San Francisco Dons dominate Holiday Festival with 70-53 win
San Francisco routed UCLA 70-53 at Madison Square Garden to cap the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Holiday Festival, extending the Dons’ winning streak to 36 and nearing the all-time NCAA mark. Notre Dame, SMU, N.C. State, and other top teams also marched in tournament action across the country.
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Punting Duel Sets Sugar Bowl Prep for Menger and Schmitt
Georgia Tech halfback Johnny Menger and Pittsburgh guard Bill Schmitt prepare for a two man punting duel as the Sugar Bowl approaches. Schmitt averages 42.2 yards per kick on 22 attempts, while Menger averages 35 yards on 23 kicks. Coaches Dodd and Michelosen anticipate punting will influence the game and outline their teams plans.
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Celtics Rally Past Nets On Road For Fifth Straight Win
In Bangor Maine the Boston Celtics beat the Syracuse Nationals 110 to 103 to run their winning streak to five on the road. Jack Nichols scored 25 and Easy Ed Macauley 24 as Boston overcame injuries to Arnie Risen and Bill Sharman.
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Fine Alabama for Recruiting Violations in SEC
The University of Alabama was fined 1000 by SEC commissioner Bernie Moore for improper recruiting of athletes. A Hueytown high school star reported Alabama alumni gave gifts and cash to influence eligibility. Alabama staff were not involved according to Moore.
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Cyclones win first Big Seven tournament title
Iowa State defeats Kansas 67 56 to claim its first Big Seven conference basketball tournament championship. Gary Thompson scores 22 points to stabilize the Cyclones in the second half as they turn a 42 25 halftime edge into a 67 56 victory. Missouri takes third with 82 79 over Colorado. Kansas State tops Nebraska 79 51 for fifth. Oklahoma beats Cornell 71 68 in OT.
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College Basketball All Day Results From Holiday Tournaments
A sprawling recap of college basketball results across multiple tournaments and invitational events. Notable scores include UCLA 53 over St Francis, Syracuse 79 over Fordham, Notre Dame 70 over Utah, Alabama 77 over Marquette, Seton Hall 86 over William and Mary, North Carolina 74 over Duke, Wyoming 69 over Villanova, Connecticut 79 over Colby, Amherst 1 over Harvard 61, Marshall 79 over Denver 78, Boston College 72 over Virginia Military, West Virginia 83 over Miami Florida 78, Texas 71 over Southern California, and several others across the Sugar Bowl, Richmond Invitational, Orange Bowl, Winter Invitational and Midwest/NAIA brackets.
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Quebec to Stage Two Bowl Contests on New Year's Day
Montreal reports two New Year football bowls in Quebec the Garbage Bowl and the Snow Bowl. The Snow Bowl debuts at RCAF Mont Apica with a snow covered field and black lines. High school players from north and south of the tracks compete in long underwear or pajamas.
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Eastern Illinois rallies to beat Kirksville in Quincy tourney
Eastern Illinois University defeated Kirksville 84 to 66 Friday night to claim the Quincy Holiday basketball tournament title with a strong second half rally.
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Iowa Falls To California In Big Ten Preseason Action
Iowa, defending conference champions, drop to 3-4 after a 70-45 loss to California in Berkeley. Michigan State, unbeaten in the West, falls 65-62 to George Washington in the Winter Invitational final at College Park Maryland. Stanford beats Wisconsin 65-53. Minnesota defeats Oregon State 64-60. Michigan edges Brigham Young 80-79. Purdue hosts Princeton as pre conference action wraps.
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Odds Shift Toward Bowl Underdogs in Weekend Games
Sentiment shifts in the bowl slate as odds tighten across matchups. Oklahoma holds a 7 point edge over Maryland while Michigan State trails UCLA by one point, Georgia Tech drops to 6 over Pittsburgh, and Texas Christian moves between 7 and a half points over Mississippi. The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville features Auburn vs Vanderbilt with 236000 expected attendees. East-West Shrine in San Francisco draws 61000 to see Howard Hopalong Cassady lead the East. NBC and CBS televise the day’s key games as about 400,000 fans attend four major bowls and three minor bowls Monday, spending over 2.09 million dollars.
