Clay arrives in London for Cooper title fight
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay lands in London for the May 21 title bout with British challenger Henry Cooper. He declines to predict the outcome, praises Cooper’s left hook, and notes plans to meet Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Clay’s flight faced four hours of fog delays.
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Geoffrey Miller
London
Cassius Clay
New York
Britain
Henry Cooper
Clay
Cooper
Muhammad Ali
Jim Wicks
Enery Fo
Seezer
Shannon
Ireland
England
George Chuvalo
Toronto
Chuvalo
Harold Wilson
Scanlan Knocks Out Thomas in Final Round Bout
Tina Scanlan of Samoa defeated George Thomas of California by technical knockout in the 10th round after twice flooring him. refereee stopped the bout. Scanlan weighed 158 pounds and Thomas 162.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Tina Scanlan
Samoa
California
George Thomas
Scanlan
Thomas
Exceedingly wins Survivor Stakes in Pimlico thriller
Exceedingly, ridden by Paul Kalili, held off Red Music to win the $28,750 Survivor Stakes at Pimlico by a neck. The 3-year-old Alder Branch Farm colt ran 1:52 1 5 over 116 miles, paying $10.80 $5.60 $3.60 as Red Music paid $4.60 $2.80 and Green Felt $2.80. Destro edged Miss Puzzle by 1 1/2 lengths at Aqueduct in the Long Beach Purse.
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Associated Press
Red Music
Pimlico
Alder Branch Farm
Paul Kallai
Green Felt
Destro
Long Beach
Miss Puzzle
Aqueduct
Ribot Ingenuity
Braulio Baeza
Ogden Phipps
Tagend
Runnin Roi
Stay Up
Churchill Downs
Runnin Ro
Roy Gaines
Victor Cruz
Leonine
Astros Option Frank Carpin To Farm Club
Houston Astro manager Grady Hatton trimmed the roster to 25 men and optioned lefty Frank Carpin to Oklahoma City. Drafted from Columbus for $25,000, he could be offered back for $12,500 but Columbus passed, leaving Carpin with the Astros farm system in the Pacific Coast League. The Notre Dame graduate appeared in six games, totaling 2 1/2 innings with seven hits allowed.
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Houston
Houston Astro
Grady Hatton
Frank Carpin
Oklahoma City
Carpin
Columous
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Astros
Notre Dame
Your Aching Back-6 The Anatomy of Back Trouble
Dr Hans Kraus explains that about 80 percent of back pain stems from muscular deficiencies rather than disease. Trigger points cause localized pain and may mimic slipped discs. Exercise and targeted therapy can restore strength, reduce pain, and often avoid surgery, as shown by a patient case who recovered with a six month retraining program.
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Hans Kraus
M.D
Lwe
Simon & Schuster, Inc
Mike Ford plans to ship Kauai King to Baltimore
Kentucky Derby winner Kauai King will leave Churchill Downs for Baltimore within a day or two for the Preakness on May 21. Mike Ford says Kauai King will rest a couple of days at Churchill Downs before moving, with other Derby contenders like Advocator and Stupendous eyeing the Preakness.
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Louisville
Mike Ford
Baltimore
Ford
Churchill Downs
Henry Forrest
Ada L. Rice
Wenhately Stable
Stupendous
Abe
PGA Changes Qualifying Round For Touring Pros
In New Orleans AP reports the PGA shifted its touring pros qualifying round for the 50th PGA to May 16, from Tuesday, at Lakewood Country Club. The 36-hole event decides five spots in the PGA championship to be held July 21 24 at Firestone Ohio. Weather in Houston prompted the move after the Houston Champions International Tournament was canceled.
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New Orleans
Professional Golfers Association
Lakewood Country Club
Firestone Country Club
Akron
Ohio
Patriots Sign Charlie Smith from Boston College
The Boston Patriots in the AFL signed Charlie Smith of Boston College as a free agent. Smith led BC receivers last season with 18 catches for 315 yards and one touchdown, though an injury limited him at times.
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Pats Boston
API
Boston Patriots
Charlie Smith
Boston College
Smith
TV Fans To See a Unique Twin Bill Saturday May 21
New York AP reports a rare boxing doubleheader on May 21 with Cassius Clay vs Henry Cooper from London on ABC Wide World of Sports 5 to 6:30 p.m. EDT and Jose Torres vs Wayne Thornton from Shea Stadium in New York on a special network via WPIX-TV. The Torres Thornton bout starts at 10:30 p.m. EDT but is blacked out in New York, shown as a tape the next night. Leavitt J. Pope of WPIX said a 14 station northeast network from Washington to Maine would carry Torres Thornton, along with coast to coast and Mexico outlets.
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New York
Cassius Clay
Henry Cooper
Jose Torres
Wayne Thornton
Clay-Cooper
London
American Broadcasting Co
Wide World of Sports
Early Bird
Torres-Thornton
Shea Stadium
Wpix-Tv
Leavitt J. Pope
WPIX
Northeastern
Washington
Maine
Mexico
Snow Delays ECAC Golf Championship at Cornell
The Eastern Intercollegiate Golf Association semifinals and finals were postponed Monday as snow blanketed the 18 hole Cornell University course, delaying the ECAC tournament action.
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Ithaca
N.Y
ECAC
Cornell University
Tigers Trade Podres for Cash and Player to Be Named
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres, 33, was traded to Detroit for an undisclosed cash amount and a player to be named. Podres, a 13 season veteran with a 136-104 record and a 3.68 lifetime ERA, expressed optimism about pitching again and gratitude for manager Charley Dressen.
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Peter E. Brakman
Philadelphia
Johnny Podres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Detroit
Sater. Podres
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Podres
Charley Dressen
Dressen
Dodgers
Snow and cold weather postpone Giants Pirates game
Snow and cold weather force postponement of the first of a four game series between the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field. The game will be a doubleheader on July 17 with no change to the pitching rotations. Bobby Bolin starts for the Giants against Steve Blass for the Pirates.
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Giants
Pittsburgh
W& W
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bobby Bolin
Steve Blass
Pirates
Forbes Field
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