Hawks Bow Celtics 129 95 as Russell Dominates Defense
Boston jumps to 3 1 lead in finals behind Russell’s 31 rebounds seven blocks and 15 points. Auerbach hails defensive mastery while Ramsey cautions the series remains a dogfight with St Louis aiming to force a fifth game. Lovellette may return for Saturday’s key contest.
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Boston
Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
St. Louis
National Basketball Association
Russell
Red Auerbach
Hawks
Auerbach
Frank Ramsey
Kentucky
Cliff Hagan
Paul Seymour
Clyde Lovellette
Indians Eye Opening Day Pitching Options
Cleveland manager Jimmie Dykes says the rotation may feature Perry Bell Grant or Antonelli for the opening Tuesday in Detroit. Rookie Bob Allen shines in relief and could win a spot if a starter falters as Cleveland falls 6 1 to the Giants in Phoenix with homers by Bob Bailey and Tom Heller and a John Romano seventh inning shot.
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Scottsdale
Ariz
Cleveland
Jimmie Dykes
Indians
Jim Perry
Detroit
Perry
Bob Allen
Allen
Bell
Antonelli
San Francisco Giants
Phoenix
Bob Bailey
Tom Heller
John Romano
Skowron's homer sinks Cincinnati 1-0 in exhibition
In Fort Myers, Sunday, Bill Skowron hit a second inning homer to power the New York Yankees to a 1-0 win over the Redlegs. Jay Hook pitched seven innings, allowing three hits, while Whitey Ford matched with six safe hits against him.
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Bill Skowron
New York Yankees
The
Redlegs
Hook
Whitey Ford
Ken Hunt
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Jay Hook
Jim O’toole
Claude Osteen
Fred Hutchinson
Columbia
Ohio U Wins Greenbrier Crown for Third Time
Ohio University captured its third straight Greenbrier Intercollegiate Golf title at White Sulphur Springs with a 36-hole team total of 954. Virginia placed second at 990, with West Virginia, George Washington, and Washington and Lee following. Eddie Gordon led Ohio with medalist pace by four over Bob King of West Virginia.
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Virginia Tech
VPI
Kermit Blosser
Wake Forest
Virginia
Virginians
White Sulphur Springs
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West Virginia
George Washington
Washington and Lee
Colgate
Davidson
Denison
White
White Sulphur
Eddie Gordon
Bobcats
Bob King
Barber wins Azalea golf title in sudden death
Jerry Barber and Chandler Harper tied at 213 after 54 holes in the Azalea tournament in Wilmington. Barber won with a par four on the extra hole, earning $1206 while Harper took $1006. George Knudson finished strong at 215, tying with Don Finsterwald and Tom Nieporte, who each earned $806.
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N. C.P
Jerry Barber
Chandler Harper
Augusta
Barber
Los Angeles
Harper
George Knudson
Toronto
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Jupiter
Fla
Tom Nieporte
Bronxville
N. Y
Monday Sports Wash highlights Duke win and Bucks praise
George Strode notes Louisville's unusual all-opponent list including Havlicek and Kojis. Duke held Louisville to nine points in a 56-55 NCAA win. Ohio U and other college stars projected to influence Cincinnati and Ohio high school players join pro potential.
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Louisville
Jerry Lucas
Ohio State
Duke
Cardinals
Bucks
M. C. Thompson
DePaul
Don Kojis
Marquette
John Havlicek
Bobby Rascoe
Western Kentucky
Tommy Hatton
Dayton
Ohio U
Detroit tops Maple Leafs as playoff series ends
Detroit defeats Toronto 3 2 to win the series four games to one. Chicago blanks Montreal 3 0 to take a 3 2 series lead. Montreal visits Chicago on Tuesday in the remaining matchup.
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Montreal
Chicago
Boston routs St. Louis 129 to 95 in playoff opener
Boston leads the best-of-seven final series 1-0 after a 129 95 victory over St. Louis. The teams meet again in Boston for Game 2 on Wednesday.
