U S Wins Hockey and Russians Dominate Olympic Day
At Cortina d Ampezzo the Soviet Union led unofficial team standings with wins in speed skating and cross country skiing. The United States beat Poland 4 0 in hockey behind Johnny Mayasich and faced Czech and Polish rivals in round robin play.
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Cortina D'Ampezzo
Italy
Russia
Soviet Union
America
Johnny Mayasich
Evelyth
Minn
United States
Poland
Czechoslovakas
Bill Carow
Madison
Wis
Miss Kozyreva
Radi‘ja Eroschina
Sonja Edstrom
Sweden
Alevtina Koschina
Finland
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
U.S
Eugene Campbell
Minnea
Bill Cleary
Cambridge
Mass
Czechoslovakia
Hayes Alan Jenkins
Colorado Springs
Colo
Boxing results highlight delayed weights and regional winners
The report lists multiple age and weight divisions with winners from Winston-Salem Mount Holly Charlotte and Gaffney. Notable results include Reggie Mastin over Kenneth Phillips 99 105 pounds and Ned Bell over Ben Sneed 112 pounds open. The card features novices and opens across 85 to heavyweight divisions with TKOs and decisions.
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Sus
Ralph Hollifield
Winston-Salem
Don Long
Mount Holly
Terry Sims
Charlotte Pac
Howard Cooper
High Point Y
Reggie Mastin
Gaffney
S. C
Kenneth Phillips
Thomas Medley
8. C
Donnie Har
Ned Bell
Ben Sneed
J. B. Hill
Belmont
Dwight Turner
Linco
Max Davis
Toney Carter
Ben Wilson
Wayne Worthy
Donald Duncan
Colon Austin
Don Miller
Bearl Davis
Holly
Larry Boyles
Lincolnton
Roy Fausnett
Johnny Stephenson
Uatiney
Mount H
Richard
Leroy Garey
Waban Thomas
Cornell Johnson
Tag Tussles Feature Card At Lexington
Angelo Martinelli and Jim LaRock defeated Mr. Moto and Babe Zaharias in a featured tag match at the YMCA. Special judges Minnie Lamb and Leroy Morrison joined referees in delivering the verdict after a 30 minute deadlocked bout. Boris Melinko beat Nelson Royale in a separate feature. Next week Leo Garibaldi, rising wrestling star, debuts locally.
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Scoop McAnan
the Enterprise
Lexington
Angelo Martinelli
Jim LaRock
Mr. Moto
Babe Zaharias
YMCA
Minnie Lamb
Thomasville
Leroy Morrison
Winston-Salem
Moto
Zaharias
LaRock
Martinelli
Boris Melinko
Nelson Royale
Royale
Melinko
Leo Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Gari
College Scores From AP Wire Roundup
A wide set of college and other teams posted results. Notable scores include Temple 93 over Navy 77 and Villanova 88 over Delaware 62, while Wake Forest 104 edged Clemson 103 and TCU 64 defeated Saint Louis 104 to 86.
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Temple
Navy
Minnesota
Northwestern
Fordham
Army
North Carolina State
Norfolk Naval Base
St. Bonaventure
Villanova
Delware
North Carolina College
Winston-Salem
Michigan State
Ohio State
North
St. John’s of Brooklyn
Fion
Catawba
Bretson
Mercer
LaSalle
Richmond
Louisville
Dayton
Kentucky Wesleyan
Georgia
Wake Forest
Clemson
West Virginia
Furman
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Alabama
Iowa State
Oklahoma
College
Allen University
Guilford
Christian College
Western Carolina
Mele
DePaul
Tulsa
Siena
Manhattan
St. Francis
Ithace
Connecticut
Colgate
Wagner
CCNY
Shaw University
J.C. Smith
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Erskine
Newberry High Point
Lenoir Rhyne
YMI
Coke Methodist
TCU
Bt. Louis
Cincinnati
Thomas Secures TKO Over Johnson In Tri State Open
Veteran Waban Thomas stopped Cornell Johnson in the second round to win the open heavyweight title at the Tri State Boxing Tournament. Thomas built a nine count with a blistering right hand before the referee halted the bout at 1:25 of the second round. The event drew a near record crowd of over 1,200 at the Mercury Athletic Club.
