Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida (2024)

(p) co) Co) Q)(o) Bid! ift Covers All Northwest Florida Sports Teeb. Tames ova, Tuesday. March 1, 1955 SECTION an Froncsso Five le mains iWop AP Cage. Poll 5 i Defense-Minded Dons Head List Fourth Week in Row; 'Cats 2nd Kentucky Pumps 'Bama, 66-52, To Clinch at Least a Tie in SEC Slugger Williams Among 40 Maor League Holdouts 4 iff XV -4 By HUGH FULLERTOM JR. The Associated Press By WILL GRIMSLEY til The University of San Francisco continued to lead the college ATLANTA, Feb.

28 (it-Georgia Tech defeated Florida 88-68 tonight and clamped the lid on its finest basketball season in five yean. The one-sided triumph in Tech's last game of the season gave the Engineers a 7-7 Southeastern Conference mark the highest ranking they have enjoyed among their SEC neighbors since 1947. Over-all Tech closed the books with a 12-13 chart, including two victories support for the defense-minded Dons indicated that it takes big games to impress the experts. Ted Williams, leisurely fishing off the Florida Keys, was the most discussed absentee but a head count showed 40 other unsigned players as the major leagues officially opened spring baseball training Tuesday. Traditionally, a player who hasn't signed by March 1 becomes a holdout.

But only about half the list was so regarded by the clubs involved. over Kentucky. The Dons were voiea ine po. i Southeastern Conference basketball victory over Auburn tonight. Uncanny foul shooting enabled their point totals of 723 and 640 college team for the fourth straight reflected little change.

The big switch in the rankings ALBURN TENNESSEE GFPT GFPT O'D'nell, 1 2 5 20 Wiener, 10 4 14 Tech to roll up its highest point; total of the year at home. Big Bill Cohen flipped in "13 of 14 free throws, and Bobby Kimmel made The American League had the week in the Associated Press ranking poll with Kentucky and LaSalle! close behind. But while they marked up their 21st victory came as a result oi uuquesne Slayden, 6 Surkie. 0 1 0 0 TIME OUT! 0 0 CanVS number of recalcitrants, a1 second defeat at hands of itelotal of 30 CQmtm fa Boston Rel prospective Nat onal Invitation Sox fi these were the personal worry against a single defeat this season, tight straight. Tech bagged 3t points from the foul line and misl 1 14 0 18 Keller, 2 4 3 2 Gipe, 0 0 5 4 B'ngton, 0 0 2 11 W'seth, 5 4 3 16 JarviS.

1 0 1 6 Th'pson, 4 0 0 Lovelace, 1 1 0 Hail, 2 3 they drew only 43 first place votes M'mert, 2 Lee. 5 5 Neison, 1 Bealty, 0 Wggam.g 0 ed only seven for an amazing 83.7 accuracy average. 0 2 4 14 4 ,7 3 7 0 0 and 838 points in this week's bal-Jjloting. Last week the count was 65 IV AWNING I ft I tS.ITl 1 .4 acTto ffiuT 1 moved ft rl i manager of the Cleveland Indians. 10th.

is Kimmel, sophom*ore guard, Cate, 0 0 up from 11th to Duquesne Totals 21 24 77 Totali 32 22 IS Five clubs held pal hands the 1ianu voo. I Kentucky In Battle poured in 22 points to pace the lech attack. Joe Helms banged In New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Cincin 19, and Cohen contributed 17. Halftime: Tennessee 55, Auburn 39.

Free throws missed: Auburn Mummert 2. Nelson 3, Lee, O'Donnell, Surkie. Tennessee Wiener 3, Lovelace 2, Widseth 5, Keller 2, Thompson 2, Hall 2. the closing fames of the regular season and looking ahead to the nati Redlegs in ihe National seeded No. 1 for the Ml ana Dayton No.

2. Another result of Duquesne's defeat was that Marquette, North Carolina State, Minnesota and Utah each moved up one place in the rankings. UCLA didn't benefit Sophom*ore Bob Emrick, who if. working on a Florida scoring League and the New York Yankees record for single season, added 21 in the American. They were all NCAA tournament, ran out of strong opposition.

