NIT Action Opens At Garden With Guarded Atmosphere
The 1951 National Invitation Tournament opens at Madison Square Garden amid security after recent scandals. Eight unseeded teams start in first round doubleheaders while four seeds St John’s NC State BYU Arizona wait. Dayton Cincinnati St Louis favored to win first rounds. semifinals Thursday and finals Saturday. Texas A and M and Washington win openers in NCAA playoffs as Bruins miss key players with flu.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
St. John’s
North Carolina State
Brigham Young
Arizona
Lawrence Tech
Dayton
Beloit
Seton Hall
St. Bonaventure
Cincinnati
St. Louis
LaSalle
Texas A and M
Washington
Aggies
Texas
College Station
Tex
Huskies
UCLA
Old Pros Hit Fancy Shots Top Miami Beach Open
The Miami Beach Open at Norman Isle in Florida saw golf legends Sammy Snead and Jim Ferrier surge to the lead in the third round with seven-under-par 65s, matching the course record. Lloyd Mangrum, Al Brosch, E J Harrison, Bob Toski, Al Besselink, and Ed Furgol also chased from the top tier as 90 players qualified from an initial 153 entrants.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Normandy Isle
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
E. J. Harrison
St. Andrews
Ill
Bob Toski
Northampton
Mass
al, Besselink
Mount Clemens
Mich
Ed Furgol
Royal Oak
Oakland Defeats Frisco Seals in Exhibition, 5-1
In Modesto California on March 10 Oakland Acorns beat the San Francisco Seals 5 to 1 in a Pacific Coast League exhibition. Mel Ott made his managerial debut with an eight inning shutout. Oakland capitalized on four singles for two runs off Manny Irez in the first inning. later sewed up the lead with runs in the sixth and ninth off Lloyd Dickey and Dave Anderson respectively.
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Modesto
Calif
San Francisco Seals
Oakland Acorns
Mel Ott
Oakland
Manny Irez
Lloyd Dickey
Dave Anderson
Phoenix
Oaks
Associa Press Baseball Scorecard Fragment
Incomplete AP snippet shows Lear Kansas City losing to Denver 3 to 8. Pacific Coast League results include Vancouver 3 over Tacoma tied 3, Victoria 2 over New Westminster, and New York 3 over Boston 1.
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The
Associa Press
Ss. Lear
Kansas City
Denver
Pacific Coast
LEAGU
Vancouver
Tacoma
Victoria
New Westminster
ERN Neuw York
Boston
Prep Baseball Phony Tech
A fractured report lists scores and places including Phoenix union four Phoenix twenty four West Phoenix zero Mesa thirteen Yama sa Besar Reeutte eighteen and Amphitheater six.
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Phony Tech
Phoenix Union
Phoenix
West Phoenix
Mesa
Yamasa Besar
Reeutte
Amphitheater
Yankees Exhibition Opener Draws Big Crowd at Municipal Stadium
The impending Yankees Indians spring exhibition at Municipal Stadium is expected to draw a throng, with past games filling the park and stewards aiming to manage crowds. Clint Courtney will start behind the plate for New York in Tucson, while analysts note notable basketball statistics from Tucson tournaments and university players such as Eli Lazovich and Leo Johnson.
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Municipal Stadium
New York Yankees
Giants
Cleveland Indians
Luke Easter
Yankees
Pitching Sparkles In Prep Baseball Games
In openers across Class A and B, pitchers dominated as Phoenix Tech edged Phoenix Union 1-0 behind Len Beraducci who struck out 18. North Phoenix beat West 24-0 with Bandelier and Whitmore combining for the no hits. Buckeye shut out Gila Bend 15-0. Peoria beat Litchfield Park 11-0. Carver fell 7-3 to Tolleson where Henry Moore suffered a broken leg. Florence topped St Marys 8-4. Tempe defeated Gilbert 4-3.
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Phoenix Tech Hornets
West Phoenix
Monterery Park
North Phoenix Mustangs
Phoenix Union
Tucson
Mesa
Yuma
Glendale
University of Arizona
Carver
Peoria
Len Beraducci
Tech
Bob Bandelier
John Whitmore
North Phoenix
West
Beraducci
Bandelier
Whitmore
Phil Ganley
Mack Hodge
Buckeye
Gila Bend
Compton
Litchfield Park
Tolleson
Henry Moore
Moore
Florence
St. Mary’s
Tempe
Gilbert
Juarez Indios to join Southwest International League
Juarez Indios will rejoin former Arizona-Texas League mates in the new Southwest International League as the 10th club after directors voted by telephone to admit them. The move follows Juarez plans to join a Mexican League that will not operate, and Globe-Miami was considered but not pursued.
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Juarez
Indios
Chet Murphy
Phoenix Senators
SWI
Murphy
Globe-Miami
San Bernardino
Favorites Set For Net Finals In Arizona Closed Tennis
Seeds from University of Arizona lead in singles as top two players Jimmy Dye and Bobby Charles win morning matches. Audrey Barnard and Katy Kraft dominate women's seeds with wins. upsets occur in girls and junior divisions as survivors advance toward finals at Tempe on Arizona State College courts.
