Iron Dukes Aim High In Opening Night Victory
Duquesne, ranked No. 3, rolled Carnegie Tech 75-52 as Dick Ricketts scored 34 and Dave Ricketts added six. Indiana fell to Missouri 64-61, Don Schlundt 25 for Indiana but benched over foul trouble. Kansas beat LSU 83-58 for 30th straight home win. Tennessee Tech outlasted Eastern Kentucky in five overtimes 85-80.
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Lambert Trophy Goes to Middies
Annapolis based Navy wins the Lambert Trophy as the top Eastern team after defeating Army 27 20 in the regular season finale. Coach Eddie Erdelatz praises team effort while noting Penn State finished third and Navy posted seven wins the most since 1945.
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La Salle tops first hoop poll with Kentucky close behind
La Salle leads the preseason AP poll with 34 first place votes and 549 points, Kentucky second with 13 first place votes and 343 points. Duquesne, Iowa, Holy Cross, Indiana, Dayton follow in the top ranks as 1950s college basketball powers vie for early season prominence.
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WVU in Golden Era Of Football-Duncan
Williamson Kiwanis and Daily News honored WVU football as the current golden era. Ray O. Duncan, dean of Physical Education, said the era is now and praised high school coaches including Delbarton’s Kenny Davis, area coach of the year. He cautioned that winning should not be at all costs.
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Air Force Academy targets football debut in 1958 schedule
New Air Force Academy in Colorado plans a full nine game season by fall 1958. Col. Robert Whitlow named athletic director and coach. Freshman team to play a tentative schedule against Denver, Colorado, Colorado Aggies, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma. Stadium planned for 50,000 and a 5,000 capacity fieldhouse.
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Hartman Eyes King's Scoring Record After 49 Point Night
Carl Hartman of Alderson-Broaddus College surged to 171 season points in five games with a 49-point outburst in AB's 131-92 win over Salem College. The senior guard, 5-11 from Ridgeley, moved to within 133 of West Virginia's career scoring mark of 2,537 held by George King. Hartman also set WVIA C foul shooting records by sinking 23 free throws without a miss, surpassing prior marks for a perfect night, single-game makes, and consecutive makes. The win followed AB's regular-season opener after three pre-season games.
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College Basketball Scores Across Big Games
Duquesne defeated Carnegie Tech 72 to 52 while Harvard topped Northeastern 61 to 49. Iowa beat Nebraska 84 to 61 and Missouri edged Indiana 64 to 61. Kansas won 83 to 58 over Louisiana State, Wisconsin defeated Washington 80 to 60, and Detroit beat Bowling Green 91 to 60.
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Kress Freshman of Year in the Southern Conference
Virginia Military Institute guard Jerry Kress named 1954 SC freshman of the year by AP sports writers and coaches. From Bristol, Virginia, he rose from freshman to first team by midseason, growing 15 pounds and showing rare instinct and high natural ability.
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Former Yankee Catcher Named Denver Bears Manager
Ralph Houk, 34, a reserve catcher and later a coach for the New York Yankees, was named manager and playing manager of the Denver Bears in the American Association. Denver General Manager Bob Howsam announced the decision, noting Houk will also play. The Bears, champions of the Western League, moved to Triple-A after last week’s franchise shift from Philadelphia Athletics to Kansas City, becoming the Yankees’ top farm club in Denver.
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Lane eyes Athletics after three deals in two days
New York reports White Sox general manager Frank Lane completed three transactions yesterday, shipping three players from the Orioles and three from the Tigers. He now turns to Kansas City to add to those changes without naming the targets he hopes to pry from the Athletics.
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Baseball trades reshape rosters as convention opens
At the league convention the White Sox completed two trades, sending seven players to Baltimore for Clint Courtney Bob Chakales and Jim Brideweser. Chicago also sent Ferris Fain Jack Phillips and Leo Christante to Detroit for Walt Dropo Bob Nieman and Ted Gray. Lane said more deals may follow as clubs seek balance between defense and offense. Paul Richards claims to be 50 percent stronger after shedding most Browns assets and eight Orioles in a prior massive swap.
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New York Italo Scortichini Fights In Overseas Bout
New York Italo Scortichini defeated Chico Varona by a close margin while Bobby Bell of Brooklyn topped Carmelo Costa. Neal Rivers stopped Charley Tombstone Smith in a separate bout from Las Vegas output of a boxing card featuring multiple city matchups.
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Majors Draw Battle Lines In Drive to Coast
National and American leagues plot expansion to ten clubs aiming for Pacific Coast footholds in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Frank Lane leads the AL realignment committee as the NL concedes West Coast talks at the draft sessions. The AL will review plans at July Milwaukee meetings, while the NL meets in New York in February to discuss the program.
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