Meanwhile Ken-lucky, in a battle for the South points to his total. signed. MISS. STATE TILANE GFPT GFPT Duncan. 4 3 11 Brennan.f 7 0 5 14 Nash, I 3 5 4 11 Stumpf.

1 7 0 0 14 Ethridge.f 0 0 0 0 Tyner, 0 0 0 0 Cherry, 0 0 0 ON'k'skl. 3 5 15 Houston, 1 1 I 4 Murphy, 3 5 1 11 FLORIDA GEORGIA TF.CH FPT GFPT eastern Conference title, and La Williams' status remained up ir. the air with tips coming from all ,1 Salle, clinching a NCAA tourna' by the change, remaining in ninth place even after winning the Southern Division championship in the Tchbrry, 7 0 3 14 Phllps, 4 5 2 13 Cplnd. 5 0 4 10 Chn. t-C 2 13 4 17 foment berth, turned in a couple of Graf, (1 4 5 4 1 2 0 0 4 Pacific Coast Conference.

good victories apiece to cut down Nchls, 0 0 0 0 Andrsn, 0 1 2 1 the Dons margin in the voting. Emrclt, 5 11 3 21 M'Mgr. 1 0 0 2 Doss, 0 0 2 ol uhlt, 3 0 3 6 The UCLANS still have to play 14th ranked Oregon State, the A total of 104 votes were cast in this week's poll and less than half Hodges, 1 0 0 2 Kimml, 7 8 0 22 Nime. 2 0 2 4 Helms, 7 2 19 Powell, 2 7 13 Sneao, 1 0 1 directions: (1) that he'll stick to his retirement announcement, that he'll be back for another year He has a locker with his name or it at Sarasota but it's empty. Greenberg complained "someone being unreasonable" as he looked over his unsigned list, mak ing up a fourth of the ball club 10 7 4 27 W'llace, 0 0 0 0 Ritchey, 2 2 0 6 Cervini, 4 4 14 Rowan, 0 0 0 OStoll.

3 0 0 Delpit. 10 12 Cothren, 1 0 1 Totals 20 1 12 59 Totali 32 14 17 71 Halftime: Tulane 43, Miss. State 29. Free throws missed: Miss. State Duncan, Houston 3, Ashom*ore, Nash, Ethrldga, Ritchey.

Tulane Nowakowski 4, Delpit, Murphy 2. of them had San Francisco on top Northern Division winner, tor a place in the NCAA tournament. Utah already has clinched the Skyline Conference title and a place Tops of Houston Mike Souchak of Durham, N. smacks his tee shot on the 18th in final round of the Houston Open Golf Tournament at Houston, Tex. Big Mike, former foot- ball star at Duke, shot a par 4 on the final hole as he fired a seven-under-par 65 for the round and a tournament total of 273 for $6,000 top money.

At right is Jerry Barber of Los Angeles who finished two strokes back for second money. Wirephoto.) Totals 53 23 24 Totals 26 3 IS The other first-place votes were scattered among 14 teams. Points Halftime: Georgia Tech 43, Florida 32. Free throws missed: Florida Copeland 2 were scored on the usual basis of Emrtck 2. Doss.

Georgia Tech Phillips 2, Cohen, Helms, Anderson, Carroll, Snead. which won the Amencan League 10 for each first place vote, 9 for second, etc. Next week's poll will be the final one for the regular LEXINGTON, Ky Feb. 28 UPV- pennant last year. His chief hall cuts are pitcher Eat ly Wynn, always the last to sign, second base Senior Gayle Rose and sophom*ore in that tournament.

