NCAA Tourney Opens With Preliminary Round Across Four Sites
The NCAA basketball tournament starts with preliminary games at four sites tonight featuring 12 teams seeking entry to regional finals. Twenty two teams participate overall with ten conference champions receiving byes. at large teams must play in preliminaries, including Oklahoma City U. Idaho State faces Seattle. Hardin-Simmons meets Rocky Mountain winner.
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Prelims Tonight Set for Regional NCAA Tournament Matchups
Pairings include Santa Clara facing an at large foe in Palo Alto while Eastern Kentucky and Notre Dame meet in Ft Wayne. DePaul vs Miami of Ohio and Holy Cross vs Navy precede regional site bids in Chicago Manhattan Raleigh and Corvallis. Kansas clinched Big Seven title 69-60 over Missouri, Penn earned Ivy bid 77-49 over Harvard, St John’s upset La Salle 75-74 and Manhattan beat Louisville 79-66 to reach semifinals.
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Palo Alto
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Eastern Kentucky
Notre Dame
Ft. Wayne
Ind
DePaul
Miami
Ohio
Holy Cross
New England
Navy
Lebanon Valley
Middle Atlantic
Fordham
Philadelphia
Chicago
Manhattan
Kan
Raleigh
N. C
Corvallis
Ore
Kansas
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Jayhawks
Missouri
Penn
Harvard
Redmen
la Salle
Louisville
Seton Hall
Williamsport Meets Glenford In Ohio Class B Clash
Williamsport and Glenford, Perry County champions, prepare for a Class B showdown Thursday at 8 p.m. in Athens after both teams finish regional workouts. Waverly and Philo also eye Friday games as part of the regional schedule. Waverly carries a 24-3 mark, while Philo holds the same record despite two close losses to New Lexington and Beverly.
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Southeastern Ohio
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Perry County
Athens
Williamsport
Pickaway County
Williams
Tim Timberlake
Willamsport
Bob
Waverly
Philo
Ohio University
Minford
New Lexington
Beverly
Trot Group Adopts Rules for Harness Racing
The U S Trotting Association sets new 1954 standards basing classif ications on actual earnings removing old allowances. The budget shows a $477 500 level with $27 500 more for this season than last year. A rule to drop next year the mile record as a classification element and a new rule requires drivers and stables in emu tuals to register with the association.
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Coach Keeps Promise Walks To North Western After Berth Win
Roy Bates walked 9.2 miles from his home to North Western High School to honor a pledge he made if the team earned a tournament berth. The team won and he completed the promised trek to support the squad.
Exhibition Ball Monday Scores Snapshot
New York A 6 beat Boston A 4 while Boston N 6 fell to St Louis N 4 Detroit A 7 defeated Cincinnati N 3 Cleveland A 12 beat Chicago A 4 New York N 9 topped Chicago N 4 St Louis A 5 beat Hollywood PCL 2 Brooklyn N 6 beat Philadelphia N 4 Pittsburgh N 9 beat Philadelphia.
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Freddie Hutchinson
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Bobby Young
Indiana Clips Hawks 68 61 In Loop Final
Indiana clinches Big Ten title with 68-61 win over Iowa, finishing conference play at 17-1. Don Schlundt scores 22 points to set season conference record at 459. Illinois upset Northwestern 86-70 as Michigan State drops to third.
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Ex-Lightweight King Suffers Broken Hand
LOS ANGELES boxer Lauro Salas, former world's lightweight champion, sidelined at least 60 days with a broken bone in his hand. He injured it during a gym workout in Monterrey Mexico and was to fight Armand Savoie in Montreal next Monday.
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Named to grid post Cincinnati coach takes football helm
Cincinnati St. Xavier High School basketball coach Tom Balla han was named Monday to the head football coach position, succeeding Robert von Holle.
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Tom Ballahan
Cincinnati St. Xavier High School
Robert von Holle
Michaels and Davis Earn Ohio Conference Berths
The AP all star team from the 14-college Ohio Conference includes high scorers led by Akron’s Jim Fenton who captains and averages over 21 points. Also named are Paul Bernlohr Capital, Bill Michaels O Wesleyan, Mark Davis Marietta, and Chuck Ferguson Otterbein with others on second and third teams. Davis is the only out of state selection from Cairo West Virginia.
