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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1965
Page
17
WBA heavyweight champion Ernest Terrell performed with his six piece rock and roll group at Whiskey a Go Go in Chicago. Mixed reviews greeted his singing while Terrell focused on a potential boxing return pending management and opponent decisions.
Cincinnati Royals face Philadelphia 76ers in a best of five eastern division semifinal with Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain possibly starting despite injuries. Royals hold home court and hope to upset the 76ers before a potential Celtics series.
The Basketball Rules Committee adopted three changes for the coming season. A major change allows a coach to initiate a conference with floor officials to prevent or correct specified errors, with a warning that accuracy matters.
Tickets priced at 7 dollars for the Madison Square Garden double header telecast moving to the Hacienda Strip Mint Hotel venues. Willie Pastrano defends light heavyweight crown vs Jose Torres and Emile Griffith meets Jose Stable for welterweight title. Co promoters Bill Miller and Silver States Sport Club note prior appearances by Griffith and Pastrano in Las Vegas. Tickets at Hacienda Mint El Cortez Sport Club or Davey’s Locker.
Western High School defends state title as it faces Rancho in a 3 p.m. Southern Conference game at Municipal Field. Rancho hurt Gorman 8-2 while Western beat Las Vegas 9-3 and lead the early race with key pitchers Durgin Steeds or Diehl guiding the rotation.
Mott edged Magallanes 47-44 on two judges cards while another had Magallanes ahead 47-46, the SUN noting a tense rematch that earns Mott a shot at a North American welterweight title elimination. Fidel Cruz scored a knockdown against Lidio Arreola in a fast-paced lightweight chapter. An improved Armand Laurence defeated Jim Ferguson by fifth round TKO as the card opened with an amateur bout and no show next Tuesday due to a closed circuit title doubleheader at the Hacienda and the Mint.
Former national stock car champion Paul Goldsmith was reinstated by USAC yesterday and immediately announced plans to drive a rear-engine car in this year's Indianapolis 500 race.
The St. Louis Hawks host the Baltimore Bullets in game one of the Western Division semifinals a best of five. The series starts in St. Louis then goes to Baltimore with potential fourth and fifth games split between cities. The Hawks finished second, eight games ahead of Baltimore, and would face the Lakers if they win the series.
Denver Capitol Federal stunned defending champion Goodyear Wingfoots 83 to 76 to reach the National AAU final. Denver was powered by Flynn Robinson with 24 points, while Ben son 17 and Myers 12 led the Stars in a tight semifinal win. San Francisco and Goodyear meet for third place after earlier SF Athletic Club’s 64-63 semifinal advance.
Willie Pastrano, world light heavyweight champion, trains in Monticello N Y for the showdown with Jose Torres next Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. He comments that the $100,000 guarantee will keep wolves away and notes the tough, fast rival while describing wintry conditions and his comeback from 1961.
A summary of spring exhibition games across Florida and Arizona includes results from St. Petersburg Lakeland Sarasota Pompano Beach Ft Lauderdale Tucson Palm Springs and Phoenix. Notable performances feature pitchers Pappas Fisher Tsitouris Locker and Niekro earning decisions while hitters Perez Harkness Campaneris and Torre supply multiple home runs. Teams include Baltimore New York Cincinnati Detroit Minnesota Chicago Los Angeles and San Francisco with varied win totals and extra innings noted.
Manuel Gonzalez of Houston defeated Gaspar Ortega of Mexicali by unanimous decision after 10 rounds. Gonzalez, aiming for Emile Griffith’s world welterweight title, used sharp lefts to the head and kept Ortega at bay throughout the bout. Gonzalez weighed 15014 pounds to Ortega's 150.
Tropicana Country Club hosted the weekly Tropicana Hotel employees golf event yesterday. Chuck Nurse posted the low net of 75, with John Bogge second at 66 and Skeet Moore and L. McAllister tying for third at 68. Don Speer and Max Waterman tied for fifth at 70.
Editor notes third in a Tourna ment of Champions series. Billy Casper, 33, from San Diego, turned pro in 1954 after Notre Dame and Navy service. He won the 1959 USGA Open and four titles in 1958, with a 1965 season shaping as potentially his best yet amid a growing Desert Inn qualifiers field.
Joe Wells operator of Thunderbird Downs in Las Vegas urged Nevada tax relief to expand horse racing. He backed SB 287 to allow back tracks to keep 6.3 percent of gross handle and support moving racing from gaming board to the State Racing Commission. Wells argued for a sliding tax scale based on total bets to aid his unprofitable $500 000 investment since 1962.
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