects high demand as fans rush to secure seats.
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Wayland Topseeded In 32nd AAU Women’s Tournament
Wayland College Plainview Texas is the top seed in the 32nd annual Women’s AAU Basketball Tournament opening in St Joseph Missouri. Nashville Business College ranked second Iowa Wesleyan third and Commercial Extension of Omaha fourth with first round games including Wayland vs Dana College and Dowell’s Dolls vs Wrights. Fresno State hires Dutch Warmerdam as track coach succeeding J Flint Hanner who retires after 1960 season.
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Dowell’s Dolls
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Wrights
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Broadview Club
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Look Magazine
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UPI
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J. Flint Hanner
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Dunbar Meet Pole Vault and Sprint Events Recap
Readable results from the Dunbar meet show Wilkie winning pole vault with 1.0. Charley Jones of Midland placed second in high jump with P. Jones and Lewis Langston, Amario, among others. W Hudgins of Odessa took discus and shot put accolades, while Robert Deary of Dunbar led broad jump.
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Charley Agreer
Charley Jeffrey Jones
Midland
P. Jones
Lewis Langston
Amario
Don Hammond
Odessa
Edwin White
Willam Malone
Dunbar
Ted
W. Hudgins
Moye
Absolene
H. Wood
Robert Deary
Charles Foster
Crane
Benson
McCamey
L. Lincoln
C. Jeffrey
Rubin
Amania
E. Smith
Fort Worth
L. Smith
Amarillo
F. Smith
James Jackson
Ira Haegerts
Agyard
Ira Williams
Mistake Costs Pair In ABC Bowling Tournament Lead
In Toledo, Robert Pesavento and Robert Eckstein of Hammond Indiana lost the doubles lead in the fifth American Bowling Congress tournament after a ninth frame error on a No 3 spare. Their final score was 409 438 432 1 279 nine pins behind leaders Bob Wheeler and Frank Jannarelli of Ashland Ohio. No serious challenges arose in singles or all events standings.
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Ohio
Robert Pesavento
Robert Eckstein
Hammond
Ind
Eckstein
Bob Wheeler
Frank Jannarelli
Ashland
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