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A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS
February 28, 1955
RECORD BREAKERS
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February 28, 1955

A Roundup Of The Week's News

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BASKETBALL'S TOP TEN
(Verdict of the Associated Press writers' poll)
Team standings this week with points figured on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis (first-place votes in parentheses):

 

Points

1—San Francisco (65)

953

2—Kentucky (11)

758

3—La Salle (3)

622

4—Duquesne (2)

611

5—Marquette (8)

380

6—North Carolina State (2)

344

7—Minnesota (3)

334

8—Utah (1)

320

9—UCLA (2)

272

10—George Washington

240

RUNNERS-UF: 11, Dayton (3) 200; 12, Alabama (2) 106; 13, Illinois 94; 14, Vanderbilt 87; 15, Memphis State (4) 71.

RECORD BREAKERS

Parry O'Brien of Armed Forces and Los Angeles AC put 16-pound shot 59 feet, 5� inches, broke own world indoor record by 1� inches in national AAU championships at New York.

Paul Anderson , Toccoa, Ga. dairy farmer became world's strongest man, smashed Norbert Schemansky's world mark by picking up 1,100 pounds in three lifts in National Capitol weight-lifting championship, Washington, D.C.

Albert Wiggins of Ohio State swam 150-yard individual medley in 1:26.2 to set U.S. record in dual meet at Champaign, Ill.

Mike Souchak of Durham, N.C. traveled nine holes in 27 to break PGA record by one, took $12,500 Texas Open with 257 to shatter by two strokes PGA mark for 72 holes at San Antonio.

BASKETBALL

San Francisco came from behind on Bill Russell's 31 points, beat Santa Clara 66-52, whipped St. Mary's 65-57 for 18th straight, retained No. 1 position in AP poll, accepted NCAA berth.

UCLA clinched Southern Division title in Pacific Coast Coherence with double wins over California 55-48, 84-76, will meet Oregon State . Northern Division winner, in best-of-three for NCAA spot.

Idaho State wrapped up third straight Rocky Mountain title by beating Montana State twice 78-57, 57-46. moved into NCAA tourney.

Utah drubbed Montana 101-68, stayed on top of Skyline Conference. Center Art Bunte led Redskins with 28 points.

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