Walkersville Tops Mt Savage 103 93 In District Playoff
Walkersville used a strong team effort led by Gordon Smith's 29 points to defeat Mt Savage 103 93 in Cumberland, earning a spot in the District 1 class B final against Williamsport. Bobby Robertson and Ralph Wilson buoyed Mt Savage with 37 and 30 respectively, while Eddie Cook fouled out late. Smith, Haines and Cook sparked a fast start, and Walkersville outworked on the boards to secure the win.
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Lions
Frederick County
Smith
Mr. Savage
Bobby Robertson
Ralph Wilson
Walkersville
Gordon Smith
Eddie Cook
Larry Haines
Sonny Barrick
Joe Beeson
Haines
Savage
Indians
Mt. Savage
Walkersvile
Barrick
Cook
Wilson
Bill Talley
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Washington County
Maryland State League ends standard playoff format
The Maryland State League abandons the winner of the first half versus second half playoff and adopts a semi Shaughnessy format with first and third place teams facing second and fourth in a sudden death first round. Surviving teams meet in a best of three to decide the playoff champion as the league opens May 3 with one off Sunday on July 5.
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Maryland State League
Shaughnessy
Allegany
North Hagerstown
Hubs
Hagerstown
Steve Vandenberg
Ken Nigro
Hagerstown Herald
Jim Arrowood
Vandenberg
Arrowood
Ralph McCarty
Baltimore
Tammy Davis
Walt Bellamy
Baltimore Bullets
Bellamy
Tammy
Charley Hardnett
Gus Johnson
Bullets
Walt
Miss Davis
Debbie Thompson
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt
Money Day on Horse Circuit features two Derby hopefuls
Calumet Farm targets the Kentucky Derby with Kentucky Jug and Ky. Pioneer in the Hutcheson at Gulfstream Park. The program also includes $100,000-added Campbell Handicap at Bowie and two divisions of the San Juan Capistrano at Santa Anita, worth 75,000-added each. The Derby hopefuls have paced a quiet yet promising campaign as trainer Jimmy Jones eyes a first Derby winner since 1958.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
Calumet Farm
Calumet
Hutcheson
Gulfstream Park
Jimmy Jones
Tim Tam
Pioneer
Nashua
Rosewood
Alibhai
Jug Lu
Jones
Jective
Geology
Bowie
Santa Anita
Tri-County League Banquet Set For 7 20 PM
The Tri-County League holds its annual banquet tonight at the New Market fire hall with meeting start at 7 20 p m rather than 6 30 as yesterday. Officers will be elected and coach Ray Mears of the University of Tennessee is highlighted for his prior success at Wittenberg College in Springfield Ohio.
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Tri-County League
New Market Fire
Ray Mears
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Ohio
Bauer Hints Opening Orioles Lineup Before Season
Baltimore Orioles manager Hank Bauer outlined a possible opening line up for the AL season in three intrasquad games next week. The Hunter and Woodling squads feature six holdovers from last year, Bowens and Siebern, Aparicio, Powell, Orsino, Brandt, Robinson, and Adair among others in the two rosters.
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Miami
Fla
Hank Bauer
Baltimore Orioles
Bauer
Billy Hunter
Gene Woodling
Hunter
Sam Bowens
Norm Siebern
Kansas City
Jim Gentile
Bowens
Siebern
Luis Aparicio
Boog Powell
John Orsino
Jack Brandt
Brooks Robinson
Jerry Adair
Mongo to Face Jinx in Campbell Handicap at Bowie
Mongo must overcome a jinx and the field in the $100000-added John B. Campbell Handicap at Bowie Maryland today. Wayne Chambers is suspended so Johnny Rotz rides Mongo in workouts and the race. Gun Bow with Willie Shoemaker is second choice. Bonjour with Bill Hartack is third. If seven start, the winner earns $71110 from a $109400 gross.
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Bowie
Mongo
John B. Campbell
Johnny
Wayne Chambers
Hialeah
Johnny Rotz
Frank Bonsal
Charley Burr
Larry Gilligan
Bill Hartack
Chambers
Bonsal
Wayne
Ratz
Gun Bow
California
Santa Anita
Campbell
Willie Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Duke, Wake To Play For Title
Duke, the top seed, beat North Carolina 65 to 49 as Big Jay Buckley poured 20 second half points. Wake Forest crushed Clemson 86 to 64 to earn a finals berth with Duke for the fourth time in five years. The winner advances to NCAA Eastern Regional play next Friday.
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Raleigh
N.C
Big Jay Buckley
Duke
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Clemson
Bob Leonard
Deacons
Dischinger and Hoover Fined $50 for Ejections
NBA president Walter Kennedy fined Terry Dischinger and Tom Hoover $50 each after their ejections from a Baltimore game following a fight. Hoover also clashed with a fan on the way to the locker room. Hoover's club bars him from commenting on the incidents, save for mentioning his mother attended the game and scolded him for losing his temper.
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NEW York (Ap
Walter Kennedy
National Basketball Association
Terry Dischinger
Baltimore
Tom Hoover
New York Knicks
Hoover
U S and Australia Oppose Davis Cup Plan Change
U S and Australia oppose a British proposal to drop the Davis Cup challenge round and force the holder into elimination rounds. Davis Cup holder rights, travel costs, and home ground defense are debated as players defy bans and revolts shape cup participation ahead of the Cleveland defense in September.