North Carolina State, ineligible for the post-season tournaments, knocked George Washington out of a top-ten ranking. The Colonials slid from 10th place to 13th on the heels of a 68-59 beating. Alabama, tied with Kentucky for the Southeastern Conference lead, and Iowa, "He'll get over it most rookies are pretty shy when they first come up and meet the stars!" season. Big Switch for Dukes Kentucky and LaSalle both at man Bob Avila, the league's leading batsman last yesr, and center John Brewer hit in the clutch tonight to pull Kentucky out of trouble as the Nation's No. 2 basket Opens of Jax Tonight BucSfChipola Entered tracted more first place ballots fielder Larry Doby ball team downed Alabama 66-52 than they did a week ago, but Wynn is reported holding out fo" to clinch at least a tie for the tied with Minnesota at the top of.

the Big Ten, advanced to the an Avila and Doby pro Southeastern Conference crease over his reported $23,000 or $30,000 a year ago. The Red Sox haven signed four players besides WillLms. These in nf the serrmri nn nf the ta" uc sauaueu wn.i Go. Teachers, FSU Advance InNAIAMeet TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 28 -Favored Florida State and Georgia Teachers fought their way into the finals of the District 25 NAIA basketball playoffs here tonight.

They will meet tomorrow night in the tournament finale for the right to represent the Florida-Georgia district in the national NAIA tournament at Kansas City, March 7-12. iess. But trreenoerg nas seven mgs. clude outfielder Jim Piersall, ethers dickering for more pay The leading teams with lint place votes Durocher Won't Predict Future and records through Saturday in Next to Cleveland, the team with pitcher Willard Nixon, Sam White and infielder Ted In Region 8 Tourney JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 28 (Special) Four of the top junior college basketball teams in the South swing into tournament action here Tuesday night when the two-day Region 8 meet gets underway with no teams seeded but each entry capable of taking home the crown parentheses (points on 10,9,6,7.6,5.4.3,2,1 ALABAMA KENTVIKY GFPT GFPT O'Shea, 2 1 0 5 Biro, I 2 12 5 Linn, i 2 3 lrewer.

7 0 3 14 Wise, 0 12 lBurrow.c 11 4 3 26 Crews, 1 2 3 4 Rose, 3 3 13: Harper, 4 4 2 12 Evans, 3 2 3 8 Oimder, 2 1 0 5 Calvert, 0 0 0 0 M'laire. sr 3 5 0 11 Comm. I 0 0 1 ft basis): the most holdout worries is Milwaukee, which has seven outsid? 1. San Francisco (41) (2M) 888 Washington has five players jinuucny tivdj fui 3. LaSalle fSS-4 fi4.1iUie fold.

The most insistent of whose contracts are missing. Marquette. (8) 23-i 4w these seems to be hard-hitting Totals 16 16 10 Totals 2D 10 17 66, Washington i infield PHOENIX, Feb. 28 and the right to enter the national tourney later in the month. The entry list is made up ofi :KaSr.n usi' baseman Eddie 7.

Utah (4) (2i-3) sssjwbo is asking a substantial in 8, Duquesne (lMi 318 Durocher, the man who once ers Mickey Vernon and Eddie Yost as serious but expects to sign Bob Porterfield, Jim Busoy and Roy Pensacola Junior College, Chipola games with both Brewton-Parkeritaid "nice guys finish last," today 9. UCLA (5 10. Dayton (6) (22-3) Junior College, Brewton-Parker and Jacksonville. jueclined to say whether he thinks (Ga.) Junior College and the host ha an unimnrpiveihe can manage nis New York ItalUime: Kentucky 34, Alabama 24 Free throws missed: Alabama O'Shea 2, Wise, Crews 2, Harper 3, Guilder Marlaire 2. Kentucky Bird, Burrow Rose, Evans 2.

KNOXVILLE, Feb. 28 UP) Tennessee, enjoying a height ad SECOND TEN Sievers without trouble Tbe unstenrd NATIONAL LKAGl'E 3PHS, Aggie 11. Alabama (4) (1S-4I Jacksonville Junior College Dol-ljj. record but didn't reach itsiGiants to anotVier NaLional League 12. Iowa 3 (16-4) NEW YORK, ST.

LOUIS, CINCINNATI 5 21 4 10 3 11 0 8 3 3 0 Phirs. peak until late in the season. Dur-Pnnant this year. 13. George Washington (20-5) 115 FLORIDA STATE Benson.