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National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Arizona State College of
Arizona U
Arizona State College
Tempe
Jimmy Dye
Bobby Charles
University of Arizona
Dye
Gary Peterson
Phoenix
James Wills
Williams Air Force Base
Charles
Brant Smith
Dave Doucet
Audrey Barnard
Katy Kraft
Jane Howsare
Tucson
North Phoenix
Pat Larry
Mary Lou Crane
North High
Doris Fenison
Mesa
Miss Howsare
Madelynn Martin
Buckeye
Miss Crane
Marilyn Shumway
Elizabeth Miller
Bob Yount
Scottsdale
Paul Palmer
Tony Wells
Joel Goor
ASC
Rena Bronson
Dottie Durham
Janet Lewis
Gracie Barron
Mary_ Lou Crane
Virpte Marsh
Pat Patschnke
Flossie Turner
Patsy Lance
Fearse
Pete Dunne
Gum
Neil Kurn
Fry Defeats Brough To Win Egyptian Tennis Title
Shirley Fry of Akron Ohio upset Louise Brough 6-3 6-4 to win the Egyptian women's championship at Cairo Gezeria Sporting Club before about 2000 spectators. Fry used a strong backhand and returned nearly impossible shots to take the title.
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Cairo
Egypt
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
Louise Brough
Gezeria Sporting Club
Middle East
Miss Fry
Southwest Texas State Upsets Texas Tech In NAIB Playoff
Southwest Texas State trailed early but rallied to defeat Texas Tech 54-53 in Lubbock to secure Texas’ final NAIB tournament berth in Kansas City next week. East Texas Baptist College beat Austin College 66-51 for the other NAIB spot. Jack Alderson led Texas Tech with 16 points.
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Lubbock
Tex
Southwest
Texas State
Texas Tech
Texas
Kansas City
East Texas Baptist College
Austin College
Jack Alderson
Older Club Leaders on Mogul's Side
Orlando report says Washington owner Clark Griffith asserts A B Chandler will be re elected as baseball commissioner Monday with solid major league backing. He names AL and NL backers, notes anti Chandler forces hold three definite votes, and predicts seven AL and five NL votes for Chandler if DeWitts align.
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Orlando
Fla
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
A. B. Chandler
Griffith
del Webb
New York Yankees
Lou Perini
Boston Braves
Fred Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
DeWitt Brothers
Browns
Chandler
Webb
American League
DeWitts
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Walter O’malley
Brooklyn Dodgers
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
John Galbreath
Pittsburgh Pirates
Be Fleet Is Johnny Longden’s Mount In San Juan Handicap
Johnny Longden rides Be Fleet as 10 contenders race in the mile and three quarters San Juan Capistrano Handicap at Santa Anita closing the 50 day winter season. Repéluz and Sudan carry high weights while Moonrush, Next Move, and Calumet runners absent from the field.
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Arcadia
Calif
Johnny Longden
Be Fleet
Santa Anita
Longden
Moonrush
Calumet Farm
San Juan
Repeluz
Racing At Glance Summary From Gulfstream and Oaklawn
Gulfstream featured Masada Purse victory by George with $11.20 in pay. Arcadia saw Jimmelle, 15, win the Santa Ani feature. In Hot Springs Ark Miss Dedutive, 533, won Marco Purse in muddy going at Oaklawn.
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Miami
Black George
Arcadia
Calif
Jimmelle
Santa Ani Hot Springs
Ark
Marco
Oaklawn
Resurfaced Track Opens Jalopy Session at South Mountain
A completely resurfaced track welcomes jalopy drivers for a weekly smashup at South Mountain Speedway tomorrow afternoon. Art Bisch and Jay Barker, absent last week for a Tucson race, return as top contenders in a tight points race led by defending champion Bisch. Notables like Hinkle, Auckly, Chapel, Camrud, Doyle, Muldner, Taylor, Billie, Sanders, Mounts and others will race. Chapel swept two mains last Sunday. a 25 lap feature follows with inverted finish order. No car may leave the infield between races, and 1:30 p.m. begins time trials.
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South Mountain Speedway
Tucson
Art Bisch
Jay Barker
Bisch
Barker
Bob Hinkle
Clarence Auckly
Don Chapel
Ed Camrud
Avery Doyle
Carl Muldner
Leon Taylor
Duke Billie
Sonny Sanders
Roe Mounts
Drafty Pavilion Chills Cage Site
Washington_UCLA basketball game saw UCLA coach John Wood in a topcoat and gloves while Washington coach Tippy Dye wore no coat and used a hand heating pad like his players. The drafty pavilion had snow on the roof and frigid temperatures persisted for days.
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Seattle
UCLA
John Woode
Washington
Tippy Dye
Border Olympics Spotlight Texas A and M at Laredo
Laredo Texas March 10 The border Olympics opened with Texas A and M and North Texas State favored to win the university and college class titles Both teams were expected to repeat in preliminaries for the two divisions as the event moved along.
