Browns rally past Redskins 21 14 behind Plum and Carpenter
Milt Plum passed for 206 yards and Lew Carpenter rushed for 95 yards as the Browns came from behind to beat Washington 21 14. Plum scored Cleveland's winning TD with two minutes left, while Carpenter added the second score and helped set up the decisive drive.
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Plum
Carpenter
Browns
Penn State
Ray Renfro
Paul Brown
Cleveland
Milt
Brown
Detroit
Browns rally in frigid win to stay atop standings
The Browns overcome a 14-7 deficit in 16 degree weather, scoring two fourth quarter touchdowns to beat Washington. Plum engineered the final drives with 45 and 38 yard gains, switching to rubber soled shoes after sliding on frozen turf.
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Browns
Cleveland
New York Giants
Giants
Plum
McAfee's Bulldogs buck odds with tough zone and grit
Athens coach Charlie McAfee, leading a short-handed squad, crafts a tough zone defense and relentless effort to compete in the SECAL. Meanwhile the Cleveland Browns rally behind Milt Plum and Lew Carpenter in a 21-14 win over Washington, with Plum delivering clutch plays and Carpenter grinding for 91 yards.
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Plum
Carpenter
Browns
Skins
Bowl matchups set as LSU seeks first bowl win
LSU 10 0 leads Sugar Bowl bid against Clemson while California Iowa and Syracuse also earn pivotal postseason spots. Orange Bowl pits Oklahoma and Syracuse, Cotton hosts TCU and Air Force, Gator features Florida and Mississippi.
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Louisiana State
California
Syracuse
LSU
Bayou Tigers
Dallas
Texas Christian
Air Force Academy
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Mississippi
NEL Plans College Draft
The National Football League held its player draft today with Green Bay at the top of the draft order due to a 1 8 1 record. The Packers were expected to select a quarterback with Randy Duncan of Iowa Lee Grosscup of Utah or Tommy Greene of Holy Cross as top possibilities. The subsequent picks followed intercity ties and standings among Philadelphia Chicago Cardinals Washington San Francisco Detroit Pittsburgh Los Angeles Chicago Bears New York Cleveland Baltimore.
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National Football League
Green Bay
Packers
Randy Duncan
Iowa
Lee Grosscup
Utah
Tommy Greene
Holy Cross
Chicago Cardinals
Washington
San Francisco
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Chicago Bears
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Chicago Cards
Boxing Results From A Three City Card
In Hollywood Manuel Qui jano defeated Willie Parker in a 129 to 127 outpoint tally. Bobby Boyd won over Neal Rivers 162 to 160 in Fort Wayne. Alfredo Zuany beat Bob Baker 198 to 217 in Juarez. Chico Vejar stopped Henry Jones 160 to 162 in New Milford.
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Hollywood
Calif
Manuel Quijano
Mexico
Willie Parker
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bobby Boyd
Chicago
Neal Rivers
Las Vegas
Juarez
Alfredo Zuany
el Paso
Tex
Bob Baker
New Milford
Conn
Chico Vejar
Stamford
Henry Jones
Washington
D.C
Athens Bulldogs Open 1958 59 Cage Campaign With 52 40 Win
Athens high school cagers defeated Circleville 52 40 in their season opener led by 5 11 Russ Wickerham and 5 7 Larry Baker. The Bulldogs used a zone defense to offset a lack of height and shot 48 percent. Circleville was led by 6 0 Joe Adkins and Don Rowland with 10 points each. Athens faces Befpre Tuesday in next non league game.
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Charlie McAfee
Athens High School
Bulldogs
Athens
Circleville
McAfee
Tigers
Scoring Burden
Larry Baker
Bobby Nelson
Larry Riggs
Russ Wickerham
Giant
Jim Kyle
Joe Adkins
Don Rowland
Bob Shadley
Larry Hannahs
Wickerham
Baker
Kyle
Dick Snoufner
Befpre
Athens Gymnasium
Colts Clinch Division With Comeback Win Over 49ers
The Baltimore Colts rallied from behind to beat San Francisco 35 27 and clinch the Western Conference title as Lenny Moore and Johnny Unitas staged key plays. Unitas tied the NFL TD pass record with 23 straight games, while Cleveland and New York pursued the Eastern lead.
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Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
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San Francisco
Chicago Bears
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Moore
Unitas
Baltimore
Litle
Steve Myrha
Ray Berry
Cecil Isbell
Cleveland
Washington
New York
Giants
Philadelphia
Seem
Browns
Ohio Colleges Open 1958-59 Basketball Season Across State
Ohio State, Dayton, Miami, Toledo, Bowling Green and Ohio U begin 1958-59 campaigns this week with new coaches and players. Cincinnati with Oscar Robertson faces New York University at MSG. Bobcats host Marietta Thursday in season opener.
