Russell to Join Celtics After Olympic Spotlight
Bill Russell, star center for San Francisco Dons and Olympic team ace, is poised to sign with the Boston Celtics for about 20 000 dollars plus a 2 500 dollar bonus. He declined a 30 000 dollar twelve month offer from the Harlem Globetrotters, preferring pro play with Boston and education at Boston College.
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SAN Francisco Dons
Boston Celtics
Russell
Harlem Globetrotters
National Basketball Assn
Boston College
Celtics
Austin
Burdette Haldorson
Minneapolis Lakers
Haldorson
Laker
Phillip 66 Oiler
Oilers
Gerald Tucker
Terry Meyer Stars For Stout State as Eight Lettermen Lead
Meyer, an all state selection for Austin in 1954, is one of eight lettermen at Stout State College. The sophomore guard moved into the starting lineup late last season and is a key ball handler and one handed set shooter. The West Sub-District tourney will be in Ellendale and Freeborn on Feb 26 27 and 29 with Blooming Prairie at Freeborn Alden vs Ellendale and Hayfield vs Glenville. Emmons has a first round bye. Albert Lea meets Hopkins in a holiday game at Wells December 27 28, with Wells facing Mountain Lake and the winners meeting the second night.
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Terry Meyer
Austin
Stout State College
Terry
Stout
Ellendale
Freeborn
Blooming Prairie
Alden
Hayfield
Glenville
Emmons
Albert Lea
Wells
Hopkins
Mountain Lake
State Basketball on TV Corner Chatter
The state high school basketball tournament at Williams Arena in March will be televised by WCCO TV and KSTP TYV. All seven championship games will be aired with Twin City stations sharing coverage, promising the largest Minnesota high school sports audience. Scott Nelson notes Shanty Dolan may depart California and return to Mankato. Mankato’s win over St Peter improves Big Nine external record to nine wins against eight losses. Northfield and Red Wing schedule non conference games to boost that mark.
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Williams Arena
Wcco-Tv
Kstp-Tyv
Twin City
Minnesota
Scott Nelson
Mankato Free Press
Shanty Dolan
California
Mankato
St. Peter
Northfield
Red Wing
Illini End Dons' 60 Game Winning Streak In Upset
Illinois defeated San Francisco 62 33 to snap the Dons 60 game winning streak. Center George Bonsalle scored 19 as Illinois locked down the defense limiting San Francisco to 12 baskets. Purdue and Michigan State also fell to Nebraska and Butler respectively while Notre Dame beat Valparaiso and Marquette topped Drake.
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Dons
Illini
San Francisco
Phil Woolpert
UCLA
Woolpert
George Bonsalle
Peru Neb
Iowa Hawkeyes Face Oregon State In Rose Bowl Anticipation
Iowa line coach Bob Flora praised the Hawkeyes as rugged and solid on defense saying the team improved weekly with 11 solid players and high morale. Oregon State coach Tommy Prothro, via John Eggers, doubted Iowa could be beaten even if OSU played its best game, and OSU planned to arrive by 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Bob Flora
Hawkeyes
Oregon State
Flora
Football Writers Assn
Forrest Evashevski
Los Angeles Junior College
Iowa
Tommy Prothro
John Eggers
USC
Beaver
Eggers
Prothro
Beavers
Floyd Patterson Named Pro Athlete of the Month
New York boxer Floyd Patterson, who defeated Archie Moore to win the world heavyweight title, was named Professional Athlete of the Month for November.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Archie Moore
Iowa Hawkeyes Open Rose Bowl Prep In Pasadena
Iowa's Hawkeyes began practice in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl with Oregon State, holding morning and afternoon drills and foregoing scrimmage. Coach Forest Evashevski used a public address system to explain demonstrations to onlookers while Kenny Ploen and others ran through typical plays. Oregon State was due to arrive later, with coach Tommy Prothro already at work in Corvallis.
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Forest Evashevski
Evy
Kenny Ploen
Oregon State
Tommy ProtHro
Beavers
Corvallis
Pacelli Hosts Bethlehem Academy in Christmas Countdown
Pacelli and Bethlehem Academy meet tonight as Pacelli eye a 7-1 record before the Christmas break. Bethlehem, led by Darrell Smith returning from appendectomy, aims to slow Pacelli while BA trails 2-3 this season. A 7 p.m. opener features Pacelli B versus BA reserves ahead of the 8:30 main game.
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Pacelli
Marty Crowe
Bethlehem Academy of
Faribault
Campion
Bethlehem Academy
Shamrocks
Darrell
Shrine East West game hints at star power and plans
Notre Dame coach Terry Brennan and Buck Shaw preview the 32nd East West Shrine game noting Paul Hornung and John Brodie as standout players. The squads arrive with 48 seniors, workouts set at Santa Clara and Stanford, and hospital visits planned for beneficiaries.