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New York
United States
Australia
James B. Dickep
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Emerson
Cleveland
Dickey
New Mexico, Four Others Seeded In NIT Quarterfinals
New Mexico joins the 27th NIT field as a seed in the upper half with De Paul Bradley and Duquesne. Drake likely to fill the 12th spot pending a MVC title playoff. Opening first round games include St Josephs vs Miami Florida and NYU vs Syracuse. NBC will televise the second game.
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NEW York
New Mexico
Chamions
DePaul
Bradley
Duquesne
Drake
Bulldogs
Wichita
St. Joseph’s
Philadelphia
Miami
Florida
New York University
Syracuse
Army
St. Bonaventure
Pittsburgh
NBC
Hodges works out with Senators in Pompano Beach
Gil Hodges joined the Washington Senators for calisthenics and running drills in Florida but said a return as a player is remote. The talk followed Don Zimmer’s broken left hand and Hodges, 39, still contends with a knee issue from past years.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Gil Hodges
Washington Senators
Don Zimmer
Hodges
Dodgers
Tommy Brown
Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Senators
Green Bay Packers
District basketball scores across classes B and C
District 2 Class B Walkersville 103 Mt. Savage 93. District 3 Class B Sykesville 76 North Harford 34. Sellers Point 63 Southern Lothian 29. District 4 Class C Garnett 68 Kennard 62. Class B Chestertown 63 Colonel Richardson 55. Caver 53 Lockeran 52.
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Walkersville
Mt. Savage
Sykesville
North Harford
Sellers Point
Southern
Lothian
Garnett
Kennard
Caver
Lockeran
Chestertown
Colonel Richardson
Bantamweight Champion Jofre Plans Ring Retirement
Eder Jofre undefeated world bantamweight champion will quit boxing to devote full time to his dry goods store and land designing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, AP reports on Friday.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Eder Jofre
New Jersey Bowler Leads Field in Baltimore Open Finals
Dick Downey of Bloomfield New Jersey led four finalists in the Professional Bowlers Association $32 000 Baltimore Open at Colt Lanes Glen Burnie. Downey 26 beat four rivals in semifinals to top the field with 12 wins and 4 losses.
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Baltimore
Dick Downey
Bloomfield
N.J
Professional Bowlers Association
Downey
Albany
N.Y
Colt Lanes
Glen Burnie
Jerry McCoy
Fort Worth
Tex
McCoy
Bill Allen
Orlando
Fla
Allen
Mobile
New Orleans
Sam Baca
Hayward
Calif
Tommy Tuttle
King
N.C
Tuttle
Cooks Win Record Twin Double at Gulfstream Park
Miami Beach hotel cooks Juan Lopez and Danny Tuazon won an $84,114 twin double at Gulfstream Park after their horse Initabas placed first due to a disqualification. Lopez, 52, and Tuazon, 60, collected $40,000 each and kept part of their winnings in cash while staying to invest more.
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Miami
Miami Beach
Gulfstream Park
United States
Juan Lopez
Danny Tuazon
Initabas
Gath
Lopez
Tuazon
Scattergood
Col. Mengel
Spendapenie
Tnitabas
Doctor Hank
Joe Mariano
Waterbury, Conn
Roosevelt Raceway
Camuy
Rico
Good Counsel downs St. John's 78 to 46 in invitational
Good Counsel opened with a 17-6 lead behind Mike Ossi and Dick Kleine and never trailed. Kleine poured in 16 points in the second and 24 total for the game, while Ossi led with 21 as St. John's struggled to match height and scoring, finishing 78-46.
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Washington
Good Counsel
St. John’s
St. Anselm
Jack Motter
Saints
Ossi
Matter
Bill Brugger
Kleine
Frank Scotto
Motter
Good Comere
ST. John's
UCLA Triumphs Over La Salle in Frederick Rec League
UCLA led by Brick Kennedy with 12 points edged La Salle 32-31 in the Senior High Division as Harry Ponton delivered a late bucket. Ohio defeated UNC 66-45 with Jim Hardy scoring 18 for the winners. Elementary league meets Frederick High School at 9:30 a.m. Mississippi State players Larry Cartee and Paul Smith hail from Kentucky.
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UCLA
Brick Kennedy
la Salle
Frederick
West Frederick
Harry Ponton
Ohio
UNC
Bill Beall
Jim Hardy
Kennedy
Ponton
Boyer
Wars
LaSalle
Hartman
Lee
Amick
Beacht
Fogle
Shaw
Hardy
Bowins
Ferguson
Wiles
Weedon
Sutely
Beall
Swiaden
Frederick High School
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Shenandoah Downs
Don Loun
Don
Tri-Co
Val
Jinx
Wake
Dischinger
Jerry Weiland
Bankers
Daily News
U. S
Marty Mulligan
Cairo
Australian Tennis Association
Roy Emerson
Ken Fletcher
New Jersey
Larry Cartee
Paul Smith
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Blue Ridge Oil Company
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