Warriors Tie Playoff With Hawks In Dog-Eat-Dog Battle
San Francisco beat St Louis 111-109 to even the NBA Western Division finals at two games each. Nate Thurmond boosted the Warriors with 17 points and 15 rebounds after entering for an injured Wayne Hightower. Wilt Chamberlain added 36 points and 23 rebounds. Pettit led the Hawks with 29 points as late bids fell short.
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San Francisco
National Basketball Association
St Louis
Hawks
Nate Thurmond
Thurmond
Warrior
Alex Hannum
Warriors
West Coast
Boston
Celtics
Cincinnati
Wayne Hightower
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Pettit
Zelmo
Beaty
Cliff Hagan
Richie Guerin
Pettit
Redskins Reject Purchase Bids
Washington Redskins officials after a two hour huddle announced that all offers to purchase the NFL club were rejected. No further comment was given. Reports had cited two seven million offers from Ohrstrom of The Plains Virginia and from Harry G Sells representing a Washington syndicate.
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Washington
Washington Redskins
National Football League
George L. Ohrstram
the Plains
Harry G. Sells
Solunar Tables Guide For Fishing And Hunting Times
John Alden Knight Solunar Tables list minor and major fishing and hunting periods. The schedule shows start times with major periods lasting about one and a half to two hours, guiding planning for prime sport days. The fragment includes daily minor and major slots for Thursday through Sunday with approximate times.
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John Alden Knight
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Sun
Lions Club Donkey Cage Game At Jones Field House Friday
Friday night April 10 the Lions Club Rough Riders face the Hope High School Bronc Busters in a donkey basketball game at Jones Field House. Lions feature Olen Overturf Bill Gunter Lowell Harris and others with Kinard Young likely starting at center. Bronco Busters include Ed White Troy Buck Earl Downs Lee Hicks and more. Advance tickets sold by Lions Club and coaching staff with prices 25c elementary 35c secondary and 1 for adults. at door 25c 60c and 1.
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Rough Riders
Hope High School
Bronc Busters
Jones Field House
Olen
Shoeless” Overturf
Bill ‘Speedy
Gunter
Lowell
Harris
W. H. ‘the Stilt
Jack “Gunsmoke
Arnett
Gene Pendergrait
Farrell Williams
Douglas Drake
Ralph Harrison
Wes Huddleston
Charles
Whip’ Whitmarsh
Buffalo
Bill Mitchell
Hubert Thrash
Lion
James H. Jones
National Basketball Association Results and Schedule
In a tight playoff clash San Francisco edged St. Louis 111 to 109 to tie the series at 2-2. Cincinnati visits Boston with Boston leading 3-1 in their best-of-seven. Friday brings St. Louis at San Francisco in the next game.
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National Basketball Association
THE
Associated Press
San Francisco
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Atlanta May Get Big League Team
An unidentified major league baseball team has agreed on a long term lease of a proposed new stadium in Atlanta. The lease would cover at least 15 years, with the team to be named after the 1964 season ends. A year round crash program will begin next week to ready the stadium for the 1965 season and to entice professional football.
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Atlanta
Arthur Montgomery
Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority
Montgomery
Group Favors Yankees and Dodgers Again
The Associated Press poll projects the 1964 season ending with the Dodgers topping the Giants and Cardinals to repeat as National League champions while the Yankees secure a fifth straight American League pennant. The vote tallies show tight margins among NL contenders and a clear Yankees lead over Minnesota and Chicago in the AL.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco
St. Louis
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Giants
Cardinals
Milwaukee
Yankees
Minnesota
Chicago
Stan Musial
Homer
Twins
Chicago White Sox
New York
Finley Plans Pennant Porch At A Field
New York AP report details Charles Finley pushing a right field fence project at Kansas City Municipal Stadium named Pennant Porch. He aims to equalize Yankee distance 296 feet to counter the Yankees dominance, citing home run disparities and comparing team power between the A’s and Yankees across venues.
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New York
Charles Finley
Finley
Kansas City
Municipal Stadium
A’s
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Veteran athletic director quits at Western Illinois University
MACOMB Illinois AP report states Ray T. Hanson, 68, longtime athletic director at Western Illinois University who helped introduce the 10 second rule in basketball, has announced his retirement effective at the end of the summer session.
Steady Rain Favors Former Masters Champion Nicklaus
Nearly 100 of golf s greatest players tee off in the 28th Masters Tournament at Augusta National. Weather has turned the course into a waterlogged test favoring defending champion Jack Nicklaus and three time winner Arnold Palmer. Julius Boros posted the best practice round, while gate receipts boost the Masters payoff near 100000.
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Jim Becker
Associated Press
Augusta, Ga
Augusta National
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Nicklaus
Ohio
Julius Boros
Boros
Palmer
Billy Casper
Tony Lerma
Colts to wear armbands for late hurler Umbricht memory
The Houston Colts announced they will wear black armbands during the 1964 season to honor Jim Umbricht, the right handed reliever who died of cancer at 33. Umbricht had a strong 1963 second half with a 2.61 ERA in 76 innings and 45 games. Russ Kemmerer will give the funeral eulogy, with team officials traveling from Cocoa for services.
