San Francisco Tops AP Basketball Poll For Second Straight
The Associated Press ranking has San Francisco rated No 1 for a second straight week as the Dons push to defend their NCAA title. SF leads Kentucky and NC State in points with Iowa also earning heavy first place votes. Duquesne and others follow in the top 10.
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Air Power Sparks Navy Football Honors
Navy finished the season with top passing accuracy and yardage leading major colleges. The Middies completed 116 of 195 passes for a .595 rate and totaled 1,666 rushing yards, 185.1 yards per game, while posting the lowest interception rate at .041. Navy also ranked high in pass defense sharing top marks with Florida and Nebraska.
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Major League Baseball Attendance Rises Despite NL Dip
The 1955 Major Leagues saw a 4 percent overall attendance gain to 8,942,971, led by the American League with strong showings from Philadelphia Chicago and Brooklyn in the National League. The NL total fell to 7,674,412 from 8,013,519, while Milwaukee exceeded two million but missed its 1954 peak. Dodgers surpassed one million with 1,033,589.
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UCLA Faces $1000 Fine for Enticing Athlete
UCLA was fined $1000 by the Pacific Coast Conference for enticing an athlete under false pretenses. The athlete was unnamed. UCLA offered an academic scholarship to a prospective student who enrolled but did not receive the scholarship. The ruling said the university made an unauthorized pledge.
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Ex-Bosox scout dies in Syracuse at 74
George J. Stroh a former professional baseball player and scout for the Boston Red Sox died Sunday at his home in Syracuse New York He was 74 years old.
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Hearing on Petition to Sell Real Estate in Austin
In Mower County Minnesota Probate Court the estate of Frank H. Carroll has a petition to sell real property. The hearing is set for December 4 1955 at 10:00 A M in the probate court room of the Austin Minnesota court house. Notice will be published in the Austin Daily Herald and mailed as law requires.
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Pettit Grabs NBA Scoring Lead After Week Strong
New York reports Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks leads the NBA scoring race with 341 points in 14 games, bolstered by a 40-point game against Philadelphia. Clyde Lovellette trails with 338 through 16 games as Arizin and Johnston close behind. Pettit also tops rebounds with 235.
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Saxton Loi Galiana Rise in Ring Polls by Ring Magazine
New York's Johnny Saxton and Italy's Duilio Loi plus Spain's Fred Galiana clinch top spots in Ring magazine boxing ratings. Saxton becomes No 1 welterweight contender after Tony DeMarco slips to third following recent defeats to Carmen Basilio. Loi named leading challenger for Bud Smith, with Jimmy Carter demoted to second. Galiana jumps to first among 126-pound contenders after European featherweight crown win. Hefty changes fill vacant heavyweight slots with Summerlin and Carter entering top ten. Charles falls to eighth.
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Boxing Bouts In New York San Jose and Providence
Boxing results show Peter Mueller of Germany defeating Ray Drake in New York by decision over 10 rounds. Star Gang from Manila beat Jorge Macias in San Jose by decision over 10 rounds. Gene Butler of Boston defeated Curley Monroe in Providence by decision over 10 rounds. Larry Baker of New York defeated Gordon Perry in Providence by decision over 10 rounds.
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Johnny Saxton Loses Welterweight Title to DeMarco
Johnny Saxton of Newark New Jersey was knocked out only once in 54 bouts. He was stopped in the 11th round by Tony DeMarco on April 1, losing his welterweight title.
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Nashua Named 3-Year-Old Champion by TRA Board
Nashua, bay colt from Belair stud of the late William Woodward Jr, was selected 3-year-old champion by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations board. He won 37 of 40 first place ballots, with Swaps of Rex Ellsworth receiving the remaining 3. The TRA gathering marks its 14th annual convention of racing secretaries from 40 tracks.
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College Basketball Scores From Early Season Games
Vanderbilt defeated Ohio State 76 to 67 while Kansas beat Northwestern 91 to 70. Loyola Chicago won 74 to 68 over South Dakota and Wisconsin edged Notre Dame 70 to 64. Drake crushed Omaha 89 to 80, Creighton fell 59 to Morningside Iowa 4. Youngstown beat Steubenville 80 to 66, Allegheny topped Oberlin 78 to 54. Coe 14 defeated Upper Iowa 53, while Iowa Wesleyan lost 87 to Simpson 8 and Oklahoma A M 51 edged Texas Western 40.
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Steelers star Lynn Chandnois to undergo knee surgery
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Lynn Chandnois veteran right halfback for the Pittsburgh Steelers will have surgery today at Mercy Hospital to repair torn knee cartilage.
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