I Artmler.f Williams.c Wold.c Oler.i Wernke.g Twomey.g The schedule calls for semilinals in thp Rllr. The Lin. whose club bedns STETSON 5 13 0 0 King.c 2 8 Kitchens, 1 5 Stones. 8 22 Cassidy.c 8 18 Reynolds, 5 17 Layer.g 1 3 Crumpton.g Hopkins.g Gregory.g and CHICAGO none. BROOKLYN Pitcher Ron Neeray PITTSBURGH (2 Pitcher Vera Law cutfleldpr Frank Thomas.

Tourney Foes games to be played Tuesday with javed at 9o.Dius points nerlfpring training here tomorrow vantage, turned a 42.6 per cent shooting average into an 86-77 14 Oregon State (2) (19-7) 77 13. Tulsa li (19-6) 16. Vanderbilt (15-6) 55 17. Illinois (15-5) 42 18. Maryland (17-) 40 19.

Memphis State (1) (17-3) 37 3 5 11 the winners meeting in the cham MILWAUKEE (7) Pitchers Gene Conley. said he expects most of his trouble the to come from Brooklyn and Mil- game clip. Brewton-Parker has won Nicnois, Andrew Braitowitz; intielderr 2 3 7 0 0 0 2 2 6 Are Revealed waukee, but that St. Louis also :0. Missouri (1) (15-4) 33 tournament two years in a row.

Danny O'Conneli. George Crowe. Williari Caro. Eddie Mathews. must be considered dangerous.

PHILADELPHIA (l)-Catcher Joe Lon- 28 30 86 Total 26 25 77 pionship battle Wednesday. The Tuesday slate pits Bud Burger's Chipola quintet against defending champion Brewton-Parker in the lidlifter, with Louis Ross sending his Pensacola outfit against the Dolphins in the nightcap. Total Halftime rett. CAGE SCORES Durocher refused to pick be Florida Slate 50 score: Goshawks Trounce Stetson 38. tween KrooKiyn ana Miiwaunee But he hung the Dodgers' pros AMERICA LKACIE (30) NEW YORK.

None. DETROIT (1) Pitcher Bob Crur.e. BALTIMORE t3) Pitchers Lou Kretlow pects on Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella. Bob Baker Blasts Layne; Lowery Wins Keesler 90 to 62 Jim McDonald: outlielder Cal Abramv On the basis of performances durinff the reeular season, the WASHINGTON (5) Outfielders Roy 6ie- "Take any one ci them out, vers, Jim BusDy; innelders Mickey Vernon, Brewton-Parker five from Mt. Ver GEORGIA TCHRS.

MERCER fg ft tp ft to Campbell, 5 15 Mixon. 1 27 Clements, 1 3 0 8 Moore, 0 2 2 Corry, 3 17 Green, 3 2 8 Spurlock, 0 0 0 Graham, (306 Webb, 13 13 39 Blnns, 10 3 Wallen. 2 20 J. D. Ward, 0 0 0 Hughes, 4 4 12 Warren, 4 1 9 J.

P. Hughes, 3 2 8 Rich'ds'n, 7 0 14 he said, "and the club is weak." About his own cluo, Duroche: iddie Yost; pitcher Boo Porterfield. KANSAS CITY (5) Pitchers John Grav, Cloyd Boyer. Ed Eurtschy; infielders For said it "would be wonderful" if MONDAY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL. (By The Aisociated PrcM) Providence 70; Tufts 55.

Otterbeln 74; Muskingum 71. Heidelberg 73; Ohio Wesleyan 62. Kent State 74: Bowling Green 70. Ashland 88; Wilmington 71. Illinois 81; Michigan 74.

Iowa 72; Minnesota 70. Kentucky 66; Alabama S2-Louisiana St. 68: Mississippi 65. Michigan State 83; Indiana 77. Georgia Tech 88; Florida 08 Indiana (Pa.) Tchrs.

