Exhibition Baseball Scores From Yesterday AP Report
In exhibition play yesterday Pittsburgh topped Boston 3 0 while Chicago beat Baltimore 3 1 and Cleveland edged New York 2 1 Phila defeated New York 7 6 Wash ington outscored Cincinnati 6 5 Milwaukee piled up 27 runs against Savannah and San Antonio defeated Cincinnati 12 to 1 New York A beat St Petersburg FIL 4 10 by the same margin.
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Pirates lead Grapefruit League with Friend shutout
Pirates atop Grapefruit League standings hit 30 homers as Bob Friend tosses a nine inning 3-0 win over the Red Sox. Cubs beat Orioles 3-1, Maglie shines for Indians in 2-1 win over Giants. Phillies edge Yankees 7-6 as Ennis homers for the victor. Dodgers shift Zimmer to minor league assignment. Red Sox sell Gus Niarhos to Louisville.
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Exhibition Slate Shows Spring Matchups Across Several Cities
On Wednesday March 31 the White Sox meet the Cardinals in Columbus Georgia while the Indians face the Giants in Houston. The Phillies meet the Tigers in Lakeland and the Pirates play the Yankees in St. Petersburg. The Redlegs face Washington in Charleston South Carolina, the Orioles meet the Cubs in Shreveport, and the Braves take on the Dodgers in Jacksonville.
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Scouts Set Camp to Seek Future Baseball Stars
Tampa report notes the start of baseball scouts’ camp duties across the nation as clubs deploy 30 to 40 full time scouts each, plus personal “bird dogs” in multiple states. The piece explains how scouts and their networks chase high school and college talent, with contracts and escalating payments tied to signings and progression.
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Konno Chases Grand Slam in Indoor Swim Meet
National AAU Men's Indoor Championships open in Yale pool with Konno favored to complete a grand slam in the 1500 meters. Hawaii born Ohio State ace seeks title after last week adding NCAA crown. about 20 challengers including Bill Yorzyk of Springfield College, with 200 swimmers and 46 organizations entered across 12 more events.
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Generals Drop 2 To Clemson
Washington & Lee Generals enter Southern Conference baseball action at Presbyterian after two tough losses to Clemson. Clemson routed them 22-2 with a 13-run third inning as Crocker Kingsmore Brown and Morris homered during a 19-hit assault. George Washington beat Yale 9-0 behind Bob Frederick’s hurling. Tennis offers Cornell at William & Mary. Dartmouth at William & Mary in golf.
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Lakers Nats Open Best of Title Playoff Night
Minneapolis Lakers, defending NBA champions, host Syracuse in a best of seven for the title. The Lakers are favored to win a sixth crown in seven years as Syracuse, hot after 12 wins in 13, lacks the famed Mi kan Pollard Mikkelsen trio. Syracuse coach Al Cervi asserts the tempo can be matched. Dolph Schayes Earl Lloyd and Paul Seymour carry injuries with casts, though Lloyd may play before Schayes is ruled certain.
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Savoie Persley Clash In TV 10 Round Bout
ST. LOUIS Armand Savoie of Montreal returns to the ring after a knockout loss in his bid for the lightweight title to meet Arthur Persley of Red Cross La in a scheduled 10 round bout. Persley is regarded as the harder puncher and holds No. 8 in the lightweight rankings, one place above Savoie. The CBS telecast begins at 10 p.m. EST.
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Elk hunt ends in bear raid at Broadus tree
Ed Portwine hung his hunting prize elk to cool overnight when a bear, also hunting for food, raided the tree. By morning Portwine found little elk remains to take home.
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Tiff Road Work Ends Reed and Bobo Ready for Bout
Chicago faces a big boxing night as middleweight champion Bobo Olson and welterweight titlist Kid Gavilan prepare for their 15 round title clash at Chicago Stadium. Olson spars five rounds while Gavilan plans final work, with each fighter predicting a tactical battle centered on Olson’s aggression and Gavilan’s reach.
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Fourteen Schools Battle for Boxing Laurels at Nationals
The 17th National Collegiate Boxing Championships return to Penn State April 8 to 10 with about 60 entrants from coast to coast. Wisconsin leads entries with eight boxers, tied by Penn State, while Maryland Eastern Shore, North Carolina A and T, San Jose State, Syracuse, Hampton Institute, Idaho, Army, Virginia, and LSU also participate.
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Lake Placid Fractured Skiers Admit Sixty Eight Members
The Lake Placid Esteemed Order of Fractured and Sprained Skiers announces 62 new admissions. Only injured skiers treated at the local hospital are accepted into the group.
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Cockell Beats La Starza in Earls Court Upset
Briton Dan Cockell, once a blacksmith, upset Roland La Starza at Earls Court Arena to surge into heavyweight contention. Cockell, 211 pounds, outpointed La Starza 10 rounds, aided by a fifth round surge. La Starza weighed 189 pounds and blamed a slow start for the defeat as Cockell’s manager hinted at possible future bouts, including Seattle matchups.
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Golfer Alexander Repeats Testimony On Plane Crash
Durham North Carolina professional golfer Stewart Skip Alexander returns to the witness stand describing burns and injuries from the Evansville Indiana plane crash that killed three others and left him as the sole survivor. He testifies about extensive burns to ears face eyes hands and legs after the September 24 1950 crash while suing the Civil Air Patrol and the government for 279000 claiming airworthiness negligence by pilot Lt Oliver Singleton.
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Trottership All-Stars 87 86 win at Memorial Auditorium
The Harlem Globetrotters and the College All Stars won 87 86 in the final seconds at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, drawing a season high crowd of 12,043. J C Gipson scored the deciding basket after grabbing a rebound as the teams head to Raleigh on the cross country tour.
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Fights Last Night In London New York and Newark
London bout saw London Cockell outpoint LaStarza as Patterson stopped Brown in Newark. Baldini stopped Bulla in Wilkes-Barre with bouts listed in New York and Baltimore locales.
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Grid Squabble Brewing Big 10 Balks At NCAA TV Plan
In Kansas City the NCAA TV Committee proposed a national game of the week with regional telecasts on weekends and limits on sellout or panoramic broadcasts. The Big Ten countered with nine regional and three nationwide telecasts and possible dual regional appearances. A two thirds NCAA vote and mail referendum will decide, with signs the Big Ten may split or agree in the final reckoning.
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