Bethel Blackhawks win regional final in Athens title clash
Bethel Blackhawks upset New Boston 74 to 64 to claim the Athens Class A Regional crown. The small Monroe County school will face Gratis in the state semifinals after Bethel staged an eight nine point fourth quarter surge and held the Tigers to a late drought. Ed Bode scored 24 points and led Bethel with Bob Cline as co top scorers while Ron Stephenson led New Boston with 25 points.
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Preble
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Troy
Ayersville
Midvale
Marr
Dick Potts
Crew
Tigers
Monroe County
Scioto
Ed Bode
Bob Cline
Ron Stephenson
Don Caseman
Kent Roosevelt
Cuyahoga Falls
Roosevelt
Kent State
Cathedral Latin
Monroe County Hills
Waterloo Wonder
Ohio State Arena
Delany Leads Villanova At Chicago Relays In Indoor Meet
Irish miler Ron Delany nearly breaks the world indoor record with 4 03.8 in the Bankers Mile adding a meet record. Villanova dominates with Charles Jenkins in 600 yard, Don Bragg vaulting 15 3, Phil Reavis high jumps 6 92, and a Villanova anchor runs 3 16 0 in the University mile relay.
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Ron Delany
Villanova
Chicago Daily News
Delany
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Don Bragg
Phil Reavis
Jenkins
Indiana
Milt Campbell
Ira Murchison
Arnie Sowell
Pittsburgh Flash
Tom Courtney
Horace Ashenfelter
FBS
Sowell
Ashenfelter
Zimmer Stars Dodgers Win Over Detroit
Don Zimmer homered twice driving in three runs as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in a grapefruit exhibition in Miami. Zimmer, a comeback hopeful, showed power at second base despite a near fearsome brush with Bunning’s fastball.
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Zimmer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jim Bunning
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
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Bunning
Undefeated German Welterweight Faces Milone on TV
Stefan Redl a 23 year old undefeated German welterweight based in Passaic N J is a 2 1 favorite to extend his 12 fight win streak in a 10 round TV showdown with Rocky Al Milone of Brooklyn at St Nicholas Arena New York Redl who turned pro less than a year ago already beat Paddy DeMarco to prove he is ready for big bouts.
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Rocky al Milone
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New York
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Delany Named Outstanding at Chicago News Relays
Villanova star Ron Delany was named outstanding athlete at the 21st Chicago Daily News Relays. He appeared on seven of nine ballots cast by sports writers covering the event.
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Chicago News
Chicago
Ron Delany
Villanova
Chicago Daily News
Griffo Leads Peterson Bowling Classic Field
Gregory Griffo of Solvay New York topped the Peterson Bowling Classic with an eight game series of 1668 to take first place. He posted games of 214 188 183 253 179 203 191 and 257 to boost his career averages and defend his state titles.
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Peterson
Chicago
Gregory Griffo
Solvay
N. Y
New York State
Gilchrist Re-Elected President of Central States Racing Assn
Harry Gilchrist of Columbus was re elected president of the Central States Racing Association for the seventh consecutive year at the group’s annual meeting in Dayton this Sunday.
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Harry Gilchrist
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Central States Racing Asmn
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TSU Tigers Win NAIA Title In 92 73 Victory
Tennessee State of Nashville earned its first NAIA basketball championship by overpowering seventh ranked Southeastern Oklahoma 92 73 in the 19th annual tournament at Municipal Auditorium. Pacific Lutheran claimed third by edging Eastern Illinois 87 85.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Tigers
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Pacific Lutheran College of
Parkland
Wash
Eastern Illinois
Charleston
Memphis State
Utah
Xavier
Seton Hall
Dayton
St. Peter's
N.J
St. Bonaventure
Cincinnati
Tennessee State
Pacific Lutheran
Eastern Ilinois
Iowa's Art Andrews Wins Indoor Tennis Crown and Doubles
Art Andrews of the University of Iowa won the singles title at the Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Tournament defeating top seed Barry MacKay. He then paired with Bob Potthast of Iowa to capture the doubles championship.
