Downes Pender Title Bout Sparks Referee Caution
In Boston a Saturday middleweight title bout between England’s Terry Downes and Brookline’s Paul Pender draws focus on refereeing after Benny Paret’s fatal 1962 fight. Officials warn against stopping too early or too late, stressing careful, balanced officiating.
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Terry Downes
England
Paul Pender
Brookline
Benny
Kid) Paret
Emile Griffith
Tommy Rawson
Eddie Urbee
Bootleggers Win Intramural Hatchet League Title
Dan Hier led the Bootleggers to a 52-38 upset of Sam Cameron's Burgers in the Hatchet League final. Hier scored 112 points in the tourney single game and totaled 423 points across seven games, with Tinkham and Hall close behind.
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Bootleggers
Bennington
Sam Cameron
Burgers
Pete Tinkham
Trotters
Cameron
Cameron’s Burgers
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Tinkham
The
John Wilkinson
Hier
New Hampshire Skiing Season Sets Records
Concord reports a record skiing season as eight of nine major resorts including Black Mountain Cranmore Cannon Mittersill Waterville Wildcat and Mt Whittier post best ever income. Cannon leads with receipts one third higher, Cranmore notes strong March after weak January, Sunapee operated by state trails behind. spring storms may extend season.
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N.H
State Planning and Development Commission
Allan V. Evans
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Granite State
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Jackson
Cranmore
North Conway
Cannon and Mittersill
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Ter
Waterville Valley
Campton
Wildcat
Pinkham Notch
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W. Ossipee
Sunapee
Cannon
P&o
Cardinal Star Pitcher Sparks Comeback in Exhibition Win
Ernie Broglio dominated seven innings in a 7-5 Cardinals victory over Philadelphia at Clearwater. The 26-year-old right-hander, returning from arm trouble, showed 1960 form as he moved closer to a rotation spot alongside Jackson, Sadek, Gibson, Simmons and Washburn.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Philadelphia
Clearwater
Keane
Larry Jackson
Ray Sadecki
Bob Gibson
Curt Simmons
Ray Washburn
Rich Cardinals
Houston
Los Angeles Angels
el Paso
San Francisco
Cleveland
Phoenix
Bill Mazeroski
Larry Elliot
Pirates
Nats
Roman Mejias
Hal Smith
Norm Larker
Dick Giusti
Giusti
Dean Stone
Angels
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Cities
Multiple exhibition games reported with results including Kansas City 3 Cincinnati 1 and New York 6 Chicago 4. Other matchups feature St. Louis 7 Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 2 Washington 0 and Houston 20 Los Angeles 5 among numerous pairings across cities and venues.
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Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
Los Angeles
Houston
San Francisco
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Boston
Minnesota
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Tucson
West Palm Beach
Hockey Results and Schedule Tied Games Highlight Evening
The summary notes New York at Toronto and Chicago at Montreal games tied 2-2. No games Friday.
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New York
Toronto
Chicago
Montreal
Shoe maker eyed to surpass Arcaro in riding career
Willie Shoemaker, age 30, plans retirement around 35 but may duel Longden for longevity. Arcaro’s era ends as Shoemaker rises to No. 1 with Jaipur and Widener ownership, after debuting in 1949 and reaching 2,500 wins in seven years, fastest ever.
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Johnny Longden
Willie Shoemaker
Jock
Longden
Arcaro
George D. Widener
Jaipur
Shoemaker
Beind Arcaro
Fabens
Tex
el Monte
Calif
Shafter V
Golden Gate Fields
Masters field at Augusta opens with 110 contenders
The 1962 Masters starts at Augusta National with 110 players led by Arnold Palmer. Others include Gary Player Doug Sanders Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan in a strong international field. Palmer is a 3 1 odds favorite as Hogan at 10-1 remains a threat near the 50th birthday.
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Golden Boy
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Ion
South Africa
Bill Casper
Doug Sanders
Cedartown
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Latrobe
Ben Hogan
Texas Hawk
Hogan
Fenway Park Reopened After Refurbishment at 50th Anniversary
Boston fans will see Fenway Park repainted with 500 gallons of mistletoe green paint for the season. Dan Marcotte notes new bullpens with canopies improve comfort in all weather as Fenway marks its 50th year since 1912 reconstruction.
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Fenway Park
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Red Sox
Hale Team Ties fourth in Vermont Postal League standings
Hale Mountain Rifle and Pistol Club drops a Vermont Postal League match to Northfield by 14 points and slips back into a four way tie for fourth with Fellows of Springfield and Putney. Mert Snow led Hale with 389 while Leon Jacobs 383, Paul Tifft 378, and Leo Lariviere 374 followed. Northfield tops include Fernandez 389 and Knapp 384 as Hale maintains 7 6 records alongside Fellows and Hale Mountain.
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Mt. Aeolus
St. Dolnabpcy
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R. Fernandez
G. Knapp
K. Martin
P. Gordon
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M. Snow
L. Jacobs
P. Tifft
L. Lariviere
Three-Way Ties Complicate Monument Bowling Standings
The Monument Bowling League reports two three way ties for third and seventh place. Greene's Mobil Crosier's Barber Shop and Converters share third, while Mear's Mobil Bean Tile and Andy's Barber Shop share seventh. Dunham's Furniture leads, Quality Paint climbs, and Saul's Dept Store fuels the chase.
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Saul’s
Crosier’s
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Dunham’s Furniture
Eagle Square Manufacturing Co
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SL Sst
Mears
Andy’s
Benn-Tile
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Parmenter
Mercoux
Volkswa
Potter
Meor's Mobil
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J. Poilecik
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Soul's Dept Store
Arbol
DO Holland
D. Holland
Furn
A & Greene
Mobil Eoss
Crosier's
Soul's
Mear's Mobile
BennTile
Andy's
Volkswagen S
Dodgers Seen Favorite In Tight NL Race
AP reports the Los Angeles Dodgers are favored to win the National League with expansion to 10 teams and a new home park. Giants Reds Braves and Cardinals pose strong challenges while Pittsburgh fights for mid pack. Predicted order lists Dodgers first and Phillies at 10th.
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Los Angeles
Walter Alston
Dodgers
San Francisco
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Giants
Reds
Gene Freese
Braves
Warren Spahn
Lew Burdette
Cards
Stan Musial
Minnie Minoso
Fight Results in Fairless Hills Highlight Ike White Victory
Ike White of Philadelphia defeated Billy Lynch of Hartford, Connecticut by points in a ten round bout held in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. White won on points 157 to 147.
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Ike White
Philadelphia
Billy Lynch
Hartford
Patterson Liston bout likely in September
New York AP Floyd Patterson said the heavyweight title fight with Sonny Liston likely will not occur until September. After returning from a two week Egypt exhibition tour he added that June seems unlikely and an official announcement should come within two weeks.
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Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Patterson
Egypt
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