Russell resigns as Celtics coach to pursue acting
Boston Celtics coach Bill Russell, 35, has resigned to enter movie and television acting. He told General Manager Red Auerbach Monday night and cited the need to build income through films. Russell led Boston to 11 world championships and 12 Eastern titles, and this season to the title over the Lakers after a fourth place finish in the East.
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Lefty Grove League Games Play Thursday Night
Ross Raiders defeated Kesling Construction 7 to 6. Finance System beat Jaycees 12 to 9. Details of the games were unavailable.
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Makeup game set for Sunday at McGuan Park
Norwalk Slo Pitch League schedules a makeup clash at 5 p.m. Sunday between undefeated Home Savings and Huron County Banking Co. at McGuan Park after an earlier postponement.
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Memphis Photographer Diver Latches On To Water Challenge
Charles A. Nicholas Jr. combines work as commercial photographer with scuba diving in mid America. He and his sons train in Destin Florida and Greers Ferry Lake Arkansas, investing about 250 dollars per set of gear. He stresses safety, noting some divers die when overconfident.
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DePaula Returns For Questioning In Boxings Grand Jury Probe
New York grand jury probe into possible underworld infiltration in boxing continues as light heavyweight Frankie DePaula and his manager Gary Garafola return for further questioning. They testified about the May 26 Dick Tiger Nino Benvenuti bout and other fights while denying any wrongdoing. DePaula said investigators asked about other fighters and fights and that he and his team are clean.
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Sam McDowell Faces Twins After 1–0 Gem
In Minneapolis, Cleveland starter Sam McDowell seeks a repeat of his May 6 1–0 shutout over Minnesota. The Twins lead the AL West with a 32–24 mark as Rod Carew hits .394 and Harmon Killebrew drives in 47 runs with 14 homers. The Tribe lost 4–3 to the White Sox at Milwaukee County Stadium Wednesday.
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VEW Tops Bleile's in Teener Baseball Opener
VFW Auxiliary defeated Bleile's 15 to 4 to open the VFW Teener league. Pitcher Bill Magnuson earned the win for VFW allowing four hits with six strikeouts over five innings. Jeff Brandt homered and drove in three as Mike Wilde led Bleile's with a first inning double.
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Murphy Fires 66 Leads U S Open Field On Friday 13th
Bob Murphy shot a 4 under par 66 to lead the U S Open after the first round at Cypress Creek. He birdied after a bad lie and finished with four more birdies, holding a one stroke edge over Miller Barber and two over Al Geiberger and Deane Beman. Masters champ George Archer and others were close behind. The field will be cut to the low 60 and ties after today’s round.
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Tulloch In Final Leg Of Cross Country Run
British distance runner Bruce Tulloch resumed his cross country odyssey in Harmony on the final leg to New York. The 33 year old record holder started in Los Angeles April 21 and aims to reach Columbus by 4 p.m. today en route from Los Angeles to New York.
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