Ukiah Rifle Team Sets Five-Man North Bay Record in Victory
Ukiah Rifle and Pistol Club defeated Napa 982 to 981 in the five man team event, setting a North Bay Rifle League record. Top five scores by Cummins 198 Brown 198 Wood 197 Ford 195 Palmer 194 gave Ukiah its sixth straight win.
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Marine Barracks
Sebastopol
Usiah Rifle and
Napa
North Bay
Ukiah
N Cummins
Irvin Brown
Bob Wiood
Jim Ford
Rod Palmer
North Bay Rifle League
Napa Rifle Club
Ukiah Rifle Club
Vichy Springs Road
Santa
Santa Rosa
Strone Napa Rifle Club
Martinez Rine Club
Martinez
Ryff Wins Rematch Over Ippolito After Eight Months Off
Frankie Ryff returns after eight months and months after brow surgery outpoints Frank Ippolito in a 10 round television tilt at St. Nicholas Arena. Ryff, clear of facial cuts, aims to reestablish himself as a top lightweight contender following his layoff and plastic surgery.
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New York
Frankie Ryff
Frank Ippolito
St. Nicholas Arena
Ruff
Young Girl Skier Foley Wins Andrea Mead Lawrence Honor
18 year old Nonie Foley of Houghton Michigan and Sun Valley Ski Club was named United States Junior Woman Skier of the Year 1957 by the Helms Athletic Foundation. She placed top in downhill at the Rech Cup Aspen February 1957 and won the giant slalom at the National Alpine Championships, also first in the slalom at the American Internationals in Stowe.
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Los Angeles
Nonie Foley
Houghton, Mich
Sun Valley
Idaho
Helms Athletic Foundation
Andrea Mead Lawrence
United States
Miss Foley
Europe
Bad Gastein
Austria
Aspen
Colo
Stowe
Foley
Squaw Valley
Calif
Healdsburg Greyhounds Capture Healdsburg Invitational Title
Healdsburg Greyhounds edged Sebastopol Analy 54 5 in the final as Bud Downey dominated on the boards and Arvin Reed of Ukiah earned All Tourn honors alongside Johnny Edgar of Ukiah. Petaluma, defending champs, fell 40 32 to Fort Bragg in consolation.
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Healdsburg
Greyhounds
Sebastanpol
Analy High
Ukiah
Arvin Reed
Wildcats
Johnny Edgar
Bud Downey
Willits
Aiward
Dons Cal Meet In Top Cage Tilt
USF Dons, rated one of the nation’s best, face California at the Cow Palace after a 73 45 win over West Texas State. The coast’s leaders UCLA and USC loom with multiple games on Friday and Saturday across the region.
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San Francisco
University of San Francisco Dons
Bill Russell
Dons
West Texas State
USF
California
Cow Palace
Phil Woolpert
Bears
San Jose State
UCLA
St. Mary's
Oklahoma
Bruins
Depauw
Los Angeles
Southern California
St Mary's
Loyola
Stanford
Palo Alto
Northwest
Oregon
Utah State
Eugene
Washington State
Whitworth
Spokane
Washington Huskies
Brigham Young
Oklahoma State
Seattle
Oregon State
Corvallis
College of Pacific
New Mexico
Sooner Cage Ace Inks Baseball Contract
OU basketball star Don Schwall quit the team to sign a major league contract. The 20 year old junior from Ypsilanti Michigan received offers from the Pirates Phillies Red Sox Athletics and Tigers. He was set to sign with Pittsburgh for about 30000 dollars between now and Wednesday according to an unnamed Oklahoma assistant.
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Norman
Chis
Don Schwall
University of Oklahoma
Sehwall
Ypsilanti
Mich
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Oklahoma
Selgwall
Tokiy
Pittsburgh
SF 49ers Sellout Fever Across Nation
The Forty Niners have sold out 10 of 12 games this season and drawn 670000 paid admissions. A record Los Angeles crowd of 103000 marked a year of unprecedented, nationwide fan passion as ticket demand soars despite no championship yet.
