Petersburg Down River Race Crowned National Canoe Championship
The Down River Race at the 1965 Petersburg White Water Weekend in Petersburg West Virginia April 2 3 4 is designated the National Championship Race for all canoe classes and the Eastern kayaking race. Defenders Glen Roberts Englewood Colorado and James Zacharias Washington DC 1964 champs will return to defend their titles.
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Petersburg
West Virginia
Rockies
Arkansas
Colorado
Glen Roberts
Englewood
James Zacharias
Washington, D
Monocacy Canoe Club
Fort Detrick
Detroit's Charley Dressen Suffers Mild Heart Attack
Detroit Tigers manager Charlie Dressen suffers a coronary occlusion and is hospitalized for about three weeks at St. John's Hospital. He is expected to rejoin in an advisory role in four to six weeks with full recovery in about three months. Coach Bob Swift takes temporary charge of the team.
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Conococheague Sportsmen’s Club
Funkstown American Legion
Frederick Shillinger
American Heart Association
Santa Monica
Calif
Charlie Dressen
Detroit Tigers
St. John’s Hospital
Dressen
Tigers
Lakeland
Fla
Los Angeles
Bob Swift
Dean Chance Says Young Award Changed His Image
Palm Springs California Dean Chance the Cy Young winner for 1964 says the honor has been his biggest break because it changed his image for the public The Angels right hander 23 discusses the award a contract dispute and remarks on Bo Belinsky now with the Phillies and says he hopes Belinsky wins 20 games.
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Dean Chance
Palm Springs
Calif
Los Angeles Angels
Angeles
Bob Belinsky
Bo Belinsky
Philadelphia Phillies
Belinsky
The
Phillies
Pascual Signs With Twins Ending Holdout
Camilo Pascual, Cuban right hander, agreed to a new Minnesota Twins contract in Orlando after a holdout. Owner Calvin Griffith announced the deal but did not disclose the exact salary, noting it would be near last season’s 46500 dollars.
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Orlando, Fla
Camilo Pascual
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Basketball Results From AP Tournaments and Service Events
The AP reports tournament results across multiple classes and schools including Alliance Pennsylvania beating Stephen F Austin 86 61 Winston Salem edge St Norbert 87 69 Midwestern Texas defeat Valley City 102 56 High Point North Carolina over California Western 57 Central St. Ohio 78 Jacksonville Florida 57 Maryland Scholastic classes list winners Robert Moton Kennard Sherwood Calvert County and Richard Montgomery over Einstein plus Army service tournament results with Fort Meade Edgewood and Walter Reed among others.
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Stephen F. Austin
Winston Salem
St.Norbert
Wis
Midwestern
Tex
Valley City
Nlc
High Point
N.C
Calif
Ft. Eustis
Fort Meade
Ft. McNair
Ft. Detrick
Valley Forge
Edgewood
Ft. Ritchie
New Cumberland
Aberdeen
Proving Ground
Ft. Monroe
Walter Reed
Ft. Belvoir
Top Ten Teams Split Between NIT and NCAA Rounds
Six of the nations Top Ten college basketball programs advance to four regional NCAA tournaments while Villanova leads the 38th NIT field in Madison Square Garden. Michigan UCLA Vanderbilt BYU join St Josephs and Providence in NCAA semis after first round wins.
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Associated Press
Davidson
Duke
Minnesota
Michigan
Villanova
Madison Square Garden
Wildcats
New Mexico
UCLA
Vanderbilt
Brigham Young
St. Joseph’s
Providence
Connecticut
West Virginia
College Park
Princeton
Bill Bradley
Penn State
Portland
Ore
Bowling Green
Ohio University
Miami
Ohio
Dayton
Eastern Kentucky
de Paul
Houston
Notre Dame
Oklahoma City
Colorado State
St. John’s
New York
Boston College
Manhattan
Texas Western
Franks and Mays Deny 1964 pennant sabotage claim
Herman Franks and Willie Mays rejected ex-teammate Billy O'Dell s charge that Giants players kept Dark from winning the 1964 NL pennant. O'Dell named no specific players and Dark was fired after last season. Mays said he played through pain and did his best.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
Herman Franks
Willie Mays
Billy O'Dell
San Francisco Giants
Alvin Dark
Franks
Dark
O'Dell
West Palm Beach
Fla
Associated Press
Joe Reichler
Milwaukee
Mays
Chicago Cubs
Ex Skater Valentine Bialas Dies at 61 in Utica
Utica New York AP reports Valentine Bialas a one legged speed skater and 1928 Olympic captain who died of cancer at 61. He competed in 1924 1928 and 1932 Olympics and had qualified for 1936 before losing his leg in a 1935 car crash.
