Brooklyn Dodgers offer two trade packages for Spahn or Simmons
Brooklyn proposes two 3-for-2 deals to acquire Warren Spahn or Curt Simmons. If Spahn, Dodgers would swap Carl Furillo, Andy Pafko, Billy Cox for Spahn and Sid Gordon. or Gil Hodges Furillo Cox for Simmons and Del Ennis. Ennis would bolster Phillies' lineup while Gordon would join the Braves.
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Waterfield to Quit Rams at Season Close
Hall of fame quarterback Bob Waterfield will retire from the Los Angeles Rams at season end. The Rams captain, 32, cited a need for rest after a leg injury and will not report for the second year of his $18,000 contract. Waterfield, a UCLA alum, helped Cleveland win the 1945 title and has led NFL in passing and scoring in prior seasons.
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Trojans Get Rose Bowl Nod
USC has been voted the Pacific Coast Conference football team for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to face Wisconsin of the Big Ten. The selection was announced by PCC Commissioner Victor O. Schmidt after a unanimous telegraphic vote by faculty representatives.
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Giel Named on Look Magazine All Star Football Team
Two former army stars Bucks Gil Reich of Kansas and Gene Filipski of Villanova join Paul Giel of Minnesota on Look Magazine and FWAA chosen 22 man All Star squad. Texas Georgia Tech Maryland Oklahoma and USC each place two men. McPhee of Princeton is the lone returner from 1951.
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Scovills and Lyle Win Opening City League Cage Games
Scovills Jewelers beat Holan's TV 47 to 44 and Lyle defeated the Independents 46 to 32 in the opening City League basketball night. Fedson led Lyle with 15 points. Berg had 12 for the losers. Lyle led 16-12 at halftime.
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Five Area Cage Games Schedule Tonight
Five Austin area basketball games are on tap tonight marking the first appearance for nine of the ten teams. Blooming Prairie opens against Ellendale, LeRoy visits Spring Valley, Adams plays Hayfield, Grand Meadow hosts Wykoff, and Lyle meets St Ansgar. Lyle seeks its second win as Allan Wold coaches. The Lions beat Austin Sophomores 30 26 earlier. LeRoy’s Doc Haines says Canton makeup is Dec 16. Games start at 8 p m.
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Hayfield
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Doc) Haines
Canton
Carleton Cage Team Opens 22-Game Midwest Schedule
Carleton College hosts Stout Institute in Sayles Hill tonight as they begin a 22 game slate to defend the Midwest Conference title. The squad features three Midwest All-Conference players Howie Rosenblum Laurie Slocum and Elton Brooks a 6 6 center. Forward spots are contested by Bob Richardson Bob Stevens Dick Larson and Bob Buis.
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Battle Stout Institute
Sayles Hill Gym
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Menomonie
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Johnnies Rally Past Stout in 78-68 Victory
St. John's Minnesota guard Jerry Opatz scored 21 points to lift Collegeville team over Stout Institute 78-68 in Menominee Wisconsin. Stout erased a halftime deficit to move ahead 59-57 after three quarters before St. John's surged with 21 points in the final period.
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Stout Institute
Stout
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Gagne Baillargeon Win Wild Austin Armory Tag Bout
Vern Gagne and Baillargeon won the two out of three fall tag bout at the Veteran of Foreign Wars show in Austin. Mills and Hughes fought hard with Mills taking a fall while Gagne and Baillargeon later teamed to pin Mills and Hughes for the decisive win. Jackie Nichols defeated Dick Steep in a separate match.
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Quebec
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Canada
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Bill Kuusisto
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Richmond
Dick Steep
Portland
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Bob Deipler
Buffalo
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Boxing Bouts Across Cities Highlight Five Decisions
In Brooklyn New York Roland La Starza 1891 outpointed Fred Rocky Jones 178 Chester Pa. In Quebec Henry Gault 11734 Spar tanburg S C outpointed Fernando Gagnon 11634 Quebec. In Chicago Larry Watson 179 Chi pope stopped Billy Noble 191 Omaha. In Providence Tommy Harrison 178 Los Angeles outpointed Wes Bascom 17619 St. Louis.
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Spartanburg
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Larry Watson
Chipope
Billy Noble
Omaha
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Los Angeles
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St. Louis
Munn’s Spartans Crowned No 1 in Final AP Poll
New York Michigan State the only four platoon team and winner of the final AP ranking with 2,683 points. Biggie Munn's squad rode a 24 game winning streak to the top, ahead of Georgia Tech, Notre Dame and Oklahoma. State received the O Donnell Trophy, donated by the Notre Dame Monogram Club, in remembrance of Rev. J. Hugh O Donnell.
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Grid Schedules Prove Problem in Big Ten Chase
The Big Ten faces another grid scheduling logjam as athletic directors and coaches resume talks to finish the 1955-56 football and nine-game seasons. Michigan State seeks a balanced home slate and a season finale with a traditional foe, while Northwestern and Illinois refuse to meet the Spartans in 1955-56 amid broader conference deadlock.
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Big Ten
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Iowa
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Ohio State
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Illinois
Walburn Leads 633 Series in Women’s League Night
Leone Walburn of Nord's Cities Service rolled 217 180 236 for a 633 series at Bowl Alleys Monday night. Virginia Nelson of Decker Hardware posted 646 with 220 254 172. Noraine Handke Babe Cole and Leila Willims converted several splits in the Women’s Progressive and City leagues.
