British Champ Wants Shot At Emile Griffith
Brian Curvis proud after stopping Tony Smith in the 10th round at Albert Hall to retain the British and Empire welter titles. He seeks a world welterweight title shot against Emile Griffith in Wales in May or June if Griffith defends vs Luis Rodriguez in Los Angeles on March 3.
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Palmer Wins Phoenix Open
Arnold Palmer wins the Phoenix Open after a USGA ruling on a bee moving his ball. He shoots 70 for a 273 total, earning $5,300, with Gary Player second at 274 and Jack Nicklaus third. Palmer aims for the grand slam while Player preps for Tucson Open.
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Women’s City Bowling Tourney Draws Large Field
Mary Ann Callihan reports 43 teams 83 doubles and 160 individuals will compete in the Women’s City Bowling Association Tournament starting March 2. Team events at Sky Lanes run in two shifts 6 and 9 p.m. Sunday March 3 doubles and singles at Bowl Wick in five shifts 1 3 5 7 and 9 p.m. This 13th annual event is for Association members including Oak Hill bowlers and others in Beckley association.
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State, Tech Tangle Tonight in WV Conference Showdown
West Virginia State meets West Virginia Tech in Montgomery in a decisive regular season WV Conference title game. State leads the standings and Tech sits second, with a win boosting State toward the championship and a Saturday win over Bluefield State could clinch it.
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Woodrow Wilson routs Mount Hope in boys basketball
Woodrow Wilson cruised to a 72 33 victory as Mount Hope Mustangys failed to score a field goal in the first half, tallying seven total points. Beckley led with 25 field goals and 22 foul line points. Buddy Gravely paced the Flying Eagles with 19 points and Mike Jackson 16. Willie Barbera topped Mount Hope with eight points.
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A. J. Foyt to Drive Ansted Owned Car at Indy 500
A. J. Foyt, 1961 Indy 500 winner, will drive a car owned by William B. Ansted Jr. in this year’s race. Troy Ruttman, 1952 champion, will drive for Jim Robbins of Royal Oak Michigan.
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Emerald Spire runner leads Golden Gate Indoor Invitaional lineup
Ray Van Asten of Emerald Spire AA enters the Golden Gate Invitational indoor meet in San Francisco along with relay teams from Southern California and Oregon State. The event draws top collegiate distance and relay squads for Friday competition.
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Stanford Guard Sutherland May Miss California Game
Stanford guard Darrell Sutherland suffered a hairline fracture of the left arm in a game against UCLA and may miss this weekend's basketball contest with California.
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Coaches vote for All-Raleigh and All-Coalfield teams delayed
Ballots are due by February 20 with March 1 expected naming of the All-Raleigh County League and All-Coalfield Conference squads. Some schools failed to participate, delaying selections and prompting calls for better coach cooperation.
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Lakers Fall to Celtics in NBA Action at Madison Square Garden
In a headline night for Boston, the Celtics defeated the Lakers as Sam Jones led Boston with 25 points while Elgin Baylor scored 35 for Los Angeles and Wilt Chamberlain poured in 46 for the Warriors in Detroit. Harry Gallatin’s Hawks rolled past Syracuse 128-100 in St Louis.
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Boxing Fight Telecast Set For 30 Theaters In 21 Cities
Upi reports a closed circuit telecast of Cassius Clay versus Doug Jones on March 13 will be shown in 30 locations across 21 cities. Cities listed include Reno Jacksonville Boston Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Pittsburgh Miami Beach Chicago Detroit Toronto San Francisco Oakland Tacoma Fresno Portland Louisville Seattle Spokane Denver and Vancouver.
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