Three Unbeaten Teams Face Tests After Connecticut Loss
Fordham toppled Connecticut 70 to 63 at the Fordham gym, snapping UConn’s 14 game win streak. The upset leaves Kentucky 14–0, Western Kentucky 20–0, and Duquesne 18–0 as the remaining major NCAA leaders, with Kentucky vs Georgia and Western Kentucky vs Stetson on tap tonight.
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White Sox Seem Sure Of First In Pen And Ink Loop
Quemby of Connecticut led the season with 16 rebounds per game as he faced Conlin who grabbed 23 boards and scored 30 points in a key test. Jim Rivera and Harry Dorish joined the White Sox, nearing their signing goal as Milwaukee and other clubs pursued players. Signings included Wes Westrum with the Giants, Gene Hermanski and Bob Hall with Pittsburgh, Ted Lepcic and Bill Werle with the Red Sox, and Bill Hoffer with Detroit's farm system.
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Bob Hall
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Little Rock
Notre Dame Dominates Butler. Fordham Eyes NCAA Bid
Notre Dame, ranked No. 8, crushed Butler 95 to 58 as Joe Bertrand led with 26 points, extending the Irish to an 18th straight home win and 6-13 season mark. Fordham at 13-2 pursues an NCAA berth while Connecticut contemplates an NCAA bid or NIT offer.
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Lattner Signs With Steelers
Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame star back, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after a conversation with Coach Joe Bach. Lattner, once named Notre Dame’s bread and butter, chose Pittsburgh over Canadian offers and Missouri Valley options amid NFL draft buzz. His injury concern from the East–West game was reported healed by Lattner.
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Notre Dame's Hunter Signed as Packers No 1 Draft Pick
Green Bay obtained Art Hunter Notre Dame star as their No 1 draft choice and signed him to a Green Bay contract Wednesday. Coach Lisle Blackbourn expressed pleasure with the acquisition of the All-America tackle.
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Lewicki Stars In 6 1 Hornet Win
Lewicki of the Pittsburgh Hornets dominated a 6 1 victory over Syracuse with two goals and three assists after three seasons in the league. Buffalo Bisons beat Providence 2 1 to strengthen their grip on first place.
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Phoenix Open Starts Today
The $10 000 Phoenix Open began with 144 golfers in the field. Lloyd Mangrum leads past winners, as challengers vie to unseat the tournament's name players. E. J. Dutch Harrison withdrew due to a bad back after winning Pebble Beach. Fred Haas Jr. rises as a top contender at Phoenix Country Club.
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Cartier Giardello bout looms as career turning point
Walter Cartier once a top middleweight hopes a win over Joey Giardello at Madison Square Garden to revive his faltering career. Giardello, 23, ranked high, holds the edge as a confident, combative boxer-puncher while Cartier seeks a defining comeback and a place among the division’s elite.
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Majors May Reach Pacific Coast After IL Expansion
Buffalo Bisons general manager Joe Ziegler predicts landmark growth as the International League becomes an “airplane league.” He says major leagues will follow IL's spread to Havana Richmond and Montreal and soon include Los Angeles and San Francisco, accelerating Pacific Coast access.
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United States Skaters Depart for Oslo World Championships
The U S figure skating team led by world champions Hayes Allen Jenkins of Cleveland and Tenley Albright of Boston boards a plane today bound for Oslo Norway to compete in the world championships February 14 to 20.
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Swishers and Trippers win in YMCA Men’s League chaos
The Swishers beat the Foulers 54 53 in overtime as Tom Smith scored 17 and John Bucynski led the Foulers with 18. The Trippers also posted a victory to stay tied for second-half lead amid a tight night of play. The Foulers had one first half win but challenged the Swishers in extras, going 7 6 in overtime.
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Trippers edge Missers end undefeated run in 22 39 clash
In a high scoring early game Paul Simis led the Trippers with 19 points while Mike Kozel paced the Missers with 18 as Trippers defeated Missers 39 22 to end their perfect run. Third game featured Maulers 70 Dribblers 32 with four Maulers in double figures and Chuck Mason top scoring with 15. Officials listed Pred Smith.
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Mather Takes Four Assistants To Kansas Job
Massillon High School coach Chuck Mather will head to the University of Kansas and take four assistants with him. Dave Potts Paul Schafer Lauri Wartianinen and Richard Piskoty plan to join him for the fall opener against Texas Christian on September 18. The schedule includes UCLA Colorado Iowa State Oklahoma and a Massillon Day tribute during Oklahoma A and M and Missouri clashes. Elwood Kammer Carl Schroeder and Roger Price are potential Massillon successors.
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Cage Results Across Colleges Across Regions
Summary of miscellaneous college basketball scores including Purdue 70 over Connecticut 33, Navy 108 over Pittsburgh 73, St Josephs Pa 96 over R La 3, Rochester 77 over Williams 68, Virginia 78 over Richmond 97, Hampden Sydney 111 over Western Virginia, Johns Hopkins 66 over Randolph Macon, TUSKEGEE 43 over A&M 171, Santa Barbara 67 over Akron 60, Notre Dame 95 over Butler 88, Mount Union 71 over Syracuse 66, Oregon 68 over Washington State 14.
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Basketball Schedule Readable Card
Local schedule lists matchups including Biyria at Loram and Cleveland St John Cantius at Rhigris Catholic. Other games feature Clearview vs Wellington Amherst vs Medicaz Rocky River vs FPairview and more across area teams with several clashes at Monroeville and Lorain St Mary venues.
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TV Committee To Meet In Chicago February 29
Kansas City Mo organization of the 1954 NCAA television committee announced by Walter Byers will convene its organizational meeting in Chicago on February 29. He said the group will discuss plans for future TV coverage and scheduling of NCAA events.
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Glove Tourney Opens Tonight In Cleveland
Tonight 140 young boxers begin the Golden Gloves in Cleveland as 70 bouts start a long program. Second-round fights Friday, semi finals next Thursday, finals the following night. The event features 16 former champions among the large field.
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Sellout Seen For Buckeye Badger Tilt
A sellout crowd for the Ohio State Wisconsin Big Ten basketball game was practically assured with about 8 500 fans expected. The Ohio State ticket office said all reserved seats were sold, with roughly 300 general admission seats left.
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River Can Cinch Title Tie With Win Over Fairview
Rocky River's Pirates sit 19-1 overall and 8-0 in the Southwestern Conference as they travel to face Fairview, seeking at least a tie for the conference crown. Fairview and Clearview, both 6-3, hope to overtake the leaders while Wellington hosts four-game-into-swing junior Oscar Clinchscale and Clearview backs him with a four-game streak. Medina, Amherst, Oberlin, and Wellington also figure in the weekend slate with varied conference implications.
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Bears Sign Lineman Scoring Leader In Duel
The Chicago Bears signed All-America tackle Stan Jones from Maryland to a 1954 contract. Jones, 6 feet 2 inches, 252 pounds from Lemoyne Medina, was Maryland’s top scorer last season. Medina meets Amherst in a Friday night game amid conference title talk as Penn defeats and Bryenton of Medina faces No. 2 Amherst.
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