Single Wing Coming Back as Four Major Bowls Use It
Four major bowls prompt debate on the return of the single wing with pro teams favoring the T formation. Andy Kerr notes a swingback while college offenses mix old and new schemes. Major backs Majors and Crawford are viewed as likely pro picks, with Hornung praised by Hughie Devore for his passing and running.
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Harry Grayson
NEW York
NBA
Andy Kerr
Tennessee
Jim Crawford
Wyoming
Majors
Bob Neyland
Edly
Hughie Devore
Chicago
Paul Hornung
Notre Dame
Hornung
Devore
Bowl Day Brings 350000 Fans to New Year Showdowns
The Associated Press reports over 350000 fans will attend and watch four major bowls on New Year’s Day 1956 with Tennessee Baylor Iowa Oregon State Syracuse Colorado Clemson matchups highlighted by key stars Johnny Majors Jimmy Brown Ken Ploen and Joe Francis.
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Associated Press
Tennessee
Bowl Games At a Glance
The lineup lists Rose Bowl Oregon State vs Iowa and Sugar Bowl Tennessee vs Baylor with game times crowds and receipts. Also Cotton Bowl Syracuse vs Texas Christian Orange Bowl Colorado, Sun Bowl George Washington vs Texas Western Tangerine Bowl West Texas vs Mississippi Southern Prairie View Bowl Texas Southern vs Prairie View A M Senior Bowl all star game details included.
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New Orleans
Tennessee
Baylor
Abc-Tv
Pasadena
Calif
Iowa
Oregon State
Nbc-Tv
Dallas
Syracuse
Texas Christian
Miami
Colorado
Clemson
Cbs-Tv
George Washington
Texas Western
el Paso
Tex
Houston
Prairie View A&m
Texas Southern
Orlando
Fla
Mississippi Southern
West Texas State
John (the Beast
Swink
Ken Ploen
Joe Francis
Barnel Durden
TCU
NBC
ABC
CBS
West Texas
Prairie View A & M
Hockey Imports Boost North Dakota Squad with Canadian Ties
Eight members of the North Dakota hockey team hail from Canada, including five players from Manitoba, reflecting significant cross border recruitment that shapes the roster and style of play.
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Hockey
North Dakota
Canada
Manitoba
Snyder Plans Firm Workload as Ohio U Faces Arizona State
Ohio University basketball coach Jim Snyder pushes the Bobcats through at least one, possibly two, intense workouts ahead of the January 1957 opener with Arizona State in Tempe. Peters hobbles with a right knee injury while star Scott struggles with poor shooting as Ohio bets on height and grit to counter the Sun Devils.
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Ohio University
Bobcats
Jim Snyder
Snyder
Arizona State College of
Peters
Scott
Arizona State
Sun Devils
Best Move for College Basketeers Is Play All Games on Home Floor
NYT columnist notes a home floor edge in college basketball with coaches Frosty Cox Mouriana and Frank McGuire debating the extent of the advantage. Howard Cann of NYU argues the edge is smaller, about ten points, while others claim a fifteen point boost for hosts.
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College Basketeers
Jimmy Breslin
NEW York
NBA
Frosty Cox
Mouriana
Howard Cann
New York University
Frank McGuire
North Carolina
Rio To Risk Leadership In Gallia County Play
Rio Grande High School travels to Southwestern at Cadmus to confront Highlanders in Gallia County League action Friday. Rio enters with a 3 0 league mark and a 45 game league win streak while Southwestern, amid a poor season, has won two league games including over North Gallia and Kgger Creek. Mercerville idle.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Rio Grande High School
Bluemen
Southwestern
Cadmus
Highlanders
North Gallia
Kgger Creek
John Wickline
Rio
Mercerville
Wildcats
Rio Grande
Gallia County
Opo Rio Grande
SEO Teams Face Full Cage Slate
Southeastern Ohio high schools start the final season phase with a full weekend slate after holidays. At midseason Racine leads the Meigs County League. Logan hosts Pomeroy. Buchtel leads Athens County. multiple SECUL games spotlight Logan Pomeroy and Rome Ames Bern, with several cross matchups on Friday and Saturday.
