Beatty Breaks Indoor Mile in 3 58.6 at NYAC Games
Jim Beatty of the Los Angeles Track Club smashed his indoor mile record with 3 minutes 58.6 seconds in the Baxter Mile at Madison Square Garden. Loyola Chicago’s Tom O'Hara followed in 3:59.2 as 15,000 watched Beatty extend his indoor win streak to 16. Baran of Poland finished third and Seaman fourth as Beatty surged late to prevail.
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New York
Jim Beatty
Madison Square Garden
Beatty
O’hara
Loyola of Chicago
O'Hara
Bobby Seaman
Witold Baran
Poland
Baran
Seaman
Seigfried Herrman
East Germany
Fitchburg College Has Potent Scoring Duo
New York AP reports Fitchburg College in Massachusetts boasts a potent freshmen duo, Bob Johnson and Fred Gillis, ranking No 2 and No 4 among small college scorers. Johnson averages 38.6 points per game with Gillis at 29.9, together 78 percent of Fitchburg’s points as the 8-6 team climbs the standings.
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New York
Fitchburg Mass
Bob Johnson
Fred Gillis
National Collegiate Service Bureau
Johnson
Gillis
Fitchburg
Massachusetts College
Earl Glass
Mississippi Industrial College
Willie Shaw
Lane
Shaw
Glass
Jarvis Christian
Richard Trice
Howard Payne
Chuck Kriston
Valparaiso
Gerry Govan
St. Mary’s
Kan
Winged By Gal s Defense Yankee Pitcher Okays Return
Marshall Bridges of the New York Yankees was shot in the left leg midweek and after a 10 day recovery period he will be able to walk with no permanent injury, according to General Manager Roy Hamey.
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Fla
Marshall Bridges
New York Yankee
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Hamey
Estorya Bridges
Jackson
Miss
Bridges
Carrie Lee Raysor
Negro Elks Club
Miss Raysor
New Zealanders Run Sub Four Minute Mile For Royal Benefit
Peter Snell the world record holder ran 3 58.6 and John Davies 3 59.0 in a royal invitation meet at Dunedin. Davies, 22, silver medalist at the British Empire Games, joined the sub four minute club. Separate report notes a bar shooting incident in Jackson Mississippi with Carrie Lee Raysor charged with aggravated assault.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
Peter Snell
Duke of Edinburgh
Snell
John Davies
Dunedin
Davies
Richardson Meets Archer in Televised Madison Square Garden Bout
Blair Richardson a 22 year old South Bar Nova Scotia fighter meets favored Joe Archer in a 10 round middleweight clash at Madison Square Garden. The bout airs nationally on ABC TV at 10 p m EST Richardson holds a 31 3 1 record with 31 KOs while Archer is 33 1 with seven KOs.
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New York
Blair Richardson
Joe Archer
Madison Square Garden
South Bar
Nova Scotia
Abc-Tv
Richardson
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy
Mass
Archer
Haiti Bans Sugar Ray Robinson from Entering
The Haitian Foreign Office declared Sugar Ray Robinson persona non grata and barred him from entering Haiti. No reasons were given for the prohibition and Pan American World Airways was instructed not to sell him passage.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Sugar Ray Robinson
Pan-American World Airways
Foreign Office
Robinson
New England Champ Targets Regional Title Contender
Willie Greene, former New England middleweight king from Providence, R.I., plans a 10 round fight against Vernon Lamar in Portland, Maine on February 22 as part of a bid to reclaim the regional title. Greene earned a second round technical knockout over Hank Jones in Mechanics Hall and weighs 165 pounds. He is set to challenge Larry Carney of Lowell on March 18. The Jones bout ended when Jones fell through the ropes and injured his knee, ruling him unable to continue.
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New England
Willie Greene
Providence
R.I
Vernon Lamar
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N.J
Portland
Maine
Greene
Hank Jones
New York
Mechanics Hall
Larry Carney
Lowell
Jones
Lamar
Exposition Building
Bizzaro Faces Elorde For World Junior Lightweight Crown
Johnny Bizzaro, a 130 pound contender from Pennsylvania, challenges Manila’s Flash Elorde for the world junior lightweight title in a 15 round bout at a baseball stadium. Elorde seeks his fifth defense while Bizzaro eyes a major reputation and victory.
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Johnny Bizzaro
Pennsylvania
Flash Elorde
Bizzaro
Erie
World Boxing Association
United States
Orient
Elorde
Comeback for Arroyo Gathers Pace as Old Aces Return
Robin Roberts, 35, signed by the Baltimore Orioles after a stellar 16th season comeback bid, posted a 10-9 record with strong late runs and a top ERA. Luis Arroyo, 35, showed arm strength at Yankee camp in Fort Lauderdale and eyed a rebound after a shoulder scare. Ryne Duren also joined the market with a contract amid zone talk, while Houston sent reliever Tuefenauer to St. Louis for Don Ferrarese.
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Baltimore Orioles
Roberts
New York Yankees
Orioles
College sports results roundup across leagues
William and Mary beat VMI 75 65 and Penn defeated Dartmouth 65 63 while Brandeis topped AIC 82 70. In pro basketball St Louis edged Cincinnati 99 96. Norwich defeated AIC 9 2 in college hockey.
