Colts Favored Over Giants In NFL Championship Clash
New York hosts Baltimore with the Colts installed as 3 point favorites for the NFL title game next Sunday. Giants coach Jim Lee Howell touts Baltimore as superior, noting their powerful backfield and line. He fears a letdown after a long playoff push while citing Colts stars Unitas Ameche Moore Dupre and their rugged blockers. The Giants escaped 24-21 earlier this season with Unitas sidelined by rib injuries.
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Baltimore Colts Bring 14 Discards To Roster
The Baltimore Colts roster includes 14 players let go by other NFL clubs, including Art Donovan Art Spinney and John Unitas. The group features former college teammates and picks from the 1955 1957 drafts, with Unitas noted as the league`s leading touchdown passer and a headline grabber among the new arrivals.
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Duncan shoulder injury clouds Rose Bowl prep
Iowa coach Forest Evashevski says quarterback Randy Duncan sustained a shoulder separation in camp while halfback Willie Fleming broke his leg. California mentor Pete Elliott downplays severity noting both teams aim for peak condition before the New Year’s game.
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Bobby Kirk Returns to Coaching with Bisons After Flin Flan AHL Stint
Bobby Kirk, new coach of the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League, previously led the Flin Flan Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior League, guiding them to a 33 game unbeaten streak.
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Bruins Triumph 66 29 in Athens District clash over Thornville
Buchtel-York Bruins improve to 7 1 with a 66 29 victory over Thornville in Athens County. Danny Wright led with 19 points while Joe Dixon added 14 as Thornville failed to reach double figures except for Deems eight and Wilson seven.
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Logan Monument Wins First Half in Bowling League
Logan Monument claims first place in the first half after a 3-0 win over King Lumber Co. J Co Lumber bowled a 608 series as the team totaled 2800 to overtake King Lumber's 2751 three-game set. King Lumber led the league in team high single and series with 1079 and 3044. Jesse Griffith had the top individual game at 266 and Ed Thomas the top series at 709.
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Aussie Runner Elliott Named Male Athlete Of The Year
Australia’s Herb Elliott, 20, named Associated Press Male Athlete Of The Year. Elliott, mile great, aims to be the world’s best marathon runner, noting endurance as an achievement. He topped votes over Jimmy Brown and Bob Turley, with 67 first-place votes and 236 points.
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Blues Grays To Conduct Rough Drills
Rough midweek practice sessions were planned for 48 college football stars in the Blue Gray classic. North Coach Jack Mollenkopf of Purdue and Kentucky's Blanton Collier signaled hardest drills today and Thursday as prep heats up for Saturday action. Yankee captains to be chosen and South lineup decisions set. Rainy weather kept sessions light but spirits high as the Rebels logged two programming sessions and the Yanks focused on the running game in a 90 minute practice.
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Open history note links 1929 playoff to Winged Foot site
The Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck New York, host of the 1959 U S Open, previously staged the 1929 Open where Bob Jones defeated Al Espinosa in a playoff.
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