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v.s. (Defeat Italy *ti, hi III M III'* I ROME (UP!) - The towering and talented United States basket-ball team virtually clinched the Olympic championship THursdavanight when they spurted in the second half to defeat Italy, 112*II, to the hoots and catcalls of apartisan host crowd of 15,000.This was the Yanks’ first triumph in the final round, their seventh without defeat in thetournament and marked the fifth 0j time they exceeded 100 point*.(oa H IVfe Newell lt;force-. n.»vinMUuhave only one game left to play, against Brazil, Saturday night. The Brazilians lost Thursday to ^ Russia. 64-62 for their first Olym-11 pic defeat. J I1-In order for Brazil to win the vtournament, the South Americanswould have to beat theStates by some 200 points. In n cases where teams are tied in l«won-and lost records, the team cl with the largest number of point* n is declared the winner of the wtournament. |||T)mUSAGFP*«• # ••••*••66-109Di*chaiger47934«* *.* # • * * * ■4245Robertson76-10*»mBellaniv42*24Boozer ♦ .» .00-03Haldorson0002Imhotf ...*.*.««*•24*12Kelley ............00Smith *»..»*«»*«*.24-52A matte00-02Totals .a..!•« 4130*4531ITA1YGFPG i a mo00-12Lombardi .......10Y*IPiers .............25-55Alesiam41-13Cakbotta ........43-35Viane 11 » *I3-63Gamba32-34( anna ...........m0-05Vittori ...........i4*15Gavagnmia' S'Sardagna .........i3-5Totals 2923-35to2010oClA40 I• I*aUxa. ______ . Tn ai * o (fl0 0 a5 11 »51425(!0Dc0 t!Hi 1!USA •••*•#***♦•••»*** SC 112 • c Italy ...... ...... 4K 11—81
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Morgantown Dominion News
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Fri, Sep 09, 1960
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