Cohen and Aragon Questioned Over Texa s Fight Fix
Ex gambler Mickey Cohen and welterweight Art Aragon were questioned by the Los Angeles district attorney about an alleged Texas fight fix last week. Both denied involvement. The inquiry ties Cohen and Henry Maltin to a dispute over a $500 loan and a proposed dive by Aragon in a San Antonio bout with Dick Goldstein.
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Beliveau Sets Pace For Hockey Scorers
Montreal center Jean Beliveau maintains a scoring lead with 49 points after a week of three games. Gordie Howe remains close behind at 38 points as top ten players push for record pace and league marks through 33 games.
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Dickie Moore
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Glenn Hall
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Norm DeFelice
Grand jury subpoenas in Antonio case tied to boxing fracas
Aragon Martin and Cohen are subpoenaed to testify next Thursday as the grand jury probes the San Antonio affair and the drug store fracas. They deny misconduct and dispute any link to the Ara gon Goldstein bout. Cohen laments the betting oddities and Maltin denies knowing the Los Angeles boxer.
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San Antonio
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Los Angeles
Pro Bowl rosters expand with kicking specialists
Eastern and Western pro football rosters grow from 13 to 32 players for the seventh Pro Bowl day. Bert Rechichar of Baltimore joins the West as a record 56 yard field goal kicker while Sam Baker of Washington adds to the East leading the league in field goals this season.
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Washington
Sam Baker
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Fullmer Finishes Training for Robinson Title Fight
Gene Fullmer of Utah completed five rounds of heavy work in Grossinger New York then prepared to leave for Riverside Plaza hotel in New York to taper for the January 2 world title bout with Ray Robinson. He will rest Christmas Day then resume light workouts Wednesday afternoon.
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N. Y
Gene Fullmer
Utah
Riverside Plaza
New York City
Ray Robinson
Bobby Gomez
Jay Fullmer
Indians Used Buried Fish as Fertilizer for Corn
Archaeologists note that historic Indigenous practices involved burying fish to enrich soil for corn crops. Evidence from ancient field systems indicates fish remains served as a nutrient source, supporting maize yields in prehistoric agricultural cycles.
Maentz Shines in Punting Workout for Shrine Game
Tom Maentz of Michigan returned from a stomach upset to impress coach Terry Brennan with his punting in Santa Clara. Also showing strength were Bob Daugherty of Kentucky and Jim Morse of Notre Dame, as the H-man squad practiced formations and blocking. Brennan aims for peak shape for the Shrine game against the West in San Francisco.
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Tom Maentz
Michigan
Terry Brennan
Paul Hornung
Milt Plum
Penn State
Maentz
Brennan
Bob Daugherty
Kentucky
Jim Morse
Hornung
Notre Dame
Blanton Collier
Rip Engle
San Francisco
Oregon State Conducts Secret Rose Bowl Practice
In Santa Monica California on December 24 Oregon State coach Tommy Prothro moved workouts from Santa Monica City College to UCLA field for a closed drill. The Beaver session focused on signals around the Iowa line in the Rose Bowl with tailback Joe Francis kept out of contact due to a hip point before light limbering. The team will rest tomorrow.
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Tommy Prothro
Oregon State
Santa Monica City College
UCLA
Beaver
Iowa
Joe Francis
Villanova Meets NYU in Holiday Festival Opener
Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden opens with Villanova facing New York University and Fordham meeting Temple in New York. The 10 team event anchors a week of nationwide college tournaments with Duke, North Carolina, Cincinnati and Notre Dame in play across several venues.
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Redskins MVP Draznovich Tops Writers Poll
Washington linebacker Chuck Draznovich was named the Redskins most valuable player for the 1956 NFL season in awriters poll. He edged fullback Leo Elter, with votes also going to guard Dick Stanfel, end Gene Brito and kicker Sam Baker.
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Chuck Draznovich
Washington Redskins
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Dick Stanfel
Gene Brito
Sam Baker
Traffic Judge Sells For 362345 At Fort Worth Sale
Lexington Kentucky bred Traffic Judge sold for 362345.70 to Stallion Station chaired by L P Doherty. The four year old stake winner of Cliff Mooers estate was sold by H B Fuqua through Fort Worth National Bank. Delivery set for December 31 1956 at Santa Anita Park with purchase backed by a tenth of price.
