Bulldogs Roll Up Largest Scoring Total in New Lexington Victory
Athens Bulldogs beat New Lexington 74 to 45 as McConkey 16 and Smith 19 led scoring. Stanson started for injured Baldwin and Coen added eight as Athens pulled away after halftime. Bulldogs improve to 13-4, New Lexington stands 6-12.
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Bulldogs
New Lexington
Athens Bulldogs
Alberts
Charles McAfee
Vic Stanson
Tom Baldwin
McAfee
Stanson
Darrell Coen
Coen
Gary McConkey
Lexingington
Tom Widdoes
McConkey
Athens
Tom Smith
Jack Beverage
Merle Hoover
Smith
Widdoes
Bishop
Wallace
Baker
McIinturf
Wellston
Beverage
Cornwell
Boe Ie
Duesenberg Named Chairman of Indy 500 Technical Committee
Fritz Duesenberg of Camby Indiana was named chairman of the technical committee for the 41st 500 Mile Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30. He succeeds H L Pemberton of Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Indianapolis
Fritz Duesenberg
Camby
Ind
Augie Duesenberg
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
H. L. Pemberton
Kalamazoo
Mich
Royal McBer Team Pts See Bies, Pioneers Top Bowlers
Results this week show Hookers 4 Shooters 0, Night Stars 3 Office 1, Pioneers 3 Owls 1, Pressroom 2 Machine Shop 2. Top bowlers include Virg. Donkey 211 162 182 555 and J Holland 165 143 155 463 with multiple players listed across teams and scores.
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D. Bereuid Boon
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Writers Request Cage Recognition For Small Town College Phenoms
Writers push for AP All-America recognition of small college basketball stars. Names like Jimmy Smith Steubenville, Johnny Parker Millersville, Don Talbert Mt. Union highlighted for rebounds, scoring, and versatility. The piece surveys standout players across many small conferences and schools.
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New York
Jimmy Smith
Steubenville
Johnny Parker
Millersville
Don ‘‘Goose
Talbert
Mt. Union
Paul Palanzo
Pittsburgh, Pa
Sun-Telegraph
Smith
Ohio
Parker
Marvin Miller
Lancaster
Intelligencer- Journal
Ed DeGraw
The
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Ken Hammond
West Virginia Tech
Jack Sullivan
Dennis Boone
Regis
Colo
Joe Wallace
Kings
Jim Daniels
South Dakota
Joe Miller
Alderson-Broaddus
W. Va
Don Gibbs
Iowa
Nelsonville Greyhounds to Open Exempted Village Tourney
Nelsonville meets Glouster in the tournament opener at New Lexington on Tuesday February 19 at 7 p m. The night also features New Lexington St Aloysius versus Somerset Holy Trinity with Crooksville and Chauncey earning first round byes. Winners advance to Thursday games and the final Saturday in Athens.
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Kyger Creek Falls In Overtime To Hannan High
Kyger Creek was upset 54 to 49 in overtime by Hannan High School on Monday night at Kyger Creek’s West Virginia home floor. Hannan overcame a prior 71 to 33 loss to Kyger Creek as the game went to extra time.
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Wyoming hires Corgan as backfield coach in Devaney era
LARAMIE WY Mike Corgan a former Notre Dame halfback and longtime Michigan high school mentor will be backfield coach under new Wyoming head coach Bob Devaney who has yet to choose four more assistants.
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Wyo
Mike Corgan
Notre Dame
Michigan
University of Wyoming
Bob Devaney
Wyoming
Garden Crews Shuffle Madison Square Garden Schedule
A 21 day winter timetable shows the 40 man crew rotating tasks at Madison Square Garden. Jobs include removing ice for Westminster dog show setup and boxing rink preparations, basketball floor changes, track and boxing equipment moves, and canvassing for tennis events.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Westminster Kennel Club
Scoring Lead Still Changing
Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas holds the national scoring lead after a 36 point game against Oklahoma Aggies, totaling 479 points in 16 games for a 29.94 average. Grady Wallace of South Carolina sits second with 29.90 after scoring 24 against Clemson, having taken the top spot from Chet Forte of Columbia last Saturday.
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Jet) Forte
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Chet Forte
KC Moves To Back Marion Pro Cage Bid
Kansas City officials moved to back Marty Marion in bringing a pro basketball team to town. The municipal auditorium advisory board voted to recommend a two year contract with Marion and his partner Milton Fischmann of St Louis for use of the auditorium.
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Kansas City
Marty Marion
Municipal Auditorium Advisory Board
Milton Fischmann
St. Louis
Fight Results From West Coast Bout Card
In Hollywood Ricardo Pajarito Moreno stopped Irish Tommy Bain in the 3rd by knockout. In Phoenix Charles Salas knocked out Bobby Wright in the 3rd round. Richmond saw Johnny Heard win on points over Ruben Hernandez after 10 rounds. Fresno had George Kennedy outpoint Ruben Vargas across 10 rounds.
