The Sports Immortals: Johnny Weissmuller’s swimming glory
From Windber Pennsylvania to Olympic golds Weissmuller rose as one of the century’s greatest swimmers. He won three golds in Paris 1924 and two in Amsterdam 1928, set world records from 50 yards to a quarter mile, and claimed 67 world titles. He trained under Big Bill Bachrach after a early baptism in Chicago’s Ilinois Athletic Club, and his career spanned ten years of undefeated racing.
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Orioles Exhbition Opener Esteems Ready Pitchers
Baltimore pitching coach George Bamberger predicted the Orioles will be ready for Friday’s exhibition against the Los Angeles Dodgers after six days of work. Veteran Dave Leonhard will start, with 18 pitchers in spring camp aiming for strong early results as Boog Powell’s contract talks continued and Junior Kennedy remained the lone holdout.
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Thompson Named Best ACC Cager
North Carolina State sophomore David Thompson was named ACC basketball player of the year by the Atlantic Coast Sportswriters Association. The 6 foot 1 forward from Shelby led the league in scoring with 26 points per game as N C State finished the regular season 25 0.
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Jennings Captures County Cage Scoring Title
MSD's Pedro Jennings, MSC junior, led county scoring with 410 points in 17 games for 24.1 ppg to edge Walkersville's Tim Shaw. Shaw averaged 23.5 with 423 points in 18 games. Fawley and Adelsberger also posted over 20 ppg. Jennings had six straight 20 point games and a high 38 against TJ, while Shaw had two 38s and five 30+ efforts. Other notable scorers included Fawley at 24.2 ppg over 20 games and Adelsberger with a 51 point single game.
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Thomas Johnson
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District I opening round tipped by Crystal Ball mobiles
After a one week lay off the crystal ball selects winners in the opening round of District tournaments with Frederick facing Southern Garrett County and Thomas Johnson meeting Fort Hill both in district action. Middletown sits out as Gwynn Park and Poolesville compete Wednesday to challenge the Knights in the finals Saturday.
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