A fractured wrist bone will necessitate the Hawks' Bob Pettit wearing a cast on his left arm for the rest of the season. Pettit suffered the injury during the game with Boston Friday night and will try playing with the handicap for the first time today at Minneapolis.
Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks was honored by the fans last night and members of the 1957-58 Hawk team that won the club's only NBA championship were on hand for the ceremony. In photo are; (left to right) Trainer Bernie Ebert, Cliff Hagan, Jack McMahon, Charley Share, Win Wilfong, Pettit, Slater Martin, Ed Macauley and Ned Park, all members of the squad that won the title.
Bob Pettit, St. Louis center, tonight tossed in his 20,001th point in game against Cincinnati and became the first player in NBA history to accomplish the feat. The game was stopped and the ball with which he broke the record was given to Hawks' owner Ben Kerner, right, while the cake was given to Royals' president Carl Rich, left. Cincinnati won, 123-106, as Oscar Robertson returned after
The Hawks' Bob Pettit found himself in select company Sunday when he ran his point total in the NBA past the 10,000 mark. Pettit had 34 points against the Lakers as he joined nine other pro stars in the elite club. Pettit turned the trick in five and one-half years, faster than any of the others.
St. Louis Hawks star Bob Pettit takes aim on the basket in the fourth quarter Friday night of the NBA East-West all-star game at Detroit. Teammate Jack Twyman (27) of Cincinnati takes out Boston Celtics ace Bill Russell (6) with an arm hold, while Bill Sharman, also of the Celtics, is at the left and is doing some holding. The West won, 124-108.
Sumner coach John Algee and his players were a jubilant group after the Bulldogs had defeated Webster Groves, 71-57, to win the Missouri Class L championship Saturday night at Kiel Auditorium. Coach Algee is holding the winner's trophy. The identifiable players are, from the left, Ken Morris, Mack Rush, Ron Haynes, Travis Brown, Jim Brown (behind Travis), Larry Weathers, Ed Lacy and Willie Battle.