Paret Dies After Welterweight Title Fight
Benny Paret died early today after the March 24 title fight in Madison Square Garden with Emile Griffith. The Cuban champion, 24, collapsed in a coma following brain surgery and pneumonia, dying with his wife Lucy and family at his side at Bellevue Hospital.
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Kid) Paret
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Miami
Fla
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Antonio
Manuel Alfaro
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Bellevue Hospital
Pipers Aim To Rebound In Second ABL Final
Cleveland Pipers face Kansas City Steers in game two of the best-of-five ABL final after a 126-115 loss. Connie Dierking Johnny Cox and Dick Barnett totaled 87 points for Cleveland. Bill Bridges led KC with 36 points and 17 rebounds. The series moves to Cleveland with potential fifth game details pending.
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Kansas City
Larry Staverman
Gene Tormohlen
Sixth grade semifinals decide in Town District action
Mabscott, Lincoln, Crescent and Central won their quarterfinals to reach the April 5 semifinals in the Town District Grade-1 Basketball tournament. Crescent battled Institute 34-32, Mabscott edged Bradley 38-33, Central beat Hollywood 28-17, and Lincoln defeated New Crab Orchard 33-19 with late surge, while other 8B bracket games set for 2:30 p.m.
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Brooks Adair
R. M
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Hollywood
Lincoln
New Crab Orchard
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Craddock
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Ressler
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Fink Burgess
Hammon
Jones
Earehart
Hollywood Epperaly
Sharrett
Cook
Canaday
Hylton
Hopkins
Heaton
McMillan
Snoodgrass
Totals
McKinney
Patton
Karvasky
Mabscott Mathis
Ratcliffe
Daniel
Stover
Leicker
Lewis Minor
Knapp
Blaka
Garrel
Burdette
Melton
Perree
Hodel
Lilly
O'Neill
Underwood
Ward
Angel
Stevens
Morris Markey bout postponed to April 16 in Chicago
The light heavyweight fight between Johnny Morris of Pittsburgh and Cliff Markey of Chicago was postponed until April 16 because Morris is ill with a virus.
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UPI
Johnny Morris
Pittsburgh
Cliff Markey
Morris
Thorn On Helm's All-American Team
Center Jerry Lucas and forward John Havlicek named to the Helms Foundation 12 member All America team. Other selections include guards Rod Thorn John Green and Charles Nash. forwards Len Chappell John Foley and Art Heyman. centers Paul Hogue and Billy The Hill McGill.
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Jerry Lucas
John Havlicek
Helms Foundation
Rod Thorn
West Virginia
John Green
UCLA
Charles Nash
Kentucky
Chet Walker
Bradley
Len Chappell
Wake Forest
John Foley
Holy Cross
Art Heyman
Duke
Paul Hogue
Cincinnati
Billy the Hill McGill
Utah
Southern Conference baseball opens with Tech and GWU
Virginia Tech and George Washington kick off the Southern Conference season in Washington. Both teams start 2-1 after non-conference games. The Citadel, Rollins, Furman, and VMI also logged wins as schedules set doubleheaders across multiple campuses.
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George Washington
Washington
Tech
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Citadel
Catawba
Rollins
Davidson
Furman
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Ohio Wesleyan
Virginia Military Institute
VPI
Richmond
William & Mary
VMI
West Virginia
California
Beckley Elks Little League officer meeting tonight
The final meeting of the officers of the Beckley Elks Little League Eastern and Western Circuits is set for tonight at 7 30 at the Elks Lodge. All managers and officers are urged to attend. Candidates for the two circuits must register at the Elks Lodge on April 21 from 11 to 1 30.
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Martinovich Wins Unanimous 10 Round Decision
New York fighter Martinovich, based in Pittsburgh, overwhelmed Pablo Lopez of New York to take a unanimous 10 round decision at St. Nicholas Arena. Referee Devlin and Judge Castellano had 6-4 in favor of Martinovich, while another judge scored 4-4-2 but gave Martinovich the victory by a 6 point margin.
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Fred Martinovich
Budapest
Hungary
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Pablo Lopez
St. Nicholas Arena
Martinovich
Jimmy Devlin
Tony Castellano
Jimmy Riccio
Lopez
Night Or Day Plan B Tickets Good Night Or Day Plan B Tickets Good
Pittsburgh officials say Plan B tickets will be honored for the April 10 opening day at Forbes Field after a printing error listed the game as a night event. Holders of Plan B tickets feared misprint could affect daylight scheduling.
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Pittsburgh Pirate
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Pirate Ticket Office
Pirate
Tonight or Next Year For Warriors Pistons Clash
The Warriors trail 3-2 to the Celtics and host Boston in Philadelphia tonight needing a win to stay alive in the Eastern Division finals. The Pistons, also down 3-2, visit Detroit to face the Lakers as they strive to avoid a possible 3-0 hole in the Western Finals. Wilt Chamberlain leads a likely starting five with Tom Gola injured, while Willie Jones and Johnny Egan pace Detroit in their bid to become the first team to overcome a 3-0 deficit in playoff history.
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Detroit Pistons
Warriors
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia
Pistons
Lakers
Detroit
Celtics
NBA
Tom Gola
Wilt Chamberlain
Boston
Warrior
Frank McGuire
Bob Cousy
Los Angeles
Willie Jones
Johnny Egan
Dick McGuire
Hunsaker Predicts Five Round KO In Friday Fight
DONALD MEADOWS reports Hunsaker, in good shape after a January KO, predicts the bout with Joe Shotgun Sheldon will end in five rounds at the Raleigh County Armory Field House. The event also features Sensabaugh vs Workman, plus other bouts, with tickets moving fast at local outlets.
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Donald Meadows
Tunney
Hunsaker
Joe
Sheldon
Raleigh County
AOK
Thomas DeJarrette
Armory
DeJarrette
Moundsville
Beckley
Charlie Sensabaugh
Thurman
Wildman
Workman
Coal River
Sensabaugh
West Virginia Sets Bucks Only Deer Season Again
West Virginia will hold a second consecutive bucks only deer season next winter with deer hunting across most counties from Oct. 13 to Jan. 5 and a Dec 38 bow season. The plan includes bear bow and arrow Oct 13 to Dec 31 and a gun bear season Nov 5-24 with various other game dates and county exceptions.
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West Virginia
State Natural Resources Department
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Advisory Resources Commission
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Cabell
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Wayne
Monongalia
Preston
Summers
Mercer
Ohio River
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