Nine Minute Stall Slows Game as Don's Win Streak Hits 40
California's slow down tactic stalled San Francisco's attack as Cal used a nine minute stall to limit the Dons. San Francisco rode a 40 game winning streak into March while also maintaining a top national ranking.
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San Francisco Dons
Dons
Phil Woolpert
Minnie
San Francisco
Dayton
Louisville
California Bears
Bears
Long Island U
Seton Hall
Bell Clothes Stores Extend undefeated run in Louise Armstrong’s 321
Bell Clothes Stores stay perfect in the Evening Star Ladies League second half as Louise Armstrong rolls 321 and 118, with supporting scores from Aggie McCall and Marie Fauver. Farmers & Merchants also win two of three from GAA No. 1 to stay two games back.
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Bell Clothes Stores
Orts Sof
Louise Armstrong
Sam Shendon
Mrs. Armstrong
Aggie McCall
Bell
Marie Fauver
Kate Slonaker
Corinne Carskaden
Frances Brengle
Pearl Ebert
Farmers & Merchants
Dorothy Burke
Frances Crisman
GAA
Dot Rice
Viginia Renner
Bank Girls
Virginia Renner
JoAnn Sirbaugh
Aikens Construction Co
Winchester Seat Cover Co
Margery Nail
Bessie Clark
Evelyn Leight
Jean Smith
GAA No. 2
Polly
Cab
Pegey Larrick
Betty Ryan
Elizabeth Wolfe
Orts Soft
Packers Sweep Brakeshoe in BrakeBlok Bowling Lead
Turk Wingfield smashes a 363 set as the Packers beat the Rams in three games to grab a two game cushion. Pete Purtlebaugh and Wingfield’s 129 and 125 open the win, with Wingfield contributing 131 in the middle and 528 final team tally. Lions slip to Bears as Bears rally in final frame to avoid a clean sweep.
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Turk Wingfield
Packers
Rams
Pete Purtlebaugh
Wingfield
Ernie Burch
Lions
Bears
Riley Loy
Gene Lillis
William Haines
Jim Green
Ben Strawderman
Loy
Eagles
Allen Kibler
Colts
Bill Bowman
Teddy Hepner
Kibler
George Vaught
Hepner
Bowman
Redskins
Cardinals
Buck Cooper
Truman Rickard
Dick Boxwell
Bobby Godenour
Cooper
Pete Keckley
Rickard
Ind
Purtlebaugh
Hoad Defeats Rosewall to Claim Australian Championship
Lew Hoad overpowering Ken Rosewall 6-5 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the singles final at Brisbane secured Australia's national title. The brothers, once Davis Cup teammates, clashed amid rival pro plans after spurning promoter Jack Kramer and seeking big prizes from Wimbledon and U S championships.
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Brisbane
Australia
Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Court
U. S
Jack Kramer
Russians Credit Training for Olympic Speed Skating Edge
In Cortina d Ampezzo Russia attributes its Olympic speed skating success to year round training. Michail Semenov of the International Skating Union says dedication, calisthenics, and dry skating in summer on gym floors with elastic bands strengthens leg muscles.
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Michail Semenov
Russia
International Skating Union
Europe
Three Big Six Quints Lock In Tie for 1st
In Richmond the Big Six basketball race tightened as Richmond Spiders Virginia Cavaliers and William and Mary Indians each posted 3-1 records. Hampden Sydney led the Little Eight with 5-1, while Roanoke 3-1 and Lynchburg 4-2. Virginia rallied to a tie by beating VMI by a close finish. Joyce of Hampden Sydney sealed a 70-68 OT win over Richmond Professional Institute.
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Richmond
Spiders
Virginia
Cavaliers
William and Mary’s
Indians
Lillle
Hampden-Sydney
Tigers
Roanoke
Maroons
Lynchburg
Hornets
Virginia Military Institute
Richmond Professional Institute
Doug Joyce
la Salle
Emory
Henry
Carson-Newman
Floyd Tops Hundley In Duel But West Virginia Edges Furman 76 73
Floyd of Furman scored 40 points in a 76-73 loss to West Virginia as Hundley of WVU tallied 35 in a high scoring Southern Conference duel. WVU leads the conference with six wins, one defeat, while Davidson and George Washington hold top spots in the standings.
