Rules writers urge 13 changes to college basketball
SCBBWA members press national body and PCC with 13 and 24 proposals after survey, calling for rules revisions and improved officiating. They seek elimination of the bonus shot, a 24 second clock, broader lane, standardized fouls, and other shifts to salvage the game, while noting low optimism for acceptance.
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Pacific Coast Conference
Scbbwa
PCC
Rocky Mountain Conference
Suresh
Small America picks five quick-point stars in college hoops
United Press selects a five under 5 foot 11 inch lineup led by Bill Ridley of Illinois and Chet Forte of Columbia, each posting high scoring averages. The group includes Dennis Blind of Purdue Joe Helms of Georgia Tech Pachin Vicens of Kansas State, with a second unit featuring Xavier’s Jimmy Booth and others. multiple players top 10 in double digits per game.
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Steve Snider
New York
United Press
Bill Ridley
Illinois
Town
Chet Forte
Columbia
Navy
Dennis Blind
Purdue
Boilermakers
Joe Helms
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Pachin Vicens
Kansas State
Missouri
Xavier
Jimmy Booth
Oklahoma
Lester Lane
Texas Tech
Cari Ince
T Cornell
Chuck Rolles
Brigham Young
Terry ‘Tebbs É
Frank Spadafore
West
Virginie
George Selleck
Stanford
Littler Tops Money Winners in 1954 Golf Figures
Golf Digest statistics show Johnny Palmer as the most consistent winter circuit performer with a 0.740 rating. Gene Littler led 1954 money and performance charts with 9,705 dollars won and a 0.695 rating, while Mike Souchak set a PGA record by winning the Texas Open. Women’s leaders included Babe Didrickson Zaharias at 0.860, Louise Suggs and Jackie Pung among top money winners.
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Chicago
Golf Digest Magazine
Johnny Palmer
Mike
Souchak
Iers' Association
Palmer
Gene Littler
Littler
Fred Haas
Ted Kroll
Babe Didrickson Zaharias Withan
Louise Suggs
Troy Nine Trips Pro All Stars Fall To USC Nine
Pro All Stars from Crowley’s group, Troy Nine, lost 9 to 8 at Bo yard Field to USC. Jerry Seigert drove in three Troy runs with a two-run homer and a single. Hank Sauer hit a two-run homer for Crowley’s squad. Dick Robin had three straight singles in his Trojan debut. Linescore fragments indicate 1923 era play.
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USC
Boyard Field
Cerry Seigert
Troy
Hank Sauer
Dick Robin
Trojan
Asta Ak Tegon
Garten
Burdic Crowiry
Pro Basketball Scoreboard Westery Syracuse Fort Ware
Minneapolis defeated Rochester 112 to 110 in a close pro basketball game. Erston scored 28 for Syracuse and Phila contributed, with Milwaukee 20 and Mangas mentioned in the lineup. Gnly fame scheduled.
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Westery
Syracuse
Fort Ware
New York
Minneapolis
Erston
Rochester
Phila
Milwaukee
Mangas
Cuppers Collide Indoor Net Windup Final Clash
New York Fi Tra bert and Ham Richardson, ranked two and three nationally, meet today in the National Indoor Tennis Championships final. Both endured tough semi finals Treher upset Art Larsen 13 11 10 8 6 3 and Richardson beat Sweden's Ulf Schmidt 8 10 6 2 6 3. Trabert favored but seen as erratic on the boards.
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New York
Tony Trabert
Ham Richardson
U.S
Treher
Art Larsen
Richardson
Ulf Schmidt
Sweden
Trabert
Hooligans clash loom at world hockey championships
At the world ice hockey championships in West Germany tensions rise over alleged American hooliganism and wild west play by Canadians. Russia beat Canada 7 2 in Stockholm last year amid differing European and North American styles. March 2 matches include USA vs Canada in Krefeld with many penalties already surfacing.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Canada
Sweden
Russia
United States
America
Stockholm
al Yourkewicz
Yourkewicz
Krefeld
Penticton
Alberta
Jim Dandy
Bill Warick
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Cologne
Dortmund
Dons Enjoy Big Lead in Casaba Polls
The University of San Francisco basketball team, an at large NCAA entry and victor in 20 of 21 games, held a comfortable lead in both United Press and Associated Press weekly ratings. The Dons’ defense and overall form drew strong praise from voters and analysts attentive to the standings.
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Casaba
University of San Francisco
Youthful Stars, 42 Strong, Lined Up for Anaheim Drills
Hollywood Stars roster features 42 players headed to Anaheim training camp on March 7 with an average age of 24 and only four over 30. Manager Munger leads a mix of newcomers and veterans including Monty Cole-Robbs Bragan and George Witt, as the club builds toward a competitive season.
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Woolpert
I Woolpert
Hollywood Upa
Red West Virginia
Mountaineers
Munger
Monty
George Washington
Cole-Robbs Bragan
Pacific
Hollywood Stars
Gonzaga_ Naranjo
Chatta
Eta
Anaheim
Inooga
Ron Nectiai
Pittsburgh
Dick Schroyer
United Press
Donsmargin
Wood Club
George Witt
Pueblo
Wildcats
Hawkeyes threat to Gophers title with road win
Iowa routed Illinois 89-70 to pull within half a game of Minnesota as Michigan State upset Michigan 72-38. Indiana beat Purdue 75-62, Michigan State tied Northwestern with a 71-69 win, and Wisconsin fell to Minnesota 89-71.
