Promoters Eye Flyweights As Pacheco Sparks Debate
Promoters in the United States struggle to attract interest in flyweights beyond Ray Pacheco as shrinking crowds for little fighters persist. Promoter George Parnassus seeks bantamweight champion Eder Jofre for a March 20 San Francisco bout, while Brazil's boxing authorities block his departure to defend the title in Sao Paulo.
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Pancho Villa
Frankie Genaro
Fidel la Barba
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia
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Thailand
Argentina
Pascual Perez
California
George Parnassus
Brazil
Eder Jofre
Parnassus
Jofre
Herman Marquez
Stockton
San Francisco
Brazilian National Boxing Council
Ireland
Johnny Caldwell
Sao Paulo
National Boxing Association
NBA
Nevada
Sao Paulo Boxing Federation
Mr. Pacheco
Las Vegas
Italo Ghelfi
Golden Gate
Tony Ponticelio
Joe Nolan
Stratford Estates
Charleston Heights
Joe McGuigan
Luis Molina
Manuel Gonzales
Joe
Tony Morgano
Mel Middleton
Joe Brown
Carlos Ortiz
LV Convention Center
Oldline
Powers
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Reno
Elko
Sparks
Huskies
Carson City
Gorman
Lincoln County
Douglas
Winnemucca
Rancho Diamond
Dick Hoover
California Frosh
Brown-Ortiz
Davey Moore
Cisco Andrade
Olympic
Johnny Paul
Phil Long
Gary Meador
Joe Campbell
Beaumont
Tex
Claude (Blackie) Dudre
Jack Dempsey
Johnny Ludenberg
Kid Blackie
Manassa Mauler
Lydenberg
Tonopah
Johnny
Goldfield
Ely
Xavier Upsets Loyola 96 89 In NIT Bound Showdown
Xavier defeated Loyola Chicago 96 to 89 to end the Ramblers 12 game win streak. Bill Kirvin led Xavier with 27 points and 13 assists setting a school single game record. Vic Rouse topped Loyola with 21 points as the Musketeers grabbed a late lead and held on.
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United Press International
Musketeers
Marquette
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Joe Geiger
Les Hunter
Kentucky Downs Tulane as Nash Near Scoring Crown
In Lexington Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats defeated Tulane 97 to 72 as Cotton Nash bolstered his SEC lead with 31 points to reach 548 on the season. Tulane star Jim Kerwin scored 478 points. Kentucky threatens to share the league title if Tennessee loses and Mississippi State has already refused NCAA bid due to its unwritten policy.
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UPI
Kentucky Wildcats
Tulane
Kentucky
Cotton Nash
Nash
Jim Kerwin
Tennessee
Mississippi State
SEC
Vegas Cars Enter Pomona Road Race Show
The 1962 west coast road racing circuit stops at Pomona California this weekend with nine drivers and eight Las Vegas cars in the USAC FIA event. Lotus entries include Dick Levinson Frankie Newman and Hans Karmbach backed cars from Hotel Fremont Mint Club and Standard Triumph dealers. Jean Jacobsen fields a Lotus 18 in Formula Junior.
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Calif
Las Vegas
United States Auto Club
International Federation of Automobiles
Los Angeles County Fairgrounds
United States Sports Car Club
Usacfia
Riverside International Raceway
George von Tobel
Jim Chafee
Los Angeles
Bill Hamby
Stu
Jim Handerson
Lotus
Dick Levinson
Hatel Fremont
Whitton
South Man Street
Hamby
Scuderia Alagar
Western High coaches says Dark Horse Mantle in state tourney
Western High basketball coach Malcolm Jones said the team is fortunate to reach the state basketball tournament and will seize the opportunity. With two returning lettermen from Rancho Keams and no seniors, Western beat White Pine 65 48 before losing 68 56 to Las Vegas High as zone press defense turned the tide. Jones praised the players for progress, despite fatigue and early mistakes, and noted morale at Decatur and Bonanza schools remains high.
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Western High
Malcolm Jones
White Pine
Western
Jones
Las Vegas
Harry) Paille
John C. Fremont
Decatur
Bonanza
Western Scouting Report Projects State Title Bid
Western scouts report a determined team eyeing the state tournament. Coach Jones praises juniors Bob Brown and Fritz Kreuzer as key contributors. The squad, with a 10-11 record, focuses on rebounding, smooth offense, and starting a new school tradition. They face Carson City at 8:00 Friday.
