Wizards Hand Merchants First Loss After 13 Wins
The Berkshire Eagle reports the Harlem Wizards defeated Pittsfield's Merchants 84 82 in a defensive thriller before 1 156 fans at the Boys Club gym, snapping the Merchants 13 game win streak. Bob Keller led the Wizards with 22 points and stifled Merchants star Doug Grutchfield, while technical fouls against Merchants coach Matt Zunic helped tilt the margin.
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Berkshire Eagle
Wizards Hand Merchants
Keller
Itheca
Pittsfield
Harlem Wizards
Merchants
Skein
Sherman White
Long Island University
AH - Amicrica
Wizards
Bob Keiler
North Carolina A & T
Keiler
Doug Grutchfield
Matt Zunic
The
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Syracuse University
Bill Telasky
Tom Hannon
Lakers Rally Past Hawks To Narrow Gap In West
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the St Louis Hawks 114 91 to move within three games of the second place Hawks in the NBA Western Division. Elgin Baylor and Jerry West combined for 68 points as LA erased an 11 point first quarter deficit.
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National Basketball Association
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St. Louis Hawks
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia 76Ers
San Francisco Warriors
Detroit Pistons
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Loseutoff Named Coach At Boston State College
Jim Loseutoff, a nine year Celtic, is named basketball coach at Boston State College succeeding Jim Tedesco who becomes wrestling coach. The article details game stats from a Wizards Merchants match, with player points, assists and rebounds, a close finish at 76 76, and notes on team lineups and possible roster changes. Also reports Peek's Indians defeating Lindsay Chevrolet 47 27 in a prelude game in the Intermediate League.
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Powell
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Hannon
Murphy
Ed Washington
Zunic
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Innis iCeslie
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Jon Weitkostt
Bill Vickery
Peck’s Indians
Indlay Chevrot
Moore
Kruczkowski
Gallagher
Scipione
Lynch of Oo
Tessa
Latouche
Sheran
Tino
Darrow Ski Team Tops Millbrook in Slalom Meet
Darrow School's ski team defeated Millbrook School 91 to 86 at New Lebanon in a giant slalom. Darrow posted an overall time of 471.1 seconds versus Millbrook's 572 seconds, with Darrow finishing in positions three, four, seven, eight and nine. Millbrook claimed first, second, fifth, sixth and tenth.
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College Basketball Results From AP Across Nation
AP reports numerous college basketball outcomes with Villanova edging Temple 67 60 Penn State defeating Pittsburgh 78 63 Providence 86 Holy Cross 77 and many more results across conferences. Notable scores include Duke 104 North Carolina 69 UCLA 83 Washington State 58 and Kentucky 42 Tennessee 38.
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Jose St
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Celtics Ready For Top Rivals In Back-To-Back Tests
Celtics claim peak fitness and a 214 game edge over Cincinnati in the East as they return home to face top challengers this week. They routed Philadelphia 308-93 and prepare for the Wednesday game in Cincinnati and the following night, with coach Jack McMahon trading verbal barbs. Russell, Lucas, Jones, Heinsohn, and Chamberlain feature in a season full of heated exchanges and tough matchups.
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National Basketball Association
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Jack McMahon
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Bill Russell
Russell
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Witt Chamberlain
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Sam Jones
Tommy Heinsohn
Chet Walker
Hal Greer
Curry Hicks Dies In Tucson Former UMass athletics chief 78
Curry Hicks longtime head of the physical education department and general manager of athletics at the University of Massachusetts from 1915 to 1949 died in Tucson Arizona at 78 He helped plan and build 400000 worth of athletic facilities including Alumni Field and the 1931 PE building later named for him He expanded curricula for men and women and held posts with New England Conference on Athletics and Rotary He was survived by his wife Adeline Herrick
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Beartown Ski School Race Set for March 8
The second annual Beartown ski school race will be held Sunday, March 8, replacing the earlier plan that had the event the next day. The postponement changes the date to a weekend competition for students and staff.
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Papers Deplore Mismatches After Ramos Win in Japan
In Tokyo Sugar Ramos defends the 126 pound title by stopping Mitsumori Seki in the sixth round at Kuramae Sumo Stadium. The crowd of 9,000 watched as Seki was battered and halted by his handlers for fear of serious injury. Ramos seeks the heavyweight crown with Ortiz while promoter Parnassus touts a $300,000 purse for that title bout if Ortiz wins in Puerto Rico next month.
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Eddie Perkins
Chicago
Kyo Chunichi — Sports Daily
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Kenny Lane
San Juan
P.R
Boston English Takes Mass Swimming Crown
Boston English won the 18th annual Massachusetts interscholastic swimming meet at UMass pool with 49 points to claim first for an Eastern Massachusetts team. Springfield Tech finished second with 32, Wellesley third at 30, Holyoke fourth with 27. John Hopcock of Wellesley set records in the 100 yard freestyle and 200 yard freestyle, as nine new marks were established.
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Wilbraham tops Windsor Mountain 42 to 39 in tight final
Wilbraham Academy edged Windsor Mountain School 42-39 as Steve Rozwene hit three late free throws to seal the win in Wilbraham. Tim Huston led the hosts with 14 points while Windsor Mountain lacked a double figure scorer and played without injured captains Ed Yanowitz and Sheldon Isaacs. Windsor Mountain at 8-7 travels to Darrow School next.
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