Glenford's Jim Hamilton Heads Class B All Ohio Team
The Associated Press Class B high school All Ohio basketball squad features five seniors led by Henry Josefczyk of Yorkville and Gary Kesler of Willshire, with Glenford's Jim Hamilton the lone 5-7 guard on the first team scoring 23.6 per game. Other selections include Ed Nicol Marysville and Bob Kimball Olney, as well as Ken Lautarer Chagrin Falls and Dave Barker Columbus St Marys on various teams.
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Associated Press
Yorkville
Henry Josefczyk
Cleveland
Gary Kesler
Wiltshire
Ken Lauterer
Chagrin Falls
Dave Barker
Columbus St. Mary
Jim Hamilton
Glenford
Ed Eicol
Marysville
Kesler
Josefczyk
Olnegr
Bob Kimball
Willshire
Ier
Curt Juergens
York
Troy Luckey
Clyde Evans
Rio
Olney
Grande
Chagrin
Ed Nicol
Bruce Plaskett
North Lima
Columbus St
Dave Barr
Mary
Fivers and Xavier Meet in NIT Quarterfinals at MSG
Dayton’s top seed Fivers face Xavier of Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinal nightcap at Madison Square Garden. St. Joseph’s, Seton Hall open, while St Francis of Brookyln upset Niagara to reach the semis against Louisville after Duquesne’s exit. Green led Louisville with 24 as Duquesne fell 84-72.
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Xavier
Madison Square Garden
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia
Seton Hall
Dayton-Xavier
Little St. Francis
Brooklyn
Niagara
Duquesne
St. Francis
George Fox
Louisville
All America
Olympic Bids Await Winners Of AAL Meet
Five favorites advanced in the first round of the National AAU Basketball Tournament as unseeded teams begin their debuts. Top seeds wait until Wednesday as 26 teams narrow to 16 with Olympic bid stakes on the line. Terry Rand led Marquette with 32 points in Milwaukee’s 83-76 win over Westover Air Force Base.
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Denver
Phillips 66
Bartlesville
Okla
Peoria, Ill
Caterpillars
Seattle
Duncan Bakers
Wichita Vickers
Denver Central Bankers
Milwaukee
Allen Bradley
Terry Rand
Marquette
Airmen
Westover
Mass) Air Force Base
Rand
Cards Hit Home Runs as Phils Win Late Thriller
Stan Musial hit a 385 foot homer for the Cardinals and Ken Hubner tagged Herm Wehmeier with a long drive to put St Louis ahead early. Philadelphia tied the game on Jim Westlake’s pinch two run shot in the fifth and won in the seventh after two errors and a misplayed fly ball.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Ken Rover
Herm Wehmeier
Rip Reuplski
Philadelphia
Jim Westlake
Willard Schmidt
Phils
Young Maple Leafs Enter Playoff Clash With Red Wings
Detroit hosts Toronto in the opening game of the best of seven Stanley Cup series as the Maple Leafs bring what coach King Laney calls the youngest playoff team to battle the Red Wings following a 2 0 victory over Detroit Sunday night.
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Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Kinglaney
Toronto
Red Wings
Boxing Roundup Highlights Wide-Open Card
In New York Rinzi Nocere from Brooklyn beat Said Kelfa by outpoint after 144 rounds, while in Johannesburg Willie To well of South Africa stopped Hubert Essakow in 129% rounds with a stoppage at 11.
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Rinzi Nocere
Brooklyn
Kelfa
Algeria
Johannesburg
Willie Towell
South Africa
Hubert Essakow
South Afrea
NBA Playoffs Deadlocked in Eastern and Western Quarters
The Syracuse Nationals edged the Boston Celtics 101-98 in Syracuse to tie the Eastern division. The Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in Minneapolis to level the Western section. All teams have one win. The Syracuse-Boston winner meets the Philadelphia Warriors in the Eastern semifinal, while the Minneapolis-St. Louis winner faces the Fort Wayne Pistons in the Western semifinal.
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National Basketball Association
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Minneapolis
Syracuse Nationals
Boston Celtics
Fort Wayne Pistons
Sam Jones Eyes A Better Season With Cubs
Sam Jones, who pitched a no hitter last year, aims for a improved 14-20 record with Chicago. He walked 185 times but also struck out 198 as he tightens his delivery and focuses on the strike zone for 196 innings last season.
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Tucson
Ariz
Sam Jones
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Syracuse 101 Boston 98 in tight best of three
Syracuse edges Boston 101 to 98 to force a deciding game in the best of three quarterfinal series. Minneapolis cruised past St. Louis 133 to 75 as the schedule lists St. Louis at Minneapolis and Syracuse at Boston for Wednesday games.
