Boxing and sports notes from the week in review
National boxing telecasts spotlight Harold Johnson versus Paul Andrews in Chicago with Joey Giardello facing Willie Troy at Madison Square Garden. Cleveland Indians face at least three first base contenders led by Rocky Nelson and Bill Glynn as Easter nears a return to duty. Additional items include Larry Cassett earning All Star honors and final NCAA tournament telecast set for Kansas City.
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Madison Square Garden
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Willie Troy
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al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Rocky Nelson
Luke Poster
Bill Glynn
Tribe Pilot
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Easter
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Larry Cassett
Lou Hanhha
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Gannon Auditorium
Erie
Killer Kowalst
Sky High
Massillon High School
Kansas City
Athletics Take Early Lead in Spring Exhibition Pace
Rookie manager Eddie Joost has the Philadelphia Athletics atop the exhibition standings after a six game winning streak. New players Don Bollweg Tommy Giorgano and Lou Limmer homered in a 10 1 win over the Boston Red Sox as veterans Zernial and Murray also went deep. The Orioles Pirates Dodgers and Cardinals also posted winning records as spring training continued with hits and homers across multiple games.
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Connie Mack
Casey Stengel
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Joost
Don Bollweg
New York Yankees
Tommy Giordano
Lou Limmer
Boston Red Sox
Gus Zernlal
Ray Murray
Yankes
Orioles
New York Giants
Ray Katt
Davey Williams
Monte Trvin
Willie Mays
Giants
Chuck Diering
Baltimore
Don Thompson
Dodgers
Washington Senators
Don Newcombe
Stan Musial
Ray Jablonsky
Wally Moon
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Jim Greengrass
Cincinnati Redlegs
Allie Reynolds
Milwaukee Braves
Detroit
Tigers
Jim Pendleton
Braves
Joe Gay
Ben Johnson
Dave Jolly
Philadelphia
Gola Faces Spotlight In NCAA Cage Tourney Semifinal
Lasalle star Tom Gola, acting almost as a playing coach for La Salle's sophomores, takes added duties in the NCAA semifinals. He seeks to uphold the 1954 All America standard as the lone La Salle rep in the tournament.
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Gola
LaSalle
Bob Houbbregs
Washington
Houbregs
LaSille
Basketball scores from Nations AAU tournament
In Denver Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Tren ton New Jersey Del Flos 64 Indianapolis Armstrong Town House 61 Anchorage Panhandle Flyers 57 Warren AFB Wyoming McPherson Kansas American Legion 58 San Francisco Young Men's Institute 84 Lackland AFB Texas 68.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Trenton
N. J
del Flos
Indianapolis
Armstrong Town House
Anchorage
Phys Candidates Report For Corry Area High Track
Corry Area High track candidates report Thursday at 4 to Hatch Building for physicals. First indoor practices start Monday. twelve lettermen form nucleus including Fleming Gates Douglas McKeta Blynt Bichynski Lloyd Staples Wood La tos Wolfe Hixson. Wood and Wolfe expected to lead in middle and distance events ahead of April meets vs Warren Youngsville Meadville Franklin Oil City Titusville.
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Victor Cragg
Corry
Hatch Building
Chuitk Fleming
Ronnie Gates
Bob Douglas
Dick McKeta
Mel Blynt
Ted Bichynski
Frank Lloyd
Dick Staples
Don Wood
Dick Latos
Walt Wolfe
Bob Hixson
Wood
Warren
Youngsville
Meadville
Franklin
Oil City
Titusville
Pirates Believed To Power Up Hitting In 1954
Fort Pierce Florida February report quotes Pirates manager Fred Haney predicting the club will double its hitting power after a rough NL cellar finish. In five exhibitions Pittsburgh slugged 19 homers as Haney hopes spring hot streaks continue and extend through 1954. Enos Slaughter leads active NL lifetime runs with 1,148.
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Fort Pierce
Frs
Fred Haney
Pittsburgh Pirates
Haney
Pirates
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Six-foot-nine Lloyd Sharrar Stars on Sta tion 1X League All Star Team
Lloyd Sharrar of Meadville Bulldogs receives an almost unanimous pick for the Oil City Blizzard all star squad from six Sta tion 1X League coaches. Corry High’s Larry Cassell earns recognition while Beavers star Ted Elehynski makes the second team.
