U S Students Dominate Final Days at Finish Innsbruck Games
Scott Pyles of Western State College won the downhill in 2 15.90 earning the U S fourth gold and making a male Alpine combined bronze for Cathy Nagel of Enumclaw Wash Nagel led U S women with three golds Vicki Jones finished runner up in all three Nagel repeatedly edged Jones Russia topped the medals with eight golds while the United States claimed 4 3 3 and Japan 3 4 4.
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Loris Werner
Steamboat Springs
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Jim Morning
Santa Monica
Calif
Pyles
United States
Cathy Nagel
Enumclaw
Wash
Miss Nagel
Judy
U.S
Vicki Jones
Tahoe City
Miss Nage
Russia
Japan
Cleveland Kids Shine At Nationals On Ice
In St Paul Ohio youth skaters excel at the 69th National Outdoor Speed Skating Championships. Donald Cernance places second in the two mile and sixth overall in intermediate boys. Debbie Fish earns 15 points with a second in 880 yards and a junior girls second. Rose Anne Grant takes second in midget girls 440 yards.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Donald Cernance
Mark Gabel
Debbie Fish
Strongsville
Lakewood
Bob McConville
Rose Anne Grant
Rocky River
Toledo May Join New Loop
The Professional Football League of America expands into Little Rock Arkansas and awards provisional franchises for Toledo Ohio and Fort Wayne Indiana. The Little Rock spot goes to the Arkansas Diamonds, while Dean Griffing of Richmond Virginia and Bob Snyder of Toledo receive Toledo’s provisional franchise.
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Professional Football League of America
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Richmond
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Los Angeles Rams
US Ski Team Emerging Force At 1968 Winter Olympics
At Megeve France the unheralded United States ski team shows strength with one victory and two thirds in pre trials. Billy Kidd and Jim Heuga grab top finishes while teen Kiki Cutter wins fan attention after finishing third in the girls giant slalom and earning a Triple Olympic selection.
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France
U.S
Billy Kidd
Stowe
Jim Heuga
Squaw Valley
Calif
Alain Penz
Franz Digruber
Austria
Europe
Innsburck
Kiki Cutter
Bend
Ore
Miss Cutter
Bob Beattie
Thai fighter captures flyweight title after 13th round stoppage
Chartchai Chionoi dominates half the world by defeating Efren Torres in a bloody 13 round bout in Mexico City. Referee Arthur Mercante stops the fight at 1:15 of the 13th round due to Torres cuts, with both fighters bleeding from facial wounds.
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Thailand
Chartchai Chionoi
Mexico
Efren
Scorpion
Torres
Arthur Mercante
New York
Chionoi
Ring Magazine
Europe
Asia
Latin America
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World Boxing Association
World Boxing Council
Horacio Acavallo
Argentina
Chicagoan Wins Sixth Canadian Rackets Crown
Geoff Atkins of Chicago, world rackets champion since 1954, defeated Adrian Coote of Montreal 15-5 15-5 15-3 to win the final singles. Atkins and John Rolland of Montreal won the doubles 15-6 15-1 15-11 over Tom Price and Don Barwick of Montreal.
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Montreal
Geoff Atkins
Chicago
Adrian Coote
Atkins
John Rolland
Tom Price
Don Barwick
Billie Jean King Wins Australian Women's Title
Billie Jean King of Long Beach California defeated Margaret Smith Court of Australia 6 1 6 2 to win the Australian Women's National Singles title in Melbourne.
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Billie Jean
Melbourne
Australia
U.S
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Margaret Smith Court
Sam Bair Nears Four Minutes In Boston A A Games
Sam Bair, a 21 year old 5 6 spry miler from Kent State, ran 4:01.9 for the fastest indoor mile this season, though coach Doug Raymond says overcautiousness kept him from breaking four. John Mason placed second in the Boston A A meet behind Bair.