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Hal Wood
San Francisco
New York
Kesar Stadium
Chicago Cardinals
Y. A.tittle
Forty Niners
C. Owens
Buluim
Forty Niner
Reno
Nev
Sacramento
Cleveland
Western Half of NFL Providing Biggest Thrills
Western half of the National Football League offers the season’s most exciting finish. The 49ers Colts and Lions jockey for first, with pivotal games against Green Bay Chicago and Los Angeles. The Rams and Browns also draw attention as playoff implications loom, while New York’s team faces mud and disappointment.
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Harry Wismer
New York
49Ers
Colts
Lions
San Francisco
Oan
Green Bay Jackers
Chicago Bears
Wrigley Field
Baltimore
Rams
Los Angeles
Diesehind Browns
New York Itmes
Pittsburgh
Pietromt
Browns
Bears
Bobby Layne
Tobin
Ino
Doers
Giants
Jayvee Gridders and Dads Gather for Thursday Meet
Fathers meet Ukiah High School Jayvee football players and coaching staff in the new cafeteria at 7 pm for ice cream cake and discussions. Varsity Coach Fred Sten plans to address the boys and their dads and a sports film is in the works.
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Ukiah High School
Ukiah Jayvee
Fred Sten
Cal Group Urges Bears to Leave PCC
The Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Board at the University of California Berkeley approved a resolution urging Berkeley to withdraw from the Pacific Coast Conference effective July 1, 1959. The advisory board, comprising faculty students and alumni, acted after PCC rejected California and UCLA proposals for self policing of the athletic code.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California At Berkeley
PCC
California
UCLA
Ruff Outpoints Topolito In New York Bout
Frankie Ruff of New York outpoints Frank Topolito, both listed with city and state, in a ten round lightweight decision. Percy Lewis of Oxford stops Charlie Hill of Scotland in Nottingham to claim the British Empire featherweight title. Arthur King of Toronto defeats Yama Bahama of Bimini by points in Toronto.
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New York
Frankie Ruff
Frank Topolito
Nottingham
Eng
Percy Lewis
Oxford
Charlie Hill
Scotland
Toronto
Arthur King
Big Wrestlers Open Ukiah VFW Mat Season Tonight
Ukiah VFW hosts 1957 48 professional wrestling at Carl Purdy Hall tonight starting 8:30 pm. Hans Schnabel vs Mio Di Paolo leads to Kowalski vs Torres semi main, then Bobo Brazil and Tex McKenzie vs Mike and Ben Sharpe in a tag main event. Ringside $1.75 grandstand $1.50.
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Big Wrestlers
Ukiah Vfw
Carl Purdy
Ukiah Vew
Hans Schnabel
Mio di Paolo
Louis Zaina
Ramon Torres
Stan Kowalski
Bobo
Brazil
Tex
McKenzie
Mike
Ben Sharpe
Sharpes
Ben
Baker Turner Picks in London Ring Bouts
In London at Harringay Arena American heavyweight contenders Bob Baker of Pittsburgh and Howie Turner of Brooklyn are 7-5 favorites. Baker fights Dick Richardson of Wales in a 10 round co feature while Turner faces Brian London of Blackpool England in another 10 round bout.
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London
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Howie Turner
Brooklyn
Harringay Arena
Baker
Dick Richardson
Wales
Turner
Brian London
Blackpool
England
Yardley Maintains 30 Point NBA Scoring Pace
Detroit Pistons star George Yardley leads the NBA in scoring with an average over 30 points per game after 21 games totaling 21.6 points per game. Trailing in the chase are Bob Pettit Bill Sharman Adolph Seaya Clyde Lovellette Neil Johnston Bill Russell Frank Ramsey Larry Foust Willie Naulls as the league tops scorers.
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United Press
George Yardley
Detroit Pistons
National Basketball Association
Yardley
Bob Pettit
Bill Sharman
Boston
Syracuse
Adolph Sehayes
Clyde Lovellette
Cincinnati
Neil Johnston
Philadelphia
Bill Russell
Frank Ramsey
Larry Foust
Minneapolis
Willie Naulls
New York
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Edgar
Cal
Cage Ace
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