Lakers Promise Baylor Backing In Charleston Incident
AP reports the Minneapolis Lakers defend Elgin Baylor after a racial incident in Charleston West Virginia. Baylor refused to play at a hotel conflict, costing the team a game. President Bob Short pledged no repeat as city officials deem the event not the city’s fault. Baylor praised Short's support and stated he would repeat the action if needed.
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Apolis
Minneapolis Lakers
Elgin Baylor
Charleston
W.va
Lakers
Baylor
Philadelphia
Yo Ong
Laker
Bob Short
Short
Tom Grace
Cincinnati Royals
Minneapolis
Royals
National Basketball Assn
Cincinnati
John T Copenhaver
Samuelstuen Captures Norge Skiing Title
Austen Samuelstuen representing Steamboat Springs Colorado won the Norge Skiing Championship with a 203 foot longest jump and 223.7 points. Teammate Torbjorn Yggeseth of Norway and Wenatchee Valley Junior College finished second with 217.2 points, one tenth behind. Art Tokle of Lake Telemark New Jersey placed third with 217.1 points after jumps of 195 and 210 feet.
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Chicago
Austen Sameelstuen
Samuelstuen
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Torbjorn Yggeseth
Norway
Wenatchee Valley Junior College
Leavenworth, Wash
Yggeseth
Art Tokle
Lake Telemark
Norge
Tokle
Celts Roll Hawks 139 to 117 for first win in five tries
Celtics rout Hawks 139-117 as Sharman and Cousy spark third quarter for Boston. Hawks' Cliff Hagan leads with 26 as New York and Cincinnati also post wins. Knicks stay 6.5 games behind Boston in the East.
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Celts
Hawks
Associated Press
National Basketball Assn
Boston
Celtics
St. Louis
New York
Syracuse
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Cincinnnati
Detroit
Bill Sharman
Bob Cousy
Hawke
Sharman
Cousy
Cliff Hagan
Knicks
Mike Farmer
Richie Guerin
New Yorkers
Johnny Kerr
Dolph Schayes
Elgin Baylor
Lakers
Tom Gola
Paul Arizin
Warriors
Cincinnati
Archie Dees
Olmedo-MacKay reach semis in Aussie tourney
In Adelaide AP report US pair Alex Olmedo and Barry MacKay advanced to the men's doubles semifinals at the Australian National Championships after a five set win over Australians Bob Hewitt and Martin Mulligan. They face Rod Laver and Bob Mark next as top teams compete under heat.
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Adelaide
U.S
Alex Olmedo
Barry MacKay
Bob Hewitt
Martin Mulligan
Olmedo
MacKay
Chris Crawford
Piedmont
Calif
Olmeida
California
Dayton
Ohio
Rod Laver
Bob Mark
Ulf Schmidt
Jan Erik Lundquist
Buchholz
Wall Bags Crosby Victory In Ocean Marked by Late Duel
Art Wall Jr wins the Bing Crosby tournament at Pebble Beach finishing with 279 after a final nine of 41. Gene Littler ties for second as his late surge ends with a misstrike into the ocean on 18. Demaret also shares second as Wall secures $4,000 plus $2,000 low pro-am and moves to a $9,970 year total.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Bing Crosby
Art Wall Jr
Wall
Gene Littler
Pacific
San Diego
Littler
Jimmy Demaret
Charles Coe
Art Anderson
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Tijuana
Doug Ford
Crosby
Jay Hebert
Mike Fetchick
Palm Springs
Eastland
Tex
Ford
Crystal River
Fla
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Lloyd Mangrum
Apple Valley
Gene Littleree
Bob Rosburgh
John McMullin
Don January Viseee
Hilly Maxwell
Arnold Palmer
Jack Pleek
Hill Johnston
Bill Casper
George Fazio
Gardner Dickinson
Jay Mebert
Ernie Vossler
Julius Boros
Vie Ghee Coves
Jim Ferree
Paul O'Leary
Mantle Seeks Bigger Pay Amid Mixed Praise from Bauer
Mickey Mantle says he deserves a higher salary, while Hank Bauer’s remarks about his fielding and temper prompt denial of any sulking. Mantle cites a strong 1958 season and plans a contract push, aiming for about 85 thousand dollars after earning roughly 75 thousand.
