Dayton Goes After NIT Cage Crown
In St. Petersburg Florida Wilmer Mizell of the St. Louis Cardinals speaks on pressure and expectations as he pushes to help the club reach the first division. Mizell cites past control work and a sharpened curve ball after service time, confident he can win games and improve on 23 and 19 wins from prior seasons.
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Teams Set Sights On San Francisco
Evanston report notes three college basketball powers pursue San Francisco in the NCAA finals, with SMU and the Iowa-Temple winner in contention. San Francisco carries a 53 game win streak and an unbeaten 27 this season, while Iowa eyes an upset with a 16 game streak and Big Ten title. Temple and Iowa rely on team depth, and Temple carried a 20 game run earlier.
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Boudreau Faces Pitching Woes as A's Fall in Slugfest
West Palm Beach report notes pitching concerns for Manager Lou Boudreau of the Kansas City Athletics as Bobby Shantz struggles with 12 hits and three walks in 5 2 3 innings against the Chicago White Sox in a 14 13 loss. Walt Craddock allowed six runs in 2 1 3 innings. Arnold Portocarrero also struggles with five hits in 1 2 3 innings for an Washington showcase. Brandeis University uses football players in every starting baseball position.
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Arnold Portocarrero
Washington
Navy Sacks Too Soft For Podres
Bainbridge Md Johnny Podres Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 World Series hero began Navy training with 24 hours of processing after induction in New York He slept on a wooden table due to a claimed need for a harder bed and was up at 4 am for more processing The 23 year old miner s son from Witherbee N Y had previously been rejected for military service because of a back ailment He said he was used to sleeping on a board and adjustments were needed.
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Bowling Scores From Brunswick League and Ladies League
Bowling scores feature Ropter leading with 209 high game and 492 series. Highs include Heckman 198 and 559 for anchor entries. Ladies league results list Towner Christy 180 491 and Carlson 436 with Gardner 421 in mixed totals.
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Daytons Face Xavier in NIT Quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden
Top-seeded Dayton battles Xavier of Cincinnati in the NIT quarterfinal nightcap at Madison Square Garden. St Joseph's Seton Hall meet in the opener as St Francis Brooklyn upset Niagara 74-72 in OT to reach the semis. Louisville advances past Duquesne 84-72. Green leads Duquesne with 24 as Louisville tops them.
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A's Second Baseman Showings Highlight Detroit Kansas City Talks
Detroit meets Kansas City in a preview of a week hence with focus on second basemen. Detroit lacks marquee backups while Kansas City features two capable options. Boudreau notes need for pitching and outfield depth as Forrest Jacobs arrives to spell Jim Finigan. Boudreau also signals willingness to trade to obtain fair value.
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Spock) Jacobs
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Philadelphia
Air Force plans 17 mile high parachute bailout tests
Washington reports plan for Project Explorer to drop volunteers from balloons at 17 miles or higher above the earth over the New Mexico desert late next fall. Lt. Henry P. Nielsen leads the effort with automatic parachutes as three officers disclose aims to develop safe exit procedures from speeds and altitudes up to 90 000 feet. Col. Arthur Henderson and Capt. Edward G. Sperry join the briefing outlining high altitude bailout research.
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Air Force
Ballons
New Mexico
Henry P. Nielsen
Nielsen
Arthur Henderson
Aero Medical Laboratory
Dayton
Ohio
Edward G. Sperry
Air Research and Development Command
Baltimore
Henderson
Red Wings reach 18 straight Stanley Cup playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings extend a remarkable streak to 18 consecutive Stanley Cup playoff appearances, a feat unmatched by any other NHL team. Separately, veteran pitcher Marv Grissom remains the oldest Giants player at 38, a notable age for the New York Giants pitching staff.
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