Robertson Sets College Scoring Mark In Garden Victory
Oscar Robertson led Cincinnati to a win as he surpassed the all time college scoring record in Madison Square Garden. The Bearcats boosted to a ninth victory while North Carolina beat Virginia 82-46. Dierking returned for Cincinnati with 19 points as Wilt Chamberlain’s 32.2 point average was noted in the season leaders.
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Pete Bregnan
Mofake Forest
Anin Thast
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Ohio
Yona
Junior High A Team Builds Lead in 44-26 Win
Lawrence opened with a 1 cent 8 run and led 24-13 at halftime, then pulled away to a 44-26 victory. The A-team box score follows, listing players and points for both sides.
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Referee Tension In Louisville Prep Meet
Louisville ky notes a college newcomer from Kentucky will receive the Knutc room ward from the Washington Touchdown Club tomorrow. Opposing coaches always press officials to monitor an All America tackle. Lou pleaded with an official, asking why he cannot play like other boys as the season wore on.
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Lawrence sixth in Topeka Capital basketball poll
Lawrence is ranked sixth in this week’s Class 2-A poll. Newton leads, Topeka sits seventh, and Leavenworth hosts the Lions in a Northeast Kansas League game on the Lawrence court. The Lions’ only loss came in double overtime to Pittsburg, whom Lawrence had beaten earlier.
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Wichita East
Haskell Hosts Wamego in Top Flight Basketball
Haskell Indians sit 2-2 overall and 2-1 in Jayhawk League as they face the 2-1 league rival Wamego Red Raiders in a near-even showdown at Haskell Gym. Center Bob McCosar and guard Ken Bailey pace the surge, with Buck Carpenter and Dave Herne expected in the forward spots. coaches eye a key win to gain ground. Sam Boulmetis and Joe Culmone are noted as veteran jockeys with four Maryland stakes wins in 1957.
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Rupert Thompson
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Gene Buck
Ben Carpenter
Dave Herne
Sam Boulmetis
Joe Culmone
Maryland
Cage Scores Show Busy College Hoops Night
Cincinnati routed Seton Hall 118 to 84 as Xavier beat Seton Hall 71 to 61. Holy Cross defeated American 100 to 85, New Hampshire won 97 to 74 over Vermont, Rhode Island 58, North Carolina 82 over Virginia 66, Wake Forest 7, and South Carolina suffered a loss.
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Yona
Holy Cross
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Virginia
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Chicago Cards Hire Frank Ivy as Coach To Replace Richards
The Chicago Cardinals named 41 year old Frank Ivy their 19th head coach, replacing Ray Richards. Ivy brings Oklahoma Wilkinson era experience and Canadian league success, aiming to end a decade of coaching turnover as the team regroups from a 3 9 season after a 7 5 record the prior year.
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Smith Faces Miceli In Madison Square Garden Title Bout
Charlie Smith meets Joe Miceli in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden broadcast by NBC at 9 p.m. CST. Smith previously defeated Miceli in Los Angeles on March 7 and is favored at near two to one odds. Smith, 29, has 29 fights mostly in California with a Milan loss in December. Miceli, 32, brings 92 pro bouts and a 55-30 record.
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Italy
Ciancarlo Garbelli
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Hustlin Billy Martin reflects on influence and fate
ST. JOSEPH Mo Billy Martin speaks to sportsmen about whether he was a bad influence on the New York Yankees noting his three seasons rooming with Joe DiMaggio Phil Rizzuto and Mickey Mantle and that each year a roommate was named AL MVP He recalls a move to Kansas City after a nightclub incident and later a trade to Detroit in a 13 player deal.
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A's Sign Rookie Hurler George Brunet
George Stuart Brunet a 22 year old left handed pitcher signed a 1958 contract with the Kansas City Athletics. Brunet led the Southern Assn in strikeouts with 235 at Little Rock last season and posted a 3.42 ERA with a 14 15 win loss record.
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Rosburg Leads Crosby Tourney After Round One
Bob Rosburg shot a 7 under par 65 at Monterey Peninsula Country Club leading the Bing Crosby Tournament as wind and rain tested players. Eight of the top scores came from Monterey with Rosburg set to tackle Cypress Point in round two alongside a crowded leaderboard including Wininger Bolt Mayfield Venuti Hawkins Bayer Fleck and Pott. In pro-am division Rosburg and Nelson Cullenward tied Bolt and Johnny Weismuller for the top team score. Ted Williams named 1957 AP Athlete of the Year after a season highlighted by his Boston Red Sox slugging and a margin over Lew Burdette Basilio and Mantle.
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Shelley Mayfield
Ken Venturi
Fred Hawkins
George Bayer
Jack Fleck
Johnny Pott
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Nelson Cullenward
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Johnny Weismuller
Hollywood
Williams Wins AP Poll as Outstanding Athlete of Year
Williams topped the AP college football stars poll with 434 points based on three for first, two for second, and one for third. Burdette led pitchers with 54 first placers and 226 points after three complete-game wins. The Fraternal Order of Eagles Miller Trophy will be presented to Williams later this month. Williams, who debuted with San Diego in 1936 and served two Marine pilot tours, hit .388 last season to win his fifth AL batting title and 38 homers to lead the slugging race at .731. He set a 39-year-old mark for the batting title, the majors’ high since Ted Williams in 1911 with 406. Wilt Chamberlain finished sixth with 42 points.
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
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Dodger Home Hunt Turns Into Comic Opera
The article catalogs varied, humorous opinions on where the Dodgers might play, from Memorial Coliseum to Rose Bowl and even Wrigley Field, highlighting uncertainty and lighthearted debate as teams seek a permanent venue. It also notes Syracuse basketball with two seniors Larry Loudis and Dave Hollenbeck.
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Arthur
Red) Patterson
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Hollywood Freeway
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Larry Loudis
Dave Hollenbeck
St. Louis Bowling Superstar Favored in All-Star Tourney
Minneapolis hosted the Bowling Proprietors Assn. All-Star event with Don Carter, St. Louis, expected to lead after being named favorite. The tourney, boasting $36,000 in cash prizes, opens with a parade of stars, then runs a week to crown 16 finalists in both men’s and women’s divisions. Carter, 1956-57 Bowler of the Year and Chicago world champion, is seeded with Bill Lillard, while Ed Lubanski, Tom Hennessey, Dick Weber, and Len Red Kelly rank among contenders. Marion Ladewig leads the women’s field from Grand Rapids, with Jane Lou Jankowski and Len (Red) Kelly noted in context.
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