Meadville and Kane clash in PISA Glass A playoffs at Farrell
Meadville and Kane meet in Farrell for a pivotal Glass A playoff game with coaching input from Joe Mussa. Meadville’s 6 9 center Lloyd Sharrar is the focal point, while Kane counters with speed outside shooting and driving ability. Expect a tight, zone-defensive battle with critical shotmaking and limited mistakes deciding the winner.
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Meadville
Kane
Farrell
Joe Mussa
Warren High
Bulldogs
Wolves
Lloyd Sharrar
John Joy
Lynch Hits Homer and Triple as Bucs Lose
Pirates outfielder Jerry Lynch, newly drafted from the Yankees, delivered a homer and a triple in five at bats, but Pittsburgh fell 7-5 to the Brooklyn Dodgers B team in Fort Pierce Florida. Also notes scholastic scores and a zoological oddity about the kiwi.
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Lynch
Homer
BUCS
Fort Vierce
Feller Fights For Starting Job With Indians In Spring
Veteran right hander Bob Feller, the oldest active major leaguer, seeks a Indians starting role as spring games unfold. He struggled in a 16-6 loss to the Giants while Hal Newhouser and Sal Maglie also competed for returns. Orioles, Braves, Dodgers, White Sox and Phillies posted wins as spring action continued across the league.
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Milwaukee Braves
Bobby Thomson
New York Yankees
Thompson
Ted Williams
Thomson
New York Giants
Braves
Mathews
Bobby
Charley Grimm
Danny O'Connell
O'Connell
Jack Dittmar
Dittmar
Danny
Associated Press
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Steve O'Neill
Bob Feller
Feller
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Hal Newhouser
Newhouser
Sal Magtie
Giants
Lea Durocher
Sal
Baltimore Orioles
San Diego Padres
Orioles
Eddie Mathews
Cincinnati Redlegs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Red Sox
Joe Black
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Yanks
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia A's
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Redlegs
White Sox
Penn State Upsets Notre Dame in NCAA Playoff
Four unlikely squads La Salle Penn State Southern Cal and Bradley advanced to the NCAA semifinals in Kansas City Penn State defeated Notre Dame 63 61 at Iowa City to reach the Friday night doubleheader La Salle overcame Navy 61 48 in Philadelphia Bradley upset Oklahoma A M 57 at Stillwater and Southern Cal edged Santa Clara 66 65 in double overtime Ed Haug trio of Gola Maples fueled La Salle in the late run to the final while Penn State relies on a shifting zone defense to snap Notre Dame s season and reach the weekend showdown
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LaSalle Explorers
Philadelphia
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Southern California
Trojans
Bradley University Braves
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College basketball and swimming highlights from the season
In college hoops the NIT title game saw Holy Cross defeat Duquesne 71 to 62, Western Kentucky beat for third place 71 to 65, and NCAA Tournament action included USC edging Santa Clara 66 65 in double overtime while Penn State toppled Notre Dame 71 63. Other results feature LaSalle over NC State 64 65, and several consolation game scores. Pitt swimmers won the Eastern Intercollegiate championship with 94 points, led by Lough and Rutgers in the runners-up, while NBA scores show Syracuse routing New York 113 to 3 and Boston beating Philadelphia 72 to 7.
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A&m
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Springfield
Arkansas ‘Tech
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University of Pittsburgh
Lough
Rutgers
NYU
Delaware
CCNY
Temple
Franklin
Marshall
Pitt Captures Eastern Collegiate Mat Crown in EIC
Pitt won the Eastern Intercollegiate title at Ithaca sweeping Penn State 37 to 25 led by two-time national champ Hugh Peery. Chirpey Dram and George Beresford were Pitt's other winners while Lehigh placed third and Navy, Army, Princeton and others followed. Penn State had two individual winners, Leary and Maurey.
