72 Collegiate Quintets Head Up Tournament Trail This Week
Seventy two college basketball teams start pursuit of four major post season titles this week. The NCAA tourney for major schools opens with 24 entries while Evansville Indiana hosts the eight nation small college event. NAIA begins in Kansas City with 32 teams and NIT opens at Madison Square Garden with 12 squads.
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Kent State Wrestlers End MAC Reign With Four Champions
Kent State won the Mid American Conference wrestling meet at Bowling Green with 73 points, besting Miami by 22 and Ohio University in the title sweep. Although no team member claimed an individual crown, Kent State had four champions across weights and several contenders from OU competed in multiple finals and consolation rounds.
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Kent State
Ohio University
Bowling Green
Flashes
Miami
Bobcats
Toledo
Marshall
Fred Schleicher
Joe Ornowski
Steve Kerlin
Dave Warner
Bob Zwolenik
Rudy Napoli
Tom Hatfield
Tom Evans
Tom Graf
Bob Fowler
Clarence McNair
Kent
Howard Reminick
Ken Koenig
Frank Fiore
Les Nader
Marshall Names Embry To All Opponent Team
HUNTINGTON West Virginia Marshall College named four players to its all opponent team after a vote by Marshall players. Wayne Embry of Miami Ohio and Johnny Powell also from Miami Ohio joined Wilbur Trosch of St Francis Pa and Joe Aston of St Francis Pa as top troublemakers for the Big Green. Steve Hamilton of Morehead Ky and guard Jimmy Darrow of Bowling Green also earned spots with a six man tie for fifth.
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Huntington
W. Va
Miami Ohio
St. Francis
Marshall College
Marshall
Wayne Embry
Johnny Powell
Miami
Wilbur Trosch
Joe Aston
Big Green
Steve Hamilton
Morehead
Jimmy Darrow
Bowling Green
Hamilton
Embry
All-Big Ten Basketball Team Named by AP
Archie Dees of Indiana and Johnny Green of Michigan State head the AP all star five for 1958. George Kline of Minnesota Frank Howard of Ohio State and Don Ohl of Illinois also made the first team. Second team honors went to Gunther Eison Burton Ruklick and Anderegg.
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Chicago
Archie Dees
Indiana
Johnny Green
Michigan State
Associated Press
George Kline
Minnesota
Frank Howard
Ohio State
Don Ohl
Illinois
Dees
Kline
Gophers
Howard
Ohl
Dave
Chillicothe Cavaliers Clinch Regional Bid Over Ironton 81 67
Chillicothe defeats Ironton 81 to 67 at Ohio University to advance to the Class AA Regionals in Cincinnati. Gordon Mickey led Chillicothe with 29 points while Ralph Snead of Ironton scored 30 as both teams pushed a fast pace through the game setting.
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Cavaliers
Cincinnati
Ironton
Ironton Tigers
Paul Webster
Snead
Phil Dearth
Mickey
Ron Hall
Webster
Tronton
Trenton
Tiger
Fine array of AA teams regional state tilt in Ohio
Ohio regional high school basketball pits 16 Class AA teams with 387 starters producing 291 wins and 57 losses. Unbeatens include St Xavier, Middletown, Zanesville, North, East Tech, and Scott. Class A features Dixie, Northwestern, Holmes Liberty with 25 and 22 wins. Middletown heads toward 75th straight win as St Xavier faces Dayton Fairview. four unbeaten AA clubs may reach the state tourney.
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Cincinnati St. Xavier
Middletown
Zanesville
Columbus North
Cleveland East Tech
Toledo Scott
Dixie
Montgomery County
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Marion
St. Xavier
Cincinnati
East Tech
Berea
Kent
Chillicothe
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Fairview
Dayton
Holmes-Liberty
Newark St. Francis
Lima
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Elyria
Cathedral Latin
Yardley Sets NBA Milestone with 2001st Point
George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons became the first NBA player to reach 2001 points in a season as Detroit lost to Syracuse 111-90. The Pistons stayed second in the Western Division with Cincinnati and New York also winning. Frank Selvy and Bob Pettit each scored 26 and 28 for Minneapolis and St. Louis respectively.
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New York
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Pistons
Royals
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Venturi Ties For New Orleans Lead In Open
Ken Venturi 26 of San Francisco carded 68 at City Park to enter second round tied with Billy Maxwell of Odessa Texas and Gene Littler of Singing Hills California in the Greater New Orleans Open a 20000 event. Both challengers seek their first winter tour title.
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Ken Venturi
Venturi
San Francisco
City Park
Billy Maxwell Odessa Tex
Gene Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Bowling League Meeting Set at Rollerbowl
An organizational meeting for all teams and bowlers interested in forming a summer league will be held at the Rollerbowl on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Russ Hall secretary of the Athens Bowling Association announces the event.
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Tar Hollow State Forest map and Ohio park forecast
Ohio forestry announces a Tar Hollow State Forest map covering Ross Hocking and Vinton counties with campgrounds Pine Lake and cabin facilities for 175. Free copies available from the Division of Forestry. Parks chief predicts a busy season with cabins booking before May 1 and Lake Hope housekeeping cabins fully booked after the February 3 drawing.
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Vinton County
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Parks Division
NHL Sunday Results Spark Scoring Parade
Detroit defeated New York 4 to 2 while Boston routed Toronto 7 to 6 and Montreal beat Chicago 4 to 1 in Sunday hockey action. The results highlight high scoring and close finishes across the league with multiple teams posting strong offensive showings.
