Pro Basketball Opens Season With Westward Shift In NBA
Pro basketball starts the 13th NBA season Sunday with the Detroit Pistons and the Nationals opening at Syracuse. National television debuts widen the audience as games move west, with franchises eyeing Houston Los Angeles San Francisco and more, while rosters bring in veterans and new talent including Elgin Baylor and Bill Russell alongside Celtics and Hawks rivals.
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Spectator Risk and Assumption of Danger in Sports
A column from the State Bar Association discusses when spectators can be deemed to have assumed risks at games. It outlines differing rulings in California and New York on whether injuries from foul balls, pucks, or falls are fact questions for juries or questions of law for judges. The piece notes screens and stand positions affect liability and that intentional harm by players does not negate the risk defense.
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Armstead Faces Hornsby In Title Bout At Legion Stadium
Armstead 2-1 favorite heads a 12 round California lightweight title fight against Jramy Hornsby at Hollywood Legion Stadium. Armstead, 71, former EA and Paly High standout, brings a 20-3-1 pro mark with recent decision wins. Hornsby, Jefferson High graduate, trails in experience but boosts amateur credentials.
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Jramy Hornsby
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Hollywood Legion Staite
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Kid Anahune
Chicles Uribe
Hornsby
Jefferson
Quarterback Johnny Unitas Rise From Sandlot Star
The article recalls Baltimore Colts QB Johnny Unitas, once an undersized high school and college player who rose from a $6 per game sandlot start to become a top NFL star. He was the Steelers' ninth draft pick in 1955 but released after limited playtime.
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Unitas
Pittsburgh Steelers
Soviet win dominates eighth modern pentathlon world event
In Aldershot England the Soviet Union claimed a sweeping victory at the eighth world championships. Only Kurt Lindenthal Finland breached the Iron Curtain, taking top finish amid a 4000 meter cross country close. Lindenthal posted a 14 246 clocking to seal the race as the Soviet team dominated the meet.
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Aldershot
England
Soviet Union
Kurt Linde
Wilt Debuts with Globetrotters at Madison Square Garden
Wilt Chamberlain arrives at Madison Square Garden to debut with the Harlem Globetrotters in a twinbill during the 1957-58 college season. He faces the Philadelphia Sphas in the opener while fellow collegians, including Guy Rouget, join an AML star team in an exhibition game.
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Wilt Chamberlain
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Harness FIRST RACK Mile Race Results and Entries
A scrambled recap lists many horse names, owners, and times from a harness racing meet. Entries include Hansen, Gratien, Dandy Tyr, and others with times around 2:40 to 4:40, noting payouts and place payments. The fragmentary text lacks clear event structure but preserves multiple horse names, drivers, and betting figures across several races.
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Eden
Tox Byrd
U S Boxing Face Saved by Irishman
New York UPI Pat McMurtry a former Marine sergeant from Tucuna Washington saved from a possible knockdown by Chiuvava Canadian champion George Chuvalo. McMurtry struggled but rallied in the third round and delivered a bloody beating en route to a dominant victory at Madison Square Garden.
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Gene Tunney
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Jordan Runners Defeat Downey in Cross Country Meet
Jordan High's cross-country squad wins over Downey with a final score of 73 to 0. The meet was held Friday at Downey Hermett, with Jordan runners topping Downey in a decisive, one-sided race.
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Sensational blown-Chrysler Dodge duel at Lions strip
Followers of the drag racing scene flocked to LADS for a 2 out of 3 showdown between Tommy Yo and national champion Ted Gyr as the Burbank driver seeks another win. Yo recently exploded to 159.01 mph in a 40 qualifying run on the 22ard Street blacktop. Action runs until 10 p.m. with adults admitted for BG cents.
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Ted Gyr
Burbank
Bay Meadows Racecard Snippet With Horse Entries
The snippet lists Bay Meadows race details and various horse names, odds, and times. It references multiple entries such as Serena, Pierce, and Misa Spier with scattered figures, likely betting odds and track times, alongside race headings and scratched entries.
Press jealousy and press notices in football circles
An account looks at player envy between Jon Arnett and Angie Cola at USC and the broader friction with local press. It cites Cola’s rising publicity, Arnett’s rebuke, and Trojans’ view that fame fuels competition. The piece shifts to San Francisco with Tony Morabito’s ban on a local writer and the 49ers’ front office critique of the Examiner and Curley Grieve over off the record comments.
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Viel
San Francisco Examiner
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Grieve
Frankie Albert
Vic Morabilo
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Gunter Wins Main Event At Gar dena Stadium Cycle Card
A. Gunter wins Friday night main event at Gar dena Stadium in a 20 lap race in 5:04.0. George Everett and Don Wehr finish second and third. Gunter also takes the trophy dash.
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A. Gunter
Gardena Stadium
George Everett
Don Wehrman
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