Sun Devils Top WAC in Utah Wins Lift Arizona State
Sun Devils beat Brigham Young 104 78 in Provo to seize first in the Western Athletic Conference. They also defeated Utah 83 78 while Arizona beat Utah 74 70 and BYU 77 72. Joe Caldwell scored 32 in the BYU win and Art Becker had 26 rebounds. Arizona State also beat Western New Mexico 90 66 and Saint Josephs 77 63. Western weeks ahead host Wyoming next Friday. Arizona hosts New Mexico.
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Ned Walk
Art Becker
Art Johnson
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Western New Mexico
St. Joseph’s College
Grand Canyon College
Arizona Wildkittens
Eastern Arizona Junior College
Phoenix College
Antelope Valley
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New Mexico
January Wins Tucson Open With Record Putting Display
Don January captured the $25,000 Tucson Open at the Country Club with a 72-hole 266 22 under par. He fired a 65 final round and finished 11 strokes ahead of Gene Littler and Phil Rodgers, using 119 putts and not bogeying the last 36 holes.
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Gene Littler
Phil Rodgers
Ralston Captures U S Indoor Tennis Title at 20
Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield California won the national indoor championship becoming the youngest winner. He defeated Mike Sangster of England 7-5 4-6 6-3 10-8 after a steady all court game and controlled temperament. Gardnar Mulloy claimed the senior singles title 6-4 7-5 over Reginald Weir. Mulloy and Billy Talbert also won senior doubles 6-2 6-2 over Adelsberg and McCall.
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Mike Sangster
England
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Reginald Weir
Fairlawn
Mulloy
Billy Talbert
New York City
Morris Adelsberg
Fresh Meadow
N.Y
George McCall
Los Angeles
Calif
Talbert
Yuma Captures Class AA Wrestling Crown at Coronado
Yuma wins the Class AA Division I wrestling title with 117 points at Coronado High beating Yuma Kofa 77 and Mesas squad in third with 58. Coronado places fourth among Scottsdale teams, with Ardaca and Westwood also scoring, while multiple consolation and final bouts determine individual placings and medals.
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Speize
Kitto
Rooney
Coleman
Minor
Caudle
Staggs
Desert Forest Title To Nelson Desert Forest Title To Nelson
Mr and Mrs Bob Nelson captured the Desert Forest Golf Club First Anniversary mixed twosome best ball title with a 68 edgeing Mr and Mrs George Nevin and Gil Beck with Kay Perry by one stroke. E Lucks won the men's low net with 72 and Mrs N Brown took the women's low net with 76.
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Desert Forest Golf Club
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Gil Beck
Kay Perry
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Beavers Seek Climbing Shot At Division I Playoffs
Scottsdale High School Beavers finish 12 8 overall 8 6 in Division I action tying for second with Chandler and Arcadia. Coach Ken Clinkingbeard notes improvement as they head to the weekend divisional playoffs at St Marys and Glendale gyms following a 52 45 loss to Mesa. Jim Palmer and Dave McGirr lead scoring with 19 and 17 points respectively.
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Skinner
Luth
Foster
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All-Time NHL Bad Man Is Howie Young of Red Wings
Howie Young set an NHL penalties record with 27 minutes in a 6-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. The Detroit defenseman reached 210 penalty minutes for the season, surpassing Lou Fontinato’s 1956 mark with 15 games left. He was ejected after a sequence including a five minute major for high-sticking and a two minute spearing infraction. Bernie Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau led Montreal with three goals.
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Red Wing Coach Attacks Ref Udvari After Penalty Flurry
Detroit coach Sid Abel accused referee Frank Udvari of bias after Howie Young piled up a league season high 210 penalty minutes in a 6 1 Montreal win. Young drew a five minute major for high sticking Tremblay and a second major for spearing Talbot. Udvari ejected Young and officials faced a wary crowd of 14 265 with extra police at the arena.
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Talbot
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Boxing Card at Mechanics Hall Features Carney Tuckler Bout
Worcester Massachusetts promoter lists an eight round main event at Mechanics Hall with Larry Carney of Lowell Massachusetts facing Tommy Tucker of Valley Stream New York in the featured bout next Thursday night.
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Brooklyn
Gil Diaz
Puerto Rico
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Shomo
Diaz
Lute's Pharmacy Leads in Phoenix City Bowling Tourney
Lute's Pharmacy of Scottsdale grabbed the scratch and handicap lead in the 21st annual Phoenix city bowling tournament at El Dorado Lanes. The team posted a 2 857 scratch total in Class A and 1 040 in handicap.
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Phoenix City
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Dolph Schayes Aims for 20000 NBA Career Points
Dolph Schayes seeks 20,000 NBA points before retirement after reaching 18,958 with 12 points in Syracuse 143 Detroit 124. Injury has limited him this season, with Al Bianchi and Paul Neumann each scoring 19 for the Nets.
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Arizona Invitational tennis: Hernandez and Haines pull upset wins
Willie Hernandez of Arizona defeats 13th ranked Bill Lenoir in three sets to win the Arizona Invitational final. Lynn Haines also defeats Connie Jaster to claim the women's title. Arizona takes the Schenk trophy with 27 points, Los Angeles State runner up, ASU third. Ralph Kiner adds Pittsburgh career marks in home runs and grand slams.
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Wichita Star Stallworth Lifts Wichita Past Cincinnati
Wichita star Dave Stallworth scored 46 points to upset top ranked Cincinnati 65-64 in a Missouri Valley Conference game in Wichita. Loyola of Chicago also fell 82-75 at Bowling Green, ending its 22 game unbeaten run as Bowling Green exploited a full court press and tight defense.
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Tiger Fullmer Rematch Set In Las Vegas Title Bout
Dick Tiger, 3-1 favorite, defends the middleweight title against Gene Fullmer in Las Vegas next Saturday night. The bout tops a boxing schedule televised by ABC at 8 p.m. Scottsdale time. Tiger has 47-61 with 21 KOs. Fullmer 55-62 with 26 KOs.
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Los Angeles
Jose Lopez
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Chicago
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College Relay Teams Sparkle In Mason-Dixon Track Meet
In Louisville Texas Southern shatters a 1953 relay record with a 3 12.2 mile relay and Georgetown sets a new two mile relay mark at 7 29. Ray Saddler anchors TSU as Les Milburn Artis Barrett and Charley White run the first legs. Jim Grelle was ill and could not run.
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Ray Saddler
Les Milburn
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Glover II Top Fighter Leads Far West Glove Winners
Lenny Brice of Arizona was named outstanding fighter after a third round knockout of Renee Juarez in Los Angeles. Brice joins seven division winners who will travel to Chicago for the national finals on Feb 25. Crowds reached 6100 at Olympic Auditorium as finals and semis showcased top amateur boxers. Other winners included Joe Bolton and Jim Taylor among LA Nevada and Arizona boxers across feather through heavyweight.
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UPI
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Renee Juarez
Brice
Chicago
Joe Bolton
Larry Clark
Nevada
Joe Clark
Bobby Young
Dick Vigil
Jim Taylor
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