Holy Family Tops St Augustine 48 to 39 in Rough Tilt
Holy Family of Mason City beat St Augustine 48-39 at Shamrock Gym to extend their win streak to six. Joe Fortune led with rapid scoring in the third period as the Maroons pulled away 38-27 and held off a Shamrocks rally.
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Dick Jahr
St. Augustine
Holy Family of
Mason City
Jahr
Shamrocks
Holy Family
Tom Skram
Herald
Shamrock Gym
Maroons
Denny Bruns
Joe Fortune
Fortune
Joe Callahan
Joe LeTendre
Mike Zender
Shamrock
Jim Kinney
Kinney
Irish
Mankato Loyola
Steve Lickteig
Larry Rensink
LeTendre
Zender
Bruns
Maroon
Iowans
Bethlehem Academy of Faribault
St. Augustine Holy Family Jahr
jFortune
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Yeuge
Rensink
Ford
oCal’hang
Lane Sea
Berra Captures AL Most Valuable Player Honor Again
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees was named the American League MVP for the second straight year and third time overall. He collected 218 points on seven first-place ballots, with Al Kaline and Al Smith finishing second and third. Berra helped the Yankees win the pennant while batting .272 with 37 home runs and 108 RBIs in 147 games.
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Chicago
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Baseball Writers Assn. of America
Berra
Jimmy Foxx
Joe DiMaggio
Foxx
Philadelphia
Boston
DiMaggio
Yankees
Bob
Lefty) Grove
al Kaline
Detroit
al Smith
Cleveland
Ted Williams
Kaline
Smith
Williams
Yanks
Hal Newhouser
Quits Ring London World’s Biggest Boxer Ewart Potgieter
The Daily Express reports Patty Potgieter, a South African heavyweight billed as the world’s biggest boxer, is quitting the ring.
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RING
London
Ewart
Patty) Potgieter
The
Daily Express
Gopher Quint Plays DePaul
Minnesota opens basketball season at Williams Arena against a seasoned DePaul squad fresh from an 84 66 win over Illinois Wesleyan. DePaul veterans Sobieszczyk Robinzine and Jaksy provided scoring punch. Coach Cowles notes DePaul’s experienced toughness and plans to start Tucker Kinn dall Dommeyer Noack and Lindsley to counter.
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Blue Demons
Illinois Wesleyan
Ron Sobieszczyk
Bill Robinzine
Ken Jaksy
Sboieszczyk
DePaul
Minnesota
Ozzie Cowles
Dave Tucker
Jerry Kindall
Jed Dommeyer
Dave Noack
Buck Lindsley
Austin JC Opens 1955-56 Season at Bethany
HAL Cuff takes the Austin Junior College basketball team on the road to Mankato Monday night to face Bethany College as the Blue Devils defend the Southern Minnesota Junior College Conference title. Only one letterman, guard O C Huff, returns. new contributors include Roger Johnson Jack Frost Paul Austinson Spencer Morgan Ray Marinero Frank Grundmeier Jerome Johnson and Tom Holgate. First home game is Thursday against Waldorf College of Forest City Iowa.
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Hal Cuff
Austin
Blue Devils
Southern Minnesota
Mankato
Bethany College
Duff
O. C. Huff
Roger Johnson
Jack Frost
Paul Austinson
Spencer Morgan
Ray Marinero
Frank Grundmeier
Jerome Johnson
Tom Holgate
Waldorf College of
Wisconsin State League Folds After Inactive Years
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin reports the Wisconsin State League has folded after two years of inactivity and is removed from minor league baseball records.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Floyd Russell and San Francisco Vie for Cage Laurels
The AP notes 1954-55 All America stars Floyd of Furman and Russell of San Francisco pace early season, as San Francisco opens with a 70-39 win over Chico State while Furman tops Davidson 86-66. Upsets include UCLA’s loss to Brigham Young and Montana State’s 68-59 upset of Wyoming.
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Furman
Darrell Floyd
Paladins
Davidson
Bill Russell
Dons
Chico State
California
Robin Freeman
Ohio State
Associated Press
Lege
Butler
Wisconsin
LaSalle
Tom Gola
Duquesne
Dick Ricketts
Oregon State
Oregon
UCLA
New York
Madison Square Garden
Brigham Young
Montana State
Wyoming
Sheridan
Wyo
Seattle
San
Lyle Sophomores in Preliminary Austin Battles North Tonight
The NFL title races near the final weekend with Rams and Bears leading the West and Browns and Redskins atop the East. Key matchups include Cleveland at Pittsburgh and Washington at New York as teams chase division crowns and potential playoff seeding.