103; Lock Ha est Jacobs and Jim Fimgioi. BOSTON (5) Oulfielder Ted William Dusty Rhodes could repeat his 1954 f. inch -hitting performances. But he Jim Piersall; infielder Ted Leipco, pitcher BROOKLYN, N. Feb.

28 lW Big Bob Baker, the fast-punching Pittsburgh heavyweight contender, blasted Rex Layne's latest come winard Nixon, catcher Sim White. CLEVELAND (10 Pitchers Early Wynn, Bob Hooper. Bill Wight Hank Aenirre; caid he "probably can expect much." Leo said he's started spring non, Ga.t and Mananna Chipola combine rate the favorite's roles, but both Pensacola and Jacksonville have played the type ball especially in the late stages of the season needed to win the annual tournament. Chipola enters the tourney with a 25-2 record, but both losses came at the hands of teams the Indians will oppose for the tourney laurels. The JC quint split a pair of Totals 37 22 96 Totali 30 19 79 Halftime score: Georgia Teachers 40( outfielders Larry Doby, Dave Phllley, Wal'y In Mainside Gym The Goshawks took a thundering 90 to 62 victory over visiting Keesler Air Force Base cagers on the NAS hardwood Monday night.

The winning Goshawk quint started slow and at the half held only a one point lead over the visitors. But after the second half gun was fired the Navy cagers caught fire on the spark of Jimmy Young. Jim Yates, and Ken Banks. Mercer 39. wesuaKei intielflers bod Rudy fcaldo: catcher Hank Poiles.

ven 79. back campaign by hammering out a decisive, unanimous 10-round decision over the pudgy Lewiston, Utah, battler at Eastern Parkway CHICAGO -) Outfielder Minnie Mlnoso training with a lot of outfielders before, but that he's "never had many that might it." He's 10 Down Delivers Tennessee 86; Auburn 77. Colorado 65; Missouri 57. Wisconsin 75: Purdue 73. Vanderbilt 7B; Georgia 57.

Memphis Christ, 63; Freed-Harde- Arena tonight. Braves Fined man 51. Baker weighed 124 Layne 206'i. hot seven: Monte Irvin, Willie Mays, Don Mueller, Rhodes, Bob Lennon, Eric Rodin and Bill Tay lor. Last year, with Nashville in the Although complete bracketing for the state basketball tournaments at Gainesville March 9-12 has not been released, the Journal learned Monday that both Pensacola High and the Tate Aggies are slated to play opening round games the first day of the tournament.

PHS Coach Shorty Sneed said he had been advised by Lafayette Golden, executive secretary of the FHSAA, that the Tigers will play Tampa Hillsboroush at 8:45 p.m. March 9. Hillsborough was runner-up to St. Petersburg in group tournament play last weekend. Tate Coach Ralph Chaudron reported that his Aggies are scheduled to meet Daytona Beach Seabreeze, winner of the Class Group 5 meet, March 9 at 3:30 p.m.

Both the Tigers and Aggies returned to the practice court Monday following their weekend triumphs in Class AA and A tourney competition. Coat Sneed stated that Tiger center Ralph Wickcrsham, who has been ailing with a strained thigh muscle for the past two weeks, seems to be "some better." Sneed said the Injury apparently does not give Wicker-sham as much pain as it did, but that the leg is still weak. Hi It was the eighth victory for the Eddie Mathews Inks 2-Year Pact huge Pittsburgh Negro, rated as For Violation Southern Lennon hit 64 the fourth-ranking contender. The Young and Yates combined in the third quarter to break the game open for the Goshawks. Young took outstanding advantage home runs, batted in 161 runs and defeat ended Layne's unbeaten BRADENTON, Feb.

28 (JV-Eddie Mathews, hard-hitting third Ohio U. 67; Toledo 59. Tulane 78; Miss. State 59. Westminster 86; Junlat 65.

Bradley 69; Wichita 67. Seton Hall 83; Villanova 79 St. Louis 90: Houston 87. NAIA DlST. 30 Geneva (Pa.) 54; Mlllersville Tchra.