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East to Pin Victory Hopes on Cassady
East squad led by Howard Cassady and Lenny Moore in the backfield is favored to beat a West select roster in the 31st Shrine Game. Cassady headlines a strong backfield with Pascal Schaefer Branoff Murakowski Sticka, while West relies on USC's Jimmy Contratto and SMU's John Roach for passing.
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Jimmy Contratto
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Gophers and Toms Win in Holiday Tournaments
Gustavus Adolphus finished runner up in the NAIA Tip-Off at Omaha after an 83-72 loss to Western Illinois State. Minnesota Gophers beat Oregon State 64-60 in Dixie Classic play and face Wyoming in Raleigh while St Thomas edged Lincoln, Missouri College 77-75 as Ted Hall scored 36.
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Fresh Stars to Aid Irish frosh poised to boost 1956 team
Notre Dame deputy coach Jack Landry praises a 44 man freshman squad with strong depth at every position. Key prospects include ends Bob Wetoska and Bronko Nagurski Jr, halfback Jim Just, and fullback Jim Colosimo. The frosh played only scrimmages against the varsity last season but showed potential to strengthen the 1956 varsity squad.
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Ho Cassady shines as Buckeye back in 1955 Big Ten play
Ohio State star Ho Cassady, an All-America back, averaged six yards per carry in Big Ten competition during the 1955 season, highlighting elite form for the Buckeyes.
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Easy Victory for Gophers
Minnesota’s fast Gophers routed Loyola of Montreal 6-2 in the RPI hockey tournament. Ken Yackel led with a goal and two assists, with George Jetty, Ken Wellen, Joe Schnurr and others scoring as Loyola faltered on defense. The Gophers advance to face Princeton, 3-2 loser to RPI, in the round robin.
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Air Force All Stars Triumph in Rice Bowl Tilt
In Tokyo at Meiji Stadium the Air Force All-Stars defeated Army 33 to 14 to claim the Far East service football title. Dusty Rice rushed for 97 and 95 yards and led the winners as Wayne Johnson added two touchdowns. Army scored late in the game with one interception return and a Niederhelman 15 yard run.
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Georgia Tech's Three-Tace Head Coaches in History
Georgia Tech football has used only three head coaches in its long history, marking a rare stability at the top of the program.
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Rochester Clips Raiders 68 49 in Big Nine battle
Rochester sweetened its Big Nine standings by routing Northfield 68-49. Captain George Miner led with 19 points, Tom Robbins 16, and Ken Hakness added 16 as Rochester moved into a third place tie with Winona at 2-2 while Red Wing led 3-0. Northfield sank to 1-3.
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Spartans and UCLA Hold Brief Rose Bowl Drills
Michigan State and UCLA wrapped weeks of prep with final tuneups ahead of their Rose Bowl showdown. Duffy Daugherty joked about checking the 100 yard field as Earl Morrall and Ronnie Knox deal with injuries while Red Sanders discusses Knox’s ankle and Morrall’s bruised knuckles.
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Huron College Hosts Invitational Final Triumph
Huron, S. D. defeated host Huron College 108 to 76 to win the invitational basketball tournament held Friday night.minot, nd teachers romped away with the invitational basketball tourney at Huron College by defeating host Huron College in Friday night's finals 108-76
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Olympic Six 8-0 Win Sets Early Olympic Pace
The U S Olympic hockey team opened with a shutout win over North Dakota 8 0 before 4 000 at the field house Ken Purpur former North Dakota star led with two goals joining Johnny Mayasich Gene Campbell Gordon Christian and Dan McKinnon also scoring Purpur Night featured a gift for Purpur and honors for Christian and McKinnon The squad blanked Duluth Branch 11 0 earlier in the week with Dick Dougherty and Dick Meridith contributing in the opening frame.
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Ken Purpur
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Minn
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Dick Meridith
Michigan Favored to Win Bowl Relays at Sugar Bowl
Michigan undefeated mile relay team aims to add a Sugar Bowl track championship Sunday. They face Texas Texas A M Oklahoma Oklahoma A M and LSU in the 1600 meter event amid a six race program run entirely in metric distances.
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