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Notre Dame
Terry Brennan
Paul Hornung
Jim Morse
Stanford
John Brodie
Buck Shaw
Air Force Academy
Brennan
Shaw
Shrine Hospital
Santa Clara
Here
Rip Engle
Penn State
Penn Coach Steve Sebo Gets New Three Year Deal
The University of Pennsylvania announces the reappointment of Steve Sebo as football coach for three more years. President Dr. Gaylord Harnwell cites competence and integrity as guiding criteria beyond win totals. Sebo led Penn through a rough period, including a 19 game winless streak, with a turnaround culminating in a 14-7 victory over Dartmouth.
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Penn
Steve Sebo
Margaret
Jimmy
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Ivy League
Gaylord Harnwell
Harnwell
Cornell
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Red and Blue
Dartmouth
Riceville bowler awarded second gold pin
Riceville Iowa Mrs Dorothy Wallace of Farmer Telephone received the second gold pin from the Riceville Bowl and the Women's Bowling League for rolling a 192 game The pin honors women who roll 190 or better Maggie Reed of Del's Co op earned the first pin with a 219 score
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Riceville
Iowa
Dorothy Wallace
Farmer Telephone
Maggie Reed
Del
Zuleata Earns Split Decision Over Boardman at Garden
Cuban lightweight Zulueta, fighting out of New York, defeated Larry Boardman by a split decision in a 10 round bout at the Boston Garden. Judges had Zulueta ahead 98-95 and 97-94, with a 96-96 draw from the referee. Boardman, 12-5, fell to 3 losses in 36 pro fights.
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Boston
Orlando Zulueta
Larry Boardman
Zulueta
New York
Boardman
the Garden
John Norton
Joe Santoro
Jimmy McCarron
Austin Hockey Team Holds First Drill
The Austin hockey team held its opening practice at Kaufman rink with more than 25 candidates. Jim Sack, last year’s playing manager, led the session with assistant Orville Privett. Extra workouts are planned for Tuesday and Thursday as the squad prepares for Sunday’s opener against Winona in the Southern Minnesota League. Sack must fill several starting spots but trusts the youths to step up.
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Kaufman Rink
Jim Sack
Orville Privett
Winona
Sack
Burdette Leads NL Earned Run Average And Wins
Lew Burdette of Milwaukee tops the National League with a 2.71 ERA and 17 wins by late August, finishing 19-10. Teammate Warren Spahn adds 20-11, while the Braves own the league’s strongest staff with a 3.11 ERA. Newcombe posts 27-7 and 0.794 in win percentage for Brooklyn.
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New York
Lew Burdette
Milwaukee
Burdette
Warren Spahn
Spahn
Braves
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Johnny Antonelli
Sal Maglie
Don Newcombe
Newcombe
Austin Junior College and Concordia Vie For SMICC Lead
Rochester JC and Concordia JC lead the SMJCC with Austin JC set to visit Concordia in a key 8 p.m. game. Rochester crushed Bethany 74 47 to stay atop. Concordia aims to rebound after a 89 73 win over Dr. Martin Luther. Tonight’s match could decide sole possession while Worthington JC and Rochester await non conference games later in the week.
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SMICC
Austin dC
Mochester JC
Concordia JC
Worthington JC
Martin Luther
Rochester
Bethany
Hal Cuff
Austin
St. Paul
Jack Streiff
Mankato
Concordia
Blue Devils
Lions seek life ban for Bears player Meadows
Detroit officials and Ed Meadows deny guilt after a controversial tackle in the Western title game. Lions president Edwin J. Anderson accuses Meadows of a premeditated act that injured quarterback Bobby Layne, while Commissioner Bert Bell urges proof before banning any player. Meadows insists the hit was accidental and contemplates defamation action. Layne is reported in good condition.
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Detroit Lions
Ed Meadows
Chicago Bears
Meadows
Bert Bell
National Football League
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Lions
Chicago
Bobby Layne
Edwin J. Anderson
Bell
NFL
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America
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The
Layne
Nates and Scheids Stay Undefeated in City League Night
Nates extended their winning streak to four with a 59 to 37 win over Dugans as Jerry Olson scored 19 points. Scheids edged Purity Inn 33 to 31 with Morgan scoring 14 for the winners and Sanders 10 for the losers, while Ron Wolfe led Dugan with 14. Dugans and Purity Inn sit at 1-3. A Carpenter Iowa versus Thorp Loan game is set at Shaw Gym at 9:15 p.m.
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Scheids
Dugans
Jerry Olson
Purity Inn
Morgan
Sanders
Ron Wolfe
Dugan Quint
Carpenter
Iowa
Thorp Loan
Shaw Gym
Twelve Area Cage Teams See Action Tonight
Twelve area basketball teams clash with Lyle at LeRoy in Southland action topping the card. Elkton visits Glenville, Wykoff at Grand Meadow, Blooming Prairie at Adams and Claremont at Hayfield as Northfield tests Lake City out of the Big Nine. Lyle seeks a fourth straight conference win while LeRoy sits at 1-2. a Cardinals loss ends title hopes. All games start at 8 p.m.
