Nicklaus Captures Crosby Title With Final Round Burst
Masters champion Jack Nicklaus fired five birdies in a stretch drive to win the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach. He shot 68 for a 284 total, edging Billy Casper and Arnold Palmer as Casper and Palmer faded in the final round.
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Redskins Colts Cage Clash Slated Wednesday in Frederick
Bobby Mitchell to lead the Washington Redskins in a charity basketball game against the Baltimore Colts at TJ gymnasium in Frederick. Nine Colts players and several Redskins veterans will perform for Frederick Memorial Hospital Building Fund. Proceeds go to local charities with advance tickets pulled from outlets and remaining at the door after 7 p.m.
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Supreme Court refuses review of baseball antitrust suit
The Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging baseball's ability to relocate franchises without violating antitrust laws. By upholding a December decision that organized baseball is immune under federal law, the court preserves the sport’s protection from state antitrust actions and lets teams choose cities and expand or shrink as they see fit. Wisconsin sued the Braves after moving from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1965.
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Pagan Signs With Pirates For Next Season
Pittsburgh Pirates announce infielder Jose Pagan has signed his contract for the upcoming season.
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Musial named Cardinals general manager in front office shift
Stan Musial 46 becomes St Louis Cardinals general manager succeeding Bob Howsam. He will remain vice president with no contract. salary about 35000 dollars. He ends a storied playing career with 16 major league records and a .331 lifetime batting average. Musial plans to meet with President Johnson about fitness program work.
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Wilkinson Denies Interest In Post As Czar Of Tennis
Norman, Oklahoma AP reports Bud Wilkinson former Oklahoma football coach and Bob Kelleher LA denied Monday that Wilkinson was definitively interested in a new USLTA czar of tennis post. Kelleher said he talked with Wilkinson who indicated no clear job exists and Wilkinson declined further comment. The Baltimore Sun cited tennis sources claiming interest but noted pay issues as a possible obstacle since current USLTA officers serve without pay.
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UCLA Tops AP Poll Again As North Carolina Rises
The Associated Press rankings place UCLA undefeated as the unanimous No.1 for the second straight week. North Carolina moves to No.2, Houston stays No.3, Louisville falls to No.4, and Princeton remains No.5. Texas Western and Kansas stay in the top seven with Western Kentucky and Vanderbilt moving into the top ten.
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Floyd Peters a San Quentin lifer’s path to pro football
Floyd Peters rose from San Quentin discipline to become an NFL offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles after a varied early life. He played football at San Francisco State, drove a cab, worked multiple jobs, and navigated prison life while building a pro career with the Browns, Lions, and Eagles. He credits football with steering him away from crime and toward stability, reflecting on prison experiences and later correspondence from inmates.
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Griffith Whips Joey Archer in Closest World Title Defense
Emile Griffith retained his world middleweight title with a unanimous decision over Joey Archer in a 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden before 14,838 fans. Griffith, 152 pounds, edged Archer 8-6-1 on the AP card as both fighters fought hard to the wire, with no knockdowns. Griffith weighed 152, Archer 161 1/4 pounds, and Griffith earned $75,000 plus 45 percent of the gate and TV receipts.
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Georgia adds Lynn Hughes as assistant freshman coach
University of Georgia coach Vince Dooley named Lynn Hughes a new assistant freshman coach. Hughes, an Atlanta native, lettered as an All Southeastern Conference safety for the Bulldogs for the past two seasons.
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