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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1967
Page
6
The MVC rival Wichita upended weekend cage tournament plans as teams faced heavy losses and uncertainty. Local organizers reported dwindling attendance and unclear results as Wichita dominated the action, shaping the broader conference fate.
NCAA race sparks shocks as nine of nineteen teams in action face selection nerves. UCLA holds pace, Louisville falters, Western Kentucky and Rhode Island pull off upsets, while St Peter's and Utah State fall short. Top ten teams like Kansas, Princeton, Tennessee, and Houston ride strong conference leads with key wins shaping bracket hopes. Allures of March glory collide with late-season shocks across college basketball.
Sam Jones scored 39 points to lead the Boston Celtics past St. Louis 180-119 after seeing Hal Greer demonstrate a new shooting style. Jones followed Greer's lesson, adopting a finger-following release to fuel the big win.
Left hander Dave Davis of Phoenix captured the $10,000 first prize at the Miller Open in Milwaukee to raise his 1967 earnings to 626,470. He defeated Bobby Knipple of Long Beach, Calif, who earned $5,000 for second place after knocking down 192 pins in the finals of the $60,000 event.
The Cubs feature Glenn Beckert, a 26 year old right hander with a .287 batting average, among the NL leaders in clutch hitting and toughest to strike out. Joann Boccabella, 25, played multiple positions last season and starred in Arizona Instructional League with a .390 batting average after Santa Clara College graduation.
Arizona State 6-18 hosts defending national champion Texas Western in Tempe tonight. The Sun Devils seek a last hopeful win after a 2-65 loss to Arizona, while Texas Western seeks to defend its NCAA title and arrives off a 7-67 weekend victory over West Texas.
Patrick, fastest indoor mile at 8 50 3, eyes a multi distance showdown with Ryun in NCAA Indoor in Detroit next month. He also posted a 1 49 43 half mile on the UAP board track, near the indoor world mark, as Seagren won pole vault in Toronto with 16 8 3 on the same day.
Kevin McCarthy of Apache led the day with the best boys time and Candi Graham of Supai topped the girls. The Parks and Recreation Dept contest at Paiute School drew 85 competitors from 12 elementary schools with winners listed by grade and school.
Mario Andretti, 26, drove a 1967 Ford to win the Daytona 500 by 22 seconds over veteran Fred Lorenzen. Lorenzen, who won in 1965, finished second after drafting near Tiny Lund. James Hylton took third, Tiny Lund fourth, Jerry Grant fifth. Prize money plus endorsements pushed Andretti's haul beyond 43 000 while Lorenzen earned 14 050. Leemon Yarborough exited early after engine trouble.
Bert Weaver of Biloxi Mississippi won the Panama Open on the Caribbean tour with a final round 71 to finish 1 under 274, edging Art Wall who shot 70 for 277. Wes Ellis and Labron Harris Jr. finished joint third at 279.
In Vienna Peggy Fleming, 19, is favored to win the women’s singles at the 1967 world championships, with Gabriele Seyfert her chief rival. Gary Visconti eyes a surprise for the United States in the men’s event, while Emmerich Danaur is Austria’s top hope and the Protopopovs from the Soviet Union aim to defend their titles. The Kaufmann siblings of Seattle contend for podium among others.
Arizona and Pepperdine schedule a three game set in Tucson with a Friday single and a Saturday doubleheader. Arizona enters the week 2-4 after splitting a doubleheader with Cal Poly Pomona, losing game one 3-2 before winning the nightcap 4-2.
Hsu Sheng San won the Philippine Open amassing five under par 283 at Wack Wack Golf and Country Club to take the $20,000 first prize, while a club rule preserves winnings for the club. American Billy Casper finished sixth at 289, hampered by a sinus condition.
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