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Cassett
Lloyd Sharrar
Alringbean
Meadville Bulldogs
Oil City Blizzard
Sterling
Corry High
Larry ‘Cassell
Mel Eubanks
Meadville
Pete Burch
Oil City
Red Morris
Titusville
Ted Elehynski
Beavers
Kim Passilla
Stan Hopkins
Gary Et
Unger
Warren
George Dohn
Pappy Gault Beaten by Nate Brooks in NYC
Henry Pappy Gault lost to Nate Brooks of Cleveland at Eastern Parkway Arena. Brooks dominated, winning every round on two judges scores while referee Pete Scullo tallied nine rounds for Brooks. The outcome keeps Brooks on track for a potential title shot against Jimmy Carruthers within a year.
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Py Rm
New York
Henry
Pappy) Gault
Hewes
Nate Brooks
Cleveland
Jimmy Carruthers
Ohio State
Aus-talla
Brooks
Carruthers
Pappy
Eastern Parkway Arena
Jean
Bert Grant
Americo Schiavone
Pete Sculuo
Nate
Bowling Scores Heat Up The Evening Match
Georgell Whitney leads with a 622 set and 223 205 games as multiple bowlers post strong scores. Theo Burlingame 225 and 2038 appear among others including Harvey 221 and Ow ens 230 with several players topping 200.
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Theo Burlingame
John Mh- Joney
Jo Harvey
Bob Owens
Harold Mitchell
Reed
Paul Shannon
Hank Roskowski
Walt Loveland
Bill Hammond
Rocky" Mountain
Orville Bisbee
Bill Lamielle
Pete Russell Jr
Sonny Staples
Jim Thompson
Homer Loomis
Lou Jensen
John Mineo
Doc” Kelsey
Kentucky Tops AP Poll With Perfect 26 0 Record
Kentucky remains No 1 in the AP cage poll with a 26 0 season after beating LSU to end the season. Penn State rockets into the top 10 after upset wins over LSU and Notre Dame. Holy Cross LaSalle and Duke also shift with NIT and NCAA results shaping the ranking.
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Kentucky
Sports Writers and
Associated Press Weekly
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Army
Tadlang
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Holy Cross
Duquesne
LaSalle
George Woohington
Western Kentucky
Pent Shute
Oklahoma A&m
Tories
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Nittany Lions
Southern California
Bradley
Trojans
North Carolina
Holly
Nutehos
George ‘Washington
North Carolina State
Riverwreels Bowling Leads In Men A League Results
The Riverwreels and Corry Novelty split in a close match as Corry Den fell behind by four pins and Blue Bonnet paired with Niederriter's. Standings show Corry Novelty and Blue Bonnet with strong scores, while Mineo Builders and Jensen's theory BE compete for spots. In the VFW Men’s B League Merritt Appliance moved to the top by taking three points from Mickle Electric amid a busy week of matches and scores.
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Peeeeee Corry Novelty
Corry den
Blue Bonnet
Niederriter’s
Corry Novelty
Blue Bonnet Pay
Niederriter
Mineo Builders
Jensen's Theory
Thompson Products
Benis Servicer
Cory Novelty
Bti—Niederriter
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Thompson Maple Products
Jensen's
Bonls Service
Merritt
Maple Maulers
VFW
Mickle Electric
VEW
Blandings
Lenloh
Al's
van Clse Keystone
Martin Motor Roles
Stant's
Model Dairy
Kolstee's Keystone Keglers Extend Clymer Lead
Kolstee's Keystone swept GLF to widen their lead to 14 games in the Clymer League last night as Clymer Lumber dropped one to Clymer Bag. Standings and match results list each team's scores and percentages, with notes on other league actions and a boxing detail about Yoshio Shira, the world flyweight champion born in Tokyo in 1928.
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Kolstee
Keystone Keglers
Clymer
GLF Wihile
Clymer Lumber
Clymer Bag
Keystone
Clymer Rexall
Thompson Farms
Art
Caifisch Lumber
Volatee
Caiftisch Lumber
Thomp
Yoshio Shira
Tokyo
Japan
Cage Playoffs Open Tonight in City League
Playoffs begin with two games at Junior High as Elchynski’s meet Buesink’s and TAGM Electric face Connie’s. Winners play for the title Thursday while losers meet for consolation. TAGM leads regular season and is favored to win. an Electrician upset could make it a tossup.
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Elchynski
Buesink
TAGM
Electric
Connie
Electriciana
Eletynsk’s
Connie's
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