Palmer Shares Thunderbird Lead at the Halfway Mark
Arnold Palmer and Bobby Nichols tied for the halfway lead at the Thunderbird Golf Classic with 137 as Palmer shot 70. Gary Player and Sam Snead were among those two strokes back at 139, while Jack Nicklaus battled a neck injury threatening his U.S. Open defense.
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Palmer
Thunderbird
Harrison
N.Y
Arnold Palmer
Bobby Nichols
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Player
Nichols
Jack Rule Jr
Waterloo
Iowa
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Sam Snead
Jay Hebert
al Balding
Don Finsterwald
Joe Campbell
Gardner Dickinson
Dick Crawford
Bob Duden
Kel Nagel
Jerry Steelsmith
Glendale
Calif
Nicklaus
Charlie Sifford
Bob Charles
Jack Fleck
Mason Rudolph
Jacky Cupit
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Rare NCAA hammer tie settled by second best throw
George Desnoyers of Boston College and Art Doten of Harvard tied at 190 feet 2 inches in the hammer at the NCAA Track Field Meet in Albuquerque. Desnoyers won the title on his second-best 189-3 throw, while Doten’s best was 190-2 with 184-0 as his other mark.
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Desnoyers
Doten
U S Skiing Teams Chosen For 1964 Winter Olympics
The United States Ski Association named Olympic teams for Austria 1964. Jumpers include Belfant Goyen Hicks Kotlarek Martin and Samuelstuen. cross country Nordic picks include Elliott Bower and 13 others with final squad to be chosen. Alpine team lists men Eaton Ferries Huega Kidd March McManus Orsi Jr Bud Werner and women Ferries Hannah Meyers Saubert Walters Walton. Gustav Raaum defends Kotlarek selection amid Snowflake Club protest.
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John Belfant
Minneapolis
Jerry Goyen
East Lansing
Mich
David Hicks
Duluth
Gene Kotlarek
J. Martin
Austen Samuelstuen
Boulder
Colo
Mike Elliott
Durango
John Bower
Auburn
Maine
Bill Purcell
Norwich
Ed Williams
Rosendale
N. Y
Raimo Ahti
Fitchburg
Mass
Peter Lahdenpera
Fort Collins
Ed Demers
Lebanon
N. H
Herb Thomas
Anchorage
Alaska
Larry Damon
Burlington
Mike Gallagher
Rutland
Dick Taylor
Meriden
Jon Mattson
Lead
First Non American in AAU Marathon
Gordon Gillmore of the Mt. Royal Club of Montreal becomes the first non American entered in the 26 mile marathon run by the New England AAU. The field to date numbers 109 entrants as the race starts at Mountain Park and covers Holyoke Chicopee and Springfield before returning.
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Holyoke, Mass
Gordon Gillmore
Mt. Royal Club of
Montreal
New England Aau
Mountain Park
Holyoke
Chicopee
Springfield
Candy Spots Heads 100000 Chicagoan at Washington Park
Willie Shoemaker rides Rex Ellsworth's Candy Spots in the 1 mile Chicagoan at Washington Park on closing day as the 3-year-old seeks an eighth win and a $68,333 share of the $113,333 purse. Get Around looms as biggest threat while Jet Traffic joins an eight-horse field. Other starters include B Major Lemon Twist Cosmic Tip In The Pocket and Jimmy Cannon.
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Chicago
Candy Spots
Willie Shoemaker
Rex Ellsworth
Maine Chance Farm
Citation
Washington- Arlington
B. Major
Bill Hartack
Cosmic Tip
Jimmy Cannon
Green Mountain Entries Lead Wide Field of Races at Meet
Nine races feature horses or drivers with entries from Green Mountain. Effervesce claims first race while Weather Bird tops the second. The Ethan Allen Series appears in the seventh, and a Washington-Cleveland baseball score closes the page with Cheney and Retzer in action.
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Weather Bird
Cutshaw
Carmel Queen
Beneito
Princeton Queen
Green
Magnetic North
Valeri
Captain Lou
Tall Boy
Riccardo
Torque
Benvisto
Fair Effort
Ernst
Wooden Bridge
Testa
Thorndike
Altrum
Veitch
Trim Willing
Martin
Sidon
Helen Farringer
L. Levie
Eric
Cruz
Ahead
Two Saints
Johnstone
Reliable Joe
Benetto
Royal Lassy
Ray Hornet
Disaster
Plater’s Hope
Charlie Shah
Smith
Dr. Arden Farm
Brown
Cornell Crew Seeks National Crown at Intercollegiate Race
Cornell varsity crew, defending champion and heavy favorite, aims to extend its 1963 unbeaten run in the 61st Intercollegiate Rowing Championship at Onondaga Lake. Contenders include California and Washington from the West Coast, with Syracuse and others also entered. The win leads to training for England’s Henley Regatta.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Cornell
Onondaga Lake
California
Washington
Giate
Varsity
England
Thames River
Big Red
Princeton
Navy
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
MIT
Rutgers
Brown
Columbia
Boston University
Marietta College
Wisconsin
Red Sox sign Norwich University star Fran Kasheta
Righthander Fran Kasheta a Norwich University graduate and basketball standout was signed by the Boston Red Sox Friday. Assigned to Reading in the Class AA Eastern League, he posted a 17-6 record in three years at Norwich with 315 strikeouts in 182 innings and hit .300 as a pitcher outfielder. Kasheta captained the basketball team and was among New England’s top scorers in 1961 62. He hails from Worcester and attended St. John’s High School.
