Pilot Relates A's Strength Weak Points
A Kansas City Athletics outlook from manager Lou Boudreau. He casts the club as a dark horse aiming for fifth place, praises minor league acquisitions like Rance Pless Dave Melton and Mike Baxes plus Joe Ginsberg and Spook Jacobs, but cites pitching as the major weakness and lists new pitchers and recall players while highlighting key risks with Shantz and Portocarrero. Also notes the teams to beat New York and Boston with Cleveland and Detroit as contenders.
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Minneapolis
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Mike Baxes
San Francisco
Joe Ginsberg
Seattle
Spook Jacobs
Columbus
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American Assn
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Baxes
Ginsberg
Jacobs
Johnson
Arnold Johnson
Lou Kretlow
Glenn Cox
Brooklyn
Jack Crimian
Toronto
Bill Bradford
Mike Kume
Walt Craddock
Carl Duser
al Romberger
Bill Herriage
Coast
Kretlow
Crimian
Cox
Montreal
Bobby Shantz
Arnie Portocarrero
Shantz
Portocarrero
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Volleyballers Enter Southwestern Meet
Fort Sill Lawton prepares a Fort Sill-Lawton unit for the Fifth Annual Southwestern open volleyball tournament at the Oklahoma City YMCA on February 18. Coach Warren Smith leads players Leroy B. Butler Michael Brand James P. Rowe Charles E. Seallon Jackson W. Gaston Wm Burton Jack Deaton Wade Counts plus teammates from California Arkansas and South Carolina. Ten teams from five states compete with Houston YMCA, ranked fourth nationally, as tournament favorite. Smith warns that lack of unit competition may hinder their first outing.
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Fort Sill-Lawton
Oklahoma City
Warren Smith
Leroy B. Butler
Michael Brand
James P. Rowe
Charles E. Seallon
Jackson W. Gaston
Wm. E. Burton
Jack Deaton
Wade O. Counts
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Houston Ymca
Barney to Announce New York Up Rex Bar ney
Rex Barney former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher was signed as a baseball announcer by Mutual Broadcasting System. He will help broadcast the network's game of the day during the 1956 season.
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New York
Rex Barney
Brooklyn Dodger
Mutual Broadcasting System
SF Dons Seek 46th Straight Win At St Marys Cal
The Associated Press notes San Francisco's Dons aim to extend their 45 game win streak tonight against St Mary's of California. In Louisville Armory, Dayton Flyers try again vs Louisville Cardinals after a 64-62 OT loss. Dayton, ranked second, seeks revenge and a strong NIT bid with Louisville 20-2. The two teams have gone OT in their last three meetings.
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Associated Press
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Dons
St. Mary’s
California
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Dayton
Flyers
Louisville Cardinals
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Calif
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Odell Johnson
Bill Russell
Johnson
Phil Woolpert
District 14 play tightens as Walters 59 43 highlights
District 14 action produced big scoring and tight defense. Crescent Douglass routed Meridian L'Ouverture 112 34 led by Goose Rusbie with 70 points. Walters 59 Ryan 43 led the boys while Frederick and other districts showed wide margins and surprising upsets.
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Campy Loses Court Case Over Medical Operation
Roy Campanella, famed National League MVP who helped Brooklyn win the 1955 title, lost a court decision yesterday and must pay a doctor for an operation.
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New York
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
Louisiana State Faces Oklahoma In Dual Boxing Meet
Louisiana State brings a powerful boxing team to Norman to duel Oklahoma with a marquee middleweight clash. The 156-pound bout pairs LSU's Gary Bowden, Sugar Bowl champion and unbeaten in 11, against Oklahoma's Dick Wall, twice national Golden Gloves champion.
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Okla
Louisiana
Oklahoma
LSU
Gary Bowden
Sooners
Dick Wall
Peace Leads Plumbing Win In Girls Bowling Loop
Kay Peace led the Tillman Plumbers with a 538 series to top scorers as they swept Food Mart four points in the women's league at Sooner Lanes. Hamblin Oilers and Carlois Keglers also posted strong shows with multiple high totals and notable performances from Iva Boyd, Dot Martin, Marie Folk, and Glennis Holland. In the Spartan league, the Rinky dinks recovered to beat Guttersnipes four points as Ray Lehman led with 464 and Lois Butcher added 267 over two games.
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Marie Folk
Hamblin
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Alice Hutzler
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Griswold Cleaners
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Ritchie Aruta
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Ray Lehman
Lois Butcher
Carl Ellstrom
Ponca City Cubs Name Playing Manager Diebel
Don Diebel a 23 year old former catcher for Des Moines of the Western League has been named playing manager of the Ponca City Cubs in the Sooner State Baseball League.
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Okla
Don Diebel
Des Moines
Ponca City Cubs
Lee Takes Over K State Position
Bebe Lee, Colorado University basketball coach, was named athletic director for Kansas State College in a March announcement by Dr. James A. McCain. Lee will assume duties in Manhattan around April 1, succeeding Moon Mullins, with a strong record including a Big 7 title in 1954 and a conference championship last year.
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PH. B
Bebe) Lee
Colorado University
Kansas State College Today
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Lee
Kansas Board of Regents
Manhattan
Lawrence (Moon) Mullins
Marquette University
Colorado
McCain
Kansas State
Ward Darley
Bebe Lee
Colorado A&m
Utah State
Stanford
Two Champs Score Non Title Victories
SPARTANBURG S C Feb 17 Two U S boxing champions scored non title 10 round victories last night Bantamweight champion Henry Pappy Gault 119 of Spartanburg won a unanimous decision over Bobby Singleton 119 of Philadelphia Flyweight champion Cliff Eskridge of Cairo Ill won by technical knockout over Johnny Martin of Philadelphia who failed to come out for the ninth round Eskridge weighed 112 Martin 120
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U.S
Henry
Pappy) Gault
Bobby Singleton
Philadelphia
Cliff Eskridge
Cairo
Ill
Johnny Martin
Eskridge
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