Albuquerque Thin Air Spurs Indoor Track World Marks
At the 1956 National AAU Indoor Track championships in Albuquerque, altitude aided world indoor records set by six athletes. Bob Seagren cleared 17 feet 1 inch in the pole vault, Edith McGuire and Wyomina Tyus posted new marks in sprints, and Charlotte Cook set a 54.2 in the 440 yard dash. McGuire also announced she would quit track after graduation.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
N.M
Bob Seagren
Glendale
Calif
City College
Seagren
Hungary
Zsuzsa Nagy-Szabo
Art Walker
Evansville
Ind
Edith McGuire
Wyomin Tyus
Tennessee State
Miss McGuire
Vivian Brown
Marilyn White
Los Angeles Mercurettes
Tyus
Eleanor Haslam
Canada
Charlotte Cook
Los Angeles
Bill Gaines
Mullica
Fred Hansen
Rice University
John Pennel
Santa Clara Youth Foundation
Jeff Chase
Chase
Pennel
Toronto
Albuerque
N. M
Dick Brown to undergo brain surgery in Baltimore
Orioles catcher Dick Brown, 31, will have a three hour exploratory brain operation in Baltimore to determine the cause of headaches and dizziness. Brown said he cares more about returning to baseball than the procedure as he enters his ninth season in the American League after two prior exams in Florida.
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Baltimore
Dick Brown
Baltimore Orioles
Brown
Florida
Orioles
New Zealand’s Newdick Wins Singapore Open in Playoff
Ross Newdick defeated Lu Lian Huan of Nationalist China and George Will of England in sudden death to win the Singapore Open after a birdie putt on the second extra hole.
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Singapore
Ross Newdick
New Zealand
Lu Lian- Huan
China
George Will
England
New England Indoor Tennis crowns Scott Cranis doubles champ
Gene Scott of St. James New York and Paul Cranis of New York won the doubles crown after Scott defeated Bob Barker of Port Washington New York for the singles title in the New England Indoor Tennis Championships at Westport Connecticut.
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Westport
Holdouts Still A Big Problem For Top Pitchers
Baseball Roundup notes that five ace pitchers Sandy Koufax Don Drysdale Juan Marichal Jim Maloney and Jim Grant seek a combined 1 175 000 in new contracts. Despite stellar 112–49 team marks and a 2 53 ERA last season they hold out while others like Maury Wills Tony Oliva and Frank Robinson posted strong hitting feats. Other holdouts include Bob Shaw Juan Pizarro Ralph Terry Billy Moran and Joe McCabe.
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Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Juan Marichal
Jim Maloney
Jim Grant
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Minnesota Twins
Maury Wills
Tony Oliva
Frank Robinson
Florida
Arizona
Marichal
Giants
Maloney
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Grant
Wills
Oliva
Robinson
Twins
Baltimore
Bob Shaw
San Francisco
Juan Pizarro
Chicago White Sox
Ralph Terry
Cleveland
Billy Moran
Joe McCabe
Washington
IC4A Indoor Track Champ one-sided field event surge
New York Maryland dominated the IC4A Indoor Track Championship, scoring most of its points through field events to clinch the title. Other briefs include Wall Jr winning the Maracaibo Open Golf Tournament for a third straight year with a 276 total, and NCAA ineligibility prompting Ivy League to skip NCAA events. Marvin Miller named MLB Players Association executive director for two years at 50,000 annually. Sweden defeats the United States 6-1 in World Hockey Championship play. Bill Lillard wins Miller Open Bowling top prize of 10,000 after a 215-206 rolloff. Jet Formation tops Lincoln, RI horse race field.
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New York
Maryland
Princeton
N.J
Penn
Yale
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ivy League
NCAA
Miami
Fla
Marvin J. Miller
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers of America
Milwaukee
Bill Lillard
Dallas
Ted Hoffman
Philadelphia
Lincoln
Kentucky Routs, Wildcats Eyes NCAA Title After SEC Win
Kentucky must to close regular season against Tulane after suffering a 69-62 upset at Tennessee that snapped a 25 game win streak. Coach Adolph Rupp’s squad, 14-1 in the SEC, prepares for an NCAA run starting Friday at Iowa City as Kentucky chases its fifth national crown.
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Ron Speer
Associated Press
Tennessee
Kentucky
Wildcats
Tulane
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Louisiana State
Georgia
Florida State
Mike Nordholz
Alabama
Auburn
Crimson Tide
Florida
Green Wave
Iowa City
Iowa
Dayton
Miami
Ohio
Jake's Strip Match Race Set Sunday at Jake's Drag Strip
Drag racing fans will see a GM backed 427 Chevelle driven by John Livingston of Nashville versus John Donelson's 427 Ford Fairlane at Jake's Drag Strip near Moulton. The feature three out of five match races start after practice, with electric timing clocks and a Custom Car Show on Saturday.
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General Motors
John Livingstons
Nashville
Ford
John Donelson
Chevrolet
Jake’s
Donelson and
Livingston
Standings and Results From Saturday and Schedule
Standings show Cincinnati 137 Detroit 125 New York 106 Philadelphia 113 Boston 110 Los Angeles 126 Baltimore 105. Saturday results include Cincinnati 149 New York 145 Philadelphia 102 Boston 85 Los Angeles 125 San Fran 123. Games: Boston vs St Louis in Memphis. Tuesday games list St Louis at Philadelphia New York at Los Angeles Baltimore at San Francisco Eugene Oregon.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Los Angeles
Baltimore
San Fran
Memphis
San Francisco
Eugene
Ore
W. L. Pet. G.B
Boston Phila
Horse wins Woonsocket Handicap in photo finish at Lincoln Downs
In a three horse photo finish at Lincoln Downs the winner of the Woonsocket Handicap surged ahead. Bold and Brave paid $5.60 to win Gulfstream Park's Hutcheson Stakes for $18,625 in prize money. Wide to Right paid $4.20 to win Pimlico's City of Baltimore Handicap, his second stakes victory of the year.
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Lincoln Downs
Miami
Fla
Bold and Brave
Gulfstream Park
Baltimore
Pimlico
Wilt Cham berlain leads 76ers past Celtics 113 110 in Boston
Wilt Chamberlain scored 32 and grabbed 30 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 113 110 in a home and home weekend series. Red Auerbach questioned officiating and three second rule while Chamberlain outplayed Bill Russell. другими games Cincinnati beat Detroit 137 125 St Louis beat New York 119 106 and the Lakers clinched at least a tie for the Western Division. Elgin Baylor had 37 for the Lakers.
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Dave O’hara
Associated Press
Boston
Philadelphia
National Basketball Association
Celtics
Wilt Chamberlain
Chamberlain
NBA
76Ers
Bill
Russell
Wilt
Cincinnati
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Lakers
Elgin Baylor
American Lar ry Damon 12th in 50 km cross country
In Lahti Finland American resident Lar ry Damon finished 12th in a 50 kilometer cross country ski race won by Kalevi Hamalainen of Finland. In La Molina Spain Peter Gruber won the giant slalom while Austria led the team standings at a two day international meet.
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Lahti
Finland
Larry Damon
Oslo
Norway
Kalevi Hamalainen
LA Molina
Spain
Peter Gruber
Austria
Car Show at Gateway Shopping Center Sets Trophy lineup
Officials at the Gateway Shopping Center car show will award trophies for various entries including antique models customized show cars and racing cars. The event highlights a range of vehicle types and honors standout builds.
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Gateway Shopping Center
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