Warriors Tame Knicks 117 111 In OT Victory
Philadelphia edged New York 117 111 in overtime at Convention Hall to tighten its hold on an NBA playoff berth. Jack George starred for the Warriors with clutch late play as Neil Johnson and Arizin paced the winners. Carl Braun and Richie Guerin led the Knicks with 26 and 23 points respectively.
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Holy Rosary Victorious In Bowling League Week
Holy Rosary defeated Sacred Heart 3-0 in the Holy Name Bowling league at Boston avenue alleys led by Lou Mongillo Paul Jovia and Steve Labonic each with 383. Holy Rosary now leads the league by seven games. St James took the odd game from St John Nep with Tem Erizzo pacing. Mike Hardie led Tosers with 341 while John Capasso toppled pins for St Patrick's 382 in a 2-1 win over St Michaels where Ray Wojna totaled 392. John Russo 343 aided St Joseph's three-game win over St Stephens. John Marinko 373 paced St Cyril's two to one over St. Cyril. Chet Zukowski led the losers with 327. Holy Cross swept Assumption as Len Yurof 367 led. Rudy Santucci led Assumption pins with 322.
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Yale Beats Columbia on Ivy League Night
Yale defeated Columbia 76 to 68 in New Haven as Johnny Lee led with 22 points. Larry Downs aided with sharp shooting to build a 40-32 halftime edge, with Lee scoring 17 in the first half on eight of nine field goals.
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Bowie Opens Today at Bowie Maryland Track
Bowie resumes racing after six days of heavy snowfall. Eight race card planned though the George Washington Stakes and Burch Memorial were canceled. Bus companies in Baltimore, Washington, New York and Camden arranged pickups. General manager Howard Pierce expected a strong crowd and a potential million dollar handle from about 12,000 to 15,600 attendees.
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Hawks Rout Celtics. at least tie for West crown
In St Louis on February 21 the Hawks crushed Boston 119 to 100 to secure at least a tie for the Western division lead and close within one victory of repeating as champions. Bob Pettit led with 29 points, Ed Macauley 22, Cliff Hagen 18 as Boston’s Heinsohn and Russell paced the Celtics.
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Dodgers Begin Los Angeles Era In Florida Camp
In Vero Beach on February 2 the Dodgers opened spring training as a transplanted team now officially the Los Angeles Dodgers. Temperatures around 38 degrees delayed start while 22 pitchers and catchers plus outfielder Carl Furillo reported in new royal blue flannels bearing the interwoven LA atop the cap. The fence sign now reads Home of the Los Angeles Dodgers with Los Angeles underlined.
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Parochial Loop Basketball Schedule at Harding High
The East Side Parochial Basketball league hosts three games at Harding High gym this morning. St Cyril's faces St Patrick's in the feature tilt at 3:30 a.m. Also on the card St John's meets St Ambrose and St Charles plays St Mary's.
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Temple and Manhattan Named for NCAA Tournament Rim
Temple, Manhattan join NCAA field from the Middle Atlantic Conference and a member at large berth. St. John’s earns a spot in the National Invitation bracket at Madison Square Garden March 12 to 22. Temple faces regional action in Charlotte, while Manhattan competes in New York in a triple header at Madison Square Garden.
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Lions Edge Jesuit Hoops In Narrow Bassick Victory
Bassick High School Lions survive a late surge from Fairfield Prep to win 56-52 at Bassick gym ending the regular season 15-3 overall and 10-2 in the MBIC. Co captains Steve Csontos and Bill Mullaney led the Jesuit squad with 17 and 16 points respectively, while Lenny Kleinman delivered decisive late baskets to seal the win for Bassick.
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UB Quintet Faces Hunter in Tri State League Showdown
University of Bridgeport hosts Hunter College tonight in a Tri State League clash aiming to end a four game slide. UB, 9-8 this season, relies on Barry Falk and a familiar starting group while Hunter sits a half game ahead. Prelim features Gus Seaman’s freshmen vs Cheshire Academy as UB’s prospects hinge on victory to salvage the campaign.
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Pistons Edge Royals 109 107 In Cincinnati Thriller
Detroit Pistons nip Cincinnati Royals 109 107 to climb into second place in the standings. Maurice Stokes and the Royals faced a late rally as the final horn sounded, but the Pistons held on for the win.
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Braves sign Aaron to contract in Milwaukee
Milwaukee World Champion Braves announce Henry Aaron has agreed to terms. General Manager John Quinn spoke by telephone confirming the deal. Details of the contract are released in a terse Milwaukee press note.
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Hockey Scores Amid Ax 12a Report Shows Patchy Text
Fragmentary OCR notes a hockey score update with garbled names and unclear details. The readable portions reference teams and an exchange around an event labeled 12a but lack complete scores, participants, or location.
Reillymen Rout Milford 83 43 in MBIC Title Game
Central Brerd varsity crushed Milford 83 to 43 to claim a tie for MBIC honors at the Brass Recreation Center. Yasinski led with 28 points as Spears Minton Cabral Miller aided a dominant defense and rebounding effort. Milford ended with an 8-12 season mark as Central clinched its 11th win in league play.
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Norwich Cagers Beat Harding Again 85 74
Norwich High School edged Harding 85 to 74 in a repeat victory. Other schools qualified to compete for the coveted trewe include Wither Cress New Haves and William Hall Wearfield Greenwick Academy Waterbury and Water Sthene east y Waterbury.
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Mackay Beaten in Tennis Upset at National Indoors
Julius Heldman upset second-seeded Harry Mackay of Dayton 3-2 in the National Indoor Championships. Defending champion Kurt Nielsen defeated Henry Vapeta. Dick Savitt beat Grant Golden 6-1 6-3. Budge Patty beat Sammy Serna 7-5 to set up semifinals Nielsen-Savitt and Heldman-Patty.
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Blades to face Clippers on Sunday in final home stretch
The Blades travel to New Hayes Areas for the last regular visit to Charlotte and Washington. Tip is at 7:38 PM. With four home games left and five on the road after tonight, every remaining game counts in the push.
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Edo's All Stars Clash With Berkshire Bakers Tonight
Edo's All Stars meet the Berkshire Bakers in a North End Boys Club gym showdown at 7 PM. Edo's squad aims to grab a win as the season nears its midpoint.
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Sterling Wins Narrowly in Junior High Basketball
Sterling edged Wooster Junior High in a low scoring game as Tom 3 kicked a late field goal enabling Van to top Dick UCons 21 to 39 in the other junior division contest.
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