Veterans struggle in spring exhibitions with fading arms
Veteran pitchers Jim Hearn of the Phillies and Hal Jeffcoat of the Reds are facing arm trouble as they open spring starts. Hearn allowed five runs to the Pirates in six innings in Fort Myers, and Jeffcoat was hit hard by the White Sox in Tampa. The Indians snapped a slump with a 4-3 win over the Giants as Herb Score yielded two hits in five innings. The Yankees routed the Senators 14-4 behind four Brooklyn corps, with Yogi Berra driving in five. Sam Jones and Hoyt Wilhelm shaded the Cardinals 1-0 in St. Petersburg.
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Jim Hearn
Philadelphia Phillies
Hal Jeffcoat
Cincinnati Red Jegs
Hearn
Jeffcoat
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fort Myers
Fla
Bob Miller
Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Tampa
Cleveland Indians
Kerby Farrell
Tribe
New York Giants
Los Angeles
Herb Score
Yanks
Brooklyn
Yogi Berra
Tom Morgan
Tom Gorman
Washington Senators
Kansas City A’s
West Palm Beach
Nats
Eddie Yostoff Morgan
Sam Jones
Willard Schmidt
Hoyt Wilhelm
Milwaukee Braves
Cardinals
St. Petersburg
Jones
St. Louis
Balding Captures Miami Beach Open Golf Title
Al Balding 32 from Islington Canada won the Miami Beach Open at Bayshore after a 36 hole total of 137 earning 1200 dollars. Chick Harbert finished one stroke behind in second with 71 round for 800 dollars while four players tied for third at 139 earning 578.50.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Augusta
Florida
al Balding
Islington
Canada
Balding
Bayshore
Chick Harbert
Northville
Midoro
Marty Furgol
Lemont
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Gardner Dickinson, Jr
Panama City
Defendis Favored In Television Bout At St Nicholas Arena
Angelo Defendis a 12 5 favorite in a 10 round light heavyweight tv bout against Yvon Durelle Canadian 175 pound champion at New York St Nicholas Arena tonight Du mont 10 30 p m EST.
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Angelo Defendis
Yvon Durelle
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
St Louis Wins Tight Game to Go 3-0 in West Series
St Louis defeats Minneapolis 106 to 104 as the Western Division series stands 2-0 in favor of St Louis. Boston tops Syracuse 83 to 80 sealing a 3-0 series win in the Eastern Division.
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St. Louis
Minneapolis
Boston
Syracuse
Ohio University 1955 South Tour Starts With Six Games
A 21 player Ohio University squad prepared for a 1955 southern tour featuring six scheduled games through the region. The team travels to test skills and build team cohesion during the trip.
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Ohio University
Maserati Wins Grand Prix at Sebring
Maserati swept the top honors in the 12 hour International Grand Prix of Endurance at Sebring Fla. Juan Fangio and Stirling Moss finished first and second respectively, securing Maserati a clean sweep of the event as part of the world championship point system.
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Sebring
Fla
Maserati
Ferrari
Sebring Air Terminal
Juan Fangio
Stirling Moss
Dayton Flyers Fail to Referee Name in NIT Exit
Dayton public relations offered a 40 point list of excuses after losing to Temple in the NIT. Reasons ranged from timing and venue optics to punt on third down and shyness at publicity.
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University of Dayton
Temple
Ohio School
Flyers
the Garden
Madison Square
Xavier
Injury Bug Bites Mickey Mantle Again
In Vero Beach Florida Mickey Mantle the Yankees slugger who won the triple crown suffered a severely strained ligament after running into a turf hole while fielding before a game with the Dodgers in Miami. The injury follows a series of ailments that have troubled him through the years.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Miami
Mantle
Athens Couple Claim Opening Day Baseball Appearances
An Athens pair, Mr. and Mrs. James Josten, report a combined 75 years of attending opening day baseball games, seeking recognition for their long running attendance record.
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Athens
James Josten
Buchtel Wins League Baseball Title with 9-1 Triumph
Buchtel High School clinched its second straight Athens County League baseball championship by defeating Ames Bern 9-1 on March 30, 1955. Bill Beech pitched a three hitter for the Bruins.
