Burlington Five Nets 3rd in AAA Tourney Clash
Burlington defeated Salisbury 59 53 to take third place in the North Carolina Class AAA state tournament. Richard Smith scored 23 points with 20 rebounds for Burlington while Eddie Burke added 20 points and 20 boards. Salisbury’s Campbell led with 23 points, shooting struggles hampered the team all game.
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Greensboro
N.C
Burlington
Salisbury
Richard Smith
Smith
Bulldog
Eddie Burke
George Oakley
Burke
Campbell
Tom Shuford
Fadgen Breaks ACC Record in 200-Yard Breaststroke
NC State star Dick Fadgen set an ACC mark in the 200 yard breaststroke during conference trials, clocking 2 21.7 to surpass his 2 21.9 record. He previously set a national NCAA record 1 03.6 in the 100 yard breaststroke, with trials highlighting a few other events.
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Reese Hart
Dave M
N. C. State
North Carolina
Tony Schiffman
Frank Nauss
Spence Scores 43, Greensboro Consolation Win Over Durham
Greensboro senior forward Jim Spence scored 43 points to lift the Whirlies to a 93-71 consolation final victory over Durham in the State Triple A High School tournament. Spence added 13 rebounds and 15 of 21 free throws, setting new tournament records for points and contributing to Greensboro’s fifth-place clinch. Durham guard Roger Pendland made all 16 of his free throws as his team set a new tournament high with 236 points over three games.
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Greensboro
Jim Spence
Durham
Spence
Wilmington
Jon Gerdes
Charlie Niven
L. J
Hap) Perry
North Carolina High School Athletic Assn
Roger Pendland
Larry Gill
Chunky Russ Hollers
Suspended Ref To Get Hearing in MVC
The Missouri Valley Conference Officials Committee meets March 10 in St Louis to review the status of a referee suspended with pay amid rumors linking him to gambling interests. Conference president Rev Charles L Sanderson S J says a full investigation will be conducted. committee actions are described as routine.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Valley Conference
Artie Eilers
Charles L. Sanderson
S.J
St. Louis University
Father Sanderson
Demaret Takes Early Baton Rouge Lead With 40-Foot Putt
Jaunty Jimmy Demaret, 45, Kiamesha Lake N.Y., rolled a 40-foot birdie on the 18th to move two strokes ahead in the Baton Rouge Open. He shot 70 today to reach 207 after 54 holes, while Peter Thomson climbed into contention with a 67 for 209.
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
Baton Rouge
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Peter Thomson
Melbourne
Australia
Bill Nary
Wayne, Mich
Lloyd Mangrum
Apple Valley
Calif
Shelley Mayfield
Westbury
N. Y
Navy
Mangrum
Ed Furgol
St. Andrews
Ill
Gardner Dickinson
Panama City
Fla
E. J. Harrison
St. Louis
Eddie Griffiths
Youngstown
Ohio
Walter Cichon
Bridgeport
Conn
Cichon
Thomson
Mayfield
Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Furgol
Til
Ey Barnum
Belmont
Mich
Manuel de la Torre
Milwaukee
Eo Palmer
Latrobe
OBrien To Get Out Of Army Soon
Parry OBrien, a Air Force lieutenant and former world record holder in shot put, will be mustered out of the service within a week. He plans to return to Southern California to seek a business career and may continue competing if his job allows training time. He holds the official world record at 62 feet 6 inches, with a 63 feet 2 inches toss pending.
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Travis Afb
Calif
Parry O'Brien
Air Force
Tuesda
California
O'Brien
University of Southern California
Parry
NCAA OKs Football TV Plan With Nine National Dates
The NCAA announced broad approval of a 1957 football television plan. It provides a national game of the week on nine dates with four Saturdays for district telecasts, seven single games, and two date slots featuring two games. Walter Byers noted 206-4 approval, marking 13 straight years of controlled televising.