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Dallas
Tex
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Mantle
Hank Bauer
Bauer
St. Paul
Overland Park
Kan
Mickey
Yankees
Late Saturday Basketball Scores Across Regions
Recaps list results from major city and college teams with scores including Villanova, Loyola Md, St. John's NY, St Josephs Pa, Duquesne, Carnegie Tech, Colgate, Hobart, Bucknell, Pitt, Syracuse, Holy Cross, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, Bowdoin, Princeton, Cornell, Seton Hall, Iowa, La Salle, Temple, St Francis Pa, Army, MIT, Dartmouth, Manhattan, St Bonaventure, Canisius, Westminster Pa, Baldwin Wallace, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Boston College, Providence, Kentucky, Tennessee, Duke, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, William and Mary, Virginia Tech, George Washington, Georgetown DC, Navy, American Univ, The Citadel, Davidson, Richmond, Furman, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State, Mississippi, Minnesota, Purdue, Oklahoma, Kansas, Notre Dame, Loyola Chicago, Cincinnati, Drake, St Louis, Louisville, Nebraska, Iowa State, Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana, Miami Ohio, Bowling Green, Kansas State, Missouri, Wichita, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Houston, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Arizona State, New Mexico State, Hardin Simmons, Idaho, Washington State, California, Stanford, Washington, Oregon State, Utah State, Colorado State, Brigham Young, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, UCLA, Southern California.
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Villanova
Loyola
St. John’s
St. Joseph's
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Colgate
Hobart
Bucknell
Pitt
Syracuse
Holy Cross
Connecticut
Vermont
Maine
Bowdwin
Princeton
Cornell
Seton Hall
Iowa
LaSalle
Temple
St. Francis
Geneva
Army
MIT
Dartmouth
Manhattan
St. Bonavent
Kentucky
Tennessee
Duke
Maryland
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
George Washington
Georgetown
Minnesota
Purdue
Oklahoma
Kansas
Notre Dame
Lycla
Chicago
Cincinnati
Drake
St. Louis
Louisville
Nebraska
Iowa State
Ohio State
Northwestern
Indiana
Miami
Ohio
Bowling Green
Kansas State
Missouri
Wichita
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Houston
Southwest
Texas Tech
Tex. Christian
Arizona State
Arizona State College
New Mexico State
Hardin- Simmons
Wings Face Worst Slump In Red Wings History
DETROIT The Detroit Red Wings, eight time Stanley Cup champions in ten seasons, suffer their worst skid as they fall to the New York Rangers 4 2 to extend to nine straight losses. Montreal upset Boston and tied Chicago in weekend action while Chicago beat the Rangers 7 1 and Boston edged Toronto 4 3.
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Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Sid Abel
Red Wings
New York Rangers
Detroiters
Montreal
Boston
Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago
Rangers
Toronto
Ten Clubs to Travel 180000 Miles in 1959 Season
The American Association opens its guinea pig season April 11 to September 9 with ten Class AAA teams, totaling about 180000 miles of travel. Eastern and Western divisions include Charleston Indianapolis Louisville St Paul Minneapolis and Houston Dallas Fort Worth Omaha Denver.
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Charleston
Bob Hope
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Texas
Minneapolis
Omaha
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Denver
Senators
Wichita
Milwaukee Braves
Kansas
Ben Geraghty
Bill Adair
Adair
Detroit Tigers
Bill Norman
Walker Cooper
Max Macon
Gene Mauch
Montreal
Fred Martin
Stan Hack
Andy Cohen
Lou Klein
Joe Schultz
John Keane
St. Louis Cardinals
Association
Lakeland
Fla
Tigertown
Pompano Beach
Chandler
Ariz
Mesa
Daytona Beach
Fila
Hollywood
Jacksonville
St. Louis
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
WVU Mountaineers Face Rough SEC Road After Strong Start
West Virginia coach Fred Schaus praises a 13-3 start and 6-0 conference ledger but warns of hard stretch ahead. He expects a dog-catching race as four challengers form the battleground for the Southern Conference title, with Richmond hosting the Feb. 26-21 tournament. Virginia and VMI losses noted as George Washington, Hampden-Sydney wins cited in non conference play.
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ED Young
West Virginia
Fred Schaus
Schaus
Mountaineers
Mounties
Nally
Richmond
Virginia
Bluth Tops Score in All Star Bowling. Welu Wins Title
Ray Bluth set 214.56 average over 100 games and marked final pinfall records, but Billy Welu captured the 18th annual All Star Bowling Tournament championship and $5,000. Welu outscored Bluth 210-197 in the final game after a late rally, finishing 311-48 Petersen points to Bluth 310-26. Don Carter and Lou Campi also placed highly in the men’s field. Marion Ladewig won the women’s division with 149-33 Petersen points.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ray Bluth
Billy Welu
Bluth
Welu
St. Louis Falstaffs
Petersen
St. Louis
Don Carter
Lou Campi
Dumont
N. J
Marion Ladewig
Grand Rapids
Mich
Russia Falls To Canada In World Amateur Clash
In Santiago Chile AP Russia suffered a 63-44 upset loss to Canada while the United States led by Air Force members crushed Argentina 87-73 and Nationalist China 81-73 before blitzing United Arab Republic 103-58 as the final round robin began. Russia and the US shared pre-tournament favorites status before the setback.
