Moore Death Triggers Calls to Regulate Boxing
The death of Davey Moore from ring injuries prompts censure of boxing and pushes lawmakers to seek tighter controls or abolition. Sugar Ramos shows indecision about defending his featherweight title, while Kefauver and Carey push for a federal commission and new safeguards across states.
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Associated Press
Davey Moore
Moore
Sugar Ramos
Ding
Ramos
John Aai
Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Hugh L. Carey
D-N.y
Benny Pat
Jey
Federal Boxing Commission
Robert Kennedy
Justice Department
Kennedy
New York State
Paret
Emile Griffith
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Oregon
New Jersey
Edmund G. Pat Brown
Ramos- Moore
Red Sox edge Giants as Malzone shines in spring training
Boston tops San Francisco 4 2 behind Malzone's three run double and two hits by Yaz and Majias. Yastrzemski shifts to left field, Majias outfield play praised by Pesky as Stephenson and Radatz combine for seven hits allowed. Autopsy confirms Davey Moore suffered extensive brain damage after Ramos bout.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Frank Malzone
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Red Sox
San Francisco
Malzone
Ed Bressaud
Gary Geiger
Dick Stuart
Bressaud
Roman Majias
Yastrzemski
Majias
Johnny Pesky
Mesias
Yaz
Jerry Stephenson
Dick Radatz
Giants
Los Angeles
Coronner
Davey Moore
Sugar Ramos
Moore
Ramos
Theodore J. Curphey
Howe And Hall Win NHL Honors In 1962 63 Season
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings won the Art Ross Trophy with a record 86 points 38 goals and 48 assists earning 1500 in bonuses plus 1000 for overall lead and 500 for leading in the second half. Glenn Hall of the Chicago Black Hawks captured the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender with 178 goals against and led in games played. Johnny Bower of Toronto was runner up for the Vezina earning 500 dollars.
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Montreal
Gordie Howe
Troit Red Wings
Glenn Hall
Chicago Black Hawks
Howe
Hall
Toronto
Johnny Bower
Exhibition Baseball Monday Results
Scores from Monday show St Louis defeating Chicago A 4 to 3, Detroit edging Washington 17 to 3, New York A over Los Angeles N 5 to 2, Baltimore beating Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in 10 innings, Philadelphia 2 Minnesota, Kansas City 11 Cincinnati 4, New York N 4 Milwaukee 3 in 11, Chicago N 7 Los Angeles A 4, Cleveland 11 Houston 3, Boston 4 San Francisco 2. Also Cincinnati Milwaukee and other mixed results listed.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
New York
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Houston
Boston
San Francisco
Tacoma
New York A
Los Angeles A
Indians
Tucson
Aladelphia
Paul Brown
Annesota
Clearwater
Bubba Phillips
Pompano Beach
Jim Hickman
New York Mets
St. Petersburg
Balti
Fort Myers
Mark Belanger
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Vero Beach
Scottsdale
Chicago White Sox
Sarasota
Tampa
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Angels
Mesa
Mets
Bob Cerv
Johnny Klippstein
The
Angels
Leo Burke
Box results from cities report night of bouts
Philadelphia bout saw Joey Giar dello outpoint Ernie Burford in a 161 to 154 contest. Rudy Davis stopped Billy Tisdale in Lewiston, Davis weighing 215 to Tisdale’s 181. Gary McLendon stopped Santos Flores in Miami at 124 to 122. Henry Hank KO’d Dick Young in Oakland. Wilhelm von Homburg defeated Pete Gonzales in Hollywood. Vincente Dorado outpointed Aissa Hashas in Paris.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Joey Giardello
Ernie Burford
Memphis
Tenn
Lewiston
Rudy Davis
Billy Tisdale
Bridgeport
Calif
Wilhelm von Homburg
Germany
Pete Gonzales
Los Angeles
Paris
Vincente Dorado
Argentina
Aissa Hashas
France
Ski Conditions Bulletin From New England Council
Latest skiing bulletin lists conditions in multiple resorts across Maine New Hampshire and regional trails. Notes range from excellent to spring skiing with granular and granular spring conditions at Saddleback Rangeley Sugarloaf Bald Mountain Pleasant Mountain Rumford Sunday River Cranmore Cannon Mittersill Whittier Waterville Valley Wildcat Dartmouth Fitzwilliam King Ridge New London Mount Sunapee Pats Peak and more.
