Proposing Changes for Abe Saperstein Pro League
Chicago AP Abe Saperstein outlines an eight team American Basketball League starting 1961 62 expanding from six with Pittsburgh Portland joining Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Cleveland Kansas City and Washington DC. He plans 49 minute games no bonus fouls wider free throw lanes a 3 point shot from about 21 feet hands allowed on defense no 24 second rule and jump balls on ball touching by defense with extended court three feet beyond backboards. He expects Globetrotters test rules this summer if feasible.
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National Basketball Assn
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Ore
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Los Angeles
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington, D.C
NBA
Philadelphia Warriors
Warriors
Abe
Harlem Globetrotters
Queen Mother Elizabeth Makes Goodwill Africa Flight
London AP says Queen Mother Elizabeth traveled south on a goodwill visit to the troubled Central African Federation of the Rhodesias and Nyasaland, aiming to ease regional tensions and show royal support.
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Elizabeth
Central African Federation
The
Rhodesias and
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Ottawa Cyclones Win FiveTeam Track Meet Here
Ottawa Cyclones won a five team track meet here with 89.9 points, aided by nine seconds and five firsts. Rolland Williston and John Thornbrugh led Pomona and Williamsburg with double wins in sprints and field events, while Reusch of Ottawa and Williston of Pomona posted standout distances and hurdles in a competitive lineup.
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Ottawa
Cyclones
Pomona
Williamsburg
Appanoose
Lane
Ottawans
Bowling Scores in Royal League and National Guards
Bowling scores listed for multiple teams including Royal League and National Guard entries. Notable high games show player Totals such as Cordle 516 and Hull 545, with several 600-plus series across teams Goodyear Sunrise and Self-Service noting top marks.
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Gambles
Hermreck
Bundy
Richeson
Lewis
National Guard
H. Linneman
Goodyear
Davis
Stine
R. Hay
R. Hull
Burgoon
McFadden
D. Cordle
Meador
B. Nicholas
D. Beiter
Giants Hang On To Beat Phillies 4-2 In NL Battle
Giants extend to four games to stay ahead in the NL race by beating Philadelphia 4-2 on Don Blasingame's seventh inning tie breaking single. Pirates rally past Dodgers 3-2 as Vern Law wins fifth of the season. Dodgers’ Norm Sherry and Junior Gilliam contribute key hits in the loss.
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San Francisco I Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bucs
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cubs
Giants
Phils
Don Blasingame
Wally Post
Johnny Antonelli
Stu Miller
Gene Conley
Vern Law
Hal Smith
Bill Mazeroski
Johnny Podres
Norm Sherry
Junior Gilliam
Dodgers
Johansson Plans Lightened Schedule For Patterson Defense
World heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson vows a mixed work and rest routine for his June 20 defense against Floyd Patterson. He says he trains six to seven rounds daily, claims he worked harder for the Patterson rematch, and notes no retirement plans. He and his fiancée Birgit Lundgren are on site with no wedding date set.
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Grossinger
N.Y
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Johansson
Birgit Lundgren
Baseball Scores And Wednesday Schedule From Tuesday
Tuesday results show San Francisco beat Philadelphia 44 to 2 and Pittsburgh edged Los Angeles 3 to 2. Cincinnati at Chicago was rained out. Wednesday fixtures include St Louis at Milwaukee and Detroit at Washington. Cincinnati at Chicago and Philadelphia at San Francisco. Boston defeated Chicago 9 to 7.
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Louis Fee Reese
Seseneene
Stengel Reflects On Half-Century In Baseball
In New York Casey Stengel, celebrating 50 years in baseball, recalls his 1910 start at age 19 with Kankakee club in Northern Asia. He remembers being nicknamed Dutch, the brief league, unpaid pay, and loyal fans from the nearby state mental hospital.
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Casey Stengel
Kankakee
Stengel
Asia
New York Yankee Pilot
Kansas State Wins Over Nebraska Track Meet
Kansas State took 11 of 16 first places to defeat Nebraska 93 1 3 to 42 2 3. Eight meet records were set, with two others disallowed due to wind. Brex Stucker of Kansas State missed a 14.4 in the high hurdles, while Stucker won the 100. Sonny Ballard, a month into training, jumped 24 feet in the broad jump.
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Kansas State
Nebraska
Itrack
Brex Stucker
Stucker
Sonny Ballard
K-State
Dodgers Weigh Recall of Howard Amid Roster Shakeup
Dodgers consider recalling Frank Howard from Spokane as his wife’s delivery nears. Furillo weighs voluntary retirement, while Sherry’s recent heroics secure his roster spot. Dodgers may cut Bob Lillis to stay under the 25-man limit as they drop 12 of 18.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Frank Howard
Carl Furillo
Ohio Stronghoy
Howard
Spokane
Dodgers
Furillo
Norm Sherry
Larry
Sherry
Pittsburgh
Bob Lillis
Cannon Ball Baker Dies at 78 at Indianapolis
Erwin G. Baker known as Cannon Ball, age 78, who won the first Indianapolis Motor Speedway race on a motorcycle, died after a heart attack. He set a 1914 transcontinental auto record, raced in 1922’s 500, and served as commissioner of NASCAR since 1947. Funeral Thursday at St Matthew Lutheran Church with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Erwin G
Cannon Ball
St. Matthew
Tigers End Long Losing Skid With 1-0 Victory at Washington
Detroit snapped a 10 game winless stretch and 21 2 3 inning scoreless drought with Rocky Colavito's two out ninth inning homer off Washington as Don Messi earned the win in his first decision in three starts. Wertz drove in a key run for Cleveland in the 10th, Piersall homered for the Indians, and the White Sox fell to Boston as Kansas City routed Baltimore.
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Voters in Hutchinson reject bond issues in city vote
In Hutchinson Kansas a record 6704 ballots were cast in a special election with voters defeating bond proposals totaling 800000 for park airport arena and golf course improvements. Park projects failed 3490 to 3101, airport 3552 to 3077, arena 4376 to 2168, and golf course 4630 to 1833.
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Hutchinson
Fullmer Aims For A Knockout In TV Middleweight Bout
WEST JORDAN Utah AP Don Fullmer 21 seeks a KO against veteran Ste fan Redl of Germany in a 10 round ABC telecast. Redl counters aiming for a knockout. Jenson notes Redl’s hard to KO and Fullmer’s 20-3 with eight KOs faces Redl’s 26-5-1 with 14 KOs as both fighters promise aggression tonight.
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Sion Contemplates Brother’s Rise to Middleweight Crown
The article hints that Sion may aim to position his brother as the middleweight champion, signaling a strategic move within the family to secure a top title. No other details are provided in readable text.
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Weight Stars To Compete Saturday At West Coast Relays
Fresno AP J Flint Hanner schedules shot put event with 70 foot safety survey. Top contenders include Nieder Long and Davis among the big four, with Nieder aiming for 67 feet. Also entered are Norton Cook and King for sprint records and Gutowski Martin Brewer Morris in the pole vault over 10 feet.
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California Flash
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