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Leon
Charlotte Belter
Thomas
Johnson
Cornell
Jerry Skeen
Roy Fausnett
High Point Y
Fausnett
Johnny Stephenson
Gaffney
S. C
Colon Austin
Jerry Streetman
Austin
Kave
Don Miller
High Point
Streetman
Bobby Hall
Jim McManus
Sam Taylor
Lincolnton
McManus
Taylor
Toney Carter
Max Davis
Mount Holly
Davis
Carter
Larry Boyles
Mountney
Lesa
Don Plemmons
Winston-Salem
Freshman Scoring Leaders Stir Wake Forest Hoops
Dickie Odom of Ahoskie and Joe Ladd of Lowell contest the Wake Forest freshman scoring lead after several games. Odom holds 127 points to Ladd’s 126, with Olin ay S Raleigh third with 14 markers.
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Wake
Dickie Odom l
Ahoskie
Joe Ladd
Lowell
Wake Forest
Odom
Ladd
Olinay S
Raleigh
Boston Fort Wares 92 New York 11 in overtime
A fragmented report shows Boston Fort Wares defeating New York 92 to 11 in overtime. The text mentions Mosee and Navy 68 Duke but lacks clear context or complete names.
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Moseewas Basketball Assn
Boston
Fort Wares
New York
Lege Ming Navy
Duke Is
Atlantic Christian tops Western Carolina 99 98 in late shot
Center Marley scored 47 points to set a new school scoring record and tipped in the winning basket with two seconds left, lifting Atlantic Christian to a 99-98 victory over Western Carolina in a North State Conference game. Tony Migoo of Western Carolina contributed 17 field goals in a hard fought matchup.
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N.C
Marley
Atlantic Christian
Western Carolina
Bulldog
Tony Migoo
Auburn Gridders Consider Offers From Toronto Argo
Auburn tackle M. L. Brackett and halfback Fob James said to be evaluating offers to play with the Toronto Argonauts of the Big Four Football Union. Brackett, a Chicago Bears second draft choice, and James are inclined to Argo terms but note factors including university entry may affect decisions.
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Toronto
M. L. Brackett
Auburn
Fob
James
Toronto Argonauts
Big Four Football Union
Brackett
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Argo
University of Toronto
NC State Routs St Johns 82-70 In Blazing Finish
North Carolina State beat St John s 82 to 70 at Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh after a tight first half 35 35. Dick Duckett led N C State with 22 points Ronnie Shavlik added 20 as the Wolfpack won its 8th game of the season while St John s dropped to 2 9. The Redmen led early 22 21 before NC State surged aided by a late surge to seal the victory.
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Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh
North Carolina State
St. John's
Brooknell
Angee Press
Dick Duckett
Wiin
Ronnie Shavlik
N. C. State
Wolfpack
N. C.state
NCC Runner Wins Boston High Hurdles
A Lee Calhoun from North Carolina College won the 43 yard high hurdles at the Boston A A Games in 5.6 seconds before 13 909 at Boston Garden. He edged Arlie Pratt of the New York Pioneer Club by a narrow margin. Lou Knight and Rod Perry followed. Harrison Dillard, entering Olympic year, ran a heat in 5.9 but scratched with a leg worry.
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Boston
Lee Calhoun
North Carolina College
Boston Garden
Calhoun
Edge Arlie Pratt
New York Pioneer Club
Lou Knight
Manhat College
Rod Perry
Penn State
Harrison Dillard
Dillard
Powell's 28 Points Sets Pace in Upset of Lenoir Rhyne
High Point College Panthers toppled the Lenoir Rhyne Bears 95 70 to pull even for fifth in the North State Conference. Jack Powell led with 28 points while Maury Beauchot and Bill Huegele added 18 and 17. The second half shift to a 1 3 1 zone sparked HPC as Wells led the Bears with 19 but cooled after halftime.
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Bill Hodges
High Point College
Panthers
Lenoir Rhyne Bears
Bears
Bruins
Jack Powell
Pappy Hamilton
HPC
Maury Beauchot
Bill Huegele
Beauchot
Huegele
Raeford Wells
Bob Ortmyer
Walter Cornwell
Wells
Ortmyer
Bill
Yow
West Virginia Edges Furman In Southern Conference Duel
West Virginia edged Furman 73 66 in Charlotte as Hot Rod Hundley scored 35 and Darrell Floyd 33 in a high scoring duel. Furman led 59 57 at halftime before WVU held the Paladins to 16 points in the second half to pull away.