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Boston
New England Council
Saddleback Rangeley
Bald Mountain
Pleasant Mt
Rumford
Sunday River
New Hampshire Cranmore
N. Conway
Cannon Mt
Franconia
Mittersill
Mt. Whittier
W. Ossipee
Waterville Valley
Wildcat
Dartmouth Skiway
Lyme
Fitzwilliam
King Ridge
New London
Moost Mt
Brookfield
Mount Sunapee
Pats Peak
Henniker
NBA Playoffs Set Key Semifinal Matches This Week
Eastern Semifinal Cincinnati visits Syracuse in a best-of-five tied 2-2. Western Semifinal St Louis leads Detroit 2-1 with Detroit at St Louis on Wednesday if necessary.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Syracuse
St. Louis
Detroit
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Semifinals Open With Pair of Citymatchups
Montreal faces Toronto in the opening game of a best of seven series for the Stanley Cup. Detroit travels to Chicago for game one as the semifinals begin with no games Wednesday.
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National Hockey League
Associated Press
Montreal
Toronto
Detroit
Chicago
Fenno Shines in Rockingham Meet Harness Racing
Ralph Fenno of Buxton shows skill at Rockingham Park Salem N H after switching from radio announcing six years ago. Once a Portland announcer he moved to sulky racing and quickly found success, while Tug Boyd drives for Fred Snow’s trotting string at the meet. Also noted is York County, Maine, enrollment data for 1962-63.
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Ralph Fenno
Buxton
Rockingham Park
Salem
N. H. Fenno
Portland
Concord N. H
Fenno
Fred Snow
Old Orchard ‘Beach
Tug Boyd
the Rock
Libel Suit Filed Ties To Georgia Bryant Scandal
In Atlanta the $10 million libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post moves forward after Wallace Butts former Georgia athletic director sues in federal court claiming the Post libeled him by alleging rigging of the Alabama Georgia game. Washington and local officials pursue further polygraph and lie detector efforts as Bryant, Butts and Burnett face questioning.
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Atlanta
Wallace Butts
Georgia Athletic
Curtis Publishing Co
Saturday Evening Post
Butts
Post
George Burnett
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Alabama
Burnett
Georgia
Bryant
The
Johnny Griffith
Mitchell WerBell
Edward L. Quinn
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia Atty
Eugene
Cook
Maj
Barney Ragsdale
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
American Academy of Polygraph Examiners
Stanley Cup Play To Get Under Way
The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin with Toronto hosting Montreal and Chicago welcoming Detroit in best of seven openers. Toronto won the season series with Montreal six wins, three losses, and a tie, while Chicago edged Detroit in a tight race for second.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Chicago
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Maple Leafs
Montreal
Canadiens
Black Hawks
Detroit
Hawks
Celtics Honor John Havlicek As Top Rookie
The Celtics name John Havlicek rookie of the year and owner Walter Brown matches the NBA prize with $200. Boston eyes a fifth straight playoff crown and hosts the Eastern Division finals as Havlicek stars in all 80 games with hustle and rebounding.
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Boston
Celtics
John Havlicek
National Basketball Association
Walter Brown
Havlicek
Chicago
Terry Dischinger
NBA
Brown
Bob Cousy
Ohio State
John
Gousy
Cousy
Willie Mays Names Blackwell The Toughest Pitcher Ever
PHOENIX AP Willie Mays says Ewell Blackwell the hardest pitcher he faced in his career, with Don Drysdale echoing as today's toughest. Mays recalls Blackwell’s arm angle and crossfire delivery making hits nearly impossible, while noting Drysdale’s similar style and recent change in demeanor on the mound.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati Reds
Willie
Don Drysdale
Dodgers
Blackwell
Blackie
Drysdale
Country Club Handicap Rolloffs At Pastime Lanes
The Biddeford Saco Country Club hosted the first of a series of handicap rolloffs with 20 bowlers. Evelyn Nadeau led the ladies with 344 at 33 handicap, while Bob Lester topped the men with 329 at 15 handicap. Next rolloff set for Friday, a couples event with women receiving handicaps and men their own.
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Biddeford - Saco
Dot Miniutti
Betty Carr
Skippy Sylvestre
Ed Minuitti
J. Dehetre
D. Nadeau
L. Driscoll
C. Whitten
G. Sante
K. Mouramouras
K Whitten
D. Hanson
B. Villandry
J. Haley
H. Lamontagne
D. Mitchell
F. Thompson
A. Carr
Big Newk of Chunichi Dragons Eyes Major League Return
Don Newcombe, known as Big Newk, faces a career crossroads after guiding Chunichi Dragons in Japan. He sent scouts to find MLB players, pondered joining the Dodgers in Florida, and weighs offers from major leaguers while awaiting potential deals by March 31.
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Associated Press
Don Newcombe
Chunichi Dragons
Big Newk
Japan
Newark
New Jersey
Newk
Brookyn
Jim Marshall
Bob Nieman
Florida
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Adcock Powers Indians In Exhibition Win At Tucson
Indians beat Houston 11-3 as Adcock slugged two three run homers and added a single to spark a big early rally. Tebbetts traded for Adcock last winter and he is now a key right handed power option for Cleveland.
