Patterson Knocks Out Herring in Stockholm Bout
Floyd Patterson, former heavyweight champion, defeated Tod Herring of Houston by technical knockout in the third round at Johaneshovs Indoor Ice Stadium Stockholm. Referee Ted Waltham stopped the 10 rounder after Herring appeared unsteady, despite Herring not being knocked down. Patterson, at 214 pounds, fought sharply and retained momentum toward another title bid.
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The
Berkshire Eagle
Floyd Patterson
Tod Herring
Stockholm
UPI
Ted Herring
Houston
Texas
Johanneshovs
Patterson
Ted Waltham
Brit.sh Boxing Board
Herring
Waltham
Sweden
Floyd Foster
Sonny Liston
Floyd
Wahconah Beats Arms Pioneer In Track Meet
Wahconah Regional High School of Dalton led a Northern Pioneer Regional at North Deerfield, beating Arms Academy and Pioneer Regional. Outstanding Wahconah scorers included Culverwell 100 and 220 dashes, Muraca half mile, Leach 440 and Moran Moran high, Mayer shot put, with Wahconah taking 1 of 15 events and a final score of 10244 to 4344 to 16.
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South Deerfield
Wahconah
Dalton
Robert Leach
Kevin Hunt
Peter Tirrell
John Moran
Chris Mayer
Morrison
Kary
Higgins
Shlope
Muraca
Lively
Emerson
Williams
Leal
Green Oat
Gray IA
Shippe
Loo
Culverwell
Moran
Coope
Bellows
Tima
Benz
Mayer Ive Mirak
Dassoti Fa
Smith
Mayer
Baldwin
Tirnell
Jet
Wald
Borsuk
Boraski
Dase
Allan
Tirrail
Churchil
Helent
Feito Ip
Hunt
Reid
Aslan
Baker
Bunnell
Shatput
Maranah Reid
Janes
Berra Named First Base Coach for Mets
Ex Yankee manager Yogi Berra appears set to serve the season as a first base coach for the New York Mets. Manager Casey Stengel jokes that adding Yogi to the roster would force him to release a younger or older player to fit the roster limits.
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NEW York
Yankee
Yogi Berra
New York Mets
Yogi
Casey Stengel
Pittsfield Trackmen crush Drury 99 32 in sixth straight win
Pittsfield High School swept five events and won 12 of 15 to beat Drury High of North Adams 99-32, extending their season win streak to six and 17 straight since 1963. Key wins came from John Lovejoy in pole vault and Dick Arienti in the 880, with Martino and Bannick delivering strong throws as Ben Detti eyes West Springfield Invitational.
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Pittefield
John Lovejoy
Pittsfield High School
Drury High
North Adams
Pittsfield
PHS
West Springfield
West Springfield High School
Rudy
Benedetti
Cocaptain John Lovejoy
Greenfield
Drury
Bruce Bona
Forest Baker
John Weslowski
Baker
Steele
Dennis Steele
Jimmy Creek
Brent Sorrentino
Dick Falcon
Greg Clark
Larry Hunt
Gordon Duff
Stokes Hall
Jim Giansiracusa
Massachusetts
Springfield College
Martino
Paul Martino
Ken Hover
Spears
Bruce Bannick
Bannick
Fife
Clark
Kelly
Hunt Wyang
Doyle
Mike
Westowshire
Ind
Fiegal
Ard
Glansiracusa
Greilich
Kirke
Jed
Creek
Sorrentino
Falcon
Ant
Northern Berkshire League Standings and Results
Northern Berkshire League standings show Wahomah Pittafield 4 2 4 and St Joseph's (N.A.) 3 1, with St Joseph's (P) 304 2M, Drury 2 4, Mt Greylock 7 4, Adams 2 4. Yesterday's results include St Joseph's (PI 12, St Joseph (MA) 3, Rittstied 4, Gracy 6, Adams 14, Mt Greylock 2. Games Monday include Wancenaha St Joseph's (MA) and Diary at Mt Greylock. Independent Pittsfield at Chicopee.
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Wahomah Pittafield
St. Joseph’s
N.A
St. Joseph's
Drury
Mt. Greylock
Adams
St. Joseph (Ma
Rittstied
Gracy
Wancenaha St. Joseph's
Pittsheld
Chicopee
Government Seeks Large Tax Return From Sugar Ray
The Justice Department filed suit in New York Federal Court seeking Sugar Ray Robinson to return a May 15 1963 tax refund of 123935.65. The suit cites taxes owed on earnings from the September 23 1957 middleweight title bout with Carmen Basilio and comes just before the two year statute of limitations expires.
