Spendthrift Farm Star Nashua Beats the Odds at Hallandale
Leslie Combs of Spendthrift Farm touts Nashua as the top draw while revealing a secret horse formula made with monks in Kentucky. He notes high demand, guarded feeding pellets, and seasonal adjustments as his stallion nears Man o War status with strong two year old results and over 100000 visitors last year.
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Hallandale
Fla
Leslie Combs
Kentucky
Elizabeth Arden Graham
Combs
Bluegrass
Graham
Florida
Bardstown
Spendthrift
Nashua
Nasrullah
Swaps
Blue Grass Country
Johansson First Child Born Ingemar Johansson Son
Former heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson and his wife welcomed their first child a boy weighing seven pounds. Johansson noted blue eyes a dimpled chin brown hair and unusually large hands.
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Gotesborg
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Johansson
Jofre Wins Italian Boxing Writers Oscar for 1963
World bantamweight champion Eder Jofre of Brazil was chosen as the favorite fighter of the year by the Italian National Association of Boxing Writers. The award highlights his standing among Italian boxing fans and media.
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ST. Vincent
Italy
Eder Jofre
Brazil
Hoyle’s Simplified Guide to Card Games Published
Walter Gibson, a professional card game authority and magician, writes Hoyle's Simplified Guide to the popular card games with rules terms hints points and reminders. The book is scheduled for publication by Doubleday on March 15.
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New York
Hoyle
Doubleday
Walter Gibson
Pender Seeks Clarifying Title Bout With Tiger
Paul Pender, reinstated co champion, seeks a title clarifying clash with Dick Tiger after five New York judges voided the commission stripping action. Cronin says Pender can beat Tiger and urges promoters to arrange the bout to end the title feud.
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Paul Pender
Tiger
Goals Decide Placings In World Ice Hockey Championship
Organizers announced that goal difference will decide placings if teams tie after the schedule. The rule applies to the world ice hockey championships.
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Stockholm
L. V. Phillips Awarded 1963 Silver Medal by Hall of Fame
L V Phillips retired IHSAA commissioner is named recipient of the 1963 Silver Medal by the Central Committee of the Indiana Lions club Basketball Hall of Fame. The March 20 dinner in Indianapolis honors his service since 1945 and national contributions to high school athletics.
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L. V. Phillips
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Indiana Lions Club
Peter Eckrich
Indiana
Phillips
Lhjs.a.a
Arthur L. Trester
National Federation of State High School Atthletic Associations
Scotland
Ind
Indiana University
Columbia University
Hall of Fame
William Francis Fox, Jr
Indianapolis News
Fullmer Named Boxer of the Month by WBA
Gene Fullmer a former middleweight champion from West Jordan Utah was named boxer of the month by the World Boxing Association for his bid to recapture the title on February 23. He held champion Dick Tiger of Nigeria to a 15 round draw in their title rematch in Las Vegas Nevada though Tiger retained the crown.
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Bedford Mass
Paul Pender
Dick Tiger
John J. Cronin
Pender
Brookline
Mass
New York State Supreme Court
New York State Athletic Commission
New York Commission
Penders
Tiger
Nigeria
World Boxing Association
Massachusetts Boxing Commission
New York
Gene Fullmer
Las Vegas
Nev
Commission
Melvin L. Krulewitch
Fullmer
Providence
R. I
West Jordan
Utah
Cassius Clay Storms New York Ahead of Jones Fight
Cassius Clay draws unprecedented crowds in New York as he prepares to face Doug Jones at Madison Square Garden. Tickets sellout appears certain with 18 060 seats expected, while promoter Teddy Brenner touts a Garden sellout in its 38 year history. Clay predicts a sixth round knockout if Jones stays defiant, backed by public bets at 16 to 5 in Clay’s favor.
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New York
Cassius Clay
Max Baer
Doug Jones
Madison Square Garden
Teddy Brenner
New Gardens
Brenner
Garden
Cassius
Clay
Louisville
Jones
Swat
Liston Aims to Resume Training After Doctor OK
Sonny Liston’s manager Jack Nilon said the heavyweight champion is likely to be cleared by Dr Duke Baird after a second exam today. If approved, Liston would resume training Saturday ahead of the April 10 title defense against Floyd Patterson, with no knee operation expected.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Upp
Sonny Liston
Eary
Duke Baird
Miami
Jack Nilon
Baird
Sonny
Liston
Floyd Patterson
Miami Herald
Nilon
Jones Achieves Victory in Pro Heavyweight. 15th KO
Jones, age 26, tallies his 15th knockout as a professional in a 21 win 3 loss 1 draw record. He has never been stopped, marking another dominant performance in the heavyweight division.
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Jones
Detroit Wins in Gloves Tourney
Detroit's amateur boxers captured the team championship in Chicago as the Golden Gloves likely concluded. Individual titles went to Harvey Cooper of Omaha and Wade Smith of Muncie Indiana, with Detroit securing 16 points led by Emanuel Steward at 118 pounds. Other champions included Freddie Garcia 112 pounds, Nick Petracea 126, Perry Bennett 135, Bill Douglas middleweight, and Ted Gullick light heavyweight.
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Chicago
Detroit
Omaha
Harvey Cooper
Wade Smith
Muncie
Ind
Cooper
Air Force
Ronald Marsh
Kansas City
James Taylor
Hollywood
Calif
Smith
Motor City
Columbus
Fort Worth
Nashville
Cincinnati
Green Bay
Buffalo
Kenosha
Toledo
Cleveland
Streator
Ill
Freddie Garcia
Roswell
N. M
Nick Petracea
Perry Bennett
Bill Douglas
Ted Gullick
Freshmen Split on Negro Classmate at Troy State
A sociology study among 65 Troy State College freshmen showed 70 percent would not object to a Negro classmate, while 35 would not want to share a dorm room with Negroes, highlighting mixed attitudes on race in housing.
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Troy
Ala
Troy State College
Brentano to Visit Washington for NATO and European Talks
Heinrich von Brentano, parliamentary leader of Chancellor Adenauer's Christian Democrats, will travel to Washington on March 17 for discussions on NATO and European issues, the party announced.
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Bonn
Heinrich von Brentano
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Washington
Oldest Scottish railway commuter dies in Cambuslang
James Wylie aged 85, Scotland’s oldest railway commuter, died Wednesday shortly after receiving a free one year rail pass from British railways.
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Cambuslang
Scotland
James Wylie
British Railways
Hoosier Coach Wells Named Executive Secretary of Hall of Fame
Cliff Wells, Indiana native and longtime coach, resigns Tulane post to lead the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as executive secretary director. He will assume duties in Springfield Mass in July after a career spanning Indiana high school and college basketball.
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Cliff Wells
Tulane University
Naismith Memorial National Basketball Hall of Fame
Wells
Springfield
Mass
Indianapolis
Tulane
Indiana
Bloomington
Logansport
Bloomington Panthers
Columbus
Berries
Gimbel
Trester
Finle
Upper New York collegiate swimming champs at Syracuse
The Upper New York State College Swimming Association championships will be held at Syracuse University on Friday and Saturday. Competing schools include Colgate Syracuse Union Rochester Rensselaer Poly Oswego Geneseo Niagara St. Bonaventure Buffalo State Buffalo and Brockport.
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N. Y
Upp
Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association
Syracuse University
Colgate
Syracuse
Union
Rochester
Rensselaer Poly
Oswego
Geneseo
Niagara
St. Bonaventure
Buffalo State
University of Buffalo
Brockport
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