Walkersville Lions Upset Upset: Talley Wins Coach of the Year
The Walkersville basketball team, doubted for moving to class A, surges to a 18-6 season under coach Bill Talley. They beat Boonsboro 64-47 to reach the District I class A final, then win at Mt Savage 72-72 in regulation and by a last second foul shot for a 73-72 title bid, earning Talley Frederick News-Post Coach of the Year honors.
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Brunswick
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Walkersville
Bill Talley
Bob Smith
Lions
Talley
North Hagerstown
North
Frederick News-Post
Boonsboro
Washington
Cumberland
Mt. Savage
Allegany County
Indians
Allegany High School
Larry Haines
Haines
College Park
Piersall Privilege Claims Stir Senators Camp
Gene Woodling voiced complaints that Jimmy Piersall, Washington's top salary earner, receives special privileges such as a private room bed boards and meal money. Piersall denied favoritism and said a psychiatrist advised privacy. Ed Doherty said no special treatment, noting only privacy for Piersall and restricted meals for married off-base players.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Pompano Beach
Fla
Gene Woodling
Washington
Jimmy Piersall
Senators
Joe DiMaggio
Woodling
Piersall
Ed Doherty
Doherty
Jimmy
Pop Ivy Named As Coach Of Houston Team
The AFL Houston Oilers named Frank Pop Ivy their head coach in a swap with the St. Louis Cardinals Ivy, 46, left the Cardinals in November and Wally Lemm took over Feb 22 Ivy said he is enthusiastic about the move and the Oilers aim for a third title Bud Adams Jr. said Ivy can deliver repeated success
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Houston
Houston Oilers
Frank
Pop
Adams
Ivy
Playoff races set for 25th NIT at Madison Square Garden
Colorado State joins the NIT field as the 10th team. A Cincinnati Bradley Missouri Valley final playoff winner will earn a spot, with St. Josephs and Lafayette possible deadlock in the Mid Atlantic. The NIT also lists Providence Navy Dayton St Johns Duquesne Loyola Chicago Houston Wichita Holy Cross as other participants.
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St. Joseph's
Mid- Atlantic
Lafayette
Temple's
NCAA
Colorado State University
Utah
Utah State
Colorado State
Rams
Providence
Navy
Dayton
St. John’s
Duquesne
Loyola of Chicago
Houston
Wichita
Holy Cross
Bill Would Bar Senators from DC Stadium Use
Rep. Herbert Zelenko introduced a bill in Congress to ban the Washington baseball club from using the government owned District of Columbia stadium this year. The measure targets any group with contracts enabling segregation by race creed or color. The sponsor notes the Senators' Negro players live in segregated quarters at their Florida training camp. The Senators deny endorsement of segregation but cite their Florida contract as preventing change.
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Washington (Ap
Herbert Zelenko
D-N. Y
Congress
Washington Baseball Club
District of Columbia
Senators
Pompanoi Beach
Fla
Lit
Florida
Norm Drucker Ref Holds Line As NBA Ref Faces Bids and Bosions
Norm Drucker, NBA referee and Brooklyn recreation supervisor, endures on court pressure from angry players and fans. He recalls ejecting Wilt Chamberlain, managing 90 whistles per game, and earning about 190 dollars per game while prioritizing game tempo over strict adherence to a rule book.
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Murray Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
NEW York
NEA
Norm Drucker
National Basketball Assn
Syracuse
Wilt” Chamberslain
Wilt
Normie
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Floyd Patterson
Fort Green
Norm
Boston
Trucker
Drucker
Nat Holman
City College of New York
Trenton Tigers
Troy Celtics
NBA
Stengel Brings New Lift To Mets In National League
The Mets land Casey Stengel in a landmark move praised by Horace Stoneham and others for energizing the team and league. Stengel, famed for guiding the Yankees to 11 pennants and eight World Series titles, is hailed as a master manager and top public relations figure.
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ST Petersburg
Fla
Neal
New York Mets
Charles Dillon Stengel
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Stengel
Horace C. Stoneham
The
Saints
Olease
Mets
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Casey
Oakland
Bay
Glen
Dale
Houston
Mars
Dodge
Cincinnati Reds
Yankee Stadion
Ralph O'Houk
Fred Hutchinson
Mantle
Flatbush
Joe DiMaggio
DiMag
Ignatz
Abner Doubleday
YMCA Swim Meet Yields Mixed Senior Win and Junior Loss
YMCA boys swam Saturday at Dundalk with the Senior Division taking victory while the Junior, Prep and Cadet divisions finished behind. Cadets and Preps posted multiple placings in events such as 25 yd free and 50 yd breast, while Seniors claimed top spots in 100 yd free 100 yd fly and the 200 yd free relay.
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YMCA
Dundalk
Shellhorse
Kefauver
Staley
Zimmerman
Dutrow
Bohn
Hoffman
Breast
Mercer
Keller
Dumiors
Emmert
Delphey
Crim
Rattie
Crum
Emmett
Holzapel
Kupferberg
Back-Evans
Glick
Fly
McHenry
Mediey
Evans
Freese Breaks Ankle In Reds Intrasquad
Gene Freese, Reds third baseman, suffered a severe right ankle fracture and torn ligaments in an intrasquad game in Tampa. Doctors expect six weeks in a cast and at least two more months before he can return, keeping him out for the start of the regular season. Freese, 28, hit .277 with 26 homers and 87 RBIs last season.
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Tampa
Fla
Gene Freese
Cincinnati
Reds
Freese
Wheeling
W. Va
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
White Sox
AFL Antitrust Trial Highlights TV Rights and Draft Picks
ATLANTA based testimony shows MCA negotiated AFL TV rights dropping a package from 3.3 million to under 2 million as CBS and NBC locked major markets. AFL commissioner Joe Foss cites top NFL draft choices captured, while Lamar Hunt notes cross league player competition. Emerson wins Good Neighbor title in Miami Beach.
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Baltimore
NFL
NBC
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Colts
ABC
AFL
Joe Foss
Roszel C. Thomson
Gerhard A. Gesell
Foss
Earler
Lamar Hunt Jr
Fass
Minneapolis-St. Paul
H. P. Skoglund
Minnesota Vikings
Skoglund
American Football League
National League
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Len Shappell
Wake Forest
Bill Me Gill
Wray
E Iger
Alker Bradley
DC Stadium
the News
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Aire
W Titers
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Minnie) Minoso
John Carmichael
John
Minogo
Baltimore Orioles
Casey Swolldack
Mickey Mantle
Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Sengel
Italy
Libero Liberati
Here
Liberati
Indiana
Llinois
Connecticut
Kentucky
Tulane
Emerson
Nigagara Falls
Burall
E. Patrick S.t
Phillips 66
Blue Ridge
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