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Sporting Events on April 12

1958 : 12th NBA Championship: St Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2
1959 : 13th Tony Awards: J B & Redhead win
1953 : 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274
1954 : 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289
1955 : 1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
1965 : 1st NL game at Houston's Astrodome (Phillies beat Astros 2-0)
1858 : 1st US billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit)
1964 : 28th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 276
1992 : 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Piston 72, NY Knicks 61
1961 : 3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4
1981 : 45th Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 280
1987 : 51st Golf Masters Championship: Larry Mize wins, shooting a 285
1992 : 56th Golf Masters Championship: Fred Couples wins, shooting a 275
1954 : 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
1942 : 9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280
1987 : Ahmed Salah wins 2nd World Cup marathon (2:10:55)
1960 : Bert Haanstra wins Oscar for "Glass"
1877 : Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game
1934 : Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mt Washington, NH, 231 mph
1976 : India set 403 to win by WI They get them, 6 wkts 7 overs spare
1957 : Jim Spalding set a 2088 pin nine-game bowling record
1953 : Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston
1991 : Nepalese Congress party wins general elections
1940 : NFL cuts clipping penalty from 25 yards to 15 yards
1992 : NY Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
1896 : Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
1941 : Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1938 : Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1
1985 : US Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games

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