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Syracuse
Boston
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Fleck and Burkemo Lead Seminole Pro Amateur With 68s
National Open champion Jack Fleck of Davenport Iowa and Walter Burkemo of Franklin Michigan shot 68s to lead at the Seminole Pro Amateur halfway point. Ben Hogan Ed Furgol and Ted Kroll followed with 69s while Don Finsterwald and Don Fairfield were among several within reach with 70s on the 6900 yard par 72 course.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Jack Fleck
Davenport
Iowa
Walter Burkemo
Franklin
Mich
Ben Hogan
Fort Worth
Tex
Ed Furgol
St. Louis
Ted Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Athletics May Trade Infielder for Pitcher
MIAMI Fla More could come out of Detroit s meeting with the Kansas City Athletics a week hence than runs hits and errors The reason is Kansas City has two second basemen giving majj or league performances Detroit has none The Athletics could use pitching help and outfield reserve strength The Tigers have a lot of outfielders and pitchers on hand Right now we will trade any player on the club providing we get what we feel is a fair exchange says Athletics manager Lou Boudreau.
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Miami
Fla
Detroit
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City
Athletics
Tigers
Lou Boudreau
IHL Playoffs Resume As Four Teams Compete
The International Hockey League resumes postseason action with four teams in play. Cincinnati Mohawks, holders of the league crown, have split their best-of-five series with the Fort Wayne Komets, each winning one game.
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International Hockey League
Cincinnati
Mohawks
Fort Wayne Komets
Wet Grounds Slow Spring Drills For Ohio State Gridders
Ohio State's spring practice is slowed by wet fields delaying scrimmage work for first and second teams. Coach Carroll Widdoes ran third and fourth stringers in a 50 yard scrimmage while first and second units train separately. A Green and White intra squad game Saturday will feature seniors on White with changes possible before kickoff. Bob Jackson will not return next season. he plans to graduate in June while John Evans aids the 1956 candidates.
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Ohio U
Carroll Widdoes
Widdoes
Bob Jackson
Jackson
John Evans
Two Rockies Beat Pirates in Spring Exhibition
Cincinnati Redlegs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 in Tampa as rookies Pat Scantlebury and Jack Taylor held the Pirates to four hits. Scantlebury earned the win with five and one third innings, Dale Long hit a two run homer for Pittsburgh, and Big Ten Kluszewski played his first spring game. Cincinnati leads with five runs in the first two innings and plans another matchup with Tom Acker and Charley Rabe joining Tebbetts on the mound.
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Fla
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redleg
Pittsburgh
Pat Scantlebury
Jack Taylor
Pirates
Dale Long
Scantlebury
Redlegs
Big Ten
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Tebbetts
Tom Acker
Charley Rabe
Beliveau Wins NHL Scoring Title By Nine Points
Jean Beliveau of the pennant winning Montreal Canadiens captured the NHL individual scoring title with 88 points, nine more than Gordie Howe of Detroit who had 79. Maurice Richard of Montreal was third with 71 followed by Bert Olmstead at 70.
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Jean Beliveau
Montreal Canadiens
Gordie Howe
National Hockey League
Beliveau
Detroit
Howe Maurice Richard
Montrel
Bert Olmstead
Ohio U Swimmers Eye NCAA Crowns in Yale Meet
Coach Rob Bartels announced Ohio University will send a four man 400 yard freestyle relay team plus one breaststroker to the NCAA championships March 29-31 at Yale in New Haven. Relay members Tad Potter George Hirschberger Bill Faunce and Dave Costill will swim in additional events led by Lephart in breaststroke. Potter seeks a second straight All American nod after last year. Costill recently won the 100 in the Northeastern Ohio AAU meet in Cleveland.
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New Haven
Conn
Bobcat
Tad Potter
George Hirschberger
Bill Faunce
Dave Costill
Bartels
al Lephart
Potter
Costill
Hirschberger
Faunce
Lephart
Ohio U
Ohio
Cleveland
OU Matmen Weet Best In Nation
Four Ohio University wrestlers head to Stillwater Oklahoma for the NCAA championships. Nevits at 137 pounds has prior national experience reaching the quarterfinals last year. Napoli at 123, Sforzo at 147, and Rudo at 157 seek national impact for OU.
