NCAA Upsets Highlight Temple Canisius Wins
Temple and Canisius pulled NCAA tournament upsets as Morehead State routed Idaho State and DePaul beat Dartmouth. Temple edged Holy Cross 74 to 72, Canisius upset No. 2 North Carolina State 79 to 78 at Madison Square Garden, while Morehead State defeated Texas Tech for a record scoring night.
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Greenberg Sets $100 Bonus For Two Hour Indians Games
Genera Manager Hank Greenberg proposed paying $100 into a players fund for each regular season game the Indians win in two hours or less. He said the policy would motivate rapid wins and benefit players as they choose. Greenberg conceived the idea after watching Tribe exhibition games including a five run eighth inning rally by Averill as the Indians beat the Cubs 7-6 for their first exhibition victory after dropping two to the Giants.
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Reenberg
Tribe
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Averill
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Giants
Dons retain top NCAA ranking for second straight season
The University of San Francisco Dons secure the No. 1 spot in the final AP poll for the 1954-55 season, receiving 66 first place votes. Iowa rises, Illinois slips, and SMU and UCLA move up as the top ten ranking is listed with records and voters.
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Hugh Fuuiemron
University of San Francisco
San Francisco
Dons
Associated Press
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Alabama
Ilinois
Southern Methodist
UCLA
State
Dayton
Town
S. Alabama
Louisville
Millers and Wagner Lead Vague Basketball Scores Report
An OCR fragment shows team names such as Oklahoma City Vanderbilt North Carolina Holy Cross Temple Wake Forest West Virginia and Seattle Idaho with scattered scores and player lines like Pierce 198 127 121 and Wagner 129 100 146. The text references an NAIA tournament and various state teams, but the exact game context is unclear.
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Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Holy Cross
Temple
Wake Forest
S. Blin Oonen
West Virgin
Millers
Duplers
Krogers
Southertons
Wagner
N. Marshfield
Pierce
R Hall
Widdoes
W. Poling
R Jones
Ridenour
Seattle
Idaho Star
New Mexico
Adolphs
B. Tena
Ohio
Montana State
College NCAA Tournament First Round Scores
Reported scores show Holy Cross defeating Temple 72 to 14 and North Carolina State facing Michigan in an early round. Other results include Morehead State routing Kentucky 107 to 12 and Marshall contest ongoing as the bracket advances.
All-Star selections loom as hockey and baseball stars shine
The era sees stars like Jean Beliveau and Rocket Richard leading in scoring while baseball and hockey All-Star lists surface. Del Crandall and Howe figure prominently as league leaders, with teams Syracuse St Louis Minneapolis and New York contending in tight races as season totals reach the 90s and 100s.
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Jean Beliveau
Milwaukee Brave
Del
Howe
Crandall
Richard
Fairfield Cops Pennsy Fairfield Cops Pennsy
Pensacola Florida named Fairfield headed for St Petersburg today with 2200 and his first victory on the 168 winter pro golf circuit Casey Illinois pro shot a three under par 68 to win the Pensacola Open by two strokes. Bo Wininger Oklahoma City took second prize with 72467 7068 277. Paul Harney Boston followed with 76 67 65 71 279 and 110. Dow Finsterwald Athens finished with 70 71 72 80 283 and 541.
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Fla
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Petersburg
Casey
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Fairfield
Bo Wininger
Oklahoma City
Okla
Paul Harney
Boston
Mass
Kellert Trade Signals Bold Cubs Move Infield Backs Kellert Promise
Kellert, ex-Brooklyn Dodger, moves to the Cubs for 25 000 dollars as Matthe ws says another NL club offered twice as much. Cubs plan Kellert as a right handed power bat to spell Dee Fondy at first against lefties, with Kellert likely joining the top outfield mix.
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Frank Kellert
Brooklyn Dodger
Whality
Barr Rage
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Kellert
Cubs
Wid Matthews
Matthews
Keller
Dee Fondy
Orioles Manager Richards Sees Fast Improving Shape
Orioles manager Paul Richards notes his club, from Baltimore, shows unusually high conditioning. Veterans arrive in good form after Scottsdale workouts, prompting plans to start them in games to maintain sharpness and avoid holding them back.
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Paul Richards
Baltimore Orioles
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Kiwanis hears former major leaguer Estel Crabtree
Estel Crabtree la scau, a former big leaguer for the St Louis Is and Cincinnati Reds, spoke at the Kiwanis regular meeting Monday evening sharing experiences and stories. Films of the Rose Bowl parade will be shown at the next meeting.
