Tropical King wins Bird Bowl at Tropical Park
Miami reports Tropicy King 16.10 sped to victory in the Bird Bowl at Tropical Park. River Jordan 12.40 rallied to a half length win in the Elkton Purse at Pimlico. Mighty King 88.10 captured the Bay Meadows Invitational Handicap. Boxing results include Neal Rives outpointing Charley Joseph in New Orleans and Zora Folley outpointing Wayne Bethea in New York.
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Miami
New Orleans
Neal Rives
Las Vegas
Charley Joseph
Bobby Lane
Kannapolis
N. C
Billy Kilgore
New York
Zora Folley
Phoenix
Ariz
Wayne Bethea
Paris
Duilio Lol
Italy
Felix Chiocea
France
Osaka
Japan
Johnny Gonzales
Oakland
Calif
Jiro Sawada
Tokyo
Pittsburgh
Wayne Dawson
Youngstown
Ohlo
C. Morgan
Australian Rose Presses U S 400 Meter Hopes
Shapely Pat McCormick, a Lakewood California mother of a child and Olympic diving standout with 27 national titles, aims to win both springboard and platform at Helsinki like her 1952 sweep. She details training with husband and parents as baby sitters, plans to retire from diving after earning two medals.
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Melbourne
Pat McCormick
McCormick
Lakewood
Calif
Uncle Sam
Helsinki
Pine Forest
Paula Jean Myers
June Stover Irwin
California
Irene MacDonald
Barbara Gilders
Detroit
Jeanne Stango
Gary
Ind
Miss Myers
University of California
Irwin
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Pat
Australians Closer As Rose Wins 400m Free In Olympic Record
Murray Rose, 17, the Australian swimming prodigy, won the men's 400-meter freestyle in 4 minutes 27.3 seconds setting a new Olympic record. George Breen of Buffalo finished third behind Japan's Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, narrowing the U.S. lead in the unofficial team standings as Russia extends its medal haul across shooting and swimming.
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Melbourne
Murray Rose
Australia
U.S
America
George Breen
Buffalo
N.Y
Japan
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Russia
Rose
Jean Boiteux
France
Yamanaka
Breen
Kathleen
Herbert Williams
Chicago
Paul Elvstrom
Denmark
John Marvin
Marblehead
Mass
John Wilson
Washington
Golf Notes Wednesday Pairings at Davis-Monthan OWC GA
The schedule lists 8:30 to 9:40 morning tee times pairing players in groups of three or four for golf at Davis-Monthan OWC GA with a note that unlisted players will be paired on the tee. Names include Cleone Barnett Lou Covert Doris Davies Kay Reed Sally Dunlap Marge Lamm Phyll Gravis Marian Eaton Billy Downing Marge Wilson Marisa Manning Jeannette Hanna Esther Gerace Margaret Loughead Lacia Morris Sammis Cleveland Bery Wallace Myrna Langley Marianne Hilger Mary Jane Froby Betty Dow Jo Adamson Ada Shy Ann Tyndall Marge Leeds Nell Kendrex Dolores Rutt Joan Wiltshire Betty Sowers Fran Tollman Marle Steger Ann Bates Rosemary Henley Mary Kelleher Agnes Hulse Lorraine Cortex Dorothy Crow Lucile Lawrence Lib Ingram Lea O Brock Jan Murphy Rosemary Smith
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Davis-Monthan Owc
Cleone Barnett
Lou Covert
Doris Davies
Kay Reed
Sally Dunlap
Marge Lamm
Phyll Gravis
Marian Eaton
Billy Downing
Marge Wilson
Marisa Manning
Jeannette Hanna
Esther Gerace
Margaret Loughead
Lacia Morris
Sammis Cleveland
Bery Wallace
Myrna Langley
Marianne Hilger
Mary Jane Froby
Betty Dow
Jo Adamson
Ada Shy
Ann Tyndall
Marge Leeds
Nell Kendrex
Dolores Rutt
Joan Wiltshire
Betty Sowers
Fran Tollman
Marle Steger
Ann Bates
Rosemary Henley
Mary Kelleher
Agnes Hulse
Lorraine Cortex
Dorothy Crow
Lucile Lawrence
Lib Ingram
bLea O’brock
Jan Murphy
Rosemary
Smith
Crow Glass Top SWC Players of 1956
Crow and Glass were the only unanimous picks for the All Southwest Conference team. Other top votes went to Lloyd Hale and Charley Krueger of Texas A&M, with Tommy Gentry of SMU and Jerry Marcontell of Baylor among runners up. several stars such as Billy Ray Smith, Norman Hamilton, and Jack Pardee also received strong support.