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Sam Bair
Miler
Bair
Boston A.A
Kent State
Doug Raymond
Raymond
John Mason
Fort Hayes
Kan
Athletes at Best Every Third Year in Soviet Study
Moscow AP reports Soviet educator Valentina Shaposhnikova analyzed over 200 European and world champions and found men peak every third year of life while women excel in years divisible by two. She links patterns to embryology and birth days with statistics on winter births for skiers and summer births for track athletes.
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Moscow
Tass
Valentina Shaposhnikova
Leningrad
Shaposhnikova
Quarry Spenser Bout Set For World Title Route in Oakland
Jerry Quarry of Bellflower California and Thad Spencer of San Francisco meet in a 12 round semifinal in Oakland to decide who faces Jimmy Ellis for the World Boxing Association backed heavyweight tourney final. Spencer upset Ernie Terrell in round one while Quarry eliminated Floyd Patterson. Both earn 50 000 for first fights. next round pays 75 000 each with 125 000 to the final winner. Spencer 32 5 13 KOs. Quarry 25 1 4 draws 14 KOs.
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Associated Press
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Bellflower
Calif
Thad Spencer
San Francisco
Oakland
Jimmy Ellis
ABC
Spencer
Ernie Terrell
Quarry
Floyd Patterson
Ellis
Louisville
Leotis Martin
Piladelphia
Oscar Bonavena
Argentina
Stabler Seeks Football Draft Path After Mets Pick Matte
Alabama’s Ken Stabler known as Snake resists rushing decisions after Houston Astros tabbed him in baseball’s winter draft. Mets picked Matte of Miami Ohio and Mantie of Syracuse in baseball’s phase. The 162 players in total join 462 seniors due in pro football’s monster draft Tuesday through Wednesday.
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Isaid
Houston Astros
Stabler
Alabama
Ucla
Gary Beban
Kim Hammond
Florida State
Billy Stevens
Texas el Paso
Greg Landry
Massachusetts
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Mets
Bruce Matte
Miami
Ohio
Ed Mantie
Syracuse
Matte
Mantie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Day Wins Grand Bahama Amateur Golf Championship
Jim Day of Laurel Mississippi fired a final round 72 to finish at 295 and win the third annual Grand Bahama Amateur Golf Championship on the 7000 yard Kings Inn course in Freeport Bahamas. He edged Jerry Greenbaum of Atlanta by three strokes and held a six stroke lead over defending champion Randy Wolff of Beaumont Texas.
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Bahamas
Jim Day
Laurel
Miss
Grand Bahama
King’s Inn
Day
Jerry Greenbaum
Atlanta
Randy Wolff
Beaumont
Tex
U S Hockey Team Defeats West Germany in Bad Toelz
The U S National hockey team won 3 1 over West Germany in Bad Toelz Germany. Goals were scored by Tom Hurley Massena New York Larry Stordahl Thief River Falls Minnesota and Herb Brooks St Paul Minnesota.
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Bad Toelz
Germany
U.S
West Germany
Tom Hurley
Massena
N.Y
Larry Stordahl
Thief River Falls
Minn
Herb Brooks
St. Paul
Min
More Than Half Of AL Contests Set For Night
The American League plans 429 night games for 1968 as announced by league president Joe Cronin. The schedule includes 12 twi night doubleheaders, down from 32 in 1967, with opening matches featuring Senators vs Twins, and debut games for the 1967 champion Red Sox at Detroit. Cleveland hosts Chicago, Oakland plays Baltimore, and California visits New York on opening day. The season runs through September 29.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Cronin
Washington
Senators
Minnesota Twins
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Oakland
Baltimore
California
New York
Maier Sets World 10,000m Record at European Skating Meet
Fred Anton Maier of Norway shattered the world mark with 15 minutes 29.5 seconds to win the four event 1968 European Men's Speed Skating Championship scoring 177.318 points.
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Oslo
Norway
Fred Anton Maier
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