Torres says he can beat Cassius Clay for heavyweight title
Jose Torres argues he can win the heavyweight championship from Cassius Clay despite Clay's size advantage. He cites experience, footwork, speed, and power, stating Clay is fast but not a great puncher and that Torres would outpace him and outlast him in the later rounds.
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NEW York
NEA
Cassius Clay
Jose Torres
Torres
Clay
Floyd Patterson
Cas D'Amato
Clay-Torres
D'Amato
Cas
Jose
Will
Yankee Stadium
Willie Pastrano
Tom McNeely
Yel
Torres Seeks Clay Bout Amid Bold Boxing Plans
Jose Torres targets a fight with Muhammad Ali using inside work to neutralize Clay. Cas D Amato backs the match as a path to stardom, while Torres battles health, schedule, and uncertainty about timing.
Snowmobile Safari Opens High Snowfields in Colorado
In Aspen Colorado Pete Seibert Bob Parker and John Wix train for mountaineering with the 10th Mountain Division and test a 14 horsepower snowmobile on a two day 90 mile trek from Vail through Leadville and to Aspen. They conclude snowmobiles won t replace skis but can expand safe supervised exploration of high winter terrain.
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Aspen
Colo
Nbea
Pete Seibert
Bob Parker
John Wix
10Th Mountain Division
Camp Hale
Rockies
Colorado
Pete
Bob
John
Wix
Seibert
Parker
Continental Divide
Vail
Atlantic
Pacific
Leadville
Independence Pass
Buzz Bainbridge
Army
Cousy Finds Coaching Pressure Tests His Nerves
New York based account shows Boston College basketball coach Bob Cousy wrestling with the stress of leadership in his third season. He recalls past nerves as a player, details his evolving role with assistants handling scouting and scheduling, and notes a tense balance between strategy and performance.
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NEW York
NBA
Bob Cousy
Boston College
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Cousy
Red
Jack Magee
Frank Power
Fairfield Basketball Faces Big Road to NIT Berth
Fairfield University coach George Bisaccia optimism contrasts with tough schedule as the 12-1 Stags eye an NCAA or NIT berth. The team faces strong opponents like Boston College Georgetown Villanova and St Bonaventure while hoping to prove they can win on the road.
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Fairfield
Conn
Fairfield University
New England
Pop's Mall Shop
George Bisacca
Chip Hilton
State
Pee Bisaven
Dayton
Flyers
Aleas
Acadia
Bridgeport
Stonehill
Boston College
St Joseph's
Providence
Massachusetts
Georgetown
Xavier
Villanova
St Bonaventure
Neagassil
Dugtespe
Fairfield Stags Coach Seeks Best Against Name Schools
Fairfield coach Bisaccia explains focusing on stronger opponents to raise the program, noting a 104-63 record over seven years and a 20 game league winning streak. He discusses limited scholarships, targeting high school All Americans, and recruiting 6-8 center Joseph Kenny after UCLA ties. The Stags opened with a loss to St Joseph’s, then won 5 straight road games including Boston College and Villanova, pointing to potential future Garden success.
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Fairfield
Fordham
Bisacca
Inong
Stags
Bisacea
Beag
Bisacea Gels
Innner
Lieldom
AleAmerean
Hirt
All America
Itis
Art Kenny
Lew Alemdor
Ucla Fresh
Kenny
Hertt
Misaee
Mike Branch
Heape
Fanfield
Josephs
Boston
Navies
Duquesne
Praners
Radd
Burfield Salt
Villanova
Providence St
Junaventure
Georgetown
Vadis Suuarg Garden
Sant
Dae Sane
Theaqual
Photosprint device for sixtyeight Olympics paces finish line
A new Omega Photosprint at the 1968 Mexico City Games photographs finishers as they cross the line and times them, using a vertical slit camera and electronic quartz timer. The device records each runner’s toe to torso contact and projects times in digits onto the finish image, allowing precise order verification even for hundredths of a second.
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New York
NEA
Mexico City
Omega
Switzerland
Huinous
Varmint hunting tactics and risks in cold weather
A compact note on varmint hunting focusing on what counts as a varmint, common methods and calls, tracking in snow, and safety cautions about muzzle and bolt issues. It also includes a brief, unrelated NFL training camp stat and a historic 222 to 0 Cumberland defeat underlining the era’s sports context.
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Ark
Offset Torres
Wayne Thornton
Bob Foster
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Rattle Cousy
John Austin
Austin
Gatn
Washington
Gil Hodges
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Kis
Mii
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Wis
Eads Ae
Reeeer Peat
Dick Wolff
Baltimore Colts
Washington Redskins
Georgia Tech
Cumberland University
Atlanta
Kidd
Billy Kidd
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