Berlin Eyes 1968 Olympics Across City Split
Berlin proposes using the 1968 Olympic Games to bridge East and West Berlin with joint events across the wall. IOC officials including Brundage back the plan, hoping East German cooperation and a Nairobi decision on sites by October 19. Other candidate cities listed are Mexico City Detroit Buenos Aires Vienna and Lyons.
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di- Brundage
National Olympic Committee
Avery
Chicago
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Otto — Mayer
IOC
Lau
Switzerland
Munist Wall
Willy Brandt
West
Ing
West Berlin
East Berlin
Nairobi
Kenya
Mexico City
Detroit
Buenos Aires
Vienna
Lyons
France
Adolph Hitler
America
Jesse Owens
Brandt
Mayer
AAU Ruling Spurs High School Track Controversy in West Texas
The AAU suspends athletes from international meets, affecting West Texas federation competitors in Abilene and Houston meets. Officials suggest the move aims to limit AAU entries this summer, while high school athletes may pursue progressive meets after state events. News highlights include student scholars and notable Texas track stars amid the evolving eligibility landscape.
Dallas Refuses Use Of Stadium In AAU Eligibility Clash
High school athletes face ineligibility per a Dallas stand by AAU policy as Johnson fights to bar high school and college players from Olympic and international competition. Randy Matson of Pampa posted a 58 feet 8 1/2 inch 16 pound shot mark and 188 feet 9 1/2 inch discus at Abilene, intensifying Tusis. Cleburne Price may cancel the Texas Track and Field Federation meet in Dallas while SMU offers a stadium for the event.
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AAU
West
Houston
Douglas MacArthur
Randy Matson
Pampa
Abilene
Johnson
P. C. Cobb
Dallas
Cleburne Price
Southern Methodist University
New York
Steve Archer
Oliver Jackson
Texas Track and Field Federation
United States Track and Field Federation
Jackson
Texas Relays
Johnny Morriss
Morriss
U.S
Chick Werner
U.S. Federation
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Batter or Pitcher Fans Split Over Baseball Flavor
New York AP survey splits fans into batter and pitcher camps. Batter people chase homers and big hits while preferring close 1 0 games, and celebrate long balls. Pitcher people root for low scoring 1 0 games and valorize pitching mastery.
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New York
Red Raider Letters Eleven Fresh Varsity Players Named
Texas Tech announces varsity letters for the season with three lettermen graduating. Returning players include Mike Farley Mike Gooden Bill Murren Tom Patty Sid Wall Harold Denny Glen Hallam Royce Woolard and others. Freshman numeral winners listed include James Adams Jim Elliott John Malaise Bobby Measels Dave Olsen Norman Reuther David Schmidley James Stephenson Billy Tapp and Russ Wilkerson.
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Texas Tech
Red Raider
Gene Gibson
Bobby Gindorf
Pampa
Milton Mickey
Lockney
Gilvert Varnell
Sewanee
Tenn
Mike Farley
Lubbock
Mike Gooden
Bill Murren
Atlantic City N.J
Tom Patty
Carlsbad
N.M
Sid Wall
Dallas
Harold Denny
Amarillo
Glen Hallam
Brownwood
Royce Woolard
Midland
Charles Stein
James Adams
Jim Elliott Marshall
John Malaise
Odessa
Bobby Measels
Seminole
Dave Olsen
Las Cruces
Norman Reuther
Fort Worth
David Schmidley
Levelland
James Stephenson
Borger
Billy Tapp
Russ Wilkerson
Pistons Hire Charley Wolf From Royals as Coach
Detroit appoints Charley Wolf, former Cincinnati Royals coach, to lead the Pistons. Wolf, 37, takes over after Dick McGuire resigned after 34 seasons. two year deal reported at 14000 dollars annually.
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Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Charley Wolf
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
Wolf
Royals
NBA
Dick McGuire
Pistons
McGuire
Cincinnati
Fred Zollner
Dick McQuire
Harton Signs With ACC After New Mexico Meet Victory
New Mexico Class B champion Mike Harton of Tatum signed an athletic agreement with Abilene Christian College. Harton scored 27 points to pace Tatum to the state title, winning the 100 and 220 dashes and the 180 low hurdles while taking second in javelin and anchoring the 880 relay. He stands 6 feet 2 inches and 165 pounds.
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Abilene
UPI
New Mexico
Mike Harton
Tatum
Abilene Christian College
ACC
Olver Jackson
Harton
Horton
Houston Domed Stadium Nears 1964 Debut
Harris County builds a $25 million domed stadium for the National League Houston Colts. The team’s president says it could host a game before the 1964 season ends and structural steel delivery is slated for July with completion possible by November.
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Houston
Harris County
Houston Colts
Roy Hofheinze
Colts
Admires View Body Of Ernie Davis In Elmira
Hundreds of admirers queued into a Elmira gym Tuesday to view the body of Ernie Davis the former Syracuse University All America halfback who died at 23 from leukemia in Cleveland. The funeral is Wednesday with burial at Neighborhood House where he played basketball as a boy. Flags on schools and city buildings were at half mast in tribute to the two time All America star.
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Elmira
Ernie Davis
Syracuse University
Cleveland
Davis Law
Sutton Escapes In Race Mishap At Indianapolis Practice
Len Sutton of Portland Oregon escaped serious injury when his car crashed into the southwest wall during a practice run at the Indianapolis speedway. Sutton, who finished second last year, slid 330 feet tail first before car front end struck the wall and slid 105 more feet. He has yet to qualify for this year's 500.
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Indianapolis
Len Sutton
Portland
Ore
Speedway
Sutton
Watson
Butts libel case allows phone evidence in trial
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a telephone conversation may be admissible as evidence in the libel suit by William Butts against the Saturday Evening Post over a 1962 phone claim about coaching secrets. The ruling is preliminary and concerns admissibility before the August trial, with further decisions to come.
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Atlanta
API
William Schroder
Wallace Butts
University of Georgia
Saturday Evening Post
Post
George Burnett
Butts
Georgia
Alabama
Paul
Bear) Bryant
U.S
Lewis
Morgan
Congress
Thorne Leads Tech Picadors With .476 Batting Mark
Texas Tech Picadors star outfielder Larry Thorne posts a .476 average and .667 slugging while left handed Andrews collects 10 hits in 21 at bats and drives in nine. Robert Colvard leads in RBIs with 10 as Barry Smith and Ronnie Holly hit over .400 in a 10 game season where Tech went 9 1.
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Larry Thorne
Texas Tech
Picador
Andrews
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