Five Named To All America
NEW YORK February 26 Frank Selvy Don Schlundt Tom Gola Cliff Hagan and Bob Pettit were picked for the 1954 Associated Press collegiate All America basketball team. Selvy led voting with 321 of 365 ballots and 3 482 points. Pettit starred for LSU but was overshadowed by Selvy’s record scoring pace. Bevo Francis led a second team with Bob Leonard Frank Ramsey and others.
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New York
Frank Selvy
Don Schlundt
Tom Gola
Cliff Hagan
Bob Pettit
Furman
Indiana
LaSalle
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Associated Press
Selvy
Corbin
Frank
Ed Macauley
St. Louis
Iowa
Gola
Hagan
NCAA
Pettit
Big Bob
SEC
LSU
Bevo Francis
Little Rio Grande College
Bob Leonard
Frank Ramsey
Duquesne
Dick Ricketts
Western Kentucky
Tom Marshall - Shue
Bevo
Jogo Palazzi
Holy Cross
Arnold Short
Oklahoma City
Bob Mattick
Oklahoma A&m
Johnny Kerr
Illinois
Dickie Hemrich
Wake Forest
Gene Shue
Maryland
Si Green
Jim Tucker
Paul Ebert
Ohio State
Bud Matheny
California
Sykesville to Play Hampstead On Monday
Sykesville faces Hampstead Monday in a prep bout while Brunswick romps to a win. The weekly stats show high games with J Schaeffer 155 and 377, and Calvary Methodist posting 483 and 1652 as top team marks. Damascus defeated Walkersville 34 but the game cooled late in the second period.
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Mills
Eder
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Beyer
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Hemby
Duncan
Bob
Warner
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Price
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Greenberg
Reese
Clemson
Stover
Routzahn
Wynn
He Thompson
Stockman
Associated Press
Spalding
Watkins
New Windsor
Hampstead
Hersh, Thomas
Lemon Holds Out As Indians Seek Righthander
Cleveland general manager Hank Greenberg persists in pursuing Bob Lemon, last year’s 21 game winner, amid salary talks. Lemon, a leading workhorse in 1953, is valued at an estimated 42,000 to 45,000 dollars for the season as Greenberg pressures a deal.
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Tribe
Hank Greenberg
Greenberg
Lemon
Lemon Holds Out As Cubs And Indians Rally For Arizona Trip
Bob Lemon, Cleveland’s top paid pitcher and busy AL figure, remains a holdout as teams head to Tucson and Phoenix for spring training. The travel plan, relocation to Florida soon, and the Cubs’ Arizona absence leave a gap for a sparkful partner on the long trip home. Also notes boxing of factory workers and next week’s warehouse matches.
Duquesne Defeated by Cincinnati in College Basketball
Cincinnati dominated Duquesne 66 to 32 to foil an undefeated season bid. The No. 1 team in the nation fell as Cincinnati, led by strong offense, sealed the lopsided win at home.
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Duquesne
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Dukes
Associated Press
Buckwheat Festival slated for Buckwheat Festival Kingwood
The 13th Preston County Buckwheat Festival will run Sept 39 to Oct 2 in Kingwood W Va with Queen Ceres crowning as high school drawings decide the queen. Dr E E Watson general chairman said the drawing will occur soon as schools select the right to name the queen. The event draws thousands annually.
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Kingwood
Preston County
E. E. Watson
Ceres
Roundup of Sports
Gayle Talbot notes in New York that returning to Florida stirs memories of five springs spent touring training camps in Arizona and California. He admits nostalgia for the Golden West even as teams prepare for upcoming drills and exhibition play.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Florida
Arizona
California
Golden West
Burdette Graveside Services Scheduled At 3 P M
Graveside services for Katherine Burdette will be held at 3 p m Sunday the Natomia Council No 38 Degree of Pocahontas members to meet at Red Men's Hall at 1 p m Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to doctors nurses and friends for kindness during illness and funeral of Bertha Robinson.
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Natomia Council
Pocahontas
Katherine Burdette
Red Men's Hall
Bertha Robinson
Community Auction Pages Parcel Out Local Valuables
Multiple notices advertise auctions and sales across Maryland areas. Sale days list weekly community auctions and occasional public livestock and household goods auctions with contact numbers, locations like Frederick Memorial Hospital vicinity to Walkersville and Poolesville, and dates ranging from 1904 to 1964. Names include MRS JAMES H GIBSON, FRANCIS SCOTT KEY POST 11, DRs E P THOMAS H V CHASE, and auctioneers NULL & NULL.
Willie Pep Reaches End Of Fight Trail
In New York at Madison Square Garden Lulu Perez of Brooklyn halted 31 year old Willie Pep in 1 53 of the second round under the three knock down rule. Referee Al Bert stopped the bout after Perez floored Pep for the third time with a savage right to the head. The veteran former featherweight champion was knocked to the canvas twice more and failed to rise after the eighth count. Perez pursued with rapid combinations to end Pep a young challenger from Hartford.
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New York
Lulu Perez
Brooklyn
Willie Pep
Madison Square Garden
al Bert
Perez
Hartford Conn
Pep
Willie
Righ
Lulu
Wille
Furman Star Frank Selvy Sets Free Throw Mark in Loss
Furman All-America Frank Selvy cracked the college basketball free throw record with eight charity tosses and 45 points at Freelandpanad Rasidean, lifting his season total to 335. The Paladins end regular season in the Southern Conference, with Davidson likely to meet Furman in the tournament at Morgantown March 4-6.
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Greenville
S. C
Frank Selvy
Freelandpanad Rasidean
Corbin, Ky
Johnny O'Brien
Seattle
Furman
Paladins
Davidson
Morgantown
W. Va
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Roderick iArcade
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Annapolis
House Committee On Education Today
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West Patrick Street
James H. Gibson
East Patrick St
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Roy B. Kiser
Detour, Md
Linganore Hills Farm Monument
Walkersville Volunteer Fire Co
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Grayhaven Manor
Marion W. Beal
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Eichison, Montgomery Co
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Maron
Benefis Church Building Fund
San Mar
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Ax Tv
Charen Street
Monument
George W Carter, Jr
Kemptown
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R. J. Kelly
Detrick Volleyball League
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Dunlop Tire & Sport Shop
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