Needles Dominates Florida Derby To Top Derby Contenders
Florida born Needles won the $145,400 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park in 1 48 3 5 to secure a fast track record and claim favor to the Kentucky Derby. Count Chic finished second with Pinter Lea third as 24,191 watched the mile and a furlong race. Needles earned a $5.40 payoff with Calumet Farm’s Pinter Lea paying $4 30 and Count Chic returning $21 10.
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Miami
Fla
Needles
California
Louisiana
David Erb
Dino Lozzi
Count Chic
Santa Anita Park
Calumet Farm
Pinter Lea
Winding Way Farm
Golf Ace
George D. Widener
Tellarian
Haraa Battlefield
Admiral
Pintor Lea
Maxwell Extends Miami Open Lead To Five Strokes
Maxwell sharpens his edge in the third round of the Miami Beach Open posting a 34 35 69 to reach 18 under 198. Gardner Dickinson Jr. sits second at 203 after a 67 with Cooper and Demaret tied for third at 204.
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Rae
Elete Smas
Maxwell
Odessa
Gardner Dickinson Jr
Panama City
Fla
Dickinson
Ben Hogan
Pete Cooper
Detroit
Jimmy Demaret
Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Cooper
Demaret
Mike Souchak
Grossinger
N. Y
Bob Inman
Don Finsterwald
Nll Heights
Ohio
Cary Middlecoff
Don Fairfield
Fairfield
Casey
Middlecoff
Dallas
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Calif
Bayshore Club
Jeaders
Billy Maxwell
Tex
Pia
Mich
College teams struggle in scattered tourney results
Reported scores include St. Joseph's over St. Francis 82 to 63 in a tourney setting and several baseball results with South Carolina defeating Michigan State 7 to 3 while Clemson beat Delaware 14 to 3. Other matches show North Carolina 60 Fast Carolina 60 and various regional games at Camp Lejeune and surrounding campuses.
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South Carolina
Michigan State
Ft. Lee
Richmond
Georgia Tehrs
Erskine
Clemson
Citadel
Delaware
North Carolina
Fast Carolina
Camp Lejeune
Catawba
Davidson
Wofford
Lenoir
Marriand
Washington
Ferrari Stars Fangio Castellotti Win at Sebring 12-Hour
Juan Fangio and Eugenio Castellotti drove a Ferrari to a record victory in the 12 hour International Grand Prix of Endurance at Sebring. The Ferrari led after Hawthorn’s Jaguar broke down in hour 11, giving Ferrari eight championship points and boosting its 1956 world sports car title bid.
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Fangio
Castellotti
Sebring
Fla
Argentina
Juan Fangio
Italy
Eugenio Castellotti
Ferrari
Jaguar
Mike Hawthorn
Desmond Titterington
Engand
Hawthorn
Modena
Coventry
England
Wofford Trounces Bears By 13 To 3
Spartanburg March 24 The Wofford Terriers blasted 16 hits including two homers to crush Lenoir Rhyne Bears 13 3 in a decision that gives Wofford a 2 0 record. Lefty Tommy McIntyre earned the win striking out hitters. Russ King added a two run homer as part of an eight run fourth inning. Bill Baird took the loss for Lenoir Rhyne with relief hurlers following.
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Spartanburg
Wofford Terriers
Lenoir Rhyne
Bears
Terriers
Tommy McIntyre
Fann
Russ King
Bill Baird
Clemson Linksmen Defeat Maryland in ACC Match
Clemson University golfers defeated Maryland 18 to 9 in an Atlantic Coast Conference match at Clemson, with the Tigers earning a solid home victory.
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Clemson
Maryland
S.C
Clemson University
Terrapins of Maryland
Hawks Take 2-0 Lead In NBA Playoff With 84-74 Win
St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne 84-74 to move 2-0 up in the Western Division series. Al Ferrari and Bob Pettit combined for 40 points, Ferrari 21 and Pettit 19, as St Louis led from early in the game and held a 47-35 halftime edge. Larry Foust led Fort Wayne with 15 points, Yardley 14. The teams meet tomorrow in Fort Wayne for game three.
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Foust
Pistons
Bob Pettitt
Charley Share
St. Louis Hawks
Larry Foust
Fort Wayne Pistons
National Basketball Association
Washington University
St. Louis
Hawks
al Ferrari
Bob Pettit
Fort Wayne
Ferrari
Pettit
George Yardley
Brumley Wins Seniors Golf Title at St Augustine
Judd Brumley of Greeneville Tennessee defeated Peter Snekser of Rochester New York 3 and 2 to win the American Seniors Golf Assn tournament on the Ponce De Leon course. Brumley reached the final again for the fourth consecutive year and had previous final outcomes in 1933 and 1934.
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ST. Augustine
Fin
Judd Brumley
Greeneville
Tenn
Ponce de Leon
Peter Snekser
Rochester
N.Y
Brumley
Robbins
Ed Randall
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America
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N. Wrenn St
Tel
BC Maxwell
Bedford Heights
Lionel Hebert
Erie
Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Cali
Manuel de le Torre
Milwauke
Wis
Leo Bingett
Willoughby
Nua Littler
Mike Fetchick
Mahopac
Shelley Mayfield
Westbury
Jack
Jay Hebert
Sanford
Fis
Walter Burkemo
Franklin, Mich
Associated Press
Iran
Seville
St. Joseph's
St. Francis
Bkn
Wayne
Merry Tyller Sales & Service
Manchester
Clifton Swan
Belmont
Jayson
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Rock Knit
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