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Ohio University
Rudy Napoli
Tom Nevits
John Sforza
Steve Rudo
Athens
Stillwater
Okio
Nevits
Bobcat
Napoli
Sforzo
Rudo
Bobcats
Ohio
Exhibition Baseball Scores And Schedules
Tuesday exhibition results show Baltimore defeating New York N 8 to 6 while Chicago N lost 9 to 5 to Cleveland. Brooklyn beat Detroit 13 to 10 and Philadelphia won 4 to 3 over St. Louis. New York A topped Milwaukee 11 to 1 as Chicago A fell 14 to 13 to Kansas City. Kansas City B defeated Memphis 3 to 0 and St. Louis B beat Cincinnati B 6 to 0. New York A B margin 8 to Milwaukee eS remains unresolved.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Washington
Cincinnnati
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York A
Memphis SA
Cincinnati
Braves Face Injury Woes At First Base
Bradenton Florida Milwaukee Braves manager Charlie Grimm contends with injuries to first base options Joe Adcock and Frank Torre. Adcock missed a spring blowout with a sore leg muscle while Torre, struggling at bat, played but was limited by a stiff knee during fielding drills.
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Bradenton
Fla
Milwaukee Braves
Charlie Grimm
Joe Adcock
Frank Torre
Adcock
Yankees
Torre
Rangers Seek Longer Stanley Cup Semi Final Series
New York Rangers general manager Mazz Patrick says a long series suits his club better as they face the Montreal Canadiens in a best of seven semifinal. Montreal is the defending NHL regular season champion and heavy favorite to win the series against third place New York. Patrick notes the team is ready to adjust to extend the matchup and avoid a short series.
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Mazz Patrick
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
Chisox Rockies Hit 23 Times for b4-13 Win
In Tampa exhibition action the Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City A’s 14 to 13 as 23 hits came from a array of BRB prospects led by Bubba Phillips and Ed White. Phillips had five hits with two doubles while White added four including a triple. Rookie Jim Marshall drove in three with a homer and a single.
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Tampa
Fla
Marty Marion
Chicago White Sox
Marion
BRB
Kansas City
John
Bubba) Phillips
Ed White
Sox
Phillips
White
Jim Marshall
AAL Tourney First Round Results Across Cities
First round games in the AAL tourney produced wins for Milwaukee Allen Bradley 83 over Westover Fliers 76, Chicago Rainer Comets 79 over San Jose Green Frog Supers 62, Boulder Luckett Nix 89 over Arkansas State Teachers 56, and Jacksonville Gibbs Vi Kings 66 over Dayton Pauls Tobacco 60, with Denver King’s Motors Hesston and Linden N J St Johns Apostles also listed for matchups.
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Allen ~ Bradley
Westover
Mass
AFB Fliers
Chicago
Rainer Comets
San Jose
Calif
Green Frog
Boulder
Colo
Luckett-Nix
Arkansas State Teachers
Jacksonville
Fla
Gibbs Vikings
Dayton
Ohio
Paul's Tobacco
Dons Face 35-Game Streak Challenge in NCAA
Evanston report outlines three top programs aiming to dethrone San Francisco, led by a 53 game winning streak. Iowa, Temple, and SMU await potential path to face the Dons with Hawkeyes boasting depth and veteran playmakers. Iowa must first topple Temple to reach San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Iowa
Temple
Associated Press
Hawkeyes
Hawks
Bill Russell
Carl Cain
Bill Logan
Bill Schoof
Sharm Sheuerman
Bill Seaberg
Congress on Little League Voices Policy in Chicago
Delegates from 256 districts representing over 4000 leagues gather in Chicago for the first annual Congress of Little League Baseball. The event aims to democratize policy making, discussing league management, boundary lines, the minor league system, tournament play, and team counts per league.
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Chicago
Williamsport
Joseph D. LeRose
Podres Inducted Into Navy After Physical Exam
Johnny Podres of Brooklyn, 23, star pitcher on the World Series team, passed induction tests and was assigned to the Navy by the Selective Service. He had previously been 4 F due to a back problem and now wears a brace while sleeping on a special bed. He appeared in a snowstorm at 7 30 a m and said he plans to play baseball in the service to stay in shape.
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New York
Johnny Podres
Brooklyn
Navy
Podres
Ted Williams
Army
Sun Glow Edges Eagles in Athens League Thriller
Sun Glow Furniture defeated the Nelsonville Eagles 91-90 after two overtimes at East Side Gym in Athens City League play. Sut ton Service Station fell to Swearengin's 65-61 and OU Sundry 55-54. Finals set for Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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East Side Gymnasium
Sunglow Furniture
Nelsonville Eagles
Sutton Service Station
Swearengin’s
OU Sundry
Maplewood Inn
OU Stadium Restaurant
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