Baseball Powers Face More Suits
AP report details potential multi million lawsuits against organized baseball over banishment of players who jumped to the Mexican league. Attorney John L Flynn lists players connected and says five million dollars is a low estimate. Gardella case cited as precedent with no immediate comment from many involved.
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Will Grimsley
New York
John L. Flynn
Danny Gardella
Gardella
New York Giants
Baseball
P.S. Court of Appeals
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Flynn
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Lou Klein
St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Ilman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sal Maglie
Mountaineers face lineup gaps after first spring drills
Appalachian Mountain eers enter spring practice with several key losses from last year as Gene Lyons exits at tackle and Tom Murdock Ralph Walters and John Caskey may depart. Coach Dug gins demands faster ends and tackles while the team refines a T formation and backs drill in heavy gear.
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Boone
Appalachian Mountaineers
Gene Lyons
Statesville
Tom Murdock
Ralph Walters
Mooresville
John Caskey
Mountaineer
J. C. Honeycutt
Kannapolis
E. C. Duggins
Baseball Briefs: Spring Training Bids and Holds Amid Signings
Cleveland Indians president Bill Veeck negotiates with key holdouts Gene Bearden Bill Lemon Joe Gordon and others at Tucson as talks with Ted Williams Stan Spence conclude. Ted Williams agrees to a 100000 contract while Phil Masi signs with Boston and Mike Guerra remains under dispute. Augie Galan and rookie Bill Lathrope draw attention in intra-squad games as Casey Stengel expects Fred Sanford to win 15 games.
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Associated Press
New York
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Gene Bearden
Bill Lemon
Joe Gordon
Bill
Johnny Berardi
Hank Ruszkowski
Veeck
Bearden
Lemon
Gordon
Berardino
Tribe
Tucson
Ariz
Ruszkowski
Cleveland
Ted Williams
Stan Spence
Boston Red Sox
Williams
Boston Brave
Phil Masi
Jeff Heath
Pittsburgh Pirate
Bill Meyer
Bill Lathrope
Santa Rosa
Meyer
Bill Werle
San Francisco
Brooklyn Dodgers
Erv Palica
Augie Galan
New York Giants
Galan
Giants
New York Yankee
Casey Stengel
Fred Sanford
St. Louis Browns
Sanford
Kentucky Wildcats basketball and related college sports notes
The 1925 26 Kentucky basketball team posted 138 wins with one loss while the 1926 27 squad went 2 13 and 2 13. Tennessee leads Kentucky in series at 27 wins in 80 meetings. Villanova figures Bill Doherty and Mickey Frinzi keep in trim as intramural league officials. Severance saw a Villanova scout watch North Carolina State via television and the team beat the Wolfpack. George Makris, Michigan State boxing coach, was a two time national collegiate light heavyweight champion at Wisconsin in 1942 and 43.
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University of Kentucky
Bill Doherty
Mickey Frinzi
Villanova
Severance
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
George Makris
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Selection Committees Busy Over Last Selections For Tournament Berths
Eight in eight to come as post season bids unfold. National Invitation eyes Kentucky St Louis Western Kentucky Bradley Utah among five selected with two from New York area and one out of town to be joined later. NCAA and NAIB race shaped by upcoming play schedule and conference titles with several bids still in play.
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Manhattan
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Yale
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North State conference urged to wake up and promote sports
In Durham the Southern Conference Sportswriter Association warns North State now lacks public interest and promotional effort. It criticizes schools for poor public relations, inadequate publicity, and weak planning, risking loss of support and potential absorption by the Southern Conference.
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Southern Conference Sportswriter Association
Durham
North State
Thirty Two Quints Seeking K C Honor
KANSAS CITY March T Twenty of the 32 colleges in the 11th N A I B basketball tournament open today Four games on the afternoon program with more tonight Indiana State Brigham Young Loyola Beloit St Thomas and Southwest Missouri State are among the listed teams Al Severance in his 13th Villanova season has 179 wins 84 losses Connecticut yielded four goals in 11 straight fall games Villanova captain in 1929 was Al Severance
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Terre Haute
Brigham Young University
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Baltimore
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St. Thomas College of
al Severance
Villanova
College Basketball Scores From Rounds and Conference Finals
A compilation of numerous college and conference tournament results across the nation. Highlights include Gettysburg defeating Franklin-Marshall 72 53 and Kentucky overpowering Tennessee 83 44 in SEC Semi Finals, along with several other regional scores across the Midwest and South.
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North Carolina State
George Washington
Kentucky
Tulane
Tennessee
Louisiana State
Virginia State
Virginia Union
Pairings Released for First Round of High School Play
Durham March 7 North Carolina high school basketball teams begin state tournament action in Duke indoor stadium with three classes AA A B. Pairings released by Hap Perry of Chapel Hill schedule Thursday games for four Class AA teams plus four Class A and four Class B teams leading to finals Saturday.
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Siateen
North Carolina
L. J
Hap) Perry
Chapel Hill
Duke
Felow
High Point
Raeigh
Burlington
Wilson
Lesnevich Seeks Mills Title Bout in England
Gus Lesnevich aims to fight Freddie Mills for the light heavyweight title after Mills beat him in England last summer. Lesnevich plans a swift rematch, eyeing a possible $75,000 purse with Joe Maxim and confirming a return bout contract with Mills. His manager Joe Vella says Lesnevich prefers a quick fight after Mills, and Ray Arcel has challenged a U S title bout with Tommy Yarosz if Lesnevich moves up.
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N. J
Gus Lesnevich
Freddie Mills
England
Mills
Lesnevich
Newark
Eldridge Batman
Norwalk
Conn
Sam
Ben Becker
Cincinnati
Betwen Lesnevich
Joe Maxim
Cleveland
Bruce Woodcock
Joe Vella
Vella
Ray Arcel
Tommy Yarosz
Two NC State players lead All-Southern tourney picks
NC State stars Chet Giermak and Dick Dickey led the first team voting with 62 points each as the Southern Conference Writers selected the all tournament squad. Giermak earned outstanding player honors with 29 votes. his teammate Dickey added two first-team votes for the honor.
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Ken Ayta
Durham
Nort
Carolina State
Triple Chamr
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Chet Giermak
William and Mary
Dick Dickey
N. C. State
Maynard Haithcock
George Washington
Hugh Kappler
North Carolina
Vic Bubas
Bill Cantwell
Paul Horvath
Ed McMillan
Giermak
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George Garber
Geo Washington
Tol Scott
St Te
George Washiton
Wolfpack
Hind
Bae
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Colonials
Star Club
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Washingtonian
Wake Forst
Bowling Congress Holds Racial Vote Delayed Hearing
Atlantic City March hearing on ABC rule barring non whites from competition held behind closed doors. The 24 day ABC tournament proceeds while 700 delegates prepare to vote on allowing Negroes Chinese Japanese and Indians to participate at the convention. UCLA men’s 49-46 loss to Wisconsin ties school record with six straight defeats.
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Atlantic City
N. J
UCLA
Wisconsin
Bruins
Kentucky Basketball Season Averages 1947 48
Kentucky's basketball team averaged over 62 points per game during the 1947 48 season while opponents scored about 39 points per game in the same campaign.
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Kentucky
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