Exhibition baseball and golf notes in early 1950s press
Radio plans cover Yankees and Cardinals first exhibition game from St. Petersburg at 1 30 p m with Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto. Feature on Spalding 1858 Golf Reporters Almanac lists leading players. notes on college athletics, local high school sports, and spring training chatter about Dodgers Braves and Campanella.
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Andy Pafko
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Hartford Public ousts Staples 74 56 in Class A tourney
In New Haven on March 14 Hartford Public Owls, ranked fourth, defeated Staples High School 74 to 56 to reach the state Class A semifinals. Wilbur Cross, then top in the standings, beat Norwich Free Academy 47 to 42 in a separate quarterfinal, extending its win streak to nine under coach Red Verderame.
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Hartford
Owls
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Wilbur Cross
New Haven
Norwich Free Academy
Red Verderame
Cross Cagers
Stratford
Wisners
Knicks Rally to Top Celtics 104 99 in MSG Showdown
New York Knicks avoid playoff elimination with a 104 99 win over the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. A doubleheader opener saw the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Cincinnati Royals 97 91 as teams edge toward postseason positions.
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Tom Heinsohn
Boston
Kendy Rudolph
Jim Duffy
Sterling House Juniors Meet Middle Street Club Tonight
The Sterling House Juniors seek their twelfth straight win when they face the Middle Street Boys Club on the latter’s court at 7 p.m. today. An Intermediate clash follows on the same court, with Middle Street Intermediates undefeated in league play and Sterling Intermediates set to play Thursday at 7 p.m. vs the YMCA.
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Sparrow and Sears lead Knicks past Celtics in tight win
Knicks rally from behind as Guy Sparrow scores 29 and Kenny Sears adds 16 to topple the Celtics 99 104. Boston, already division champions, saw Sharman and Heinsohn with 18 apiece while New York trailed by eight in the third before seizing a 94 92 edge with 3 50 left and sealing it with free throws and Guerin layup.
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Cincinnati
Bruins Edge Red Wings 2-1 on McKenney Winner
Boston Bruins win 2-1 over the Detroit Red Wings as Ben McKenney scores a late 12 footer. The victory improves Boston to 3 on the six game road trip as coach Milt Schmidt targets a 500 stretch to secure a playoff position.
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Ben McKenney
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Detroit Red Wings
Boston
Milt Schmidt
Bruins
Skowron Joins Yankees After Overnight Trip
First baseman Bill Skowron reported to St Petersburg camp with the New York Yankees weighing in at 196 pounds after a cross country flight. He hit .304 in 122 games last season and expressed relief that his contract is settled with GM George Weiss.
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Reburg
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New York Yankees
New York
Skowron
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George Weiss
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Phoenix
Ariz
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Yalmy Thomas
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Pete Burnside
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Phil Clark
Houston
Fred Hutchinson
St. Louis
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Red ‘Bird
Georgia
Hutchinson
Black Rock Race Ends in Duel for Fairfield
A garbled report notes a racing event at Black Rock between Amber and Fishermans Reat in Fairfield. Details are unclear but participants Musson Revecagen Superior Pinvez and Chathers Fairfyld are mentioned alongside Marsno and Rest.
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Musson Revecagen Superior Pinvez
Fairfyld
North End Little League Registration Opens This Weekend
The North End Little League will hold registration Saturday and Sunday at Bridgeport Machines field on Capitol avenue and Lindley street. Boys within the North avenue Madison avenue Sylvan avenue and Goldenrod avenue boundaries are invited to register. Tryouts for major and farm teams begin March 22. Officials will meet tonight at 7 o clock at the Golden Nugget restaurant, 2438 Main street.
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Highlands Meet Milford Chiefs In Friday Exhibition
The Highland A A basketball team faces Milford Chiefs, CBA winners, in an 8 PM Friday exhibition at Stratford High gym. Both squads add new players as Highlanders pursue a first win over the Chiefs this season, led by scorers and rebounders on both rosters.
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Frank Thom
Harry Bosley
Sonny Thomas
Don Harris
Sal DiNicola
Jim Callaway
John Sullivan
Cecil Gabriel
Eddie Gee
Fran “Hot Rod” Hanley
Fairfield University
Ed Diskowski
Highlands
Dave Spears
Norwalk
Joe Yasinski
Sterling Girls Triumph 38 22 Over Sikorsky Five
Sterling House girls beat Sikorsky girls 38 to 22 at Sokol Hall. Sterling pulled ahead to a 26 20 third quarter lead as Schippani Bandeson and Spatlaw starred on defense and Pat Kelly Bondeson Schip pani each scored 15 for the losers.
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Savoy Cagers Edge Barry's 52 50 To Reach Quarterfinals
The Savoy A A team from Bridgeport beat Barry's Clothes 52 50 to advance to the Waterbury Boys' Club Invitational quarterfinals. Dick Surhoff scored 20 points as Savoys trailed early before a third‑quarter rally and strong rebounds from Harvey Wenz.
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Rogere
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Basketball Scores From Various Colleges Report
Summary of scattered college basketball results showing Wesleyan, Temple, Belmont, and other teams with scores like 74 61 79 74 92 74 and mentions of Phils Teste to Phila inermary. The OCR text lists teams such as Windese Corks, Mithur fre, Nerwien Wartior, and Canaan with varied opponents and venues.
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Hockey scores show mixed results with close margins
Readable lines report a 5 to 3 game where one team edged another 5 to 3. Names and places are garbled but imply a regional hockey matchup with several goals by each side and a nearby stadium or arena as the venue.
Ranger Bathgate Sparks Rangers in Eight-Game Streak
New York fans crown 23 year old Andy Bathgate as the league's hottest scorer. Bathgate has 17 points in eight games helping the Rangers build an eight game unbeaten run and contend for the top playoff seed. He leads in goals and sits close in overall scoring behind Montreal rivals Richard and Moore.
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Pro basketball results and schedule update
Partial score report shows Mhilatetithiy 97 to Cincinnati 9 and New York 504 to Boston 99 with only dames on schedule.
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