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Athens rollerbowl league bowling results and standings
Results list from a junior league at Athens Rollerbowl includes Demons, Alley Cats, Striking Four, and Rollers with winners and scores. Standings feature Sunnybank, Athens Office Supply, Pendergrass Hardware, Mathews Goodyear, and others with season highs and top bowlers like R. Davis, M. Murray, A. Sylvester, and C. Kirkland.
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M. McAfee
Demons
Alley Cats
Jays
Rollers
Athens Rollerbowl
Sunnybank’s
Tumnsno SC
Na Namenseries
Athens Office Supply
Pendergrass Hardware
Dupler Sportswear
A Mathews Goodyear
Withee
Parker's Tire Shop
Lamborn’s
Miller's Poultry
T. McBride
M. Bartlett
Jimanott’s
Dupler
Parker’s Tire Shop
C. Kirkland
M. Murray
A. Jeffers
E. Sylvester
Richards
R. Davis
A. Sylvester
P. Roberts
S. Jeffers
T. Jenks
B. Bowen
H. Mossman
H. Kirkland
Pomeroy City
Ind. P. Wagner
T. Schoenleb
Pomeroy Cement Block
Falls City Beer
L Pet
Robinson’s Laundry
Sport Center
Pormeroy Cem. Block
Ohio Power Co
Bob Looks
Les Damewood
Looks
Manley
Clatworthy
Hawley
Davis-Wagner
Veterans Favored To Grab Masters
Augusta readers see the 25th Masters as a test of Augusta National mastery. Experts note only Horton Smith won the tournament on his first try and predict few debutants can win. With Arnold Palmer as the standout challenger, veterans seem favored to prevail.
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Horton Smith
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Ken Venturi
Gary Player
Bill Casper
Peter Thomson
Don Finsterwald
Jay Hebert
Hawks Near NHL Finals
Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens prepare for Game six of the Stanley Cup semifinals in Chicago. A Hawks win would put them in the finals for the first time since 1944 after a 3-0 victory in Montreal. The Hawks last cup win was in 1938.
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Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Canadiens
Hawks
Chicago Stadium
Canadiens
Montreal
Baseball Sunday Scores Across The Leagues
Results show Milwaukee 9 Kansas City 2 New York 1 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 4 St Louis 1 Los Angeles N 7 Minnesota 6 Philadelphia 7 Detroit 4 Baltimore 11 Chicago A 5 Chicago N 5 Boston 3 San Francisco 6 Cleveland 1 Los Angeles A 7 San Diego PCL 6. Monday schedules include Philadelphia at St. Petersburg and several city matchups in Florida and Arizona.
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Kansas City
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Detroit
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
Cleveland
San Diego
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Fort Myers
Phoenix
Washington
Pompano Beach
Scottsdale
Orlando
Tampa
Tucson
Tacoma
Casa Grande
Mesa
West Palm Beach
Spahn Keeps shine with fourth exhibition win
Spahn remains unbeaten in spring as he completes a nine inning five hit outing against the Kansas City A's 9 2. Hank Aaron hits three consecutive homers while Spahn fans three and walks none. Other scores include Ford’s 1 0 shutout of Cincinnati and Gibbon’s four perfect innings for the Pirates. Dodgers, Orioles, Giants win with strong pitching and timely hitting.
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Kansas City A
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
New York
Whitey Ford
Pittsburgh
Joe Gibbon
Ford
Cincinnati
Gibbon
Pirates
St. Louis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Minnesota
Baltimore
Chicago White Sox
San Francisco
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago Cubs
Bostor
Los Angeles Angels
San Diego
Moose Skowron
Yankee
Reds
Skowron
Jay Hook
Julian Javier
Walt Moryn
Dodger
Sandy Koufax
Twins
Lenny Green
Charlie Neal
Bob Aspromonte
Los Angeles
Earl Robinson
Orioles
White Sox
Giants
Bob Farley
Tom Haller
Sam Jones
Indians
Dick Ellsworth
Ed Bouchee
Cubs
Red Sox
Tony Taylor
Pancho Herrera
Phils
Art Mahaffey
Tigers
Bill Bruton
Julio Becquer
Angels
Griffith Stops Paret to Claim World Welter Title
Emile Griffith KO'd Benny Kid Paret in Miami Beach to win the world welterweight title. The bout featured two hungry challengers trading blows as Griffith scored the decisive knockout midcard, securing the championship in a high-profile weekend fight.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Emile Griffith
New York
Benny
Kid) Paret
Cuba
Wildcats blank Ohio in season opener over Bobcats track meet
Kentucky dominates Ohio University 70 to 64 as Tom Hutchinson leads with a triple win in shot put high jump and 220 yard low hurdles. Bobcats miss injured captains Bowman and Palmer but gain two titles from John Balough in 100 and 220. Ohio next faces Michigan and Western Michigan in midweek action.
