Marion Sees White Sox Reach For World Series Hope
Tampa based report notes Marty Marion defies skeptics and believes Chicago White Sox can win with hot hitters. He cites Minnie Minoso and potential big years from George Kell or Walt Dropo, hoping one or both deliver clutch runs to spark a run at the pennant and World Series.
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Savages End Georgetown Run In NAIA Record Victory
In Kansas City the Southeastern Oklahoma Savages crushed Georgetown College 120 to 67, setting a new single game scoring mark for the tournament. The first round wrap saw upsets with Quincy beating St Francis of Brooklyn 84-82, Geneva fallen to Nebraska Wesleyan in OT, and Evansville upset by Atlantic Christian. Alderson Broaddus faced Quincy Ill. in the second round.
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Cousy Nets 40 As Celtics Beat Warriors in White Plains
Bob Cousy scored 40 points to lift the Boston Celtics over the Philadelphia Warriors 112-103 in White Plains, earning praise as the outstanding pro player by New York sportswriters. The loss dents Warriors playoff hopes with four games left, three back of Boston and three and a half behind New York. The Knicks kept pace by beating Rochester 99-96 in the nightcap.
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Marion Fines Chico For Missing Practice
Marion fines Chico Carrasquel of the Chicago White Sox 100 dollars for missing practice after a false illness report. Manager Marty Marion, backed by Frank Lane, warns all players that club rules apply equally and Carrasquel will start at short in the exhibition opener against Cincinnati.
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Macias Favored In Bantam Bout At Cow Palace
Raul Macias of Mexico, No. 1 contender, fights Chamren Songkitrat of Thailand, No. 2 contender, for the world bantamweight title at the Cow Palace. The bout is 12 rounds, not 15, per the State Athletic Commission. NBA belt to winner. CBS telecasts at 10 p.m. EST. Macias seeks his 12th straight win. Songkitrat arrives 6-3-1 with two prior title bids lost on split decisions.
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Champions Move Into 2nd Round At Philadelphia
LaSalle the defending champion and top ranked San Francisco advanced in the NCAA tournament with decisive first round wins over West Virginia and West Texas. Canisius Villanova Marquette Penn State Bradley Seattle also joined the second round, with eight other teams holding byes for sites in Philadelphia Evanston Manhattan and Corvallis as round two set for Friday.
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NCAA TV Plan Delayed Again as Details Loom
Chicago report says the NCAA television committee postponed announcing its 1955 plan for a second time. E L Romany, committee chair, said the plan would be mailed to members for a vote next Monday. Big Ten and PCC push regional TV and oppose a game-of-the-week format.
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Playoff Playback TV plan outlines national and regional shows
A TV schedule proposes seven national programs and five regional shows for the playoffs with a rule that no school appears more than once. The plan emphasizes broad coverage while avoiding repetition of any single institution.
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Loeffler Praises Hundley As La Salle Beats West Virginia
La Salle Explorers, defending champions, beat West Virginia 95 to 61 at Madison Square Garden advancing toward a repeat. Hundley scored 16 early points but dropped to one point in the final 20 minutes as La Salle shifted to a 3 2 zone to contain him. Tom Gola, hampered by a cold, finished with 24 points.
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European flyweight title bout tops boxing news
In Miami Beach Miguel Diaz of Havana defeated Freddie Herman on points after 1464. Diaz outpointed Herman 144 percent. In Holyoke Tommy Jackson stopped Roy Thomas at 180. London’s Dai Dower outpointed Nazzareno Giannelli at 111 percent for the European flyweight title. Randy Turpin stopped Jose Gonzalez in eight rounds.
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Hurricane) Jackson
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