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Washington
Justice Department
Sugar Ray Robinson
New York
Wicholas Katzenbach
Robinson
Carmen Basilio
Mantle Leads Yankee Hit In Astrodome Exhibition
In the Astrodome’s first major league team game, New York Yankee manager Johnny Keane named Mickey Mantle to bat first. Mantle singled on Dick Farrell’s second pitch and belted a 40 foot home run over center field in the sixth inning.
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Houston
Astrodome
Johnny Keane
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Mickey
Keane
Mantle
Dick Farrell
Stanton track to run nine races on Saturdays and holidays
Delaware's Dela ware Park will stage a 55 day meet with nine races on Saturdays and holidays for the first time since opening in 1937. Stanton, Del.
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Delaware Park
Stanton, del
Crashes mar rehearsal for Indianapolis race
Two crashes mar the final dress rehearsal for the Indianapolis 500 qualifications. Bobby Unser suffered minor injuries after his Novi smashed into Ebb Rose’s car. veteran Don Branson also crashed but was unhurt. A. J. Foyt and Jimmy Clark led the rear‑engine Elite in testing with top speeds near 161 MPH.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Bobby Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Ebb Rose
Houston
Tex
Unser
A. J. Foyt
Scotland
Jimmy Clark
Foyt
Clark
What A Treat In Acorn Stakes Field At Aqueduct
New York page notes 11 three year olds compete in the Acorn Stakes at Aqueduct, first leg of New York's Triple Crown for fillies. What A Treat is the morning line favorite with Marshaa and Desert Love–Terentia as main rivals. Ussery loses ride to Baeza. Marshaa ridden by Broussard. Also reports Maid of Flight Handicap winner Steeple Jill, and Ussery's five-win day including La Cima and Nike Sue.
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New York
UPI
Aqueduct
George D. Widener
Bobby Ussery
Pimlico
Braulio Baeza
Kay Broussard
Coaching Club
Straight Deal
Wine and Song
Ground Control
Boater
Smoky Dale
Jill
Widener
Bert Mulholland
Caste Forbes
John Ruane
Castle Forbes
Bill Mahomney
Stelle
Ussery
Nike Sue
Black Lea
Raison
Four Skaters Prepare for Judges' School in New Jersey
Four Berkshire Hills Figure Skating Club, Inc. members will attend a two day dance judges school at South Mountain Arena in West Orange New Jersey this weekend. Mrs John S Bozyczko Miss Astrid Hagenguth Mrs George D Hayden of Great Barrington and Mrs David W Caird of Lanesboro will study 20 tests from preliminary to gold to qualify as Bronze dance judges.
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Berkshle Hills Figure Skating Club, Inc
South Mountain Arena
West Orange
N.J
John S. Bozyczko
Astrid Hagenguth
George D. Hayden
Great Barrington
David W. Caird
Lanesboro
RPI
Troy
N.Y
Bookmobile Schedule for Coming Week
Berkshire Athenaeum announces the weekly bookmobile routes with times and street addresses across multiple days. The schedule lists locations including West SG Churchill Jason St Harris St Euclid Ave Lebanon Ave Stearns School Berkesshire Life Crane Ave Morewood Abby Lodge Putnam Ave Cambridge Ave Mountain Drive Richard Drive Edison Avenue Pembroke Ave Richardson St Long View Ter Willard Place Highland School Kirkwood Drive and others.
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Berkshire Athenaeum
West SG
Churchill , St
Jason St
Harris St
Euclid Ave
Lebanon Ave
Stearns School
Berkeshire Life
Bartlett School
Crane Ave
A.m. Francis Plaza
Alden Ave
Ridgeway Ave
Allengate Ave
Connecticut Ave
Asci
Morewood
Abby Lodge
Putnam Ave
Reuter
Cambridge Ave
Mountain Drive
Richard Drive
Edison
Tennyson Avenue
Pembroke Ave
Richardson ,St
Longview Ter
Willard Place
Highland School
Kirkwood Drive
Airman Giardina Home on 30 Day Leave
Anthony J. Giardina, son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Giardina of 35 Hampshire Street, is spending a 30 day leave at home. A 1961 Pittsfield High School graduate, he serves as a fuel specialist at Perrine Air Force Base in Texas after basic training at Lackland AFB.
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C. Anthony J. Giardina
Anthony Giardina
Hampshire St
Pittsfield High School
Perrine Air Force Base
Ter
Lackland Afb
Tex
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