Warriors Confident To Beat Celtics In One Game
Philadelphia Warriors coach Frank McGuire says his team can win the deciding game against the Boston Celtics in Boston Garden. Wilt Chamberlain backs the claim while Bill Russell and Bob Cousy pledge strong defense for Boston. Ramsey returns for Celtics as Lakers arrive in Boston ahead of a potential Saturday finale in Los Angeles.
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Tom Meschery
Paul Arizin
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Los Angeles
Refereeing In Title Bout To Be Watched Closely
Boston AP reports Saturday night’s middleweight title fight between Terry Downes and Paul Pender follows the Benny Paret Emile Griffith tragedy. Massachusetts Boxing Commission members insist referees must be vigilant, not overprotective, about stopping the bout.
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Kid) Paret
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Pipers Still Alive In ABL Playoffs
Cleveland Pipers remain in the American Basketball League playoff hunt after a 116 114 comeback win over the Kansas City Steers. The series now heads to a decisive game after Kansas City claimed the first two wins, sustaining the sudden death format.
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Harlem Team To Play At Kennebunk Memorial Gym
The Harlem Ambassadors formerly of the Globe Trotters will play at Kennebunk High School gym Monday April 9 at 8 p m. Proceeds go to the annual scholarship fund. Opponents are the Kennebunkport Warriors. Referees are George Gibson Sr and Joe Kearns of Kennebunk.
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Pro Basketball Playoff Schedule Says No Games Wednesday
The Associated Press notes no NBA games Wednesday as the schedule lists Philadelphia at Boston in the best-of series tied 3-3 and no games Friday.
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Masters Field Ships to Augusta for Record 1962 event
The largest Masters field in history lines up at Augusta National with 110 competitors led by Arnold Palmer. Notables include Gary Player defending champion, Jack Nicklaus, Doug Sanders, and Bill Casper. Palmer opens as a 3-1 favorite, Hogan rated 101, among the era’s strongest contenders for the prize money.
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Shoemaker Takes Over As Top Rider In Racing
New York AP reports jockey Willie Shoemaker becomes the leading rider after Eddie Arcaro retires. Shoemaker, age 30, aims to retire around 35 unless rival Longden still rides. He captures Kelso and Jaipur, successors to Arcaro, who retired after a record career. Shoemaker already tops prizes and wins. born in Fabens Texas, raised in El Monte California, rode first winner in 1949.
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Veteran Eagle Baseball Squad Getting Ready
New St. Louis baseball coach Dave Redmond leads a 25 man Eagles roster in advance of the April 19 opener with Deering at Portland. Six pitching candidates headlined by Norm Trottier Bob Guillereault and Bob Dodge work from St Joseph Parish hall with Don Dutremble and Richard Maurice.
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Red” Sevigny
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Dick Dion
Ted Caouette
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Maine Drivers Win Rockingham Races
Two Maine drivers won at Rockingham Park last night. Tom McInnis of Rumford took the first half of the daily double aboard Mountain Nile for the fourth time in eight days. George Reed of Bangor won the final race steering Paul's King home. Jockey Johnny Sellers rode Carry Back 23 times and won one race. Nine were stakes.
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Bosox Break Camp Today For Opener
Boston Red Sox break camp with a .400 record as they head east for the AL opener against the Cleveland Indians next Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to Milwaukee as Don Schwall could start, while Yastrzemski and Hardy led the offense with multiple hits in the loss.
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John Roberts, Inc Pastime Lanes Bowling League Standings
John Roberts, Inc leads the Pastime Lanes league with 31 wins and 17 losses. Final team records show Cutting Team and Knock 3 Strings tied for top single and team scores, with J. Larkin and M. Duhamel among notable performers.
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Judy Simpson Skydives From Planes in New Jersey Feature
Judy Simpson, 25, a licensed skydiver and copywriter in New York, is among the nation's few female parachutists. She has made over 125 jumps with precision landings, trains with the Tri-State Skydivers Club, and explains the technique from 12,500 feet with an 80 mph plane dive to a soft landing. An unnerving moment occurred when she jumped onto a cow, an incident she reports as memorable but nonfatal.
