Providence Tops Massachusetts 89-73 Behind Kowalski’s 27
Providence jumped to an early lead and held on for an 89-73 win over Massachusetts in Amherst. Kowalski led Providence with 27 points and 19 rebounds, while O’Rourke paced UMass with 20 points and 12 after intermission. The Friars shot 54.1 percent in the first half and 46.8 overall, while Massachusetts improved to 37.6 percent.
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Providence
U. of M
Amherst
Massachusetts
Joe Mullaney
John Ore
Bernard
O'Rourke
Noor
Rodger Twitchell
Mase
Bob Rowalski
Hatfield
Smith Academy
Stone
Jim Ahern
Him Benedict
Mortford
Conn
Bill Blair
Boston
Benedict
Big Thompson
Blair
Pete Bernard
Charley O'Rourke
Tommy Bevan
Pleasantville
N. Y
J. Franklin Farrell
Adams
Ryan
Kowalski
Twitchelt
Sn Ahern
Edwards
Thompson
Rourke
Painter
Sutton
Kinski
Bonds
Wheelchair Basketball Game In Pittsfield Draws Big Crowd
Lionel Cota arranges a fundraiser as New England Clippers, top wheelchair athletes, visit Pittsfield High to face a squad of local players in a wheelchair basketball match. The game showcases 1947 Army rehab origins, Paralyzed Veterans of America support, and benefits the physical rehabilitation fund.
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Joe McGill
Pittsfield High
Old State Armory
Army
New England Clippers
Pittsfield
Clippers
Lionel Cota
St. Albans
New England
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Cota
Big Bob Bourassa
Lionel
Bob
Westover Vield
Westover
NEPVA
New England Paralyzed Veterans of America
Korea
Veterans of America
United States
Pacific
Canada
England
New Hogland Clippers
Brooklyn
Hackensack
Richmond
Woodside
L.A
New York City
Los Angeles Flying Wheelers
Cushing General Hospital
Framingham
King of the Robbers Kearns Story Haunts Dempsey
The memoirs of Jack Kearns claim Dempsey used plaster and water on fists to bet on a one round win in 1919 over Jess Willard. Dempsey and Willard dispute the allegations as Kearns’s memoir appears in Sports Illustrated. Willard says he felt loaded punches and recalls the alleged robbing as he was knocked down repeatedly.
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Kearns
Dempsey
Mauler
Jess Willard
New York
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Paris
Sports Iustrated
Benny Marshall
The
Birmingham News
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Mickey Finn
Evansville Tops UPI Small College Ratings for Week Four
Evansville held first place for the fourth straight week in UPI ratings of small college basketball teams. Grabbing the top 10 were Grambling Western Carolina Pan American Puget Sound Hofstra Wittenberg Fresno State Washington of St Louis Kentucky Wesleyan Assumption College Worcester was 17th.
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New York
Evansville
United Press International
Grambling
Western Carolina
Pan American
Puget Sound
Hofstra
Wittenberg
Fresno State
Washington of
Pupil's pay to top teacher as Yanks line up huge raise
New York AP report notes Yogi Berra already signed a 40 000 salary and may earn 60 000 next season while Elston Howard, 30 000 in 1963, eyes a big raise after MVP. Howard plans talks with Yankees GM Ralph Houk next week as he signs autographs at a sports show in town.
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NEW York
Yost Berra
Elston Howard
Howard
New York Yankee
Berra
Yankees
Yogi
Ellie
Ralph Houk
Yankee
Houk
Sporting Goods
AIC Cagers Nip Williams By 4 Points
Williams College pushed Williams to a 70 tie late but AIC pulled away to win 74 70. Sands led AIC with 23 points while Calhoun Lambert added 15 and 17. Amerling Kramer led Williams with double digit totals.
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Williamstown
American International College
Williams
Eohmen
AIC Jed
Mike Shea
Jim Sands
ASC
John Amerling
Amerling
Jim Kramer
Ephs
Shea
Willians
USC
Aces
Sands
Jim Calhoun
Norm Lambert
AIC
al Foster
Kevin Sheehan
Dave Coolidge
John Palmer
Williams FP
Kelliher Leads Hawks to Close YMCA Win
John Kelliher scored 23 points and Phil Jacoby 14 as the Hawks edged the Bullets 51 to 48 in the YMCA High School Basketball League. halftime stood 23-21, with Gene Simkin scoring for the Bullets and Sam Russo adding 14.
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John Kelliher
Phil Jacoby
Hawks
Bullets
Gene Simkin
Sam Russo
Providence and Assumption Lead UPI Poll
Providence tops the large school poll with 41 points, ahead of Rhode Island 37 and Holy Cross 20. Assumption leads the small college poll with 50 points, well ahead of Northeastern 39, followed by Springfield 18, Trinity 11, Fairfield 10, and others.
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Boston
Providence
Assumption
Friars
Rhode Island
Holy Cross
Massachusetts
Boston University
Yale
Connecticut
Northeastern
Springfield
Trinity
Fairfield
St. Michael’s
MIT
Central Connecticut
Clark and
Stonehill
Red Sox Top Dodgers in Hot Stove League Opener
Red Sox beat Dodgers 75 3 in the Hot Stove Basketball League opener at the Boys Club. Willie Green led with 31 points while Jimmy Archey added 17 and Ralph Gardner 10 as Ed Kelley also scored in double figures. Navin paced the Dodgers with 17 points.
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Red Sox
Dodgers
Yankees
Giants
Willie Green
Jimmy Archey
Sox
Green
Archey
Ralph Gardner
Ed Kelley
Jack Navin
Jerry Schmidt
Gardner
Murphy Fetherston
Quedrozzi
Navin Ardhrey
Wilew Greena
Lethiane Bion Be
J. Aau Ithapmant
Sheran
Dave Time
Grilnute Avarters
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Roger O’gara
Evan
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Tom Ryan
Raymond L.haughey
Irvin F. Rossi
John Fraser
John Jr
Ivy
Providence Alumni
Vince Eldred
Berkshire Friends
Larry Martin
Jason Martin
Larry
New Bedford High
Tom Brophy
St. Joseph's High
J. L. Richards
North St
Piltsfeld
Pittsfield Sporting Goods
Basketball
King of the
Willard
Sports Illustrated
UPI
By Joe Reichler
AIC Cagers
Kelliher
YMCA
Pistons
Thers
Larry Tiblom
John Lyons
Dick Allen
Erreltiner
Ronita
WiFormenay
Lyons Bot
Pelt
Brent
Rosenblum
Tiblom
aAlien
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Tian “Ab Totes
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