Royals Open NBA Playoffs With Big Victory Over 76ers
Oscar Robertson scored 33 points and Connie Dierking added 29 as the Cincinnati Royals upset Philadelphia 76ers 120-116 in the opening game. Wilt Chamberlain led Philly with 41 points and 22 rebounds while Jerry Lucas and Dierking helped the Royals control the boards with 18 rebounds each. Boston defeated New York 140-110 as Sam Jones led with 38 points. San Francisco surged past Los Angeles 124-108 without Jerry West.
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Cavaliers? No. NBA Playoff Results Lead with Series Openers
The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports Eastern semifinals open with Cincinnati 120 over Philadelphia 116 and Boston 140 over New York 110. Western results include San Francisco 124 over Los Angeles 108 and St Louis 114 over Chicago 100 as series start 1-0. Scheduled games list Philadelphia at Cincinnati and later San Francisco at Los Angeles and St Louis at Chicago.
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Clay Confident Zora Aims Upset in Garden Title Fight
Cassius Clay favored 5-1 to beat Zora Folley in their 15 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Folley, unbeaten in 12, insists he will win by decision or knockout. Gate expected near 16,000 with payouts over 300000 for Clay and about 70000 for Folley. Curt Flood cited at season’s end without errors in 159 games.
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Johnson And Burns Named To All Stars
Hobbs the No 1 ranked Class AA team earned three spots in the annual high school All Star game set for August in Albuquerque The North South squads announced by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association include Roswell Hobbs Sandia St Michael s Albuquerque Manzano Taos Central Catholic and others with coaches Mike Dorame and Burt Buehner directing South and North respectively.
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Marichal to discuss contract as Perry shines in spring
Juan Marichal will report for talks with the Giants in Phoenix though his $110,000 demand stands. Gaylord Perry, 21-8 last season, pitches well in Cactus League, defeating the Cubs 8-4 in six innings, extending a spring breakout with 9 strikeouts in 14 innings across three games.
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Bruins Favored as UCLA Heads to NCAA Final Four
UCLA coach Johnny Wooden leads a 28 0 Bruins toward Louisville for the NCAA tournament first round facing Houston Dayton and North Carolina in a four coach gathering. Elvin Hayes from Houston poses a key challenge as Dayton preps for North Carolina with Don May leading scoring.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores and Scheduled Games
Exhibition results show Washington edging Atlanta 9 to 8 in 10 innings and Cincinnati defeating Houston 9 to 4 among multiple fronthand contests. The schedule lists pairings like Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh in Ft Myers and New York squads meeting in St Petersburg with plays across Florida and California venues.
Goddard Invitational Track Meet Set for Friday at Roswell
Eight schools will compete at the Goddard Invitational in Roswell with preliminaries at 9 30 a m and finals in the afternoon. Teams include Andress Jefferson of El Paso Clovis NMMI Artesia Roswell and host Goddard.
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Cable TV Delivers Cas Daggers as Clay Faces Folley
Cable TV carries the heavyweight title bout at 8 pm on channel six. Champion Cassius Clay defends the crown for the ninth time against Arizona challenger Zora Folley who enters with 70 wins 7 losses 4 draws and 40 knockouts. Odds makers favor Clay with 29 straight wins and 23 knockouts.
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