Celtics Open Eastern Finals Against Royals in Garden
Boston meets Cincinnati in a best of seven playoff series opener at Boston Garden tonight. Coach Red Auerbach predicts a full seven games and warns players against underestimating the Royals. Frank Ramsey returns to full speed, Oscar Robertson leads Cincinnati, and a capacity crowd of 13,909 is expected.
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Tacoma Farm Hands Rally Past Giants in Exhibition Thriller
The Tacoma little Giants erased a 9-1 deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 10-9 in nine innings at Casa Grande. Jesus Alou homered, Jim Hart hit a three run shot, and Marion Talton delivered a go ahead RBI in the 9th after a Phifer triple and two walks. Bob Bolin took the loss.
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Take Charge Guy Factory Play Sparks Montreal Trials
A middle aged businessman in uniform No 9 joins Montreal practice as Rocket Richard makes a comeback bid. Toronto and Montreal open the NHL playoffs with new leadership needed amid injuries as Detroit and Chicago lead. Baseball highlights include Early Wynn and Jim O'Toole staving off competition in spring camps with mixed results across Florida and Arizona.
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Expendable Putter Soothes Duffers Temper
New York AP reports a Temper Tamer, an expendable golf putter by a major sporting goods maker, designed to survive fits of anger. The device features a brass blade, leather grip, and three interchangeable shafts labeled breakable and permanent. Price $30 with two breakable shafts. spare 3 for $4.95.
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Providence College Wins ECAC Major College Award
Providence College earned the ECAC major college basketball trophy, while Northeastern took the small college award. Providence claimed the NIT tournament title for the second time in three years and finished the season with a 24 4 record and a 15 game winning streak.
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Vermont Diamonds Rally For 1963 Baseball Season
Vermont returns 10 lettermen from a 21 win 27 game 1962 team led by captain Dick Cassani. Coach Ralph Lapointe trains around 25 players at UVM with nine sophomores challenging for spots including five pitchers. The 1963 slate opens April 6 on a Southern Trip with a first Yankee Conference defense and April 26 at Kingston Rhode Island. Van Ham hits .328, Sherriff .297, Pare .295 as the squad aims to extend a strong run and build depth for the season.
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Vault record tied on borrowed pole at Memphis Relays
John Pennel, 22, of Northeast Louisiana State, cleared 16 feet 3 inches to set a world outdoor pole vault mark at Memphis Relays using a borrowed fiberglass pole after breaking his favorite. Coach and vaulter filmed the effort, and Pennel adjusted his takeoff to gain more height.
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Hoosick Falls Sends Nine to Washington County Playday
Nine boys from Hoosick Falls Central School joined nine other schools at RPI for the Washington County League Playday featuring swimming bowling ping-pong wrestling foul shooting and volleyball. Coaches Bud Kenyon Bill Gilchrest and Mike Angelo supervised the group which left at 8 15 a m and returned 4 15 p m after a successful day directed by Schuylerville’s Dave McCauley.
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Georgia Probe Sees No Evidence Butts Gambled
Georgia Attorney General says records show Wallace Butts made calls to people involved in college sports gambling but found no proof he gambled. SEC to review as an ethical matter. Alabama coach Bryant and Butts deny rigging or gambling in the Georgia Alabama game.
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Holy Cross Baseball Power Earns Preseason Nod
Holy Cross is named to Collegiate Baseball's second ten, placing the Crusaders among the nation’s top collegiate baseball powers in the preseason poll released in Tucson Arizona.
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Division Finals No Games Wednesday
Eastern Division playoff note lists schedule for the series between Cincinnati and Boston. First game in the best of seven unfolds Friday with Boston visiting Cincinnati.
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Yale Favored in NCAA Swimming Meet Opener
Yale leads the field in the 40th NCAA swimming and diving meet in Raleigh as Ohio State slips to a strong fourth behind Yale Southern California and Minnesota. Minnesota’s Steve Jackman is the solo favorite in the 50 yard free with national records, while Ohio State targets medals in several events including the medleys and diving.
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Pan-Am Cagers Picked for Trials in Kansas City
The Pan American basketball trials in Kansas City will feature six players from NAIA and six from NCAA across 12-man all star squads. Trials run Monday and Tuesday with four teams and two doubleheaders, leading to US selection for the Pan Am Games in Sao Paulo and the world tournament in Rio de Janeiro. NCAA and NAIA selections include Jeff Cote, Ernest Jackson, Bobby Nance, Frank Ryan, Mike Wisneski, Bill Vitaconis, Lucious Jackson, Mitchell Edwards, Herschel West, Willis Reed, Herb Stange, and Mel Gibson.
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Baseball Results and Upcoming Games
Wednesday results include New York A7 Minnesota 6 and New York N6 St Louis 4 with Cincinnati 6 Los Angeles N 0. Chicago A3 Washington 0 and Milwaukee 6 Detroit 1. Philadelphia 9 Kansas City 2 and Los Angeles A4 Boston 3. Chicago N12 Cleveland 11. PCL Tacoma 10 San Francisco. Today's games Cincinnati vs New York and Los Angeles N vs New York with several St. Louis versus Milwaukee matchups. Friday's slate features Cincinnati Philadelphia and Boston San Francisco games plus Houston Oklahoma City PCL clash.
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Hoosick Falls Softball League Sets April Meeting
Hoosick Falls N Y will host a league meeting on April 1 at 8 p m in the Central Fire House Hoosick Falls. In hockey Montreal leads Toronto 1 0 Detroit trails Chicago 0 1 with no games scheduled Friday.
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Titans may hire Weeb Ewbank as new coach
Reports to the New York Titans mention Weeb Ewbank as a possible head coach while noting he may not want the job. Actor Sonny Werblin confirms a house-cleaning plan including a new general manager. Ewbank previously coached the Baltimore Colts and won NFL titles in 1958 and 1959.
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Sonny) Werblin
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