Exhibition Roundup Bell Homers As Reds Defeat A's
Reds smash 12 hits led by Gus Bell three run homer as Cincinnati routs Kansas City 14 to 6 in Clearwater. Stan Palys drives in five with four singles joining Bell Temple and Robinson with three RBIs apiece. Kellner, Jeffcoat, and Freeman highlight Athletics pitching with Jeffcoat surrendering six runs.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Gus Bell
Kansas City Athletics
Stan Palys
Reds
Bell
Johnny Temple
Frank Robinson
Hal Jeffcoat
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Kellner
Burtschy
Kume
Bradford
Ginsberg
Freeman
Jeffcoat
Kennedy
Bailey
Dotterer
W—Freeman
L—Keliner
Mantle homers in ninth to lift Yankees over Tigers
Mickey Mantle delivered a ninth inning homer with one man on for his fourth hit of the game. The drive traveled 420 feet to give New York a 745 wk victory over Detroit as the ball sailed past the Tigers.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Mantle
Willie Mays
Bobby Feller
Duke Snider
Bob Lennon
New York Giants
Hal Smith
St. Louis Cardinals
Albany
Georgia
Maxwell Holds One Stroke Lead In St Pete Open
Billy Maxwell, 26 from Odessa, posted 36-35-71 for 204 to lead the St Pete Open by one stroke after three rounds at 6 489 yards. Lionel Hebert surged with a 33-36-69 to move to 205, while seven others sat within five of the pace as Cary Middlecoff birdied No 16 to reach 207. Other scores included Ted Kroll 71 for 207 and Paul O Leary 68 for 208. Major names like Ed Furgol and Jack Fleck also contended late with 208 and 213 respectively.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Billy Maxwell
Lionel Hebert
Maxwell
Odessa
Hebert
Mike Fetchick
Mahopac
N.Y
Ernie Vossler
Fort Worth
Tex
Cary Middlecoff
Dallas
Ted Kroll
Fort Lauderdale
Paul O'Leary
Bismarck
N.C
Ed Furgol
Bill Casper Jr
Chula Vista
Calif
Jimmy Demaret
Lake, N.Y
Jack Fleck
Davenport
Iowa
Jack Burke Jr
Kiamesha Lake
Bo Wininger
Cahoma City
Seton Hall Advances in NIT with 96 78 Victory Over Marquette
Seton Hall erupted for a 96 78 win over Marquette to reach the NIT quarterfinals. Dick Gaines led the Pirates with an all around showing as they built a 46 29 halftime lead. Prairie State standout Brackett? No. (Note: Source text contains inconsistencies. main facts: Seton Hall beat Marquette 96 78, advances to NIT quarterfinals, Dick Gaines highlighted.)
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Seton Hall
St. Francis
Brooklyn
Duquesne
Dick Gaines
Marquette
Terry Rand
Warriors
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia
Rand
Green
Oklahoma Aggies
Youngsville Wins Class A Title at Duke Indoor Stadium
Youngsville High School edged Jonesville 71 to 65 to claim the Class A state basketball crown at Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham. The eastern entry defeated the western favorite to finish the state tournament with the championship.
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DUKE
Durham
Youngsville High School
Jonesville
Xavier Beats St. Louis In NIT Opener
Xavier of Cincinnati won 84 to 80 over St. Louis in a first round NIT game led by Jimmy Boothe at 5-7 and teammates Dave Pointek and Frank Partaron.
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New York
Jimmy Boothe
Dave Pointek
Frank Partaron
Xavier
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Indians blank Giants in Cactus League rout
Cleveland Indians overwhelmed the New York Giants 10 to 0 in Los Angeles as Chico Carrasquel Rocky Colavito and Busby homered. Colavito and Busby fueled a six run fourth inning rally to boost the Indians to six straight wins and an atop the Cactus League standings.
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Los Angeles
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Chico Carrasque
Rocky Colavito
Im Busby
Herb Score
Colavito
Busby
Carrasquel
Indians
New York
Cleveland
Hearn
Liddle
Zanni
Westrum
Schmidt
Aguirre
Houtteman
Averill
Colarito
Red Sox fall to Cardinals after Gernert homer
In Sarasota on March 17, Dick Gernert homered to tie the game in the eighth, but St. Louis answered with a run in the ninth to beat Boston 3-2. Mizell pitched four effective innings for the Cardinals while DeLock struggled in the second, with errors helping two unearned runs.
