Holiday Hoop Storm Opens with TV Bout Storm
Holiday season college basketball roars to life as top programs clash in big tournaments. Kentucky and Indiana hold high rankings after recent upsets while Duquesne and others push for holiday glory. Boxing meanwhile features Livio Minelli challenging Wilbur Wilson on ABC cable with a nationally televised 10 round fight in Boston.
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Bowling Ace Dick Drew Wins Three High Games in Nine Days
ABC high game awards go to Dick Drew of Cleveland who rolled 300, 295 and 298 in nine days across Chagrin Falls Classic League and a traveling league. He used a different ball each game, a notable quirk in his sensational run.
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Caliente Feature At Agua Caliente Attracts Bay Meadows Pair
Bay Meadows horses boost Sunday's Agua Caliente card as the Holly Purse at a mile and 70 yards draws 15 entrants. Debuting Bay Meadows runners El Viento Safe Arrival Steady In and Wantado mix with Big Silver Big Brownie Film Capitol Capella jana Split Reward on the also eligible list, with top weights 120 and 117.
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Yanks Get Big Break in Davis Cup Drawing
United States tennis team draws a favorable first round in the Davis Cup challenge in Melbourne. Vic Seixas faces Lewis Head and Tony Trabert meets Ken Rosewall in early singles as captain Talbert predicts a 4-1 U.S. win.
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Patsy Donovan Dies Veteran Baseball Manager
Lawrence Mass April 7 Patsy Donovan longtime baseball figure and manager of five major league teams has died at 88 He totaled over 2000 hits in a 25 year career and held a .301 lifetime batting average Donovan helped bring Babe Ruth to the Boston Red Sox in 1914 through ties with a Baltimore orphanage He began in 1886 with Lawrence of the New England League and later managed Pittsburgh St Louis Washington and Brooklyn teams
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Calif. Gears warm up before Hawaii tour tonight
Cal Quint and the California basketball team host College of the Pacific tonight as they chase a seventh straight win before leaving for Honolulu Sunday. COP has lost five of its last six games.
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Horseman 80 Dies in New York Real Estate and Breeding Circles
Ged Friday Salman age 80 a New York real estate dealer and thoroughbred horse breeder and trainer died leaving a noted mark in both property and horse racing circles. He was known as a longtime horseman and breeder with connections to many racing owners and trainers. His passing is reported in local obituaries and business circles.
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Year-End Basketball Roundup Adapts to New Rules
The year’s best team honors Seton Hall led by Walter Dukes as AP poll crowned top. Kansas beat Indiana in a tense 69-68 Big Seven finale, Rob Leonard’s late foul shot sealing it. Clarence Francie’s 1954-point season faced NCAA record scrutiny. Bevo’s 50.1 points per game noted amid four-year college limit. Lakers clinched NBA title over Knicks. Neil Johnston led scoring.
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Bay Area teen sails to coast snipe crown
Judy Graye, an 18 year old from Long Beach sailing for Pomona College, claimed the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate snipe regatta title at Newport Harbor. She topped nine college coed entrants in foggy conditions, sharing pride in Catalina and Hawaii race dreams while defending the snipe class as the largest in racing.
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Sam Barry Memorial Tourney Opens With 16 JC Clubs
JC Cage Test opens the fourth Sam Barry Memorial Tournament at Glendale High School with sixteen junior colleges. Eight games on opening day, finals Wednesday, featured Los Angeles City College vs Mt San Antonio at 11:30 PM and Fullerton vs Stockton at 10:20 PM. Contenders include Fullerton, El Camino, Glendale, Long Beach, Valley, Compton, Modesto and Stockton amid a rugged pre season schedule.
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UCLA Hosts Oregon Quint in Bruin Gym Showdown
UCLA meets unbeaten Oregon Webfoots in a PCC clash as Oregon rides a seven game streak averaging 80 points per game. Arizona hosts USC in Tucson as both teams seek momentum in a busy western schedule amid a fluctuating recent form.
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