48. NAIA TOURNEY DlST. 25 Georgia Tchrs. 96; Mercer 79. Florida 8tate 86.

Stetson 77 NAIA TOURNEY DlST. 26 Atlantic Christ. 107; East Car. 98. Lenoir Rhyne 100; Presbyterian 90.

hit .345. streak at eight, he had won seven ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. baseman, signed a two-year con and tied once shooting up to a No. 7 ranking.

28 W( Commissioner Ford Frick of his set shot ability to dump in 22 markers and lead the scoring department for both clubs. tract tonight, General Manager fined the Milwaukee Baseball Club Layne, 26, scoring repeatedly John Quinn of the Milwaukee $500 and 14 of the club's players KEESLER AFB (62) GOSHAWKS (90) with overhand rights to the jaw, Phillies Want To Fix Deal Braves said. it it tp ft to smaller amounts today for viola gave the slick-boxing Baker a 2 3 1 3 3 9 Rice, Quir.n also announced the sign tion of the March 1 spring training .1 A 1 il ll. ine of Chet Nichols, left-handed jug" se mrougn uie iirsi uve NAIA DlST. 17 AM 72; Southern deadline." Ark.

Arkansas Moses, Lull, Croy, O'Neal, Ingram, Bright, Perkins, ine commissioner said he was ft pitcher, ana rooKie ngninanuer ll Andy Bratkowitz, who won five! knee by a right in the fourth and. Cam Gilliam TnioA last had to take an eicht count but he VI Wl 1 1 1 14 1 1 1 making further investigations and 3 9 0 2 1 3 5 17 10 22 0 6 9 15 2 8 5 17 Hllaman, I 0 0 2 Hoaan, 3 0 0 Anderson, 1 4 IS Williams, 1 0 4 Yates, 6 2 14 Youni, 6 0 0 Perry, 3 Banks, 3 Doyle, 3 C1UU iWOfc WAV-W w. I hinted there would be similar pen came iuu oi iignt Good, son. But from the sixth round on Bak alties against other violators. He didn't mention any other clubs but St.

70. William Jewell 83, Central 76. Texas Tech 94, Hardin-Simmona 70, Merrimack 76, Lowell Tech 71, Clark 88, Assumption 74. Oklahoma Baptist 88, Southwest, Okla. 77.

Lincoln Memorial 73. Bolmnni 61. Middle Tenn. 9.1, Bethel 84. Williams 72, Middlebury S5.

Boston College 98, Brandels 91. Providence 70, Tufts S5. Colby 89, Maine 67. INCOME TAX er nailed his slow moving rival with flurries of six and eight the Detroit Tigers are said to be Toatls 24 14 62 one of the clubs likely to be hit VERO BEACH, Feb. 28 UP) A deal for Brooklyn' infielder Junior Gilliam may be discused when Buzzy Bavasi, vice president of the Dodgers, goes to Clearwater Tuesday for a conference with Roy Harney, general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Totals 28 34 90 ,...12 31 47 C2 32 S9 90 Keesler AFB Goshawks next, punches at a cup to win going away. The votes, all for Baker, were: Referee Ray Miller, 7-2-1, Judge Eleven regular members of the Milwaukee club were fined $3C Hits 50 Licks each for working out before the The Phillies have been reported Assistance QUALIFIED STAFF TO SERVE YOU MILLER BOOKKEEPING SERVICE Established in 1941 NEW 1955 ZENITH T.V. Set Livt Demonstration Today CORNER'S RADIO TV Sales and Service 106 E. Wright St. Ph.

HE-2-7933 official starting date and three rookies drew fines of $25 each. anxious to obtain Gilliam to play Loyola. New Orleans, 85, Spring HtU 81. McNeese La. College 64.

Valparaiso 55, Wash. Et. Louis 54. Grinnell 69. 8t.

Olaf 67. Drake 67. Oklahoma City 70. Parsons 99. Carthage 91.

Nebraska Wesleyan 85. Omaha 74. St. Francis. Pkn.

