Alvis Urged to Push On After Early Indian Success
Alvis the Indians star, hitting .588, leads AL with Colavito and Gonzalez also at .389 as Cleveland tops the league at .273. Tiant fires seven hits in a 6-0 win over Boston to move the 4-0 club. Buzhardt blanks KC 5-0 as Detroit, New York, and Washington stumble in AL action.
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Lakers upset Celtics in overtime playoff opener
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 133 to 129 in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA finals. Elgin Baylor returned healthy and joined Jerry West as LA surged at Boston Garden, with the series moving to Boston for Tuesday night games and then back to Los Angeles.
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Palmer Faces Brewer In 18 Hole Tour of Champions Showdown
Arnold Palmer and Gay Brewer duel in an 18 hole playoff at Desert Inn for the Tour of Champions title and a 20 000 winner’s purse while Brewer seeks to rebound from a Masters playoff defeat and a 14 000 loyalist crowd.
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Ladany Breaks 1878 50 Mile Walk Record in Eight Hours
Shaul Ladany of Israel won a 50 mile walk in eight hours 35 minutes 35 seconds at POINT PLEASANT New Jersey. His time surpassed the 1878 AAU mark of 9 hours 29 minutes 22 seconds set by G B Gillie, illustrating a historic performance in long distance racewalking.
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Hawks Seek Repeat Comeback to Reach Finals
Chicago faces Detroit in sixth game of their Stanley Cup semifinal after trailing 3-2 in the series. Bobby Hull voiced optimism noting a similar situation a year ago when Chicago won the final two games to advance. Detroit leads the series with two wins on Chicago ice and one on Detroit ice, while Sid Abel cautioned that momentum is not decisive.
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Bowling Friday Nite Earlybirds at VFW Event
Bowling notices list teams and players including B Duffey Grinold Zureich Rock Short Service Sarr Timman Kochendoerfer Spaar and Dillingham with scores 761/2 75 71 59 58 56 54 50 and 208-589 224-209-568 211-561 541 200-534 213-525 521 520 204-514 212-512 508, indicating a Friday night league at VFW.
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Koufax Wins Cy Young Award From Baseball Commissioner
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers was named Cy Young Award winner Sunday. The presentation was made by Baseball Commissioner General William B. Eckert Wright.
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Clay Offers Title Fight To Cooper
Cassius Clay signs to defend his heavyweight title against Britain's Henry Cooper in London May 21. He plans another title bout six weeks after, possibly vs Karl Mildenberger, with more Europe fights to follow for the title.
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