Ohio State Basketball Finals Celebrate Champions and Near-Champion
Crowds greeted Cleveland East Tech as Class AA champs returning to Cleveland Union Terminal with 700 fans and a 42 piece band. Edgerton captured Class A title in Williams County after a 57-51 victory over Lynnwood Jackson town drawing a long parade through town led by Mayor Henry Herman and the high school band.
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Columbus
Cleveland East Tech
Scarabs
Cleveland
Union Terminal
Williams County
Edgerton
Bulldogs
Northwestern
Lynnwood-Jacksontown
Racine
Ohio
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Big Blacks
Mountaineer
Parkersburg
Huntington
Weston Club
Athens
Lerry Morrison
Tornadoes
Corning
Crooksville
Southwestern
Maysville
Salem honors basketball champs with mass parade
More than 2000 fans packed the high school gym and overflowed into the streets as Salem and other area teams celebrated a strong season. Co captain Lou Slaby praised the triumph while Lynnwood Jackson town's Trojans led a county motorcade of 200 cars.
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G. D
Babe) Shoup
Licking County
Lynnwood-Jacksontown
Newark
Trojans
Imhoff Paces California To NCAA Title Over WVU
California guard Imhoff led the Bears to the NCAA title with a decisive finish against West Virginia. The championship game showcased strong defense and timely scoring from key California players, sealing a historic title for the program.
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Imhoff
California
WVU
East Tech doubles up Salem in state basketball title
East Tech Scarabs defeated Salem 71 to 51 to claim another state championship as coach John Broski praised Salem's Quakers as the season's best. Cabas, Salem's coach, credited East Tech's defense and a 2 1 2 zone for stifling Salem's drives as the setback ended Salem's bid.
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John Cabas
Salem High School
Cabas
Quakers
Middletown
East Tech
Columbus
East Tech Scarabs
Salem
John Broski
Broski
Western Michigan
Tech
Cal's Imhoff Sparks NCAA Title Clincher
Darra Imhoff as a 6-10 Cal pivotman delivers a late tip-in to beat West Virginia 71-70 and claim the NCAA title at Freedom Hall Louisville. The All-America spotlight centers on West and Robertson with Imhoff earning third on the All-Tournament Team amid NBA playoff chatter.
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Louisville
Darra Imhoff
California
Alhambra
Calif
Cal
Freedom Hall
West Virginia
Jerry West
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
West
Imhoff
Robertson
Denny Fitzpatrick
Don Goldstein
Goldstein
Cardinals
Darrall
Bill Russell
Pete Newell
Saturday Junior League Athens Rollerbowl Results
A scrambled score table shows teams like Dupler Sportswear and Scott Plumbing with won loss records and percentages. Matches listed include Dupler Sportswear vs AAM and Davids vs Sunnybank, reflecting a mixed weekend league outcome in Athens.
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Athens
Sannybank
D T. Dupler Sportswear
Cornwell Dewlers
Scott Plumbing
Dupler Sportswear
AAM
Davids
Sunnybank
Glenn Byard
Russ Hall
Wagner
Ive
Les Smith
Garland
Kime Scott
Dode Pendergrass
Larry Hughes
Ethel Pierce
Helena Leffler
Vi Widdoes
Carolyn Kyle
Lucille Slisheres
Irene McBride
Iso
Mary Bartlett Ove
Mable Martin
Ross Hall
Widdoes
Scott Pumbing
Cornwell Jewlers
Ove Pendergrass
Rookie Gotay Sparks Cardinals in 3-1 Win Over Dodgers
Julio Gotay, 19, a speedy Puerto Rican shortstop not listed on the spring roster, sparked St. Louis with aggressive baserunning lifting the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles. He sparked two runs in the second inning as he scored on a wild throw and a misplay at first.
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Boston
Schayes
Togo Palazzi
Togo
Seymour
Schaves
Syracuse
Celtics
Spyracuse
Dolph
Julio Gotay
St. Louis Cardinals
Keapira
Los Angeles
Gotay
St. Louis
Dodgers
Cardinals
Cleveland
Mike
Big Bear) Garcia
Indians
Baltimore
New York
Detroit
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Chicago
Cubs
Kansas City
Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
White Sox
Cincinnati
Goray
Red Bird
Joe Cunningham
B. G. Smith
Gene Snyder
Norm Larker
Garcia
Billy Consolo
Vic Power
OU Trackman First in Broad Jump at Denison Meet
Bob Reynolds won the broad jump with 23 feet 144 inches for the Ohio University track team at the Livingston Relays held at Denison University on Saturday. OU placed in four other events including the mile relay fourth, Les Carney 55 yard dash fifth, Glenn Randall pole vault fifth, and two mile relay fifth. The Knights of Columbus Meet in Cleveland saw the 1 mile college relay take second and the 2 mile college relay finish fifth.
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Bob Reynolds
Oho University
Livingston
Denison University
Bobcats
Les Carney
Glenn Randall
Reynolds
Stan Huntsman
Knights of Columbus
Cleveland
Hallock and Gagle Win Charity Bowling Event in Athens
Hallock and Dorothy Gagle won the 1959 Athens County Match of Dimes bowling tournament. Final rounds played Sunday at Sportland Recreation and the Athens Roller Bowl in Athens with Hallock totaling 1813 and Gagle 1732 including handicap.
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Chet Hallock
Dorothy Gagle
Athens
Sportland Recreation
Sportland
Texan Jorgensen Seeks Davey Moore Title Shot
Texan Paul Jorgensen, No. 2 contender with a 74-5-4 record and 30 KOs, meets Harold Gomes in a Friday NBC 10 round featherweight bout on Miami Beach. Gomes has 42-4 with 22 KOs and a four fight win streak. The card also features ABC telecast of Golden Gloves bouts with four matches highlighted by Madi gan vs Daly and other divisional bouts.
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Hogan
Kid
Jorgensen
Harold Gomes
NBC
Miami Beach Auditorium
Gomes
Providence
R. I
Port Arthur
Kayes
ABC
New York- East
Chicago-West
Goalby Leads St. Petersburg Open
Bobby Goalby held a one stroke lead entering the final round of the St. Petersburg Open with a three under 69 to reach 205. Cary Middlecoff was one behind at 206 after a 67, with Pete Cooper tied for third at 206 after a 69. George Bayer collapsed to 212 after a 77.
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Bob Goalby
Belleville
Ill
Cary Middlecoff
Hollywood
Fla
Memphis
Middlecoff
Pete Cooper
Lakewood
Goalby
Cooper
George Bayer
Gleneagles
Wes Ellie Jr
Aldecross
N. J
Bayer
St. John’s Triumphs 76 71 in NIT Final Over Bradley
St. John’s University captains Al Seiden and Tony Jackson led a gutsy 76-71 overtime win over Bradley to capture the National Invitation Tournament title. Seiden, Jackson and coach Joe Lapchick lauded for turning the game with clutch plays and rebounds, sealing St. John’s third NIT crown.
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St. John’s
Lou Roethel
Providence
New York
St. John’s University
al Seiden
Bradley
Seiden
Tony Jackson
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