63. St. Peter's 55. Pwi.HH' 72, Tuna, 64. second base.

The Philadelphia club The regulars who were hit in the is said also to be interested the pocketbook were pitchers Warren Tate's Dungan Top Scorer In Class A Tournament veteran Jackie Robinson. Leo Birnbaum, 8-2 and Judge Recht 5-5 in rounds put Baker ahead on points, 10-5. The AP card had Baker in front, 7-2-1. NEW YORK, N. Feb.

23 UFi-Fat Lowry, 149, Toledo, Ohio, won a unanimous decision over Pet Adams, 154, Newark, J. in the 10-round feature bout tonight at Spahn, Gene Conley, Chet Nichols cmd Lew Burdetle; outfielders Manager Walter Alston outlined 320 N. BAYLEN Brooklyn spring training plans to Bobby Thomson, Andy Pafko and day. Why look further? HE 2-7236 on appointment soves timo but not required. Adelaide J.

Miller John Henry Miller "There will be two workouts INDIVIDUAL SCORING Player Team G. Pti every day starting Tuesday at 9:30 St. Nicholas Arena. Chester Dungan, Tate 3 50 and 1:15 with special emphasis on Referee Mark Conn scored the Bud Whitehead, Marianna 3 46 Bill Hadley. Walnut HU1 2 42 running the early stages, said Hank Aaron; first baseman Joe Adco*ck, second baseman Danny O'Conneli, shortstop Johnny Logan and catcher Charley White.

The rookies drawing lessen fines were pitcher Don McMahon, outfielder Al Spangler and infielder Al Facchini. They were penalized for holding bout 5-4-1 in Lowry's favor, while Frank Willis, Tate 3 41 the Brooklyn pilot. "Occasionally we'll have special workouts for By AL PADGETT Journal Sports Writer CRESTVIEW, Feb. 28 (Special) Tate High's Aggies wrapped the Class Group I basketball tournament in a neat little package with their 59-42 victory over the Marianna Bulldogs in the championship game Saturday night. This final story is intended as the Mike Whitwell, Catholic 3 39 Wllmer Mitchell.

Chipley 2 37 Pat Vance, Catholic 3 36 pitchers. I want to see those fel lows run." Judge Joe Eppy gave it to the victor by an 8-2 margin. Judge Artie Aidala saw it even in rounds but gave the fight to Lowry by one point, 6-5. Wayne Martin. Marianna 3 36 Wilbur Luker.

Tate 3 34 Alston said Pee Wee Reese was preliminary workouts at the Jackie Burkett. Choctaw. Both fighters suffered cuts, "with still the regular shortstop but rookies Chico Fernandez and Don Zimmer would play most of the Braves Bradenton, camp full view of spectators and with the knowledge of the manage hatchee 1 33 TEAM SCORING Team Games Points Adams drawing first blood in the seal on the container which will second round when he opened a protect the annual meet from shortstop during the early games fp A Sara -V I I hk 1 Viv ment." moths and other insects until with Reese probably on second. Tata 3 171 Pensacola Catholic 3 lfil 'This March 1 deadline for train gash under Lowry's left eye and ruffered one himself over the let sometime late in February, 1956. Marianna 3 153 Walton 2 107 eye in the ninth.

The Aggies Chester Dungan, ing was imposed by the players themselves," the commissioner said. "The rule is in the books, put Chipley 2 103 Adams went down for an eight senior center, walked off with in Humez Defeats Pierre Langlois PARIS, Feb 28 Lft-Hard-hittins count from what appeared to be Walnut Hill 2 88 Choctawhatchea 1 85 Bonltay ...1 54 dividual scoring honors by pouring 50 points through the hoops in there by the players themselves, and it is the commissioner's func a slip but Heferee Mark Conn Milton 1 tolled the count to make it an of three contests. He was followed tion to enforce the rules." Crestview 1 49 ficial knockdown. Charles Humez, France's Euro ptan middleweight champion, to Graceville 1 38 by the sophom*ore guard from Ma 1 rianna, Bud Whitehead, who had The best punch of the fight came early in the fifth round when Low night moved closer to a title figat FSU's Holder 10 DOWN INDIVIDUAL FREE THROWS Player Team FTM FTA Pet 46 tallies in as many games. with world champion Carl (Bobo) ry caught Adams with a right to Topping the list of high scorers were Choctaw Top Qualifier hatchee's Jackie Burkett, work FACTORY TRAINED ZENITH SERVICEMAN the chin that sent him to the ropes, The victor stood at long range trying for the payoff punch but Adams went into a crouch to survive the round.

