Cards Edge Yanks 1-0 in 11 Innings in Tampa
The St. Louis Cardinals edged the New York Yankees 1-0 in 11 innings as Wally Moon doubled and scored on Pete Whisenant's RBI single at Al Lang Field. Moon's run capped a tense opener with Ben Flowers, Mickey Mantle's throw saving Moon at the plate in the ninth.
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ST. Petersburg
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
al Lang Field
Wally Moon
Pete Whisenant
Yankees
St. Louis
Ben Flowers
Barney Schultz
Stu Miller
New York
Jim Konstanty
Mickey McDermott
Ralph Terry
Rip Coleman
Coleman
Mickey Mantle
Moon
Whisenant
Coombs Wins All Star Honor. Norman Tops Boomer League
Dennis Price of Norman earned player of the year and was the lone unanimous pick for the Boomer Conference all star quintet. Coach Chet Bryan named coach of the year as Norman captured the league title in its first Boomer season. Others on first team include Leonard Duncan Land El Reno Harvey Coombs LeFevers Chickasha. Second team features Woodall Farris Wilson Russell Masters. Three all stars named for all state honors: Coombs Land Price.
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Dennis Price
Norman
Price
Chet Bryan
Boomer Conference Sports Writers Association
Phil Leonard
Duncan
Walt Land
el Reno
Lefty Harvey Coombs
Lawton
Garye LeFevers
Chickasha
Coombs
Demons
Land
Tulsa Rogers
LHS
Russell
Ardmore
Wilson
Woodall
Farris
Little Masters
Masters
Tigers
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Harvey Coombs
Garge LaFevers
Go Ave
John Woodall
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Buddy Russell
Jody Farris
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Norman Ee
Don Masters
Lawton Track Team Poised For Opening Meet In Chickasha
Lawton Wolverines head to Chickasha Monday at 3 p.m. for a triangular meet with Duncan and host Chickasha. Coach Jim Phillips takes 27 athletes for 14 events, including four lettermen from last year, with stars such as Bob Yingling Norval Locke Jim Stanton and Jack Reece slated for multiple events.
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Lawton
Chickasha
Duncan
Jim Phillips
Jerry Langston
Charles Weston
Norval Locke
Larry Colson
Bob Yingling
Jim Stanton
Mitchell Bailey
Darrel Smith
Dan Martin
Jack McKinnis
Yingling
Colson
Locke
Tommy Raley
Larry Hargett
Martin
Langston
Stanton
Bill King
Charles Tonemah
Don Hawkins
McKinnis
Raley
Tommy Wells
Byron Beaver
Dean Williams
Beaver
Mike N N
Williams
Weston
Wells
Jack Reece
Arnold Marshall
Bob Morford
Brent Morford
Eddie Shelton
NCAA and NIT Tournament Pairings and First Round Matchups
The article lists NCAA first round pairings and dates across New York Fort Wayne Wichita Seattle Iowa City Lawrence Corvallis and matches through March 17 with records to March 8. It also outlines NIT first and second round pairings in New York through March 20, noting teams such as Holy Cross Temple North Carolina State Connecticut Manhattan Dartmouth West Virginia DePaul Wayne Marshall Morehead Memphis State Oklahoma City SMU Texas Tech Idaho State Seattle Kentucky Kansas State Houston Utah UCLA San Francisco St Francis Lafayette Duquesne Oklahoma Aggies Louisville Dayton St Joseph's Seton Hall Xavier Marquette.
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New York
Holy Cross
Temple
North Carolina State
Connecticut
Manhattan
Dartmouth
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Fort Wayne
DePaul
Wayne
Mich
Marshall
Morehead
Wichita
Marshall-Morehead
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas State
Memphis State
Oklahoma City
Houston
Winer
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
Corvallis
Ore
Utah
Idaho State
Seattle
UCLA
San Francisco
St. Francis
Bkn
Lafayette
Duquesne
Oklahoma
A&m
Seton Hall
Marquette
Berote St. Louis
Xavier
Ohio
Niagara
St. Francis-Lafayette
Louisville
Duquesne-Okla
Aggies
Dayton
St. Louis
St. Joseph’s
Phila
Seton Hall-Marquette
Associated Press
Canisius
Iowa
Kansas City
Kentucky
San Wypoonen Isaga
D-Utah
Arkansas
Backward Look at 1956 NCAA Tournament Field
Associated Press summary lists each of 25 teams with prior records and best showings. Notable entries include Holy Cross national champions 1947, Connecticut titles, Kansas City runner up, and Utah national champions 1944. Several teams have no prior entries or mixed records. notes on substitutions and rare cases appear.
Wayland Flying Queens Set To Seek Third Straight AAU Title
ST JOSEPH Mo March 10 UP A Texas team the Wayland College Flying Queens of Plainview was favored to seal a third consecutive championship in the 28th national AAU women’s basketball tournament opening Sunday. The Queens have a 71 game unbeaten streak and are seeded behind Commercial Extension Omaha Midland Jewelry Kansas City and Iowa Wesleyan Mount Pleasant.
