Prize Rookie Crop Cardinals Flooded With Talent
The St. Louis Cardinals will bring a strong rookie class to camp in St. Petersburg Florida including Memo Luna Royce Lint Floyd Wooldridge Ellis Dat Deal Bill Greason Dick Rand Alex Grammas Joe Frazier Tom Burress and more The list features promising pitchers outfielders and a potential first string catcher as Eddie Stanky and manager list the batch as one of the finest in camp history.
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Eddie Stanky
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Memo Luna
Royce Lint
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Dat) Deal
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Alex Grammas
Joe Frazier
Tom Buress
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Rochester
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Red Sox
Walter Monery
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John Remonosky
Bob Tiefenauer
Gary Blaylock
Bill Sarni
Blaylock
Gonzales Leads Tour Earnings on Kramer Circuit
New York January 19 Richard Pancho Gonzales, 25 year old Los Angeles star, tops the money list on Jack Kramer’s professional tennis tour with $11,700 in prizes amid a one fifth season. He holds a 13 to 4 singles edge over Pancho Segura and others including Sedgman and Budge.
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Pancho) Gonzales
Los Angeles
Cannonball Service
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Ecuador
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Don Budge
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Budge
Kramer
Brooklyn and Other Boxing Results From Tuesday Night
Brooklyn fighter Carmine Fiore stopped Freddie Herman in a 146 percent stage bout while Glen Flanagan of Butte outpointed Bobby Bickie in St Paul and Tony DeMarco won a decision over Wilbur Wilson in Boston.
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Babe) Herman
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Topeka
Kan
Boston
Tony DeMarco
Wilbur Wilson
Hoosiers Lead Big Ten After Schlundt Sets Scoring Mark
Indiana star Don Schlundt scored a Big Ten single game record 47 points in a 94 to 72 win over Ohio State at Bloomington. The performance pushed Indiana to 6-0 in league play before exams paused action for three weeks. Iowa beat Illinois 79 to 70 as Cain led with 24 points. Wisconsin beat Michigan State 57 to 53. Kansas and Nebraska led the Big Seven at 4-0. Nebraska’s Bill Johnson set a scoring mark with 34 points. Wyoming tied for first in the Skyline with New Mexico 56 to 53. Colorado A&M idle at 5-0. Maryland topped Virginia 70 to 56 to seize early ACC lead if UNC falters. Rice beat Arkansas 55 to move up in the Southwest. Baylor fell to Texas Christian 73 to 60.
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Gene Schwinger
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Tulsa University Faces Ax In Sports amid Economic Strain
Schlundt sets record as Tulsa weighs exit from spring sports after trustees warn of budget cuts. University leaders cite $90 000 to $125 000 losses and potential freshmen shortfalls, with tennis golf and baseball reduced to a four team Valley league.
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C. S. Pontius
Johnny Sullivan
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Tulsa
St. Louis
Henamed
Mathews Weighs Move as Braves Discuss 1954 Pact
Eddie Mathews meets with Milwaukee Braves officials to decide if he shifts from third base to outfield for 1954. Cubs sign Hank Sauer Hal Jeffcoat rookie Don Robertson and Bruce Edwards. White Sox add Billy Pierce. Redlegs sign Rocky Bridges Connie Ryan Lloyd Merriman Jackie Collum. Phillies name George Sternweiss manager of Schenectady farm club.
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Calif
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Chicago Cubs
Hank Sauer
Hal Jeffcoat
Don Robertson
Bruce Edwards
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Pierce
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Rocky Bridges
Connie Ryan
Lloyd Merriman
Jackie Collum
Philadelphia Phillies
George Sternweiss
Schenectady
Skeeter Newsome
Syracuse
College Scores Roundup with Numerous Men's Games
A compact games rundown lists multiple college basketball results across teams and conferences. Notable scores include East St. Francis 99 over Belents Malice 87, Xavier GA 79 over Eastern Kentucky 63, and Drake 65 over Iowa 79 with state matchups.
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Belents Malice
John Carroll Seton Hall
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Lycoming
Kings College
Eagles Sign Two Rookies for 1954 NFL Season
Philadelphia Eagles add two rookies Edward Novogratz an end from Moravian College and Cleo Wallace a guard from Bolling Field to their roster for the 1954 NFL season.