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Houston
Houston Colts
Jim Umbricht
Chicago
Russ Kemmerer
Oklahoma City
Colt
Harry Craft
Lyman Harris
Bob Lillis
Ken Johnson
Colts
Cocoa
Fla
Milwaukee
George Kirksey
Umbricht
Col
Paul Richards
Philadelphia
Baseball scores and today’s games across leagues
Major and minor league results list St. Louis over New York 5 to 4 and Chicago over Boston 7 to 6. Other wins include Cleveland 14 over San Francisco, Los Angeles 7 over Hawaii, New York 11 over Kansas City, Philadelphia 11 over Los Angeles WA, Pittsburgh 11 over Los Angeles op 7, Minnesota 5 over Houston 4, Baltimore 8 over Cincinnati 1, Milwaukee 5 over Washington 2. Today’s schedule shows Cincinnati at Chicago A in Jacksonville Florida, Houston at St Louis in Cocoa Florida, Los Angeles N at Univ of California in Los Angeles N, Milwaukee at Baltimore in Miami Florida, New York N at Minnesota in St. Petersburg Florida, Chicago N at Boston in Albuquerque New Mexico, San Francisco at Cleveland in Modesto California, Kansas City at Detroit in Lakeland Florida, New York A at Washington in Pompano Beach Florida.
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Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Washington
National League
San Francisco
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
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Pittsburgh
Houston
New York
Hawaii
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Jacksonville
Richie Allen
Wampum
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Allen
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arkansas
Willie Mays
Julian Javier
New York Yankees
John Goryl
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Group Applies for Football Franchise in Chicago
Chicago businessmen form an eight member syndicate led by Bob Nussbaum to seek an AFL franchise. They estimate capital at about 3 million dollars and propose remodeling Soldier Field to seat 59,800. Nussbaum says talks are under way with a Canadian team to move to Chicago to anchor a solid franchise.
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Chicago
Bob Nussbaum
New York
Soldier Field
Nussbaum
Gary Player Faces Threats to Title After Victory
Golf ace Gary Player defends his lead amid threats to retain the championship, as competitors challenge his hold on the title and seek to overturn the defending champion's advantage.
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Ters
Gary
Senator Brown Favors Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Union County representative Donald J. Brown proposed an amendment for the November ballot to grant lifetime hunting and fishing licenses to residents 65 and older for a $1 fee, effective Jan 1 1965, with funds to the game protection fund. Current licenses cost $2.50 each and eligibility requires age 16 plus.
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EL Dorado Ark
Union County
Donald J. Brown
Arkansas
Brown
Game Protection Fund
The
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
3 Key Men Missing as Hogs Practice
Arkansas Razorbacks opened Spring football practice with three key players absent George Rae Walker knee injury may sideline him next season Ken Hatfield and Billy Gray on Arkansas baseball duty Fullback Charlie Daniel ill in sweats replaced by Bobby Nix Tom Trantham moved from end to wingback Broyles notes few players overweight and plans four workouts weekly with Saturday scrimmages
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Fayetteville, Ark
Arkansas Razorbacks
George Rae Walker
Ken Hatfield
Billy Gray
Arkansas
Charlie Daniel
Bobby Nix
Frank Broyles
Parkers
Parker
Tommy Trantham
Broyles
Money From Races at Oaklawn Park Reveals Revenue
The 43 day racing season at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs netted Arkansas 1,552,179 in revenue this year according to a report from Reve.
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Little Rock
Oaklawn Park
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Reve
Perkins Arrives in Kingston for Grant Title Fight
Eddie Perkins of Chicago arrived in Kingston to begin training for his April 18 world junior welterweight title bout against Jamaica's Bunny Grant.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Eddie Perkins
Chicago
Bunny Grant
Canadiens and Black Hawks Favored To Reach Finals
Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks are favored to advance to the Stanley Cup finals with home wins tonight. Series are tied 3-3 in Montreal Toronto and Chicago Detroit. If Hawks win, final in Chicago Sunday. else, start in Montreal or Toronto. Beliveau returns for Canadiens. Backstrom and Laperriere to play amid minor injuries. Sawchuk and Hall key goaltender issues in Detroit Chicago clash.
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Associated Press
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Toronto
Chicago Detroit
Chicago
Hawks
Detroit
Montreal
Toronto
Canadiens
Jean Beliveau
Big Jean
Ralph Backstrom
Jacques Laperriere
Backstrom
Laperriere
Terry Sawchuk
Glenn Hall
Sawchuk
Hall
City Finance Official Reports Increase in 125k Revenue
Commissioner J Orville Cheney noted a 125939 rise over last year with the state gaining 34795 in sales taxes from Oaklawn collections.
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Nue
J. Orville Cheney
Oaklawn
Rookie Allen Promises Big Season for Phillies
Richie Allen of Wampum Pennsylvania is billed as a lucrative rookie for the Philadelphia Phillies as they pursue a bigger season. In a spring win over the Dodgers 11-4 he slugged his seventh homer and drove in 4 runs, leading the team in hits and RBIs.
NLB Raps Dierks in Wage Case
Washington AP report says the National Labor Relations Board trial examiner urged Dierks Forests Inc to stop reducing wages for workers who chose the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union. The ruling calls for bargaining with the union at D&E Shop and Mill Supply in De Queen and the Process City plant, reinstatement of four workers’ wages, and back pay for losses from alleged anti union discrimination.
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National Labor Relations Board
Dierks Forests Inc
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Morton D. Friedman
de Queen
Dierks
D&e
Emer
Process City
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