Fifty Players Don New Diamond Duds Opening Spring Training
Opening spring training Tuesday marks new careers for about 50 major leaguers amid a wild winter of trades. Turley Larsen and Hunter attract Yankee scrutiny while Woodling Smith Triandes Miranda Byrd McDonald bolster Orioles.
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ST. Petersburg
Bob Turley
Don Larsen
Billy Hunter
Yankees
Baltimore
Gene Woodling
Hal Smith
Gus Triandes
Willie Miranda
Harry Byrd
Jim McDonald
Fort Ord Army nine keps aim at service titles and UCLA clash
Ice Hicks returns as Fort Ord manager and pitcher depth grows as he plans 50 games and battles for three service titles. USC opponents loom while ex Trojan stars Roy Irvin and Dick Welsh leave a lasting mark on USC basketball records amid UCLA Wooden led charge.
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Ice Hicks
Long Beach City College
Fort Ord Army Nine
Jes
Joyce
Southland
UCLA
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Seattle
Portland
Fort Ord
Long Beach
Rockets
Billy Felstner
Sixth Army
Joe
Globe
Bob Roselli
Dutch van Burkleo
Bob Lilfis
Jerry Collis
Ken Walters
Chuck Selby
Bud Watkins
Seeya
Roy Irvin
Dick Welsh
Trojan
Scow
Irvin
Wo. L Trojan
Bill Sharman
Boston Celtic
Sharman
Lee Guttero
Ralph Vaughn
Montebello
Welsh
Max Truex
Bruins
Ken Flower
Bos Boyd
Gutlero
T Hus
Troy
U S Names Powerful Pan Am Swim Team
Thirty five of the fastest American swimmers, 17 men and 18 women, were named to compete in the Pan American Games in Mexico City next month after weekend trials in San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Led by Lt. Clarke Scholes on the men’s side and Shelley Mann on the women’s team, the squad features athletes from the Armed Forces and several college programs, with events spanning freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, medley relays, and diving.
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New York
United States
Mexico City
Sal Francisco
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ren Hagen
Fort Lauderdale
Clarke Scholes
Michigan State
Armed Forces
Shelley Mann
Walter Reed Swimming Club
Washington, D. C
Tribe Trio Irks Hank Greenberg Over Holdouts
Cleveland baseball figures fear three stars Early Wynn Bob Avila and Larry Doby will be late or miss Arizona spring training amid unsigned 1955 contracts. Greenberg cites repeated holdouts and says talks with Wynn Avila and Doby have been difficult, with Avila previously near $30,000 and Wynn seeking a large raise. Meanwhile Tom Gola earns United Press All America honors for La Salle as San Francisco and Duquesne lead the college slate.
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Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
Cleveand Indians
Tucson
High Henry
Early Wynn
Bob Avila
Larry Doby
Tlansform
Arizona
Greenberg
Wyrin
Avila
Feller
Lemon Op Hosen
Wynn
Deby
Sa ' Wynn
Tribe
Florida
Saeeeey
New York
Tom Gola
LaSalle
United Press
Seawide Pall Ar
Retter
Emed
Ricketts
Nevel Calleve
Theearmaker
Minnesota
Menil
Bril Hermine
Wake Forest
Robin
Kiant
Phila
Freemen
Ohio State
Dondelphian
Schmidt
Indiana
Gola Earns Third straight UP All-America honor
Tom Gola of LaSalle earns a third time first team UP All-America selection. The list includes notable players from San Francisco, San Francisco, Duke, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Indiana, Holy Cross and other programs with notes on heights, classes and hometowns.
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Gola
Tom Gola
LaSalle
Philadelphia
Calif
Hibbing
Minn
Dick Hemric
Wake Forest
Jack Stephens
Notre Dame
Robin Freeman
Chis State
Three Key Tiffs Set Tonight In College Big Games
Kong Beach California February 23 1955 three rivals clash in essential college basketball games. Walled Press reports pivotal matchups could settle conference titles and influence NCAA tournament seeding.
