Bears fall to Dons as streak grows to 40
San Francisco remains atop the national rankings after beating Cal defense and extending their win streak to 40 under coach Phil Woolpert. Louisville upset Day College 66-64, while other top teams prepare for NCAA tournament bids and regional play.
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Te Ballagh
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Tim
Mate Om
Seton Hall
Ores Moreh
Kansas
Iowa State
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Wildcats
Vanishich
Alabama
North Carolina
Nin
Toni Sailer Dominates Slalom Showing at Cortina
Austrian star Toni Sailer, nicknamed The Kid, won the giant slalom by six seconds at Cortina d Ampezzo, clocking a 3:00 time. Spectators cheered as the 21 year old plumber from Kitzbuehel excited crowds while fellow American Penelope Pitou praised his poise. Two events remain, a special slalom and a downhill, with Sailer likely to compete.
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Italy
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Toni
Penelope Pitou
Laconia
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Ather
Kitzbuebel
Ood
Europe
Redmen Fall to Hoosiers in Tight Defeat at Indy
Ania CITY Ind Rio Grande College lost 94 to 89 to Oakland College in a Saturday night game after leading at halftime. The Gallia County team had also fallen to Indiana foes the night before by 95 to 93 at Vincennes, with a halftime margin narrowing as the contest progressed.
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Rio Grande College
Oakland College
Indiana Quintets
Gallia County
Rio
Vincennes
Oakland City
Rio Ceande
Rio Grande
Rio Clubs Racine 72 to 42 in THL Results
THL results show Rio Clubs Racine defeating Peckars Officials Buck Tennant and Layton Sayre. Sunday Fort Wayne 5, Troy 4. Marion 2, Toledo Indiana. Saturday Cincinnati 1, Toledo 1 in overtime. Port Wayne 7, Indianapolis 1. Grand Rapids Troy 4, over polis 1.
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Racine
Buck Tennant and
Layton Sayre
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Troy
Marion
Toledo
Indiana
Cincinnati
Port Wayne
Indianapolis
Grand Rapids
Waitkus Leaves Phillies for Trucking Job with Eastern Freight
Philadelphia star first baseman Waitkus, 35, who was released by the Phillies after the 1955 season, announced he would join Buddy Hassett’s Eastern Freight Way Inc. Hassett, ex-Braves, Dodgers and Yankees veteran, is now president of the firm.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Potopsky Leads Potent Effort In Louisville Win Over Dayton
Louisville defeated Dayton 66 64 in overtime as Gerry Moreman hit the decisive basket with two seconds left. Ohio teams struggled in interstate play, with Kentucky and Cincinnati performances highlighted by Potopsky’s 48 points and Buckeyes’ Robin Freeman missing a single game record by one point. Cincinnati fell to St Louis 104 93, ending a 10 game win streak.
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Columbus
Dayton
Flyers
Louisville
Loyolas
Gem City
Gerry Moreman
Kentuckians
Demaret Wins Palm Springs as Dow Ties for 20th
A field of wandering golfers heads to the Phoenix Open after the Thunderbird invitational in California. Jimmy Demaret clinched the $2000 top prize with a final round 69 to post 289 for the 72 holes, Middlecoft was runner up at 270, Gene Littler rebounded with a 66 final round for 277, Don Finsterwald tied for 20th with 283, and Dow finished in a 20th place tie as the winter invasion moves on toward Phoenix.
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Palm Springs
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Calif
California
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy
Eres Vary Snadiecoft
Middlecoft
Gene Littler
Ack
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Fin Hed
Jackson Baker Fight Tops Coming Card at Madison Square Garden
Tommy Hurricane saason returns from a three month layoff to meet top ranked Bob Baker Friday night at Madison Square Garden in a heavyweight test. Baker ranked No 1 by the National Boxing Assn and No 2 behind Archie Moore in the ring ratings. He seeks prestige after a dull win over Nino Valdes and a 13th straight win. Carmine Fiore and Gene Poirier meet tonight at St Nicholas Arena in New York, with Fiore aiming to regain form after a 13 month layoff and a Comeback win over Rinzi Nocero.
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Hurricane) Saason
Bob ‘Baker
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Hurricane
Jimmy Slade
Rocky Marciano
Baxer
National Boxing Assn
Archie Moore
Nino Valdes
Cleveland
Carmine Fiore
Brooklyn
Gene Poirier
Niagara Falls
N. Y
St. Nicholas ‘Arena
New York
du Mont
Fiore
Rinzi Nocero
Forrier
Ex Grid Star Fights Polio and Life Beyond Football
Former Yale fullback and 1951 captain Bob Pears battles polio after a severe paralysis from the waist down. While recovering, he walks again and works as a salesman. his story contrasts with boxing death of Robert Perry, a rising middleweight, who died after a televised bout. The polio case draws concern from state athletic officials.
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Bob
Yale
James Crowley
Bobsylvania State Athletic Commisway
Sion
Guiry
Robert Perry
Musial Hit Eight Times Ties NL Record in 1955
ST LOUIS JR Stan Musial was hit eight times by pitched balls during the 1955 National League season, tops in the circuit. Carl Furillo of the Dodgers and Roy McMillan of Cincinnati each were hit seven times. Wally Post added seven steals for Cincinnati. Also noted is a versatile horseman who trains horses at Hialeah and writes about them in spare time.
