Bulldogs Return To Action In Home Game
Athens battles Gallipolis in a home SECAL showdown after holidays. The Bulldogs sit 4-2, led by Larry Bishop and Tom Widdoes, against Gallipolis with John Thomas and Gilmore leading the visitors. Game time 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. reserve tilt.
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Top Scoring Teams Meet As OU Invades Morehead
Ohio University and Morehead State College meet in Morehead Kentucky as unofficial major college scoring leaders. Ohio U leads with a 91 point per game average while Morehead State adds 90.3 as both teams boost scoring pace.
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Bobcats Visit Morehead for Key Ohio Valley Clash
Ohio University and Morehead State meet as the Eagles hold home-court advantage and a top front line led by 6 7 Steve Hamilton and 6 7 Dave Keleher. Morehead seeks its eighth win in nine starts after a 81 68 loss to Louisville, while OU eyes a seventh win in eight at Morehead with Capt. Fred Moore and Bob Anderson pacing the offense.
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Duquesne Stuns Dayton in Blue Grass Tourney Upset
Duquesne defeated Dayton 79-71 at Dayton after leading 33-24 at halftime. Dave Ricketts scored 23 points as Dayton dropped to 5-6 and faced a tougher season for coach Tommy Blackburn. The night featured other upsets including Xavier beating Western Kentucky 87-79 and Utah State beating Utah in overtime.
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Fichter Plans Cold Welcome for Martinez at Televised Fight
Washington reports featherweight Ike Chestnut of Harlem prepares for a tough 10 round bout against Isidro Martinez of Panama at Capitol Arena. Chestnut, 25, seeks revenge after losses and wins in prior bouts, facing Martinez in a nationally televised event aired at 10 p.m. on Friday.
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Fight Results From Los Angeles and Paris Cards
In Los Angeles Kid Centella of Nicaragua stopped Art Ramponi of Oakland in the fifth round. In Steubenville Al Moratti of Montreal outpointed Willie Epps of Youngstown over ten rounds. In Paris Dante Bini of Paris outpointed Tanny Campo of Manila over ten rounds. NHL score Chicago and Montreal finished tied at 3-3.
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OU Swimmers Open Season at Kent State Relays
The 1956-57 Ohio University swimming squad led by coach Bob Bartel debuts Saturday at Kent State in the Mid-American Relays. Bowling Green is favored to repeat, while Capt Bill Faunce Al Lephart Dan O Gara and Dave Costill anchor OU breaststroke events as Lephart defends the 200-yard breast title. OU finished third last season at the Relays and edged OU Bobkittens 42-34 in a prior Varsity-Frosh meet.
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High School Basketball Night By Regional Matchups
Readable schedule lists Trimble versus Troy Glouster versus New Lexington Rome versus Ames Bern Logan versus Pomeroy Point Pleasant versus Huntington St Joe versus Middleport Jackson versus Albany Waterloo versus Albany Buchtel versus Shade McArthur versus Hamden Ravenswood versus Wahama Gallipolis versus Athens The Plains versus Allensville North Gallia versus Kgger Creek Rio Grande versus Southwestern Nelsonville versus Wellston Saturday Southwestern versus Eastern Chauncey versus The Plains Buchtel versus BIS Chesterhill versus Rome Trimble versus Racine.
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Foreign Drivers Set to Race at Monza After Indianapolis Duel
Indianapolis and Monza plan a two way racing duel with the top ten Americans from the Indianapolis race to face elite drivers from abroad at Monza on June 29. An American tire study will tailor tires for Monza’s treated surface.
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Bowling SS Results and Top Bowlers From League Standings
Final standings and top bowler scores from the Thursday A League and First Half results. Teams Beasley Athens TV Jones Tenn Gas Belk Simpson lead with partial tallies. top bowlers include Strausbaugh Duncan Lasure Sorey and Davis across multiple games.
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Bowling Classic Set To Open in Chicago
The Petersen bowling classic opens in Chicago on Saturday and runs through May 26 drawing about 10,000 bowlers from across the nation.
