Five All-America picks named by AP in 1959
Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati tops the AP All-America list with 33 point per game. Jerry West of West Virginia, Boozer of Kansas State, Bailey Howell of Mississippi State and Johnny Cox of Kentucky round out the first team. Second and third teams include Hennon, Byrd, Pucillo, Green, Hawkins, Larese, and others.
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Cincinnati
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West Virginia
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Kansas State
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George Smith
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Boozer
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Cox
Tex Winter
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Miss. State
Bob Pettit
Louisiana State
Babe McCarthy
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
Don Hennon
Pitt
Johnny Green
Michigan State
Tom Hawkins
Notre Dame
Leo Byrd
Marshall
Lou Pucillo
North Carolina State
Hennon
Pucillo
Jim Hagan
Tennessee Tech
Bob Ferry
St. Louis
Ron Johnson
Minnesota
Joe Ruklick
Northwestern
York Larese
North Carolina
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West Virginia’s Jerry West Named All America Star
WVU star Jerry West, the lone junior on the All-America first team, called the honor his greatest ambition fulfilled. Coach Fred Schaus credits West’s teammates for the feat as West predicts WVU will win its first three NCAA games beginning in New York at Madison Square Garden with further rounds in Charlotte and Louisville to follow.
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Musselman
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Tony Constantine
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Marshall
Leo Byrd
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NYU
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North Carolina Faces Duke In ACC Tourney Semifinals
UNC seeks a place in the ACC final as Duke and NC State also survive first round. Virginia ousts Maryland 66 65 while NC State edges South Carolina 75 72 in overtime. Denver lands in NIT amid conf turmoil as Utah and others jockey for NCAA spots.
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Twelve Go To Post For Anita Derby
In the Santa Anita Derby a field of twelve two year olds contest the mile and an eighth race with Silver Spoon the lone filly among the contenders. The purse nears 150000 dollars as Ole Foss and Finnegan Royal Orbit Silver Spoon and others like Linmold Prince Lesker Tuleg Fightin Indian Friar Roach Mr Deep Well Die Hard and Jungle Dancer vie for Derby prospects.
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Silver Spoon
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C. V. Whitney
Linmold
Prince Lesker
Tuleg
Fightin Indian
Friar Roach
Mr. Deep Well
Die Hard
Jungle Dancer
Redl and Jordan Set TV Welterweight Clash at Madison Square Garden
Stefan Redl meets Eddie Jordan in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden aired on NBC at 10 p.m. EST. Redl, 22-3 with 13 KOs, seeks a top ten jump against the Brooklyn-based, 16-2-2 fighter in his TV debut main event slot. Jordan holds a 7-5 favorite tag with a $4,000 prize heft, while Redl balances boxing earnings and a PA beef cattle farm plan.
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Steve
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Redl
Kayes
Gale Kerwin
Gil Turner
Vince Martinez
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Canadiens One Win From Clinching NHL Pennant
Montreal edged Toronto 2-1 to move two points from clinching a second straight title while Chicago's loss would seal it. Boston beat Detroit 3-0 as Lumley earned his 69th NHL shutout with 29 saves and Horvath Gendron and Leach scored.
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Wilcox becomes NAIA’s first dual scoring rebound champion
Paul Wilcox of Davis and Elkins College, Elkins West Virginia, is the first player to win both NAIA scoring and rebounding crowns. He posted a 33.6 scoring average and 223 rebounds. Tennessee A and I State led scorers with 100.7 in the regular season. Dick Barnett was second at 29.9. Henry Fields and Tom Cooke tied for runnerup in rebounds with 218.
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Henry Fields
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