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Sarasota
Fla
Dick Gernert
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Gernert
Cardinals
Tormamy Hurd
Wilmer
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
St. Louis
Don Buddin
Ike DeLock
Billy Goodman
Sammy White
Tom Alston
Dick Schofield
Poholsky
Collum
Cooper
Smith
DeLock
Parnell
White
W—Poholsky
L— Mome
Beston
Braves Top Pirates 6 in Grapefruit League Clash
In Bradenton Florida March 17 Bobby Thomson drove in five runs to power the Milwaukee Braves past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 3. Thomson doubled in the first inning, later tied the game with a long fly, and Ed Mathews Hank Aaron contributed key hits as Joe Adcock provided the go ahead single. Burdette Paine Jolly and Crandall handled the Pirates pitching for Milwaukee while Purkey Munger started for Pittsburgh.
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Bradenton
Fla
Milwaukee Braves
Bobby Thomson
Pittsburgh
Thomson
Ed Mathews
Hank Aaron
Pirates
Joe Adcock
Braves
Milwaukee
Munger
Purkey
Atwell
Burdette
Paine
Jolly
Crandall
Roarke
W—Paine
Orioles Defeat Cubs 4-1 Behind Strong Pitching
Dorish and Schallock limited Chicago to six hits as the Orioles won 4-1. Baltimore scored in the first on a series of singles by Diering Pik and Marsh with Marsh driving in a run. The Orioles added two more in the fourth on hits by Dyck Francona Decertel and Moore to seal the win.
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Ray Ee Oe Dorish
Art Schallock
Chicago Cubs
Baltiore Orioles
Bruins
Fred Marsh
Chuck Diering
George Pik
Baltimore
Orioles
Jim Dyck
Tito Francona
Chuck Decertel
Moore
Chicago
Dorish
Schalrock
Smith
Piktugis
Andre
Minner
Moryn
Rookie NL Rookies Share Embarrassing Moments and Superstitions
National League freshmen vote, led by Stan Musial and Ted Williams, for best player seen. Players relay humorous missteps from a catcher’s lost glove to a no hitter home run loop, plus superstitions such as no foul line steps and wearing No 17.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Dave Grote
Dave
Stan Musial
National League
Ted Williams
Musial
Joe DiMaggio
Annex C Bouts Catawba For Gold Medal Title
Annex Furniture unties a high powered lineup to beat Catawba All-Stars 101 to 85 and claim the Class A boys title in the Gold Medal Invitational at Thomasville. Midway Sports Center of High Point takes Class C by defeating Red Demons 68 to 61 in the nightcap.
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Thomasville
Annex Furniture
Catawba All-Stars
Midway Sports Center
High Point
Red Demons
Annex
Jack Powell
Smith Langdon
Jim Jordan
Bob Slaydon
Don Helfrich
Salisbury
Jim Cline
Donnie Hunt
Midway
Boston dominates Syracuse in Eastern Division playoff
Boston defeats Syracuse 110 to 3 in the first round of the Eastern Division playoff, lifting series lead to 3 games to 0. Destol-3 series momentum favors Boston as they extend advantage with a dominant win.
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Boston
Syracuse
Owls Edge Canisius In Eastern Tourney
Temple University clinched a 60-58 victory over Canisius College in the NCAA Eastern final behind Hal Lear's late free throws to advance to a semifinal in Evanston. Lear scored 14 as Canisius tight defense limited him. Temple improves to 26-3. Dartmouth defeated Connecticut 85-64 in the consolation game, led by Gene Booth and Jim Francis.
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Philadelphia
Hal (King) Lear
Canisius
Temple University
Canisius College
Temple
Owls
Evanston
Lear
Connecticut
Johnny McCarthy
Buffalo
N.Y
Dartmouth
Gene Booth
Red Bank
N.J
Junior
Jim Francis
Final Trials For Berths Set Today For U S Equestrian Team
TRYON, N C March 17 prospects for fine weather and an excellent course set final trials for berths on the U S Olympic equestrian team tomorrow. Trials were halted by heavy rains last Tuesday with no official activity since. The Prix des Nations team trials start at 2 p m Maj Robert Borg riding Bill Biddle will offer another exhibition. William Steinkraus of Westport Conn has been named captain of the Prix des Nations team with ten riders competing for three remaining spots.
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Tryon
N.C
U.S
Stockholm
Sweden
Fancy
Robert Borg
Bill Biddle
Grande
William Steinkraus Westport
Conn
Becker Witzig Retain Mat Title At YMCA Gymnasium
Southern tag team champions George Becker and Jack Witzig keep their titles in a dramatic match with the Gallagher brothers Mike and Doc. Witzig pins Mike after a Becker tag as the cup returns to the champions. Becker earlier defeated Doc with an abdominal stretch.
