Alcindor Faces Possible UCLA Exit Amid Globetrotters Talk
Lew Alcindor stirs headlines by rumored interest from the Harlem Globetrotters offering a $1 million first five years lifelong contract. UCLA coach John Wooden denies pressuring him and says the decision rests with Alcindor, who cites education and journalism interest.
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Wichita
Kan
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United Press International
Wooden
Globetrotters
UCLA
Westwood
New York
Lew
Timow
Lenn
Greasy Neale's Hall of Fame bid eyed by honors court
New York Times notes Earle Neale, nicknamed Greasy, deserves Hall of Fame status for coaching genius from Muskingum to Yale and his peak at West Virginia Wesleyan, Washington and Jefferson, and the Philadelphia Eagles. The piece urges election by acclamation and cites his Rose Bowl defense feats and nine-man line innovations.
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New York Times Service
New York
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Greasy) Neale
Collegians
Rutgers
Greasy
National Football Foundation
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Philadelphia Eagles
Washington and Jefferson
California
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Golden Bears
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Woith
Muskingum
West Virginia Wesleyan
Marietta
Virginia
West Virginia
Yale
Ducky Pond
Honors
Hall of Fame
New Haven
Peahead Walker
Douglas
Parkersburg
W. Va
Hiya
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Alexander
Wojciechowitz
Fordham
Wolfe
Eagles
Greasy Neale
Long Beach Aquatics Team Shines in AAU Meet
At El Camino College Long Beach Aquatics Club posted top relay and individual results across multiple strokes. Raynold Tynes placed second in the 100 back with a 30.8 split while Debbie Siison led youthful sprinters, and the medley relay team, including Craig Weaver and Molly Pins, claimed wins in a strong showing at the weekend AAU event.
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sRvnterfly — Galets
Molly Pins
Beute Aliisonisayne
Hall
Sayds Wren
Lusso
Debbie Siison
Heat Vanner
Hison
Opole
Swaine
Craig
Bulldogs Try Latest Court Craze Stall
Tennessee coach Ray Mears said he’d never seen the like in college basketball as 9,100 fans in Knoxville sat through a bore in the Tennessee Georgia game. Television viewers waited for commercials while the Bulldogs stalled, playing keep away for nearly eight and a half minutes without a shot.
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UPI
Tennessee
Ray Mears
Knoxville
Bulldogs
Lakewood Pony Signups Slated for Summer Play
Lakewood Pony signups are scheduled Tuesday through Thursday at various parks. The report notes a boys 13 and 14 eligibility window, with Georgia and Tennessee basketball actions cited, and coach Ken Rosemond defending his team’s tactics amid a lopsided Tennessee win and a remark about stalling.
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Lakewood
Tennessee
Vols
Bolivar
Georgia
del Valle
Mayfair Land
Slide
Mears
Cate
Heartwell Park
Colt League
Utes
LPL
Bulldogs
Scofield
Elemdnun
Matson A&M Thrower Aims To Build Strength For Record
Randy Matson of Texas A&M, who surpassed 70 feet in the Dallas indoor meet with the 16 pound shot, said he will focus on building strength to improve further. Coach Charley Thomas noted outdoor record potential, with a dual meet at A&M and Baylor on Feb. 24 and Matson already in peak form after practice sessions showing multiple throws beyond 61 feet.
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Randy Matson
Texas A&m
Dallas
Matson
College Station
Tex
Charley ‘Thomts
Darat
Thomas
A&m
Baylor
Port Worth
Randy
Matt
Bruins Rout Volunteers In Basketball Showdown
UCLA, led by Lew Alcindor and Lucius Allen, crushed Oregon 100 to 66 as the top ranked Bruins overwhelmed the Webfoots with fast break baskets. Alcindor scored 16 and Allen 20 while Nick Jones led Oregon with 22 in the lopsided Pacific Coast contest.
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Columbia
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Alcindor
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Belko
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Lucius Allen
Wooden
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