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Press-Telegram
Kong Beach
Calif
Mon
PCL Clubs Open Drills
California spring practice to open amid Pacific Coast League activity as Los Angeles Angels lead with 32 players reporting Tuesday at Fullerton. Hollywood Stars, Portland, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco squads also set to begin drills across calendar week.
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Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles Angels
Fullerton
UCLA
Hollywood Stars
Anaheim
Portland
Glendale
Seattle
Palm Springs
San Diego
Ontario
San Francisco
New TV Plan Ready reshapes college football telecasts
A drastically revised plan to televise college football next fall will be sent to the NCAA for approval. It envisions games on 10 days, national nets on five days, regional nets on five days, and a three region breakdown East Midwest West. Schools would negotiate freely for video rights, with the NCAA limited to yearly or permanent future plans.
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Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
East
Southeastern States
Midwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
West
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain States
NCAA
Jameson Wins Sarasota Open First in Two Years
Betty Jameson of San Antonio Texas captured first prize in the Sarasota Women’s Open golf tournament on the Bobby Jones course with a 72 hole total of 285 two strokes ahead of Louise Sugg of Sea Island Georgia. This marks her first medal play victory since the 1953 Miami Beach Open.
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Sarasota, Fla. UM
Betty Jameson
Jina
Miss Jameson
San Antonio
Texas
Louise Sugg
Sea Island
Harge
Chicago
Baker Layne Encounter Tonight Tops Schedule
The Baker Layne heavyweight bout at Eastern Parkway Arena Brooklyn headlines a busy boxing night. Bob Baker seeking a seventh straight win since March faces Rex Layne as he climbs in Marciano contention, while Pete Adams meets Pat Lowry at St Nicholas Arena in New York and Sugar Ray Robinson pursues form in Boston against Georgie Small.
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Associated Press
Bob Baker
Rex Layne
Rocky Marciano
Eastern Parkway Arena
Brooklyn
Archie Moore
Miami
Baker
Marciano
Fittsburgh Negro
Clarence Henry
Bob Satterfield
Anyother
Moore
Essa
Joe Baksi
Embrel Davidson
Toxie Hall
Jimmy Slade
Coley Wallace
Ling
Baltimore
Willie James
Payre
Hurricane Jackson
Heinz Neuhaus
Germany
Pete Adams
Newark
Sugar Ray Robinson
Boston
Georgie Small
Robinson
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Chicago
Joe Rindone
Small
Joey Giardello
Andy Mayfield
Souchak Wins Houston Open in Rainy Finish
Mike Souchak salvages top money with a seven under par 63 to win the Houston Open at Memorial Park. He earns 6000 and rises to 10003.32 year money, chasing Gene Littler as the season’s leading money winner. Barber finishes two behind. Souchak led wire to wire amid variable weather and Memorial Park’s 7200 yard course.
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Houston
Tex
Mike Souchak
Baton Rouge
Souchak
San Antonio
Duke University
Bator Rouge
Gene Littler
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Memorial Park
Jerry Barber
Barber
Joo Tain
Money Minnets
Lion
Batarcay
Oliver
Arkansas
Texas
SMU
Tulsa
Nem Eameeft
Wiehits Saturda
St. Loris
Esa
Ing Gouster
Walter
Buriema
Arnold Palmer
Vane
Oklahoma A & ME
Brobstianary Jiu Uel
West Texas State
Texas We
Elinea Ourcieh
Aneutie Gousi
North Carolina State
Folf—Wilson
Leuzinger
Starling
State
Virginia
Hollywood Sports Arena
17 on Roll for Vegas Event
Las Vegas event qualifiers include 17 golfers who won major tournaments in the past year. The $35,500 Tournament of Champions runs April 28 to May 1 and includes winners from Baton Rouge, St. Petersburg, Miami Beach, Wilmington, and the Masters. Notables listed: Mike Souchak, Art Wall Jr., Julius Boros, Bob Toski, Cary Middlecoff, Gene Littler, and others.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Siren
Wilbur Clark
Tony
Baton Rouge
St. Petersburg
Fla
Miami Beach
Wilmington
Del
Mike, Souchak
Art Wall Jr
Julius Boros
Bob To
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Joe Hicks
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