Emerson Downs Ashe For Australian Championship Title
Roy Emerson, 30, defeated Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-1 6-4 in Adelaide to win the Australian Tennis Championships singles crown for the fifth straight time. Nancy Richey upset Lesley Turner 6-1 6-4 to claim the women's title, with Turner/Davidson taking the mixed doubles 9-7 6-4.
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Australia
Roy Emerson
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Nancy Richey
Dallas
Tex
Lesley Turner
Emerson
Ashe
Eckert's Night World Series Idea Draws Fire
After a year in office Eckert proposes a plan tied to night World Series games. Critics call the notion impractical and blame owners led by OMalley for shaping baseball toward profit over fans. The piece argues major changes come from committees and leadership rather than gimmicks.
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William D. Eckert
Air Force
Ford Frick
Black Sox
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Walter O'Malley
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Giants
O'Malley
Eckert
Larry McPhail
Yankees
McPhail
Charley C. Finley
Baltimore
O’malley
Bold Monarch Wins Hialeah Race In Fast 1 09.5 Time
Bold Monarch ridden by Braulio Baeza won the seventh at Hialeah by two lengths in 1 09.5 over a fast track, paying 3.40 2.60 2.40. Sun Seeker second with Manuel Yeaza receiving 3.80 3.20, More Scouts third paying 5 to show. Eddie Neloy targets the Flamingo on March 3 with the 3 year old Bold Ruler colt out of Stepping Stone.
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Hialeah Monday
Braulio Baeza
Bold Monarch
Sun Seeker
Manuel Yeaza
Jacinto Vasquez
Eddie Neloy
Bold Ruler
Neloy
Flamingo
Hisleah
Whitman ends Poolesville's five game run in non league clash
Walt Whitman shocked Surratsville then beat Poolesville 80 to 70 to snap the Indians five game winning streak. Jerry Browne led Whitman with 38 points while Os Trom and Doug Tilly added double digit totals. Chris Owens scored 17 for Poolesville as their record fell to 9-4.
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Poolesville
Walt Whitman
Surratsville
Indians
Bethesda
Jerry Browne
Whitman
Truman Thomas
Ostrom
Doug Tilly
Chris Owens
Lewis Bell
Ellsworth Naylor
Hall Leads Area Scorers In Frederick Area Hoop Race
Frederick Cadets star Hall leads the area scoring with 23.3 points per game as St Johns Rick Hassett trails with 411 points in 19 games. Other top scorers include Chris Owens Poolesville, Dwight Repp Singanore, and John Sherwin St Joe. Frederick's offense averages 74.3 points per game while North Hagerstown tops area defense at 50.1.
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Willis Hall
Rick Hassett
St. John’s
Hall
Hassett
Maryland School For the Deaf
Chris Owens
Poolesville
Owens
Montgomery County
Marty Williams
St. Joe’s
Dwight Repp
Singanore
Lancer
Repp
St. Joseph’s
John Sherwin
Matt Wiley
Thurmont
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Wiley
North Hagerstown
Jerry Mundy
Mount
Allen Edwards
Brunswick
Francis Foreman
Steve Cox
Gary Manning
Stanley Andrew
Emmitsburg
Andrew
Jeff Freland
Dick Murray
Walkersville
Ray Baker
St Joe
Baker
Saints
Ward Brown
Jerry de- Grange
Tommy Sherald
Ron Cook
Charley Magin
Mount Airy
Greg Smith
Mark Beall
Damascus
Jeff Thorpe
Ronnie de- Grange
Ed Adelsberger
Hassett St. John
Fred
Murray
Bidle
Midd
St. Joe
Brown
Deg
Magin
Mt Airy
Smith
Beall
Damas
Thorpe
Thur
Adelsb
Ger
St Jon
Yankees Begin 1.3 Million Stadium Modernization
New York AP reports a 1.3 million dollar modernization plan for Yankee Stadium, the largest facelift since 1923. Chairman Michael Burke says work will finish before the April 14 opener against the Red Sox, featuring a repaint, new sound system, updated lobbies, bleacher seating, a rebuilt field and modernized dugouts.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Michael Burke Burke