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Charlotte
N.C
Furman
Darrell Floyd
West Virginia
Hot Rod Hundley
West Virginians
Hundley
Paladins
Hundley & Co
Floyd
Clown Prince
West Virginia Hills
Virginia
Scecteerss
Bebom
Arte
Witting
Kisbaugh
Sone Incent
Csabssnesenerans
Ley
Wright
Pekinsaders
Peder
Wake Forest Names William Gibson New Athletic Director
Wake Forest College announces FBI veteran William Harris Gibson 47 of Scotland County as athletic director effective March 26. A former Wake Forest athlete and longtime educator, Gibson will work with Coach Paul Amen and the athletic staff to guide the program though his varied career in education and public service.
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William Harris Gibson
Wagram
Scotland County
Kinston
Gibson
Wake Forest
Harold W. Tribble
Pat Preston
North Carolina
Tar Heel
FBI
Winston-Salem
Paul Amen
Apex High
Apex
Scotland
Raleigh
Hugh Morson High School
Thomasville High
Sue Hester
Roxboro
Tribble
NEW Wake Forest
Harris Gibson
Wake Forest College Today
Deacons Edge Clemson 104 103 In ACC Thriller
Wake Forest defeated Clemson 104 to 103 in an ACC tilt at Clemson. Guard Jackie Murdock scored 25 points with 21 coming in the second half as Wake forced a late rally to claim their fifth conference win.
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Clemson
S. C
Wake Forest
Deacons
Jackie Murdock
Murdock
Elon Hands Catawba 24th Loss In Row
Elon beat Catawba 97 to 73 in Salisbury North State Conference play. Six Elon players scored in double figures led by Ed Juriath with 24 points while Catawba was led by Sonny Clayton with 17. Catawba remained winless this season at 0-17 and 24 straight defeats over two years.
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Salisbury
N.C
Elon
Catawba
Ed Juriath
Sonny Clayton
Lesser Becomes Curtis Cup Golf Team Member
Pat Lesser of Seattle and six other U S women’s amateur golf champions were named to the 1956 Curtis Cup team by the U S Golf Association. The Americans will meet British women at Sandw ich England June 8 9 while the Curtis Cup competition is staged this year.
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Lesser
Curtis Cup
New York
Pat Lesser
Seattle
Wash
Queens
U.S. Golf Assn
Sandwich
England
Colorado A-M Boosts Ride To Top Post
Don Mullison age 31 was named head football coach at Colorado A&M College in Fort Collins to succeed Bob Davis who remains director of athletics. Davis resigned after nine seasons and the State Board of Agriculture announced Mullison a former A&M football and wrestling star.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Don Mullison
Colorado A&m College
Bob Davis
Davis
State Board of Agriculture
Mullison
A&m
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Ljubovs Kozyreva
Lamberto Dalla Costa
Cortiga
Eugenio Monti
Hope
Waightman
Bud) Washbond
East Hartford
Conn
Art Tyler
Rochester
N.Y
Edgar Seymour
Ing
Herb Schwarz
St. Paul
Carow
Werker
Henry
Minneapolis
Mayasich
University of Minnesota
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Associated Press
Don Duncan
Dean Plemmon
Winston Battler
FROSH
ACC
Auburn Gridders
State
John
Crowes
Reventerrenenene
NCC
Boston High Hurdles
Powell
Lenoir Rhyne Gortmyer
Eee
Seilari
Fascceneee
Payne
Eeert
West Va
New Deacons
Wake Forest College
Jack Williams
Lefty Davis
Tigers
Tom Cameron
Vince Yockel
Gene Seay
Jurati
ST Au DeRita
King
Gilley Davis
Atkinson
Rickover
Kendall
Crump McDonald
Whitley
U Smith
Vockel
Brinkley
Yarborough
lWiewiom
Pissacseess
Cameron
Maasey
STAT
Bryant
Vere
Helfrich
Lyndon
Clayton
Holland
Scarkee
Colorado
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