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Chicago 7
Towa
Happy Hawkeyes
Minnesota
Michigan State
Illinois
Hawkeyes
Iowa
Iowa City
Michigan
Owe
Southwest
Mich
Blaze
Indiana
Purdue
Wineaneho
Aranda
Minneapolis
Ilinois
Illini
Hawks
Gophers
Wisconsin
Monday Night Ship State
John Miller
Michigan Staale
Northwestern
Wildcats
Sports on Radio TV Recap Notes
A terse sports roundup notes radio and TV listings with brief references to ARCA updates and late broadcast segments. It mentions KMPC at 4:50 pm and a 4 Whiter ve schedule fragment, indicating a fragmented, local airwave sports summary from the era.
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Banta Avita
KMPC
ARCA
U S Pan American squad described as shallow by coach
Hamilton, head coach, says the U S track squad to the Pan American games is shallow though strong in some events. He notes Brazil and Argentina may pose in walking, jumping, and distance events while the United States fields about 33 men, with Horace Ashenfelter and Gordon McKenzie among notable names.
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Hal Woop
State Department
San Francisco
Bru
U. S
A. A.U
Brazil
Hamilton
Parry O'Brien
Fortune Garden
Tance
Horace Ashenfelter
Gordon
McKenzie
Ashentelter
Argentina
Ajand
India
Bud Hekito
Mexico
Big Cap fields grow with 15 entrants at Santa Anita
Santa Anita Handicap field expands to 15 with Ole Travis Star Of The Forest Impulsive Porterhouse among definite starters. Dawn Lark trains with 2:50 mile work pace. Dawn Lark apprentice rider Leroy Nelson. Rejected Poona II Determine Imbras drift into favorites amid top workouts from Gigantic and Joe Jones. Mark Ye Well unlikely to run due to leg injury. Caliente Future Rock pace notes.
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Arcadia
R. H. McDaniel
Ole Travis
T. M. Kerr
Star’ ‘of
Impulsive
Llangollen Farm
Porterhouse
Dawn Lark
Rejectee
Leroy Nelson
George Tanaguchi
Star of the Forest
Willie
Rejected
Caliente Future Rock
Poona I1
Macias in Shape for Title Battle
Macias says he is near peak condition for the bantamweight title bout with Chamroen Songkur. He arrived with guardian Louis Andrade and brother Miguel, met by American rep George Parnassus, and will train Wednesday at Olympic gym before moving to San Francisco for the fight.
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Sue Angeles
U.21
Raul ¢the Mouse
Macias
San Francisco
Chamroen Songkur
Louis Andrade
Miguel
George Parnassus
Olympic Gymnasium
Bay City
Ratterman Set for No 1 Post
FORT THOMAS KY UP George Ratterman 28 the blond passer who has spent seasons benched will likely replace Otto Graham as Cleveland Browns No 1 quarterback. Ratterman eager to try Graham shoes while juggling football brokerage law studies and family life. He played briefly in 1953 and 1954 with scoring touches and remains a joker off the field, though he studies plays seriously in Brownie classroom sessions.
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Fort Thomas
George Ratterman
Otto Graham
Cleveland Brown
Ratterman
Graham
Cleveland
Detroit
Paul Brown
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Gsad
Fetterman
New York Giants
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College basketball results from various games
A garbled list of basketball scores shows Ohio State 72 over Michigan 4, Alabama 71 over Louisiana State 61, Kentucky 59 over New York State, and other results including Kansas State 76, Florida 72, Georgia Tech 60, and Nebraska 7. The text is fragmentary with many OCR errors but preserves numerous team names and final scores.
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Dayeereies
Villana
Ohio State
Michigan
Alenigan State
North Sater Ee Aire Dame
Kansas State
Toledo
Xai
Gilahoma
Nebraska
Hickok Awards Eye on Littler in Athlete of the Year
New York reports golfer Gene Littler led the January Hickok poll as the 1955 Athlete of the Year favorite. Littler topped professional athletes in the initial voting while Hickok honored his status in a ceremony.
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Hickok Fetes Litler
New York
Gene
Littler
Hickok
Prep Basketball Schedule Highlights From Local Arenas
In a dense listing, prep basketball features St Anthony Ye Serra Mira Costa and others at venues like Ocean Arena and Gate Arena with 8 30 p.m. tips. Boxing shows at Santa Anita Arena 1 p.m. Loyola at Inglewood and Jordan High battles in other gym sites.
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Mira Costa E
Ove Aerie
Royd
Bed
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Cazigapy
VESDA
Sante Anita
Poly
Downey
Jomey Pn
Wilkow
Lynwood
Baietal Valley
Loyola
Inglewood
Jordan High
Teonlee-Caaties
Wilson
Jordan
Saddler Poised For First Title Defense Since Army Era
Boxing writer recalls the feud between Sandy Saddler and Wille Pep, noting Saddler's 98 knockouts and a planned Friday night featherweight title defense in New York. The piece contrasts Pep’s absence with potential trouble from Teddy Davis, while praising Saddler's class and commenting on past wars.
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Teddy
Davis
Sandy Saddler
Madison Square Garden
Vincent Nardiello
State Athletic Commission
Saddler
New York
tFi
Becky Marciano
Wille
Snarl
Sandy
Willie
Boxing Wwini Fund
Polorbe
Amaz- Grounds
Durling
Justi
Iik
Ywon
Red Top
Pep
W. L. (Young
Sam Langford
Henry Armstrong
Kid Gavilan
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