Griffith Tops Archer for Title
Middleweight champion Emile Griffith won a narrow 15 round decision over Joey Archer at Madison Square Garden. Talks with Nino Benvenuti for a March 22 title shot followed the bout as officials noted purses and gate receipts. Griffith’s camp signaled readiness if the price is right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey Archer
Emile Griffith
Griffith
Archer
New York
Madison Square Garden
Italy
Nino Benvenuti
Teddy Brenner
Benvenuti
the Garden
Emile
Gil Clancy
Comanacer
Nicklaus Wins Crosby Open On Birdie Run At Pebble Beach
Jack Nicklaus captured the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach with a final round 68 to finish 284 four under par, edging Arnold Palmer and Bill Casper as Souchak faded and the wind stiffened. Casper earned 9600 and Palmer 6000 as Nicklaus claimed $16,000 top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pebble Beach
Calif
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Nicklaus
Palmer
Bill Casper
Casper
Frank
Bob Rosburg
Jack Burke Jr
Bill Parker
Joe Carr
Wardensville Triumphs Over Oldtown In Tight Region Matchup
Results show Wardensville 64 Oldtown 50 and Shenandoah J.C. 76 Essex 66. Nearby games include James Wood 57 Fauquier 50 Warrenton clash Clarke County 61 Charles Town 50 Warren County 70 Strasburg 60 Stonewall 53 Rappahannock 46. Big Jack claimed the 1961 National Amateur title at Pebble Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardensville
Oldtown
Shenandoah J.C
Essex
James Wood
Fauquier
Warrenton
Clarke County
Charles Town
Touguer
Warren County
Strasburg
Stonewall
Rappahannock
Move
Big Jack
Pebble
Beach
Redskins sign 11th round pick Dick Redding
Washington announces the signing of Dick Redding from Northwestern State College of Louisiana, their 11th round draft pick from last year. The move comes as the team reshapes its roster after a series of offseason developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Redskins
Dick Redding
Northwestern State College of Louisiana
Musial Named Cards' GM as Howsam Leaves Post
Stan Musial becomes the St. Louis Cardinals general manager and vice president, succeeding Robert Howsam who resigned to join the Cincinnati Reds. Musial plans no major changes, will secure 1967 player contracts, including pending talks with Roger Maris, and begins leading the club before spring training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Cardinals
Robert Howsam
Cincinnati Reds
Howsam
Bing Devine
St. Petersburg
Fila
Roger Maris
New York Yankees
Maris
Charlie Smith
Yanks
Tar Heels Move to Second
UCLA climbs to No 1 in The Associated Press poll as the Bruins head to Chicago for two road tests against Illinois and Loyola of Chicago. Illinois sits 8-4 and Loyola 7-6 while UCLA routed Portland 122-57 and UC Santa Barbara 119-75 last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Olan
Associated Press
UCLA
Tae
Bruins
West Coast
Illinois
Loyola of Illinois
Chicago Stadium
Loyola
Portland
University of California At
UC At
Santa Barbara
Shence Clarke Play Tonight. Regional Basketball Action
Tonight James Wood at Shenandoah College and Clarke County visit in area action while Handley travels to Martinsburg. Fauquier visits Winchester to face James Wood as Clarke County hosts Charles Town and Shenandoah College travels to Essex Maryland for a Tri-State date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood
Shenandoah College
Clarke County
Handley
Martinsburg
Colonels
Warrenton
Fauquier
Charles Town
Essex
Berryville
Joe Weakley
Panthers
Eagles
Hornets
Catonsville J.C
Robert E. Lee High
Staunton
Bulldogs
West Virginians
MHL
Citadel
Area sports schedule for Frederick County and surrounding schools
A dense weekly schedule lists junior high and high school basketball games, wrestling, and college matchups across Frederick County, Handley, Martinsburg, Fauquier, Clarke County, Strasburg, Warren County, and other area teams with game times mainly at 6 30 p m and select 1 15 p m or 8 p m starts. Notable college games include Shenandoah at Essex Maryland and Shenandoah at Allegany J C while regional rivals such as George Mason at Loudoun County and West Virginia at Maryland appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
Clarke County
Fauquier
James, Wood
Shenandoah
Essex
Celtics
Orange
James Wood
Frederick County
Herndon
James Wood Frederick Co. Jr
Handley
Loudoun County
Warren County
Elkton
Mosby
Flint Hill
Wardensville
Paw Paw
Loudoun Valley
George Mason
West Virginia
Maryland
Hagerstown J.C
Home Bowling Practice With Billy Welu Lesson Four
Billy Welu explains safe at home bowling practice using yardsticks to mark foul line and lane end. He suggests sliding on newspaper sections placed lengthwise as a substitute for lane surface to mimic real approach conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Welu
Billy
GW and East Carolina meet for likely ACC seed in SoCon race
George Washington and East Carolina, both 3-3 in Southern Conference play, clash for a possible fourth place seed in the conference tournament at Charlotte March 2-4. EC road woes vs GW road woes highlight the spillover competitive stakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
George Washington
East Carolina
Gws Colonials
Pirates
Charlotte
Babe McCarthy
Tom Quinn
Quinn
McCarthy
Colonials
Davidson
VMI
Virginia Tech
Howie Shannon
Clemson
Techmen
Pittsburgh
Pitt
Panthers
Glen Combs
Ron Perry
Ted Ware
Ken-Taley
Tech
Ken Bollens
Hampton Institute
Virginia
Howard University
Also Mentioned on This Page
MHS
The
Evening Star
Art Mercante
Joe Dran
Joe Eppy
Crosby
Mike Souchak
Turner Ashby
Montevideo
Boonsboro
Broadway
Knights
the Gobblers
Chrysler
FORD
Chevrolet
BUICK
DODGE
Pontiac
Valiant
Plymouth
Braddock St
Winchester
Associated
Phila
Phia
Cincinnati
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Baltimore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New_York
T. Ashby
Page County Luray
Warren Co
Strasburg Montevideo
Central
Clarke Co
Loudoun Co
Tar Heels
North Carolina
Houston
Louisville
Princeton
Texas Western
Kansas
Western Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Providence
Shence
Clarke
Russ Potts
Star Sports
Front Royal
Rappahan’ Neck
Willie Walters
Walters
Woodmen
Wood
Falcons
Hilltoppers
Dogs
Pistons Vs. Royals JR. High
Romney
Capon Bridge
Enterprise Assn
Gobblers
Montreal
Toronto
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!