Big Nine race opens with Rochester and Albert Lea tests
Koecks Corner notes Austin faces Rochester Friday and Albert Lea on Dec 16 as the Big Nine title race begins. Also previews boxing comeback for Jackie Graves against Glen Flannagan and outlines Owatonna's Ken Rey era plus expected contributions from Dan Jensen and others. Mentions TV plans for Minnesota basketball and Michigan State football practice openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Koeck
Ove Berwen
Minnetonka
Minneapolis
Packers
Rochester
Albert Lea
Austin
Rockets
Red Wing
Bob McNish
Berven
Paul Wilke
Tigers
Minneapolis Central
Owatonna
Mankato
Baseball TV Test Case Turned Down
Chicago Commissioner Ford Frick reported that the Department of Justice rejected a plan to set ground rules for radio and TV broadcasts of major league games. The proposal included a nationwide game of the week and revenue sharing with minors, aiming to avoid legal action.
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Chicago
Ford Frick
Department of Justice
Frick
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Begin Job of Picking 56 Packer Manager
Austin Baseball Association members meet to start selecting a manager for the 1956 Packer team. Several names are under consideration and a thorough discussion will determine the final decision. The meeting will add more names and also discuss 1956 radio rights and the Western Minnesota playoff final at the state tournament in Little Falls.
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Winona Chiefs
Max Meolock
St. Mary's College
Molock
Winona Baseball Association
Max
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Gophers
Northwestern
Williams Arena
Big Ten
Michigan State
Duffy Daugherty
Daugherty
West Coast
Working Press
Radio and
Austin Baseball Association
Packer
Little Falls
College Scores From Roundup
Augsburg 90 North Dakota 66. Toledo 59 Duquesne 1 Carnegie Tech 245. Connecticut 88 New Hampshire 44. Tulane 94 Louisiana College 41. Louisiana State 72 Southwestern Memphis 59. Florida 85 Wofford 64.
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Augsburg
North Dafota
Niagara
Toledo
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Tulane
Louisiana College
Louisiana State
Southwestern
Memphis
Florida
Wofford
Bethany Blue Devils edge Austin JC 81 75 in SMJCC clash
Bethany College's Blue Devils used strong free throw shooting and 34 points from Bruno Wilinski to beat Austin Junior College 81 75 in Mankato. Harley Erickson added 23 points, while Roger Johnson Blaine Nobbs and Paul Austinson fueled a late surge as Bethany improved to 4 1 in 5. Austin JC kept within reach with four players in double figures but could not overcome Wilinski's scoring and Bethany's free throw disparity.
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Mankato
Mankato Bethany
Austin Junior College
Southern Minnesota
Hal Cuffs
SMJCC
Bethany
Blue Devils
Paul Austinson
Bruno Wilinski
Austin
Roger Johnson
Blaine Nobbs
Wilinski
Rochester JC
Harley Erickson
Spencer Morgan
Lyle Prep
Hockey Point Race Is Tight in NHL Scoring Standings
Montreal star Jean Beliveau continues to lead the NHL scoring parade with 29 points from 16 goals and 13 assists. Gordie Howe and Bert Olmstead trail with 27 and 26 points respectively, while Ted Lindsay sits seventh with 23 as Maurice Richard, Andy Bathgate, and Dave Creighton each have 25. Olmstead tops in assists with 21 and Jacques Plante holds the lowest goals per game average at 1.81.
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Montreal
Jean Beliveau
Montreal Canadiens
Beliveau
Ted Lindsay
Detroit
Gordie Howe
Red Wings
Bert Olmstead
Andy Bathgate
Dave Creighton
New York Rangers
Maurice Richard
Canadiens
Olmstead
Lindsay
Jacques Plante
Duluth Branch Beats Concordia in MN College Clash
Duluth Branch defeats Concordia 65 to 60 in Moorhead as Concordia eyes a 32nd straight conference loss. Doug Rossi and Harold Bergstedt lead with 15 each, while Barry Bowles scores 17 for Concordia. Augsburg tops North Dakota 90 84, St Olaf edges Luther 60 55, Bethany 81 75 over Austin JC.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Concordia
Bulldogs
Cobbers
Moorhead
Augsburg
University of North Dakota
St. Olaf
Luther
Decorah
Iowa
Bethany Junior College
Austin JC
Doug Rossi
Harold Bergstedt
Bulldog
Barry Bowles
Augsburg North Dakota
Auggies
Ron Hess
Don Augustin
Sioux
Harlan Wilson
Erv Mikkelson
Oles
Bruno Wilinski
Bethany
Paul Austinson
Austin Crew
All-Time Shortstop Honus Wagner Dies
Pittsburgh star Honus Wagner, 81, legendary shortstop and Pirates icon, died in his sleep at his Carnegie home near Forbes Field. Family members were at his bedside as illness plagued him for years. He had been in poor health for two months.
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Honus) Wagner
Carnegie
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wagner
Schenley Park
Cooperstown
N.Y
al Wagner
Steubenville
Ohio
Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh
The
Pirates
Bessie Smith
Boyd Named Baylor Coach
Baylor University elevates Sam Boyd from end coach to head football coach to succeed George Sauer who retires as coach but remains athletic director. Boyd, 41, signed a three year contract amid an abrupt transition after Sauer requested partial relief from dual roles.
