OBrien Sets Indoor Shot Putt Mark at Madison Square Garden
Parry OBrien, a 245 pound air force lieutenant, smashed the indoor shot put record with a 61 feet 50. inches toss at the AAU championships in Madison Square Garden. He had hoped to reach only around 53 feet earlier in the season and noted his surprise at the hammering distance while Moscow eyes Olympic preparations.
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Moscow
Kremlin
O'Brien
Air Force
California
Madison Square Garden
Don Gehrmann
Olbex
Ing Gis
Mitchell Hires New Assistant at Arkansas
Razorback coach Jack Mitchell hires Bert Clark as assistant football coach at the University of Arkansas. Clark, center and 1950 Oklahoma captain, will report before spring football practice opens. Mitchell, who quarterbacked the Sooners 1946-48, is an Oklahoma graduate.
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Fayetteville
Jack Mitchell
Oklahoma
University of Arkansas
Bert Clark
University of Oklahoma
Mitchell
Sooners
Clark
Ashdown Wins District TV Senior Girls Title in 63 50 Victory
Ashdown claimed the district title beating Nashville Scraperettes 63 to 50 after defeating Hope in the opening round. Texarkana Razorettes edged Hope 42 to 40 in a tight preliminary game. The all district team features Berlie Allen of Hope McDowell and Crawford of Ashdown and Shannon of Nashville at forward, with Carver of Ashdown Humphries of Nashville Cox and Linda Rateliff of Hope as guards.
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Nashville Scraperettes
Texarkana
Razorettes
Hope Girls
Hope
Berlie Allen
McDowell
Crawford
Shannon
Nashville
Carver
Humphries
Cox
Linda Rateliff
Texarkana Girls
van Buren
Ashdown McGraw
McDowell Johnson
Nashville Shannon
McClure Tompson Ray
Miller Hemphrey
Roberts
O'Rear
Tosun
Atterbury
Ables
Hope Rateliff
Rateliff
Allen
Rateliff Ty
Williams
Cox, G
Worthey
Burke
Houston
McKee
Emmet Girls Fall Short Against Bradley in District 7 W
Emmet senior girls battled Bradley to a close finish in District 7 West play, dropping a 60 to 52 decision. All district selections included Sue McClendon Lewisville, Shirley Gore Bradley, Neva Hill Emmet, Mary Reece Dierks, Shirley Parker Dierks, Bonnie Fish Bradley, Shelby Walsh Delleht, Martha Sheffield Lewisville, Carolyn Cox Emmet, Patsy Blankenship Stamps, Lelia Tomlin Bodean, and Pat Terry Mineral Springs.
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Emmet
Bradley
Sue McClendon
Lewisville
Shirley Gore
Neva Hill
Mary Reece
Dierks
Shirley Parker
Bonnie Fish
Shelby Walsh
Delleht
Martha Sheffield
Carolyn Cox
Patsy Blankenship
Stamps
Lelia Tomlin
Bodean
Pat Terry
Mineral Springs
Littler Wins Texas Open with 7 Under Final Round
San Antonio reports Palm Springs golfer Littler surged from five strokes back to win the Texas Open. He shot a 7 under par 65 final round to finish 12 under 276 and collect 3750 dollars, pushing his year total to 7225 and overtaking Lloyd Mangrum who finished outside the money.
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San Antonio
Tex
Genie Littler
Houston
Palm Springs
Calif
Lloyd Mangrum
Apple Valley
Mangrum
Littler
Incomplete Track Meet Entries From Local College Meet
Fragmentary OCR list shows athletes and events with odd spellings. Mentions Ron Delany Villanova in mile, Ler Ealhoun Hose Cercling College hurdles, Jenry Lata New York mile walk, plus other garbled names and times. Source text is unreadable in parts but indicates a track meet summary with several event entries.