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Floyd
Furman
Darrel Floyd
Hod Ron” Hundley
West Virginia
Davidson
Hobby Cobb
George Washington
Joe Holup
Hundley
Paladins
Charlotte
N. C
Virginia Military
Bluefield
W. Va
Virginia Tech
Catawba
Citadel
Clemson
Richmond
la Salle
Virginia
College of Charleston
Bell Clothes Rally Beats Charles Town VFW 72 64
Bell Clothes led by Larry Angerone with 31 points and Tommy Duff 17 powered a second half comeback to defeat Charles Town VFW 72 64 at the Armory. Winchester’s balanced scoring and 23 rebounds by Rodney Levi and Jim Blackburn pushed ahead after three quarters.
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Bell
Larry Angerone
Charles Town
VFW
The
Armory
West Virginians
Clothiers
Winchester
Angerone
Tommy Duff
Balance
Duff
Tommy Bowers
Jim Wilshire
W. Virginia
Rodney Levi
Jim Blackburn
Edwin Barksdale
Buddy Dearing
Virginians
Levi
Blackburn
Toni Sailer Wins Giant Slalom in Olympic Highlight
Austrian star Toni Sailer nicknamed The Kid won the giant slalom in Cortina d Ampezzo with a 3 00.1 clocking, six seconds ahead of rivals. Crowds mobbed him, and two more events remain, a special slalom and a downhill.
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Cortina D’ampezzo
Italy
Toni Sailer
Austria
Toni
Shepherd College Band Performs Two Concerts Here
The Shepherd College Band directed by Guy Frank will play at James Wood School 10:30 a.m. and Handley School 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The 30 member group will feature solos by John Miller Gerald Howard Ronald Braithwaite Rodney Forsythe and Roger Keller with M F Kershner of Hagerstown as master of ceremonies.
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Shepherd College
Guy Frank
Handley
James Wood
John Miller
This City
Gerald Howard
Martinsburg
Ronald Braithwaite
Berkely Springs
Rodney Forsythe
Harpers Ferry
Fiore Poirier Welterweight Clash Sparks Rematch
Carmine Fiore of Brooklyn and Gene Poirier of Niagara Falls N Y renew their welterweight rivalry tonight at St Nicholas Arena New York DuMont televises Their first December 19 bout ended in a 10 round draw Fiore had been out 13 months and last stopped Rinzi Nocero Noy 21 Poirier’s showing marked his comeback fight vs Fiore’s prior strong form.
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Carmine Fiore
Brooklyn
Gene Poirier
Niagara Falls
N. Y
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
DuMont
Fiore
Rinzi Nocero Noy
Poirier
Demaret Captures $15,000 Thunderbird Invite Title
Jimmy Demaret wins the $15,000 Thunderbird Invitational in Palm Springs after a come-from-behind finish. He defeats Cary Middlecoff by one stroke with a final 72-hole total of 269 to claim the top prize of $2,000 as the winter golf invasion heads to the Phoenix Open.
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Palm Springs
Calif
California
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Wardensville Beats Capon Bridge 46 37 In Friday Night Hoops
Wardensville topped Capon Bridge 46 to 37 on Capon Bridge's court with Merriman scoring 22 for the winners and Dick Sirbaugh leading Capon with 18. No preliminary game was played.
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Wardensville
Capon Bridge Quint
Capon Quint
Dick Sirbaugh
Merriman
Eddie Waitkus Quits Baseball for Trucking Job
Eddie Waitkus, a 13 year major league first baseman, quits baseball to join Eastern Freight Ways Inc. at age 35 after being released by the Philadelphia Phillies. He announced the move on Saturday night joining ex major leaguer Buddy Hassett.
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Philadelphia
Eddie Waitkus
Watkins
Philadelphia Phillies
Buddy Hassett
Eastern Freight Ways, Inc
Williams and Snead in Private Fishing Contest
West Palm Beach Florida Ted Williams and Sam Snead planned a private fishing contest aboard the cruiser Casandra to see who could catch the most sailfish in offshore waters. The event aims to end tomorrow and pits Williams amateur angling hopes against Snead’s famed bonefish record remark.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
Ted Williams
Sam Snead
Casandra
Guel
Williams
Snead
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