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Buchtel High School
Ames Bern
Bill Beech
Bruins
Tireless Tar Heels Beat the Odds in NCAA Title Clash
North Carolina defeated Kansas 54-53 in triple overtime to win the NCAA basketball championship. Joe Quigg sealed the win with two free throws as Kansas failed on the final shot. Lennie Rosenbluth fouled out late, Wilt Chamberlain led with 23 points, and Michigan State edged San Francisco for third place.
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Patrick
Kansas City
North Carolina Tar Heels
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas
Frank McGuire
Tar Heels
Michigan State
Joe Quigg
Brooklyn
N. Y
Quigg
North Carolina
Wilt Chamberlain
Rosenbluth
San Francisco Dons
Lucas Stars as Middletown Wins Ohio Championship
Jerry Lucas of Middletown scores 74 points across two state tournament games helping Middletown Class AA win 64-54 over Kent Roosevelt for a seventh title in 14 years and 52nd straight victory. Ayersville captures Class A 74-73 in overtime over Gratis.
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Fritz Howell
Columbus
Ohio
Jerry Lucas
Middletown
Kings
Magnificent Middies
Kent Roosevelt
Paul Walker
Ayersville
Lee Himmeyer
Gratis
Lucas
Toledo Macomber
Buckeye
Charley Boykin
Walker
Jerry
Boykin
Marv Hohenberger
Penny Carter
Hohenberger
Jim Hammersmith
Zane Leeds
Carter
Ed Bode
Bethel
Ronnie Brown
Kent
Third Base Stall Open At Cincinnati
Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts has not chosen between Don Hoak and Alex Grammas for the third base job. Both have impressed at multiple infield positions, with a decision likely only after the exhibition schedule ends. Hoak had the lone Reds RBI in a 8 1 loss to the Chicago White Sox as pitching limited Cincinnati to seven hits. Tebbetts also lined up Brooks Lawrence and Art Fowler for today’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Redleg
Birdie Tebbetts
Don Hoak
Alex Grammas
Tebbetts
Hoak
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati
Hal Jeffcoat
Jeffcoat
Tebbett
Sox
Billy Pierce
Gerry Staley
Ellis Kinder
Brooks Lawrence
Art Fowler
St. Petersburg
St. Louis Cardinals
Panthers Open Baseball Season With Racine At Home
Pomeroy Panthers start the season at home Thursday against Racine as a 13 game slate is tentatively set. The schedule lists March 28 Racine and April 4 at Jackson among others with league games against Wahama and Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Racine
SECUL
Jackson
Gallipolis
Middleport
Wahama
Rutland
Point Pleasant
National AAU Tourney Opens Play in Denver
Ten teams began the week long 50th National AAU basketball tournament in Denver with two afternoon games featuring Seattle Cedar Rapids Long Beach and the Navy. Five more opening round games were set for tonight and Tuesday to set the stage for Wednesday's debut of top seeded Seattle.
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Denver
Seattle
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Long Beach
Navy
NHL Scores Sunday and Saturday Results
Sunday games ended in a 4 4 tie between New York and Chicago while Detroit defeated Toronto 4 1 New York beat Boston 4 2 Montreal routed Chicago 3 0 and Detroit topped Toronto 5 3, all reported as weekend scores.
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New York
Chicago
Detroit
Toronto
Boston
Montreal
Bradley NIT Champions Return Entire Squad for 1958
Bradley wins the 20th NIT title with an 84 83 victory over Memphis State led by Shellie McMillon. The Braves return their full lineup including Barney Cable and Mason setting them as favorites for the next season. Memphis State star Win Wilfong earned MVP honors.
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Bradley
New York
Braves
Peoria
Ill
Memphis State
Shellie McMillon
Xavier
Ohio
Temple
St. Louis
Houston
Wichita
Oklahoma A&m
Barney Cable
McMillen
Bobby Joe Mason
Joe McDade
Gene Morse
Mason
McMillon
Cable
Win Wilfong
Wilfong
Butcher
Associated Press
Cable and
Guy Rodgers
St. Bonaventure
Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Summary of multiple exhibition games with scores including Kansas City 4 Washington 0 and Chicago A 8 Cincinnati 1. Other results show New York N 14 Brooklyn 4 and Detroit 15 Toronto 3, plus Philadelphia 3 Detroit 2 and New York N 9 Cleveland 3.