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Nord’s Cities Service
Progressive League
Virginia Nelson
Decker Hardware
Norraine Handke
Wards Liquor
Babe Cole
Leila Willims
New Look Michigan Wins Court Opener
Michigan Wolverines debut under new coach Bill Perino with an 80-72 win over Marquette in the Big Ten opener. Indiana routed Valparaiso 95-56, Iowa beat Butler 62-52 as top teams prepare for an expanded 18-game conference schedule. Illinois, Minnesota eye title with early nonconference results and upcoming Big Ten slate.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Marquette
Indiana
Valparaiso
Iowa
Butler
Wolverine
Bill Perido
Illinois
Minnesota
Peoria
Bradley
Delaware
Birdie Tebbets Named Manager in Indianapolis
Phoenix Birdie Tebbets was named manager of the Indianapolis club in the American Association, while Harry Graft took the manager post in Kansas City. Both assignments reflect league leadership changes within the same circuit.
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Birdie Tebbets
Indianapolis
Harry Graft
Kansas City
American Association
Yale's Oliver Joins Chorus Against Notre Dame Shift
Yale coach Jordan Oliver condemns Notre Dame's shift as a trick not earning fair yards. Oliver says he would rescind the tactic if used against his team. The piece notes SC and Oklahoma coaches criticize the shift and a recent Notre Dame penalty helped a score.
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Jess Hill
Southern California
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Yale
Jordan Oliver
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Wilkinson
Fighting Irish
Olivar
Football Writers’ Association
Flanagan to Meet Anderson in Cleveland Christmas Fund Card
St Paul welterweight Del Flanagan will face New York’s Richie Anderson in a ten round support bout on the Cleveland News Christmas Fund show set for December 10. Flanagan was moved from the originally planned feature against Chuck Davey after Davey protested and was paired with Fritzie Pruden in the main event.
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del Flanagan
St. Paul
Richie Anderson
New York
Cleveland News
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Chuck Davey
Fritzie Pruden
Paterson
N.J
Laker Center Edges Scorers By Six Points In NBA Week
George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers held the leading scoring pace with 330 points and a 19.4 average after a 94 point week. The Lakers beat the Baltimore Bullets 89 to 67 to extend their Western Division lead. Bob Cousy vaulted to second with 324 points in 14 games, while Vern Mikkelsen contributed 17 in the win. Andy Phillip leads in assists with 119. Don Bowen tops field goal percentage at 46.8. Buckshot O'Brien leads free throw accuracy at 92.3.
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Lakers
Baltimore Bullets
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Andy Phillip
Fort Wayne
Don Bowen
Milwaukee
Ralph (Buckshot) O'Brien
Indianapolis
Scheid Praises Dolan As SM League Faces Harder Year
Emil Scheid, named manager of the Austin Packers for 1953, says rival Mark Anthony Dolan at Mankato has the toughest rebuilding job in the Southern Minnesota League next season. He notes Dick Hoeksema and Don Wheeler face similar challenges with second division clubs while Hugh Orphan at Winona has the easiest task.
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Austin Packers
Mark Anthony
Shanty) Dolan
Peppery
Austin Pilot
Shanty
Mankato
Scheid
Packers
Olympians seek Kleggie Hermsen as they weigh options
Indianapolis Olympians announce they are awaiting word on Kleggie Hermsen, the 6 foot 9 center and Minnesota alum, as they consider his status and potential negotiations.
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Indianapolis Olympians
National Basketball Association
Kleggie Hermsen
University of Minnesota
Strong North Faces Packers on Saturday
The Big Nine title race begins with eight teams in action Friday night. Austin Packers sit out. Albert Lea at Owatonna and Red Wing at Rochester headline opening games while Red Wing, Mankato defending champions, loom as favorites. Rochester, Northfield, and others may challenge as the season opens. Red Wing meets Minneapolis Vocational Saturday in a non conference game.
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Packers
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Mason City
Minneapolis North
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Owatonna
Faribault
Mankato
Red Wing
Rochester
Winona
Northfield
Pete Petrich
Minneapolis Edison
Tigers
Minneapolis
Vocational
College basketball results scattered across scores card
A collection of game outcomes shows New York University defeating Newark Rutgers 81 64. Duke 94 Vanderbilt 88. North Carolina 70 The Citadel 50. Mississippi State 60 over Sewanee 53. Mississippi 90 Miss. College 64. Loyola Louisiana 68 over Sam Houston State 66. Michigan 80 Marquette 72. Indiana 95 Valparaiso 56. Iowa 62 Butler 52. Loyola Chicago 77 Creighton 70. Bradley 85 Delaware 59. Xavier Ohio 87 Union Kentucky 73. Omaha 69 College of Emporia 49. St Norbert Wisconsin 72 St Ambrose 68. St John's Minnesota 78 Stout Wisconsin 68. Jackson Michigan JC 71 Concordia Indiana overtime. DePaul 84 Lewis 48. Glenview Naval Air Station 66 Wheaton 61. DePauw 96 Hope 72. St Mary's Minnesota 86 Luther Iowa 79. Parsons 58 Quincy Illinois 56. Rockhurst Missouri 83 Maryville Missouri State 61. McKendree 75 Scott Air Force Base 65. Eastern Washington 72 Washington State 71 overtime. San Francisco 73 overtime Oregon State 72 Oregon 68 overtime.
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Vanderbilt
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Mississippi State
Sewanee
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