Sam Snead Remains A Threat In Coral Open Field
Sam Snead, 63, hot from West Virginia and still a top draw, returns to pro golf in the Coral Open with 144 competitors chasing a $20,000 first prize. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus loom as favorites, but Snead’s classic swing and veteran poise keep him in contention despite his erratic putting.
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Miami
Fla
Sam Snead
Dewesweepers
West Virginia
Hot Springs
White Sulphur Springs
Iw.va
Teame
Arnie
Jack
Lema
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
South Africa
Slame Bang Sam
Snead
Hard Work and Maturity Mark OHS Basketball Season
Ottawa High coach H K Stevens reflects on a tough 4 15 season with 15 losses and a drop from three titles to a fourth place tie in the East Kansas League. He names inexperience injuries and inconsistent lineups as factors and sees promise in seven returning lettermen and three promising sophomores for 1966 67. Stevens emphasizes leadership from seniors and summer work while noting losses of Ronnie Lloyd and Dave Payne and predicts a tighter EKL race with Emporia opening the next season in the new high school gym.
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Terry Ostmeyer
H. K. Stevens
Ottawa High Cyclones
Stevens
Cyclones
OHS
Ronnie Lloyd
OHL
Ottawa
Lloyd
Dale Dieterich
Scott Killough
Dave Payne
Kansas City
Payne
Allan Buck
Dennis Domnanish
Dan Seymour
John Wilson
Doug Underwood
Ron Matthews
Dennis Wieneke
Underwood
Matthews
Wieneke
Wien
Beteam
Sophs
Jim Stark
Ted Queen
Stark
Queen
Emporia
Four Records In Big Eight Play Four Records In Big Eight Play
Colorado's Chuck Gardner set four Big Eight marks this season including scoring and shooting efficiency as Kansas and Missouri also posted records. Gardner led in scoring at 20.3, topped rebounding at 10.1, and ranked second in field goal percentage behind Rodger Bohnenstiehl. Kansas led in scoring and defense, with a strong team shooting average and record point spread, while Bohnenstiehl's 61.9 percent on 52-for-84 was noted with an asterisk.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Colorado
Chuck Gardner
Kansas Jayhawks
Gardner
Nebraska
Walt Wesley
Kansas
Missouri
Ron Coleman
Iowa State
Don Smith
Rodger Bohnenstiehl
Clyde Lovellette
Bob Boozer
Ing
Jayhawks
K State
Bohnenstiehl
Milt Mueller
Mueller
Wesley
Don Sidle
Oklahoma
Willie Rogers
Milwaukee antitrust suit portrays NL owners as skeptics
AP reports that Wisconsin’s antitrust case against baseball argues NL club owners rejected a Milwaukee expansion plan in 1966 to replace the departing Braves, a move the state cites as evidence of a conspiracy to boycott Milwaukee as a major league city. Bud Selig, Brewers Inc. president, described the 1965 attempt to gain an expansion franchise.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Braves
Milwaukee Brewers Inc
Allan H
Bud) Selig
NCAA and NAIA Basketball Scores Roundup
Associated Press report lists NCAA Division II quarterfinals results with Akron topping Long Island II 74 to 68 and North Dakota 63 over Abilene Christian 62. NAIA second round scores include Southern 80 over Southern Arkansas State 62 and Grambling 95 defeating Carroll Montana 86.
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Akron
Long Island II
North Dakota
Abilene Christian
Southern
Southern Arkansas
Grambling
Carroll, Mont
Baldwin High Coach Accepts Baker University Job
Charles Mansfield, Baldwin High School basketball coach and former principal, will head Baker University basketball for 1966-67. He succeeds John Baker and will also coach Baker baseball. Mansfield, a 1961 Baker graduate, led Baldwin to a 17-4 season with a Little Seven title and district crown at Louisburg. He previously coached at Oswego and Claflin with championship teams in multiple sports.
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Charles Mansfield
Baldwin High School
Baker University
Baldwin
Mansfield
John Baker
Wildcats
Baldwin High
Baker
Williamsburg
Louisburg
Oswego
Claflin
Terrell Declines Contract Clauses For Clay Fight
Ernie Terrell announced from a Ventnor police station that he would not fight Cassius Clay under the Maple Leaf Gardens contract terms. He rejected provisions binding him to a return bout with Canadian champ George Chavelo and sought only a simple fight without extra clauses. The planned Toronto bout, slated for March 29, appears off as Terrell balks at the conditions and avoids calls in New Jersey.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Ernie Terrell
Toronto
Terrell
Maple Leaf Gardens
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Montreal
Vermont
Verdun
Queebec
World Boxing Association
George Chavaelo
Clay
Ventnor
Faith Lutheran and Wesleyan Mets Highlight Junior League Scores
In the Junior Division church league from Fulton, Faith Lutheran led with 26 points and First Baptist edged Trinity Methodist in a tight contest. other teams including Wesleyan Methodist, Grace Episcopal, Calvary Baptist and Nazarene posted varied totals, with multiple players contributing across the board.
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H.K. Stevens
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9Th and Mulberry
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Mich
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DePriest
Smith
Reeves
Wilson
Adecock
Rothefuss
Potter
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First Christian
Brownrigg
Lynn
Hardesty
First Baptist
Wiggins
Drake
DeQcer
Mohr
Reynolds
Shisler
Platt
Erickhouse
Farrar
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Tegtmeyer
Williams
Hadsall
Randall
Calvary Baptist
Taylor
Ocel
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Cunningham
Nichols
Dean Berlin
Kodak Film
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Sylvania
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Saffron Glass Co
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