Stars Overrated by Jowers in Olympic Trials
NAIA All-Stars coach Milton Jowers says big school stars like Robertson Imhoff and West won t guarantee victory in the Olympic Basketball Trials at Denver Coliseum. He predicts a tough opener against NCAA champion Ohio State and notes defense and team experience as key concerns.
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UPI
Milton Jowers
America
U.S
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Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Darrall Imhoff
California
Jerry West
West Virginia
Buckeyes
Texas State College
Ohio State
Fred Taylor
Ohio Staters
Naia Stars
Akron Goodyears
Armed Forces All- Stars
Phillips Oilers
Bartlesville
Okla
Peoria Cats
Peoria
West Virginia Wesleyan
Cardinals Move to St Louis for 1960 Season
The Chicago Cardinals inform the NFL of plans to relocate to St Louis for the 1960 season. The league approves a 500000 dollar moving payment. Chicago Bears will televise road games and pay the largest share. Dallas Cowboys are added as the 13th team with league action on television rights discussed but no final package set.
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UPI
Chicago Cardinals
National Football League
St. Louis
Walter Wolfner
Los Angeles
Wolfner
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
Cardinals
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas
Havana Sugar Kings Likely Move From Cuba
Dallas news reports International League officials will move the Havana Sugar Kings out of Cuba due to strained Cuba U S relations. Bud Shrake says the team will relocate to Newark or Jersey City within days after pressure from IL president Frank Shaughnessy and league czar George Trautman. Some Rochester club members were reportedly sprayed with bullets in Havana last summer.
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UPID
International League
Havana
Sugar Kings
Cuba
United States
Bud Shrake
Times - Herald
Newark
Jersey City
Strake
Pompano Beach
Fla
George Trautman
Trautman
Rochester Club
Frank Shaughnessy
Bob Madura
Trinity Net Squad Tramples Ags 5-1 in College Station
Trinity's top tennis team crushed Texas A&M 5-1 in College Station. Ace Chuck McKinley defeated David Knox 60 61 in the No 1 match, while Robert Jones was the Aggies' lone winner by beating Frank Judson 6-3 6-4.
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College Station
Tex
Phils Count On Herrera For New Position at Second Base
Clearwater Florida AP Pancho Herrera at 6 feet 3 and 222 pounds tries second base after a career as a first and third baseman. He led the International League with 37 home runs 187 hits and 128 RBIs in Buffalo last season and weighed 235 then. He has dropped 17 pounds this spring and hopes to reach 215 for the Phillies who push him to slim down.
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Fla
Pancho Herrera
Philadelphia Phillies
Pancho
Buffalo
Herrera
Syracuse
RBI
Phils
Lamar Tech Tennis Faces Mee-Neese State at Lake Charles
Undefeated Lamar Tech tennis coached by Lewis Hilley meets Mee-Neese State at Lake Charles Wednesday. Tech seeks a ninth straight Lone Star Conference title and sixth straight NAIA district crown, then plays Loyola University in New Orleans Saturday.
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UPI
Lewis Hilley
Lamar Tech
Mee- Neese State
Lake Charles
Tech
Loyola University
New Orleans
AFL Teams Are Sound Financially
AFL Commissioner Joe Foss said all eight AFL clubs were financially sound and ready to open the season likely September 18. He noted Los Angeles coliseum dates limit scheduling due to the NFL Rams, with Dallas Cowboys seen as a potential rival, and predicted Oakland and Boston choosing stadiums soon.
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AFL
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San Francisco
Dallas
National League
Dallas Cowboys
Harris Liston Bout Slated For April In Houston
Roy Harris signed to meet Charles Sonny Liston in a 10 round heavyweight bout April 25 at Houston’s 10 000 seat coliseum. Harris ranked sixth Liston second will be televised on closed circuits with tickets from 3 to 15. Both fighters guaranteed 10000 or 25 percent of gate and TV profits. Milheim predicted a $70000 arena gross with strong Houston fan turnout. The bout could set up a title challenge for the Johansson Patterson winner.
