Coronado Beats Scottsdale In City Track Duel
Coronado's track team outscored Scottsdale 78 to 48 in a dual meet at Coronado. Dale Hixon led with a 49.6 in the 440 as the top city and state time. Mayer swept sprints, Benn doubled in hurdles, Gladstone swept distance events, and Coronado won the 880 relay. Scottsdale won the mile relay on a later handoff error.
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Jon Ward
Harold Lambeth
Jack Daggett
Vern Wedge
Arcadia
Saguaro
Beavers rely on senior core to power 1969 season
Scottsdale Beavers coach Jim Stephens leans on a veteran trio led by Steve Swingle Bob Vetter and Jack Armstrong after a 5 0 win over Washington. The 1969 roster features seven returning starters from last year plus six strong juniors providing depth and balance for a hoped state title push.
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Cubs top Giants 8 6 in windy spring training clash
Cubs win 8 6 over the Giants in a sun drenched spring game as 24 hits are collected. Willie Mays homered for SF and Dick Dietz added another shot but Chicago takes early lead on two RBI singles from Don Kessinger and multi hit nights from Gamble Beckett Hickman Hundley. Archival notes include wildcard rule removal and Lamabe signing in the minor league camp.
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San Francisco
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Gary Ross
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Jack Lamabe
Lamabe
Suns guard Gail Goodrich climbs NBA scoring list
Gail Goodrich moves to sixth in NBA scoring with 1 778 points in 74 games for a 24 point average. He ranks seventh in assists with 449 for six per game as Elvin Hayes leads league scoring with 2089 points in 72 games. Wilt Chamberlain leads in field goal percentage and rebounding. Larry Siegfried tops free throw percentage. Oscar Robertson leads in assists.
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National Basketball: Congress
Rookie Unseld Emerges as Bullet Key in Tight East Race
Wes Unseld of Baltimore Bullets shines as rookie of the year front runner despite Elvin Hayes and Earl Monroe in rivals' sights. He sinks two pressure free throws with 4 seconds left to beat the Knicks 111-110 as Baltimore seizes a three game lead in the East with 11 days remaining. Ray Scott scores 28, Monroe 26, Loughery 16 for the Bullets while DeBusschere and Barnett pace New York and Boston edges loom in tight playoff chase.
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Udall Named to National Basketball Congress Board
Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall joins the National Basketball Congress board alongside notable figures including Sen. Paul Fannin and Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona. His brother Rep. Morris Udall also sits on the board with Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council. Udall was an all conference guard at the University of Arizona before joining the Air Force in 1941.
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Sun Devils Rally to Take First of Series with SDSU
Arizona State University edged San Diego State 3 2 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium as Ralph Dick led off the Sun Devils sixth inning with a single. Larry Gura earned his fourth win, scattering 10 hits while striking out seven.
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Bill Cotton
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Tom Kam
Mattison
Aztecs
Jack Bell
Larry Gura
San Fernando State
Seattle Pilots
Williams Leads Arizona Baseball Hit Attack
Tucson UPI reports third baseman Jim Williams tops the Arizona Wildcats in hitting after six games with five hits in 13 at bats for a .462 average. Outfielders Dave Prest and Tim Gump also surpass .400, Prest at .409 and Gump at .400 for Arizona.
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