Wilson Ninety? 62 to 51 Victory Over Roosevelt Friday
Wilson Ramblers, led by 6-8 Sve BodA and 6-? Schwarz, outscored Roosevelt 28-12 in the second period to seize a 62-51 win and reach tonight's sectional final at Coe Fieldhouse. Don Hess, Meskimen, and Childs contributed balanced scoring as Roosevelt's Thomas and Wassbinder kept pace early.
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Roosevelt
Coe
Don Darey
Ramblers
Franklin
Bolts
Cedar Rapids
Rooseevlt
Chuck Dostal
Don Hess
Cliff Svoboda
Schwarz
Hess
Jim Meskimen
Mare Gin
Don Lamb
Harry Thomas
Thomas
Carroll Wassbinder
Sveboda
Meskimen
Larry Childs
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Carroll Vasbinder
Ries Sargeant
Dave Lamb
Coe Fieldhouse
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Svoboda Dostal
Childs O Pratt
Sargeant
Thomas Jones
Broxey
Neuhaus
R. Dostal
Wees Y
Jazette
Trent Wineger
Gordon Pratt
Patty Wins in Cannes as Upsets Eliminate Americans
In Cannes France Budge t Patty of Paris and Los Angeles reached the semifinals in men’s singles while Hugh Stewart of San Marino and Tony Vincent of Miami fell. Patty beat Franz Feldhausch of Germany 7 5 6 4. Andrew Hammersley of Chile beat Stewart 6 3 6 4 Jaroslav Drobny of Egypt beat Vincent 6 0 6 3 Torsten Johansson of Sweden beat Vladislav Skonecki 4 6 7 5 8 6.
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Nice
France
Budget Patty
Paris
Los Angeles
Cannes
Hugh Stewart
San Marino
Calif
Tony Vincent
Miami
Fla
Patty
Franz _ Feldhausch
Germany
Andrew Hammersley
Chile
Stewart
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Vincent
Torsten Johansson
Sweden
Vladislav Skonecki
Pole
District qualifiers named after sectional wins Friday night
The following boys basketball teams qualified for district competition by winning sectional championships Friday night. Class A teams include Ames Anita Aplington Boone Brooklyn C. B. Lincoln Cedar Falls Clinton Carroll Davenport D. M. North Dubuque Loras Denison Grinnell Guthrie Center Iowa Falls Keokuk Lake Mills Mason City H. F. Marion Ottumwa C. C. Heelan Tama Ventura and Class B Hull Prairie City.
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Grinnell
Guthrie Center
Iowa Falls
Keokuk Lake Mills
Mason City
H.F. Marion
Ottumwa
C. Heelan
Tama
Ventura
Upsets Rock Iowa Class A Sectionals at Toledo and Elsewhere
Davenport St Ambrose, Mason City, Dubuque, Des Moines Roosevelt, Tama and Clinton posted sectional shocks as Class A play produced scores of upsets. Davenport beat St Ambrose 80-75 led by Sam Bowlby’s 22 points while Pete Shebler poured 32 for St Ambrose. Holy Family edged Mason City 63-62 in OT as Joe Calahan hit a late shot. Des Moines North toppled Roosevelt 76-53. Tama barely held off Traer 48-47 at Toledo. Clinton defeated DeWitt 100-65 in the Valley, and Abraham Lincoln beat Underwood 71-57.
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Wullais
Iowa
Davenport St. Ambrose
Mason City
Dubuque
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Jefferson
Davenport
St. Ambrose
Sam Bowlby
Blue Devils
Bellevue St. Joe
Dubuque Lorjas
Des Moines North
Des Moines Roosevelt
North
Dowling
Tama
Tracr
Toledo
Clinton
DeWitt
Parsons and Luther Share Iowa Conference Title
Parsons clinches at least a share of the 1956 Iowa conference basketball title after an 84-51 win at Fairfield to finish 12-4. Luther ends league play with a 78-73 victory at Decorah, leaving Parsons a strong chance to hold undisputed possession if Wartburg's nearby results go their way.
