Hawks Rally Past Bullets In Semifinal Thriller
Len Wilkens scored the go ahead bucket and two late free throws to lift the St. Louis Hawks to a 121 113 upset of the Baltimore Bullets in game one of the Western Division semifinals. Joel Caldwell led St. Louis with 33 points as Wilkens added 27 and seven assists while Richie Guerin chipped in 20. Bob Ferry paced Baltimore with 38 points before fouling out as the Hawks rebounded from a rough regular season against Baltimore.
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Cards Beat Yankees 12-4 In Exhibition Game
St Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 12-4 in an exhibition in St. Petersburg. Julian Javier led off the first inning with a homer while Mike Shannon drove in five with a homer, triple and double. Gil Downs allowed six runs before leaving in the third. Al Downing took the loss.
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Virginia Triumph Over Furman In 12-11 Baseball Tilt
Virginia built a 12-11 come from behind win at Greenville as Johnny Weaver and George Becker starred. Furman’s Wayne Floyd left injured. Dick Crocan started for Furman. Promoters plan tonight Armory bout with Becker and Weaver seeking rematch.
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Four Home Runs Highlight Giants 10-4 Exhibition Win
In Mesa Arizona the San Francisco Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-4 as four homers fueled a right off the Indians starter Luis Tiant. Oraando Cepeda belted a 500 foot blast and drove in four runs in the first inning rally to end a six game skid. Tom Haller added a three run homer.
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Two Tennessee football stars killed in car truck crash
Two University of Tennessee players Tom Fisher and John Crumbacher died when their car was struck by a tractor trailer four miles south of Benton Tennessee while returning from a Florida trip. Injured senior guard Gerald Woods was in serious condition in a Cleveland hospital. Memorial services for Fisher and Crumbacher are set for Friday at Mann's Chapel in Knoxville.
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Houston Oilers
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Bond Market Mixed As Treasuries Fall
In New York the AP reports treasury bond prices declined while corporate issues showed mixed performance. Of 40 Treasury bonds listed, 34 declined and two advanced with slight gains seen in some corporate issues.
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Pro Tennis Meet Semis Set as Four Seeds Advance
In New York, Form prevailed at the Pro Tennis meet with top players led by Rod Laver advancing to the semifinals. Second seed Rosewall, third seed Gonzales, and fourth seed Gimeno won in quarterfinals. Laver faces Gimeno, Rosewall plays Gonzales in Friday’s semifinals as doubles also produced a win for Laver and Buchholz.
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Braves Batter Bosox 11-4 With 18 Hits
Atlanta Braves offense dominates Red Sox with 18 hits in Winter Haven exhibition. Joe Torre belts a two run homer as Hank Aaron Felipe Alou and Torre lead multi hit day. Clay Carroll wins for Atlanta while Boston sends Louber Osinski Santiago and Sanders to mound.
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Pirates Rally for 7-5 Win Over Mets in Spring Game
In Fort Meyers Florida the Pirates beat the Mets 7-5 as Roberto Clemente blasted a go ahead homer to break a 5-5 tie. Pete Mikkelsen earned the win while Darrell Sutherland took the loss. Umpire Lee Weyer left after being struck by a foul tip but was not seriously hurt.
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Gloves Too Large For Title Bout Between Clay and Chuvalo
In Toronto Promoter Frank Tunney displayed 10 ounce gloves for the Cassius Clay George Chuvalo event. Ontario officials require eight ounce gloves for title fights. Clay absent. his manager Angelo Dundee noted the issue. A fresh eight ounce set will be sourced from New York and tested at Ontario Athletic Commissioner Merv McKenzie’s office.
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Cardinals Ship Six Rookies To Farm Camp
The St. Louis Cardinals announced that third baseman Ed Spiezio and five others were sent to minor league camp for assignment. Spiezio hit 333 this Spring, joining catcher Dave Pavesic pitchers Jim Cosman Hal Gilson infielder Art Deras and outfielder Walt Williams. The team has 31 players on the varsity roster, three over the limit, with two veterans Earl Francis and Ted La Vage listed for minor league assignment. Three young pitchers Wayne Granger Dan Taster and Mike Torrez also placed on the minor league roster.
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Exhibition Baseball Results and Schedule Summary
The Associated Press notes National League standings with New York leading at .643 and Houston at 3 losses. Scores include Houston 6 Philadelphia 4 and St Louis 12 New York 4. Winter exhibition games list matchups across Florida, Arizona, and California with cities like West Palm Beach Tampa and Phoenix hosting many games.
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A's Slip Past Tigers 6 To 5 In Exhibition
Lakeland Florida AP Wayne Causey delivered a two out ninth inning single to score Ron Stone and lift the Kansas City Athletics to a 6-5 exhibition win over Detroit. Stone walked and stole second to set the stage for Causey. Al Kaline hit a two run homer for Detroit and Dick McAuliffe added a two run blast off Larry Sherry. Kansas City tied it with two in the second and Ken Harrelson added a two run shot in the third.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange futures cross and prices
Market data snapshot from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange showing open high low and last prices for frozen goods and pork products across contracts in March May July August and February with open interest figures for March May July August and February noted.
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Dodgers blank Reds as two young hurlers shine in Tampa
In an exhibition in Tampa, two Los Angeles right-handers limited Cincinnati to three hits while the Dodgers won 6 to 0. Don Sutton pitched five innings with one hit allowed, and Joe Moeller relieved to finish. Milt Pappas pitched six for Cincinnati, suffering the loss after four hits and five runs.
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Schmaus Proffitt And Hummer Voted Top State Cagers
Virginia Military Institute star Charlie Schmaus Wayne Prottitt of Lynchburg and John Hummer of Washington Lee were named Virginia’s outstanding players by the VSSWA Schmaus top big five Proffitt top small college and Hummer top scholastic place this marks the first time brothers won the high school award Proffitt set a state scoring record while Hummers selection follows Ed Hummer Princeton junior and 1963 state scholastic winner The bowling meet in Skokie Illinois features Bowd Wings top old timers at the National Senior Tournament with 545 entries and 10500 in prize money.
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