Mountaineers Edge Southern Illinois 58 57 in NCAA semifinal
Ed Pfeiffer hit a 20 foot shot at the buzzer to lift Mt. St. Marys past Southern Illinois 58 57 in the NCAA College Basketball Tournament semifinal in Evansville Indiana. Pfeiffer led Mt St Marys with 17 points while Stila had 15 for the Salukis. The Mountaineers advance to tonight's final with a 23 6 record. Southern Illinois finishes at 20 10. A late sequence saw Linder score for Southern then Pfeiffer's game winning shot as time expired.
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Tri-County and Maryland Leagues Clash Over Franchise Moves
The Tri-County and Maryland State baseball leagues swap teams amid back and forth franchise shifts. Broad Run joins the State League with Jefferson, Thurmont exits, and Harmony joins the Tri-Co, leaving the circuit at 11 or 12 teams as Sunday meetings probe by law and seek a smoother shared schedule.
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Foley and Somerset lead NIT first round doubleheader
New York AP report previews the NIT first round doubleheader with Holy Cross guard Jack Foley facing Colorado State and Duquesne forward Willie Somerset leading Duquesne against Navy. NBC televised games include Temple versus Loyola Chicago and Dayton versus Houston as quarterfinal action begins.
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Dayton
Houston
Wake Forest Advances With Overtime Win Over St Joseph's
Wake Forest, ACC champion, edged St Joseph's Philadelphia 96-85 in overtime to reach the NCAA Eastern regional final. Bully Packer tied the game with 4 seconds left in regulation, then scored in overtime as Len Chappell led Wake with five OT points. Tom Wynne led St Joseph's with 20 points.
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Legion Tourney Schedule Lists Local Teams and Campus Hosts
The annual American League basketball tournament schedule was announced with teams from Brunswick MSC Walkersville Emmitsburg Elm Street Middletown and Frederick Recreation League competing all games held at Walkersville. Key organizers include Jack Fleischman Bud Kennedy and Charles Handley. The schedule runs March 19 to March 23 with multiple grade levels and matchups followed by college tournament results from NCAA regions.
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Gulfstream Park Handicap field shaped for big day
One of the year’s top handicap races at Gulfstream Park features nine runners in the 14s-mile Gulfstream Park Handicap. Carry Back and Four-and-Twenty carry top weights, with Yorky, Sherlock, Beau Purple, Shirley Jones, Jay Fox, Aeroflint and Garnol completing the field. Carry Back, a 3-year-old champion last year, seeks form with Manuel Ycaza aboard as Four-and-Twenty sends Johnny Longden for his first Florida appearance. Yorky defeated Carry Back in the Widener and will race with Seve Brooks aboard.
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Johnny Longden
Florida
Seve Brooks
Patterson Liston Bout Signed for Summer Title Fight
Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston signed a contract for a heavyweight title bout this summer to be staged in six potential cities including New York and Los Angeles. Patterson would receive 45 percent of live gate plus ancillary rights while Liston gets 12½ percent. promoters take 42¾ percent, with a target gross of around 6 million. The date and place will be set by Patterson by April 16, with the bout between June 18 and September 30 officially sanctioned.
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Washington tops Minnesota in wild eighth in Florida
Washington scored five runs in the eighth to beat Minnesota 5 to 2 in an exhibition game in Pompano Beach. Harmon Killebrew homered for Minnesota, while Chuck Hinton and Willie Tasby contributed for Washington. The Twins dropped to seven straight losses as Maestri earned the win and Swango took the loss.
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Osteen
Maestri
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Swango
Inter-Community Open May 8 In Local Softball League
The Inter-Community Softball League opens May 8 with each of five teams Johnsville East Frederick Mains Shopping Center Fort Detrick and the Old Timers scheduled to play 16 games through July 19. Games begin at 6 30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Mains Shopping Center
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Sweden Expected to Sweep Hockey Title Quest
Sweden’s fast confident team eyes a sweep of Norway and West Germany for the World Amateur Ice Hockey Championship. The U S and Canada sit tied for second after a 4 1 win over weaker Switzerland in Denver. Remaining games pair Sweden with West Germany Finland with Norway and Canada with Britain as the title race tightens.
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Boynton Leads St. Pete Open After First Round
Frank Boynton 25 of Corpus Christi shot 65 in the remade first round to grab a lead in the $20,000 St. Petersburg Open at Lakewood Country Club. Krak of Morgantown tied for second with 66 and Jacobs of Bermuda Dunes posted 67 as 79 of 160 players were under or at par.
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Texas
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Governor's Gold Cup Seeks 15 Entrants at Bowie
A probable field of 15 three year olds is entered for the Governor's Gold Cup at Bowie. The $35,500 purse will be awarded after the seven eighths mile race if there are no scratches, with the winning owner netting $23,107.50. Names include Dick's Pet Ood Iron Hero Mik enike Nemrac Daddy R Admiral Gano Sweet Evenin Pastifico Navy Cutter Fruit Shipper No Man's Land Proud Fox Rico Beau Count New York and President John. Daddy R and Proud Fox run as one betting entry for Mrs. Ada L. Rice.
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No Man's Land
Proud Fox
Rico Beau
New York
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Daddy R
Ada L. Rice
Dicks Pet Favored After Wins in Bowie Stakes Sweep
Harold G. Bensing’s Dicks Pet is tabbed as the favorite after winning both starts this year including the $10,000 George Washington Stakes at Bowie on February 24. The Bowie race, run at three-quarters of a mile, was restricted to three-year-olds.
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Bowie
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