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Chicago
Art Andrews
University of Iowa
Andrews
Barry MacKay
Michigan
Bob Potthast
Iowa
Yankees Rout Reds 9-0 in Spring Exhibition in Tampa
New York Yankees powered past Cincinnati 9-0 behind seven hits and four runs from starter Klippstein who lasted four innings. Grammas turned in a triple play for the Redlegs, while Mantle hit two homers and the Yankees turned five straight double plays. Tebbetts named Nuxhall and Hacker for the exhibition with the Red Sox.
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Fla
Birdie Tebbetts
Johnny Klippstein
Cincinnati
Redlegs
New York
Yankees
Klippstein
Don Gross
Raul Sanchez
Alex Grammas
Grammas
Yogi Berra
Gil McDougald
Mickey Mantle
Johnny Temple
Wally Post
Redleg
Yanks
Mantle
Tebbetts
Joe Nuxhall
Warren Hacker
Boston
Red Sox
Cooper Wins St Petersburg Open in Stormy Weather
Pete Cooper, 42, Lakeland, Fla., topped Jackie Burke Jr. at the St Petersburg Open golf tournament by four strokes. Cooper shot 269 for 72 holes, four rounds totaling 65 in the final round and won $1,600. Burke finished second at 273, earning $1,300.
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Fla
Pete Cooper
Lakeland
Jackie Burke
Dhart
Burke
Art Wall, Jr
Pocono Manor
Don January
Abileen
Tex
Cary Middlecoff
Dallas
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Chick Harbert
Northville
Mich
Central Michigan Wins Midwest Track Meet
Central Michigan captured overall honors at the 18th Midwest Invitational Track Meet in Naperville Illinois with 532 points. Cornell of Iowa won the small-school division with 5042 points, topping 1100 enrollment schools.
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Ill
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Cornell
Iowa
North Central Fieldhouse
NHL Scores Sunday and Saturday Results
Sunday Toronto defeated New York 5 to 3 and Boston beat Chicago 6 to 2 while Detroit edged Montreal 2 to 1 in a Sunday slate. Saturday saw Boston and Montreal tie 2 to 2 and Toronto crush New York 14 to 1.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Montreal
Bowler Leads Despite Injury in Canton Duo Race
Paul Ackerman 38 a Ford die repairman who lost his hands bowls a 676 three game series to help Canton teammate Lou Suarez reach 1244 points in the United Auto Workers International Bowling Tournament. The pair sit first with two weeks left in the nine week event. Ackerman uses a one hole ball with a cylinder and hooks his ball.
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Ind
Canton
United Auto Workers
Boxing Results From Cities Across The World
In Barcelona Danny Campos defeated Juan Lopez Durban on points while Flash Elorde outpointed Tommy Romulo in Manila. Vince Delgado won in Los Angeles over Ernesto Parra and Alfredo Nevares beat Johnny Gonreales in Mexicali.
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Spain
Danny Campos
Philippines
Juan Lopez Durban
Barna
Manila
Flash Elorde
Tommy Romulo
Hollywood
Vince Delgado
Los Angeles
Ernesto Parra
Mexico
Mexicali
Alfredo Nevares
Chihuahua
Johnny Gonreales
Oakland
Calif
Griffey Emerges as Front Line Pitching Prospect for Bobcats
Ohio University coach Bob Wren tabs Gordon Griffey as the likely successor to Ralph Nuzum in the Bobcats starting rotation. Griffey, a former bullpen staple, joins veterans Jerry Driscoll and Bill Hinkle as contenders for a 28 game schedule opening with a doubleheader at Ohio State.
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Gordon Griffey
Ohio University
Bob Wren
Bobcats
Wren
Griffey
Ralph Nuzum
Bobcat
Nuzum
Ohio
Ralph
Jerry Driscoll
Bill Hinkle
Driscoll
Hinkle
Duane Baker
Fred Lowe
Don Timonere
Bob Russell
Ron Banofsky
Don Sawyer
Dick Webb
Lowe
Baker
Ohio State
Scotty Griesheimer
Scotty
Middletown to face Macomber in Ohio Class AA semis
Ohio Class AA semifinals pair Middletown with Toledo Macomber at St John Arena for the state title run. Cathedral Latin meets Kent Roosevelt while Class A matches Ayersville against Midvale and Gratis against Bethel as the tournament advances.
