Wilt Happy With Pro Basketball Says He Will Fit NBA
Wilt Chamberlain says his Harlem Globetrotters stint prepares him for the NBA with the Philadelphia Warriors. The 7 foot star scored 30 in a Globetrotters win over the Hawaii 40th Staters and notes pro play is tougher, aiming to prove himself against Bill Russell next season.
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Dominant 1958 All Star Team Named by AP voters
The 1958 AP major league all star team features three Braves and two Yankees led by Hank Aaron Del Crandall Warren Spahn from Milwaukee and Mickey Mantle Bob Turley from New York The lineup includes Stan Musial Noel Arison Frank Thomas Ernie Banks and Willie Mays Banks led with 140 votes for shortstop far ahead of Luis Aparicio.
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Unclear Bowling Scores Report Missing Key Details
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered bowling scores and names with many errors. No coherent event, date, location, or complete team information can be established from the readable portions.
Attendance figures show sharp drop for 1958 AL season
New York Yankees led a league wide attendance decline in 1958 with 7,206,034 total, down 900,164 from 1957. Boston and New York clubs posted multi‑million at home, while Chicago White Sox and Baltimore also fell. only Kansas City and Washington saw small gains. Night game totals and averages also fell.
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Saturday Games Spread Across Colleges
College matchups play Saturday with McPherson visiting Ottawa Kansas U hosts Kansas State. Fort Hays faces St Benedicts while Villanova travels to Wichita. Emporia State meets Pittsburg State as Kansas Wesleyan plays Baker. College of Emporia takes on Bethel in late action.
Bowl Games In Play For Saturday Showdowns
The Sugar Bowl prize features No. 1 LSU versus sixth-ranked Mississippi, both at 6-0, with SEC title implications. Other bowls hinge on several key matchups across the Pac-8, Big Ten, and independent teams, including California, Texas Christian, and Iowa eyeing belts as concerns for the Orange, Cotton, Gator, and Rose Bowls evolve this weekend.
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Kid Bassey Fights Costs in New York Title Bout
New York AP reports world featherweight champion Hogan Kid Bassey, 26 of Nigeria, defends his status in a 10 round bout versus Carmelo Costa, 24, of Brooklyn in his first New York appearance. NBC radio and TV will carry the fight at 10 p.m. Costa is a former top 126 pound contender with three wins in four starts this year. Bassey is a heavy favorite as the bout uses a supplementary scoring system if rounds are even.
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