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Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Wichita
Baltimore
San Francisco
Detroit
Toronto
Buffalo
Kansas City
Washington
St. Louia
Philadelphia
Boston
Tibbs defeats Armstead in Boston bout
Tommy Tibbs of Boston outpoints Paulie Armstead of Los Angeles in a ten round boxing contest. Tibbs advances, Armstead slips to defeat in the televised match.
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Hollywood
Tommy Tibbs
Boston
Paulie Armstead
Los Angeles
Bobcats Star Fred Moore Tops 1955 Scoring
Sophomore Fred Moore led the 1955 Bobcat basketball team with a 15.5 point per game scoring average, the season’s top mark for the squad.
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Fred Moore
Bobcat
Bobcats Struggle In Indoor Relays At Granville Meet
Ohio University track faced a rough weekend at the Walter J. Livingston Relays. The Bobcats failed to qualify in most prelims while standout efforts included a 3:27 small college section win by the Knights of Columbus relay squad and a 21 feet 10 inches broad jump by Bob Reynolds. Coach Huntsman called the showing disappointing.
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Ohio University
Walter J. Livingston
Granville
Bobcats
Bobcat
Knights of Columbus
Cleveland
Bob Strother
Harold Buchert
Allah Butcher
Bob Sawyers
Sawyers
Ohio State
Les Carney
Bob Christian
Fred Dickey
Wally Guenther
Bob Reynolds
Bill Evans
Huntsman
Local Recap of Small Scores and Matchups
The scoreboard lists Krogers 2 New Marsh, VFW 1 Southertons 2, Duncans 1 Harris Furn 3, Duplers 0 0. A compact mix of neighborhood league results with several close finishes and one decisive win.
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Krogers
New Marsh
VFW
Southertons
Duncans
Harris Furn
Duplers
Krogers Peewee Eenenes
Southertons Eeweweee
Dupler Sportswear
Harris Furniture
Duncans Ereveresene
Indianapolis Driver Wins Stock Car Race
Dayton is the scene as Andy Linden of Indianapolis wins the 50 lap sprint car feature in 17 minutes 30 seconds at the opening Dayton Speedway sprint car season. Rex Easton of Springfield Illinois takes second followed by Ed Elisian of Oakland California in third Eddie Sachs of Center Valley Pennsylvania fourth and Elmer George of Indianapolis fifth.
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Dayton
Ohio
Andy Linden
Indianapolis
Dayton Speedway
Rex Easton
Springfield
Ed Elisian
Oakland
Calif
Eddie Sachs
Center Valley
Elmer George
Ayersville and Middletown Welcome Ohio Champs Home
Thousands greet Ayersville Pilots and Middletown Middies after dual state title wins in Col umbus. Crowds line streets as police manage celebrations. Ayersville receives a homecoming parade and a new coach’s car while Middletown holds an informal victory at the high school gym.
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Associated Press
Middletown
Ayersville
Ohio
Columbus
Wertz and Mays Homer as Indians Top Giants 4-3
Cleveland wins 4-3 over New York in an exhibition game as Vic Wertz belts a three run homer and Russ Nixon drives two singles. Willie Mays homers for the Giants off Herb Score, but the Tribe snaps a five game skid behind solid pitching and timely hits.
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Los Angeles
Kerby Farrell
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Russ Nixon
Indians
Farrell
Vic Wertz
Herb Score
Don Messi
New York Giants
Willie Mays
Score
Giants
Marv Grissom
Wertz
Nixon
Rocky Colavito
Phillies fall to Pirates on five double plays in Florida
In Clearwater, Philadelphia lost 5-3 to Pittsburgh as five double plays plagued the Phils. Eight hits could not overcome the costly outs as Pirates pitchers held firm at Fort Myers.
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Clearwater
Fla
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
Bucs
Fort Myers
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