Evanston Coach May Quit After Winning State Crown
Evanston High School won the state title with a 70-51 victory over Galesburg to cap a 16 year era for coach Jack Burmaster who hinted at resigning after the celebration. He would likely stay as a teacher if he quits and the parade drew about 7,500 fans while a 5,000 crowd filled the gym and 1,200 watched on closed circuit.
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Evanston
Ill
Jack Burmaster
Burmaster
Wildkits
Galesburg
Champaign
William S. Bunn
Bunn
Illinois
Bob Lackey
Farrell Jones
Lackey
Jones
Associated Press
Dayton Flyers Crown NIT Champion Over Kansas
Dayton defeated Kansas 61-48 to win the NIT title, finishing a 14-game win streak. Don May led Dayton with 17 of 22 points in the second half as the Flyers, 17-9, claimed their second NIT crown in 12 tries. Jo Jo White highlighted Kansas as a first-team All-NIT selection.
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Don Donoher
Flyers
Kansas
UCLA
Los Angeles
Bruins
North Carolina
Lew Alcindor
Ohio State
Houston
Don May
Dayton
Donoher
Louisville
Dan Obrovac
Obrovac
May
Associated Press
Jo Jo White
Larry Newbold
Long Island U
Elwarda Webster
St. Peter’s
Bob Whitmore
Notre Dame
St. Peter's
Hockey scores recap by teams and results
Montreal defeated Detroit 7 to 4 and Toronto beat New York 3 to 1. Minnesota shutout Pittsburgh 3 to 0 while St. Louis and Oakland tied 3 to 3. Los Angeles edged Philadelphia 4 to 2 as Montreal won 7 to 2 over Chicago and New York won 4 to 2 against Toronto. Detroit routed Boston 5 to 3 and Minnesota tied Pittsburgh 4 to 4.
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Toronto
New York
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Oakland
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
No Contest for Porsche Wins Sebring 12 Hours
Porsche dominated Sebring with Hans Herrmann and Jo Siffert taking overall victory in a prototype. The German pair finished 1-2 as Porsche led the world points race with 18 after another decisive 1-2 showing. Vic Elford and Jochen Neerpasch claimed runner up for a Daytona-repeated podium.
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Fla
Porsche
Hans Herrmann
Germany
Jo Siffert
Switzerland
Daytona Beach
Brands Hatch
England
Vic Elford
Jochen Neerpasch
Daytona
Mark Donohue
Craig Fisher
Joseph Welch
Bob Johnson
Jerry Titus
Ron Bucknum
Herrmann and
Siffert
Gambler Ray Floyd Takes One Stroke Lead At Pensacola Open
Ray Floyd holds a one stroke lead heading into the final round of the Pensacola Open after a 64 on Sunday. He surged from eight behind with a dramatic eagle on the eighth hole, finishing 54 holes at 202, fourteen under par. George Archer and Tony Jacklin trail at 203, while Tom Shaw and Dave Marr sit at 204.
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Ron Speer
Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Ray Floyd
Floyd
George Archer
Tony Jacklin
Tom Shaw
Dave Marr
Shaw
Alcindor Leads UCLA To Fourth NCAA Title In Five Years
Lew Alcindor dominated the finals for UCLA, scoring 53 points and pulling 34 rebounds across the two games as UCLA crushed Houston 101-69 and defeated North Carolina 78-55 to claim the 1967 NCAA championship. Teammates Warren Allen Shackelford joined the all tournament team as UCLA completed a repeat title run.
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LOS Angeles
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Bruins
Houston
North Carolina
Alcindor
Mike Warren
Lucius Allen
Lynn Shackelford
Larry Miller
Elvin Hayes
Shackelford
Allen
Warren
Tar Heels
Charlie Scott
Mazon Speed Bowl Promoter Expands Race Schedule
N Perry Luster of Chicago announces acquisition of Raceway Park and expands stock car racing to three tracks. Raceway Park hosts Saturday races May through July, Mazon Speed Bowl begins May 15 with stock cars, and Soldier Field adds Sunday events in May with June shifts. Points totaling over 300000 plus double points at Mazon and Raceway. Extra $700 for back of pack winner at Soldier Field. Lighting and guard rail upgrades planned at Mazon.
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Chicago
Raceway Park
Luster
Mazon Speed Bowl
Soldier Field
Raceway
Mazon
Knights Enter Joliet Catholic tourney with 26-0 mark
Immaculate Conception Knights of Morris bring a 26-0 record into the Joliet Catholic High Tournament opening today. They face the winner of Coal City Assumption and Manhattan St Joseph's in the 7 30 p m quarterfinals. Larry Lutz scored 40 in a 70-48 regular season finale win over Channahon.
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Knights of Morris
Joliet Catholic
Coal City
St. Joseph’s
Larry Lutz
ICS
Channahon
Tom Sokolinski
Jon Siron
Bill Cheshareck
Mark Kenney
Doug Bellm
Ron Carter
Phil Duket
Exhibition Baseball Sunday Scores Report
Sunday exhibition baseball results show Boston defeating Atlanta 6 to 2 while Cincinnati topped St. Louis 6 to 5. Houston beat Oakland 11 to 4 and Baltimore edged New York 3 to 2. Washington defeated Philadelphia 4 to 2, Detroit and New York tied 2 to 0, Chicago A defeated Minnesota 5 to 4, and Chicago N beat Cleveland 5 to 4.
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Atlanta
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Houston
Oakland
Baltimore
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Minnesota
Cleveland
Eastern and Western Divisions Playoff Scores
Eastern Division games saw New York beat Philadelphia 128 to 117 and St Louis edge San Francisco 111 103 both tied 1-1 in the best of seven. Boston led Detroit 123 116 and Los Angeles led Chicago 109 101 with those series 1 0. Today's games include Boston at Detroit and Chicago at Los Angeles with St Louis at San Francisco on Tuesday. ABA final standings list Pittsburgh Minnesota Indiana New Jersey Kentucky New Orleans Dallas Denver Houston Anaheim Oakland with records and winning percentages.
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Anaheim
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Pittsburgh
Dallas Houston semifinal thriller ends 111 110
Dallas edges Houston 111 110 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five playoff series. New Jersey forfeits to Kentucky for fourth place.
San Jacinto Wins Tournament Title in Close Final
San Jacinto edged Mercer County of Trenton New Jersey 66 to 64 in the championship game. Terry Mullen hit two late free throws with 28 seconds remaining to seal the victory. San Jacinto ends the season 44 2 while Mercer stands 30 3. Murray College Oklahoma finished third and Northeastern Colorado fourth. Iowa Central fifth Vincennes sixth Miami Dade seventh and Robert Morris Carthage eighth.
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Trenton
N.J
Terry Mullen
San Jacinto
Mercer
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Northeastern
Sterling, Colo
Iowa Central
Vincennes
Ind
Miami-Dade
Fla
Robert Morris
Carthage
Ill
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