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...seem a mite slight to the pros. Far ahead of him were a dozen or more "sleepers"-little-known players from little-known schools that the scouts have been keeping a secret eye on. The St. Louis Cardinals bypassed several more-established stars to grab Norm Thompson as their first-round choice; a defensive back from Utah, Thompson is an aggressive ball hawk who intercepted seven passes last season. The New York Giants did likewise by plucking out another unsung Thompson, Ralph "Rocky" Thompson, a swift running back from West Texas State whom Giant Coach Alex Webster plans to turn...
...Democrat, ran a poor second in a field of seven contenders for the mayoralty, for which candidates campaign without party endorsement. The front runner, whom he must overtake in the final vote next week, is a 38-year-old black city engineer named Kenneth Gibson, an independent. In the first-round voting, Gibson's total was double that of Addonizio, but he fell short of a majority. In the unsubtle world of Newark politics, the key figures may be the first-round totals: 48,874 for the four white candidates, 40,043 for the three blacks. Blacks constitute...
...brother, what's happening?" But one measure of Gibson's problem on the white hustings is the sentiment represented by the supporters of Anthony Imperiale, a white militant who came to prominence at the head of a vigilante group after the 1967 riot. Defeated in the first-round voting, Imperiale told his supporters to "vote as you please," then referred to "raping and looting." The message was needlessly clear. One Imperiale aide, Pat Serra, said: "We'll never let a nigger get elected...
Dramatic Turnabout. All but overlooked in the rhubarb was the fact that Chicago, sixth and last in the East Division in 1969, had beaten out Boston for first place in the regular season standings-the most dramatic turnabout in N.H.L. history. The Hawks had been inspired by Esposito and Rookie Defenseman Keith Magnuson, yet their first-round Cup series with the Red Wings promised to revolve around the play of Old Pros Bobby Hull, Chicago's blond bomber, and Howe, Detroit's Mr. Everything. In the other Eastern semifinal, the revitalized Rangers were paired against Boston...
Terrell was the only Harvard player entered in the Cowles Tournament, a competition for the leading amateur players in the nation. In the collegiate division, the Jacobs Tournament, all four Harvard entrants were eliminated in first-round matches...