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VMI
Penn
Dartmouth
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Bump Hadley Dies A Pioneer in Baseball and Radio
Irving D. Hadley 59 a former major league pitcher and early television sports commentator died Friday night at Lynn Hospital after a heart ailment. He played for the Washington Senators White Sox Browns Yankees Giants and Athletics from 1926 to 1941 and had 171 wins 165 losses. Hadley mentored Lynn athletics and later hosted sports programs in Boston. He beaned Micke ey Cochrane in 1937 ending Cochrane’s playing career and later served as a non playing Tigers manager through 1939. He left a widow Jessica Gibbs a son at West Point and a daughter in Medfield.
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Mass
Irving D
Bump) Hadley
Lynn Hospital
Swampscott
Hadley
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston
Mickeey Cochrane
Yankees
Cochrane
Detroit
Tigers
Washington
Fraser All Stars
Braves
Johnny Pesky
Red Sox
Irving A. Hadley
Effie Hadley
Jessice (Gibbs
Irving L
West Point
Henry D. Stephenson
Medfield
Writer Reflects On Postponed Rutland Encounter
Charles J Read Jr explains a disrupted trip to the Bendi Springfield game in Rutland on Thursday night. He could not reach Marble City, missing Catamounts action, and notes help from local basketball followers who aided in compiling the game account.
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Rutland
Marble City
Charles J, Read JR
Don January Leads By Five In Tucson Open
Don January holds a five stroke lead at 36 holes in the Tucson Open after firing a 67 to pair with a 65 for a 12 under par 132. Frank Boynton and Al Mengert sit at 137, while Butch Baiard Jim Ferrier and Harold Kneece are at 138.
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Tucson
Ariz
LeanDon
Frank Boynton
al Mengert
Butch Baiard
Jim Ferrier
Harold Kneece
Williams Teams Busy Over Weekend
Williams hosts Syracuse this afternoon after a midweek 15 point win over the Maroons. Ephs aim to even a 2-3 start as Carroll Connard targets continued Nordic success and a strong ski squad competes in Franconia Olympic trials.
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Williamstown
Mass
Springfield College
Bob Muir
Williams Swimmers
Syraccuse
Epic
Carroll Connard
New England
Maroons
Syracuse
Lasell
Ephs
Ralph Townsend
Franconia
N.H
Turf Cup and San Luis Rey Highlight Weekend Racers
At Hialeah Park and Santa Anita eight-horse fields race 11 1/8 miles for 75 000 added and 50 000 added prizes. Bronze Baby carries 122 pounds in the Hialeah Turf Cup. El Loco 120 pounds eyes a repeat Turf Cup win with Bill Hartack aboard. The San Luis Rey features The Axe II at top weight 124 pounds, aiming for a repeat after the Arcadia Handi Cap. Rablero and Dusky Damion also figure in the weights and purses. In Maine NYU coach Lou Rossini will lecture at Colby College Coaching School June 19-21, with Dartmout coaches Bob Blackman and Jack Musick assisting football instruction.
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Santa Anita
Hil-n-Dale Farm
Hialeah
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Porvenir
Alie Rueben
Hasty House Farm
Bronze Baby
Bill Hartack
Wheatley Stable
Johnny Sellers
Herb Hinojoso
Bronze Babu
San Luis Rey
Waterville
Maine
New York University
Lou Rossini
Colby College
Ellsworth Millett
Bob Blackman
Jack Musick
Dartmouth
New England
Canada
Ski Conditions United New England Council Report
Snow reports list multiple resorts in Southern Vermont the Berkshires and nearby areas with conditions ranging from powder to fluffy and ratings from excellent to good Measurements show powder depths mostly in 10s to 50s inches and wind report minimal. Key resorts include Killington Pico Peak Stratton Mount Snow and Jiminy Peak with varying wind and powder scores.
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New England Council
Pico Peak
Rutland
Prospect
Mt. Bennington
Stratton Mt
South Londonderry
the Berkshires
Beartown South Lee
Becket Happyland
Berkshire Basin
West Cummington
Bousquets
Pittsfield
Jiminy Peak
Hancock
Petersburg Pass
Williamstown
East German Skaters Denied Visas Threaten World Championships
The world figure skating championships set for Cortina Italy face jeopardy after Italy refused visas to East German skaters. ISU leaders poll options to cancel move or relocate as travel barriers prompt talk of an international sports passport.
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Switzerland
Cortina
Italy
George Haesler
International Skating Union
East Germany
Haesler
ISU
Colorado Springs
Colo
Chamonix
France
NATO
Jacob Koch
Basel
Allied
Berlin
Bi-State High School Hockey Heads to YMCA in Bennington
Bi-State Hockey League teams from Bennington and Shaftsbury move from Lake Paran to the YMCA rink for a three game series this weekend. The 9:15 a.m. opener starts a key battle for second place behind Mt Greylock with playoff implications.
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North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Ymca Pool
Mt. Greylock
Mounties
60th American Bowling Congress opens with 27000 entrants
The 60th annual ABC tournament begins in Buffalo with more than 27 000 entrants from all states plus competitors from Canada Puerto Rico and Bermuda. A total of 5010 teams are entered and 40 alleys were installed at the state armory for the 72 day event running through April 28 with prize money of 495 780 dollars.
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N.Y
Canada
Puerto Rico
Bermuda
State Armory
Houston names Art Graeham and Crump to UH opponent team
Houston AP reports end Art Graeham and fullback Harry Crump of Boston College were named to Houston’s opponent team. Grah am and guard Tony Liscio of Tulsa were runaway selections at the flanks.
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Art Graeham
Harry Crump
Boston College
University of Houston
Graham
Tony Liscio
Tulsa
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