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Kansas City
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Association
New York
Nall
Walter Byers
NCAA
Hunter joins Athletics after holdout and trade
West Palm Beach Florida March 2 Shortstop Billy Hunter and pitcher Tomoe joined the Kansas City Athletics in a workout after an earlier agreement with infielder Hector Lopez and catcher Hal Smith. Hunter said he would not have signed with the Yankees had he expected a trade and acknowledged losing potential World Series money.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Billy Hunter
Tomae
Kansas City Athletics
Athletics
Hecotr Lopez
Hal Smith
Mickey McDermott
Hunter
Morgan
McDermott
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Yankee
Yankees
Homer
Casey Seeks Added Power for Yankees Lineup
Yankee manager Casey Stengel aims for five power hitters he can rely on in the lineup with Bill Skowron at third and Marv Throneberry at first joining Mickey Mantle Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer. Berra will again handle catching duties as needed to win a pennant. Skowron hit .308 with 23 homers last season and Throneberry had 42 homers at Denver.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Bill Skowron
Marv Throneberry
Yanks
Casey
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Hank Bauer
Stengel
Berra
Yogi
Skowron
Andy Carey
Throneberry
Denver
Whites Win Squad Tilt At Durham
Durham March 2 The 60 in the series of off season scrimmage games at Duke University today. The White and Blue squads battled to a 12 12 tie last week. White drove to the Blue 19 on their first series with Skitch Rudy scoring and setting up plays. Carlton and Rudy connected on passes and runs to move into scoring range. The Blue defense stiffened as the Whites fumbled and the Blues intercepted a key pass, ending the game with a defensive stand and a late drive halted on downs.
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Durham
Duke University
Blue
Skitch Rudy
Prye Milner
Rudy
Wray Carlton
Carlton
Jim Harris
Bill Murray
George Harris
Fritz Walker
Dan Lee
Bob Cruickshank
Walker
Bob Brodhead
Blues
Brodhead
Doug Padgett
Andy Cottingham
Amoros Reaches Deal With Dodgers After Holdout
Sandy Amoros signed his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Vero Beach after a brief talk with vice president Buzzie Bavasi. He agreed to a $10,000 deal the club had long offered. Amoros hit .260 with 16 homers last season, including three homers in the final two days to help clinch the pennant over the Milwaukee Braves.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Sandy Amoros
Brooklyn
Dodger
Buzzie Bavas
Amoros
Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Rawls and Dodd Tie For Lead In Jacksonville Golf
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg and Betty Dodd of Louisville shared the halfway lead in the Jacksonville Women's Golf tournament. Rawls posted 75 to total 148 after a 73 first round while Dodd matched her opening 74. Ruth Jessen stood two behind at 150 with Kathy Cornelius and Louise Suggs close.
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Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Betty Dodd
Louisville
Jacksonville
Miss Rawls
Hyde Park Municipal
Miss Dodd
Ruth Jessen
Seattle
Wash
Kathy Cornelius
Lake Worth
Fla
Louise Suggs
Sea Island Ga
Cornelis
Williams Homers For Red Sox As Spring Training Quickens
Sarasota reports Ted Williams belted a home run to deep right field during a spring training session. Dowd joked about a split bet as the ball cleared the fence. The Red Sox still list four holdouts Sammy White Billy Klaus Jim Piersall and Gene Stephens with talks ongoing but no developments.
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Sarasota
Fla
Ted Williams
Naime
Tgger Dowd
Williams
Delock
Ike
Red Sox
Sammy White
Billy Klaus
Jim Piersall
Gene Stephens
White
Joe Cronin
Sauer Socks Two In Squad Tussle
In Phoenix on March 2 Hank Sauer hit two two run homers for Davey Williams Regulars to defeat Tommy Henrich's Yannigans 7-5 in the Giants' intra squad opener. The second blast came in the seventh off Don Hyman to break a 5-5 tie and end the game after a four run fifth.
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Artz
Hank Sauer
Davey Williams
Tommy Henrich
Yannigans
New York Giants
Don Hyman
University of Arizona
Mike McCormick
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