Clay Stops Cooper in Five to Earn Title Shot at Wembley
Cassius Clay, 19-0, survives a first round battering and a fourth round knockdown to stop Henry Cooper in the fifth at Wembley. Referee Tommy Little ends it at 1:15 as blood pours from Cooper's eye, paving Clay's September world title bid against Liston or Pat O. The crowd of 55,000 includes Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. Clay's 16th knockout boosts his undefeated streak.
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UPI
Cassius Clay
Louisville
Henry Cooper
Tommy Little
Cooper
Wembley Stadium
Clay
Kentucky
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patoe
Las Vegas
Nev
Little
Chum
Liz Taylor
Richard Burton
Cassius
Tigers Fire Scheffing as Dressen Takes Over
Detroit fires manager Bob Scheffing and entire coaching staff and names Charley Dressen the new skipper. Dressen vows to pep up a struggling club as the Tigers, 12 games under .500, aim to rebound with Kaline leading batters while Lary and Colavito underperform. Scheffing to take an unnamed role after vacation.
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Detroit Tigers
Bob Scheffing
Charley Dressen
Dressen
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Washington
Milwaukee
Tigers
Red Sox
Jim Campbell
Detroit
Scheffing
Phil Cavarretta
Tom Ferrick
George Myatt
Campbell
Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Frank Lary
al Kaline
Lary
Kaline
Norm Cash
Rocky Colavito
Tiger
Big Sky Officials Meet in Bozeman to Form Commission
Officials of the new Big Sky athletic conference gather at Montana State College to set up a commissioner's office and an officials pool for football and basketball. Jack Friel, named commissioner, will oversee operations from Pullman. Members include Montana, Montana State, Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, and Weber. Ten sports to be recognized with champions in 1963-64.
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UPI
Big Sky
Montana State College
Jack Friel
Friel
Washington State University
Pullman
Wash
Montana
Montana State
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Idaho State
Gonzaga
Spokane
Weber
Ogden
Utah
Nicklaus Draws First Blood In Rehearsal for U.S. Open
Jack Nicklaus, defending champion from Columbus, shot 70 in a practice round at The Country Club Brookline, besting Arnold Palmer who fired 75. Gary Player 76 and Phil Rodgers 77 followed as 8,000 spectators watched the prep for the 63rd U.S. Open. Nicklaus declared readiness to win and noted neck soreness is gone.
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Mass
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Columbus
Ohio
Palmer
Gary Player
South Africa
Phil Rodgers
Player
Rodgers
Nicklaus
Georgia
Augusta
Oakmont
Wynn Seeks 300th Win Against White Sox in Cleveland
Cleveland activates Ear ly Wynn for a four game series with Chicago as the 43 year old right hander chases his 300th major league victory. Tebbetts says Wynn will be used if ready after workouts trimming weight and building arm strength. Only a few have reached 300 in baseball history with Spahn and past greats among the select few.
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Wynn
Indians
Chicago
Tribe
Birdie Tebbetts
White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Lefty Grove
Grover Alexander
Walter Johnson
Clay blasts British refs after Cooper win in London
Cassius Clay praised Henry Cooper as the toughest foe he faced but vented anger at referee Tomy Little calling him dirty for not penalizing Cooper on breaks. He said he might fight Liston next year if the price is right, with Sonny Liston’s manager hinting at Philadelphia as a site. Angelo Dundee indicated Clay would be ready next year.
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London
Cassius Clay
Henry Cooper
Clay
Cooper
Tomy Little
America
Britain
Cassius
Sonny Liston
Liston
Jack Nilon
Nilon
Philadelphia
Angelo Dundee
Yeo Eyes First Win Against Anaconda In Legion Action
Butte senior Ed Yeo seeks his first win of the year as he faces Anaconda tonight at 6 30 at Duggan Memorial Field. Yeo sports a 0 4 1 record with a 1 17 ERA over 46 innings while Butte carries a 2 9 1 overall and 1 4 1 in Central League play. Great Falls tops Central with a 4 0 mark and tonight's lineup features Stosich Evans McHugh Riley Ryan Barker Collins Fasso.
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Ed Yeo
Lady Luck
Anaconda
Duggan Memorial Field
Yeo
Great Falls
Bozeman
Butte
Steve Stosich
Gary Evans
Paul McHugh
Ed Riley
Karl Ryan
Gary Barker
Ron Collins
Lee Fasso
Pocatello
Recreation Department Plans Old Ozzie Softball League
Recreation director Don Peoples announced an Old Ozzie slow pitch softball league for men at least 26 years old in the City Recreation program with Friday games. He urged prospective players to call the recreation department and noted the deadline for entry forms and registration fees is Monday.
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Peoples
City All
Clark Park
Drift Inn
Buttreys
Reynolds
Pepsi Cola
Doyle
Brown
Darigold
Mike Reese
DeLux
Marty
Wakely
Mahoney
Australians Top Seeds In Wimbledon Championships
Roy Emerson and Margaret Smith head the seedings for the Wimbledon men's and women's championships beginning June 24. Americans Chuck McKinley and Darlene Hard are the only U S entrants seeded, both at No 4 in their divisions. Rafael Osuna was omitted, with officials citing insufficient major tournaments this year.
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England
Australia
Roy Emerson
Margaret Smith
Chuck McKinley
Darlene Hard
McKinley
Miss Hard
Rafael Osuna
Mexico
Osuna
McMahon Named Coach of the Cincinnati Royals
Jack McMahon, a former NBA player for eight seasons and coach in both the NBA and the former American League, was named Tuesday as coach of the Cincinnati Royals.
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Cincinnati
Jack McMahon
National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Royals
NBA
MSC Names Holland Varsity Line Coach
MSC announces Allyn Sonny Holland as varsity line coach for the Bobcats replacing Jim Sweeney. Holland, MSC graduate and former line player, has coached at MSC and Bozeman High School and played in the East West Shrine game. He and his wife Deanna Carpino have two children.
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Holland
Jim Sweeney
MSC
Sonny
Bourdet
Sweeney
Butte High School
Bobcats
San Francisco
Deanna Carpino
Butte
Arcaro Voted Top Jockey in Academy Poll
Eddie Arcaro named top jockey of all time in a Sports Editors Academy poll. He appears on nearly all ballots, with Earl Sande Johnny Longden Willie Shoemaker and Ted Atkinson also receiving high marks from editors.
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Mass
UPI
Eddie Arcaro
Academy of Sports Editors
Arcaro
Earl Sande
Johnny Longden
Willie Shoemaker
Ted Atkinson
Academy
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