Air Force, TCU settle for scoreless Cotton Bowl in snow
In Dallas the Air Force Falcons and Texas Christian Frogs played a tense scoreless Cotton Bowl. Spikes of TCU and Pupich of Air Force missed multiple field goals as fumbles dominated and defenses held firm. Air Force finished 9-2-2, TCU 8-2-1, in a game marred by miscues and cold weather.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Air Force
Texas Christian
Falcons
Service Academy
George Pupich
TCU
Jack Spikes
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Joe Robb
Frogs
Pupich
Spikes
Rich Mayo
Steve Galios
Air Force Academy
Princeton Hosts Big Red Tonight
Princeton Tigers face Parkersburg Big Reds in a key area clash. Rod Thorn returns for Princeton after a WVU fieldhouse setback last year, with coach Sam Mandich starting Thorn and Thomason alongside Wall Stafford and Taylor. In Bluefield, Beaver hosts Mullens Rebels as Beavers chase late-season momentum.
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Raymond Mariotti
Tigertown
Princeton
The
Tigers
Parkersburg
Big Reds
Red Thorn and Company
Wood County
Morgantown
WVU
Rod Thorn
Buster Brown
Sam Mandich
Mercer
Washington-Irving
Clarksburg
Mt. Hope
Gary
Thorn
Mustangs
Brown
Rod
Norman Wall
Big Boys
Ron Thomason
Norm Wall
Mike Stafford
Wayne Taylor
Bluefield
Beaver
Mullens Rebels
Cannon Leads LSU To Sugar Bowl Victory Over Clemson
All America Billy Cannon starred as LSU defeated Clemson 7 to 0 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. A third quarter turning play saw Duane Leppard recover a Clemson miscue on the Clemson 11, setting up Cannon to pass to Mickey Mangham for the touchdown and convert. Clemson threatened repeatedly but LSU held, with Cannon earning the Miller-Digby Memorial Trophy as the game’s outstanding player.
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Clemson
Bob Morgan
New Orleans
Billy Cannon
Louisiana State
Duane Leppard
LSU
Cannon
Mickey Mangham
George Usry
Charles Strange
Durel Matherne
Ray Masneri
Warren Rabb
J. W. Brodnax
Doug Cline
Rabb
South Carolina
Matherne
Scotty McClain
Rudy Hayes
Tigers
Olmedo Loses Favorite Racket After Davis Cup Glory
Peru's Alex Olmedo, star of America's Davis Cup win over Australia, misplaced his cherished racket after a match in Brisbane. He said he was unhappy and hoped to keep the racket as a souvenir, noting he grabbed several rackets and left the favorite on the ground amid the excitement after his contest with Ashley Cooper.
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Brisbane
Peru
Alex Olmedo
America
Australia
Alex
Olmedo
Ashley Cooper
Wembley Lions Edge Soviet Wings in Ahearne Cup
In Stockholm Stadium 9,000 fans watched the Wembley Lions defeat the Soviet Wings 10 to 8. The Lions surged in the final period as the Russians shuffled goalkeepers but could not halt the Brit ish Canadian team's rally.
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Stockholm
Wembley Lions
Rusia
Lions
Auto Wreck Claims Eagles' Linebacker
LIVERMORE Calif AP Gayland W Laack 27 linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles was fatally injured when his car failed to make a curve and struck a tree. Laack was an auto salesman in Stockton and a former football star at the College of the Pacific.
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Livermore
Calif
Gayland W. Laack
Philadelphia Eagles
Laack
Stockton
College of the Pacific
Towering Talented Marshall Freshmen Shine Again
Marshall College frosh basketball opens 1958 59 with an 88.5 point per game average after six games led by Charley Moore 18.1 ppg and Bob Burgess 17.1 ppg. Dick Wildt Jim Gallion join double figure scorers as Ohio U freshmen loom January 7.
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Huntington
Marshall College
Frosh
Charley Moore
Huntington High
Moore
Bob Burgess
Sharples
Mike Josephs
Dick Wildt
Parkersburg
Ohio U
Jim Gallion
Russell
Jim
Moyer and Ortega Set for Major Welterweight Clash
Denny Moyer 19 year old unbeaten welterweight from Portland faces Gaspar Ortega of Mexico in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Moyer has 18 straight wins including a decision over Johnny Saxton and previous beatings of Al Andrews and Tony Dupas. Ortega seeks big break after losses in elimination tours. NBC carries the fight starting 10 p.m. EST under New York scoring.
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New York
Denny Moyer
Portland
Ore
Gaspar Ortega
Mexico
Madison Square Garden
Young Moyer
West Coast
Saxton
Moyer
Johnny Saxton
Welter
al Andrews
Tony Dupas
Ortega
Isaac Logart
Carmen Basilio
NBC
Yankee PR Director Fishel Takes European Vacation
Bob Fishel public relations director for the New York Yankees travels Europe for four weeks with his mother Mrs. O J Fishel visiting London Paris Zurich Rome Madrid and Lisbon. He attends a Madrid exhibition soccer match watched by 123000 fans with a $6 ticket.
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New York
Bob Fishel
New York Yankees
Europe
O. J. Fishel
London
Paris
Zurich
Rome
Madrid
Lisbon
Bob
Mountaineers Face Yale in Home Return at Morgantown
West Virginia hosts Yale in a home contest after four road games. WVU aims for their 100th win under Coach Fred Schaus, boasts an 8-3 record and a 20 game home streak, while Yale, led by Joe Vancisin, counters with 6 losses and center Jerry Glynn the height challenge. Star guard Jerry West adds 281 points in 11 games.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Yale
WVU
Mountaineers
Fred Schaus
Associated Press
Virginia
Kentucky
Northwestern
Joe Vancisin
Springfield
Brown
Elis
Raleigh
N.C
Larry Downs
Jerry Glynn
Bob Clousson
Joe Posch
West
Tennnessee
Villanova
Leaning Pisa Tower Holds Its Ground
In Pisa on New Year’s Day a group of tourists stretched a steel cable around the tower base and attached it to a car. The car pulled away, ripping off the bumper, but the Leaning Tower remained upright and unmoved.
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Pisa
Italy
Charles Town’s Quiet Leader Revives Runners With Kindness
Merrill of Brantford Ontario, recognized for returning castoffs to form, emphasizes patience and kindness in restoring thoroughbreds. He trains horses registered in his own name and for other owners, showing steady effectiveness in reviving aging or injured animals.
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Big Air Force
Tom Jozwiak
Texas Christian University
Hunter Enis
AFA
Eddie Ro
Sano
Dale Walker
Louisiana State University
Louisiana
John Langan
Beavers
John Chmara
Welch
Wyoming County
Sonny Phillips
Chmara
David Baldwin
Bill Kinser
Mitch Rebuck
E. J. Morris
Jerry Stanley
Saltville
Graham
Campedien
Mike Jupin
Burrhead Bradley
Rudy Austin
George Walker
Ronald Francis
Ronald Rolen
Kenny Bourne
Junior Dever
Tazewell
Ted Smits
Associated Press Sports
Paul Snyder
Usry
Brodnax
Auto Wreck
Eagles
Marshall
Nogales
Ariz
U. N. Sling
California
Canada
Bond
Princeton Ave
Jerry West
Tennessee
Mark Workman
Rod Hundley
Charles Town
Watson
Husky
Rari
Bluefield, W. Va
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