CHICAGO, Feb. 28 W) Don Holder, physical education major horse center who scored 33 times against Marianna, and Burton Locklin, Milton guard who hit 10 at Florida State University, scored 113.4 points over the weekend to less times against Pensacola Olson by stopping rugged Pierre Langlois, his longtime rival, 2:31 of the fifth rourd. The 27-year old Humez, whose French and European crowns were not at stake in the overweight 10-rounder, floored Langlois for an eight-count in the fifth round and gave him a terrific battering. Referee Schleman halted the one-sided affair as Humez hammered away at his helpless rival. A capacity crowd of 16,000 con lead a field of 10 qualifiers for the When it comes In the ninth and 10th rounds both fighters threw science to the winds and began a toe-to-toe slugging match that had the crowd of 1,000 Catholic.

WE REPAIR ANY TV SET IN ONE DAY OR LESS IN MOST CASES WHILE YOU WAIT United States gymnastic team. on their feet. to GIN, Holder, of Philadelphia, failed to win any of the six compulsory Bill; Pat Atkins. Chipley 2 2 100 Marcus Pace. Milton 2 2 100 Byron Mixson, Graceville 2 2 100 Myron Howell, Bonifay ..2 2 100 Richard Rambo, Tate 2 2 100 Wllmer Mitchell, Chipley 9 11 81.

8 Bud Whitehead. Marianna 26 769 Winston Etherldge, Walnut Hill 3 3 75.0 Elton Andreason, Marianna "2-7 Ronnie Henderson. Catholic 13 18 2 TEAM FREE THROWS Team FTM FTA Pet. Marianna 47 78 60.3 Milton 15 25 60.0 Chipley 29 SO 58 0 Tate S3 97 54 6 Graceville 12 52.2 Catholic 47 97 48 5 Walnut Hill 26 58 44 8 Choctawhatchee 13 29 44.8 Crestview 21 .9 Walton ...25 60 41.6 Bonifay 14 38 36.8 Tate's 171 points for three games was the top team total, and Catholic's 161 in the same number of outings placed second. The Crusaders topped the one-contest high with 64 against Bonifay, and events, but he piled up two-tenths of a point more than runner-up Get Fight Offer the world agrees on tributed to a new record French Pvt.

Jack Beckner of the 5ta NEW YORK, Feb. 28 W-Ted PHILLIPS i Brenner, matchmaker for the Tate's 59 against Marianna was Army, Chicago, who won the cal gate in the Palais Des Sports. Tlu $993 second. icthenics event and tied for first cross receipts were $85,700, slightly 45 Qt. (ilLbti I please" side horse competition.

more than the $85,171 paid in 1950 when Ray Robinson, then th Marianna was the best free throw shooting team, hitting 47 for 78 for 60.3 per cent, and Milton's Hardware Furniture IS01 Cervantes Ph. HE 3-8247 700 N. DAVIS, PHONE 3 6269 OPEN EVENINGS TIL I Eastern Parkway Arena Brooklyn today offered middleweight champion Carl (Bobc) Olson to meet Floyd Patterson in an cutdoor over-the-weight fight this summer. CUBEY'S DISTILLED LONDON CRY GIN. SO PROOF.

100 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS W. A. GILBEY, CINCINNATI, 0.H1& Cape Cod was named by Bartholomew. Gosnold, Englishman, who sailed around it in 1602. world 160-pound champion knocked out France's Robert Ville main in the ninth round.

15 for 2a for 60 per cent was next The final tourney tabulations ar-i.

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