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Calif
Ricardo Pajarito Moreno
Mexico City
Tommy Bain
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles Salas
Los Angeles
Bobby Wright
Philadelphia
Richmond
Johnny Heard
Ruben Hernandez
San Francisco
Fresno
George Kennedy
Ruben Vargas
Tornadoes Roll Over Chauncey Blue Devils for 18th Win
Racine led from start as the Tornadoes topped the Chauncey Blue Devils 98 to 46 for their 18th win in 19 games. Doug Graham and Ivan Powell led with 16 points each, five players in double figures, and Racine also won the junior game 51 to 31 before awaiting Rome and Meigs County tournament play.
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Larry Morrison
Tornadoes
Chauncey Blue Devils
Doug Graham
Ivan Powell
Jim Kollar
Rome
Meigs County
Polio Sweeper Series Opens At Nelsonville
Nelsonville hosts the Polio Bowling Sweeper finals with semi-finalists Bill Mechem Nora Jo Hall of Nelsonville and Bill Wolfe Vi Widdoes of Athens earning spots. Mechem and Hall top Nelsonville entrants while Wolfe and Widdoes led Athens in a county split, with finals set for Sunday at Mid Night Lanes and February 24 in Athens.
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Vi Widdoes
Athens
Bill Mechem
Nora Jo Hall
Nelsonville
Athens County
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Hall
Wolfe
Widdoes
Jim Andrews
Marion Boggs
Bob Henry
Don Sanders
Pete Bailey
Eastern Rout Rutland 96 39 in Tuesday Night rout
Ralph Knight scored 34 points to lead Eastern to a 96 39 victory over Rutland on Tuesday night. Darrell Dugan led Rutland with 11 points as the visitors trailed from the first quarter. In the reserve game Eastern upset Rutland 79 22 behind Roger Gaul 26 points.
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Ralph Knight
Eastern
Rutland
Darrell Dugan
Roger Gaul
Swaps Starts Stud Duties After Fracture Recovery
ARCADIA Calif The racing fraternity buzzed that Swaps has recovered from a leg fracture enough to begin stud duties Owner Rex Ellsworth said Swaps the 1956 Horse of the Year has been mated with Ynys a 17 year old Irish mare one of 41 Ellsworth bought from the Aga Khan last September.
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Twin Bill to Benefit Polio and Heart Funds
A Friday night basketball doubleheader in Ames will donate proceeds to polio and heart fund causes. The opening matchup features mothers of the Ames Bern PTA against their high school daughters. The second game pairs the Ames Bern Alumni against Koker Distributing Co. for charity.
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Heart Fund
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Koker Distributing Co
Ohioan Named Coach For Toronto Argonauts
Joe Thomas, 35, of Cortland Ohio, has been named line coach of the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League. He previously served as line coach for the Los Angeles Rams and Baltimore Colts in the NFL and was a line coach at Indiana and DePauw.
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Still Quieted Fear Wilt Chamberlain 36 in Kansas Win
Wilt Chamberlain scored 36 as Kansas beat Oklahoma A&M 62 52, boosting his 16 game total to 479 points and a 29.94 average. The AP notes rise in scoring while other top teams stumble in ACC and SWC action with SMU, Rice, Duke, and NC State in key games.
OU Wrestlers Defeat Herd for 5th Straight
Ohio University overwhelmed Marshall College 27 to 5 to extend its dual meet win streak to five. Joe Ornowski pinned Jack Young for OU's first fall at 2 01, with Nevits, Nash, Sforza, DeAnna, Tanner, Staschiak, and Nash adding pins or decisions as OU claimed seven of eight bouts. The win dropped Marshall to five wins and six losses as OU heads to Kent State next.
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Ervin Wilson
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Brown Defends Lightweight Title Against Bud Smith in Miami
Joe Brown returns to action at the Miami Beach Auditorium to defend his 135 pound title against Wallace Bud Smith who held the belt after dethroning him in New Orleans. Brown, 30, carries a 59 14 8 record in 83 fights while Smith has 32 15 6 in 53.
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Wallace
Bud) Smith
New Orleans
Brown
Miami Beach Auditorium
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George Araujo
Smith
Houston
Bowling Green Defeats Findlay In Lopsided Tilt
Bowling Green topped Findlay 20 to 6 in a clear rout. NBA scores show Minneapolis beating St. Louis 110 to 105 in a high scoring clash.
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Findlay
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Match Play Opens for National Mixed Foursomes
Match play starts today for 64 qualifiers in the National Mixed Foursomes golf tournament at Boca Raton Club. Qualifying medal on the par 70 course went to Ann Richardson of Columbus Ohio. 1956 Tom O Shanter Women's champion and Jack Penrose of Miami Beach provided the field. They carded two under par after recovering from three bogeys and a double bogey.
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Fla
Boca Raton Club
Ann Richardson
Columbus
Ohio
Tom O’shanter
Jack Penrose
Miami Beach
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