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California
St. John Arena
Middletown
Toledo Macomber
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Kent Roosevelt
Ayersville
Midvale
Gratis
Bethel
Cathedral Latin
Macomber
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Toledo Waite
Hamilton
Middies
Kent
Akron South
Berea
Cleveland
East Tech
Toledo
Shelby
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Elder
Tar Heels and Jayhawks Reach NCAA Semifinals
North Carolina undefeated with 30 straight wins meets Michigan State in the semifinals while Kansas faces San Francisco in Friday night action. Kansas dominated Oklahoma City 81 61 as Wilt Chamberlain scored 30. Michigan State beat Kentucky 80 68 to reach Kansas City for the other semifinal.
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Tar Heels
Kansas Jayhawks
Associated Press
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Kansas
San Francisco University
Oklahoma City
Wilt Chamberlain
Kentucky
Top-Seeded Seattle Opens NIT Title Bid
Top seed Seattle with Elgin Baylor and two 6 7 players begins NIT against St Bonaventure at Madison Square Garden. Manhattan faces Memphis State in the other quarterfinal. Seattle holds a 22 2 mark, St Bonaventure 16 5.
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New York
Elgin
Rabbit
Baylor
Dick Stricklin
Throton Humphries
St. Bonaventure
Cincinnati
Manhattan
Memphis State
State
Utah
Mixed League Scores Show Close Dupler and Southertons
Dupler Sportswear defeated Southertons 2 1 in the week’s results. Krogers beat Duncans 2 1. New Marshfield 2, Harris Furn. claimed a 2 0 win.
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Torben Edsses
Southertons
Harris Furniture
New Marsh, Vfw
Duncans
Dupler
Krogers
New Marshfield
Harris Furn
Heiss and Jenkins Win Return To Classes After National Titles
BERKELEY Calif Their eyes on the 1960 Olympics two young figure skating champions return to student life. Carol Heiss 17 of Ozone Park NY and Dave Jenkins pre medical junior at Colorado College won national titles by unanimous decision from five judges.
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Berkeley
Calif
Uncle Sam
Carol Heiss
Ozone Park
N. Y
Dave Jenkins
Colorado College
College Basketball Conference Results And Regional Outcomes
NCAA regional results show North Carolina defeating Syracuse 67 to 58 in the East and Kansas beating Oklahoma City 81 to 61 in the West. Notre Dame edged Pittsburgh 86 to 85 in the Notre Dame consolation, while Michigan State topped Kentucky 80 to 68 in the Midwest. NIT first round Memphis State 77, Utah 75. High school finals list regional winners including Kent Roosevelt and Cleveland Cathedral Latin with notable scores.
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North Carolina
Syracuse
Canisius
Lafayette
Michigan State
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Berg Wins Seventh Titleholders in Augusta
Patty Berg, 39, a professional since 1940, fired 15 pars and three birdies to shoot 69 at Augusta Country Club. Her 296 total for 72 holes is three under par, earning Berg the Titleholders Championship and $1000.
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Augusta
Patty Berg
Augusta Country Club
Miss Berg
Minneapolis tops Fort Wayne in Western semifinal opener
Minneapolis defeated Fort Wayne 131 to 127 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of three series. The game opened the Western Division playoff set with a high scoring affair and strong performances from both teams.
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NBA
Minneapolis
Fort Wayne
Injuries Hit Tribe Wertz sidelined in spring training
Cleveland Indians player updates report Vic Wertz resting for virus infection after headaches. Larry Raines fractures a left great toe ending his spring, Earl Averill experiences chest pains needing ECG tests. Tribe loses 9 6 to New York Giants as Gail Harris delivers a two run double in the eighth for the Giants.
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Ariz
iPi
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Larry Raines
Wally Bock
Raines
Phoenix
Earl Averill
Indians
New York Giants
Giants
Gail Harris
West Westrum
Harris
Art Houtteman
Cleveland
New York
Early Wynn
Joe Altobelli
Tribe
Andre Rodgers
Ossie Virgil
Bobby Avila
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Cities
Exhibition games feature Brooklyn Detroit Cincinnati Boston Milwaukee Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Kansas City and others. Results include Brooklyn 3 Detroit 2 and New York 9 Cleveland 6 with multiple extra innings, rainy or by agreement games, and various city pairings with final tallies.
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Detroit
Cincinnati
Boston
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Cleveland
Baltimore
Chicago
Washington
Nashville
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