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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1961
Page
1
Primo Carnera, famed heavyweight, visits the New York Athletic Club meeting rich men as he stands beside the rubbing table. The burly figure, with a craggy face and infectious smile, mingles with guests, greeting them as buddies while spotlighted by the crowd.
A lengthy portrait traces Primo’s life from mobster years in the 1930s to a 15 year wrestling career touring Asia, Australia, and the United States. Now 54, he lives in California with family, weighs 268 pounds at 6 feet 6.5 inches, and remains a charismatic crowd favorite in Miami Beach dressing rooms.
The Amateur Athletic Union basketball teams departed by air for a Russia tour after a Moscow disturbance delayed their start. The 31 players were cleared to leave and will play in Moscow on Sunday and Monday with a return set for May 9.
The Spring Little League will hold tryouts tomorrow at the diamond at Spring and Pawling avenues. Ten-year-olds start at 9 am, eleven-year-olds at noon, and twelve-year-olds at 2 30 pm. If rain occurs, the tryouts move to next Saturday at the same times.
The Eastern New York Golf Association starts a 22 event schedule next Wednesday at Red Hook Golf Club with a Delehant Memorial finale at Shaker Ridge. Highlights include sectional qualifying at Troy Country Club for the New York State Amateur and the ENYGA Championship at Wiltwyck Kingston, with four split tournaments on the slate and Davis Shukies named handicap chairman.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute starts a three week spring track schedule with a triangular meet in Buffalo against Buffalo and Buffalo State at 2 pm. Coach Henry Kumpf faces a busy slate with six meets and notes strong Buffalo runners and Hamilton as a top opponent. Co-Captain George Zinsmeister led indoor points and will race the mile and two mile, while Len Brushiee and George Hiltz will double as shot putters and discus throwers.
The St. Louis Cardinals admitted losing their top pick Ken Rice 250 pound Auburn All America tackle to the American Football League Buffalo Bills. Rice was the Cardinals first selection following end Fred Arbenas of Michigan State who joined the AFL Dallas Texans after the NFL draft.
Four teams Hawks Celtics Warriors and Lakers will compete in the new Water view High School intramural league for seventh and eighth graders. The six week schedule is set with Walter Horton as Jayvee basketball coach leading the league.
Bavarian term Vollmundig describes a beer that fills the mouth with thirst quenching flavor and a headline note says Piels delivers an all beer taste that truly satisfies.
Australian Peter Thomson shot five under par 65 to grab a one stroke lead at the Houston Golf Classic in Memorial Park. Chick Harbert, Jack Burke and Julius Boros were close behind at 67 while Palmer and Player lagged. The Yankees announced a makeup game with the Angels for August 7 at home.
Beaumont Texas AP Louise Suggs leading money winner of the year is the favorite as 28 Ladies PGA members tune up for the 54 hole Babe Zaharias Open at Beaumont Country Club The event named for the local golf great starts today on par 73 6351 yard course Suggs has won more than 6000 this year and led all of last year with 16892 She also won the Dallas Civilian Open last weekend her fourth win of the year Rawls upset the field last year and Suggs was picked last year
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