Olympic Ideals in Crisis Echoed Across Ages
The column argues the Olympic movement wanes under corruption and apartheid, urging IOC to drop South Africa or cancel the Games. It frames ancient and modern sports as rites testing athletes against the best while condemning racial discrimination and political manipulation. It notes black athletes’ refusals and NYAC boycott as signs of deep-seated hypocrisy.
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Robert Lipsyte
Arthur Daley
New York Times
New York
B.C
Leonidas
Thermopylae
Anon
Nero
Justinian I
South Africa
New York Athletic Club
NYAC
Abebe Bikila
International Olympic Committee
Ethiopia
Baron de Coubertin
IOC
Mexico
AOC
United States
Sparta
Wharram Mikita Lead Hawks to 7 1 Win Over Red Wings
Kenny Wharram and Stan Mikita each notched a hat trick as the Chicago Black Hawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 7 1 in a nationally televised NHL game. Wharram added two assists for a five point night and climbed to sixth in league scoring with 58 points while Mikita also had two assists for five points and reached 70 points on the season. The win gave Chicago the lead in the Easter Division and widened Detroit’s woes, extending their winless streak to seven games.
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Stan Mikita
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
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Oscar Robertson
Boston Celtics
Sam Jones Filt
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Guoken
Goce
Elas Iribalt
Diego
San Diego
Knudson Wins Phoenix Open With Par 71 Victory
Canadian George Knudson shot a final round 71 to finish 12 under par at 272, winning the Phoenix Open by three strokes. Sam Carmichael tied for second after a late setback, while Julius Boros and Jack Montgomery shared third, each earning $3,166. Knudson collected $20,000 as the champion.
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Martinsville
Ind
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Carmichaél
Carmivhael
Viller
Phoenix Country Club
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Jack Montgomery
Foct Worth, Tex
Pro
Slim Knudson
Sam
Boros
Montgomery
Frank Beard
Louisville
Bert Yancey
Tallahassee
Fla
Tom Shaw
Knudgen
Shaw
Gene Littler
la Jolla
Calif
Frank Boynton
Cleveland
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Littler
Georgs Knudson
Jy Montgomery
Strela
Sami Carmichael
Tomy Aaron
Harry Billy
Bob Ature
Jenn
Sly
Maouci Ala
Chuck Courtney
Don Janus Nese
Ore Boul Ules Ty
Marit Tosey
Dick Croward
Eldridee Miles
Dick Bewily
Vukovich Captures 2nd Midget Title
Bill Vukovich son of the late Indianapolis 660 champion drove a Caruthers Offenhauser to the lead on lap 25 and won his second straight National Midget Championship at San Jose in 26 minutes 17.85 seconds, shaving the previous track mark set by Johnny Baldwin four years earlier.
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UPI
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Caruthers Offenhauser
Vukovich
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Rockets End 17-Game Slide With 111-106 Win Over 76ers
San Diego Rockets upset Philadelphia 76ers 111-106 on Sunday to halt a 17-game slide and stop the 76ers five-game win streak. Don Kassi g led with 25 points while Wilt Chamberlain topped scorers with 34 as San Diego trimmed Hal Greer to 12.
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76Ers
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Rockets
San Francisco
Don Kassig
Wilt
Chamberlain
Bill Cunningham
John Barnhill
Hal Greer
Pipers Extend Lead with win over Denver
Charlie Williams poured in 38 points as the Pitts burgh Pipers rallied from a slow start to beat Denver 103 to 92 Sunday night. The victory stretched their edge in the American Basketball Association Eastern Division to 1.5 games.
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Charlie Williams
Pittsburgh Pipers
Denver
American Basketball Asst
L B Rugby Club Sweeps Twin Bill In So Cal League Debut
The Long Beach Rugby Club won both ends of a Sunday doubleheader at DeMille Junior High. Reds beat Fullerton 19-8 with Skip Face scoring 10 points as the team improved to 14-1-1 on the season. Joe Young and John Suttle added tries. The Blacks defeated San Luis Obispo 6-5.
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Reds
Fullerton
Blacks
San Luis Obispo
DeMille
Skip Face
Ray Aderman
Bill Bovee
Vance Gage
Joe Young
John Suttle
Bronkaid Tablets Promised Fast Relief for Breathing
Bronkaid tablets combine an expectorant and bronchodilators to loosen phlegm and relax constricted bronchial muscles. The OTC remedy claims rapid relief for coughing and wheezing from bronchial congestion and asthma, with availability at local drugstores from Drew Pharmacal Co., Inc. in New York.
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Drew Pharmacal Co., Inc
New York
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