Recruiting travel highlights Ohio hoops scene
Bowling Green freshman coach Warren Scholler, ex Hamilton High coach, toured Ohio with his squad seeking talent after their Miami game in Oxford. He praised Nate Thurmond’s progress at BG, criticized regional basketball interest north of Toledo Columbus line, and recalled Jerry Lucas’s era amid plans for Dayton Aviation Bowl details and Welcome Stadium expansion to 20 000 seats.
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Porky
Scholler
Hamilton High
Bowling Green
Manchester Hotel
Miami
Oxford
Hamilton
BIG Blue
Nate Thurmond
Akron
Ohio
Toledo
Columbus
Cleveland
Jerry Lucas
Dayton
Welcome Stadium
Cookie Sees Twins Poised for Better Than .500 Start
In a midwinter salute in Minneapolis St Paul, manager Cookie Lavagetto targets the Minnesota Twins to top .500 in their first season. He highlights Zorro Versalles as a potential big leaguer at short and mentions Lumenti, KittyKaat, Lemon, Allison, Green, Killebrew, Gardner, and Berthio. Fans attend a $7.50 dinner to welcome the new tenants as two new clubs join the league.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
Cookie Lavagetto
Minnesota Twins
Zorro
Versailles
Lavagetto
Cookie
Twin Cities
Washington
Yankees
Baltimore
Chicago
Senators
Twins
Minneapolis- St. Paul
State
Weekend Fights by the Associated Press
Boston Paul Pender stopped Terry Downes in seven rounds. Havana Achico Morales outpointed Arcadio Alvarez over ten rounds. Osaka Hiroshi Okawa outpointed Kiyoshi Miuran over ten rounds. Lightweight bouts reflected a mix of technical wins and decision outcomes across three cities.
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Boston
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
Terry Downes
London
Havana
Achico Morales
Arcadio Alvarez
Osaka
Japan
Hiroshi Okawa
Kiyoshi Miuran
Fans Get Another Year Of Same Football Rules
Whitney Martin reports from Miami Beach that NCAA rule makers made only minor changes after a three day session. The major move was to alter the wild card rule for the benefit of coaches while the spectators see little change. The unlimited substitution proposal was defeated and the committee showed no desire to return to two platoons, with emphasis on sideline coaching condemnation remaining toothless.
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Whitney Martin
Miami Beach
Fla
National,Collegiate Athletic Association
Robert R. Neyland
Tennessee
Lentry
Neyland
Unitas Leads West Past East In Pro Bowl Duel
Johnny Unitas guided the West to a 35-31 victory over the East in the Pro Bowl at Memorial Coliseum before 62,971. He ran five times for 80 yards and connected on one pass for a score, while Norm Van Brocklin’s four touchdown passes kept the East in the game as a post season classic. Van Brocklin retired after a storied 12-year career, and Lenny Moore, Jim Taylor, and Sonny Randle also starred for the West in a high scoring showdown.
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Bobby Walston
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles
Walston
Norm van Brocklin
Andy Nelson
Colts
Andy
Bill Forester
Packers
Baltimore
Johnny Unitas
Unitas
Philadelphia
van Brocklin
Vince Lombardi
Buck Shaw
Imore Bombardier
Lenny Moore
Green Bay
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Jon Arnett
Moore
Van
Tommy McDonald
Pete Retzlaff
Sonny Randle
Cleveland
Milt Plum
Randle
Pender Challenges Fullmer For Title Fight Outcome
Paul Pender defended his world middleweight title claim and challenged Gene Fullmer on national TV after defeating Terry Downes in seven rounds. Fullmer’s manager Jenson said his fighter would fight Pender anywhere not billed as champion, while Buckley claimed Fullmer would duck the fight.
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Boston
Paul Pender
Gene Fullmer
Fullmer
Johnny Buckley
West Jordan
Utah
Marv Jenson
Pender
Massachusetts
New York
Europe
National Boxing Association
Sugar Ray Robinson
Fullmer-Robinson
Game Young
Terry Downes
Terry
Downes
Jenson
Las Vegas
Paul
Buckley
Fullmer-Pender
Palmer Returns To Form In San Diego Open Victory
Arnold Palmer regained form at the San Diego Open by firing a 6-under 65 and an eagle on a 40-foot putt on the extra hole to beat Al Balding in a sudden-death playoff for the $2,000 first prize. Gary Player finished at 275 to earn $1,400, while Don Finsterwald, Frank Stranahan, and Don January tied at 276 for $1,100 each. The event followed Palmer’s tough round in Los Angeles earlier in the week.
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San Diego
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Los Angeles
al Balding
Canada
Balding
Tom Lanphier
Gary Player
South Africa
Don Finster
Wald
Frank Stranahan
Don January
Bucks Tops As Exams Crop Up
Ohio State leads the nation with a 17 game win streak and the Big O era buzz as Jerry Lucas returns from a knee scare. DePaul faces a tough road stretch with Indiana Western Kentucky Marquette Providence St Bonaventure looming, while Louisville and St Bonaventure chase national notice. Michigan State, Iowa, Kansas State and Notre Dame also feature in the rough schedule as exams bite into college hoops.
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Ohio State
Jerry Lucas
DePaul
Ray Meyer
Louisville
Notre Dame
Irish
Indiana
Western Kentucky
Marquette
Providence
St. Bonaventure
Lucas
Minnesota
Buckeyes
Northwestern
Iowa
Big Ten
St. Francis
Winois
Purdue
Wake ‘Forest
Clemson
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Toledo
Ohio U
OU Rockets In MAC Showdown
Toledo and Ohio University meet in Athens as top MAC contenders with a 10-1 and 9-4 record respectively. Toledo won 66-46 over Bowling Green and 60-55 over Marshall while Ohio University edged Western Michigan 64-62. The loser tonight drops from leadership and could affect NCAA tournament selection.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sap
Toledo
Ohio University
Athens
Rocke
Bobcats
Bowling Green
Marshall
Ohio US
Bill Shaley
Western Michigan
Buckeye
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