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Moravian College
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Allie Reynolds and Ransom Jackson to Head March of Dimes Program
Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees and Ransom Jackson of the Chicago Cubs will appear at Lawton High School Auditorium at 7 30 p m to support the March of Dimes. Reynolds will speak briefly and show last year’s Yankee game films. No admission is charged. donations are invited at the door. The Lions Club and Lawton High School Distributive Education Club sponsor the event.
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Florida Southern Offers Course In Fishing Skills
LAKELAND Fla Florida Southern College adds a fishing course taught by an associate professor in physical education. The class meets an hour daily three days a week and covers gear care cleaning and cooking, with guidance on preserving catches through taxidermy techniques.
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Florida Southern College
Bing Crosby Pro-Am Golf Net Reaches 50 000 for Charity
Bing Crosby reported the thirteenth annual pro-amateur golf event in Monterey netted 50 000 for charity, with E J Harrison of Oklahoma winning. The total raised over eight years hits 220 377, and Crosby offered 5 000 more to raise next year’s purse to 15 000 if the PGA schedules August or September dates. The tourney is typically played in January.
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Dutch) Harrison
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Crosby
Douglass Lions Face Chickasha In Twin Games
The Douglass Lions, 5-1 this season, host Chickasha in a high school gym doubleheader with the seventh and eighth grade squads opening at 7 15. The Douglass juniors, 2-4 this semester, travel to El Reno for a rematch with the Indians after El Reno beat them 31-23 earlier. The Denton team then heads to Wichita Falls, Texas, Friday.
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Junior Court Play Slated Wednesday At FSIS Tournament
Comanche county junior cage tournament resumes Wednesday night with Geronimo vs Chattanooga, Indiahoma girls vs Jonimo, and Faxon vs Indiahoma boys. Opened Monday with Indiahoma 26 Fletcher 18. Sterling girls beat Chattanooga 22 17. FSIS boys 51 22 over Cache. Elgin 35 29 over Sterling.
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Elgin Boys
Sterling
County Cage Meet Opens January 25 at Local Gym
Brackets for the Comanche county cage tournament were drawn with Cache and Elgin boys and Sterling and Geronimo girls as top seeds. The event runs at the high school gym starting January 25 and continues nightly through Saturday except Wednesday.
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Ohio State Retains Hayes Coaching Staff for 1954
Ohio State announces the retention of head football coach Woodie Hayes and his assistants for the 1954 season. The decision, announced Tuesday in Columbus, confirms continuity for the Buckeyes' program.
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Woodie Hayes
Ohio State
Fort Sill Boxing Finals Honor Golden Gloves Qualifiers
Finals at Honeycutt gym determine post boxing team for the Fourth Army classic. Seven-bout card opened two-night meet before about 1,000 fans. Winners include Gomez Gonzalez over Leon Lemons, Hubert Laurent over Buck Dyer, Virus Chatman KO over Percy Young, William Alter KO over Raleigh March, and an 165 pound forfeit win for Williams over Beasley.
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Jack Beastey
Kentucky Holds Lead In Nation Wide College Hoops Ratings
New York January 19 Indiana narrowed Kentucky's top spot to eight points in the United Press ratings as Duquesne and Notre Dame rise. Top teams include Kentucky 318, Indiana 310, Duquesne 287, Oklahoma A&M 238, Western Kentucky 149, Minnesota 97, California 92, Kansas 73, Notre Dame 50 and LSU 45 with 34 teams receiving points.
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National Golf Day Set for June Open at Baltusrol
New York readers are told that the 1954 national golf day will be June 17 at Baltusrol New Jersey with Ben Hogan defending the Open title. Golfers from clubs nationwide join a charity event with a $1 entry fee, proceeds split between the United Service Organizations and a national charity fund. Julius Boros won last year at Oakmont, shooting 70.
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Scribes Put OCU In Seventh Spot
The weekly college basketball rankings show Oklahoma City University slipping to seventh after a major batch of votes. Underdogs fill the middle, with Western Kentucky and Notre Dame among notable movers amid shifting positions in the top twenty.
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