St Francis ousts Holy Cross to reach NIT semifinals
Maurice Stokes stars for St Francis (Pa.) as they upset defending champ Holy Cross 68 64 at Madison Square Garden. Dayton tops St Louis 97 81, setting up a semi with St Francis, while Duquesne and Cincinnati advance to the other semi. Sallee shines for Dayton with 33 points as Garden records fall.
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New York
Maurice Stokes
Maurice
Stokes
Little St. Francis
Frankies
Holy Cross
Madison Square Garden
Dayton
St. Louis
Billikens
St. Francis
Duquesne
Cincinnati
William
Crusaders
Hughes
Jack Salee
Connecticut
Sallee
Lions Hurt By Canadian Raid
Detroit Lions admit a key blow from the Canadian Football League raid as Tom Dublinski signs with the Toronto Argonauts. GM Nick Kerbawy notes no front line injury but laments the backfield loss and plans to discuss the matter with NFL Commissioner Bert Bell in New York later this month amid peace talks with the Canadian League.
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Detroit
Detroit Lions
Tom Dublinski
Bobby Layne
Toronto Argonauts
Gil Mains
Lions
Nick Kerbawy
Kerbawy
Dublinski
NFL
Bert Bell
New York
Bell
Celtics One Up In NBA Playoff
The Celtics beat the Knicks 122 to 101 to take a 1 0 lead in the Eastern Division semifinal. Boston’s defense limited Ray Felix and Harry Gallatin, while Bob Cousy scored 30 and Frank Ramsey 25 to pace the win in Boston. The series moves to New York for the second game with a possible deciding match in New York.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Agéin
New York
Boston
Knickerbockers
Syracuse
Minneapolis
Rochester
St. Paul
Ray Felix
Harry Gallatin
Bob Cousy
Frank Ramsey
Jim Baechtold
Knicks
U S Clinches Pan Am Title At Mexico City Games
The United States leads the Pan American Games with clear dominance, tallying five more gold medals as unofficial standings show the U S with 220 points to Argentina 75 44 and Mexico 36 42. Highlights include Arnie Sowell breaking the 800 meters meet record in 1 49 7, Oswald Suarez overtaking Horace Ashenfelter in the 5 000 meters, Gordien and O Brien going 1 2 in discus with a games mark of 53 10 meters, and vault stars Richards Smith Laz matching 4 50 meters. Heaviest lifts see Shepard and Kono win middle and light heavyweight crowns with record totals.
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U.S. Army
Arnie Sowell
Pittsburgh
Mal Whitfield
California
Lon Spurrier
Ramon Sandoval
Chile
Oswald Suarez
Argentina
Horace Ashenfelter
New Jersey
Fortune Gordien
Parry O' Brien
Gordien
Bob Richards
Bob Smith
Don Laz
Jose Tellez Conceirao
Brazil
Mel Patton
United States
Dave Shepard
New York City
Tommy Kono
Sacramento
Shephard
Kono
Training Camp Roundup Features Woodling and Evers with Orioles
Veterans Gene Woodling and Hoot Evers anchor a reshaped Orioles lineup under Paul Richards fresh after winter trades. They both delivered clutch hits in Baltimore’s 8-6 ninth inning rally against Brooklyn, aiding the win as Woodling drove in two with a double and Evers added a two run single. Other spring results include the Cardinals beating the Tigers 5-2, the Reds edging the Pirates 9-7, Blackwell overpowering Philadelphia 9-2 for the Yankees, and the Indians routing the Giants 13-7.
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Gene Woodling
Hoot Evers
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Evers
Tigers
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Boston
New York Giants
Orioles
Woodling
Yanks
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Bob Darnell
Glenn Cox
Darnell
St. Louis
Detroit Tigers
Gordon Jones
Bob Tiefenauer
Joe Presko
Cincinnati Redlegs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ewell Blackwell
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phils
Blackie
Milwaukee Braves
Mel Parnell
Ralph Kiner
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Ruben Gomé
Philadelphia
New York
Casagrande
Kipper
Liperti
Farrell
Lopata
Niarchos
Blackwell
Lopat
Byrne
Howard
Silvera
W—Blackwell
L—Casagrande
Mechanical Brain Names Willie Mays NL’s Top Offensive Star
Pittsburgh report details an IBM Type 650 test devised by Branch Rickey to rank NL players by offense. Willie Mays tops a list with a 1.110 brain rating based on .345 average, ahead of Duke Snider 1.075, Eddie Mathews 1.042, and Stan Musial 1.038 reflecting 1954 batting prowess.
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Pittsburgh
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Rickey
International Business Machine
Giants
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Ed Mathews
Milwaukee Braves
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Stanky cites pitching as key to Cardinals revival
Eddie Stanky argues St Louis must improve pitching to climb from sixth in the NL. He notes the team led in hitting and base stealing but lost 38 games after seventh-inning deficits. Stanky explains trading Ray Jablonski for Frank Smith aims to bolster relief. He praises Cincinnati’s helm Birdie Tebbetts and stresses that modern clubs need strong relievers to win.
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ST. Petersburg
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Jablonski
Cincinnati
Frank Smith
Smith
Redlegs
Birdie Tebbetts
Birdie
Stanky
Two U. S. Quints Lead Pan Am Games Showdown
The U S men, featuring Dean Kelly and Don Byrd, beat Brazil 78 to 49 in the Pan American Games round robin as Kelly scores 14 and Byrd 13. The U S women won both games and face undefeated Chile next. Argentina and Mexico loom as key rivals with the United States tied for the lead.
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Mexico City
United States
Dean Kelly
Don Byrd
Brazil
Kelly
Byrd
Chile
Argentina
Mexico
Exhibition Baseball Schedule and Results
The Associated Press lists today's exhibition games including Baltimore versus Brooklyn Chicago versus New York Cincinnati versus Washington St Louis versus Milwaukee Boston versus Philadelphia Chicago versus New York A Kansas City versus Detroit A. Yesterday Milwaukee 7 Boston 3 Baltimore 8 Brooklyn 4 Cleveland 13 New York 4 Kansas City 1 Memphis 1 tie 12 innings New York 6 Cincinnati 5 Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh St Louis 5 Detroit 2 New York 9 Philadelphia 2.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Washington
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Boston
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland Farms
Memphis
Pittsburgh
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