Frazier Griffth Twin Title Clash at Madison Square Garden
Joe Frazier meets Buster Mathis for a share of the heavyweight title while Emile Griffith defends the middleweight crown against Nino Benvenuti in the first boxing card at the new Madison Square Garden. Readiness amid picket lines as groups back Cassius Clay’s claim. Frazier enters as a 2-1 favorite, Griffith at 7-5.
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Joe Frazier
Emile Griffith
Madison Square Garden
Bill
New York
UPI
Buster Mathis
Nino Benvenuti
New
Garden Arena
W.E.B. Dubois
Garden
Cassius Clay
Mathis
Frazier
Massachusetts
Maine
Illinois
Crawford Delivers as Lakers Rally With Win Over Bullets
Freddie Crawford paced the Los Angeles Lakers with 15 points as West was sidelined for a fifth straight game. LA won its seventh in a row, 121-114, over the Baltimore Bullets, reaching 22 of 27 in recent games. Elgin Baylor led LA with 33 points, Archie Clark 25, and Gail Goodrich 21.
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Freddie Crawford
Los Angeles Lakers
New York Knicks
Laker
Bill van Breda Kolff
Bill Bradley
Walt Frazier
Knicks
St. Bonaventure
van Breda
West
Baltimore Bullets
Crawford
Seattle
Bullets
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76Ers
Boston Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
San Diego Rockets
Detroit Pistons
Chicago Bulls
Cincinnati Royals
Seattle Supersonics
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Elgin Baylor
Lakers
Archie Clark
Gail Goodrich
Earl Monroe
Baltimore
Hal Greer
Philadelphia
76Ers
Boston
Bailey Howell
Celtics
Don Ohl
San Diego
Don Kojis
Jon McGlocklin
Bill Bridges
Rod Thorn
Walt Hazzard
Bob Willis the unsung hero of civil rights in baseball
Milton Richman recounts Bob Willis of the Orlando club who mentored Rod Carew in 1965, defying racial tensions. Willis, a white Minnesota Twins affiliate executive, sheltered Carew when he quit a Tampa game, urging him to stay in baseball. The piece notes Carew’s rise and praises Willis as a quiet civil rights hero.
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Orlando
Fla
UPI
Lyndon Johnson
Bob Willis
Commission On Civil Disorders
Washington
Minnesota Twins
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Boog Powell
Dean Chance
Dave McNally
Zoilo Versalles
Pete Ward
Sam Bowens
Jimmie Hall
Nate Oliver
Buster Narum
Lee Stange
Bob Laverine
Jake Wood
Eddie Watt
New York
Rod Carew
Panama Canal Zone
Twins
Carew
Willis
Tampa
LBJ
Calvin Griffith
Patriot Shooters Edge New Yorkers in Rifle Match
Mt Anthony Union High School rifle team remains undefeated after defeating Canajoharie Rifle Club 1424 to 1406. Pete Comar led both sides with 373 of 400, besting Paul Snyder by six. Brian Coxsee finished second for the Patriots with 366. Each team fielded six shooters, using the top four scores per side.
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Canajoharie
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Canajoharie Rifle Club
Pete Comar
Comar
New Yorker
Paul Snyder
Brian Coxsee
Patriots
Celtics Fall To 76ers In Garden Brawl Night
The Boston Celtics lost 133 to 127 to the Philadelphia 76ers as fans clashed amid a record crowd of 14,692. Hal Greer led scoring with 43 points while Celtics forward Bailey Howell sparked a late run. Boston also missed Sam Jones, prompting postgame commentary from Greer.
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Boston
UPS
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76Ers
76Ers
NBA
Philadelphia
Boston Garden
Celtics
Garden
Hal Greer
Bailey Howell
Sam Jones
Sam
Greer
Boston Boston
Shaftsbury Ski Mobile Derby Draws 600 Fans
The Shaftsbury Fish and Game Club sponsored a powder-puff ski mobile derby on Route 7 at Mattison farm. Mrs. Eliza Harrington won the main event driving an Artic Car, with Mrs. Sandra Green second in an Alouette. Junior top three were Jeff Gore, Don Armstrong, and Myron Green. Armstrong won Class II. Keith Armstrong and Allan Sands followed. James Leeman won Class III with Keith Armstrong second and Bill Thomson third. Leeman suffered a lip laceration when his machine tipped.
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Shaftsbury Fish and Game Club
Don Armstrong
Allan Sands
Stacy
Shaftsbury
Jeff Gore
Myron Green
Alouettes
Keith Armstrong
James Leeman
Bill Thomson
Arlington Wins 7th Grade Title in County Final
Arlington defeated Manchester 41 to 23 to capture the Bennnington County Junior High title. Jim and Jeff Corey led Arlington with 18 and 9 points respectively as the team built a 10-1 first period lead and blanked Manchester in the third quarter.
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Arlington
Manchester
Bennington County
Jim
Jeff Corey
Jim Corey
Twin
Jeff
Kendal Walsh Holton Sargood Corey
Corey
Jeff Towne
Rice Brown Hirsch
A. Markey
Fleming LaFarge Markey
Edson Fender
Ross Ameden Hosley Cone
Bruins Face Playoff Money With Big Win Over Blues
The Boston Bruins, sitting fourth in the Eastern Division, surged past the St. Louis Blues 9-3 as Eddie Shack notched a hat trick and the club set a season scoring record with 224 goals. A top finish could net each Bruin up to 2,250 in prizes depending on final standings with 11 games left. They next play Chicago and Philadelphia.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Bruins
Bruins
National Hockey League
Montreal
Rangers
Eddie Shack
Bruin
Shack
Chicago
Philadelphia
Jane Wolf Earns Nordic Team Berth
Jane Wolf daughter of Rev and Mrs Frederick Wolf of 206 Pleasant Street earned a spot on the Girls Eastern Junior Nordic Racing team for the second year She will leave Saturday for the Junior National Championships at Bozeman Montana She qualified at Lake Placid the final eastern qualifier Funding drive by local skiers supports her and coach Broomhall with co chairmen James Merunowitcz and Cy Schultz deadline Friday for donations to cover travel and lodging efforts.
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Jane Wolf
Frederick Wolf
Pleasant Street
Boseman
Montana
Miss Wolf
Lyndonville
Putney
Mexico
Maine
Bucky
Broomhall
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Lake Placid
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World Boxing Association
Jerry Quarry
Jimmy Ellis
WBA
Grand Rapids, Mich
Oscar Bonavena
Eddie Machen
George Chuvalo
Doug Jones
Griffith
Benvenuti
Stratton Victor
Rutland
Rick Chafee
Jere Elliott
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Chafee
U.S
Billy Kidd
Ringheiser
Fred Crawford
United Press International
Milton Richman
Kimberly, Wis
Patriot
Coxsee
Anthony
Metropolitan
Winston W. Lother
Safford St. Bennington, Vt
Metropolitan Life
Adams
Hopsack
LEVIS
Adams Clothes Shop
Charles Becker
Robert Mattison
Taft
Louis Blues
Harry
Artery Arcade
North Adams
Beneficial Finance Co
Bennington
Main Street
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