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PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 3--The Boston Celtics continued their mastery over Minneapolis with a second half comeback for a 119-112 victory tonight as the Lakers' Vern Mikkelsen became the seventh players in National Basketball Assn. history to reach the 10,000-point mark...
Baseball Bribe. With his light bat Banks hit 44 homers in 1955 to break the record of 39 set for shortstops in 1949 by husky Vern Stephens of the Boston Red Sox. Banks hit 28 in 1956 and 43 last year, despite a habit of swinging wildly at low outside pitches. "I'm just swinging at strikes now," says Banks. "I just try to meet the ball and get a base hit." Adds Manager Scheffing: "When he's getting his hits, he's getting his homers...
...John Patrick's Broadway play based on Vern Sneider's novel, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1954. Translated to the screen by Playwright Patrick and Director Daniel Mann, it will probably impress most entertainment shoppers as one of the better comedy buys of the season...
...Richards and Bob Gutowski cleared 14 ft. 8 in. and George Mattos reached 14 ft. to dominate the pole vault. Lanky Charley Dumas, only man ever to high jump 7 ft. officially, settled for 6 ft. 6 in., two inches ahead of Teammates Phil Reavis and Vern Wilson. High Hurdlers Jack Davis, Lee Calhoun and Joel Shankle also finished 1, 2, 3. In a later meet, Davis set a world's 120-yd. high-hurdle record...
Ward went 30 yards returning a Botsford punt to the Crimson 38 as the final period opened. Ward and Lorch advanced the ball to the nine and then Dick Winterbauer threw a wobbly pass to Paul Lopata, who caught it with Joslin on his back in the end zone. Vern Loucks converted to make...