Marciano Considers Retirement After Title Defense
World heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano said he may quit boxing but will decide after meeting manager Al Weill in New York on April 18. He noted his wife’s urging, and said no decision has been made in the weeks since defending his title against Archie Moore.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Rocky Marciano
al Weill
New York
Marciano
Archie Moore
Champ
Weill
U. S
Iowa Teachers Relays Entry Blanks Mailed To 300 Schools
Cedar Falls announces the thirty third annual Iowa Teachers Relays with 22 relays and 17 events planned. Last nine relays exceeded 900 entries with over 1 100 at last year’s meet. High school divisions split A B C by size while a junior high 440 relay is added.
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Art Dickinson
Dickinson
Harlen Globetrotters add Perry and Ridley for coast tour
Hap Perry of San Francisco and Bill Ridley of Illinois join the college all stars for a coast to coast basketball tour with the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Hap Perry
San Francisco
Bill Ridley
Illinois
College Allstars
Harlem Globetrotters
Allen Misses Chance To Guide Wilt the Stilt
Lawrence Kan AP Dr Forrest C Phog Allen longtime Kansas coach retires effective June 30 after 48 years and 1004 games. Dick Harp named head coach for one year at 7500 dollars, Jerry Waugh named assistant at 5500 dollars. Waugh previously coached Lawrence High School.
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Lawrence
Kan
Forrest C
Phog” Allen
Friday
University of Kansas
Dick Harp
Lester McCoy
Garden City
University Athletic Board
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K.U
Jerry Waugh
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Lawrence High School
William Jewell College
Liberty
Kansas
Wilt
Chamberlain
McCoy Offers No Defense in Boxing Probe
Los Angeles matchmaker Baby McCoy faced possible license revocation after being accused of involvement in about a dozen fixed fights and splitting purses. His attorney, Jake Ehrlich, said McCoy would present a vigorous defense if the state athletic commission takes up the case.
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Jake Ehrlich
San Francisco
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Jack Hanna
State Athletic Commission
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Champ Segal
Gil Cadilli
Clarence Girls Win Wapsie Eight Junior High Title
Clarence defeats Stanwood 23-18 to claim the Wapsie Eight junior high girls title with Decker scoring 15 and Paist 9 for Stanwood. Ruprecht tallies 21 as Lowden edges Wyoming 43-42. semifinals see Clarence top Lowden 33-30 and Stanwood beat Wyoming 46-38.
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Lowden
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Hawks Fall as Arizona Beats Iowa 5 3 in Scottsdale
Arizona rallies with a three run seventh inning to down Iowa 5 3 in Scottsdale. Don Dobrino pitched seven innings for Iowa and allowed 10 hits while Masumi Ide started for Arizona. Hutchinson? The box shows Arizona’s win ends Iowa’s bid for first victory in the six game series.
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Masumi Ide
Buzz Boltz
Don Dobrino
Iowa
Bal larin defeats Gavilan in ten rounds in Paris
Germinal Ballarin, France's rising middleweight, won a ten round decision over Cuba's Kid Gavilan before 12 000 at Palais des Sports. The crowd cheered while Gavilan protested by grabbing the referee and flopping in the ring after the decision. Ballarin used inside fighting to edge Gavilan, with solid blows in the fourth round marking the turning point.
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France
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AP Writer Talbot Dies of Heart Attack in Tampa
Gayle Talbot a 28 year AP sportswriter and author of Sports Roundup died Thursday night of a heart attack in a Tampa hotel lobby after chatting with friends. He was 54 and had suffered an earlier attack last August but resumed writing on a semi vacation in Florida. He died en route to a hospital.
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Gayle Talbot
Associated Press
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Breen Breaks World 1500 Meter Mark at NCAA Meet
George Breen of Cortland NY shatters the 1500 meter world record with an 18 05.9 clocking at the NCAA championships in New Haven. The 20 year old from Buffalo tops Hironoshin Furuhashi's 18 19 mark as Yale coach Bob Kiputh hails him as the sport’s greatest long distance swimmer. Breen dedicates the run to his father on his 62nd birthday. Ford Ronno and Angelo Romani praise his performance as they prepare to face him next in the AAU indoor nationals.
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Japan
Los Angeles
Yale
Bob Kiputh
Ford Ronno
Ohio State
Honolulu
Italy
Angelo Romani
Philadelphia Meets Fort Wayne In NBA Championship Playoff
Philadelphia Eastern division champions face Fort Wayne Western division champs in a best of seven series opener. The Warriors beat Syracuse 109 104 to clinch the semifinal, while Fort Wayne defeated St Louis 102 97 in the western final. First game at Warriors home, second game in Fort Wayne.