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Utica
N.Y
Valentine Bialas
U.S
Bialas
Harmony Meets Harmony of the Tri County League
The Tri County League hosts a Sunday 2 p m gathering at the Myersville Fire Hall inviting all players to attend.
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Harmony of the
Tri-County League
Myersville
Clay Seeks Triple Fight Night Then Retirement
Cassius Clay announced plans to fight Ernest Terrell Floyd Patterson and George Chuvalo in one night with 10-round bouts and 10 minutes rest between. He aims to retire undefeated, pursue a warm climate farm, and hopes sports writers help arrange the events. Clay remains heavyweight champion in public opinion after the Liston rematch.
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Miami
Cassius Clay
Ernest Terrell
Floyd Patterson
George Chuvalo
Clay
Sonny Liston
Boston
Terrell
Patterson
Chuvalo
Liston
Miami Beach
World Boxing Association
New York
Massachusetts
Great Britain
Eddie Machen
Chicago
WBA
Evansville Aces favored to win NCAA small college tourney
Evansville, undefeated at 26-0, enters the three day NCAA small college tournament as a clear favorite. Southern Illinois looms as a potential semifinal opponent while Evansville opens against Philadelphia Textile with Thursday semifinals and Friday title game scheduled. The Aces have titles in 1959 1960 and 1965 and last year defeated Akron 72 59.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville Purple Aces
Aces
Associated Press
Iowa
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Louisiana State
Southern Illinois
Akron
St. Michael’s
Vermont
North Dakota
Seattle Pacific
Washington
St. Louis
Walkersville Girls Clinch County Basketball Title
The Walkersville Lionettes won the girls county championship finishing 6-0. Kay Clem led with 73 points as the team averaged over 44 points per game and held opponents to 107 points in six games. Barbara Babbington Nancy Clem and LaRue Ariold followed in scoring.
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Walkersville
Lionettes
Kay Clem
Miss Clem
Barbara Babbington
Nancy Clem
LaRue Ariold
Stitely Tops Tri-State Scoring With 307 Points
Waynesboro senior Steve Stitely led the Tri-State League by totaling 307 points and 15.3 rebounds per game. Howard Hoy placed fourth in scoring with 236 points and asserted the league’s second best free-throw percentage with 68. Frederick’s Ron Hart ranked 15th with 136 points as Westminster’s Mike Squirrel trailed closely.
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Frederick
Howard Hoy
Westminster
Mike Squirrel
Squirrel
Steve Stitely
Waynesboro
Stitely
Dick Johnson
Martinsburg
Johnson
Bulldogs
Ron Hart
Hoy
John
Son
George Gottshall
Wayhesboro
Michigan Tops Final AP Basketball Poll After Loss
Michigan the Big Ten champion finished as the No. 1 team in the final 1964-65 AP poll despite a 93-85 loss to Ohio State in the regular finale. UCLA, St Joseph's, Providence, and Vanderbilt follow in the top five with detailed points and the final top ten listed.
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Ben Osat
Associated Press
Michigan
Wolverines
Ohio State
UCLA
St Joseph's
Pennsylvania
Providence
Vanderbilt
Davidson
Minnesota
Villanova
Brigham Young
Duke
Southern California
St. Joseph’s
St Bonaventure
Connecticut
Hawks
West Virginia
Auburn
Tulane
Louisiana State
Wildcats
The
Gophers
Wyoming
New Mexico
Blue Devils
North Carolina State
Montgomery Fire Units Win National Award
Montgomery Fire Companies among winners in National Fire Protection Association contest praised for service. Silver Spring and Takoma Park departments will receive awards today from Gov. J. Millard Tawes in Annapolis after 208 communities entered the contest.
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Silver Spring
Takoma Park
National Fire Protection Association
Gov. J. Millard Tawes
Annapolis
American team suffers fourth straight loss in World Tournament
In Tampere Finland on Tuesday night the winless United States team was defeated by East Germany 7- notched its fourth consecutive loss in the World Amateur Hockey Tournament.
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Tampere
Finland
East Germany
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