Meigs Boys Make It Big in College Hoops
Meigs County stars Carl Wolfe and Phil Harrison lead a wave of success in college basketball. Wolfe earned All-Ohio Conference first team honors at Marietta after solid seasons, while Harrison, star at Bethany College, piled 270 points in 18 games as a freshman helping the Bisons to a 14 4 record. Dick Coury, Athens High School 1947 graduate, builds a coaching legacy in California with Mater Dei and LA scholastic all stars.
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Meigs County
Carl Wolfe
Racine
Marietta College
Wolfe
Alex Adams
Akron
Bert Price
Wittenberg
Jeff Slade
Kenyon
Tom Eibel
Ohio Wesleyan
Phil Harrison
Pomeroy
Bethany
W.va
Phil
Bisons
Dick Coury
Athens High School
Los Angeles
Coury
Notre Dame
Santa Ana
Mater Dei
Paul Antoinette
Athens
Bonnie Herron
OU Wrestlers Enter Four-I Championship Show
Four Ohio University grapplers Don Kotlan Sam Hatheway Doug Ryan and Dave Gottdiener compete in the 24th Four-I championships at Case Tech Cleveland over the weekend. The meet features about 130 wrestlers from 43 colleges with no team scoring, individual winners receive trophies for themselves and their schools. Ryan Kotlan and Hatheway face tough opponents while Gott diener has a strong field at 167 pounds. last year Ryan placed third in 147.
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Cleveland
Case Tech
Don Kotlan
Sam Hatheway
MAC
Doug Ryan
Dave Gottdiener
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Canada
Ryan
Dick Wilson
Toledo
Bobcats
Kent
Elmer Kress
Morehead Captures NCAA Berth In Louisville Playoff
Kentucky battles Vanderbilt on the Tennessee court in Knoxville to decide the SEC’s entry to the NCAA tournament. The winner advances to the Louisville regional semifinals March 17, with potential matchups against Xavier, Chicago Loyola, or Ohio State, as the NCAA Small College Tourney also unfolds with Evansville, Chapman, and Kentucky Wesleyan among favorites.
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Louisville
Morehead
Xavier
Ohio
Chicago Loyola
SEC
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Eagles
Western Kentucky
Penn
Princeton
Ners
Evansville
Ind
Prairie View
Tex
Chapman
California
Kentucky Wesleyan
Cornell
Iowa
Cupit Bidding For Masters in Pensacola Open
Jackie Cupit of Longview Texas pursues a Masters bid in the Pensacola Open. In only his fifth pro start, Cupit sits third in overall points with 67, chasing two special invitations to Augusta Nicol. He trails Gardner Dickinson and Bill Collins who lead with 71.
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Pensacola
Fla
Jackie Cupit
University of Houston
Longview
Tex
Augusta
Cupit
Gardner Dickinson
Bill Collins
Ex-state champs fall as Ohio basketball districts dwindle
Wartonsville, Xenia Central, and New Philadelphia lose in district play as three former state champions go down. Kettering Fairmont ousts Xenia 57 54 in overtime. Cambridge defeats New Philadelphia 69 61. Northwest Stark and North Western Wayne side advance in Class A. Many top teams remain, with several perfect records intact heading to regionals.
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Columbus
Ohio
Warrensville
Xenia Central
New Philadelphia
Cleveland St. Ignatius
Xenia
Kettering Fairmont
Greene County
Cambridge
Northwestern
Wayne County
Northwest
Stark
Canal Fulton
Dykes Unveils Indians First Exhibition Lineup
Cleveland manager Jimmie Dykes lists Johnny Temple leading off and Tito Francona batting second for the first exhibition game against the Giants. Jim Perry starts on the mound with Mudcat Grant and Russ Bowman also pitching. lineup includes Temple, Francona, Piersall, Kirkland, Held, Power, Romano, and Phillips.
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Ariz
Cleveland
Temple
Francona
Piersall
Kirkland
Woodie Held
Vic Power
John Romano
Bubba Phillips
Giants
Mike McCormick
Barry Latman
Wynn Hawkins
Bob Allen
Indians
Phoenix
Turner Back With Redlegs
In Tampa Florida Reds pitching coach James Riley Turner famed for 1940 pennant winning relief work trains a new generation. Turner posted 14 wins and seven losses in 1940 and was noted for his sharp awareness and ability to cut runners down. Young draftee Jim Maloney credits Turner with not missing a pitcher’s move.
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Tampa
Fla
James Riley
Turner
Cincinnati
Reds
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Joe Beggs
Beggs
Jim Maloney
Exhibition Baseball Doubleheader Friday Schedule
Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh at Fort Myers with exhibition action. Detroit opposes the Chicago A.L. squad at Sarasota as spring training continues.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ft. Myers
Detroit
Chicago
Sarasota
Bucs Open With Reds In 1961 Exhibition Start
The World champion Pirates face the Reds in Tampa to open the 1961 exhibition season while the Tigers meet the White Sox in Sarasota. Other spring training action included Pancho Herrera signing with Philadelphia and belting two homers, with several players from multiple clubs also homering and pitchers turning in strong drills.
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Cincinnati Reds
Tampa
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Sarasota
Arizona
California
Pancho Herrera
Cuba
Philadelphia Phils
Segregation dispute at Florida spring training prompts breakfast invite
In St Petersburg Florida Bill White of the St Louis Cardinals claims Negro players were snubbed from a breakfast invite. Cardinals officials call it a misunderstanding noting the guest list was limited to players at the Vinoy Park hotel and also excludes some white players including Stan Musial.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Bill White
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
New York Yankees
Chamber of Commerce
White
Jim Toomey
The
Toomey
Vinoy Park
Stan Musial
Theaters Screen Ingo Floyd Title Fight Details
Floyd Patterson vs Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title bout to be shown by closed circuit TV in Ohio venues including Akron Loew s State Cincinnati RKO Albee Cleveland Allen Hippodrome State Columbus RKO Palace Dayton RKO Keith Toledo Rivoli and Youngstown Warner.
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Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Ohio
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Loew’s State
Cincinnati
RKO Albee
Cleveland
Allen
Hippodrome
State
Columbus
RKO Palace
Dayton
RKO Keith
Toledo
Rivoli
Youngstown
Warner
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