Cat Matmen Medalists In New England Tourney
Art Gage of Bennington High School formed Vermonts first scholastic varsity wrestling team several months ago. The squad traveled to the Northern New England tournament facing seasoned programs from New Hampshire and Maine and earned four medals.
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Art Gage
Bennington High School
Bendi
Vermont
New England
New Hampshire
Maine
Carl Squires
Ken Simpson
Charles Harvey
Gage
Jim Bishop
Small College All-Americans Named in AP List for 1963
Roger Strickland of Jacksonville University and Al Thrasher of Wittenberg University head the AP Little All America 1963 basketball team. First team also includes Mike Wisneski St Norbert Bill Vitaconis and Jim Boutin. Second and third teams feature Hampden Sydney Grambling Arkansas Tech and others.
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NEW York
Roger Strickland
Jacksonville
Fla
al Thrasher
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Ohio
Associated Press
Mike Wisneski
St. Norbert
West de Pere
Wis
Bill Vitaconis
University of Scranton
Jim Boutin
Lewis and Clark
Portland
Ore
Strickland
Villanova
Temple
Canisius
Providence
Seton Hall
Boutin
Pacific Northwest
Bill Hardin
Hampden-Sydney
Willie Reed
Grambling
Ken Gaylord
Arkansas Tech
Waite Hellamy
Florida A&m
Bill Giessing
Southeast Missouri
Earl Glass
Mississippi Industrial
Willie Shaw
Lane, Tenn
Hershel West
David Bass
Oklahoma
Bill Leedom
Cal Poly
Pomona
All-New England Basketball Team Selections Named
The 1963 Associated Press all New England college basketball team includes First Team Gerry Ward of Boston College Ed Slomcewski of Connecticut John Thompson of Providence Vin Ernst of Providence and Steve Chubin of Rhode Island. Second and third teams list players from multiple New England schools with honorable mentions.
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Associated Press
Gerry Ward
Boston College
Bronx
N.Y
Ed Slomcewski
Connecticut
Naugatuck
Conn
John Thompson
Providence
Washington, D.C
Vin Ernst
Jersey City
N.J
Steve Chubin
Rhode Island
Forest Hills
Knicks Beat Celtics in Tight NBA Split Night
The Los Angeles and Cincinnati games led Wednesday's results while Chicago edged San Francisco 121 to 111. Upcoming Friday matchups include St. Louis at New York and Boston at Chicago with standings noting Boston atop the East and Los Angeles leading the West.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Syracuse
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
San Fran
Mississippi State in NCAA bid faces governor opposition
Mississippi State University reels from Governor Ross Barnett’s opposition to the Maroons joining the NCAA tournament. The team earned the SEC title but faces calls to decline due to Mississippi’s race laws, with Loyola Chicago and Ohio Valley champion potentially awaiting in East Lansing on March 15.
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Miss
Mississippi State
Gov
Ross Barnett
Maroons
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State of Mississippi
East Lansing
Mich
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Loyola
Jerry Harkness
Morehead
Tennessee Tech
Cincinnati
Homer the Louisville Lark in Madison Square Garden bout
In New York Cassius Clay and Doug Jones clash as the Louisville Lark epitomizes poet boxing hype. Clay mocks Jones and anti Clay foes while boasting an epic poem prelude for a Gene Lark poetry bout at Greenwich Village. Jones comments from Pleasantville NJ seeking clarity on the taunt.
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Doug Jones
New York
Greenwich Village
Madison Square Garden
Cassius Clay
South Pole
Cassius
Louisville Lark
Cassius the Great
Jones
Sonny Liston
Pleasantville, N.J
Williams College swimmers eye repeat of New England title
Williams College swimmers aim to repeat last year’s New England Intercollegiate Championship victory after dominating finals. Sophomore Gerry Bond holds the 400 yard medley relay record, with John Wester, Dave Larry, and Carroll Connard among key returnees. Connard holds multiple New England records in relays and freestyle events. Moran and Kasten also figure among top contenders alongside Larry. The meet is at South Connecticut.
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Williamstown
Mass
Amherst
Williams College
New England
Eph
New Englands
Williams Mermen
Tom Hershbach
Gerry Bond
John Wester
Dave Larry
Carroll Connard
Sandy Kasten
Dave Moran
Connard
South Connecticut
Dartmouth sprinter Ashworth picked for Pan American team
Dartmouth track captain Gerry Ashworth of Haverhill Mass joins the U S squad for the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo Brazil April 20 to May 5 The 20 year old senior is a top New England sprinter with a 9 4 second 100 yard dash and has been undefeated in six meets this winter Also selected are rowers Dan Watts of Salem Oregon and Bob Brayton of Springfield Massachusetts who will compete in the pair without coxswain event
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N.H
Dartmouth
Gerry Ashworth
Haverhill
Mass
United States
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Ashworth
New England
Boston Garden
Madison Square Garden
Ithaca
New York
Dan Watts
Salem, Ore
Bob Brayton
Springfield
U.S
Dartmouth's Eager Eight aim for varsity status in New Englands
Eight Dartmouth wrestlers who sold football programs last fall to fund winter matches head to Springfield Mass for the New England championships. The Indian freshmen join the eight-man squad, aiming to improve on a 5-2-1 indoor record and boost prospects for varsity recognition after last season’s third-place finish.
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Greg Squires
New England
Burt Ware
Hanover
N.H
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Springfield
Mass
Big Green
Alden (Whitey) Burnham
Springs Field
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Brown
New
Golden Gloves bows out after final Chicago finals
Harley Cooper of Omaha won the heavyweight title as the 36 year old amateur boxing classic ended at Chicago Stadium before 11 648 fans. The tourney sponsor Chicago Tribune Charities Inc dropped the event citing finances and a new helmet rule by the National AAU. Cooper’s 50th straight amateur win came as Emanuel Steward led Detroit to the team title with 16 points, edging Chicago and Columbus.
