Biggies Pass First Tourney Tests in ACC and Southern
NCAA big teams clear first post season hurdles as Duke and North Carolina hold seeds in the ACC at Raleigh. West Virginia, George Washington and William and Mary win in the Southern tournament with mounting bids to NCAA showdowns. Maryland edges Virginia and NC State slips past South Carolina.
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Don Weiss
NCAA
Biggies
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North Carolina
Raleigh
West Virginia
Richmond
ACC
Mary
George Washington
William and Mary
Davidson
Citadel
Furman
Virgina Tech
Mountaineers
Associated Press
Utah
Wyoming
Gym Classes Combat Juvenile Delinquency in Cincinnati
Assistant chief of Cincinnati schools says physical education classes best fight against juvenile delinquency. Wendell Pierce told the convention of the Ohio Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation that athletic classes work best because of their informal basis.
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Cincinnati
Wendell Pierce
Convention of the Ohio Assn
Slim 19 year old Pinson eyes major league chance
Tampa reports Cincinnati Reds manager Birdie Tebbetts showing interest in Ed Pinson a slender minor league slugger working out with the Reds Tebbetts praised him saying he looks like he has it and can handle the bat. Pinson 19 hit 20 homers and drove in 165 runs last season for Visalia in the California League.
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Fla
Ed Pinson
Cincinnati Reds
Birdie Tebbetts
Tebbetts
Pinson
Visalia
Dayton Flyer Coach Tom Blackburn to Keynote Ohio All Star Clinic
Tom Blackburn, coach of the NIT bound University of Dayton Flyers, will speak at a day long clinic at Hobart Arena Troy June 20. He joins Wayne Ashbaugh and Joe Martin to discuss basketball rules plays and training in morning and afternoon sessions for the North South High School All Star game.
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Tom Blackburn
University of Dayton Flyers
Hobart Arena
Troy
Ohio
Blackburn
Zanesville High School
Wayne Ashbaugh
Joe Martin
Cage
Lockland-Wayne High School
Northeastern
Northwestern
Indiana Meets MSU For Big Ten Title Showdown
Indiana star Archie Dees and Michigan State standout Johnny Green headline a 9-4 clash that decides the conference champion. The tiered winner earns an outright title and NCAA bid, while the loser shares second with Purdue after Purdue finishes at 9-5. The game airs at 4:30 p.m. EST with about 40 radio stations carrying the broadcast.
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Mich
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Indiana
Johnny Green
Michigan State
Dees
Green
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State
John
Archie
MSU
Forddy Anderson
Purdue
Boilermakers
ChiSox Run Formula: Walks Bunt Steals Keystone to Pennant
In Tampa, Al Lopez says the Chicago White Sox aim to win the 1958 pennant with a base on balls, bunts and steals. He asserts the team will rely on speed and patience to create baserunners, supported by strong pitching and defense.
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Chicago White Sox
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Home Run Totals Fell for National League Pitchers
In 1957 National League pitchers allowed 1 178 home runs. This total was 41 fewer than 1956 and 85 fewer than 1955, reflecting a down year in long balls for the circuit.
Embry Tops Mid-America Conference Honors in Bowling Green
Wayne Embry of Miami leads MAC play with 288 points and 22.9 per game rebounds as he and others earn season honors. Leo Byrd of Bowling Green tallies 599 points overall. Hal Greer and Ed Blair exceed 20 ppg in MAC play.
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Big Wayne Embry
Miami
Leo Byrd
Embry
Byrd
Hal Greer
Marshall
Ed Blair
Western Michigan
Jimmy Darrow
Greer
Jack Freeman
John Milhoan
MIDA
Kent State
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Freer
Darrow
Tepe
Mich
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Vann
Thomas
Scott
Ov Naan
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Peters
Wade
G. Naan
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Anderson
PG Rt
W. Mich
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Toledo Tepe
Jil
Freeman
Marshall Wine
Ade Darrow
Reer
B Fr
Ecene
OU 'Miklovic
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Marshall Annke
Sir Byrd
Marshall Blair
Anne
Kaiser
TRS Ou Saan
Marshall Ee Byrd
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Ovu
Khnds Indiv
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B. OG
McCampbell
Miklovic
India
Pet
Marshall Scott
Big Ten Rejects 10 Game Schedule Plan
In Monticello Illinois on Thursday the Big Ten directors and faculty representatives rejected extending the conference schedule to 10 games for 1962 and 1963. Illinois and Wisconsin opposed the change while the group approved a provisional plan allowing at least three home conference games and sent other items to May for final vote.
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Big Ten
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Three Class A Champs Still In Title Scrap
Ohio high school basketball near to regional play as Middletown and Hamilton clash in a key Class AA bout while Miller City Colombiana and Arcanum lead Class A survivors. Seeding and district finals determine the state tournament path with Mohawk and Taft also in action. Richie Ashburn notable for 400 putouts yearly.
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King
Buckeye Basketeers
Hamilton
Big Blue
Middies
Cincinnati
Cincinnati St. Xavier
Taft
Miller City
Columbiana
Arcanum
OU Grapplers Set For Mid-Am Meet At Bowling Green
Ohio University wrestlers travel to Bowling Green for the Mid-American Conference championship this weekend. Coach Fred Schleicher backs his lineup led by Joe Ornowski Rudy Napoli Terry Clovis Tom Evans Bob Zwolenik Tom Hatfield Ron Gussett and Tom Graf as two men per weight class are seeded Friday. Competition runs tonight through Saturday with two remaining 1957-58 dates after.
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Bowling Green
Fred Schleicher
Kent State
Flashes
Bobcats
Schleicher
Marshall
Joe Ornowski
Rudy Napoli
Terry Clovis
Tom Evans
Bob Zwolenik
Tom Hatfield
Ron Gussett
Tom Graf
Case Tech
Wyoming
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