Red Sox
Burke
Lafitt Pincay Emerges as Santa Anita Idol at 20
Arcadia California AP Lafitt Pincay Jr the 20 year old Panama born rider rises as Santa Anita season’s new idol He ranks third among leading jockeys behind Bill Shoemaker and Walter Blum After four mounts he already has four wins including the Strub Stakes aboard Dunn earning over 129000 He plans to buy a house for his mother with his earnings and praises Shoemaker while noting his own breakout in Chicago Arlington Park and New York prior to Santa Anita bargaining with Fred W Hooper for his contract and Brauno Baeza’s role with Buckpasser
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Calif
Lafitt Pincay Jr
Santa Anita
Bill Shoemaker
Walter Blum
Lafitt
Dunn
Charles H. Strub
Venezuela
Panama
United States
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Quicken Tree
Kings Favor
Shoemaker
Legion
Florida
Brauno Baeza
Baeza
Phipps
Buckpasser
Knights Defeat Emmitsburg 80-38 in Narrow Victory Margin
Middletown High School ends a two game skid by overwhelming Emmitsburg 80-38. Four Knights hit double figures led by Robert Shefler with 13 points. Middletown improves to 5-6. Emmitsburg’s Stanley Andrew tops scorers with 12.
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Middletown High School
Emmitsburg
Knights
Robert Shefler
Jayvees
Knight
Jerry Bidle
Steve Nikirk
Darrell Kepler
Stanley Andrew
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Sheffler
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YMCA Swim Team Tops Waynesboro In Three Of Four Classifications
Frederick YMCA boys and girls swim squads posted strong showings against Waynesboro Pa with three of four boys age groups securing wins and girls setting 18 course records. Cadets Guy Babylon and David Williams led multiple wins while Elizabeth Talley anchored five records across medley back and butterfly events.
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Frederick Ymca
Waynesboro
YMCA
Guy Babylon
David Williams
Young Babylon
David
Frederick
Tom Mooney
Mike Allen
Ron Disque
Paul Magaha
Mitch Gaver
Jim Smith
Bob Bond
Jim Baker
David Mudd
Phil Rutledge
Charlie Rattie
Eric Dalghren
James McNitt
Eddie Rossi
Rossi
Benny Shelhorse
Ricky Hoffman
Bob Fisher
Cliff Virts
Ray Mullican
Mike Nart
Towson
Elizabeth Talley
Elizabeth
Baker Sisters
Carol
Junia Ann
Laura Fisher
Karen Dean
Cynthia McKenna
Gale Remsburg
Lynn Holmes
Dale Ganley
Ann Baker
Elaine Kessinger
Virginia Rattie
Sandy Baker
Karen Hoffman
Carolyn Goodlow
Cumberland Ymca
Silver Spring
Robinson To Get Another Award
San Francisco AP Frank Robinson and Kathy Whitworth, the athletes of the year in 1966, will receive their awards Feb 11. Judge Robert Cannon of Milwaukee, Wis., legal counsel for major league baseball players, will present to Baltimore's Robinson, MVP in the American League and World Series. Miss Whitworth, the queen of women's golf, won the AP honor for the second straight year, outdistancing Billie Jean King.
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San Francisco
Frank Robinson
Kathy Whitworth
Robert Cannon
Milwaukee
Wis
Baltimore
Robinson
Miss Whitworth
Billie Jean King
Canada Population Density Near U S Border
Ninety percent of Canada's 19,571,000 residents live within 200 miles of the United States border.
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Canada
United States
Brunswick Versus Thurmont Opens Tri-State League Play
Frederick faces Westminster as the Cadets host Westminster to start the second half of the Tri-State League schedule. Thurmont travels to Brunswick to avenge an early loss while Thomas Johnson visits South Hagerstown and other area matchups line up across Linganore St Joseph Martinsburg and Mount Airy. Willis Hail Jeff Freland Chuck Foreman pace the Cadets who beat Westminster 57 41 earlier with Martin and Gagnon pacing the Owls in nearby showdowns.
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