Celtics Win Eighth Straight NBA Title as Auerbach Retires
Boston defeats Los Angeles 95-93 in the final game of the series to claim an unprecedented eighth straight championship. Red Auerbach ends a 20 year coaching career and becomes general manager as Bill Russell plays his last game as a player. Russell 25 points and 32 rebounds pace Boston while Jerry West leads the Lakers with 36 points.
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Outstanding Bowlers Set Notable High Series and Games
The list highlights outstanding bowlers with high series and games. Notable marks include Oscar Kirby 540, Paul Bond 548, Frank Helmeczi 548, Arnold Wyant 543, Junior Johnson 556 with 207, Bill Kessinger 616 with 212 and 233, Tom Williams 545, Jim Bowling 595 with 247, John Houck 585 with 212, Dix Manning 581 with 213 and 202, George Corey 608 with 213 and 202, L. B. Carper 554 with 201, John Caponiti 599 with 204 and 224, Orford Thompson 564, Don Martin 577 with 204, Max Martin 619 with 255, Omar Kidd 563 with 201.
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Paul Bond
Frank Helmeczi
Arnold Wyant
Junior Johnson
Bill Kessinger
Tom Williams
Jim Bowling
John Houck
Dix Manning
George Corey
L. B. Carper
John Caponiti
Orford Thompson
Don Martin
Max Martin
Omar Kidd
Sylvia Central Valley Victors in Girls Volleyball Finals Prep
Sylvia and Glen Leigh led multiple sections to finals in the girls volleyball tournaments at Shady Spring High gym and Mabscott outdoor courts. Results included Sylvia sweeping Cranberry 33 to 6 in section 3 and Glen Leigh sixth graders beating Beaver 18 to 13 while their eighth graders won 14 to 11 over Shady Spring.
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More Sports On Page 13 High Ind Game Peter Graham
Sports page item lists multiple bowlers and team standings with high series and games. It notes Kathleen Cole top individual with 554 series and 213 game while Sandpipers lead in team series at 2763 and 1001 high team game by Sandpipers. Various OCR fragments cover Wilmington area leagues and mixed night results.
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Ella Craven
Jeanette Long
Kathy Smith
Leola Tankersley
Alma Earehart
Wanda Kiser
June Anderson
Rangers Star Ratelle Undergoes Spinal Fusion
New York Rangers scoring star Jean Ratelle had a successful spinal fusion at St. Clare's Hospital on Tuesday. Ratelle who produced 21 goals and 30 assists last season is expected to be hospitalized about three weeks.
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Town District League Names Officers and Studies Scholarship
John Hartson retires as president of the Town District Grade School basketball league and backs a plan to form a college scholarship fund for a league player. At a Glass House meeting, Clyde Law was elected president Basil Anderson secretary and Cecil Miller treasurer. Miller received a 25 year service trophy.
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North-South Tourney Thrilling Semi-Final Pits Stars
In Pinehurst North Carolina Gary Collins 1960 Canadian amateur champion faces Marion Heck of Fort Myers Florida while Ward Wettlaufer former Walker Cup ace meets Dr. Edgar Updegraff of Tucson Arizona in semi finals of the North South Men's Amateur Golf Tournament. Wettlaufer edged Bill Campbell Huntington West Virginia in a tight Thursday clash with Campbell three putting on the final hole after matching birdies on 17. The two winners advance to tomorrow's championship match.
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UPID
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Marion Heck
Ft. Myers
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Atlanta
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Tuscon
J McGovern Inducted Into NFL Hall Of Fame
NEW YORK UPI The late Johnny McGovern the first Minnesota football star to gain nationwide fame is being inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame today along with three pioneer era players John Houghton Hubbard Amherst C Everett Bacon Wesleyan and Bishop Frank Juhan of the University of the South all noted standouts from campuses near the turn of the century
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Those "anything-forlaugh" jerks hurt more people than they amuse
A sharp critique targets pranksters branded as anything-for-laughs who cross lines and cause real harm, arguing their stunts harm bystanders more than they entertain and calling for accountability.
Old Gray Fox Everett Case Hospitalized in Raleigh
Everett Case, famed NCSU coach and ACC basketball figure nicknamed Old Gray Fox, was hospitalized Thursday with gastro intestinal hemorrhaging. At 65 he is critically ill with myeloma, unable to walk after a winter surgery, receiving transfusions and in an oxygen tent while his Raleigh hospital monitors his condition.
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