Middies rely on team effort over star power this season
Coach Paul Walker credits a full lineup for Middies success as Lucas and Sizer provide scoring threats while Emerick Fuller Roberts Payne and Downing play crucial roles. Emerick improves with Lucas on the squad and Roberts averages about eight points per game showing the team’s balanced approach.
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Walker
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Sizer
Fuller
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Taylor
George Payne
Jim Downing
Portsmouth
Skaggs Roberts
Merle Lucas
Ison
Bundyings
the Purple and Payne
Lewis
Pitt Defeats St John’s as Baylor Climbs Scoring List
Pittsburgh beat St John’s 86 73 as Don Hennon led the Panthers with 25 points. Cincinnati topped Miami 79 59 while Oscar Robertson sustained his scoring lead with 12 in the final 30 minutes and a 32.7 season average. Baylor rose to 31.7 points per game after scoring 476 through 15 games. Duke beat Virginia 88 71 in ACC action. Saint Louis edged Wichita 81 73, and Connecticut extended its Yankee run with a 4 42 victory over Maine.
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Associated Press
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Miami
Ohio
Oscar Robertson
Seattle
Elgin Baylor
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Lou Roethel
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Wilt Chamberlain
Kansas
Baylor
Robertson
Seton Hall
Duke
West Virginia
Virginia
St. Louis
Wichita
Connecticut
Maine
Baseball All Star voting shifts to players and managers
Commissioner Ford Frick announced that MLB will abandon fan polls for the 1958 All Star Game. Starting lineups will be chosen by players, managers, and coaches, with no one voting for players on their own club. The change follows fan voting controversies from 1957 and keeps managers to pick the remaining 17 players.
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Baltimore
Ford Frick
Will Har ‘Ridge
Warren Giles
Cincinnati
Frick
Bell
Wally Post
Jon Crowe
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Musial
Crowe
Fred Haney
Diamond Veterans Sign Big 1958 Baseball Contracts
Veteran stars Warren Spahn and Alvin Dark inked contracts totaling about 105000 dollars in the 1958 signing sweepstakes. Spahn will yield about 65000 from the Milwaukee Braves, aiming to be the highest paid pitcher after a 21 11 season and Cy Young win in 1957. Dark receives around 40000 from the St Louis Cardinals after a .290 season with 64 RBIs. Other veterans Bob Nieman Tom Gorman plus several young players also signed.
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Imers
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Alvin Dark
Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Cy Young
Dark
Cardinals
Bob Nieman
Baltimore Powerhitter
Tom Gorman
Kansas City
Jsters
Bob Trowbridge
Tom Brewer
Boston Red Sox
Gus Triandos
Orioles
Danny Kravitz
Emil Panko
Pittsburgh
Baseball Officials Fear Pro Sports Antitrust Bill Provisions
Baseball officials voiced concern over a House Antitrust Subcommittee bill that would exempt only commercial aspects of baseball and other sports from antitrust laws while reserving key issues like reserve clauses and territorial rights. The measure may be amended after further hearings, with Major League figures warning a flawed compromise could trigger costly litigation.
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Legislaa
Celler
D-Ny
Judiciary Committee
Ford Frick
Keating
R-Ny
Congress
Bert Bell
National Football League
Maurice Podoloff
National Basketball Assn
Armco and Aeronca Surge In Industrial League Wins
Armco Triangles defeated Crystal Tissue 79 43 at Middletown High Gym as Aeronca routed Inland Container 79 33 to seize first in the second round. Vern Campbell and Jack Abner led Aeronca with 18 points each while Len Duncil added 16. Jim Craft topped Inland Container with 15 and Ray Back led Crystal Tissue with 17. An exhibition followed as Sorg Paper beat Calvary Methodist 46 41.
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Middletown High Gym
Armco
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Aeronca
Inland Container
Vern Campbell
Jack Abner
Len Duncil
Jim Craft
Ray Back
Len Patrick
Sorg Paper
UC Breaks Loose After Big Scare
Cincinnati Bearcats defeated Miami University 79 to 59 at home. Oscar Robertson scored 30 with 16 free throws, while Miami’s Wayne Embry struggled at the line. The Bearcats pulled away late after Miami trailed by 14, and Coach Dick Shrider’s team moved to 14 wins against two losses.
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Redskins
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Oscar Robertson
Bearcats
Big O
Jim Thomas
Miami
Dick Shrider
Robertson
Big Wayne Embry
Three New Foes For Flyers Faces 1958 Schedule
Dayton University announces a 10 game 1958 football schedule with new opponents Bowling Green Ohio University and Villanova. Key dates include Sept 20 at Cincinnati Sept 27 Richmond Sept 27 Bowling Green Oct 11 Ohio University homecoming Oct 18 Louisville and other night games through Nov 22 at Detroit.
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Louisville
Xavier
Holy Cross
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Detroit
Locals To Meet Trojans Tonight In Loop Contest
Middletown Middies aim for their 15th straight win as they host Portsmouth Trojans at Wade E Miller Gym. Coach Paul Walker seeks game No 229 to surpass 200 losses, with Parents Night ceremonies and All America City celebrations on the double bill.
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Portsmouth Trojans
Wade E. Miller
Porttsmouth
Trojans
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Boosters Club
Portsmouth
Greenfield
Cincinnati West Hills
Middies Invade Capital Sunday
Middletown High's Middies invade the state capital this Sunday as the Columbus Dispatch magazine section runs a six page feature. The front cover shows a four photo of Middies star Jerry Lucas. Copies will be on sale in Middletown with ample local distribution.
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Columbus Dispatch
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Middies
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Middletown
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