NCAA Opens Play Tonight With Brackets Incomplete
NCAA tournament begins with key conference races unresolved as La Salle, Connecticut, and NC State lead in early matchups. Buff alo hosts opening doubleheader while regional finals loom in Philadelphia. other bids hinge on tonight’s results including Southern California versus Oregon State and the Ivy League, with Dayton and Bowling Green among contending NAIA and NIT participants.
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Top-Rated Prep Cagers Still In Fight For State Title
Ohio high school basketball district action centers on Middletown and Franklin as they reach Dayton Class A semifinals. Fenwick and Monroe advance in their brackets, with Ashland and other top teams in Class A and B still alive. The era includes Xavier Fieldhouse showdowns and Athens regional implications as teams chase state glory.
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Fenwick, Farmersville Rally Headlines Local Scores
Farmersville defeated Fenwick 87 to 65 in a game that had confusion over the winner. The report notes the Fir the Wednesday rematch with Fenwick. Also mentioned are local prep brackets by Dave Selvar and Marques Haynes forming an all star tour.
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Ohio
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National Basketball Association
Gavilan Final Tuneup for Bobo Olson Faces Minelli
Welterweight champion Kid Gavilan meets Livio Minelli in a nontitle 10 in Boston as a final tuneup before his April 2 middleweight title bout with Bobo Olson. The card includes Archie Moore pursuing a 17th straight victory against Bob Baker in Miami Beach.
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New York
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Cleveland
Archie Moore
Bulky Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Miami Beach Auditorium
Jake LaMotta
Miami
Johnny Pretzie
Exhibition Baseball Scores Fronted by City Matchups
Baseball results show Boston A defeating Philadelphia N 2 1 while Philadelphia A beats Washington 7 3 Milwaukee 9 beat Brooklyn 2 New York A won 10 7 over St Louis Chicago A 8 Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia N B 8 Cincinnati 2 Pittsburgh 7 Detroit A over Baltimore 3 Chicago N 6 New York N 10 and Cleveland 23 over New York N 10.
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Tebbetts Uses Rookie Arms For Reds Spring Debut
Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts fields rookies with veterans on the B team in Grapefruit League action. The Reds fall to Chicago White Sox 8-3 in Tampa, while the Reds B squad loses 8-2 to the Phillies B at Clearwater. Tebbetts aims to weed out prospects needing more minor league seasoning.
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Hill Newcomer Wins at Daytona Beach Road Races
In Daytona Beach Florida Bobby Hill of Columbus Ohio won the 200 mile expert race and Bob Stilwell from Houston Texas took the 50 mile amateur event. Hill averaged 94.24 mph and finished ahead of Dick Klamfoth who placed second. Stilwell rode to a 93.26 mph average.
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Exibition Contests Highlight Sox Sluggers and Debuts
Willard Marshall led the Chicago White Sox to an 8-3 win over the Reds as he connected for a three run homer after a Fox double and Groth and Fain singles. The exhibition schedule opened with rookies and veterans hitting long balls across spring training games in multiple venues.
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Ferris Fain
Loop Champs Place Pair On All-Big Ten Quintet
The 1954 All-Big Ten basketball team selected by conference coaches includes Indiana with two players Don Schlundt and Bob Leonard. Illinois Ohio State Minnesota each have one. Kerr Ebert Garmaker fill first team with Leonard the lone unanimous pick. Second team features Cain McCoy Ehmann Freeman and Mencel.
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Iowa
Julius McCoy
Michigan State
Frank Ehmann
Northwestern
Robin Freeman
Charles Mencel
Buckeye College Fans Have Only Tourneys Left
Ohio College basketball fans shifted focus to post season as Rio Grande Toledo Bowling Green and Dayton chased NCAA NAIA or NIT bids after regular-season wrap. Marietta leads state records with 21 1, Rio Grande 39 0 last season. Toledo MAC champ 10 2. Findlay 10 0. Bevo Francis of Rio Grande tops scoring at 50.6 per game.
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Hockey Scores and College Senior Class President
National hockey results show Boston 6 Chicago 0 and Detroit 2 Montreal 2. Furman University star Frank Selvy is named president of his senior class.
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Furman University
Lancia Conks Out After Big Lead
In Florida at Sebring the Osca won the Florida International 12 hour endurance race after overtaking the Lancia driven by Piero Taruffi who led by 88 miles before a late failure. Taruffi pushed the car two miles around the track hoping to salvage victory as Sterling Moss and Bill Lloyd on the Osca closed the gap with 15 minutes remaining.
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Gardner Indians Lead City Bowling Tourney With 3081
Gardner Board's Indians shot a 3081 handicap total to lead the City Bowling Tournament as three teams surpassed 3000. Steele's 3071 followed, while Bowl-Aires posted 3057 for third. Ed Cogan and W Connelley led individual Indians scoring with 522 and 216 respectively. Mel Steele anchored Steele's with 686.
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Bee Gee Coach Hopeful Faces Diddlemen Clash
New York Harold Anderson, Bowling Green coach, predicts a tight NIT clash with Western Kentucky after his team defeated Wichita 88 to 84 in the first round. Bowling Green built a 26 14 lead and extended it through a 33 point third quarter as Wichita narrowed late. Able drilled 10 of 12 threes for WKU while BG showcased improved ball handling.
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College Cage Results Late Saturday In Print
Duquesne defeated Villanova 77 to 54 and Notre Dame beat Marquette 79 to 68 in late Saturday college basketball action. A Class A tournament slate in Ohio featured Aquinas 61 over Worthington 59, Newark Columbus East 34, Cleveland West 74 over Elyria 67, Euclid Glenville 57 against Painesville Riverside 33, Martins Ferry 79 over Barnesville 69. NBA results list Boston 86 over Fort Wayne 80, Rochester 91 over New York 88, Syracuse 103 over Baltimore 77, Minneapolis 91 65, Milwaukee 63. AAA Regional saw Lockbourne AFB 65 over Carmack Realty of Cleveland 57.
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Akron Team First In State Tourney
Akron team led the state bowling tournament with a 3143 total to win the men’s team event in Columbus. Alvin Naimans of Cleveland placed second with 3138 and Weller Builders of Tiffin took third with 3109 while other leaders in both divisions remained unchanged.
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Douglas Jumps To Second In Golf Earnings
Houston and golf news report Dave Douglas won the Houston Open for $6,000, moving to second in winter tour earnings with a 277 total. Defending champion Sam Middlecoff finished runner-up at 3,200 and boosting year earnings to 6,780.56, while Freddie Haas led after 54 holes before fading.
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Chicopee
Mass
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Calif
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New Hartford
Middies Johnson Named to First Negro All-State Team
Leonard Johnson of Middletown High was named to the first annual Negro All-State team selected by the Cleveland Call and Post. He is one of seven players from southwestern Ohio on the 12 man squad, sharing honors with Norman Lee of Dayton Roosevelt, Alex Ellis and Bob Henderson of Hamilton, Tony Yates and Denny Ballew of Lockland Wayne, Bing Davis of Wilbur Wright, and Al Cahill of Springfield.
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Cleveland Call and Post
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Dayton Roosevelt
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Bob Henderson
Hamilton
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Lockland Wayne
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Wilbur Wright
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Springfield
Barons Clinch Calder Cup Playoff Spot
Cleveland Barons clinched a Calder Cup playoff berth with a 10 to 2 victory over the Providence Reds. Eddie Olson scored three goals as part of the win, the Barons first since February 13.
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