Cook Says Information Could Have Affected Football Game
Georgia athletic director Wally Butts allegedly shared vital Georgia information with Alabama coach Paul Bryant before the 35 0 Crimson Tide win. Atty Gen Eugene Cook prepares a report for Gov Carl Sanders while Alabama lawmakers begin closed door testimony from Alabama players. The Saturday Evening Post story sparked the investigations and denials from Butts representatives.
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UPI
Eugene Cook
Wally Butts
Alabama
Paul Bear Bryant
Cook
Butts
University of Georgia
Carl E. Sanders
Sanders
University of Alabama
Alton Turner
Bryant
Georgia
Diate
William H. Schroder
Schroder
Saturday Evening Post
Scandal Sparks SEC Fireworks and Baseball Figures
A Tampa report says the Bear Bryant-Wally Butts scandal is just the start of SEC turmoil with more games under suspicion. The piece then surveys baseball figures, noting managers Walter Alston Johnny Keane and Bob Scheffing, Frank Robinson and Hutchinson as well as players like Hinton and Cardenas, and shifts to golf prospects Ed Furgol and Arnie Palmer with Raymond Floyd’s early success in St. Petersburg.
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Fla
Bear Bryant
Wally Butts
Houston
Walter Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Johnny Keane
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Scheffing
Detroit Tigers
Bob
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati Reds
Robbie
Fred Hutchinson
Tiger Stadium
Ed Furgol
Arnie Palmer
Ben Hogan
Raymond Floyd
Fireball Roberts wins Southeastern 500 at Bristol Speedway
Glenn "Fireball" Roberts set a Bristol track record by winning the Southeastern 500 in 3 hours 15 minutes and two seconds. The 1963 Ford driver earned 3,775 dollars for first, with Fred Lorenzen second, Junior Johnson third, and Richard Petty fourth amid 28,000 spectators. Early leaders Weatherly and Tiny Lund retired with mechanical troubles.
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Bristol, Tenn
UPI
Glenn
Fireball
Roberts
Bristol Speedway
Daytona Beach
Fla
Fred Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Ill
Junior Johnson
Ronda
N. C
Richard Petty
Randleman
Joe Weatherly
Norfolk
Tiny
Lund
Cross, S. C
Weatherly
Fight Over New Stadium Resumes Tonight in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh the Allegheny County Commission chair Dr. William D. McClelland will appear on TV with a new proposal to resolve the $45 million North Side stadium dispute. He backs private financing for half the cost while the Pirates insist their maximum offer is $2 million plus a 40 year lease, and both Pirates and Steelers threaten to move if the stadium isn’t built.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
William D. McClelland
Allegheny County Commissioners
North Side
McClelland
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ball Club
Doc’ McClelland
Thomas P. Johnson
Pirates
Candy Spots Prepares For Derby Showdown With Never Bend
At Gulfstream Park Candy Spots, the California colt, eyes Louisville for the Derby on May 4, with Never Bend. The Florida Derby winner edged a weak field by four and a half lengths as jockey Willie Shoemaker used a left handed whip sequence and seven smacks to keep him focused. The two year old champion meets Never Bend in what could be the sport's year’s championship clash.
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Hallandale
Fla
UPI
Candy Spots
California
Gulfstream Park
Louisville
Never Bend
Gate Springs
Willie Shoemaker
Willie
ASPCA
Churchill Downs
Mesh Tenney
Arizona
Hialeah
Arlington-Washington
Boxing Snafu Deepens as Patterson Liston Rematch Planned
In New York the boxing world grows ever more tangled as Floyd Patterson schedules a rematch with Sonny Liston for April in Miami Beach. The World Boxing Association and rejected prompts hindered by rules fail to block the bout. Patterson may instead face Harold Johnson after Johnson battles Mauro Mina in Las Vegas, while Cassius Clay awaits a Patterson clash for a marquee gate.
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NEA
Floyd Patterson
World Boxing Association
Sonny Liston
Patterson
Floyd
Miami Beach
Fla
National Boxing Association
WBA
NBA
Liston-Patterson
Liston
Chicago
Miami
Harold Johnson
Johnson
Mauro Mina
South America
Las Vegas
Cassius Clay
Grand National Steeplechase winner Ayala shocks field
Ayala a 66-1 longshot surged from behind in the final yards to win the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. The race produced a dramatic finish as the outsider crossed first amid tight competition and crowded field conditions.
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Aintree
England
Ayala
Duke Star Heyman Leads East Past West in All Star Game
Lexington, Ky. Art Heyman of Duke scored 14 points to lead the East to a 77 70 victory over the West in the college All Star basketball game.
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Lexington
Art Heyman
Duke
Trojan Aquatics Edge Yale for 40th NCAA Swim Crown
In Raleigh North Carolina Southern California upset Yale at the final night to win the 40th annual NCAA swimming championship as top teams competed for titles across multiple events.
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Raleigh
N. C
Southern California
Yale
Barber wins Azalean Open for third time title
Jerry Barber of Los Angeles captured the Azalean Open in Wilmington with a 14 under par total 274 to claim his record third victory in the event.
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Wilmington
N. C
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Bristol speedway ends with track record in 1963 Ford
Glenn Roberts of Daytona Beach Florida drove a 1963 Ford to a track record pace of 76.91 miles per hour to win the Southeanstern event at Bristol speedway.
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Bristol, Tenn
Glenn
Fireball) Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bristol Speedway
Reading and Conn pair win international golf title in Florida
John Guenther of Reading Pennsylvania and Dick Sideroff of Westport Connecticut triumphed after a tough final round, finishing with 70 to take the men’s international football golf tournament in Hollywood Florida.
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Hollywood
Fla
John Guenther
Reading
Dick Sideroff
Westport
Local racing at Bristol tailed by Fireball Roberts win
The Bristol race drew about 28 000 fans with a smooth 250 mile run. Glenn Fireball Roberts claimed victory after a late surge, Fred Lorenzen faltered in the final laps, and Junior Johnson pitted for tires while Roberts preserved his lead. Boxes of souvenirs and high prices at the circus style track marked the day while local fans and attendees noted the event’s heat and spectacle.
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Roberts
Junior Johnson
Johnson
Fred Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Fireball
Beckley
James Meadows
Julius Richardson
Prosperity Speedway
Diane
Pete Deck
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