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Charles
Sonny) Liston
Philadelphia
Houston
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Floyd Patterson
Liston
Texas
New Orleans
St. Louis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Donald Milheim
Texas Boxing Enterprises
Cleveland
Big Cat
Sonny Liston
Henry Harris
Don Milhelm
Tech Fresh Top Odessa Netters
Texas Tech freshmen edged Odessa College 3-1 in a Tuesday afternoon tennis meet. Durkee beat Estran 6-2 6-4, Austin beat Morrison 6-3 6-1, and Damron beat Westbrook 6-3 6-4. Estran Morrison teamed to win the doubles over Durkee Damron 6-0 7-5 6-3.
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Tech Fresh
Odessa
Texas Tech
Odessa College
Picador Netters
John Durkee
Richard Estran
Jerry Austin
Tyrone Morrison
Ron Damiron
Kendall Westbrook
Estran
Morrison
Durkee
Damron
Southwest Conference track meet in Dallas two days
A triangular track and field meet will be held in Dallas on April 8 and 9 featuring Southern Methodist University Rice Institute and Baylor as participants.
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Dallas
UPI
Southern Methodist University
Rice Institute
Baylor
LeBell Defends North American Title Against Romero in Lubbock
Gene Le Bell makes his first title defense in Allen Arena Fair Park against Ricky Romero in a two out of three falls main event. The card also features Silento Rodriguez vs Stan Col lide, with the loser leaving Texas. several preliminaries include Sonny Myers vs Dory Funk Dick Hutton vs Alex Perez and Ed Sharpe vs Yaqui Bravo.
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Myers
Perez
Bravo
Rugged Sharpe
Gene LE Bell
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Wayland Holds Cage Tryouts for Hutcherson Flying Queens
More than 30 high school players from seven states including Florida Colorado Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana and Texas are invited to tryouts Friday at 4 pm and 8 pm for places on Wayland College Hutcherson Flying Queens. The team, national AAU champions five of the last seven years, will replace three All-Americans Katherine Washington Patsy Neal and Carolyn Miller. Players should bring workout gear and bedding. Friday night lodging will be provided. some may stay over for Saturday practice.
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Elberton
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Palestine
Tex
Perkins Rollins on TV Card Hopes for Quick Clash
Chicago card features lightweight rivals Chico Rollins and Eddie Perkins headlining a 10 round bout on NBC television with two 10 round undercards. Middleweight Rudy Ellis vs Jesse Smith and heavyweight Ernest Terrell vs Lee Williams also on the bill. success hinges on a fast Rollins Perkins finish.
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UPD
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Eddie Perkins
National Boxing Enterprises
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Covert
Mich
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Ernest Terrell
Lee Williams
Boston
Rollins
Candy McFarland
Perkins
Ellis
Smith
Elis
Terrell
Williams
Ben Bentye
NBC
Burdette Seeks More Mound Work Space and Iron Man Talk
Lew Burdette of Milwaukee argues he is not overworked after last season and stresses he desires frequent pitching. He recalls pitching three games in the 1958 World Series with two days rest and winning all. Burdette says he has averaged over 200 innings annually for six years and compares to older pitchers who worked 400 innings.
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Fla
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee
Warren Spahn
Iron Man Burdette
Gerbers Propel Nazareth Past Hereford 6-4 in NL game
Gene Gerber earned the win with 11 3 innings and three singles while Norbert and Jerome Gerber fueled Nazareth’s offense. Nazareth took a 1-0 lead in the first, expanded to 3-0 in the fourth, and sealed it with two in the seventh as Hereford battled back but fell short.
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Ramey Brandon
Picadors
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Doug Gibbins
Charles Harrison
Walter Rankin
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Backus
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Joe Hale
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Poarch
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Phillip Brockman
Schulte
Brockman
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Burt
Norbert Gerber
Holting
Enogh
Gerber
Plaque Planned for Mack Saxon at Hall of Fame Dinner
A plaque honoring late Mack Saxon, Texas Western College football coach, will be presented to his family at the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame dinner on April 18.
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EL Paso
UPI
Mack Saxon
Texas Western College
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