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Santiago
Chile
Russia
Canada
U.S
America
United States
Air Force
Argentina
China
United Arab Republic
Ottawa Trades Rights To Iowa Grid Star
Ottawa Tough Riders traded negotiating rights for quarterback Randy Duncan to the British Columbia Lions. Ottawa will receive one of its Canadian college draft choices in return, with BC compensation if Duncan joins the Lions.
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Ottawa
Iowa
Ottawa Tough Riders
Randy Duncan
British Columbia Lions
Big Four
Western Interprovincial Football Union
Duncan
Iowa University
California
Lions
B.C
Baylor U Coaching Job In Jeopardy Narrowed To Nelson
Baylor fans in Waco Texas awaited a decision from Dave Nelson head coach at Delaware. Nelson was to inform Baylor faculty today whether he will accept the job as head football coach and athletic director. Sources indicate the field was narrowed to Nelson and John Bridgers with Nelson seen as the likely choice.
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Waco
Tex
Baylor
Dave Nelson
Nelson
Delaware
John Bridgers
Baltimore Colts
Coaches predict tight Southern Conference race
Tech coach George Schaus notes Washington The Citadel William and Mary as contenders with Furman and Richmond seen as strong dark horses. He mentions Davidson untested but expects seven competitive teams in the Southern Conference as the regular season unfolds.
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Tech
George
Washington
Citadel
William & Mary
Schaus
Furman
Richmond
Davidson
Virginia Tech Falls to William and Mary for Conference Lead
Southern Conference race shifted as Virginia Tech lost 59-58 to William and Mary in Williamsburg. West Virginia remains unbeaten in the league, while W&M improved to 6-2 and moved to third. Clemson plays The Citadel. West Virginia meets Western Kentucky. Furman hosts Wofford in nonconference games.
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Virginia Tech
William & Mary
Williamsburg
West Virginia
Tech
VMI
Clemson
Citadel
Western Kentucky
Louisvile
Furman
Wofford
W&m
Richmond
Davidson
Next two MAC Games Important For Green
Marshall College with a 7-6 overall mark aims for MAC lead by facing Kent State in a home and home set over two Saturdays. Marshall is 2-2 in league play, Kent State 2-0, while Miami sits 5-1 in the conference. Marshall broke through with 91-65 over Western Michigan for its second conference win.
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Huntington
Marshall College
Marshall
Kent State
Kent
Miami
Western Michigan
New Marshall Coach To Take Over Feb. 1
Huntington press announces Charley Snyder will assume head football coach duties at Marshall College on February 1. Snyder, a former Marshall player, left a freshman coaching post at the University of Kentucky to take the Marshall job, replacing Herb Royer whose contract expired in June. Royer will arrive on English campus this spring.
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Huntington
Charley Snyder
Marshall College
Stewart Smith
Marshall
Snyder
University of Kentucky
Herb Royer
Outdoor Record May Also Fall To 11-Year-Old
Boston AP report notes 17 year old John Thomas, BU freshman, il jump near 6-11 and eyes future 7-2 mark. He has advanced rapid from 6-5 in March to 6-11 7-8 Saturday night at Knights of Columbus, AAU rules require nearest quarter inch. Thomas aims to surpass indoor world mark while competing in mile events. other track results include Delaney 4:03.3 mile and wins by Winder, Calhoun, Collymore, Scurlock, Steiglitz, and Bragg.
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Boston
John Thomas
Boston University
Ed Flanagan
Knights of Columbus
Ken Weisner
Thomas
Cambridge
Ringe Technical High School
Massachusetts
Ireland
Ron Delaney
Paul Winder
Morgan State
Lee Calhoun
Durham
N.C
Ed Collymore
Villanova
Dave Scurlock
North Carolina
Lew Steiglitz
US Navy
Don Bragg
Philadelphia
Coaching Changes In Major Colleges Rise
Major football programs are shifting coaches with Army and Notre Dame leading a wave. Blaik retires as Army coach and athletic director, Kuharich named Notre Dame coach, signaling broad changes as several schools replace or move assistants and former players into leadership roles. Names linked include Bennett Oosterbaan and Lombardi among others, with Baylor and Colgate still seeking replacements.
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Hugh Fullerton
Associated Press
NEW York AP
Joe Kuharich
Irish
Earl Red Blaik
Blaik
Frank Leahy
Srands
Army
Notre Dame
Terry Brennan
Kuharich
Bennie Oosterbaan
Michigan
Bump
Elliott
Tally Stevens
Harold Koop
Brigham Young
Johnny Cruze
Marquette
Lisle
Liz Blackbourn
Tom Nugenti
Florida State
Tommy Mont
Maryland
Wisconsin
Perry Moss
Jim Miller
Purdue
Wally Fromhart
Detroit
Baylor
Colgate
Bob Blackman
Dartmouth
Dale Hall
Bobby Dobbs
Tulsa
Bill Yeoman
Michigan State
Vince Lombardi
New York Giants
Paul Dietzel
Louisiana State
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