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Lexington
Ohio University
University of Kentucky
Wabash College
Bobcat
Stan Huntsman
John Balough
Ray Flemming
Wildcats
Florida
Tom Hutchinson
Kentucky
Lowell Steves
Aptain Les Bowman
Ray Palmer
Ohio
Michigan
Western Michigan
Baxter
Flemming
Gaughan
Fanoff
Balough
Durham
Travis
Cavanaugh
McNeil
Zmilewski
Balouch
Fanaff
Ryan
Hutchinson
Locke
Wabash
Ohio U
Dill
Johnson
Wager
Moss
Smith
Thicum
Stevens
Dil
Lin
Clark Wins 100 Yard Freestyle at AAU Indoor Meet
Steve Clark an 18 year old from Los Altos Calif won the 100 yard freestyle at Yale in 46.8 seconds to stake a claim as the world fastest swimmer. The AAU indoor championship saw national records fall in 13 of 14 events with American marks eclipsed in all seven finals and Southern Cal taking the team title with 74 points.
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Conn
Steve Clark
Los Altos
Calif
Clark
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
Yale
Southern Cal
Ladies Summer League seeks entrants for Rollerbowl season
Irene McBride president invites entries for the Rollerbowl Summer Bowling League. An organizational meeting will be held soon. The league starts in May and runs for 14 weeks.
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Irene McBride
Pipers Top College All-Stars in Pro League Experiments
Cleveland Pipers swept a three game weekend series against the College All-Stars under new American Basketball League rules. Swartz led Cleveland with 22 points in the finale, as Don Kojis and Larry Siegfried sparked the All-Stars with 29 and 23 respectively. The experiments included 3 point goals beyond 25 feet and a widened foul lane.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Pipers
Buffalo
Akron
American Basketball League
Collegians
U. S
Russia
Jack Adams
Ben Warley
Dan Swartz
Roger Taylor
John Barnhill
Swartz
Warley
Clevelanders
Guy Guydon
Drake
Pipers
Adams
Indiana
Walt Bellamy
Whitey Martin
St. Bonaventure
Martin
Don Kojis
Marquette
Larry Siegfried
Ohio State
High School Football Schedule Circuits Across Districts
Eastern at Racine Tuesday Wellston at Logan Gallipolis at Pomeroy Middleport at Jackson Rutland at Wahama Glouster at The Plains Rutland at Albany Athens at Belpre Thursday Gallipolis at Chesapeake Racine at Pomeroy Friday Jackson at Chillicothe Wahama at Middleport Wilton at Rutland Logan at Lancaster.
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Wellston
Logan
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Middleport
Jackson
Rutland
Wahama
Glouster
the Plains
Albany
Athens
Belpre
Chesapeake
Racine
Chillicothe
Wilton
Lancaster
Frisco Gals Capture AAU National Championship
The San Francisco Merionettes won the 1961 AAU synchronized swimming title, posting 21 points to beat University Athletic Club of Hollywood at 14, Moose Club of Oakland at 9, Athens AC of Oakland at 8, and Shaw Swim Club of St. Louis at 7.
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Francisco Merionettes
Merionettes
San Francisco
University Athletic Club of
Hollywood
Calif
Moose Club of
Oakland
Athens AC
Shaw Swim Club
St. Louis
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Tom Mollencop
Jack Bardaman
Nick Carl
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Don Howells
Joe Huls
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Larry Bainter
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Jack Burke
Cary Middlecoff
Sam Snead
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Jimmy Demaret
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Roger Maris
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Dick Groat
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