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Columbus
Associated Press
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Jim Fenton
Zipper
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Paul
Pug) Bernlohr
Akronite
Bil Michaels
Ohio Wesleyan
Mark Davis
Chuck Ferguson
Otterbein
Davis
Cairo
W. Va
Pos
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Celio
Bill Michael
O. Wesleyan
Marietta
Bob Stokes
Muskingum
Bob Bernlohr
Bill Goettman
Wittenberg
Keith
Shearer
Wooster
Mike Harkins
Don Dejong
Denison
Paul Yackey
Heidelberg
J. Emanuelson
Jim Nace
Mt. Union
Point Kegler Tops Tourney in Parkersburg
Miss Louise Waugh of Point Pleasant led the state championship bowling tournament in Parkersburg with a 507 total across three lines and a 197 single-game. She shared the class A doubles high score with Miss Helen Oseland, while Mrs. Erma Wright led class B with a 473. Participants from Point Pleasant included Evalee Sturgeon Betty Ambrose and Anita Lanier.
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Louise Waugh
Jefferson Bird
Parkersburg
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Helen Oseland
Erma Wright
Pointasant
Evalee Sturgeon
Betty Ambrose
Anita Lanier
Pioneers Favo r Betts Walowac Over Rio Star
Marietta College released its all opponent team with Clarence Francis not a unanimous pick. Walt Walowac of Marshall and Jim Betts of Ohio University led the selections followed by Francis as a strong scorer for Rio Grande.
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Rio Grande College
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Marshall College
Jim Betts
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Charley Slack
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Betts
Ohio
Bob Percy
Waynesburg
Percy
Marietta
Dick Murphy
Ralph Readout
Ohio U
Sid King
Carl Drapo
Hiram
Mike O’toole
West Virginia Wesleyan
Bob Stokes
Muskingum
Doubles Set for Final Night at ABC Golden Jubilee
The 1953 American Bowling Congress Golden Jubilee Tourney will end with 40 mixed doubles couples competing at the Coliseum on May 24. The finalists earned their spots through two weeks of ABC qualifying rounds.
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Bengals' Hopes Rest With 33 Year Old Rookie Carswell
Frank Carswell, 33, joins the Detroit Tigers as a rookie with a strong power record, aiming to spark a turnaround. He highlighted a 7-3 exhibition win over the Cincinnati Reds with a clutch single in the eighth inning.
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Frank Carswell
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Coaches name Miami stars on All-Conference squads
Miami leads with two first team selections and one on the second team as coaches announce the All-Mid-American Conference basketball squads. Dick Walls and Dick Howard tie for scoring honors, while Martin and Knodel repeat from last year’s first five.
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Daytona
David E. Reese
Miami
Martin
Knodel
Walls
Grenfell
Jackson
Dick Walls
Dick Howard
Howard
Kent
Toledo
Ee Knodel
Kasler's and Eagles Triumph in City Cage League Action
Kasler's Dairy defeats Athens Concrete 77 to 58 as Davis nets 23. The Eagles crush The Messenger 114 to 46 with Hutchins scoring 28. Hutchison leads the losers with 18. The results highlight Kasler's and the Eagles taking early control in league play.
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Eagles
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Hutchison
Fort Wayne Beats Milwaukee 94 74 in NBA Monday action
Fort Wayne defeated Milwaukee 94 to 74 as Indianapolis topped Minneapolis 95 to 83 in NBA Monday results. The two games highlighted strong performances from key players and added wins in the standings.
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Seton Hall Drops to 4th HUSKIES CLOSE FAST ON HOOSIERS
Indiana remains the top ranked team in the AP poll for a second straight week with 392 points, as Washington climbs from fourth to second behind notable wins over California. La Salle falls to third and Seton Hall drops to fourth after a National Invitation Tournament upset by St. John's. Kansas rises to fifth after clinching the Big Seven, followed by Oklahoma A&M in sixth. LSU falls to seventh after a narrow win over Tulane.
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Minnesota
Indiana
Hoosiers
Seton Hall
Associated Press
Washington Huskies
Washington
California
la Salle
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Oklahoma A&m
Kansas
Aggies
Louisiana State
Tulane
Cage Scores and Track Star Enter KC Meet
Cage results show Niagara over Brigham Young 82 to 76 and Penn over Harvard 77 to 49 while Indiana edged Iowa 68 to 61 and Ohio State triumphed over Michigan 95 to 71. Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic 3000 meter steeplechase champion, will enter the two mile at the Knights of Columbus indoor track meet in Cleveland on March 20.
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Horace Ashenfelter
Knights of Columbus
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