Final tribute praises Branch Rickey in St. Louis funeral
About 500 attended the Grace Methodist Church service for Branch Rickey who died in Missouri at 83. The eulogies hailed his baseball reforms including the farm system and racial integration, noting his influence on players like Stan Musial and Jackie Robinson and on multiple teams.
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ST. Louis
Branch Rickey
Grace Methodist Church
Columbia
Lucasville
Ohio
Sister
St. Louis Browns
Musial
St. Louis Cardinal
Cardinals
Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
National League
Warren Giles
Cleveland Indians
Gabe Paul
Cincinnati
Bill DeWitt
OU Football Job Up For Bids After Royal Declines
Oklahoma eyes a new head coach after Darrell Royal spurned the ou job. Vince Dooley likely to visit Norman with Dr George Cross and officials as a nine member panel weighs candidates including Chuck Curtis Paul Dietzel and Eddie Crowder. Curtis invited for Wednesday interview. Dietzel says he has not been contacted.
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Dooley
University of Georgia
Vince Dooley
University of Oklahoma
Texas
Darrell Royal
Athens, Ga
UPI
George Cross
Cross
Gomer Jones
Royal
Sooner
Southern Methodist University
Chuck Curtis
Curtis
Army
Paul Dietzel
Colorado
Eddie Crowder
Dietzel
West Point
Gogolak Sets AFL Field Goal Mark as Kicking Leads
Buffalo’s Pete Gogolak boosts AFL records with two three-pointers to reach 28 field goals in the season and 115 points, leading a perfect extra-point streak and 52 games with 244 straight conversions. Gino Cappelletti trails by 11 points. Clem Daniels’ single-season rushing mark stands nearby.
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Bills
Gene Mingo
Denver
Gogolak
Tommy Brooker
Kansas City
Gino Cappelletti
Boston
Buffalo
Paul Lowe
San Diego
Clem Daniels
Oakland
Lowe
Houston
Chargers
John Had
Lance Alworth
Lionel Taylor
Taylor
Alworth
Nobis Heads For Atlanta
Tommy Nobis, All-America UT linebacker, will sign with the Atlanta Falcons today. He weighed offers from Houston Oilers and Atlanta, with Houston reportedly bidding $250,000 and Atlanta about $225,000. Nobis preferred Atlanta for prestige and pensions.
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Dallas
Tommy Nobis
University of Texas
Atlanta Falcons
Associated Press
Nobis
Houston Oilers
Houston
Atlanta
Corum quits as West Virginia football coach
Gene Corum resigns as head coach of West Virginia University football after five seasons with a 29-30-2 record. He says aging and fatigue contributed to the decision and a change would be better for everyone.
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Morgantown
W.va
Gene Corum
West Virginia University
Pro Basketball Monday and Wednesday Schedule
The Associated Press lists no Monday games with several matchups set for the midweek slate. Scheduled Wednesday actions include Cincinnati at Boston New York at Baltimore Philadelphia at Los Angeles and St. Louis versus San Francisco at Oakland.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Oakland
Fights Monday results from Boston New Orleans Milan and Las Vegas
Boxing cards produced wins and a draw across multiple cities. Don Fullmer beat Joey Archer in Boston by outpoint. Tom McNeeley stopped Marion Conner in 9 rounds in Boston. Curtis Cokes outpointed Billy Collins in New Orleans. Carlos Duran and Pascal Di Benedetto drew in Milan. Ford Hernandez outpointed Wade Smith in Las Vegas.
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Associated Press
Boston
Don Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Joey Archer
New York
Tom McNeeley
Medford
Mass
Marion Conner
New Orleans
Curtis Cokes
Dallas
Tex
Billy Collins
Nashville
Tenn
Milan
Italy
Carlos Duran
Pascal di Benedetto
France
Drew
Fullmer Defends Title by Split Decision Over Archer
Don Fullmer of West Jordan Utah retained his American middleweight crown with a 12 round decision over Joey Archer at Boston Garden. Referee Jimmy McCarron saw it 117-115 for Archer’s teammate and arch rivalry, while judges Sundberg Scioli split 119-114 and 117-114, giving Fullmer the win. The crowd of 4208 also enjoyed a Robinson Pep exhibition between rounds.
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Boston
Jimmy Archer
Don Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Joey Archer
Fullmer
World Boxing Association
Archer
Boston Garden
McCarron
Sundberg
Alexander Scioli
Scioli
Associated Press
Sugar Ray Robinson
Willie Pep
New England
Pep
Robinson
Deer trophy costs exceed twenty dollars per pound in UP
A Michigan Technological University study shows that even the average hunter spends about 219 dollars during the season on food equipment and miscellaneous items. The report notes a deer trophy on the Upper Peninsula can cost around 20 dollars per pound for the hunter who bags it.
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Houghton, Mich
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Michigan Technological University
Race results from Pimlico Bay Meadows and Tropical Park
Vouloir defeats Melos Last by four lengths in the Chesapeake City Purse at Pimlico. Hoist Bar wins the Sunnyvale Purse at Bay Meadows by one length. Glas sell B. takes the Tropical Park feature by 3 lengths over Cleareye.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Vouloir
Melos
Chesapeake City
Pimlico
San Mateo
Calif
Sunnyvale
Bay Meadows
Coral Gables
Fla
Glassell B
Detroit at Toronto and Boston at Chicago NHL games
Daily hockey card notes two NHL matchups with Detroit visiting Toronto and Boston traveling to Chicago. Team rosters, venues, and broadcast notes vary by listing.
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George Sister
Stan Musia
Jackie Robinson
Dr. Lockman
Christ Church Methodist
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Las Vegas
Nev
Ford Hernandez
Wade Smith
San Jose
Harry Sundberg
Jimmy McCarron
Massachusetts Boxing Commission
National Hockey League
Toronto
Chicago
Ford
Rob Walker
British Automotiv Sportsmar
Walker
Ford Ltd
Wiltshire
England
America
Pyar
North Main
Desmond Ford Company, Inc
Roswell, New Mexico
N. Main
Roswell
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