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Ibyoad
Ron Delany
Villanova
Ler Ealhoun
Hose Cercling College
Jenry Lata
New York
Ernie She Yas. Angeles
Oscene
Bob. Richa Aassire
Don
Hope Juniors Win District Tournament
Hope Juniors defeated DeQueen 51 to 30 in the district final at Prescott. David Watkins led Hope with 18 points, followed by Hatfield Foster with 12 each and Hairr 11. The win closes Hope's regular season at 9 wins, moves them toward state meet in Leachville. all district picks include Watkins and Foster with others from Prescott and DeQueen.
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Hatfield
Foster
Hairr
Cox
DeQueen Boys
DeQueen
Hope Lads
Texarkana
Hope Boys
Leachville
Bobbittens
Russellville
Hope
Bill Foster
McKengie and Sullivan
Prescott
Graves
Watkins
Thurman
Stona Brown
Booth
Killian Rein Reves
Emerson Free
Looney Cosy
Arkansas A&M Bob Weevils poised to clinch title at Conway
The Arkansas A&M Bob Weevils need one more conference win to clinch the Arkansas-Intercollegiate Conference crown as they visit Conway to face Arkansas State Teachers College. State Teachers, on a stretch of five wins in seven, aims to slow the leaders while Tech and Southern State inch toward final games.
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Arkansas A&m Bob Weevils
Conway
Arkansas State Teachers College
A&m
Southern States
Arkansas Tech
Southern
Tech
Weevils
Ausehla
Southern State
Hendergen
Globetrotters to Perform in Emmet March 3
The Harlem Globetrotters will appear in Emmet’s new gymnasium on Saturday night March 3. Hawaiian Surfriders and seven top acts will entertain between halves. Tickets are on sale at Diamond Cafe Crescent Store in Hope Emmet High School Buchanan’s Drug Store in Prescott. Seating is limited and no extra tickets will be sold.
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Emmet
New Gymnasium
Diamond Cafe
Crescent Brug
Hope
Emmet High School
Buchanan's Drug
Prescott
Globetrotters
Unbeaten Fighters to Meet This Week
Unbeaten prospects Rory Calhoun and Eddie Machen, rising stars, are set to clash this week in a bout that could lift one toward a title shot. Both fighters boast flawless records and strong early hype from Associated Press coverage.
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Associated Press
Rory ‘Calhoun
Eddie Machen
Aittle
Emmet Meet District 7W Class B Senior Boys Schedule
Emmet hosts a two day tournament with matchups including Willisville vs Guernsey at 8 15 p m Bradley vs Dierks at 9 30 p m on Monday and Locksburg vs Murfreesboro Fouke vs Kirby Horatio vs Spring Hill Lewinville vs Saratoga Delight vs Bright Star Genoa Central vs Laneburg on Tuesday with games at 1 15 2 20 3 45 7 8 15 and 9 30 p m respectively.
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TD. m. Willisville
Guernsey
Bradley
Dierks
Bodean
Locksburg
Murfreesboro
Fouke
Kirby
Horatio
Spring Hill
Lewinville
Saratoga
Delight
Kathy Cornelius Wins St Petersburg Open Money
Kathy Cornelius captured the St. Petersburg Women's Open Ball championship with a tournament record 287 and $900 prize. The 24 year old from Lake Worth led after a 68 Saturday and closed with 72 for a four stroke victory. Marilynn Smith finished second with 291 and $630, while Patty Berg, the defending champion, earned third with 293 and $540.
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ST. Petersburg
Kathy Cornelius
Wichita
Kac
Patty Berg
Chicago
Miss Berg
Corneiiius
Calhoun Set for Main Event at St Nicholas Arena in New York
Calhoun, winner of 17 straight, faces Angelo De Iendis of Brooklyn in the night’s top bout at St. Nicholas Arena with DuMont TV coverage. Machen, 22, of San Francisco, riding an 11 fight streak, eyes Wednesday action after recent wins. Mederos halted LaStarza and Johnson in his last two bouts.
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Angelo de Iendis
Brookyn
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
DuMont
Machen
San Francisco
Mederos
Roland LaStarza
Harald Johnson
Jvon
Claude Chapman
Ben Wise
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