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Becker
Doc
Mike
Witzig
Escrow
Andre Drappe
Leo Wallick
Bud Curtis
Angelo Martinelli
Curtis
Browns Sign First Veterans for 1956 Contracts
Cleveland Browns announce two veterans Don Colo and Bob Gain signed 1956 pro football contracts. Colo, team captain, will start his fourth year with the Browns and seventh pro season. Gain begins his third full season with the club.
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Woody Rich
George Erath
Fred Harrington
Erath
John Hancock
Douglas
Janet Langley
Jim Thornton
Cleveland
Don Colo
Bob Gain
Cleveland Browns
Colo
Browns
Gain
Clayton Is Leader In Duckpin Tussle
Clayton leads men's singles with 369 at the 26th National Duckpin bowling tournament opening in Charlotte. Gaylord tops women's singles with 319 as teams from North Carolina and 8,000 nationwide join six week event.
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Clayton
Charlotte
Earl Clayton
Kannapolis
North Carolina
Virginia Gaylord
Greensboro
W. P. Wilson
George Crawford
Lib Bradshaw
Maxine Allen
Ford Heads Check List for 38th PGA Championship
Doug Ford leads an automatic eligible list for the 38th PGA Championship to be held July 20 24 at Blue Hill Country Club Canton Massachusetts The list also includes past PGA champions Ryder Cup team members 1955 quarterfinalists Ed Porky Oliver present PGA champion Pete etc and top money winners from designated PGA tour events
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Canton
Mass
Doug Ford
Blue Hill Country Club
Greater Boston
PGA
Ford
Tare
Memrs
Porky) Oliver
Pete E
State Amateur Golf Tournament Set For June
Asheville reports the State Amateur Golf Tournament will run June 10 to 15 at the Country Club. A Scotch foursome precedes the 18 hole qualifying round June 11 with six days of play. The 18 hole format applies to most rounds, while the championship flight will use 36 holes on the final day. Marge Burns of Greensboro is reigning champion.
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Asheville
Marge Burns
Greensboro
Pack Teams In 7-7 Tie
NC State closes 20 days of offseason practice with the Red and White intra squad game ending in a 7-7 tie. Key moments include Jim Oddo recovering a fumble, Ken Trowbridge scoring for the Whites, and George Marinkov crossing for the Reds after a Tammy pass interference call setup. Ernie Driscoll connected passes to John Collar and John Lowe.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Earle Edwards
Jim Oddo
Whites
Reds
Ernie Driscoll
John Collar
John Lowe
Ken Trowbridge
Plymouth
Trowbridge
Lowe
Tom Katich
Bob Pepe
George Marinkov
Katich
Ronnie Gall
Marinkov
Thetoed Tich
Bulldogs Split Doubleheader With Pfeiffer Crew
The Citadel opened its home baseball season by splitting a doubleheader with Pfeiffer College in Charleston. Pfeiffer won the opener 9 0 behind Red Russell three doubles in five at bats and four RBIs while Frank Ledberry held the Bulldogs to seven hits. The Citadel answered in the nightcap with Bobby Miller pitching six strong innings and contributing a triple and two singles in three at bats to win.
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Charleston
S.C
Citadel
Pfeiffer College
Bulldogs
Pfeiffer
Red Russel
Frank Ledberry
Bobby Miller
Wake Forest and Carolina Stage Early Spring Grid Scrimmages
Wake Forest's Demon Deacons conducted a controlled spring scrimmage with all 52 players taking part. Coach Paul Amen praised progress but noted rough spots remain before team unity. scrimmage used four units and no scores. Sixteen practice days remain, including the intra squad game on April 6 and the Old Gold and Black contest on April 14 at Bowman Gray Stadium.
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Wake Forest
N.C
Demon Deacons
Paul Amen
Deacons
Boweman Gray Stadium
Sasser Stars in UNC Football Scrimmage Scoring Spree
Spectacular running by Buddy Sasser led UNC to a high scoring scrimmage with twelve touchdowns. Sasser scored three times including a 60 yard run and set up several more while Larry McMullen added two scores and teammates Ron Marquette Buddy Payne and Curtis Hathaway also found pay dirt.
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Brooklynites
Lafayette
Innis
Adamushko
Stew Murrray
Sasser
Chapel Hill
N.C
Buddy Sasser
University of North Carolina
Larry McMullen
Ron Marquette
Buddy Payne
Dave Reed
Curtis Hathaway
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