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Dallas
John Crow
Texas A&m
Bill Glass
Baylor
Lloyd Hale
Charley Krueger
Hale
Krueger
Big Charley
Tommy Gentry
Southern Methodist
Billy Ray Smith
Arkansas
Norman Hamilton
Texas Christian
Jack Pardee
Hamilton
Gentry
Jerry Marcontell
Jim Swink
Texas
Maple Sunshine League Bowling Results and Standings
Day & Night Plumbing led the results with a 4-0, Hughes 4-0, and Unit Laundry 4-0. Star-Citizen and Tucson Spring Service posted 3-1 and 3-1 records respectively, while Nut Way Cleaners and VFW Cootles split 2-2. C Carrillo claimed high game with 209 and high series with 584. Star-Citizen had best team game 981 and VFW Cootles the top team series 2693. Standings show Day & Night 36-16, Tucson Spring Service 33-2 181%, Hughes 32-20, Star-Citizen 2944-225, Comb's 26-26, Unit Laundry 24-28, VFW Cootles 21-313, Nut Way Cleaners 6-48.
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Sunshine League Speedway
Hughes
VFW Cootles
O. Dbd
Unit Landry
Star- Citizen
Tucson Spring Service
No- Way Cleaners
Combs
C. Carrillo
Star-Citizen
VFW Gootles
Hughes Emp. Assn
Comb's
C. DB. Unit Laundry
VFW
Nut Way Cleaners
Busby Doubtful Starter For Pueblo High Opener
Jay Busby, last year’s Pueblo High basketball starter, may not start the Warriors season opener vs Ajo this Saturday due to a back injury. Railby or Ray Busby expected to fill in, while the Jayvee game with Ajo is cancelled. Roddy Osborne of Texas A&M and Gerald Nesbitt of Arkansas earn backfield spots.
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Jay Busby
Pueblo High
Leo Johnson
Warriors
Ajo
Busby
Ray Busby
Andy Liechty
Johnson
Jayvee
Christian
Roddy Osborne
Texas A&m
Gerald Nesbitt
Arkansas
Indians Dominate All-Coast Squad in Coast Eleven
Tackle John Witte of Oregon State earned a first team berth on the United Press All-America team last week and retained the honor on the U P All-Pacific Coast eleven announced today.
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San Francisco
John Witte
Oregon State
Bamnel Durden
Tommy Prothro
Stanford
Paul Wiggin
Witte
John Brodie
Carl Isaacs
Wiggin
Brodie
Galen Laack
College of the Pacific
Day
Jim Matheny
UCLA
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Beavers
Dick Carrick
Joe Francis
Paul Lowe
Francis
Lowe
Prothro
George Strugar
Whitey Core
Phil McHugh
California
Ron Wheatcroft
Grudge match tops Tucson sports card with Pico Garibaldi clash
A triple main event headlines the Tucson Sports Center card headlined by Roberto Pico versus Leo Garibaldi in a billed grudge match. Also featured are Southwestern States tag champs Otto Lenz and Jack O’Reilly versus Herbie Freeman and Enrique Romero, plus Cowboy Carlson vs Jim La Rock and Rose Bowl bound selections from Coach Tommy Prothro’s squad.
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Tucson Sports Center
Roberto Pico
Leo Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Pico
Rod Fenton
Otto Lenz
Jack O’reilly
Herbie Freeman
Enrique Romero
Cowboy Carlson
Jim la Rock
McCormick Seals Second Springboard Olympic Triumph
Patricia McCormick of Lakewood California won the springboard diving championship for the second straight Olympics, giving the United States its 29th gold at Melbourne. June Stungo of Gary Indiana placed second with Irene McDonald of Canada third as McCormick nears a historic double feat.
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Melbourne
Patricia McCormick
Lakewood
Calif
U. S
Russia
Helsinki
June Stungo
Gary
Ind
Irene McDonald
Canada
McCormick
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