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Cleveland Browns
Washington Redskins
Browns
Washington
Momorrow
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Detroit
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
San Francisco
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago Cards
Philadelphia
Rams
Bears
Redskins
Giants
Colts
Cardinals
Red Wing, Faribault and Albert Lea Win Big Nine games
Red Wing beat Rochester 58 50 at home to pull third straight win and firm up league title bid. Albert Lea beat Owatonna 66 57 as Tom Steidler led with 19 points and Clay Lyon 17. Faribault edged Mankato 74 72 in sudden death OT with Gordon Hunt scoring the winner. Winona routed Northfield 70 47 as Tenald Milbrandt led with 18. Austin prepares for non-conference date with Minneapolis North.
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Red Wing
Rochester
Austin
Gene Wilson
Curt Thalberg
Roger Garmers
George Miner
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Tigers
Tom Steidler
Clay Lyon
Indians
Dean Jensen
Faribault
Mankato
Gordon Hunt
Falcons
Howie Rice
Scarlets
Winona
Northfield
Tenald Milbrandt
Winhawks
Lacher
North
BIG Nine
Winona Ee
Fener
Big Ten Cage Teams Open Season Across Conference
Seven Big Ten squads begin play led by defending champion Iowa as they face Nebraska on CBS at 2 p.m. CST. Indiana hosts Ohio University while Michigan visits Pittsburgh and Western Michigan plays at Northwestern. Ohio State battles Butler. DePaul hosts Minnesota. Illinois and Michigan State idle. Wisconsin upset by Butler. Butler aims to challenge Ohio State at home. DePaul eyes a rematch with Minnesota.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Nebraska
CBS
Indiana
Hoosiers
Ohio University
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Western Michigan
Northwestern
Ohio State
Butler
DePaul
Minnesota
Missouri
Purdue
Illinois
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Madison
Illinois Wesleyan
Minneapolis
Pitt
Celtics Big Three Defeat St. Louis Hawks 94 81
The Celtics trio Macauley Sharpe and Cousy combined for 62 points to lead Boston to a 94 81 win over the St. Louis Hawks in the only NBA game Friday night.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Assn
Ed Macauley
Bill Sharman
Bob Cousy
Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
Ulrich Tied for Third in Havana Invitational Pro-Am
Wally Ulrich of Austin Minnesota is tied for third after two rounds of the Havana Invitational Pro Amateur Golf Tournament. Ulrich posted 71 and 67 for a 138 total as Mike Souchak led with 134 after 65 and 69.
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Havana
Wally Ulrich
Austin
Minn
Ulrich
Mike Souchak
Grossingers
N.Y
Defending Champ Lyle Outguns Adams 47-39
Lyle, the Little Six Conference defending champions, beat Adams 47-39 as Rod Golberg scored 14 and Dick Hollerud 13. Lyle led 11-10 after one, built a 21-14 halftime edge, and held Adams to four in the second period. Adams earlier won 57-35 in the preliminary game.
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Lyle
Adams
Truman Carlson
Dick Hollerud
Paul Reinartz
Dwayne Raven
Gerald Osmundson
Koenig
Cardinals Win First NL Rookie of the Year With Virdon
St Louis outfielder Bill Virdon named National League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association. He had 15 votes to top Jack Meyer and Don Bessent, played 144 games with 150 hits, 18 doubles, 6 triples, 17 homers, 68 RBIs, batting .281 after a trade that sent Enos Slaughter to the Yankees. Virdon, 24, throws right, bats left, hails from West Plains Missouri with wife Shirley.
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Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Virdon
Baseball Writers Assn. of America
Virdon
Wally Moon
Jack Meyer
Philadelphia
Don Bessent
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Enos
Country) Slaughter
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Birmingham
Rochester
West Plains
Shirley
Spring Valley Beats Chatfield 86 to 58 in District One
Spring Valley remained unbeaten in the 1955-56 season by defeating Chatfield 86-58 in a District One Conference game. Earlier, Spring Valley beat Grand Meadow 67-51. Other scores include Harvard 62 Amherst 55 and Villanova 81 Kings Pa.
