Cus D'Amato eyes another champ with Torres in title bid
Promoter Cus D'Amato backs Jose Torres 25-1 in a 160 pound title try against Paul Pender in Boston Garden. Pender, hailed as a middleweight king by several regions, holds a 40-6-2 record but Torres stands 25-1-0 and not yet ranked. The bout lacks TV coverage and will be decided in a 15 round fight Friday night amid uncertainty over a formal title recognition.
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Boxing results from international bouts and title clash
Seoul fighter Kang Choon-won edged Ray Pérez by points 114 to 1124 in Honolulu. In Cagliari Piero Rollo defeated Alphonse Halimi by 116 to 117 to take the European bantamweight title. Bob Cleroux stopped Lloyd Jones in Noranda, while another bout in Atlanta saw a KO at 2.
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South Korea
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Honolulu
Carter to Meet Moyer in Madison Square Garden Bout
Rubin Carter, the Paterson, New Jersey newcomer, earned a sensational MSG debut by stopping Florentino Fernandez in the first round. Promoter Teddy Brenner plans a December 15 matchup with Denny Moyer, recent WBA junior middleweight champion from Portland, Oregon. Carter, 25, knocked Fernandez out with a right to the jaw followed by a left-right-left to end the fight at 1:09.
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Sawchuk’s Mask Leads Wings To 100th Career Shutout
Detroit goalie Terry Sawchuk, wearing a mask this season, powered the Red Wings to a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, marking the goaltender’s 100th career shutout as Detroit stood unbeaten in seven starts. Chicago beat New York 3-3, while Chicago edged Montreal 3-2 and New York defeated Toronto 5-1.
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Yanks Set Road Attendance Record in 1962
The Yankees drew 30,032 in their final road game to establish a major league road attendance record. The American League champions finished with 2,215,659 paid admissions on the road in 1962.
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Frisbie Wins Berth In All Star Tourney
Frisbie clinches a fourth berth in the National All Star Tournament by edging Chuck Hacker in a tense elimination at Mason Lanes. He finishes with 722 in three games and 120.13 Petersen points, earning prize and travel money as Southwestern Ohio Bowling Proprietors' Association sends him to Kansas City in January.
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Wildwood Honors Champs Tonight at Club Meeting
Wildwood Golf Club hosts its annual membership meeting at the clubhouse with a 6:30 spaghetti supper and 8 pm session. Championship Flight winner Tom Greene and Second Flight champ Art Root will be honored, while a Third Flight final was not completed. Paul Wilch advances to face Dick Bowling. three trustees to be elected.
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A J Foyt Sets Track Record at Sacramento Race
A J Foyt won the Golden State Hundred at the State Fair Grounds in Sacramento with a track record time of 1 hour 2 minutes 59.14 seconds and earned 5720 for first place. Don Branson finished second for 3109 and Elmer George took third for 1976.
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Ace Ends 80 Year Wait At Denver Golf Course
R. M. Morris scored his first hole-in-one at Overland Park Course after more than five decades of golf. He aced the 150 yard 10th hole, setting a personal milestone documented in a Denver AP report.
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Little White Wins Dixie 400 At Atlanta Speedway
Little Rex White, 5-4 and from Spartanburg, clinched the Dixie 400 NASCAR victory at Atlanta International Raceway. He moved to the lead with three laps left in the 400-mile race, earning $8,040. Joe Weatherly finished second and Marvin Panch was third as the field shared $49,000 in prize money. Weatherly had already secured the 1982 NASCAR championship for late model stock cars.
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Wilt Blows Free Throws Royals Win
Wilt Chamberlain scored 52 points and forced overtime as the Kansas City Royals beat Cincinnati 131-129 in a Sunday night NBA thriller. Oscar Robertson and Wayne Embry contributed key late scores but Chamberlain sank two of three free throws in the final seconds to tie the game and send it to overtime.
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Richardson Missed Team Picture
New York AP report says Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson recalls his most embarrassing moment in 1960 when as player representative he told teammates to arrive early for the team picture. He arrived 49 minutes late and missed the color photo but appeared in the black and white pictures.
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Beau Purple Captures Man O' War at Belmont in Grass Stakes
Beau Purple, owned by Jack Dreyfus, led from the start to win the $114,800 Man O' War Stakes at Belmont Park over Kelso by two lengths. Carry Back finished fifth in a field of 12 as the 5-year-old Beau Gar-Water Queen son set a course record for 1 1/2 miles on grass. Boland rode the 2-yr-old filly main swap? Main Swap won the Gardenia States at Garden State Park, beating Smart Del by a half length after a late run by Manuel Ycaza.
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Sunday’s Result Cincinnati 131 San Francisco 130
Cincinnati defeated San Francisco 131 to 130 in a high scoring game. No other NBA schedule today.
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