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New York
Boston
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Montreal
Chicago
Yankees Struggle In Grapefruit League Opener
The New York Yankees are kept scoreless in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Petersburg as they begin spring training. Rookie Daron Johnson shows promise with two long doubles and 7 hits total for the day, while Casey Stengel looks for spark early in 1957.
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Marv Grissom
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Chuck Beamon
Dodgers
Felipe Montemayor
Charlie Neal
Buchtel Draws Pleasantville In Regional
The Buchtel Bruins 23 1 chase a 17th straight win as they face Pleasantville in the Athens Class A Regional Friday at 8 00 pm Central District rep Centralia 19 5 and Maysville 24 1 meet Thursday at 8 00 pm in Ohio University Gym The winners meet Saturday at 8 00 pm for one of four state finals spots in Columbus Ohio St Johns Arena Bruins beat Pleasantville 66 64 earlier season Rose County title runners up Centralia led by Dick Smith are four games from a possible state bid Bethel 86 73 is among Maysville foes in the 16 game win streak context
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Ohio University Holds Winter Sports Banquet Tonight
Ohio University will host its annual Winter Sports banquet Monday at 6 30 p m in the OU Center honoring Bobcat basketball swimming and wrestling squads plus their coaches.
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Bobcat
College basketball scores from various tournaments and regions
Atlantic Coast Maryland 86 NC 76 and West Virginia 74 William Mary 58 led NCAA second round Wheaton 104 Hope 93. Indiana 75 Michigan State 73. Kansas 61 Kansas State 44. Idaho 62 Oregon State 55. Montana 75 Wyoming 545. Utah 105 Col State Univ 79. Stanford 74 Oregon 53. Michigan 95 Iowa 2. Temple 91 St Josephs Pa 77. Syracuse 75 Connecticut 70 ot. Oklahoma State 74 Wichita 50. Bradley 88 Detroit 71. LaSalle 75 Villanova 64. St Louis 83 Houston 76. Northwestern 88 Illinois 72. Cincinnati 80 Xavier Ohio 68. UCLA 89 Washington 68. AT Martins Ferry Zanesville 78 Tiltonsville 65. Winner to Kent regional. AT Columbus Columbus East 56 Newark 50. Winner to Berea regional. Columbus North 62 Columbus Central 58. Winner to Marion regional. CLASS A AT Zan esville Maysville 84 Buffalo 76. Winner to Athens regional. AT Portsmouth Centralia 68 Piketon 60. Winner to Athens regional. AT Springfield Arcanum 66 Fair lawn 46. Winner to Troy regional.
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Oslo Canada win 17th world hockey title over Russia
Oslo Canada secured their 17th world hockey title with a 4 2 victory over Russia in a tense climactic final. The win capped a dramatic tournament run as Canada edged Russia in Sunday’s championship.
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Canada
Detroit Tigers Bonus Player George Thomas Has Brother in Farm System
George Thomas, a Detroit Tigers bonus player, is joined by his brother Jerry Thomas who serves as a pitcher in Detroit's farm system. The pair highlight family ties within the organization and its development ranks.
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Detroit Tiger
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Detroit
Defending Champs Collapse in Big Ten Winter Meets
Illinois won track and fencing titles and finished second in wrestling as Iowa edged Illinois for the wrestling crown and Michigan led in swimming. Illinois tied or set two meet records while Iowa claimed the wrestling team title with 51 points to Illinois 48.
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Illini
Arthur Seahankin
Gene Luttrell
Bill Mather
Burdette Remains On Holdout List
BRADENTON FL A Braves salary dispute leaves Lew Burdette as the lone holdout after Wes Covington agreed to terms. Burdette, hero of Milwaukee’s 1957 World Series win, held out last spring for a week during salary negotiations. Covington’s deal was completed Sunday night.
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Wes Covington
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee Braves
Burdette
Milwaukee
Braves
Covington
Potter Runs Bowling Hall With Cousin in Mount Morris
Nels Potter, former major league pitcher, operates a bowling alley in Mount Morris, Illinois, in partnership with his cousin Henry Thomas. The venture marks Potter's post baseball career as a local businessman.
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Nels Potter
Henry Thomas
Mount Morris
Regional high school basketball pairings in Ohio tournament race
Columbus area and other regions host regional games this week with winners advancing to state berths. Key matchups include Columbus North vs Toledo Scott and Cleveland Cathedral Latin against Columbus Fast, with finals and state bids set for Saturday across multiple sites.
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Ohio
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Lima
Mansfield
Marion
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Toledo Scott
Thiedo
Berfa
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Columbus Fast
International boxing results from varied venues
Detroit welterweight Detroit-Wilf Greaves stopped Ernie Smith in Newport Pennsylvania. Hollywood fighter Miceli outpointed Karl Heinz Guder in Milan. Giancarlo Garbelli defeated Larry Baker in Indianapolis. Cherif Hamia edged Bobby Bell in Waterbury. Billy Lambert knocked out Roy Gardner in Norwalk.
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Wilf Greaves
Ernie
Cowboy) Smith
Newport
Hollywood
Doe Miceli
New York
Karl Heinz Guder
Essen
Germany
Milan
Italy
Giancarlo Garbelli
Larry Baker
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Casablanca
Cherif Hamia
France
Bobby Bell
Youngstown
Ohio
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Conn
Billy Lambert
Naugatuck
Roy Gardner
Norwalk
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