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Estel Crabree
Crabtree
Nelsonville
St. Louis Is
Cincinnati Reds
Monday Results Sundry and Sundry 61 Nelsom By ingens 69
Sundry defeated Nelsom By ingens 69 to 61 in a Monday results report. Suttons faced OU while Sundry Withems played Maplewood Inn Stadium Restaurant met Nyes in Wednesday games.
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Moore Evans To Head Ohio Cagers Named At Banquet
Ohio University basketball swimming and wrestling teams announce captains at the appreciation banquet. Coach Jim Snyder picks Moore and Evans to lead the cagers while Faunce Nevits and Sforzo receive captaincy across winter squads.
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All-Amer
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John Sforzo
Tom Nevils
Baltimore
Waverly
Harry Weinbrecht
Springfield
Regionalists And Records Highlight Ohio High Tourney Notes
Ohio regional basketball notes list teams with records and coaches across CLASS A and at various sites. Names include Toled o Macomber, Columb us North, and Canton South with coaches such as Jeffery, Bernard Cellar, and E. Ash. Also noted are swimmers and wrestlers recognized for season highlights and awards.
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Charles Jeffery
Columbu
North
Bernard Cellar
Tif
Columbian
George Janson
St. Marys Memorial
Johan Stuckey
AL Berea
Cleveland East Tech
John Broski
Cleveland West Tech
Meat
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John Colmery
Cleveland South
E G. Wolanski
Canton
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Struthers
George Kerlek
Canton McKinley
Martins
John Kachilla
Columbus St. Mary
Ken Neville
Troy
Xenia Woodrow Wilson
Warren Eisenhut
Lockland Wayne
Joe Martin
Marysville
James Gibson
Arcanam
Glenn Har
Baseball doubleheader notes and Monday results
The column reviews schedule outcomes and early results from major league games. Cincinnati used two lefties to overpower St Louis while Brooklyn defeated Milwaukee 8 to 0 and Cleveland routed Chicago 5 to 1. New York beat Baltimore 9 to 2 and Philadelphia topped Pittsburgh 5 to 4.
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Shrine Sponsored Wrestling Set At Pleasant High Gym
An all pro wrestling event proceeds benefit the Shrine Club at Pleasant High School Gym on Friday afternoon at 4.00 p m. The show features three matches including a tag bout. Reserved seats from Shriners priced 1.50 with children’s tickets at the door for 0.50.
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Shrine Club
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Cagers Clinch Eighth NI Basketball Title at Bartlesville
Phillips Gers of Bartlesville Oklahoma sealed their eighth straight National Industrial Basketball League title by beating the Peoria Cats 108 to 90 after a 94 to 90 victory in Bartlesville two nights earlier, tying the league lead. Peoria had beaten Milwaukee Allen Bradley at Peoria.
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Fight results summary from New York boxing cards
New York fighter Hardy Small weighed 160 and outpointed Ray Drake, also 160, in a New York bout. Floyd Patterson, 183, stopped Bermuda, 2 Minn Timberjack Wagner, 19, Morton Minn, drew with Jim Saunders, 228, Winnies.
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Hardy Smallwood
Ray Drake
New Britain
Floyd Patterson
Brooklyn
Bermuda
Timberjack Wagner
Morton
Minn
Jim Saunders
Winnies
Birdie Tebbetts Praises Pitcher Rabe After Reds Win
Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in an exhibition. Manager Birdie Tebbetts praised pitcher Charley Rabe for his stuff and noted his control needs work. Chuck Harmon helped retire Ken Boyer with a first-inning play.
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Nashua Heads Gulfstream Distance Showdown
Bob Nashua trained by Leslie Combs II is top weight at 1290 pounds for a 1 ¼ mile Gulfstream Park Handicap field of seven, with a $1,123,015 career total and a money winning title chase against Rex Ellsworth's Swaps, who also carries 129 pounds but will not start. Swaps withdrew after training and Nashua arrived from California Monday.
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Braves Whip Dodgers as Thompson Drives Triple
Thompson homered and hit a second inning triple to lift the Milwaukee Braves over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Grimm praised Thomson’s return and O’Connell’s solid play, saying if they stay sharp the Braves could be the team to beat for the pennant.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Grimm
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Danny O'Connel
Braves
Basilio Seeks War With Saxton In Welter Title Defense
Basilio vows to fight Saxton in their welterweight title bout at Chicago Star Jam, insisting both must exchange for a true title defense. Saxton, a 21 underdog from New York, says he will box but not run, aiming to outbox Basilio despite the challenger's readiness for a brawl.
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Johnny Saxton
Chicago
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