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Waco
Tex
Sam Boyd
Baylor University
George Sauer
Boyd
Sauer
W. R. White
Baylor
Southern Methodist
Trade Winds Begin to Blow at MLB Meetings
Opening meetings amid rumor and bartering as at least five clubs discuss about 25 players. Yankees and Senators discuss Maury McDermott, while White Sox and Orioles near a deal possibly involving Indians. Sox seek pitching and consider Dropo Nieman Peterson Batty plus others. Talks, not deals, set for today with some Yankee names discussed.
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Chicago
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Maury McDermott
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Bal
Wagners Scovills Win City League Games
Wagner Construction beat Nates 34 33 as Joe Wagner scored 13 points and Dale Hamilton 14 for Nates. Scovill Jewelry topped Dugan Sport Shop 46 41 led by Duane Erickson with 15 points.
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Wagner Construction
Nates
Scovill Jewelry
Dugan
Sport Shop
Joe Wagner
Wagners
Dale Hamilton
Duane Erickson
Scovills
Rick Holton
George Paganoff
Psychological Edge Granted to Robinson in Title Bout
Chicago reports Sugar Ray Robinson, 35, holds a psychological edge over champion Carl Olson in their middleweight title fight. Olson, eight years younger at 27, is a 3-1 favorite and seeks a fourth defense while Olson’s wife files for divorce. Robinson arrives with his wife and 6 year old son as he recalls knocking out Olson in prior battles and questions whether Archie Moore’s punch affected Olson.
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Chicago
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Ollson
Robinson
San Francisco
Olson
Bobo
Archie Moore
Journeymen
Jimmy Martinez
Joey Giambra
Moore
Giambra
New York
Sugar Ray
Philadelphia
Campion Downs Cotter Five 62 50 in Prairie Du Chien
Campion Academy of Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin defeated Winona Cotter 62 50 on Monday night for its second win in five starts. Phil Dunn scored 20 and Terry Crooks 19 for Campion while Rich Brown led Cotter with 21. Cotter suffers its fourth loss in five games and visits Spring Grove next.
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Winona — Campion Academy of
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Winona Cotter
Wisconsin
Phil Dunn
Terry Crooks
Cotter
Rich Brown
Cotter Quint
Southern Minnesota Catholic Conference
Spring Grove
St. Agnes of
Vanderbilt Beats Ohio State and Duquesne Opens Strong
Vanderbilt cruised to a 76-67 win at Columbus as Al Rochelle led with 23 points and four teammates in double figures. Si Green poured in 22 for Duquesne in a 61-25 opener after Dick Ricketts’s departure, while Norm Stewart scored a Missouri record 35 in a 92-60 win over Texas Tech.
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Vandy
Ohio State
Buckeye
Columbus
Ohio
Robin Freeman
Freeman
Collegians
Si Green
Duquesne
Dick Ricketts
Dukes
Carnegie Tech
Norm Stewart
Missouri
Tigers
Texas Tech
Bob Emrich
Florida
Wofford
Lloyd Aubrey
Notre Dame
Irish
Wisconsin
Texas Christian
Dick O'Neail
Oklahoma City
Hubert Reed
Horned Frogs
St Augustine beats Faribault Bethlehem 55 to 41 in rough battle
St Augustine Shamrocks overcome a full court press and early deficit to beat Faribault Bethlehem 55 41. Larry Rensink and Jim Kinney rot the Cards with tight defense and fast breaks while Studer Zender and Rensink led scoring. Next game at Rochester Lourdes.
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Faribault Bethlehem
Shamrocks
Marty Crowe
St. Augustine
Faribault
Larry Rensink
Cardinals
Jim Kinney
Jim Kolars
Crowe
Rensink
Kinney
Red Hastings
Don Holden
Holden
Kolars
Hastings
Mike Ford
Mike Zender
Carl Spiekers
John Studer
Studer
Darrell Smith
Zender
Rochester Lourdes
Shamrock
Bethlehem Jahr
Leten Re
Spiekers
Smith
Barcoik
Nelson
Vr’sn
Potter
Bernatz
Kohl
Webrner
Vanoran
Lickteig
Roering
Ford
Ding’mn
Snecma Oe
St. Augustine-Bethlehem Academy
Bethlehem
Herald
Brown to play in Rose Bowl in Pasadena
Brown University will send a football team to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California on January 2. It notes the 1915 team lost 40 years earlier to Washington State in the first Rose Bowl game.
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Providence
R. L
Brown University
Pasadena
Calif
Washington State
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St. Paul
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Graves
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Jerry Langie
Jackie
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Flannagan
Glen
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Ken Rey
Francis Wanous
Wanous
Martin
Harold Prestigard
Markham Fisher
Jack Deving
Jack Moening
Dallas Hissam
Jim Langer
Bud Olson
Chuck Fuller
Jim Ka
Kansas University
Bill Brainard
Glen Lose
Kansas
Johnson
Nobbs
Duff
Waldorf College
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Kuster
Erick'sn
Hybie
Huff
Litfin
Morgan
Brassow
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Kruse
Mines Shrug
Mendege
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Steck
Austin Daily Herald
Honus Wagner
John
Cleveland
Dropo
Nieman
Larry Doby
Chico Carrasquel
Yankee
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Jerry Coleman
Shaw
Scheid Plumbing
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