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Elkton
Glenville
Wykoff
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Blooming Prairie
Adams
Claremont
Hayfield
Northfield
Lake City
Lyle
LeRoy
Cardinals
Hungarian Olympic Ace Goes to Sweden
Antal Mold rich, a 25 year old Hungarian Olympic pentathlon ace and refugee, arrived in Stockholm to join his 17 year old fiancee Maria Klujber who fled Hungary during the Games. He intends to marry next year and hopes to compete in Sweden despite customs taking his pistol on arrival.
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Antal Moldrich
Joi
Hungary
Australia
Moldrich
Milan
Maria Klujber
Sweden
Goodby
College Basketball Scores Across Various Matches
A recap of college basketball results listing teams and final scores. Illinois defeated San Francisco 62 to 33, Nebraska beat Purdue 65 to 62, Iowa edged Loyola of Chicago 80 to 65, Notre Dame lost to Valparaiso 86 to 74, Marquette toppled Drake 100 to 84, Butler beat Michigan State 83 to 79, S D State defeated St Thomas 81 to 67, Mankato TC over River Falls TC 84 to 77, South Dakota topped Carleton 83 to 65, Great Lakes beat St Marys Minnesota 74 to 70, North Carolina over Maryland 70 to 61, N C State won 90 to ? over Kentucky, George Washington lost to VMI 63 to 72, VPI beat The Citadel 72 to 68 in overtime.
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Illinois
Iowa
Michigan State
Purdue
Loyola
Nebraska
Butler
Notre Dame
Valparaiso
Ind
Marquette
Drake
San Francisco
Dons
Phil Woolpert
Bill Russell
K. C. Jones
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Kansas
Associated Press
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Maryland
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
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Carleton
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VPI
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Mankato
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St. Mary's
Winona
Gustavus and Smith to Face Auggie Quint
Gustavus Adolphus star D. L. Smith, a 6 foot 3 forward, seeks a 3 game 36 point average as the Gusties visit Augsburg for their second Minnesota College Conference win. Duluth and Hamline open conference play. Macalester visits Concordia Moorhead. Mankato Teachers hosts South Dakota State in a non league match.
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Auggies
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Macalester
Concordia
Moorhead
Mankato
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Beliveau Extends Lead In NHL Scoring Race
Montreal Canadiens center Jean Beliveau widened his point lead in the NHL scoring race to 11 points as he pushed his season tally to 45 with nine points in three games last week. At his current pace he could surpass Gordie Howe’s 95 mark and his own 88 record. Howe and Ted Lindsay of Detroit sit second with 34 points.
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Jean Beliveau
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
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Gordie Howe
Boxing Bouts Round Up From Boston to Birmingham
Boxing results list multiple bouts with outpoints and stoppages. Zulueta from Cuba defeated Boardman in Marlboro Connecticut on ten rounds. Scortichin from Bronx beat Greaves in Edmonton while Waterman stopped Johnson in Manchester on ten rounds.
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Orlando Zulueta
Cuba
Larry Boardman
Marlboro
Conn
New York
Italo Scortichin
Bronx
N. Y
Wilf Greaves
Edmonton
Alberta
Birmingham
England
Peter Waterman
London
Frank Johnson
Manchester
Kansas Quint Stays on Top of Cage Poll
The Kansas Jayhawks led by seven foot sophomore Wily Chamberlain remain No. 1 in the weekly AP college basketball poll with 68 first place votes of 93 cast through Dec. 15. San Francisco, NC, SMU, Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky, West Virginia, St. Louis and Kansas State follow. Kansas 864 points to San Francisco 582.
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Seven Foot
Associated Press
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Southern Methodist
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Kentucky
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California coach seeks odd method to stop Wilt Chamberlain
Pete Newell says a plan to raise baskets above the gym rafters could stop Wilt Chamberlain, but it cannot be used in tonight's game against Kansas. Kansas, led by Chamberlain at 7 feet, is undefeated with The Stilt averaging 39.5 points over four games. Duane Asplund will guard Chamberlain, giving 5 inches in height. The Bears have one loss this season to San Francisco.
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Calif
Pete Newell
Wilt Chamberlain
Kansas
California
Kansans
Duane Asplund
Cal
Chamberlain
Bears
San Francisco
Coaches urge cards for Cal Jones mother in wake of crash
Pasadena coach Forest Evashevski asks Iowans to send Christmas cards to Mrs. Talitha Jones, mother of Cal Jones, the Iowa All-America football star among 62 feared dead in a Canadian airliner crash last week. Address given as 939 Sherman, Steubenville, Ohio.
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