Black Hawks Finish Second in NHL Standings
The Chicago Black Hawks finish second with 81 points after a 4-3 win over Boston while Montreal is blanked by New York 5-0. Gordie Howe leads with 86 points after a 3-2 Detroit win over Toronto, and Glenn Hall wins the Vezina. Awards include Howe 1000 and Bathgate 500 dollars. Stanley Cup playoffs set with Montreal at Toronto and Detroit at Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit
Gordie Howe
Chicago
Glenn Hall
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Boston Bruins
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New York Rangers
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Moore Hopes To Quit Boxing Before Fatal Fight
Davey Moore, 29, dies after losing to Sugar Ramos in Los Angeles while defending his title, becoming the second champion to die from a title bout beating. Moore had planned to quit boxing to support his wife and five children. manager Willie Ketchum persuaded him to continue.
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Kid) Paret
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Ohio
U.S
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Boston
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Geraldine
Iing
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Cleveland
Walter Croot
Jimmy Barry
London
HARKNESS DOWNEY TO PLAY IN SHRINE GAME
All-Americas Art Heyman of Duke and Jerry Harkness of Loyola head the East and West lineups for the 11th Shrine basketball game on April 7 in Kansas City. Heyman and Harkness head teams coached by Ed Jucker and John Wooden respectively. notable teammates include Thurmond, Downey, Rays, and Ellison among others.
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Art Heyman
Duke
Jerry Harkness
Chicago
Loyola
Heyman
Ed Jucker
Cincinnati
Harkness
John Wooden
Ucla
Tom Thacker
Tony Yates
Ken Doughty
Missouri
Nate Thurmond
Bowling Green
Jim Rays
Indiana
Dave Downey
Carbondale Classic Bowling League High Scores
High team game results Eagles No 2 1080 GMAC 1070 WFW 1058. Individual high series Hall 647 Mills 621 Bauernfield 588. Individual high game Bauernfield 237 Hall 229 Williams Jim 225.
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Mills
Bauernfield
Williams
Jim
Home court holds as NBA playoffs stay tight
Cincinnati Royals defeat Syracuse 125 118 to even the Eastern Division semifinal series at 2 2 while Detroit Pistons beat St Louis Hawks 107 103 in the Western Division semis. If home teams prevail, Pistons Hawks game four and Nats Royals game five set up a potential finals clash in Boston.
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National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Royals
Syracuse Nationals
Detroit Pistons
St. Louis Hawks
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Royals
Syracuse
Pistons
Three Derby Eligibles Die In Barn Fire
A Sunday fire at Churchill Downs barn 21 killed 13 thoroughbreds and two lead ponies, including three Kentucky Derby hopefuls Verdura Rihani and Betsy’s Last. Trainer R J Fischer said groom Arthur Gray opened a tackroom door as flames roared. Two horses were saved. Damage estimated at 29 600 dollars. horses valued at over 100 000 dollars not counting the Derby nominees. The Derby nominees were owned by R L Brewer Jr of Owensboro Kentucky. others owned horses from Detroit.
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Arthur Gray
Churchill Downs Race Track
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Downs
R. L. Brewer Jr
Old Forge Farm
Owensboro
Rihani
Betsy
Gray
E. J. Grasfield
Detroit
I. D. Peat
Weekend Fights Leave Notable Ring Fatalities Count Rises
The report cites 10 prominent ring deaths from weekend bouts in New York Miami and Bakersfield including Ernie Schaaf and Frankie Campbell. Schaaf died after a 1933 match with Primo Carnera and Campbell after a 1930 bout with Max Baer. Omar Olive, 18, died February 7 during amateur training. Since 1945 Ring Magazine lists 216 fighter deaths.
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Frankie Campbell
Schaaf
Primo Carnera
Campbell
Max Baer
Carnera
Baer
Moore
Ring
Ring Magazine
Omar Olive
Yankees Add Williams to Bolster Rotation in Spring Game
Stan Williams spun six scoreless frames for the New York Yankees in a 3-0 win over the Mets at Fort Lauderdale. Jim Bouton finished the last three innings on a one hitter. Dodgers, in contrast, beat Baltimore as Johnny Podres pitched nine strong innings. Multiple injuries surfaced across camps, including Mantle’s groin issue and Sievers rib fracture.
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Keeglerette Bowling League at Carbondale
Speedys led the KeGlerette league in Carbondale with a 60 percent pace and 394 total score. L B J Steak House posted a 1863 high team series while Murden's Realty led the field in several game marks. Barbara Glasford and Phyllis Bain shared top individual totals with 198 games.
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Phyllis Bain
Stella Schoendienst
Herrin Methodist Bowling Results Show Tight Scores
The report lists teams and scores from Herrin Methodist bowling, with Spares 71 Hep Cats 58 Converters 51 Holy Rollers 50 Odd Balls 46 Strikers 4 Youngsters 43 Little Davids 37. High team series Spares 2373 Strikers 2318 Youngsters 2285. Individual leaders include Day ton Franklin 529 and Monte Franklin 470 with games led by Franklin 212 and Bob Walden 187.
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Heyman Voted Tops In NCAA Basketball All-America
Heyman of Duke named outstanding player after Loyola Chicago beat Cincinnati 60-58 in overtime for the title. Duke finished third with an 85-63 win over Oregon State. Harkness of Loyola was runner-up in the outstanding player tally. Heyman led the All-Tourney selections with 91 votes of 99.
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Louisville
Art Heyman
Duke
Loyola of Chicago
Cincinnati
Heyman
Oregon State
Jerry Harkness
Loyola
Harkness
Les Hunter
Tom Thacker
George Wilson
Ron Bonham
Tony Yates
Mel Counts
Vic Rouse
John Egan
Heavyweights in Trois Rivieres and St George meet
A compact report notes matchups involving Yvon Dur elle in Trois Rivières Quebec and Phonse LaSaga in St George Newfoundland plus Baie Ste. Anne New Brunswick with a focus on heavyweight contests and regional clashes.
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Que
Yvon Durelle
Baie Ste. Anne
N.B
Phonse LaSaga
St. George
Newfoundland
Sikes Wins Doral Open in Duel With Snead for $9,000
Dan Sikes clinched the Doral Open top prize of $9,000 with a final round 70 to finish 72 holes at 283, edging Sam Snead by one stroke who shot 71 for 284. The victory earns Sikes a Masters berth while Snead, hampered by a sore foot, settled for $4,600 in second. Paul Harney led the earlier rounds before fading on the last nine holes.
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Augusta
Snead
Sikes
Paul Harney
Celeader
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
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