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North South Squads Rated Even In Power Laden Senior Bowl Game
North and South squads are rated about even for the Senior Bowl in Mobile. Coaches named potent lineups with Kuharich’s Yankees leaning air attack and Brown’s Browns emphasizing running and defense. A near capacity crowd of 36 000 is expected at Ladd Stadium for the 59 seniors turning pro, Mutual will broadcast at 2 30 p.m. with no television.
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Aid Plan Proposed Round Robin Play Affirmed
Pacific Coast Conference leaders backed a need based aid plan with grants in aid for athletes while keeping the round robin football schedule. The meeting reaffirmed penalties that bar UCLA USC and Washington from titles and post season play through 1958 or 1959.
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Canadiens Tie Hawks In Nationally Televised Thriller
The Chicago Black Hawks led 2-0 before Montreal launched a comeback to earn a 3-3 tie. The result left Montreal with 44 points in third place, three behind Detroit and two behind Boston, in a rare league-wide night with only one game on the schedule.
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Knife Attack Leaves Niners Player Injured in Houston
Paul Carr, 25, San Francisco 49ers linebacker and former University of Houston star, was removed from the critical list after a New Year’s Eve stabbing in Houston. He sustained a stab wound near the heart during a fight with James P. Chambless, 25, an ex convict, who is jailed on assault to murder charges after denying the stabbing.
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College basketball scores brief roundup
Duquesne 79 Dayton 71 and Xavier 87 Western Kentucky 79 lead college basketball action. Oklahoma City 80 Arizona 55. Bradley 97 St Johns Brooklyn 78. Miami 93 Marshall 7. Evansville 91 Indiana State 85. Western Illinois 99 Gustavus Adolphus 65. Rice 53 Texas A&M 39. Utah State 68 Utah 64. Holy Cross 111 Massachusetts 96. Wake Forest 72 George Washington 64. Colorado 73 Miami Florida 66. Georgia Tech 95 Howard 54. Senior Howl Spring Hill 83 Morehead 79 Cham. Florida State 108 Furman 96.
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Big Ten Enters Title Race After Exhibition Slates
The Big Ten moves toward the conference race with all teams in action. Illinois and Purdue lead non conference marks at 6-1, while Michigan and Ohio State beat Yale and Princeton respectively. Saturday openers feature Illinois at Minnesota and Michigan at Indiana as main clashes in the early chase.
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Pros Aiming At L A Open
The 1957 Los Angeles Open opens with 154 players at Rancho Municipal Golf Course West Los Angeles for a $35000 purse and a $7000 winner’s prize. Lloyd Mangrum seeks another win after his four rounds last year, with most top money winners from 1956 in the field.
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Philadelphia 82 St Louis 81 final score
Fort Wayne 104 Minneapolis 02 New York 126 Syracuse 111 scores listed as they appeared.
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West Virginia Chooses 1958 Open Schedule in Oklahoma and Indiana
The Mountaineers announce new 1958 football opponents to be played in Oklahoma and Indiana as part of their upcoming schedule. The move introduces road games against unfamiliar foes and broadens the team's midseason travel slate.
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Fullmer Robinson Title Fight Leaves Writers Unimpressed
Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Fullmer staged a 15 round bout that critics labeled a two fisted classic, while viewers saw a garish, power driven contest. Robinson retained the title on a unanimous decision, though he criticized rabbit punching and urged a future bout with a more refined exchange.
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Sugar Gene Return Bout Almost Set
New York report says middleweight champ Gene Fullmer has approved a rematch with dethroned Ray Robinson in mid March. Promoter Jim Norris backs the bout as Robinson, who just lost the title at Madison Square Garden in a 15 round decision, is poised to accept. Robinson seeks a fourth title and another big payday. Robinson earned $138,190 and Fullmer $20,915 in the loss. each would receive 30 percent for the rematch.
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Miami Raps Marshall At Oxford
Miami beat Marshall 93 77 to strengthen first place in the Mid American Conference. Miami now stands 4 0 in conference play as Marshall drops to 1 1.
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Batting Star Paul Waner In Critical Condition
SARASOTA Florida Paul Waner 53 once famed Pirates star remains in critical condition with pneumonia. He has shown improvement but spends much time in an oxygen tent. Waner a .300 hitter across 14 seasons, Hall of Fame inductee 1952, now a batting instructor in the Milwaukee Braves farm system.
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