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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1965
Page
14
Wildcats 3 1 start surprises as Arizona beats Memphis State and Pacific Tigers on the road. Bruce Larson notes first half struggles but says third quarter dominance shows progress and potential.
Weather permitting more than 150 young swimmers will compete in the Tucson Country Club Invitational Meet over a two day span. The event features 71 heats across 34 events with no finals and heat-time winners only. Top out of town entrants include Tracey Gilmore and Bill Wood from Phoenix and Carol and Mike Figs of Mesa. Wood is favored in the open 400-yard freestyle as Sunday covers backstroke IM and freestyle sprints.
Arizona turned a sluggish first half into a 71 61 win over Pacific at Bear Down Gym. Mike Aboud sparked a 45 40 third quarter run, finishing with 14 points and seven rebounds while Harvey Fox contributed 15 points and nine rebounds. Pacific star Keith Swagerty had 24 points and 26 rebounds in a losing effort.
Branch Rickey, the longtime baseball executive who created the farm system and helped integrate the sport, died after a 26 day coma following a talk about courage. He would have been 84, with a storied career spanning Cardinals Dodgers and Pirates, shaping modern baseball.
University of Maryland athletics announced the dismissal of football coach Tom Nugent. Nugent, who led the Terrapins to a 36 34 record, said the action was satisfactory under the circumstances and planned to head to Florida to explore opportunities.
Freshman forward Brad Greene scored on an inbounds play with two seconds left as Arizona Wildkittens beat Mesa Community College 179 at Bear Down Gym. Greene led with 29 points, Welton added 19, while Mesa’s Tim Varela topped them with 23 in a 79-89 loss.
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