D'Amato Eyes Westchester Estate for Stable Training Quarters
Sports notes mix business and rumor as D'Amato pursues a Westchester estate to house a training complex for his stable while Patterson trains in a Lower East Side gym loft. The piece also highlights stars Gene Shue Carl Braun and Slater Martin, and muses on football schedules, recruiting, and other colorful anecdotes from New York sports circles.
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D'Amato
Westchester
Patterson
Lower East Side
Gene Shue
Pistons
Carl Braun
Kicks
Slater Martin
Hawks
Shue
Warriors
Knicks
Elgin Baylor
Jessen Takes Tampa Open Lead After Three Rounds
Ruthie Jessen of Seattle shot 75 to move into a three round 225 total and lead the Tampa Women s Open, ahead of Mary Lena Faulk, who fell from a five stroke edge with 82 for a 227 total. Californias Prentice and Wiffi Smith posted 74s. amateurs Marge Burns led with 162 after 54 holes.
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Tampa, Fla
Ruthie Jessen
Seattle
Wash
Tampa
Ruthie
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Miss Jessen
Miss Faulk
Calif
Jo Ann Prentice
Birmingham
Ala
Fay Crocker
Wichita
Kan
Miss Pung
Wiffi Smith
St. Clair
Mich
Pittsburgh
Marge Burns
Greensboro
N. C
Betty Kerby
Akron
Ohio
Kentucky Rolls Past Tennessee 79-58 in Lexington
Sid Cohen provided a spark off the bench, scoring 8 of his 14 in a key second half surge as Kentucky pulled away from Tennessee. Don Mills led Kentucky with 19 points while Gene Torlahead paced Tennessee with 26. The game tilted after halftime as Kentucky built a 20 point lead.
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Lexington
Sid Cohen
Kentucky
Tennessee
Cohen
Don Mills
Gene Tor
Lahead
Schmdt
Baylor Field Down To Two
WACO Texas AP The tedious search for a football coach at Baylor University has come to an end. Nelson is reported to have the inside track and could accept by wire. Officials say Nelson tops Baylor’s list to replace Sam Boyd who resigned under fire.
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Waco
Tex
Baylor University
Nelson
Baylor
Sam Boyd
Baylor Wont Get Laker Reprimand For Sit Down Strike
Minneapolis Lakers executive Bob Short said Elgin Baylor will not be disciplined for refusing to play in Charleston West Virginia amid hotel racial segregation. Short cited emotional strain and pledged no repetition in Charlotte and Charleston incidents.
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Jim Klobuchar
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Laker
Elgin Baylor
Charleston
W.va
Cincinnati
Bob Short
National Basketball Asso. Club
Baylor
Lakers
Short
Charlotte
N.C
Maurice Podoloff
Pra Wenrewees
Weeeng
NBA
Ed Fleming
Boo Ellis
Johnny ‘Kundla
Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
Houston
Dallas
Texas
Minneapolis Lakers
Minnesota
W. Va
Hot Handley
West Virginia
Aussie Ace Breaks Two Tank Marks
John Konrads of Australia set new marks in Sydney at North Sydney Pool clocking 2 minutes 2.2 seconds for 220 yards and beating the existing 200 meters record of 2:03. He defeated rival John Devitt by a yard in the same race and is noted as a Latvian-born Australian teen who trains hard each day.
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Sydney
Australia
John Konrads
North Sydney
T. Yamanaka
Japan
Konrads
Wisconsin Moves Toward Boycott of Segregated Venues
Wisconsin's board of regents backed an athletic department resolution prohibiting teams from playing in locations where players would face discrimination. The policy requires teams to travel and compete together without local laws or customs restricting them, with future contracts reflecting this, and failure to comply could cancel games or contracts.
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Madison
Wis
University Board of Regents
Athletic Department
Wisconsin
Houston
Tex
Department
Duke Blue Imps Triumph 74-65
Schmdt led Duke Blue Imps with 20 points as they beat an unnamed opponent 74 to 65 to stay atop the season standings.
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Duke Blue Imps
D Amato Faces Challenge Plots For Patterson Foe
New York boxing writer notes Cus D Amato avoids top punchers as Floyd Patterson seeks fresh tests. He cites Henry Cooper and others as possible foes while Patterson’s path to a true challenger remains uncertain amid promoter tensions and IBC troubles.