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Woman Runs California Boxing Site
Los Angeles profile of Aileen Eaton, promoter and co founder of the Olympic Boxing and Wrestling Club, detailing her career, challenges from rivals, family life, and views on fighters and finances.
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Casey Still Is Popular On Diamond
Casey Stengel of the New York Mets receives round of applause before games as reporters surround him. The spring training note describes bustling pregame scenes and the intense calisthenics clubs endure at practice, with Otis Douglas of the Cincinnati Reds blamed for harsh routines.
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Expression Counts More Than Hitting At Florida Camp
Cumbersome television equipment appears at every Florida ball camp as Joe Garagiola, St. Louis master of ceremonies, emphasizes that expression counts more than hitting in the event.
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Spring training vision of hope and looming roster churn
The piece reflects on spring training as a time of optimism while foreshadowing that six months later several managers will face difficulties, veterans may be benched, many players are sent to the minors, and new stars will emerge from unlikely sources.
Paret Body To Be Flown To Miami Today
The body of Benny Kid Paret, 25, former welterweight boxing champion, will be flown to Miami for funeral services and burial near his adopted home after dying from brain injuries suffered in a March 24 title fight with Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden. more than 17,000 viewed the body in a Bronx funeral home as police estimated about 2,500 were inside or nearby. Earlier, widow Lucy Paret learned she will receive about 28,000 before taxes as her share of the 50,000 purse from the Griffith bout.
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Kid’) Paret
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Kennedy Gets Rocking Chair From Dominican Minister
President Kennedy received a new rocking chair presented by Dominican Republic Foreign Minister J. A. Bonilla Atles. He noted Kennedy's old chair was not attractive and praised the new chair as comfortable during a Washington visit for a health checkup.
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Team total and individual finishing scores brief item
Team total and individual finishes listed: Tan & Color 1588. Team single 559. R Trottieg 376. G Williams 165.
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Dupas Blames Public For Paret Death Inflammatory remarks spark boxing controversy
In New Orleans Ralph Dupas, top welterweight, blames the public for Benny Paret's death after Paret died from injuries suffered in his March 24 bout with Emile Griffith. Dupas criticizes fans and managers, arguing crowd demand pushes fighters toward slugging over boxing. The piece also covers exhibition baseball highlights and spring training scores across multiple cities.
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Carry Back Rallies to Five Major Stakes Wins
Carry Back swept five key stakes with purses exceeding $100,000, taking the Garden State, Flamingo, Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby, and Preakness in a dominant series of victories.
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Lusty Leader Heads Rockingham Pace Field At King Ridge
A top pacing field contests the King Ridge Pace at Rockingham Park with Lusty Leader drawing outside post in the $5,000 feature. AA pacer faces solid A class contenders including Guy Sampson and Ivan Chief. newcomer Scottish Prince may prove dark horse. Jimmie Norman’s 1:59 2-5 sub two minute marker shows in field with Bucky North and Swift Water among others. Co feature offers $3,000 A B handicap. trotting $2,500 event includes Wendy Kay and Jenny Bun among starters.
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Exhibition Baseball Results and Schedule
Exhibition results show Kansas City 3 Cincinnati 1 New York (N) 6 Chicago (A) 4 St. Louis 7 Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 2 Washington 0 Chicago (N) 6 Los Angeles (N) Houston 20 Los Angeles (A) San Francisco 18 Cleveland 17 in 11 innings Milwaukee 9 Boston 2 Minnesota 5 Baltimore New York (A) 2 Detroit 1 Friday's sport slate includes Cincinnati vs Chicago (A) at Macon Ga New York (N) vs St Louis at St Petersburg Pittsburgh vs Washington at Portsmouth Va Chicago (N) vs Boston at El Paso Houston vs Los Angeles (A) at Fort Worth 2 day night Los Angeles (N) vs San Francisco at Phoenix Milwaukee vs Cleveland at Tucson New York (A) vs Kansas City at West Palm Beach
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