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ST. Louis
Stan Musial
Carl Furillo
Dodgers
Roy McMillan
Cincinnati
Lifter Sets World Record At Ohio AAU Weight Meet
Charles Vines of York Pennsylvania weighed 122 pounds to lift 290 pounds in the two hand clean and jerk at the 22nd annual Ohio AAU weight lifting tournament. Bob Hollman, coach of the US Olympic team, said the mark surpassed Gregori Stogow’s 286 from last year’s world championships in Munich. Olympic Health Club of Cleveland won team honors with 126 points over American College of Modern Weight Lifting Akron at 151. Lifter Runners-up were Ohio State University 6, Olympic Health Club of Columbus 5, Raymond AC of Cleveland 4, Akron YMCA 2.
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York
Bob Hollman
Gregori ‘ Stogow
Russia
Munich
Germany
Olympic Health Club of
Cleveland
American College of Modern
Akron
Cardinals Nip Miners 60-57 in hard fought finish
Cardinals edged Miners 60 to 57 at home with strong defense by John Kochis and Junior Vere and key rebounding by Charles Wilson and Ed Erdy. Mike Morrison led scorers with 28 points while Hiinte added 18 and Jack Wootten 17 on a night of balanced offense.
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John Kochis
Junior Vere
Charles Wilson
Ed Erdy
Hocking County
Mike Morrison
Hiinte
Jack Wootten
Cage Scores Set List Of College Basketball Games
Louisville beat Dayton 66 64 in overtime while Michigan State topped Ohio State 94 91 and Marshall edged Kent State 110 108. Western Michigan downed Toledo 90 2 Otterbein 67 Mount Union 66 in overtime. Akron crushed Heidelberg 121 68 as Wooster beat Hiram 87 77 and Defiance won 84 73 over Bluffton. Ohio Northern and Wilmington posted 7 8, Cedarville 60 57 Wilberforce. Ashland 98 over Oberlin 85, Geneva 78 75 St Louis 104 86 Steubenville 84 71 St Vincent’s and Oakland City 98 86 Rio Grande 8. Sunday scores included Minnesota 83 Northwestern 67 and Oklahoma 58. Klu inks to Redlegs and Ted Kluszewski signed with Cincinnati for 1986 after 192 hits last year and 47 homers. Francis Brooklyn, 101, Thaca. Cincinnati Redlegs official reports show Kluszewski’s deal with Gabe Paul.
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Dan Potopsky
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Dave Plunkett
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Thaca
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Cavcinnati Redlegs
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Redleg
Fand
Illinois Seeks Minnesota Upset After Strong Big Ten Run
Illinois aims to extend its 10 game win streak and 11 of 12 overall as it heads to Minnesota to protect a top Big Ten position. Purdue visits Northwestern while Notre Dame meets Indiana in non conference play. Illinois beat DePaul 80-66 behind balanced attack as center Bill Ridley returns from a minor injury. Michigan State crushed Ohio State 96-61 as Julius McCoy scored 40 for the Spartans. Minnesota overwhelmed Northwestern 83-67 with Bill Simonovich 17 and Jed Dommeyer 21 leading the Gophers.
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R. Jones
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Guthrie J. Daft
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Big Ten
Don Schlndt
Hoosier
Julius ‘McCoy
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Buckeyes
Bill Simonovich
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Simonovich
Jed Dommeyer
Dave Tucker
Dick Mast
Collegians Beat Vets At Boston
The Boston meet saw Villanova star Ron Delany win the trophy mile in 4:06, defeating Wes Santee who clocked 4:08.8 in a close finish. Santee struggled after a 2:00 half and was pushed by Billy Tlor’s pacemaking, with Len Truex and Joe Deady finishing ahead of him.
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Santee
Billy Tlor
Len ‘Truex
Joe Deady
Philadelphia
Indians Invite Farm Club Players to Spring Training
The Cleveland Indians invited seven farm club players to join the parent club during spring training in Tucson. Catchers Earl Averille Richard Brown and Russell Nixon outfielder Roger Maris and infielder Lawrence Raines from the Indianapolis roster were named. Carroll Hardy and Ted Narleski were noted with Mobile and Keokuk respectively. Brown paired with Herb Score in high school, Raines had prior heroics in Japan, and Hardy, a Colorado star, played football for the San Francisco Bears last fall.
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Cleveland Indians
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Earl Averille
Richard Brown
Russell Nixon
Roger Maris
Lawrence Raines
Indianapolis
Carroll Hardy
Mobile
Ted Narleski
Keokuk
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Brown
Herb Score
Lake Worth
Fired gridiron Conel blasts school heads at UW
Seattle report says ex coach Conel Cherberg, Harvey Cassill Cherberg amid firing fallout accuses Everest, Cassill-Cherberg of flawed athletic politics. Reading list of scores shows Temple, Navy, North Carolina State, St John’s Brooklyn, and others across the season.
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Bowlegs
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Cherberg
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Cass‘d
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Russians Praise Year-Round Skating Training in Olympics
Michail Semenov of Russia says speedskating success stems from year round training. He notes training is essential and includes calisthenics and dry skating beyond on-ice work. The remark reflects Russia’s strong Olympic performance.
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Michail Semenov
Russia
International Skating Union
Pro Basketball Scores and League Pact Mentions
In wartime sports notes Boston posted 112 to Rochester 103 and Boston 126 to Rochester 119 while Fort Wayne defeated Philadelphia 99 to 85 and 92 to 91 against New York. St Louis beat Minneapolis 114 to 107 and 93 to 8 against Syracuse. Cincinnati Redlegs announce working agreements with Seattle Ji vana and Nashville in minor leagues.
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