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Columbus
Xavier
Cincinnati
Ohio
Oscar Robertson
Indiana State
John
Ohio U
Wilmington
Cedarville
Rio Grande
Wilberforce
Robertson
New York University
Madison Square Garden
Ohio State
Fred Taylor
Floyd Stahl
Bucks
Pittsburgh
Lary Huston
Joe Roberts
Dick Furry
Buckeyes
Larry Siegfried
Shelby
Rugged St. Louis
Dayton
Gustavus Adolphus
Tom Blackburn
Frank Case
Terry Beckhorn
Flyers
Bowling Green
Miami
Jim Darrow
Jim McDonald
Falcons
Hillsdale
Mich
Oxford
Redskins
Wayne Embry
John Powell
Jim Thomas
Eastern Kentucky
Bunk Adams
Toledo Macomber
Bobcats
Marietta
Racine Opens Defense Of Meigs Crown
Racine Tornadoes host Harrisonville Tuesday as coach Larry Morrison brings back four of eight lettermen led by Jim Adams Ronnie Salser Buzz Beegle and Don McDade to defend the Meigs County League title. The club finished 21 3 overall in 1957 58 with a strong regular season and tourney run.
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Larry Morrison
Racine Tornadoes
Harrisonville
Morrison
Jim Adams
Ronnie Salser
Buzz Beegle
Don McDade
Butch Gaul
Bill McKelvey
Arnold Adams
Sam Price
Don Weese
Duane Wolfe
Dale Cole
Ames-Bern
Rutland
Cards Down Tomcats 62 41
Jackson ville Trimble's Cardinals won their third game in four starts as they defeated Glouster 62 41. Sam Jones led with 24 points, Jeff Jarvis added 16, Dwight Hatfield scored 14 for the Tomcats.
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Jacksonville
National Basketball Scores and Hockey Results Summary
Minneapolis beat Cincinnati 84 to 71 and Philadelphia defeated New York 103 to 1 in Saturday NBA action. Boston prevailed over Detroit 110 96 while New York 115 Philadelphia 10 and Minneapolis 108 Syracuse 105 added to a busy night. St Louis 98 Cincinnati 86 closed the day. In the NHL Montreal routed Detroit 7 0 and Toronto won 2 1 at Boston. New York and Chicago tied 2 2 in another matchup.
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Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Detroit
Syracuse
St. Louis
National Hockey League
Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
Hounds Seek First Victory In SECAL Opener
Nelsonville Greyhounds coached by Bob Sheskey seek their first win of the season as they travel to Gallipolis for the SECAL opener. Led by guard Jerry Patton the team has lost non league games to St Marys, Bremen and had a snow postponed match with McArthur. The remaining schedule includes Dec 5 at Gallipolis Dec 9 Logan Dec 12 at Pomeroy Dec 16 Athens Jan 2 at Racine Jan 6 at Middleport Jan 9 at Wellston Jan 16 Jackson Jan 20 Gallipolis Jan 23 Logan Jan 27 at Pomeroy Jan 30 at Athens Feb 3 Middleport Feb 6 Wellston and Feb 13 at Jackson.
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Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
Mac
Charlie McAfee
AHL
McAfee
Charlie
Bulldogs
Ames-Bern
SECAL
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Gallipolis
Middeport
Wellston
Nelsonville
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Nelsonville Greyhounds
Greyhounds
Jerry Patton
Lancaster St. Mary
Bremen
McArthur
Logan
Pomeroy
Racine
Middleport
High School Tuesday Football Matchups Across Athens and Surrounding Areas
A slate of Tuesday games features Cage State at Athens Eastern and Pomeroy Wellston at Chesapeake along with Wellston at Chesapeake Gallipolis at Ironton Middleport at Wahama Harrisonville at Racine and more across the region. Other notable fixtures include Allen sville at Catholic Central McArthur at Zaleski Hamden at North Gallia Hannan Trace at Windsor Chauncey Dover at Glouster Beaver at South Webster Kgger Creek at Rutland and Waterloo Lawrence at Blackford.
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Wellston
Chesapeake
Gallipolis
Ironton
Middleport
Wahama
Harrisonville
Racine
Allensville
Catholic Central
McArthur
Zaleski
Hamden
North Gallia
Hannan-Trace
Windsor
Chauncey-Dover
Glouster
Beaver
South Webster
Kgger Creek
Rutland
Waterloo
Lawrence
Blackford
Alhambra Sets Two Turf Records at Chicago Tracks
The Alhambra horse set two turf records for 5% furlongs at Chicago tracks in 1958, marking a notable achievement in that season.
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Alhambra
Chicago
National Fives Begin Play This Week
College basketball opens with Kentucky and West Virginia on the floor as top action starts. The season features matchups including Kentucky versus Florida State and West Virginia at Furman, with Robertson and Henison drawing early headlines.
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West Virginia
Associated Press
Florida State
Furman
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Indiana State
Indiana
Drake
Pitt
Michigan
Penn State
North Carolina State
Gettysburg
Temple
Rice
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
Purdue
Kansas State
Western Michigan
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