Gene Conley Aims at Baseball Comeback in Leesburg
St Louis AP reports 6-foot-8 Gene Conley plans to skip basketball Saturday and travel to Leesburg Florida to reacquaint with baseball. He expects two weeks to regain feel after Celtics loss to Hawks and says the Phillies minor league camp will sharpen his throwing power following a 3.00 ERA and 102 strikeouts last season.
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Leesy
Fla
Hawks
Celtics
National Basketball Assn
Boston
Conley
Philadelphia Phillies
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Leesburg
Celts
Milwaukee
Phillies
Philadelphia
Palmer Leads Masters With Five Under Par
Arnold Palmer top of the leaderboard after a 5 under par 67 in the opening round of the 24th Masters in Augusta. The Pennsylvanian, back from illness, holds a two-stroke edge over contenders as others posted 69. Notables in the pack include Claude Harmon Fred Hawkins Don Finsterwald Jay Hebert along with amateur Bud Taylor and Deane Beman. Sam Snead Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus trailed.
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Arnold Palmer
Wake Forest College
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Pamer
Claude Harmon
Marmaroneck
N.Y
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Jay Hebert
Lafayette
Bud Taylor
Pomona
Calif
Augusta National
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Cyclones Win Golf Match in Ottawa Round Robin
Ottawa High led the Northeast Kansas League round robin golf at Ottawa Country Club with 342, four strokes ahead of Leavenworth. Lawrence l scored 347, Highland Park 369, and Atchison 393. Ottawa’s four players were Jimmy Corlis, Jeeper Deputy, Mike Latimer, and Fred Gollier, who tied for low medalist with 76. Next match set for Highland Park Tuesday.
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Leavenworth
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Highland Park
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Ottawa
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Vernon Law In Top Shape
Vernon Law, star pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, remains in prime condition through spring training. A lifelong runner, hiker, and hunter, he abstains from alcohol and tobacco as an elder in the Mormon church. He won 16 games last season with a 2.98 ERA, finishing 20 of 33 starts.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Vernon Law
Pittsburgh Pirate
Law
Vote On Tourney Change At Toledo Meet
Delegates at the American Bowling Congress convention in Toledo vote on a controversial proposal for a classic division in the ABC tournament. Support appeared limited and observers expected the amendment to be tabled as scoring remains low and a shift toward a separate division for heavily subsidized bowlers is debated.
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Ohio
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Buffalo
New Castle
Dubie Delicatessen
Detroit
Snead chided for poor acting on TV golf loss
Sam Snead faced a mild rebuke from the PGA for an alleged poor acting display during television's World Championship Golf match. Harold Sargent said Snead did not throw the match but erred in judgment while trying to carry the show. The episode centers on his loss to Mason Rudolph of Clarksville, Tennessee, at Bermuda's Mid Ocean Club, filmed in December and aired recently.
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Sam Snead
Harold Sargent
Atlanta
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Snead
Sam
PGA
Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Kaylon
Nieder eyes record drop as shot put legend weighs future
SAN FRANCISCO AP Bill Nieder, holder of the 16 pound shot put record, says he does not expect his mark to stand long. He predicted the event's limit may reach 67 or 68 feet, signaling a possible breakthrough era. Also noted are Snead’s rough round with a 15 club bag, drawing disqualification talk for rule breach.
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Texas
Parry O'Brien
Dallasong
Dave Davis
Fresno
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Los Angeles
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Davis
Santa Barbara
Stanford
Ongs
San Francisco
Bill Nieder
Kansas
Snead
Two Newcomers Power In Spring Training Games
Matty Alou and Don Mincher homered twice as the Giants and Senators won in Cactus League play. Mincher drove in five with a two run homer off John Tsitouris and a three run shot off Bob Trowbridge, while Alou added his second straight homer helping Mike McCormick to a win. Other games featured Milwaukee over Cincinnati and Los Angeles edging Chicago, with the White Sox and Phillies idle.
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Matty Alou
Washington
Don Mincher
Sievers-Batey
Giants
Senators
Matty
Giant
Mike McCormick
Tom Brewer
Mincher
John Tsitouris
Bob Trowbridge
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Mesa
Chicago White Sox
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Willie Mays
Willie Kirkland
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Roy Sievers
Earl Battey
Julio Becquer
Alou
Mateo
Rio Grande
Kirkland
Edadave
Bob Elliott
Hawks
Kener
Tsitouris
Washington Senators
Bob Allison
Hawks Rally To Push Playoff Into 7th Tilt
Stan Louis Hawks rally to force a seventh game in the NBA title chase as Pence's and Litwin groups compete in Ottawa. Ben Kerner lauds the Hawks guts while key players deal with injuries as Boston and other contenders hold top spots. prize money totals $17,000 for the winner and $11,000 for the loser.
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ST. Louis
Ben Kerner
J. Louis Hawks
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Ind
Litwin
Ottawa
Atball
Boston
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Foust
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Pettit
Jack McMahon
Dugie Martin
Gamble
Cantem Finich
Fawn Tha Dieleian
Celtics fan bets own cash on title game outcome
A fragment from a Celtics story shows a fan pledging to cover a $6,000 gap to back a title bid, claiming the home victory proves the gamble worth it. The quote from Tom Heinsohn hints at turning fortunes in Bog-uton as the team stays quiet but hopeful.
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Celtics
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