Americans lead in Winter Games figure skating
Tenney Albright from Newton Center Mass and Carol Heiss of Ozone Park NY dominated the women’s compulsory figures for an all American lead. Ingrid Wendle of Austria and Yvonne Sugden of England trailed as Russians swept the speed skating events and long distance cross country. Stenersen led Norway to Nordic combined, while Knut Johannesen topped the 10,000 meters.
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Cortina D’'Ampezzo
Italy
Tenley Albright
Little Carol Heiss
Miss Albright
Newton Center
Mass
Tenney
Miss Heiss
Ozone Park
N.Y
Ingrid Wendle
Austria
Yvonne Sugden
England
Sverre Stenersen
Knut Johannesen
Toni Sailer
Canalone
Johannesen
Oleg Gontcharenko
Pat McNamara
Minneapolis
Stenersen
Russia
Ury Moschkin
Marvin Crawford
Denver
Lynn Levy
New Orleans
Charles Tremblay
Keene
N. H
College basketball results across multiple conferences
State College OCU defeated Texas A&M 76 to 56 while Oklahoma City U and Cameron posted 91 69 scores. Kansas State beat Oklahoma 71 63. Eastern A&M 54 Northeastern 49. Durant Ardmore Randlett Comanche Blackwell and many more reported regional games across East Midwest South and West with numerous upsets and strong showings.
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Ardmore
Randlett
Comanche
Blackwell
Perry
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana State
Tulane
Miss. State
Miss
West Virginia
VMI
George Washington
VPI
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Eastern Kentucky
Memphis State
Arkansas State
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Miami
Fla
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East Carolina
Appalachian
Georgia Twins
Newberry
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Gui
Morehead
Bellarmine
Westminster
Bethany
W.va
Centenary
Maryville
Upper Iowa
Luther
Iowa
Rose Poly
Principia
Dakota Wesleyan
N. State
S. D
Black Hills Techrs
Sioux Falls
Westmar
Southern
Ellendale Normal
Bismarck
N. D
Whitewater
Wis
Oshkosh State
Platteville
Teachers Help Mangle Polio in Charity Basketball Duel
Lawton junior high teachers coached by Stephenson edged senior high 45 to 31 in a polio benefit game at Lawton High Field House before about 3,000 fans. Stephenson led scorers with 16 points, while Bodemhamer and Williams added 12 and 11. proceeds reached 839.70 for the March of Dimes.
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Lawton Junior High
Jack Stephenson
Bob Shelby
Papa Wolverines
Bob Bodemhamer
Bob Williams
Lawton High
March of Dimes
Stephenson
Cameron Aggies
East Texas State
Mosconi Opens Lead In World Billiards Defense
Willie Mosconi built a 40 point lead yesterday in the opening defense of his world pocket billiard title against Jim Caras of Upper Darby, a suburb of Philadelphia, as the match began.
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Philadelphia
Willie Mosconi
Jimmy Caras
Upper Darby
Brooklyn Pilot Faces 1956 Dodgers Drive for Hustle
New York Walter Alston returns to manage the Brooklyn Dodgers for 1956 with a reported 32500 salary. He stresses continued hustle and notes key players Roy Campanella Don Newcombe Jackie Robinson and others as the core. He cites pitching questions and prospects from Montreal farm teams as factors for the coming season.
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New York
Walter Alston
Brooklyn Dodgers
Alston
Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Don Newcombe
Jackie Robinson
Campy
Newk
Jackie
Carl Erskine
Karl Spooner
Billy Lees
Roger Craig
Don Bessent
Charley Neal
Gino Simoli
Ken Lehman
Montreal
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Johnny Podres
Ransom Jackson
Chicago Cub
Robinson
Jackson
Sport Magazine
FSIS Riverside Battle in FSIS Gym Tonight
Arch rival Fort Sill and Riverside Indian schools collide tonight in the FSIS gym as the local quintet seeks revenge for a 59 55 defeat to Anadarko. A junior high opener starts the twinbill at 7 p.m. FSIS varsity starters include guards Donald Redbird James K hnson center James M Johnson and forwards Fred Norris Bob King.
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Fort Sill
Riverside Indian
FSIS
Anadarko
Donald Redbird
James Khnson
James M. Johnson
Fred Norris
Bob King
Mehetko Sets Bowling Record for Westminster at Sooner Lanes
Mehetko rolled a 650 series with 200 204 and 246 as Westminster Presbyterian beat First Presbyterian and climbed to 2323 across three games. St Johns Lutheran and Centenary Methodist split points with multiple leaders posting strong totals, while Bowlers of the week included Harry Ratliff and Georgia Howard for notable gains.
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John Mehetko
Sooner Lanes
Westminster Presbyterian
Mehefko
Westminster
First Presbyterian
St. Johns Lutheran
Centenary Methodist
Joe Inselmann
St. Johns
Central Baptist
al Joern
Chan Johnson
the Baptists
Rod Pope
Congregational
St. Andrews Episcopal
Marvin Easly
Centenary
First Baptist
Coleague
First Methodist
Wesley Methodist
Sue Pieper
Terry Kuntz
Sue Krivensky
Carmen Fish
Hoppers
Whirlybirds
Choppers
Delores Bieber
Rators
Harry Ratliff
Georgia Howard
Jim Harris
Pat Morris
Bill Ewald
Cameron Aggies Face Northern In Key Oklahoma Meet
Cameron's Aggies travel to Tonkawa for a top Oklahoma Junior College Conference clash with Northern, leaders both tied near 3 0 and 5 2 marks respectively. Cameron seeks to rebound after a 90 69 loss to Oklahoma City Frosh while Northern recalls a prior win over Cameron in the Northeastern A M preseason tourney.
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Oklahoma City
Cameron
Aggies
Tonkawa
Northern
Oklahoma City University
Aggie
Vikings
Northeastern A&m
Northern Sports
Allstate Prep
Ronnie Wedel
Enid
Viking
Bob Gammon
Lloyd Cordwell
Ernie Walcher
Bob Burden
Little Chiefs
Douglass Lions Hope For Fifth Straight Win Tonight
Douglass hosts Chickasha in the junior high gym at 8:30 p.m. seeking a fifth win in six games. Coach H. C. King will start Louis Stevenson Booker T. Alberty Willie McCarty Tommie Johnson and Le Ester Alexander as the Lions try to extend their current streak.
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Douglass
Lions
Chickasha
H. C. King
Louis Stevenson
Booker T. Alberty
Willie McCarty
Tommie Johnson
le Ester Alexander
California Jaco Transfer Helps Sooner Swim Team
Rick Rowland, a 170 pound swimmer from Fullerton California Junior College, has joined the University of Oklahoma and is expected to enter the 220 and 440 yard freestyle events as the Sooners challenge Iowa State to end a 15 year Big Seven dual meet winning streak.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Iowa State
California
Rick Rowland
Fullerton
Calif
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Wichita Falls
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