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Parsons
Iowa
Wildcats
Fairfield
Buena Vistta
Wartburg
Central
Upper Iowa
The
Knights
Luther
Decorah
Rawls Leads Crocker by One in Zaharias Open
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg held a one stroke lead over Fay Crocker of Montevideo at the start of the third round of the Babe Zaharias Cancer Fund Open in Sarasota Florida. Rawls posted a 70 Friday for a 36 hole total of 143 while Crocker shot 74 to sit one back with others in pursuit.
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Sarasota, Fla
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S. C
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguary
Miss Rawls
Miss Crocker
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Miss Suggs
Mickey Right
San Diego
Calif
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Tigers Sign Wolsey as Detroit Cuts Deal for 1956
DETROIT UP Pete Wolsey, a pitcher with the Montreal Royals last season, signed with the Detroit Tigers for 1956. The Tiger spokesman said Wolsey’s signing leaves four players still without contracts for 1956.
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Detroit
Pete Wolsey
Montreal Royals
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Wolsey
Marion Gains District 71 62 Over Anamosa
Marion, Wamac champions, defeated Anamosa 71 to 62 in a class A sectional final before a capacity Central City crowd. Ron Altenburg led with 26 points as Marion shot 49 percent and dominated rebounding. The Raiders, aided by Hartman and Norton, kept within range until Marion’s late surge sealed the win.
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Central City
Marion
Anamosa
Ron Altenburg
St Patrick’s Waukon to face Luana in sectional Class B final
St Patrick’s of Waukon resumes Saturday night battle with Luana for the sectional crown at Postville after St Patrick’s beat Ossian 83-58 Friday as Jim Melick scored 33 to raise his tournament total to 70. Luana defeated Harpers Ferry 50-36 led by Gary Radach with 13. An overtime thriller at Ladora saw Conroy edge Parnell 43-38 with Kuhnle scoring 15 for the winners.
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St. Patrick’s
Waukon
Luana
Postville
Ossian
Jim Melick
Melick
Martin Fischer
Harpers Ferry
Gary Radach
Tom Gavin
Ladora
Parnell
Conroy
Kuhnle
Over
Huntzleman
Millersburg
Carlson's 23 Paces Cornell Rally Beats Ripon 80-77
Cornell edged Ripon 80-77 in a Midwest conference game at Ripon. Ripon led early and held the advantage until six minutes left. The lead flipped twice before a late rally gave Cornell the win as the clock neared one minute to play.
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Carlson
Cornell
RIPON
Wis
Cornell and Ripon clash yields lopsided scoring duel
Don Carlson paced the winners with 23 points as Cornell moved to a 9-4 loop mark while Ripon dropped to 4-8. Ken Steussi led Ripon with 27 points in the contest.
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Don Carlson
Ken Steussi
Ripon
Braves Sign Burdette and Johnson for 1956 Contracts
Milwaukee reports Lew Burdette and Ernie Johnson have signed 1956 contracts. The Braves raise total signed players to 36, as announced on Friday.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Lew Burdette
Ernie Johnson
Braves
Toledo Names Morton Head Line Coach Cahill Assistant
Frosty England, coach at Toledo University, appointed Jack Morton as head line coach and Leo Cahill as assistant line coach on Friday.
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Ohio
Frosty England
Toledo University
Friday
Jack Morton
Leo Cahill
Cornell Trackmen rout Coe 85 to 10 in season opener
Cornell's track team dominated Coe at the Coe fieldhouse in a 85 to 10 victory. The Rams secured 10 of 11 events with multiple double winners including Wulf in the mile and two mile, Moore in the broad jump and 40 yard dash, and Hofstetter in the 880 yard dash.
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Cornell
Coe
Rams
Wulf
Moore
Bill Hofstetier
Brad Ankersstar
I. of
iCornel
yGarmens
Tesus
Goldbers
Paul
Uae Hore
Nizal
Barber and Kroll Share Houston Open Lead
Ted Kroll and Jerry Barber tied at seven under par after two rounds leading the $30,000 Houston Open but many contenders lurk within four strokes. Kroll, from Fort Lauderdale, surfaced with long putts to catch Barber, while Jimmy Desmaret and Jon Gustin moved into contention at 138 and 138 respectively, with several others within reach at 139 to 140.