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Pittsburgh
Oklahoma University
Hugh Peery
Pitt
Penn State
State
Petry
Bill Goch
Rex Peery
Panthers
Army
Princeton
Harvard
Cornell
Rutgers
Yale
Colimbia
Franklin and Marshall
Brown
Pennsylvania
Eagles Score 7th Straight in Grade Basketball League
The Eagles posted a near perfect 22-18 win over the Junior Beavers while the Globetrotters defeated the Junior Blue Jays 17-4. Larry Gallagher led the Eagles with 14 points and Don Carroll had 16 for the Blue Jays in a pair of junior league games. Standings show Eagles 6 0, Globetrotters 5 2, Junior Beavers 1 8, Junior Blue Jays 1 6. Next Saturday features Eagles versus Globetrotters and Junior Blue Jays versus Junior Beavers.
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Beavers
Globetrotters
Blue Jays
Larry Gallagher
Don Carroll
Eagles Sook
Oil City Keglerettes Lead In Tournament
Reading Pat Berks County entries topped Class A divisions of the 16th annual Pennsylvania Women's Bowling Association Tournament. The Shillington Diner team led Class A team with 2374, with leaders in doubles Mildred Sturniola and Lorraine Carner of Reading and singles Sophie Tazik of Reading. Class B leaders include Loam Steffees of Oil City. doubles Naomi Butzer and Eleanor Snyder of Lancaster. singles Jean Leopold of Hatboro. Class C leaders feature Philadelphia Jewish Community Center No. 2 as team, doubles Betty Honn and Helen Arendt of Waynesboro, and singles Betty Honn of Waynesboro.
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Shillington Diner
Mildred Sturniola
Lorraine Carner
Reading
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Loam, Steffees
Ol City
Naomi Butzer
Eleanor Snyder
Jean Leopold
Hatboro
Philadelphia Jewish Community Center No. 2
Betty Honn
Helen Arendt
Waynesboro
Seniors and Sophs Win High School Cage Game
Seniors topped Juniors 72 to 36 in the senior game while the Sophs defeated the same Junior squad 48 to fourth. Walt Lates led the seniors with 26 points and Fish Theeled added 18. White paced the sophs with 18 and Radeck had 18 for the juniors. In pro scores, Boston blanked Toronto 4 0 and New York beat Detroit 2 0. Montreal beat Chicago 6 0. Cleveland and Pittsburgh tied 4 4, Providence beat Syracuse 8 2. Weekend boxing in Hollywood featured Jake Williams 162 stopping Jimmy Sheets 184 in Long Beach California.
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Toronto
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Syracuse
Class A title race heats up with 13 teams still alive
Tonight features 13 Class B games as district run for state glory continues. Defending champ Irwin draws a first round bye while Ashley faces Athens in a pivotal Eastern pairing. Mount Penn clashes with Schuylkill Haven as Kutstown eyes continued state title form from 1950 and 1961. Districts 3 and 6 still to finalize slots, with winners earning byes into next weekend’s regional play and Johnstown seeking consecutive district crowns. Westinghouse Farrell Williamsport Plymouth among district leaders claiming titles.
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Unty Pionstip
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Duquesne Loses To Holy Cross In NIT Finals
Holy Cross defeats Duquesne 71 62 in the NIT final as Palazzi leads with defense and scoring while Paced by Pa ul Palazzi questions his pro future. Niagara earns third place with a 71 85 win over Western Kentucky in the late game.
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Holy Cross
Palazzi
Crusaders
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Western Kentucky
Bantamweight clash Brooks Gault in New York telecast
New York bantamweights Nate Brooks and Henry Gault meet tonight at Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway Arena in a nationally televised bout. Brooks, 40, Olympic light heavyweight champ, moved up to bantamweight last month after a KO of Billy Peacock to win the North American title in his eighth pro fight.
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Henry
Pappy) Gantt
Brooklyn
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Arena
Dumont
Brooks
Billy Peacock
Gault
Peacock
Little League Meet For Boys At Junior High Tonight
All boys ages 6 through 16 are invited to a Little League meeting at the Junior High at 7 20 this evening. A film titled Play Ball Son will be shown to illustrate baseball tips. Parents and all league managers will attend to discuss the program and answer questions. The Little League board of directors met at VFW yesterday and planned a Ladies Auxiliary and the purchase of 60 new uniforms to be financed, with old suits reused for minor league players.
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Little League Board of Directors
VFW
Chuck Willams
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