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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1960
Page
6
Collegiate wrestling begins at Cole Fieldhouse as 300 wrestlers from 79 schools compete over three days in two daily sessions. The event marks the NCAA National Championships with fast action after learners grasp the scoring and holds.
Minneapolis at St. Louis in a pivotal sixth game of the NBA West series with speculation that Hawks coach Ed Macauley could be fired. Ben Kerner voiced doubt while Chicago reports hinted at coaching upheaval as Elgin Baylor leads the Lakers in a comeback drive.
Bruce Coffin of Marblehead Massachusetts leads the senior golf event in St Augustine Florida after the early rounds. Coffin plays strong with consistent drives and accurate iron play as top contenders chase the title.
Cubs manager Charlie Grimm evaluates spring possibilities for third base, catcher, and pitching. contenders include Ron Santo, Sammy Drake, Moe Thacker, Cal Neeman, Dick Drabowsky, Moe Drabowsky, and Don Elston. Grimm notes five catchers and mixed spring runs, with Santo needing to prove himself after a .327 season in the minors.
Jack Baum and Andrew Hudoba of Youngstown Ohio won the doubles division at the 57th American Bowling Congress championships with a 423 499 436 1 353 series and 41 strikes to take first, pushing Robert Wheeler and Frank Tonnarelli of Ashland Ohio to second. Wailem Bord of Youngstown also moved up to ninth in all events with 682 596 595 1 673.
The 30th NCAA wrestling championships gather 79 schools and 259 entrants at Cole Field House over three days. Notables include Cornell’s Dave Auble and Iowa State’s Larry Hayes among returning champions, with tough 147-pound competition and top contenders from Oklahoma State, Syracuse, and Rutgers.
California defeated St Louis and Cincinnati topped West Virginia in the Dixon Gold Medal Tournament semifinals at the YMCA. High scorer for California was Blank with 26 points while Kreisig led Cincinnati with a 26 tally. The Rome wrestling site will stage Olympic contests at Baths of Caracalla this summer with outdoor opera planned nearby at Villa Borghese and Ostia theater performances.
In Vero Beach the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3 to 1 behind pitchers Johnny Podres and Clem Labine. Key hits included Duke Snider’s single and a Roseboro double with Wills’ RBI single, while Labine allowed an unearned run in the seventh.
Harlem Globetrotters plan to sign Oscar Robertson and hope Wilt Chamberlain will rejoin. Morry Saperstein says Robertson would fit the team and Chamberlain weighs his NBA exit decision, with talks focusing on whether he would join the Globetrotters or retire from professional basketball.
In a 1939 game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees at New York the eighth inning features Casey Stengel sending Elmer Vale to pinch hit for Whitey Ford without umpire notification. Vale hits a first pitch homer, prompting White Sox manager Al Lopez to protest the substitution.
The Chicago White Sox routed Detroit in an exhibition in Sarasota as Gene Freese drove in two runs with a homer and a sacrifice fly. Teammate Freese had RBI on two hits while pitcher Ty D. allowed two hits in relief. Indians rally past Giants in Tucson as Johnny Temple delivers bases loaded single in ninth to cap 6 3 win.
Arch Hindman executive secretary of the National Boxing Assn. was released from Henry County Hospital New Castle Indiana after two weeks of treatment. Doctors said he did not suffer a coronary attack and has no heart damage. He returned to his home in Hagerstown to convalesce from a sudden illness.
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