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Bridgeport
South
Louisville
Georgetown
Midwest
Drake
North Dakota State
Washington
St. Louis
South Dakota
West
Colorado A&m
Colorado State
Southwest
Arizona
San Diego State
Spring Valley
Chatfield
Grand Meadow
Harvard
Amherst
Villanova
Kings
Elkton Beats LeRoy 52 48 In Narrow Conference Win
Elkton under Jim Poole used a full court press to upset LeRoy 52-48 after a tight game. Don Jendersee led Elkton with 21 points, Larry Grundmeier added 11, while Dwight Daniels scored 17 for LeRoy as Elkton also won the preliminary 32-21.
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Elkton
Jim Poole
Elkton Quint
Rangy LeRoy
LeRoy
Elks
Cardinals
Don Jendersee
Larry Grundmeier
Ray
Carl Jech
Delwyn Johnson
Dwight Daniels
Gordy Ma
Larks beat Rose Creek 56 51 in close Little Six clash
Grand Meadow bests Rose Creek 56 to 51 at Sacred Heart gym with Don May fouling out late. May scored 14 for Rose Creek. Kuhn led Grand Meadow with 18 while Heffern added 13. Grand Meadow also won the preliminary 31-20.
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ADAMS
Grand Meadow
Rose Creek
Sacred Heart
Don May
May
Russell Anderson
Ron Bulson
Harold Kuhn
Pace Grand Meadow
R. Heffern
Larks
Rochester Rockets beat Austin 47 30 in Big Nine swim meet
Rochester, defending Big Nine and state champion, defeated Austin 47 30 at the Austin pool. Rockets won six of nine events led by a 1 51 7 winning time in the 200 yard freestyle relay. Individual firsts went to McComb Komenda MacLean Dahnert Slocumb. Austin took two events Saari Watts and the medley relay.
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Rochester
Austin
Austin Pool
Evar Silvernagle
Rockets
Jim McComb
Bob Komenda
Bob MacLean
Roger Dahnert
John Slocumb
Vern Ojanpa
Packers
John Saari
Bob Watts
Jim Veverka
Bill le Barron
Saari
Watts
McComb
Earl
Wilcox
Saab
Slocumb
Comstock
Komenda
Newell
Anderson
Veverka
Pugh
Dahnert
Brough
Johnson
Caesar
LeBarron
Nield
Schroeder
Muck
Lourdes Defeats St. Agnes In Southern Minnesota CCSF Contests
Lourdes defeated St. Agnes of St. Paul 55-45 in a Catholic conference game. In a non conference matchup, Cotter of Winona lost 69-51 to La Crosse, Wisconsin, Logan with 22 by Dave Loomis.
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Lourdes
St. Agnes of
St. Paul
Minnesota
Cotter
Winona
la Crosse
Wis
Logan
Dave Loomis
Rochester Mat Team Defeats Austin 29-17
Rochester overwhelms Austin 29-17 in a Big Nine wrestling meet as six pins and a late rally lift the Rockets from 15-8 down. Ted Farrell opened with a pin, six Rochester wins followed to seal the 12 point victory despite a tied heavyweight bout.
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Rochester
Austin
Ted Farrell
Duane Newell
Rockets
Derrell Johnson
Darrell Moore
Art Cain
Bill Kirkland
Bob Rugg
Dick Kauffman
Farris
Newell
August Williams
Dave Anderson
Daryle Machacek
Tom Jung
Doug Wilcox
Dan Gamelin
Ronnie Shoemaker
Allen Bailey
Ronald Moe
Nathan Johnson
Blossoms 70 Medford 49 in Gopher Conference clash
Blooming Prairie’s Chan Bailey team beat Medford 70 49 in a Gopher Conference game here. Blossoms led from the start, 18 13 first quarter and 28 20 at halftime, with Jim Lysne scoring 18, Dean Brudick 15, Noel Severson 10. Medford’s Wuts che had 12. first conference game for both. Medford won the earlier prelim 38 26.
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Blooming Prairie
Chan Bailey
Medford
The
Blossoms
Hayfield
Jim Lysne
Blossom Center
Dean Brudick
Noel Severson
Boxing results from Madison Square Garden card
Isaac Logart of Cuba outpointed Virgil Akins of St. Louis over ten rounds at Madison Square Garden. Jimmy Beechman of the United States outpointed Hector Constance of Trinidad by decision in Caracas.
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Madison Square Garden
Isaac Logart
Cuba
Virgil Akins
St. Louis
Caracas
Jimmy Beechman
United States
Hector Constance
Trinidad
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