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Worcester
Mass
Fran Kasheta
Norwich University
Boston Red Sox
Kasheta
the Military College
Red Sox
Reading
Norwich
New England
St. John’s High School
U S Davis Cup Team Beats Iran in Lopsided Tie
The United States defeated Iran 3-0 in the first round of the American Zone Davis Cup, securing a dominant doubles win as two singles matches were left for Saturday. The U S advances to face the Canada-Mexico winner in the semifinals.
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Tehran
Iran
United States
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Retires From Racing Today
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons who trained legends like Gallant Fox Nashua Omaha and Seabiscuit retires from active training after three-quarters of a century. He becomes trainer emeritus at Aqueduct as Wheatley Stable’s Royal Record runs in the Bowling Green with Floyd Winfrey taking over next week.
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New York
Bowling Green
Aqueduct
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Mr. Fitz
Wheatley Stable
Royal Record
Sunny Jim
Bill Winfrey
Alfred Vanderbilt
Native Dancer
Henry Carnegie Phipps
Ogden
Ogden Mills Phipps
Greentree Stable
Tutankhamen
Stephen Clark Jr
Pin Oak Stable
Frank Power
Pollingford
Henry Obre
Hunter Rock
John Schiff
Our Jeep
Perrotta named BCHS athletic director and Bizzarro new baseball coach
Louis J. Perrotta named athletic director of Bennington Catholic High School after six years coaching the Saber baseball team to a 41-35 mark. Frank Bizzarro is appointed BCHS baseball coach, returning to the game after three years coaching basketball and golf and three years at Fair Haven. Father Spinelli announced the changes at the underclassmen awards assembly.
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Louis J. Perrotta
Bennington Catholic High School
Frank Bizzarro
Vincent J. Spinelli
BCHS
Perrotta
Saber
Father Spinelli
Fair Haven
Bizzarro
Oerter May Miss Russia Meet Due to Back Injury
Al Oerter a two time Olympic discus champ and world record holder may miss the U S track meet to select the Moscow squad after slipping a disc in his back. He plans therapy and will decide after evaluating pain and strength progress.
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New York
Hugo al Oerter
U.S
Russia
245-Pounder
Moscow
St. Louis
Oerter
Walnut
Calif
Compton
Jay Silvester
Thornton Faces Argentine Challenger in Madison Square Garden
Wayne Thornton, a California standout turned contender, meets Jose Menno of Argentina in a 10 round light heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The nationally televised ABC telecast begins at 10 p.m. EDT.
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New York
Wayne Thornton
Jose Menno
Argentina
Ina
Madison Square Garden
ABC TV
Thornton
California
Willie Pastrano
the Garden
Run Car Run In GMIAC Gymkhana
Green Mountain Autosports Club hosts the Fiasco Gymkhana at Bennington Flats on U S 7. Edward Mc Gurn leads a three class slalom relay with team timing and fewest penalties earning trophies and bear rug prizes. Registration noon, first car 1 pm. belts mandatory for all entrants. Boston routs Baltimore 5 to 1 as Mejias and Stuart homer in Friday night game.
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Green Mountain Autosports Club
Edward McGurn
Bennington
Bennington Flats
U.S. 7
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Lawrence Demarest
Arnie Palmer
University of New Mexico Stadium
Henry Carr
Arizona State
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Julio Marin
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Austria
Starr Walton
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Gustav Raaum
Westby
Wis
Lyle Swenson
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Neeman
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Miss Foxy
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Chapel Road
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Star of Stars
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Chris R
Yon
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Point Judith
R.I
Harry Peters
Social Lad
Anthony Boy
Tom Bulger
Alonso
Subaltern
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Parks Boy
Fitz
James E. Fitz
al Oerter
TV Tonight
Pastrano
Stockton
Bakersfield
Menno
Bosworth
Bennington Road
Bennington, Vt
CarRun
BoSox
Boston
Dick Stuart
Roman Mejias
Dick Radatz
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