Rickey reshapes Thomson and Mantle's early plans
Branch Rickey tests left and right handed batting for Bob Thomson at San Bernardino camp aiming to trigger power by switching to batting both sides. Mickey Mantle’s outfield prospects with the Yankees spark debate among Casey Stengel and George Weiss as Mantle trains in California for full major league play.
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Ka City
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Dan Daniel
New York
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Cats Capture NCAA Crown as Kentucky Triumphs 66 58
Kentucky defeated Kansas State 66 to 58 in the NCAA final. Spivey dominated with 21 rebounds, 12 after halftime, while Hite and Spivey limited Kansas State inside. Coach Adolph Rupp led Kentucky to a third NCAA title in four years as they erased a halftime deficit and finished strong.
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Pillow
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Exhibition Baseball Game Ends In Tight Score
Detroit defeated St. Louis with a close 6 to 5 exhibition game. Shirean started the mound action while Ge rk tk and Wiest contributed key hits. the day featured standout plays and a competitive lineup from both squads.
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Shirean Stede
Toledo Faces Syracuse Five in Nationa Campus Tournament Action
Toledo, 22-6, meets Syracuse 16-9 in the first round as Bradley and Wyoming won their openers 75-71 and 72-61 respectively. Villanova and Utah also play in the opening night, with semifinals set for Friday.
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Western Kentucky
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Syracuse
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Utah
Ite Tates
Angels Drop Riotous Opener Your Host's Destruction Urged
Arcadia reports four veterinarians urge humane destruction of Your Host, William Goetz's horse that earned 84,795 in purses before a January injury at Santa Anita. Insurance officials review the case as the horse endures pain and limited mobility.
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J. E. Peters
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Peters
Harry Dasileis
Saddler Dominates Salas In Easy Victory At Olympic
World featherweight champion Sandy Saddler barely broke a sweat in a six round wipeout of California challenger Lauro Salas at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Saddler controlled every round with sharp lefts and uppercuts while Salas suffered cuts and a stoppage at 1:50 of the sixth.
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Tribe Homers Rout Browns in 17 to 7 Victory
Cleveland Indians explode for 20 hits to rout St. Louis Browns 17 to 7 in Tucson. Harry Simpson Ray Boone Jim Hegan and Al Roser homered as Bob Lemon earned the win.
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Chavez Edges Bolanos In Tough Lightweight bout
In San Jose on March 28 Chavez and Enrique Bolanos fought a savage opener at Civic Auditorium. Chavez weighed 138 pounds and won a unanimous decision over Bolanos at 137 pounds. Both fighters had won one of their two prior meetings and drew blood, with Chavez opening a cut over Bolanos eye that bled through the final six rounds.
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Victoria Evens Playoff Series With Portland
The Victoria Cougars tied the Pacific Coast Hockey League semifinal with Portland at two games apiece after a 54 overtime win at the Portland Ice House. Tacoma and New Westminster remain tied at 2 2 with a clash set for New Westminster tonight.
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CCNY Trio Admits Guilt In Point-Sprea d Fixing Scandal
New York March 28 AP CCNY once the season’s grand slam champion now faces a widening point spread fixing case. Irwin Dambrot Norm Mager and Herb Cohen admitted to shaving the point spread in three Madison Square Garden games last season against Southern Methodist UCLA and Niagara with alleged payoffs from a known fixer. Seventeen CCNY players connected to the scandal total with five others already having admitted prior.
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Associated Press
Suds Rally Beats Rainiers 12-9 In Ninth At Wrigley
The Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Rainiers opened 1951 Coast League with a slugfest won by the Suds in the ninth. Charley Schanz clashed with Billy Raimondi, both ejected after a dugout melee as Joe Montalvo homered to cap a back-and-forth game. Attendance 12,432.
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Spring Grid Drills Open at Trojanville
USC opens spring practice with Coach Jess Hill greeting 140 candidates in Los Angeles. Twenty two lettermen return to bolster Hill’s first USC squad, led by Al Carmichael Dean Schneider Ed Demirjian and Pat Cannamela. The 1951 Trojans will run single wing and T formations to utilize all material, with newcomers Rudy Bukich Dick Layne and Charles Ane expected to help. Assistants include Bill Fisk Walter Hargesheimer Jane Muha Mel Hein Don Clark and Jesse Mortensen.
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Compton Junior College
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Walter Hargesheimer
Jne Muha
Mel Hein
Don Clark
Jesse Mortensen
Cubs Blast Con Dempsey in vintage spring win over Pirates
Chicago Cubs surged past the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 6 as Dempsey was touched for six runs and eight hits. Ransom Jackson delivered a three run homer for Chicago while Pettit endured a rough spring showing in the loss.
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White Sox Extend Pasadena Pact for Spring Training
In Phoenix on March 28, the Chicago White Sox announce they will keep their spring training grounds at Brookside Park in Pasadena through 1956 after signing a new five year option. The team began its road tour with a 4 0 loss to the New York Yankees and faces them again with Bob Mahoney and Gee Dobson slated for mound duty.
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College Basketball Consolation Round Recap
Kentucky and Kansas State clash in a NCAA consolation game as Oklahoma State earns 46 points while Wyoming posts 75. Bradley and Western Kentucky faced off in an earlier round with mixed results, highlighting the tournament's uneven outcomes.
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Hockey Scores Stanley Cup Playoffs and Coast League Action
Montreal defeated Detroit 3 to 2 in a Stanley Cup playoff game while Victoria edged Portland 5 to 4 in a Pacific Coast League hockey matchup. The Best 4-61 series noted for Wednesday night.
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Wings Drop Opener in NHL Playoff Thriller
Detroit, March 28. The Red Wings lost 3 to 2 to the Montreal Canadiens in a marathon opening game that went to four overtimes before Maurice Richard scored the deciding goal. The series moves to Detroit for game two with Boston facing Toronto in another playoff opener.
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Goliat Doubles Batting Average This Spring
CLEARWATER Florida March 12 Mike Goliat of the Philadelphia Phillies has nearly doubled his 1950 batting average this spring. He batted .234 last season and faced questions about a new second baseman, but his strong spring, including two hits in a 7 to 6 loss to the Reds, keeps him ready for stardom and 26 RBIs so far.
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Baseball Standings Notify Pacific Coast League Update
Fragmented OCR item notes standings and game results in the Pacific Coast League with team names and scores garbled. Mentions San Francisco area teams and scheduled games. Contains unclear names and places. core fact indicates league standings and upcoming fixtures.
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Macramento
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