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Omaha
Harley Cooper
Air Force
Chicago Stadium
Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc
the Tribune
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AAU
Detroit
Emanuel Steward
Columbus
Ohio
Palmer Favored In Pensacola Open Tourney
Arnold Palmer, after a six under par 66 in the pro-am, is favored to win the Pensacola Open with a $25,000 purse at Pensacola Country Club. Nicklaus withdrew for medical care, leaving Gary Player and Bo Wininger as Palmer’s top challengers.
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Fla
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Pensacola Country Club
Golfdam
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Nicklaus
Gary Player
Bo Wininger
New Orleans
Pro Hockey Scores: New York 5 Chicago 2
Hockey results show New York over Chicago 5 to 2 as Toronto beats Boston 4 to 0. Boston hosts Montreal today and no games are scheduled Friday.
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Chicago
Toronto
Boston
Montreal
Wwe
Detroit
A Romp in Industrial League Amid Monday Wins
The Independents crushed American Finance 95 to 24 in Industrial League action. The Bulls beat Adams Clothes 59 to 42. Next Monday the Pub Cubs meet Union Carbide at 7 p.m. and the Independents face the Bulls at 8 p.m.
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Independents
Bennington
Nation's top amateurs vie in Utica box tourney
More than 200 boxers from across the continental United States Puerto Rico Canada and South Africa compete in the National Amateur Athletic Union Tournament opening today at Utica Memorial Auditorium with finals set for Saturday night in the 5500 seat venue.
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Utica
N.Y
National Amateur Athletic Union
United States
Puerto Rico
Canada
South Africa
Utica Memorial Auditorium
North American Ski Championships Run At Mt Mansfield Friday
Mt Mansfield Vermont hosts a Nordic and downhill program with 43 men and 14 girls entering North American Championships Friday. U.S. Olympic team prospects include Jim Barrer Mike Barr Rip McManus Skip Ryan Gordon Eaton John Clough Norton Weber Billy Kidd sidelined by injury.
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Boston
Mt. Mansfield
Jim Barrer
Montana
U.S. Army
Mike Barr
University of Denver
Rip McManus
Whiteface
N.Y
Skip Ryan
Gordon Eaton
John Clough
Middlebury
Norton Webber
Billy Kidd
Stowe, VI
Mantilla laments Mets' woes after trade to Red Sox
Felix Mantilla, traded from the Mets to Boston, calls playing for the last place NL team electric chair punishment. The Cuban infielder notes the Mets were the worst he played for, citing endless losses as proof, after a productive seven-year run with New York.
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New York Mets
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Mets
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Cuba
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Red Sox
Pumpsie Green
Tracy Stallard
Dons Close In On WCAC Title After San Jose State Win
San Francisco's Dons defeated San Jose State 51-46 on Wednesday night to move within one win of the West Coast Athletic Conference crown and an NCAA tournament berth. They and Santa Clara meet Saturday in a winner take WCAC title showdown.
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Nebraska
Vermont Catamounts to open 1963 baseball schedule on April 26
Vermont, defending Yankee Conference champions, announce a 26 game 1963 schedule. The season opens with a 9 game Southern trip in early April, then a April 26 opener at Rhode Island and a May 30 Memorial Day game at Dartmouth. Coach Ralph Lapointe begins his 12th year with a 155-92 record and eight state titles.
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Vermont
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Dickenson
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East junior skiers named to USEASA National team
A 15 member East junior nordic ski squad plus three alternates was chosen for the USEASA Junior National Championships at Jackson Hole Wyoming March 12 16. Selection followed performances at the Meriden Nordic Championships. Coaches are Dick Osgood and Charles Broomhall with Broomhall as team manager.
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North Conway
Eastern Slope Ski Club
Baxter
Charles Baxter
Dover
N.H
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Whitman
Peter Cate
Useasa
Jackson
Wyo
James Barker
East Douglas
John Beattie
Lake Placid
N.Y
Harry Frown
Saxtons River
Avery Caldwell
Rumford
Maine
Arthur Cunningham
Smithville
Joan Ehrensock
Old Forge
John Greene
West Auburn
Robert Jennings
Lebanon
N.H. Lloyd Lacasse
Ed Norton
Gregory Peck
Lyndonville
Dave Rikert
Mount Hermon
Mass
Peter Robes
Etna
James Townsend
Meriden
Jerry Varnum
Augusta
Littleton
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Charles Broomhall
Intervale
E. Douglas
Harry Brown
Smithsville
John Ehrensbeck
W. Auburn
Lloyd Lacasse
Mt. Hermon
James Colby
James Folsom
Farmington
Wayne Cunningham
Mexico
Dick Osgood
Auburn
Broomhall
World Hockey Championships Begin Today
Canada and the United States face penalties concerns as the world championships open in Stockholm. Coaches Kromm and Cleverly warn European referees favor stricter enforcement while teams brace for hard, physical play. Eight nations form Group A including Russia, West Germany, Sweden, Finland, and Czechoslovakia with opening matches Friday.
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Sweden
Kromm
Harry Cleverly
U.S
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West Germany
Canada
United States
East Germany
Finland
Czechoslovakia
380 Americans to compete in Pan American Games
The United States will send about 380 athletes to the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo Brazil April 20 to May 5. The team exceeds the Tokyo 1964 squad due to new events such as women's basketball and synchronized swimming, and will assemble in Miami on April 14.
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United States
Sao Paulo
Brazil
U.S
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