Detroit Tigers launch baseball scholarship fund for Michigan colleges
The Detroit Baseball Company Educational Foundation Inc. funds a new scholarship program with five Michigan colleges Michigan University of Michigan Michigan State Western Michigan Wayne State and Detroit. Initial five thousand dollars will rise to about eight thousand six hundred annually within four years supporting twenty scholars in college baseball and academics with grants from two hundred to five hundred dollars based on need and NCAA rules. Recipients must maintain good academic standing and owe no commitment to the Tigers.
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Harvey R. Hansen
Educational Foundation _Inc
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Michigan State
Western Michigan
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Detroit
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Tigers
Akins Knocks Tony DeMarco Into Obscurity
Virgil Akins stopped Tony DeMarco at 1 53 of the 12th round in a brutal rematch at Boston Garden. Weighing 147 pounds, both fought a draining war as DeMarco was floored twice, with Akins earning the national welterweight momentum in front of about 15 000 fans.
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St Louis
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Bradley
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National Boxing Assn
Transylvania Edges Indiana Central In Kentucky Meet
Transylvania defeated Indiana Central 69 to 59 Tuesday night at Richmond, avenging a November loss. Jennis Stidham led with nine three pointers and 20 points, while Lee Rose and Bob Pace added 12 each. The Pioneers outshot 31 to 23 but struggled at the line, 7 of 13 free throws to Central’s 13 of 17. Rice and Buddy Dial combined for 508 yards and four touchdowns in the 1957 football season.
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Seniors First Round Postponed By Rain At Dunedin
Stormy weather forced postponement of the PGA Senior Golf Championship first round in Dunedin Florida. Rain softened fairways delayed play to Wednesday and shifted the schedule back to Monday. Cal Stearns of Cleveland tallied his 300th American Hockey League point against Rochester, with 113 goals.
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Rochester
Eckstein and Yeagy Battle for County Scoring Lead
Eckstein of St. Mars's and Yeagy of Summitville trade the county scoring lead as the race tightens to five points. Eckstein tops the foul-shot list while Yeagy leads in field goals. Delph trails in a 112 111 win over Anderson. Tulsa gadgetlights signal personal fouls at the scorer’s table as Charvat unveils the device.
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Swanson
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Rogers
Slone
Waller
Sara
Armstrong
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Sullivan
Morgen
Toore
Falk
Bolles
Tulsa
Okla
John Charvat
University of Tulsa
New Front End Race Car With No Front Axle Entered
Indianapolis race page describes a car with a trailing arm suspension and wrap around windshield entered for the 4ond 500 mile race at the speedway May 30. Driver Johnny Thomson of Boyertown Pa may pilot the car for Racing Associates of Indianapolis, with Frank Kurtis of Glendale Calif building it. Thomson holds a high qualifying speed of 143.549 mph.
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Glendale
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Langhorne
Sam Hanks
O Connell Quits Major Leagues Begin Five Big Browns Job Scramble
Tommy OConnell, NFL passing leader last season with the Browns, quits to become Illinois backfield coach. He says the offer at Illinois came at the right time after a record showing with 1,229 yards and nine TDs. In St Louis, a major scramble for Dave Nicholson is expected with Orioles and 14 of 16 clubs interested. Also notes Hirsch Jacobs and F A Bonsal trained three stakes winners in Maryland racing in 1957.
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Bill Walsingham
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