Dons Clinch 53rd Straight Victory In NCAA Final
Frisco Dons complete season with 29 consecutive wins and extend to 53 straight after beating Iowa, 83-71, to repeat as NCAA champions. Coach Phil Woolpert praised the team as Bill Russell and Gene Brown fueled the comeback from an early Iowa lead at Northwestern’s McGaw Hall.
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Iowa
Northwestern
McGaw Hall
Dons
Phil Woolpert
California
Holy Cross
Bill Russell
Gene Brown
Hal Perry
Carl Boldt
Dens
Kansas 1956 football spring battle heats up at KU
Kansas spring drills reveal a wide open roster with fierce competition among veterans and newcomers. Mather reshuffles players including Momer Floyd at fullback and Wally Strauch pressed by Dave Preston and Bob Marshall. Tidwell shines in track meets while Kansas picks up wins in the freshman postal event. Notre Dame may move Paul Hornung to halfback or fullback if Tom Cox starts at quarterback.
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Kansas
Jayhawks
Mather
Jay Skipper
Momer Floyd
Massillon
Ohio
Homer
Joe Held
Topeka
Jerry Baker
Minneapolis
Fleet Floyd
H. V. Porter
National Federation of State High School
National Basketball Rules Committee
Porter
Lawrence
Parsons
Wichita
Dean Nesmith
Wests
Kansas City
Dean
Phog Allen
Missouri
Sparky Starcup
Floyd Stahl
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Paul Hornung
Hornung
Tom Cox
N. D. Soph
Cox
Lear Tops Clyde Record In NCAA Tourney Feat
Hal King Lear finished Friday with 48 points in a win for Temple after entering the game with 112 points over three tourney games. He totaled 160 points in four games, breaking Clyde Lovellette's 144 NCAA single four-game mark set by Kansas in 1952. Lovellette had held the higher game record with 44, later surpassed by Washington's Bob Houbreys’ 45 in 1953, erasing Lovellette's major NCAA marks.
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Temple
Hal
King
Lear
S.M.U
Owls
Kansas University
Clyde Lovellette
K.U
Bob Houbreys
Lovellette
NCAA
San Francisco tops Iowa in high scoring clash
Russell leads San Francisco with 26 points as Brown Boldt and Perry add double digits in a 50 point burst after halftime. Temple guard Hal Lear scores 48 to lift the Owls past SMU 90 81 for third place.
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Brown
Perry
Russell
Will
San Francisco
Boldt
Carl Cain
Bill Seaberg
Iowa
Hal Lear
Temple
Philadelphia
Lear
Owls
Southern Methodist
Hannibal La Grange Meets Kilgore in JC Finals
Hannibal La Grange Trojans of Missouri faces Kilgore Rangers of Texas in the National Junior College basketball tournament final in Hutchinson Kansas. Kilgore edged Moberly 68 61 in the semifinals. Hannibal edged Pueblo 82 81 on Al Dubar's free throw with six seconds left.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Hannibal-La Grange Trojans
Missouri
Kilgore Rangers
Texas
Kilgore
Moberly
Hannibal
Pueblo
Colo
al Dubar
New York
City Tech
Graceland College of Iowa
North Greenville College of
Tigerville
S. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Cameron Aggies
Oklahoma
North Greenville
Garden City
Eas
Jacksoouille
Eastern
Arizona
Athletics Mound Staff Allows Only 3 Safeties
Right fielder Harry Simpson is riding a hot streak of 416 for the Kansas City Athletics today but signs of life in the A s pitching department have manager Lou Boudreau happier. Simpson hit two homers against the New York Yankees yesterday while Ceccarelli and Harrington limited them to three hits. The A s pitching has been uneven this spring. The Yanks, defeated 9 0, had a double off Ceccarelli and a double and a single off Harrington. The A s meet the Washington Senators here today.
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Palm Beach
Harry
Simpson
Kansas City, Athletics
Lou Boud- Feau
New York Yankees
Art Ceccareli
Bill Harrington
Yanks
Ceccarelli
Harrington
A's
Washington Senators
Deer Preference Sparks Tense Charleston Visit
A Buckhannon hunter recounts a 100 percent deer haul in Hardy County but argues locals were uncooperative during a visit to the Concentration Department in Charleston. The remark highlights friction between hunters and residents amid regional wildlife issues.
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Charleston
W.va
Buckhannon
Concetration Department
Hardy County
Four Court Rules Proposals Target Giants in Basketball
At the 30th annual National Association of Basketball Coaches convention in Chicago the group backed four rule changes aimed at tall players and rejected two. Proposals include banning goal dunking and penalizing dunk attempts, adjusting free throw positions to favor defense, and banning balls thrown over the backboard from out of bounds, with various penalties.