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Laredo
Tex
Collegians
Texas A & M
North Texas State
Northfield and Florida golf results highlight region sports
In Northfield George Benz was named coach at Norwich. In Florida John Lyons of Port Washington won the South Florida tournament with a 2 and 1 victory over Paul at Daytona Beach. Mary Faulk upset Betsy Rawls in the Minnesota East Coast women's amateur semifinals in St Augustine.
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Northfield
George Benz
Norwich
Alm Beach
Fla
John Lyons
Port Washinon
N. Y
Ken Davis captures featherweight title at Chicago finals
In the Tournament of Champions finals at Chicago Stadium, Ken Davis of Los Angeles defeated Rol an Bagley of Cleveland to win the featherweight title. Davis, named outstanding boxer in the LA tourney, had a hard semifinal win over Junior Franklin of Oklahoma City, as 18,835 fans watched the event along with other bouts featuring Bobby Jackson, Don Robinson, and several competitors from Cleveland and Kansas City.
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Los Angeles Golden Gloves
Chicago Stadium
Ken Davis
Roland Bagley
Cleveland
Davis
Marine
Junior Franklin
Oklahoma City
Don Robinson
Los Angeles
Bobby Jackson
Rth
Fat Riley
Nate Brooks
Bobby _ Bickle
Kansas City
Willard Henry
Middlewese
Richard Guerrero
Ernest Fann
Hearn Aims to Prove It Again for Giants
St Petersburg report notes Jim Hearn, acquired from St Louis for 10000, can repeat 11-4 season and 2.39 ERA. Leo Durocher and coaches credit revival after initial golf misread, with Hearn committing to pitching from opening day. Cards' loss, Giants' gain marked by strong 1950 pennant chatter.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Jim Hearn
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Hearn
Sal Maglie
Giant
Big Jim
Giants
Iearn
Durocher
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Frank Shelleback
Larry Jansen
Ike Williams to defend light title May 11 at MSG
Ike Williams will for the first time since December 1949 defend his lightweight crown in a 15 round Madison Square Garden bout on May 11. He may face five contenders Art Aragon Percy Bassett Jimmy Carter John L. Davis or Del Flanagan. A non title bout with Fitzie Pruden was postponed to March 23 due to a heavy cold.
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New York
Ike Williams
Madison Square Garden
Williams
Art
Fights Result Fragments Highlight Boxing Card
Fragmented report lists several boxing results including Rex Layne and Bob Gatterfield in New York. Norman Thompson and Joey Atria cited with weights. Partial lines mention cities and scores but many details are unclear.
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New York
Rex Layne
Lewiston
Cage
Bob Gatterfield
West Psi Beach
Fla
Norman Thompson
Aterson
Arizona State Amateur Golf Semis Set at Arizona Country Club
Dirk Prather and Dick Taylor led the semis in the Arizona State Amateur at Arizona Country Club with Prather facing Erickson as Taylor defeated Siegel. Siegel beat Peterson and Stewart in earlier rounds as Dznowski, Robbs, Boutell and Kershaw also advanced in a day of tight match play. Tomorrow's final will be 36 holes with eight other flights and senior entrants joining the action.
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Arizona
Arizona Country Club
Fred Siegel
Seattle
Phoenix
Chuck Erickson
Dick Prather
Southwestern Chemie
Dick Taylor
Erickson
Prather
Siegel
Taylor
Longhitting
Tucson
Bill Goldberg
Robbs
Dznowski
Henry Kershaw
Stewart
Bob Warren
Boutell
Herb Greer
Dr. Kershaw
Tayor
$1,000 Event Tops Downs Sunday Card At Arizona Downs
A $1,000 handicap over six furlongs headlines the first Sunday card at Arizona Downs. Hijo Lanty leads eight horses under 117 pounds after a second in yesterday’s feature, with Mr. Whiskers at 113 pounds and Charlie Dye's entry Howden's Boy at 112 pounds as key challengers.
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Arizona Downs
Hijo Lanty
Aleady
Johnny Fouts
Charlie Dye
Howden
Kerring Copperwell
Gay Trooper Aims For Purse In Quarter Horse Derby
Verde Stock Farm's Gay Trooper closes fast to share in the purse in a quarter horse special at 110 pounds with Fritz Becker aboard. Field includes Tala's Weight 108 Ensign and others. post time 1:45. Downbeat breezes opened day as mutuels reach $60,477 at the renamed track formerly Ingleside Turf Club.
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Verde Stock Farm
Sky Gipsy
Fritz Becker
Tala
Need Luck
Gay Ensign
Mr. Sprague
Leinad
Breeze Easy
Mutuels
the Downs
Hijo Lanty
Tron Lash
Iron Lash
Ingleside Turf Club
Babe Herman Beats Barao In 10 Round Split Decision
In Hollywood Freddie Herman rallied after a fifth round knockdown to win a split 10 round decision over Emil Barao at Legion Stadium. Herman decked Barao in the sixth round but Barao pressed early and late with leather, while the referee called the bout a draw before the judges awarded Herman the victory.
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Hollywood
Freddie Herman
Oakeland
Emil Barao
Los Angeles
Barao
Legion Stadium
Herman
Abe Roth
Jimmy Wallace
Jack McDonald
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