Bearcats and Blue Devils Vie For National Title
Cincinnati on road for third straight national title as top ranked Bearcats face Texas in NCAA play while Duke meets NYU in a marquee second round. Other regional matchups include Illinois vs Bowling Green and Loyola Chicago vs Mississippi State with semifinals next week in Louisville.
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Pre Fight Arguments Continue Before Griffith Rodriquez Bout
Los Angeles AP reports welterweight champion Emile Griffith protests by protesting weigh in at challenger’s hotel with his foe. Griffith vs Rodriguez for 147 pounds tops a three fight Dodger Stadium card broadcast nationally. Ramos defends 125 pounds against Ramos in main event era. Torres vs Cruz for vacant junior welterweight title also on card.
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Rodriguez
Battling Torres
Mexico
Roberto Cruz
Philippines
Ramos
Torres
Cruz
Moore
Worcester boxer Lou Gutierrez stops Washington in Maine bout
In Worcester Massachusetts Lou Gutierrez a 165 pound fighter from Nicaragua stopped Gene Washington a 169 pound opponent from Elizabeth New Jersey in an eight round match. The Miami light hitter Frank Holloway stopped Perfecto Garcia 1351 from Puerto Rico in three rounds.
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Mass
Lou Gutierrez
Nicaragua
Gene Washington
Elizabeth
N.J
Miami
Frank Holloway
Perfecto Garcia
Puerto Rico
BCHS Frosh and Sophs Dominate Chester in Rutland Invites
BCHS freshmen and sophomores routed Chester High School in Rutland, with Pete Lemieux scoring 16 for the Saber second-year squad 42-25 and Tommy Caron adding 17 as BCHL frosh won 40-13. BCHS advances to the semis as Mt. St. Joseph freshmen beat Proctor and Bellows Falls topped Poultney. In Boston, Bill Russell named MVP for the third straight year by Sporting News with 79 votes.
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Rodriguez Confident for Title Win
Cuban refugee Luis Rodriguez predicts a knockout to win the welterweight title at Dodger Stadium against Emile Griffith. He also forecasts Sugar Ramos will defeat Davey Moore for the featherweight crown and Battling Torres will stop Roberto Cruz in a junior welterweight bout.
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Mexico
Roberto Cruz
Philippines
Celtics Beat Lakers 173-139 as Cousy Sets Assist Record
In San Francisco on February 27, 1959, the Celtics defeated the Lakers 173-139, a team scoring high, as Bob Cousy recorded 28 assists a Celtics landmark later tied by Guy Rodgers. League inquiry followed over defensive assignments amid a controversial night.
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St. Louis Hawks
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Hawks
Bolt Leads St. Petersburg Open With 65
Tommy Bolt, approaching 45, shoots a 7-under 65 at Lakewood CC to grab the opening-day lead in the St. Petersburg Open. Bill Maxwell shoots 66, while Dave Marr Julius Boros and Ray Floyd sit in a tie for third at 67.
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Tommy Bolt
Bolt
Lakewood Country Club
Bill Maxwell
Las Vegas
Maxwell
Dave Marr
New Rochelle
N.Y
Julius Boros
Raymond Floyd
Fayetteville
Palmers Win YMCA High School Cage Title
Palmers captured the YMCA basketball championship with a 46 to 38 victory over the Twisters. Palmers broke away in the third quarter after a halftime tie and maintained the lead in the final period as Perry Snyder scored 16 and Bob Andrew 10 while Steve Coyne led Twisters with 25 points.
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Perry Snyder
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F. T. Andrew
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Raiders
King Cameron
TV Court Needed For Chicago Pros
Chicago Zephyr owner Dave Trager announced moving the team after a two year stay. NBA club owners Ned Irish and Bob Short said Chicago would need an adequate playing site plus radio and television rights to host a franchise again. The search for a destination points to Baltimore Cleveland Kansas City Philadelphia with uncertainty remaining.
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Koufax Dominates Yanks in Dodgers Exhibition Win
Sandy Koufax, back after a finger ailment, hurled five innings of three-hit ball in Dodgers 5-2 victory over the Yankees in Fort Lauderdale. The start marked his first five-inning spring appearance as he rebuilds form ahead of the regular season.
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Ski Conditions Report from New England Council
New England ski conditions show mixed favors across resorts with several reports of powder and granular snow. Notable notes include Sugarbush Warren and Killington Basin noting powder conditions, while Woodstock Mt Tom records death by own action with granular snow in spring.
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New England Scholastic Tourney Opens with Spaulding Rindge
Two unbeaten teams Morse of Bath and Spaulding of Barre lead the field in the New England Invitational Schoolboy Basketball Tournament at Boston Garden. Quarterfinals pit St Johns against Towman, Morse versus Bishop Bradley, Stearns against Rogers, and Spaulding against Rindge Tech. Spaulding coached by Guarino relies on a fast break and zone press while Rindge Tech features Hewitt and a slick running game.
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Herky) Rupp Jr
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