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ST. Joseph
Texas
Wayland College
Flying Queens
Plainview
Texans
Commercial Extension
Omaha
Neb
Midland Jewelry
Kansas City
Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
Landy Stops to Help Fallen Teammate at Melbourne Mile
John Landy world mile record holder passed a chance to break his own time to aid a fallen rival, Ron Clarke. He resumed and won the Australian championship in 4 minutes 4.2 seconds, drawing praise from coach Franz Stampfl and 20,000 spectators. Alec Henderson finished second for New South Wales.
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Melbourne
John Landy
Olympic Park Arena
Landy
Ron Clarke
John
Sandy
Franz Stampfl
Roger Bannister
Stampff
Alec Henderson
New South Wales
City Cage Meet Opens Tuesday
Montgomery Ward aims for a share of the Industrial league title as the YMCA sponsored loop ends Monday at Cameron college gym. Fairmont Foods clinched a share with last weeks wins to reach 61. Montgomery Ward vs Public Service closes the final game of the three game program. The Municipal league finished with Consolidated Gas atop 6-0. A week long city tournament starts Tuesday with 14 teams. Local matchups include Popular Furniture vs Southwest Bell and Cameron Gym games including Coca-Cola vs Constitution Press and Popular Furniture vs Southwest Bell.
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Montgomery Ward
Cameron College
Fairmont Foods
Security Bank
Consolidated Gas
Jaycees
Fort Sill
Cameron
Long-Bell Lumber
Sooner Freight
Southwest Bell
Fairmont's
Con’tion
Montgomery W
Public Service
Coca-Cola
Popular Furn
Fairmont’s
Constitution-Press
Popular Furniture
Cameron Gym
Constitution Press
Rawls Leads Titleholders After Three Rounds At Augusta
Betsy Rawls, 27, from Spartanburg, matched men's par with 72 to take a two stroke lead over Louise Suggs after three rounds of the Titleholders Championship in Augusta GA. Suggs stands at 228, with Patty Berg at 229 as the field eyes tomorrow's final round.
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Augusta
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S. C
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Miss Rawls
Miss Suggs
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Ill
Augusta Country Club
Mickey Wright
Beverly Hanson
Mary Lena Faulk
A Wit Bwaith Oo Eos Marlene Bauer
Sot
Mithy G
Ekbee Ns
Bonnie Randolph
Fairfield Nabs Pro Golf Lead
Pensacola opens after three rounds Don Fairfield 27 from Casey Illinois carded a seven under par 65 to lead the $12,500 Pensacola Open with a 206 total two strokes ahead of a cluster of pursuers Lionel Hebert Paul Horney tied for second with 208 while Dick Mayer and Det Smee trailed at 206 and 209 respectively as the field showcased several 65s and low rounds behind Fairfield
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Pensacola
Fla
Don Fairfield
Fairfield
Casey
Ill
Lionel Hebert
Erie
Paul Horney
Bolton
Mass
Horney
Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Horne
Jay Hebert
Pak Cale
Poh SO A Ee Eee Ay
Wee” Poteet
Braves Offer Season Tickets At Low Price Of 35
Lawton Braves announce 70 game home schedule in the Sooner State league with season tickets at 35 dollars. Business manager Bert Alford aims to sell 500 season books to break even, while offering box seats for 40 dollars or single chairs at 10 dollars. Training in Waycross, Ga., and the season kicks off April 22 with Ardmore at home April 24.
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Braves
Lawton Braves
Bert Alford
Lawton
Alford
Travis Jackson
New York Giant
Waycross
Milwaukee
Ardmore
Sill Bowling Team Named for Fourth Army Pin Meet
A six man Fort Sill bowling team was named to represent the post in the Fourth Army pin meet starting March 20. Maj. Frank Jansen leads the squad with a 179 average, seven points ahead of MSgt. Richard Newhard. PFC Jack Brosnan, PFC Bill Hershey, PFC Charles Sampey, and Lt. Col. Frank Scheurlein fill the remaining spots. Fort Sill also fields a women’s division led by Capt. Mary Trow and Capt. Valeria Murphy among others. The tourney runs through March 23.
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Army
Frank Jansen
Department of Observation
Msgt
Richard Newhard
PFC
Bill Hershey
Charles Sampey
88Th Field Artillery
Sill
Frank Scheurlein
Mary Trow
Valeria Murphy
Wanda Etheridge
Bernice Boyd
Melva Miller
Janis Kahler
Schoolmen to Set Area Tournaments Monday Meeting
Plans for the class B district baseball playoff will be formed at a meeting with the Comanche County Schoolmasters association here Monday night. The meeting will begin at 6 30 in the Old South cafeteria. Chairman Bennie Kennedy of Tipton has requested representatives from all baseball playing class B schools in Comanche Cotton and Tillman counties to attend.
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Comanche County Schoolmasters Association
Old South
Bennie Kennedy
Tipton
Comanche, Cotton and
Tillman Counties
Sugar Bowl invites Kentucky and St Louis to 1956 tourney
Sugar Bowl officials announced on March 10 that Kentucky and St Louis University have accepted invitations to play in the 1956 Sugar Bowl tournament to be held December 28 and 29.
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SUGAR
New Orleans
Kentucky
St. Louis
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