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Convention Center
Carson City
Dark Horse
Roy Brewer
Tom DeMarco
Dennis Bunker
David Jamison
Ricky Kohlmeyer
Bob Smith
Danny Davis
Em Molsee
Bob Brown
Henry Dollar
Fritz Kreuzer
Jerry Lund
Jones
Brown
Kreuzer
Fortunato Edges Diaz In Wild Gotham Bout
At St. Nicholas Arena New York Tony Fortunato won a split eight round decision over Gil Diaz in a chaotic scene Diaz fans mobbed chairs and threw debris as referees scored 4-3-1 and Diaz led a 6-2 card with UPI also favoring Diaz Fortunato 150 pounds Diaz 149.
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New York
UPI
St. Nicholas Arena
Tony Fortunato
Gil Diaz
Diaz
Petey Della
Sam
Fortunato
Joe Agnello
United Press International
PRO GRID SUIT Foss Testifies About AFL-NFL Conflict
Baltimore AP report details AFL Commissioner Joe Foss testifying in the $10 million antitrust suit against the NFL. Foss says he authored letters urging NFL expansion in cities lacking AFL teams and urged not to pursue a scorched earth policy.
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Joe Foss
American Football League
AFL
National Football League
Foss
NFL
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Marine Corps
Oklahoma State Upsets Kansas State 78-68
Oklahoma State defeated third-ranked Kansas State 78-68 in Stillwater to ruin the Wildcats Big Eight title hopes and NCAA bid. Mike Wroblewski led Kansas State with 31 points before fouling out. Ed Bunch had 18 for OSU as Gary Hassmann added 17 and Cecil Epperly 15.
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Cowboys
Mike Wroblewski
Ed Bunch
Gary Hassmann
Cecil Epperly
Golfers Sparkle In Key Tourney
Des Moines reports former Southern Methodist University golfers Bill Johnson and James Fulton top the Americas Bowling Congress doubles event with a 1295 for second place. Johnson, an Army mail clerk at Fort Leavenworth, posted 671, while Fulton, a Kansas City Kansas funeral director, added 621. All minor event leaders retained top spots after individual play.
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UPD
Southern Methodist University
Bill Johnson
James Fulton
Johnson
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Fulton
Kansas City
Chinese Golf Hero American Tournament Opens in San Francisco
Chinese and American players will compete in the first Western States Amateur at Stardust Golf Club March 23 24. Arnold Lim executive director announced the event in San Francisco. Men’s and women’s divisions offer more than 3000 dollars in merchandise awards.
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Western States
Stardust Golf Club
San Francisco
Arnold Lim
Duquesne Edges Bradley 73 72 In Final Minutes
Sophomore Willie Somerset scored five points in the last five minutes to lift Duquesne past Bradley 73-72 in Peoria. The Dukes limited Bradley star Chet Walker to 27 as four defenders crowded him. With 4:50 left, Somerset knotted the game and later clinched it with two more free throws for the lead and final margin.
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Ill
Willie Somerset
Duquesne
Bradley
Dukes
Chet Walker
Walker
Braves
Somerset
Cleroux KO’s Logan in bloodied title bout
Canadian heavyweight Robert Cleroux 206 defeats George Logan 205 by seventh round technical knockout in San Francisco after a bloody clash. Referee Vern Bybee stopped the bout on ring doctor’s orders with Cleroux leading. promoter Joe Louis plans Cleroux vs Cassius Clay in Los Angeles on April 23.
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Robert Cleroux
George Logan
Boise
Idaho
Battler
Vern Bybee
Cleroux
Joe Louis
Los Angeles
Cassius Clay
College Basketball Scores From Recent Games
Syracuse defeated Connecticut 72 to 67 as Minnesota routed Nebraska 103 to 71 and Oklahoma beat Missouri 73 to 72 in overtime. Indiana posted a big 104 to 7 win against Kentucky, while Kansas topped Colorado 73 to 61. Other results include Niagara 72 Buffalo 72 and Iowa State 60 Northern Michigan 14.
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Connecticut
Pacific Lutheran
Whitworth
Duquesne
Bradley
Minnesota
Michigan
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Westminster
Alliance
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Mingls
Kentucky
Tulane
Colorado
Missouri
Niagara
Buffalo
Kansas
Iowa
NCAA Gym and Track Federations Near Completion
The NCAA sponsored talks to form national federations for gymnastics and track and field near completion after two days of meetings in Chicago. Walter Byers said plans for constitutions and by laws will be firmed, AAU attendance uncertain, and international recognition possible before the 1964 Olympics.
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UPI
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
Walter Byers
Byers
NCAA
United States
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