Texas and Arkansas Win Bowl Bids Ahead of Saturday Results
Texas defeated Texas A&M 13-3 to clinch a Cotton Bowl bid, indirectly earning Arkansas a Sugar Bowl bid. Wisconsin and Southern California vie for Rose Bowl spots, with LSU a Cotton Bowl candidate and Oklahoma aiming for the Orange Bowl. USC leads the Big Six, while Notre Alabama, Mississippi, and Penn State are also in prominent bowl contention.
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Fraser Leads Australian Relay Team to World Record
Dawn Fraser anchored Australia to a world record in the women's 440 yard freestyle relay at the British Empire Games, finishing in 4 minutes 11.1 seconds. Canada placed second, England third, and Fraser's final 110 yards were swum from a flying start, not eligible as a record.
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Improving Nats Rap Boston Celtics in upset win
The Syracuse Nats defeated the Boston Celtics 130-120 to take first in the Eastern Division with a 2-1 mark against Boston this season. St. Louis beat Detroit 101-91, and Los Angeles stayed tied for the Western lead with a 134-110 win over Cincinnati.
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Tufts names co-captains for next season
Tufts University selects halfback Ralph Doran of Natick and end Tim Brannan of Winthrop as co-captains for the coming year. Doran missed the last two games with an ankle injury but rushed for 488 yards at 7.1 yards per carry and scored 36 points. Brannan, formerly a quarterback, is listed at end.
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Providence Close On AHL Leaders
Providence Reds boost rally to within one point of Eastern Division leaders in the AHL after a 63 victory over Pittsburgh. Six players scored as Ed Mazur Zellio Toppazzini Ed MacQueen and Eddie Joyal powered a 40 lead. Brillant and Leach added the final goals.
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Rangers Romp Bruins 7 1 as Boston fans erupt
In Boston Garden the Bruins lost 7 to 1 to the New York Rangers, the 15th straight defeat. Fans jeered, debris flew on the ice, and coach Milt Schmidt faced a desolate dressing room after the rout. Don McKenney scored late for Boston. Earl Ingarfield and Larry Cahan led New York with two goals each.
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Black Hawks Tie For Top With 1-0 Win Over Leafs
Chicago earned a 1-0 victory over Toronto marked by a flurry of penalties and a late fight between Murray Balfour and Ed Shack plus Tim Horton and Red Fleming. Detroit dropped to a 3-0 loss to Montreal as New York defeated Boston 7-1.
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Harvard Crimson halfback Taylor earns Ivy League back of the week
Bill Taylor of Harvard was named Ivy League back of the week after scoring four touchdowns in the 31-19 victory over Brown. He totaled 107 rushing yards on 10 carries, added two receptions for 77 yards and averaged 37 yards on two punts.
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Lions Slap Packers 26-14 to Narrow NL West Gap
Detroit Lions crushed Green Bay 26-14 at Tiger Stadium to snap the Packers 12 game win streak. Detroit’s defense harassed Bart Starr and Jim Taylor while taking a 23 point lead in the first 19 minutes.
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Kirner Awarded Lineman of the Week for USC Win
Southern California tackle Gary Kirner earned the Associated Press Lineman of the Week after his crucial tackle near USC’s end zone preserved a 13 6 lead over Navy in Los Angeles. The win kept USC unbeaten at No 1 in the AP poll, following Damon Bame’s prior Lineman of the Week honor.
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O'Connor and Haga Win Closely Contested Wins
Tommy O'Connor from Pittsburgh outpointed Bobby Allen of Jacksonville in an eight round bout. Katsuo Haga of Japan outpointed Roberto Luna of Mexico over ten rounds in Tokyo.
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Hoosick Falls Highs Slip Past Hartford 44 29 Opener
Hoosick Falls defeats Hartford 44 29 in a tight opening game as Hartford’s 6-6 sophomore star Dave Aldrich scores 21 of his team’s 29. Hoosick Falls uses a 2 3 zone, steals, and a strong bench to pull away late with an 18 point lead.
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Fosmire to Face Barnes in 10-Round Welterweight Bout
Bob Fosmire of Revere meets veteran Gaylord Barnes of New York in a 10 round welterweight bout at North Dartmouth Mass next Tuesday night promoter Sam Silverman announced. In a recent feature Tommy Griffin of Philadelphia stopped Jimmy Connors of New Bedford by fifth round TKO with a cut on Connors eye. Referee Joe Zapas halted the bout after the fourth round.
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