Toledo Rockets Upset Ohio U In Glass Bowl Showdown
Sam Tisci and Gene Cook formed the scoring battery as Toledo beat Ohio University 14 to 6 in Toledo’s Glass Bowl. Cook caught every pass and a key TD pass helped fuel the upset over Widdoes led OU, while Billingslea Wright and Buckles sparked the Rocket attack.
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Dunigan
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Randy Bailey
Jim Hilles
Carroll Widdoes
Carney
Buckles
Dave Stricklin
Myron Lepore
Gold
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Widdoes & Co
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Jack Vair
Duni
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Roy Hodge
Bailey
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Miklovic
Browns Edge Giants 6-3 On Groza 47 Yard Field Goal
Cleveland Browns defeated the defending champion New York Giants 6 to 3 as Lou Groza kicked a 47 yard field goal into an obdurate wind. The game marked the season opener with a bruising defensive battle and a missed Browns field goal.
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Spartans Take Big Ten Lead with Indiana Thrashing
Michigan State routed Indiana 54-0 as conference action dominated the weekend schedule. Ohio State, Purdue, Northwestern and others suffered lopsided losses while Michigan State faces a potential tests at California in a nationally televised game.
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Bragan to Manage Cleveland Indians in 1958
Bragan, 39, hired by Hank Greenberg to replace Kerby Farrell as Indians manager for 1958. Farrell’s one year not renewed after a 5-3 season finale left Cleveland in sixth, half game behind fifth. Bragan currently leads Almendares in Cuba and will meet Greenberg in New York after World Series.
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Packers Upset Bears 21-17 in NFL action
In Monday NFL play the Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 21-17 as Babe Parilli returned to lead Green Bay with two touchdown passes at the new stadium. Other results included the Browns, Colts, Rams, and Steelers winning as Philadelphia and Detroit fell.
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Cards Sign Hutchinson To Pilot Birds In 58
Fred Hutchinson, who guided the St. Louis Cardinals from fourth place to pennant contention this season, signed a new one year contract Saturday. Terms were not disclosed but his salary this year was about 30000 dollars with a believed raise of 5000 dollars.
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Sievers Caps Two Bat Titles
Roy Sievers, six years after a baseball setback, won the American League home run and RBI titles with the Washington Senators. He slugged 42 homers and 114 RBIs, leading in total bases with 331, and outpaced Tec Williams 42 to 38 in homers. Mantle was runner up in total bases with 315.
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Williams Pushes Bat Mark to .388 in Tight MLB Finish
Williams raises his batting average to .388 with a double and a single as Boston tops the Yankees 3-2 to close the season. Bunning, Spahn, and Pierce reach 20 wins while Milwaukee posts a club record 95 victories. Musial, Hornsby, Wagner, Aaron, and Sievers lead league stats in a day of final games.
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Rogers Hornsby
Honus Wagner
Milwaukee
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Washington
Roy Sievers
Lennox Carries Bowling Green Past Xavier 16-0
Floyd Lennox scored two touchdowns to lead the Bowling Green Falcons to a 16-0 victory over Xavier Musketeers. Perry kicked a field goal and later added a conversion as Lennox added a third score on a 39 yard pass from Bill Lyons set up the final TD.
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Ohio Grid Schedule Sees Buckeyes Travel to Washington
Ohio college football enters week two with 10 of 22 games against out of state foes. Ohio State seeks rebound after an 18-14 loss to Texas Christian and travels to face Washington. Bowling Green ranks unbeaten and leads state scoring with 76 points as Miami and others mingle in early season interleague play.
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Redlegs Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Loss to Braves
Cincinnati Reds outhit Milwaukee 8 to 6 but left-handed rookie Dave Skaugstad and Jay Hook pitched well early. Bill Kennedy faltered in relief in the ninth as Milwaukee scored twice to seize a pennant clincher. Ted Kluszewski and Smoky Burgess produced key hits for Cincinnati in the late rally.
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Dave Skaugstad
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Braves 1957 attendance tops two million mark
New York reports Major League Baseball attendance rose 2.8 percent in 1957 with the Milwaukee Braves drawing over two million fans, while nine other clubs surpassed one million. This marks a league wide surge in spectator interest.
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Milwaukee’ Braves
Denver runs past Buffalo to take World Series lead
Denver defeats Buffalo 8 to 1 to win the series four games to one. In the Texas League Finals Houston tops Dallas 4 to 3 to win the series four games to three.
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Rawls Downs Berg To Take Open Title
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg South Carolina won the Reno Women's Open Golf Tournament in a sudden death playoff against Patty Berg of St. Andrews Illinois. Both finished 143 after two rounds one under par, Berg’s final shot hung near the edge of the 18th cup but did not drop within the five minute rule.
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College Scores Morning Football Report
Texas Christian 18 over Ohio State 14. Denison 26 defeated Mount Union 6. Heidelberg 21 over Ohio Wesleyan 16. Capital 41 beat Northern Michigan 12. Bluffton 13 lost to Defiance 7. Hiram 13 fell to Oberlin 7. Miami Ohio 20 beat Western Michigan 6. Wooster 25 defeated Kenyon 7. Muskingum 26 over Akron 7. Dayton 12 beat Richmond 7. Findlay 6 tied with Ashland 6. Toledo 14 over Ohio U 6. Bowling Green 16 defeated Xavier Ohio. Wittenberg 27 beat Marietta 6. Obie Northern 14 Wilmington 12. Cincinnati 19 over Wichita 13.
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Final league leaders in American and National leagues
The leaders include Williams and Mantle atop AL batting with .388 and .365, Mantle 120 runs, Sievers 114 RBIs, Fox 196 hits, and Sievers 42 homers. NL leaders feature Musial 351 hits, Aaron 152 RBIs and 118 runs, Mays 333 batting, Schoendienst 200 hits, Aaron 44 homers, and Mays 38 steals.
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Miller First At Claybanks Speedway Featured Midget Race
Pete Miller of Charleston drove the Brown Special to win the day at Claybanks Speedway near here. Red Lanham finished second in Joe McCall's Zero Special, with Larry Bumpus third in the Offenhouser machine in the semi finals. Fast heat winners were Miller Lanham and Bob Casto. The consolation race went to Mike Mulligan followed by Chester Smith and Harry Kuntz. Bud Wilson announced a trophy stock car race Oct 6 and a drivers owners meeting at the Mobilgas Station on East Main St.
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