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International News Service
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Fort Wayne
Warriors
Syracuse
St. Louis
Rouviere Signs with Redskins for 1956 season
Francis Whitey Rouviere of the University of Miami has signed a 1956 contract with the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
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Washington
Francis ‘Whitey” Rouviere
University of Miami
Fla
Washington Redskins
Cedar Rapids Athletes Set for Class AA State Indoor Meet
Cedar Rapids high schools Wilson Roosevelt Franklin and McKinley compete in the class AA state indoor meet at Iowa Fieldhouse with entries in nearly every event. Local standout Dave Arends leads Cedar Rapids bids after winning the Valley conference 50 yard dash.
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Anamosa
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John Wortman
Acey
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Franklin
Gary Weede
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Mike Albaugh
Ilson
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Loras McGuire
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Vincent Hart
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D Wangsness
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Bob Williams
Roger Helm
Reggie Gibson
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Bob So‘ka
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Marton
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Roger Stephens
Gary Roloff
Bob Shank
Iowa
Bill Hardy
No Player Shortage On Raiders Roster
Cedar Rapids Raiders beat Macon 7 6 in a Dodger training camp rally. They have won two of three, with 40 players on the roster as manager George Scherger races to test every man. Fort Worth lists 58 players. six shortstop candidates shown, more likely to join.
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Vero Beach
Fla
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Macon
Ing Camp
Great Falls
Wichita Falls
George Scherger
Brooklyn
Fort Worth
Scherger
Needles to Derby After Florida Derby Victory
Needles the winter standout will skip a warmup and head straight to the Kentucky Derby on May 5 after a track record Florida Derby win. Trainer Hugh L. Fontaine says the strategy matches Needles best racing style, with investors Bonnie Heath and Jackson Dudley having bought him for 20 000 dollars a year ago.
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Miami, Fla
Needles
Hugh L. Fontaine
Fontaine
Memphis
Bonnie Heath
Jackson Dudley
Ducks Unlimited trustees to meet in Kansas City April 6 7
Canadian and U S branches of Ducks Unlimited will hold a joint trustees meeting in Kansas City on April 6 and 7, announced by President Robert Winthrop on Thursday.
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New York
U.S
Ducks Unlimited
Kansas City
Robert Winthrop
Licht Leads Bettendorf To Quaker Crown 67 55
Eleanor Licht of London scored 43 points to lift the Bettendorf Merchanettes past Collins Radio 67 55 for the Quaker Oats girls basketball tournament title. Montour won the losers bracket with an 83 35 win over Calamus Indees as Betty Vogt received sportsmanship honors.
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Eleanor Licht
London
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Quaker Oats
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Merchanettes
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Hawkeyes Set Indoor Mile Relay Mark In Arizona Meet
Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Arizona Wildcats 71 to 60 in Tucson as their mile relay ran 3 16.6 cutting seven tenths off UCLA and Arizona’s 1955 standard. Iowa won eight of 15 events and tied for first in another, with Les Stevens winning the high jump at 6 feet 4 1/2 inches.
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UCLA
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Hawkeyes
Les Stevens
Schiele
Ron Kudart
Mt. Vernon
Bob Cantrel
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Wapello
College Olympic Squad Displays In East West Charity Game
The 14 Olympic nominees headline the 20 all stars in Madison Square Garden for the 10th annual East West charity game. East coach Tom Blackburn faces West coach Pete Newell as All-Americans Bill Russell K C Jones head the West lineup with stars from Utah Iowa Illinois Michigan State UCLA and De Paul. East boasts Si Green Darrell Floyd and Tom Heinsohn as top selections.
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Madison Square Garden
Tom Blackburn
Dayton
Pete Newell
California
Fresh Air Fund
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K. C. Jones
Russell Named Player of Year for 1956
Russell, center for San Francisco, selected college basketball player of the year by the Helms Athletic Foundation for 1956. He led his team to a second straight national championship, joining a group of two-time consecutive awardees including Mikan, Glamack, and Lussetti.
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Bill Russell
San Francisco University
Helms Athletic Foundation
Russell
George Mikan
DePaul
George Glamack
North Carolina
Angelo Luisetti
Stanford
Registered Shoot at Keystone Gun Club This Sunday
A registered shoot at Keystone Gun Club will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The program includes fifty 16 yard targets, fifty handicap targets, twelve pair of doubles targets with options available.
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Keystone Gun Club
Fat Max Rates Dodgers Yankees as the Best Bets
Bookie Fat Max shares his morning line on pennant races from a Broadway bistro. Dodgers at 2-1 and Yankees 8-5 top his National League and American League lists, with notes on lineups, injuries, and pitching shaping the outlook for each club.
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Yankees
New York
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Broadway
Max
Fargo to Host Junior International Golf Meet
Fargo North Dakota will host this year’s international Jaycee junior golf tournament with about 200 golfers from 48 states Washington D C Hawaii the Canal Zone and Canada. Last year Phil Rodgers of San Diego won the title and Jack Rule of Waterloo Iowa was runner up. The program draws roughly 30 000 junior players annually and is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with Coca Cola bottlers and the National Golf Fund.
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Okla
Fargo
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Phil Rodgers
San Diego
Jack Rule
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
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