Garden Fight Crowd Salutes Sugar Ray Robinson
New York United States press report says 15,000 packed Madison Square Garden for a farewell salute to Sugar Ray Robinson. Four former middleweight champions Carl Olson Gene Fullmer Carmen Basilio and Randy Turpin joined Robinson in the ring before the Griffith Gonzalez welterweight title fight. Robinson received standing ovations and tears as Gordon McRae sang Auld Lang Syne.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
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Emile Griffith
Manny Gonzalez
Sugar Ray
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Vincent Impelleteri
Madison Square Garden Corp
Madison Square Garden Corporation
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Lang Zyne
Caron Leads Saber Takedown of Cosmos 63-25
Tom Caron controlled rebounds and scored close range as Bennington Catholic routed Springfield 63-25. The Cosmos were held to five first quarter points and four in the final period while BCHS bench outscored them 14-4, with Alan Plante disrupting Springfield’s backcourt and carving open the middle on offense.
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Bennington Catholic
Cosmos
Brattleboro
Saber Ballhawks
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Butch Sterns
Caron
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Moose) Pierce
Don Chaffin
Bill Deery
Cutting Plante
Denny Hart
Ron Welch
Bill Belden
Labers
Walt Morrissey
Moose
Soph Jerry Whalen
The
Proctor Romps Over Arlington 72-29 In Basketball Showdown
Proctor High School overwhelmed Arlington Eagles 72 to 29 as Don Greene led the scoring with 17 points and Caron added 15. The Saber defense limited Arlington to seven points in the second quarter and four in the third, while Proctor hit 16 of 18 free throws.
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Proctor High School
Arlington Eagles
Proctor
Eagles
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Ron Galelas
Corey Knox
Macksey Moore Mears Stroffelene Martin Pelham Holton Clayton
Proctor Mezzetta
Greene
Corey Pentkowski
Stewart Pollacik Hickey
A. Curtis Gallas
Bartlett
T. Curtis Totals
AMHS
Grady Hatton declines White Sox manager job offer
Grady Hatton said he turned down a five year thirty five thousand dollar contract to manage the Chicago White Sox. Hatton cited personal reasons and noted his current duties with the Oklahoma City farm club of the Houston Astros.
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Houston
UPI
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Arthur Allyn
al Lopes
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Chicago
Allyn
Lopez
Oklahoma City Tripe
Houston Astros
Ed Short
Short
Oklahoma City
Astros
Judy Roy Hofheinz
Paul Richards
Harris County
Richards
Chance at Glory Appears For Cuozzo Bratkowski
Baltimore's Gary Cuozzo and Green Bay's Zeke Bratkowski may start if injuries to Johnny Unitas and Bart Starr persist amid a pivotal Week 13 clash. Baltimore leads the Western with 9 2, while Green Bay sits 9 3. The week features multiple NFL games shaping division titles and playoff berths.
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Green Bay
Zeke Bratkowski
Cuozzo
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Starr
Minnesota
Governors Rally To Edge Alumni 58-55
North Bennington High fought back from a five point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Alumni 58 to 55. Ed Baldwin scored 17 to lead NBHS, while Loomis led Alumni with 14 points. JV and faculty games followed with 38-30 and 17 points respectively.
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Baldwin
Bob Nolan
John Peckham
Judge Cautions Liston Stay Away from Waiter
Denver judge dissolved a restraining order against Sonny Liston after a hearing about alleged threats to Ira W. Martin, a Denver waiter who claimed Liston threatened his life over a two headed nickel. The judge urged Liston to avoid Martin and advised Martin to stay away from Liston. Liston has prior Denver police incidents and has not fought since May.
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Mitchel B. Johns
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Cassius Clay
Yankees Acquire A Pitching Friend
Veteran righthander Bob Friend, 35, a former 20 game winner, was traded from the Pirates to the Yankees for reliever Pete Mikkelsen. New York may make him a starter, with talk of his renewed arm and a new pitch the slider.
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UPI
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New York Yankees
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Pittsburgh
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Mikkelsen
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Frank Robinson
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Milt Pappas
Jack Baldschun
Dick Simpson
Yankee
Ralph Houk
Baltimore
Robinson
Pirates
Mayo Smith
Jim Turner
Brown
Houk
Johnny Keane
Joe O’toole
O’toole
Pirate
Middlebury's Eaton and Buchika Named All-America Skiers
Middlebury College skiers Gordon Eaton and Roger Buchika earned second team All-America honors from the NCAA Ski Rules Committee for 1965. Eaton, a 1964 Middlebury graduate and Olympic skier, and Buchika, a senior from Haverhill, Mass., led the East in alpine events, with Beattie of Dartmouth and Rikert of Williams/Middlebury named among the few Eastern selections. Rutland skiers Chafee and Gallagher made the first team.
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Haverhill
Mass
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Littleton
N.H
Brian Beattie
Dartmouth
Lyndonville
David Rikert
Williams College
Eaton
East
Buchika
Crystal Mountain
Wash
Rutland
Rick Chafee
Denver University
Mike Gallagher
Colorado University
Oilers Jets Could Decide AFL Western Race
The Houston Oilers and New York Jets, near ineffectual in their divisions, may decide the AFL Western race as Oakland’s hopes fade with potential losses to New York or San Diego. Buffalo visits Kansas City. Denver hosts Boston as Namath and Hadl duel for passing honors and Lowe pursues 1,900 rushing yards.
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Joe Namath
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Paul Lowe
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