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Joe Adcock
Birdie
Tebbetts
Cleveland Reservation
Milwaukee
Braves
Adcock
Frank Funkland
Don Dillard
Cleveland
West Mentor Faces Giant Task in All Star Clash
West coach Cliff Wells prepares to stop a roster of star seniors including Art Heyman Duke Jerry Harkness Loyola Chicago Tom Thacker Cincinnati Rod Thorn West Virginia Nate Thurmond Bowling Green and Jim Ray Indiana. Ken Ritton Colorado and Bill Green Colorado State pace a defense minded West squad. Harold Anderson helms the East in a toss up game benefiting the Naismith Hall of Fame.
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Lexington
Cliff Wells
David
Goliath
Wells
Art Heyman
Duke
Jerry Harkness
Chicago
Loyola
Tom Thacker
Cincinnati
Rod Thorn
West Virginia
Nate Thurmond
Bowling Green
Jimmy Ray
Indiana
Rocky Mountain Area
Ken Riton
Colorado
Bill Green
Colorado State
H N
Thorn
Harkness
Thurmond
Thackler
Tulane
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Charlton, Green
Lyle Harger
Houston
Gary Hill
Oklahoma City University
Willie Brown
Texas Western
Nolen Ellison
Kansas
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Naismith Memorial Basketom Hall of Fame
Springfield
Mass
Nationals Hoping For Bust Out Game In Portsmouth Tourney
Oilers move into the Atlantic Seacoast tourney semi finals with a 66 61 win over Chamberlin's Shoe of Portsmouth. Gary Girard led with 31 points, Roger Valliere added eight in the final quarter, and Roy & Perreault advance to meet Royals in the semis. The Nats seek a pivotal NBA playoff win as Syracuse battles Cincinnati while St Louis and Detroit chase Western series wins. City celebrations follow with town honors and group cheers at Bangor Orono Old Town Lincoln and East Millinocket.
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Biddeford
Roy
Perreault
Oilers
Chamberlain
Portsmouth
Gary Girard
Girard
Roger Valliere
Roy & Perreault
Boisvert
Laprise
Wilkerson
Bourque
Horne
Gagne
Valliere
Roberts
Chamberlin’s Shoe
Leighton
MecNalley
Felker
Billis
Plamer
Wooldridge
Gosseve
O'Niel
Haron
Chamberlin
Smith
Associated Press
Syracuse Nats
Cincinnati
Royals
National Basketball Association
St. Louis Hawks
Detroit Pistons
Syracuse
Johnny Kerr
Alex Hannum
Oscar Robertson
Charley Wolf
Wolf
Boston
Celtics
St. Louis
Pistons
Hawks
Detroit
Los Angeles
Lakers
Kermit Crandall
Bangor
Orono
Old Town
Lincoln
East Millinocket
Footwear Firm Set for Wednesday Roll-Off
The Allied Saco Footwear league completed its regular season on Pastime lanes and will stage its annual handicap roll-off Wednesday night on a three string format. Eligible bowlers include Lachance Beaulieu Bouthet Richards Gagnon Toutant St Louis Pratt Krasko Lemieux Pettengill Boucher Therriault Guay Little Bonang Descoteaux Martin Goulet Tufts Dupras Sarafii Talbot Munford Couture Neault Langevin Kale Pemiret Sprague Wyman and Doc 45. The winner earns a trophy separate from other prizes.
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Saco Footwear League
J. Lachance
L. Beaulieu
D. Bouthet
N. Richards
P. Gagnon
G. Toutant
G. St. Louis
P. Pratt
B. Krasko
R. Lemieux
B. Pettengill
H. Boucher
L. Therriault
A. Guay
G. Little
R. Bonang
B. Descoteaux
A. Martin
A. Goulet
D. Tufts
L. Dupras
A. Sarafii
R. Talbot
B. Munford
D. Couture
M. Neault
R. Langevin
L. Kale
L. Pemiret
D. Sprague
L. Wyman
Freshman Class Weighs In With Gender Gap at Maine 1962
The University of Maine reports a freshman class of 642 students, with 640 men and 402 women. A California redwood in Humboldt County is now believed to be the tallest tree in the world at 368 feet, surpassing the Founders Tree which shed 17 feet in a past storm.
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University of Maines
California
Humboldt County
Calif
Stearns High Champs Return Home After New England Title
Stearns High Minutemen and Coach George Wentworth received a rousing homecoming in Millinocket after winning the New England basketball championship. Students and fans lined the streets in celebration as the team arrived Monday night to a festive welcome.
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Millinocket
Stearns High Minutemen
George Wentworth
New England
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