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Chicagom
National Association of Basketball Coaches
National Basketball Committee
San Francisco
Bill Russell
Wilt
Tiger Jones Upsets Humez In Close 10 Round Victory
Tiger Jones, the spoiler of the Middleweight division, edged Charley Humez in a tight ten rounder at Madison Square Garden. Judges split, with Goldstein and Grant giving Jones the nod despite a late rally by Humez who suffered a nose bleed and a facial cut.
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New York
Ralph Tiger Jones
Charley Hunez
France
U.S
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray
Bobo
Olson
Homez
Tiger
Mashsun Square Garden
Frank Fabres
Humez
Harry Markson
International Boxing Club
The
Associated Press
Jones
NCAA Wrestling Finals Tonight at Stillwater
Oklahoma State hosts the 28th annual wrestling finals with defending champion Oklahoma State aiming for a repeat title. Six teams reach semifinals including rivals Oklahoma and Texas A&M, as Pittsburg and Town each hold 11 points with five Panthers still alive in competition.
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Stillwater
Town
Ted
Panthers
Towans
Cardinals Release Ten To Minor League Teams
The St. Lows Cardinals today released ten players to minor league clubs. Pitchers Will Lackey Tom Hughes and Marty Kutyna and catcher Bob Rand will join Hopton Tess. Pitcher Dike Morphiard and Abe Clark head to Rochester New York, catchers Tom Cheney and Ed Donnelly to Omaha, and outfielder Mel Nelson to Allentown Virginia.
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ST. Petersburg
St. Lows Cardinals
Hall
Redsirds
Wl Lackey
Tom Hughes
Marty Kutyna
Bob Rand
Hopton
Tess
Dike Morphiard
Alert Motordane
Abe Clark
Rochester
Tom Cheney
Ed Donnelly
Omaha
Mel Nelson
Allentown
Cage Results and NCAA Finalists Report
San Francisco defeated Town 83 to 71 in the NCAA finals. Vemple 90 edged Southern Methodist 81 for a title placing. AAU semifinals saw Phillips Oilers 71 Mobile Ada Oilers 69 and Seattle Buchan Bakers 85 Milwaukee Allen-Bradey 75. Junior College semifinals featured Hannibal-LaGrange Missouri 82 Pueblo Colorado 81 and Kilgore 68 Moberly Missouri 61. NBA playoff action had Philadelphia 109 Syracuse 87 with a 1-0 series lead. Stu Locklin, a rookie outfielder, eyes a spring Indians berth after starring for Wisconsin.
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San Francisco
Town
Lohampionshipt Vemple
Southern
Methodist
AAU
Phillips Oilers
Mobile
Ada Oilers
Seattle Buchan Bakers
Milwaukee
Allen-Bradey
Hannibal-LaGrange
Pueblo
Colo
Kilgore
Moberly
NBA
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Relays Spotlight on Hurdles Curtis Roberts Are Speedy Pair
The article profiles Billy Curtis of Texas Christian and Addie Ray Roberts of Oklahoma A and M as the leading hurdling rivals to clash at the Kansas Relays on April 22. It traces their long rivalry from high school days in Oklahoma, their college head-to-heads, and predicts a pivotal meet before Drake Relays. Curtis aims for weightier titles after a 1958 Southwest Recreational win, while Roberts circles to challenge in the high and low hurdle events.
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Charles Tidwell
Independence
Tidwell
Independence High
Keith Gardner
Nebraska
Gardner
Kansas
Jack Schroeder
van Nuys
Calif
Wilt
Curtis
Roberts
Billy Curtis
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Horned Frogs
Kansas Timber
Hhea
Buf Biberstein
Ronnie Pruitt
Houston
Oklahoma A & M
Addie Ray Roberts
Pruitt
Drake Relays
Curtis-Roberts
Oklahoma Prep
Waurika
Stillwater
Laredo
Duncan
Oklo
Eddie
Sophiomora Roberts
Bob Gaddis
Chandler
Okla
Harrison Dillard
Slit
Tal
Oklahoma A&a
Oklawa
Fort Worth
Twain
Notre Dame
Che
Ralph Sheins
Curis
Oklahoma
Bob Derrick
Wes Hight
Rice
Fritz Hageboevik
Coloraml
Iowa
Jack Matthews
Les Stevens Hight
Texas
Texas A & M
Derrick
Ina
C. U
Stevens
Matthews
Big Ten
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Wes Ritchey
Cy Leland
T.C.U
Kansas Relays
Harold Crawford
Harald Crawford
Ed Weir
Irving Tanner
Occidental
Charles Doornbus
Pierald Trumble
Gantimin
Iligata
Hinh
Wilmote
Lee Sention
Hitnels
Cleargh Balink
Charles Sebteftes
Miniany Allen
Ant Allen
Taptain Allen
Eve Summer
KSTC
Fred Woleaty
Red Wolcott
Rovin Gate
Bill Curtis
TCU
Rob Derrick
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