Fatbacks Shine In 1955 Gold Medal Opener At Y Gym
King’s Tavern meets Globe Parlor at 5 30 in the Gold Medal Tournament opener as the Fatbacks entertain with clowning before a tighter second half. Other tonight games include Swepsonville vs Reids Calf at 6 30 and Post Billiards facing Globe Runners at 7 30 with Springfield Friends clashing Steele’s Diner at 8 30 and Lewisville All Stars meeting Smith’s Dry Cleaners at 9 30.
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Bill Penfield
King Tavern
Globe Paror
Haiti
Dick Meisky
Blow Cooper
Ike Craun
Jack Nance
Don Hoo
Fatbacks
House
King’s Tavern
Globe Parlor
Sncabiinn
Rille
Panthers
Reid
Gulf Service
Burlington
Post Billiards
Globerunners
Globe Runners
Springfield Friends
Hubert “Beefy
Wright
Ken Black
Bobby Dunbar
Steele
Betwen Lewisville
All - Stars
Smith's Dry Cleaners
Kings Tavern
Swepsonville
Reid's Calf
Steele's Diser
Spring Friends
Lewisville Stars
Smith Dry Cleaners
Cage Scores And Playoff Outcomes From AP
Sunday results show Fort Wayne 56 Minneapolis 79, with a best-of-3 series victory. Saturday Minneapolis 119 Rochester 110, Boston 116 New York 109, Boston wins best-of-3 series 2-1. Tuesday schedule has Minneapolis versus Fort Wayne in Indianapolis and Boston versus Syracuse first of a best-of-5 series.
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Fort Wayne
Minneapolis
Rochester
Boston
New York
Indianapolis
Syracuse
Eee
Crockett Killed In Langhorne Race Crash
Larry Crockett a 28 year old racing driver from Columbus Indiana was killed in a Langhorne Speedway crash during the 25 mile Eastern Inaugural Sweepstakes. Mike Nazaruk won the race in 14 39 5 while Al Keller sustained both hands fractures in a separate fence crash.
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Langhorne
Larry Crockett
Columbus
Ind
Crockett
Langhorne Speedway
Mike Nazaruk
Belmore
Long Island
N. J
Braves Becoming Hard-Hitting Team This Spring
The Milwaukee Braves, led by Eddie Mathews, Joe Adcock and Hank Aaron, show a forceful punch as they prepare for Redlegs and other series. Adcock and Aaron homered in an exhibition win over the Cardinals, while the Reds beat the White Sox and Tigers fell to the Red Sox in another set of spring games.
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ST. Louis Cardinal
Gerry Thomas
Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee Braves
St. Petersburg
Fla
Thomas
del Rice
Cincinnati Reds
Murderers Row
Joe Adcock
Hank Aaron
Redlegs
Braves
Conane
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Adcock
Aaron
Chicago White Sox
Wally Post
Birdie Tebbetts
Ted Kluszewski
Gus Bell
Boston Red Sox
Frank Sullivan
Sox
Detroit Tigers
Sulli
Hollywood bout ends in decision and stoppage
In Hollywood Lee Gonzales 127 outpoints Jimmy Roybal 127 with a ten round match. Fernandez 116 percent Quebec was stopped in the ninth round.
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Hollywood
Lee Gonzales
Denver
Jimmy Roybal
Los Angeles
Fernanagon
Quebec
Bison Open Baseball Golf Seasons Tomorrow
Two High Point High School spring teams begin schedules tomorrow. Baseball coach Kim Hayworth sends the Black Bison against Gray High at Winston-Salem with George Cook as probable opener. Golf coach Tony Simeon starts at Asheboro against the Blue Comets at 2 30.
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High Point High School
Kim Hayworth
Black Bison
Winston-Salem
Gray High
Greyhounds
Hayworth
Bison
George Cook
HPHS
Formance
Tony Simeon
Asheboro
Blue Comets
Ray Correll
Thomasville
Ken Yarborough
George Gillie
NC State Wolves Brace for AAU National Tournament Opener
North Carolina State and other top teams headline the 23-team National AAU Tournament in Denver. NC State, with a 28-4 record and a win over LaSalle, enters as a serious threat to powerhouse outfits like Peoria and Denver. Seeded clubs, including Phillips and the Ada Oilers, receive byes as competition starts with nine games tonight and Tuesday, narrowing to 16 by Wednesday.
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North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Southerners
LaSalle
Peoria
Cats
Nver
Central Bankers
Marine Corps
Dons Win NCAA Crown Into San Francisco 77 La Salle 63
San Francisco ranked No 1 in AP poll defeated La Salle 77 to 63 to win the NCAA tournament title before 10 500 at Municipal Auditorium. KC Jones guarded Tom Gola and held him to 6 baskets while scoring 24 points for the Dons. Colorado beat Iowa 75 54 for third place in the same event.
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Bill Russell
University of San Francisco Dons
la Salle
Explorers
San Francisco
Associated Press
LaSalle
I. Municipal Auditorium
Colorado Buffaloes
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Russell
Dons
K. C. Jones
Jones
Phil Woolpert
Tom Gola
Gola
Ken Loffler
Four Heavyweight Fights This Week Set in Major Arenas
A quartet of heavyweight bouts headlines a busy schedule this week led by Mederos vs Baker in Madison Square Garden on Friday. Satterfield aims for a Miami Beach bout against Marty Marshall, while Willie Pastrano steps in for Giardello against Al Andrews. Bethea faces Rowan on ABC-TV, Merentino meets Lauba at St Nicholas Arena, and Burnett clashes with McMurtry in Spokane.
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Rocky Marciano
Baker
Heavies
Mederos
Roland LaStarze
NBC
Satterfield
Miami Beach
Marty Marshall
Detroit
Willie
Holyoke
Mass
Charlie Titone
Brooklyn
Wayne Bethea
New York
Joe Rowan
Philadelphia
Abc-Tv Tonight
Eastern Parkway
Bethea
Harold Carter
Rowan
Burt Whitehurst
St. Nicholas Arena
DuMont
Rafael Merentino
Argentina
Jackie Labua
Merentino
Labua
Invader
Willie Pastrano
New Orleans
Joey Giardello
al Andrews
St. Paul
CBS
Chicago
Giardello
Pastrano
Murray Burnett
Pat McMurtry
Tacoma
Wash
Spokane
Mercury Club Hosts Former Stars at Ellington’s Grill
Mercury Athletic Club invites former ball players from the area to a 6:45 PM gathering at Ellington's Grill on Main Street. George Brath of the Hi-Toms will present Milwaukee Story movies on how major league baseball moved to Milwaukee, followed by remarks. Paul Appel urges wide member attendance at the special program tonight.
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Ellington’s Grill
Main St
George Brath
The
Hi-Toms
Milwaukee Story
Wisconsin
Andedit
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