Basilio Faces A Crucial Test At Madison Square Garden
New York AP Carmen Basilio, veteran champ, faces Gaspar Ortega in a 10 round TV bout at Madison Square Garden. A loss could end his long career and jeopardize top purses. Ortega, 25, has 80 pro fights with a steel chin and relentless pressure. Basilio, 33, showed wear in recent title fights with Gene Fullmer, slowing reflexes and fewer punch combinations.
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Carmen Basilio
Cragey
Gaspar Ortega
Mexico
Madison Square Garden
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Ortega
Gaspar
Basilio
Gene Fullmer
Fullmer
Chittenango
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Clouter
Top Golfers To LA Tournament Opens 1961 Series
A star field inches toward the Los Angeles Open pro am ahead of a 72 hole four day start at Rancho Municipal Golf Course West Los Angeles. Arnold Palmer leads a list of top money winners of 1960 with Don Finsterwald Jay Hebert Lionel Hebert Billy Casper Art Wall Ken Venturi Cary Middlecoff and others aiming to claim the richest purse in the event’s 35th edition.
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Los Angeles
Rancho Municipal
Arnold Palmer
Don Finsterwald
Jay Hebert
Lionel
Billy Casper Jr
Art Wall Jr
Ken Venturi
Cary Middlecoff
Royals Cut Into St Louis Lead In West
The Cincinnati Royals led by Oscar Robertson press the Western Division, winning seven of nine in 11 days. They beat the Syracuse Nationals 134 to 126, aided by a 74-point second half and a 81 point trio from Robertson, Embry and Twyman, as they close the gap on the Hawks.
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Oscar Robertson
St. Louis
National Basketball Association
Royals
No. 7
Syracuse Nationals
Nats
Hawks
Robertson
Wayne Embry
Jack Twyman
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Twyman
Embry
Hodges Likely Faces Salary Cut With Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges appears headed for a salary cut in 1961 as GM Buzzie Bavasi notes few raises while Norm Larker and Maury Wills may deserve increases. Hodges hit .198 with eight homers and 29 RBIs, while Wills led the NL with 59 steals and batted .295 in his first full season.
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LOS Angeles
Gil Hodges
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hodges
Norm Laier
Dick Groat
Buzzie Bavasi
Dodger
Norm Larker
Maury Wills
Bavasi
Wills
Rockhurst Defeats Westminster In 66-53 Basketball Win
Rockhurst used a fast break to topple Westminster 66-53 in Fulton Missouri. The Hawks shot 14 of 18 in the first half to build a 40-26 lead. Rockhurst improves to 6-4 with the victory while Westminster drops to 4-8.
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Rockhurst
Westminster
Hawks
Williamsburg Defeats Pomona in Franklin County League
Jim Milliken and Ned Bethell each scored 22 as Williamsburg beat Pomona 65-60 to stay tied for first with Princeton at 4-1 in league play. Pomona fell to 3-2. high Pomona scorer Art Sleichter had 17. Williamsburg's Danny Servaes led Pomona 11 in the first half.
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Larry Anderson
Williamsburg
Jim Milliken
Ned Bethell
Panthers
Pomona Pirates
Princeton
Milliken
Bethell
Danny Servaes
Imona
Alvin Miller
Bur
Jim Burgoon Goon
Fred Buckley
Pirates
Art Sleichter
Servaes
Lane
Richmond
Greeley
Appanoose
Quenemo
Carbondale
Scranton
Melvern
Wellsville
Gardner
Po Mantle Sleichter
Stoneking
Anderson
Thompson
McCurdy
Miller
Buckley
Burgoon
Persol
Nelson
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Lineups About Set For Senior Bowl Tilt
North and South squads finalize 26 man rosters for Saturdays Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama. Defenses feature size with seven linemen and linebackers averaging about 230 pounds. NBC will televise the game kickoff at 2 30 p m CST before an estimated 40 000 fans.
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Ala
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Jim Lee Howell
Weeb Endbank
Ewbank
Baltimore Colt
Taz Anderson
Georgia Tech
John Brewer
Mississippi
Billy Shaw
Mike Zeno
UPI
E. J. Holub
Texas Tech
Tom Goode
Mississippi State
Bo Strange
Louisiana State
Rebels
Yankees
Howell
Fred Mautino
Syracuse
Roland McDole
Nebraska
Harold Beaty
Oklahoma State
Joe Dean
Ohio University
Fred Hagman
Kansas
Carl Kammerer
College of Pacific
John Murray
Toledo University
NBC
National League studies ways to stock 1962 expansion clubs
The National League forms a five man committee to study how to secure players for Houston and New York for 1962. MLB owners will vote by mail on allowing working agreements with minor league teams to develop players this season. Findings due at mid summer meeting.
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NEW York
National League
Ford Frick
Houston
Los Angeles
Washington
Bowling Scores BOOSTER Quenemo-0 and High 10-Smith 180
Wednesday night bowling results list high scores across multiple leagues and teams including Knights of Columbus, Durbin Ames and Princeton. Notable marks include 487 by Kramer, 522 by Reiter and 564 by Rank with several players hitting 500+ series.
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Byrd
Norman
Knights of Columbus
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Mueller
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