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Houston
Ted Kroll
Jerry Barber
Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Barber
Jimmy Desmaret
Jon Gustin
Charlottesville
Joe Jiminez
Midlothian
Jimmy Clark
LaGuna Beach
Calif
Deen Wood
Liberty
Texas
Three Athletics Signings Leave Lou Kretlow Unsigned
Kansas City signed second baseman Jim Finigan and pitchers Art Ceccarelli and Mike Kume, leaving pitcher Lou Kretlow unsigned. The move caps a signing spree by the Athletics, detailing the personnel committed to the team’s pitching depth and infield experience.
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Kansas City
Jim Finigan
Art Ceccarelli
Mike Kume
Kansas City Athletics
Lou Kretlow
Series Star Amoros Signs for Brooklyn
VERO BEACH Florida AP Sandy Amoros star outfielder of the World Series agreed to Brooklyn Dodger terms today He batted .247 in 119 games last season and was believed to have signed for about 9000 He will report here March 1
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Vero Beach
Fla
Sandy Amoros
Brooklyn Dodger
Amoros
Castellani's Right Leads Rocky to Win Over Sullivan at MSG
Rocky Castellani defeated England's Johnny Sullivan in a ten round decision at Madison Square Garden. The 28 year old middleweight used fast right hand leads to bail out a sluggish start, with judges scoring 6-3-1, 6-3-1, and 6-4 in Castellani's favor. Sullivan, 23, praised the right hand, while Castellani heads to Cleveland on March 28 for a bout against either Bobby Boyd or Milo Savage.
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Rocky Castellani
England
Johnny Sullivan
Madison Square Garden
Castellani
Rocky
Sullivan
Johnny
Barney Felix
Frank Forbes
Bert Grant
Er Aan
Cleveland
Bobby Boyd
Milo Savage
Shea Expects U S to Reclaim Davis Cup
Gil Shea of Los Angeles, fresh from Australian play, believes the United States can defeat Australia in Davis Cup. The sixth-ranked American crushed Grant Golden 6-2 6-4 in the National Indoor quarterfinals, praising his new flat forehand and noting Adrian Quist helped refine it.
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New York
Gil Shea
Los Angeles
Shea
Grant Golden
Wilmette
Ill
Herbie Flam
Sam
Adrian Quist
Tenley Albright Quits European Tour Early
Olympic figure skating champion Tenley Albright returned to Newton Massachusetts after cutting short a European tour nine days before a city celebration. She cited obligations abroad and expressed no excuse for her loss to 16 year old Carol Heiss, congratling Heiss and noting friendship between the rivals.
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Newton
Mass
Ins
Tenley Albright
Europe
Tenley
Carol Heiss
New York
New Yorker
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Gavilan to Fight Waterman Again in April Return Bout
London AP reports Kid Gavilan will meet Briton Peter Waterman in a 10 round rematch at Earls Court on April 24 weighing 149 pounds Promoter Jack Salmons said Waterman earned a controversial decision in their Feb 7 bout as the pair prepare for a second fight with same terms as the first.
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London
Kid Gavilan
Peter Waterman
Earls Court
Jack Salmons
Waterman
Golden Anniversary for Jack Quigley and Wife
LAWRENCE Kansas AP E C Quigley longtime sports figure and Mrs Quigley celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Sunday reception Quigley served as National League umpire for 25 years and four years as supervisor of umpires He was athletic director at the University of Kansas for six years
Newhouser Becomes Baltimore Orioles Scout in Arizona
Hal Newhouser, former Detroit Tigers pitcher, signed on as a Baltimore Orioles scout based in the Phoenix area. Manager Paul Richards noted Newhouser will focus on pitching, as the Orioles already have a Detroit-area scout.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Baltimore Orioles
Paul Richards
Newhouser
Tigers
Orioles
Duke's Sime Equaled World Dash Record In ACC Indoor Meet
Dave Sime of Duke tied the world indoor 60 yard dash record with 6.1 seconds and also won the broad jump and 70 yard hurdles at the Atlantic Coast Conference indoor games in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
N. C
Dave Sime
Duke
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