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New York
Cus D'Amato
Floyd Patterson
Cooper
Patterson
Johansson
Eddie Machen
D'Amato
Jack Solomons
International Boxing Club
Fishmonger
Patterson-Cooper
London
Solomons
Harry Belafonte
Jerry Lewis
Supreme Court
Jim Norris
Jim Wickes
Henry Cooper
IBC
Seven Named To Racing Hall Of Fame In 1958
New York AP reports seven top drivers in inboard and outboard power boat divisions elected to the Gulf Marine Racing Hall of Fame. Gulf Gold Cup winner Alton Pierson of Queenstown Md receives the $5 000 trophy for one year. Other honorees include Julius E Howard of Largo Fla R Entrop of Sible Wash and Carter D Parrish Jr of Fredericksburg Va along with R Armstrong Jr Paul Bauer and Robert Baxter. Pierson set several world records in the 280 cu in hydro class and Entrop posted top outboard speeds including 103 597 mph on Devil’s Lake Ore and 102 377 mph on Lake Washington.
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New York
Gulf Marine Racing Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Alton Pierson
Queenstown
Pierson
Julius E. Howard
Largo
Fla
Florida
Baltimore
R. Armstrong Jr
Chelmsford
Mass
Paul Bauer
Deer Park
Ohio
Robert Baxter
High Point
Hubert Entrop
Sible
Wash
Carter D. Parrish Jr
Fredericksburg
Bo Bo
Norristown
Ten-Team American Association Fields 162-Game Schedule
The expanded American Association will feature 10 teams in a 162-game season starting April 11. Dallas Fort Worth and Houston join the circuit with two divisions led by clubs in Charleston Indianapolis Louisville St Paul Minneapolis and others. The league aims to test operations with Major League oversight as a guinea pig season.
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Charleston
W.va
American Association
Ed Doherty
Denver
Doherty
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Indianapolis
Louisvile
Minneapolis
Fort Wort Omaha
Wichita
Milwaukee Braves
Kansas
Loulisville
College basketball scoring list from a game recap
Johnson 6 Mullen 3 Cantwell 13 Stephenson 44 Butler 6 Guthrie Harrison 2 Rankin Wittner listed. Halftime: Duke 37 Wilmington 25.
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Mullen
Cantwell
Stephenson
Butler
Guthrie
Harrison
Rankin
Wittner
Duke
Wilmington
College
Wake Frosh Beat Wolflets in Creasing 87 74
Wake Forest College freshman basketball defeated NC State fresh 87 to 74 at Memorial Coliseum. The win improves both teams to 6 3 overall as State roared back to tie 63 all with 5:06 left before Wake pulled away led by Packer Loeffler and Chappell.
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Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College
N.C. State
Frash
Memorial Coliseum
State
Billy Packer
Frank Loeffler
Whitfield
Wherry
Marvel
Key
Finnegan
Muehlbauer
Gabriel
Lutz
McKay Secures Do-Or-Die Win At Australian Champs
Barry MacKay rallied from two sets down to defeat Ken Fletcher 4 4 6 2 6 4 and move into the Australian championships third round with teammates Alex Olmedo and Chris Crawford. Olmedo beat Wayne Reid 6 3 6 3 6 1 while Crawford defeated Barry Phillips Moore 5 7 6 3 6 1 6 3 in hot 110 degree heat.
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Adelaide
Australia
Barry MacKay
Alex Olmedo
Chris Crawford
MacKay
Queensland
Ken Fletcher
Dayton
Ohio
Olmedo
Wayne Reid
Crawford
Piedmont
Calif
Barry Phillips Moore
Craw
Ford
Earl Buchholz
St. Louis
John Pearce
John O'Brien
Clemson to start spring football drills February 16
Clemson coach Frank Howard will open spring ACC titleholders practice on February 16 in Clemson South Carolina. The session ends with the Orange and White intra squad game on March 21 as 21 lettermen plus freshmen are expected to report.
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Clemson
S.C
Frank Howard
Howard
ACC
Louisiana State
LSU
Ray Masneri
Jim Padgett
Jim Payne
Bill Thomas
Jim McCanless
Joe Pilot
Wyatt Cox
Ray Bowick
Bob Gobble
Mike Dukes
Jack Webb
Sonny Quesenberry
Smith
Sam Crout
Dave Lynn
Dave Ol
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