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Southeastern Ohio
Racine
Larry Morrison
Tornadoes
Trimble
Morrison
Southeastern Ohio Athletic League
Logan
Chieftains
Pomeroy
SECUL
Gallipolis
Athens
Middleport
Jackson
Nelsonville
Wellston
Welston
Buchtel
Athens County League
Shade
Rome
Ames-Bern
Troy
Albany
Waterloo
the Plains
Allensville
Celtics Sell Palazzi to Syracuse for Waiver Price
The Boston Celtics sold former Holy Cross All-America Togo Palazzi to the Syracuse Nationals for more than the NBA waiver price of 500 dollars. Palazzi will join Syracuse January 1 and play against the New York Knicks.
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Boston
Boston Celtics
Holy Cross
Pat McCormick Tops 1956 Amateur of the Year
Pat McCormick, 26, Lakewood Calif, mother of a 9 month old, queen of world divers, won the James E Sullivan Memorial Trophy as outstanding amateur athlete of 1956. Rafer Johnson was second and Walter Baker third in the voting by 300 of 608 ballots.
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New York
Patricia Keller McCormick
James E. Sullivan
Lakewood
Calif
McCormick
Pat
Rafer Johnson
Ucla
Walter Thane Baker
Elkhart
Kan
Air Force
Glenn McCormick
Ann Curtis
Associated Press
Eddie Machem Maxim to Fight Jan. 25 Televised Card
Promoter Chris Dundee announced Eddie Machem of Redding California and Joey Maxim of Cleveland will headline a nationally televised boxing card from the Auditorium in Miami Beach on January 25.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Chris Dundee
Eddie Machem
Redding
Calif
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
Tubbs Receives Rockne Memorial Award
Oklahoma All-America center Jerry Tubbs was named the Touchdown Club of Washington outstanding college lineman of the year for 1957 to be presented January 12.
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Washington
Jerry Tubbs
Oklahoma
Touchdown Club of Washington
Knute Rockne
TCL's Jim Swink Tops in Sportsmanship
Boston report: James Edward Swink, the 1955 All American from Texas Christian, was named the 11th Swede Nelson award winner for sportsmanship in football. The prize honors a player whose conduct on the gridiron shows high esteem for the football code and outstanding sportsmanship.
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TCL
Jim Swink
Boston
James Edward Swink
Texas Christian
College Cage Outlook For Red Hot Races
AP notes top teams Kansas and North Carolina face stiff non conference tests as Big Seven and ACC teams loom. Iowa State, Colorado and Missouri Valley squads challenge powerhouses while Ivy and Big Ten race tightens. UCLA and Oregon State lead Pacific Coast as Utah and BYU push in the Skyline.
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Kansas
North Carolina
Kansas Jayhawks
Wilt
Chamberlain
Southern
West Virginia
Mounties
Furman
Washington & Lee
Missouri Valley
Oklahoma
A&m
St. Louis
Wichita
Bradley
Detroit
Northwestern
Ivy
Columbia
Chet Forte
Harvard
Dartmouth
Big Ten
Illinois
Purdue
Pacific Coast
Oregon State
UCLA
Skyline
Utah
Brigham Young
Sugar Ray Robinson and Ray Fullmer Face Youth vs Age Test
New York report previews the Madison Square Garden bout on January 2 pitting 36 year old Sugar Ray Robinson against 26 year old Gene Fullmer. The piece weighs Robinson’s fading speed and ring rhythm against Fullmer’s fresh youth and raw attack as the classic age contest.
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New York
NEA
Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray
Floyd Patterson
Robinson
Sugar
Ray Bolger
Madison Square Garden
Gene Fullmer
Fullmer
Archie Moore
Patterson
Raw
Harlem
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Michigan State
Johnny Majors
Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy McDonald
Eagles
Crawford
THE
Mobile
Ala
MBS Radio
Rees
Bae Seto
Ing
Johnny Nucatola
Jim Fahey
Villanova
Jim Smith
SEO
Glouster
New Lexington
Point Pleasant
Huntington St. Joe
Eastern
Bliss College
Chauncey
Bis
Chesterhill
Pat McCormick
By Murray Rose
Machem
Tubbs
Waterloo Ee
Ames-Bernere
Seoul
L. Logan Pomeroy
College
Iowa State
Buffs
Jayhawks
North
Carolina
Tar Heels
Raleigh
McGuire
State
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
NeverTay
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