Cincy and WVU Hit Stride as NCAA Dreams Grow
Cincinnati and West Virginia push toward conference titles and the NCAA tournament with big wins. Robertson scores 36 for Cincinnati in an 88-69 win over Duquesne as WVU thumps Davidson 100-63 then faces William & Mary in the semifinal. Also notes NIT action and other conference results.
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Bobby Ayersman
Mountaineers boost bid with 100 point playoff rout
West Virginia, 10th ranked, set tournament records in a 100 65 first round win over Davidson. Reserve Lee Patrone scored 22 as Jerry West added 18 in under 20 minutes. William and Mary routed Richmond 87 69 and George Washington beat Virginia Tech 85 87. The Citadel edged Furman 93 88.
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Scheffing Rates Reds as NL’s Most Improved Club
Cubs manager Bob Scheffing said Cincinnati Reds improved most in the National League after landing Frank Thomas from Pittsburgh and adding Vada Pinson. He noted Banks, Thomas, Thoms on, Dark and Walls had strong seasons. Banks began BP, hitting 25 feet over fence. Indians poised with Doby at first. Power to third if he handles first. Phillies sign Ashburn for about 38000, along with Carey and Jaciuk. Woodling, Maxwell, Mantilla and Malkmus also inked deals.
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del Ennis
Larry Doby
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Boston
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Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Andy Carey
John Jaciuk
New York Yankees
Gene Woodling
Baltimore
Charley Maxwell
Detroit
Felix Mantilla
Milwaukee
Bob Malkmus
Washington
Mantle Arrives At Yank Camp For Salary Talk
Mickey Mantle, star centerfielder for the New York Yankees, arrived at the training camp to discuss his contract with General Manager George Weiss. Mantle seeks a raise from $72,000 last year, while Weiss has offered $65,000 and hints at conditions tied to a higher payout. The two sides plan talks, with Mantle opposing conditional terms and Weiss citing past contract disputes.
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Manager To Arrive At Giant Camp Today
Bill Rigney is due to reach the San Francisco Giants spring training camp in Phoenix today after recovering from injuries from a recent auto accident. Coach Frank Parker has led workouts in his absence, and Rigney is expected to join the club on the field next week, directing from the bleachers until then.
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Salty) Parker
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NCAA Names Three At-Large Tournament Teams
NEW YORK AP DePaul of Chicago Idaho State and Portland Oregon were picked as at large entries in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The selections bring the field to ten teams and were announced by the NCAA Service Bureau.
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Wesleyan Routs Morris Harvey 91 66 in District 28
West Virginia Wesleyan dominated Morris Harvey 91 66 to clinch the NAIA district championship and advance to the Kansas City NAIA tournament. Bill Smith led Wesleyan with 20 points. Morris Harvey’s Bobby Sholes top scored with 17 as Wesleyan improved to 32 1 on the season while Morris Harvey finished 16 9.
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Bill Bauserman
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International Field Tests at Squaw Valley opening event
An international field of about 125 competitors from Canada England Finland Japan Norway Sweden Russia and Austria begins Squaw Valley California Olympic speed skating and nordic skiing with four days of events including cross country ski jumping and skating races from 500 to 5 000 meters The lineup features top athletes such as Sweden's Sttten Jernberg and Per-Erik Larsson Finland's Juhani Jarvinen and Toivo Salonen and US jumpers The opening schedule includes a 30 kilometer cross country and 500 meter speed skating on Saturday with events through Monday and biathlon on Tuesday
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Skate Queen Carol Heiss Wins Fourth World Title
Carol Heiss, 19, from Ozone Park New York, won her fourth straight world women's figure skating championship in Colorado Springs. She plans to finish college marry and have a house full of kids, drawing contrast with rivals Hanna Walter and Sjoukje Dijkstra. Heiss rises at 445am and skates until midnight, says she won’t turn pro.
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