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Arcadia
Calif
North Favored Ten Beats South in Shrine Bowl
In Miami the North led by Ray Eliot and Duffy Daugherty was seen as six points stronger to win the Shrine All Star game against the South. Pro rules set OT hopes, with Dawson to quarterback and extra points likely. stakes include profits for a crippled Children’s hospital.
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Ray Eliot
Illnois
Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Mutual Network
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Len Dawson
Purdue
Gene Mitcham
Arizona State
Jimmy Maddock
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Big Ten
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Tommy McDonald
Oklahoma
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the Menace
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Bill Barnes
Wake Forest
Clemson Tigers prepare for Orange Bowl trip
Clemson in S C awaits Santa then plans a light workout December 26 before flying to Miami December 27 for an Orange Bowl date with Colorado. The Tigers will train briefly in Florida before the game a week away.
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Los Angeles Open Draws 300 Golfers
Entries closed for the $37,500 Los Angeles Open with over 300 players. Prominent figures include Don January Ernie Vossler Lloyd Mangrum Jimmy Demaret Cary Middlecoff Jackie Burke and winner Skip McMahon announced the field. The winter circuit opener begins January 3 at Rancho Municipal Golf Course.
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Skip McMahon
Rancho Municipal
Don January
Ernie Vossler
Lloyd Mangrum
Jimmy Demaret
Cary Middlecoff
Jackie Burke
Boxing Board Bans Babe M'Coy for Life
The Brooklyn German Sports club soccer team defeated the Bridgeport City Soccer club 4-0 in Brooklyn as Park City fielded nine men. Kleinhecht scored twice with Steinkraus and Hilts adding one each. Bridgeport’s Charlie and Joe Gonsalves, John Doherty and Jim my Horan impressed in the loss. City reserves beat Brooklyn 1-0 in the prelim, Konnesberg scoring.
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Kleinhecht
Steinkraus
Hilts
Charlie
Joe Gonsalves
John Doherty
Jimmy Horan
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City
Konnesberg
Jone
Boxing promoter Babe McCoy banned for life by California commission
The State Athletic Commission voted to revoke Babe McCoy's license for life effective January 24 following a California boxing clean‑up. Kilroy cited fixed fights and other irregularities. McCoy allegedly advised fighters to throw matches and had financial ties with boxers.
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State Athletic Commission
Babe McCoy
Los Angeles
Dan O. Kilroy
McCoy
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Missouri and Rebels stress aerial drills in spring practice
Coach Don Faurot directs Missouri through a lengthy passing oriented drill with Jim Hunter and Tom Dimitroff handling most throws. Larry Barnes of Colorado A&M and other players work on punts and kickoffs as North Carolina's Jim Tatum Texas A&M's Bear Bryant and Auburn's Ralph Jordan shape the Rebels aerial attack with Prickett Tubbs and targets including Roberts Bennett Elliott Fulford.
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Don Faurot
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Yankees
Jim Hunter
Tom Dimitroff
Miami
Ohio
Larry Barnes
Colorado A&m
Rebels
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
Bear Bryant
Texas A&m
Ralph Jordan
Auburn
Mackie Prickett
South Carolina
Howell Tubbs
Laneair Roberts
Georgia
Ron Bennett
Mississippi
Jerry’ Elliott
Florida
Bobby Fulford
Budge Patty to Play in New York Benefit Tennis Tourney
Budge Patty the wandering Californian who lives in Paris will join the Art Larsen benefit matches in New York January 11. Don Budge Dick Savitt and other top amateurs and professionals will participate. Proceeds go to pay Larsen’s medical expenses after a serious highway accident. Patty will fly to New York January 7 skipping the Coupe Pierre Gillou indoors in Paris. Larsen recently left the hospital and faces a year of therapy with paralysis on his right side. The events will be held at the Seventh Regiment Armory.
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Art Larsen
Don Budge
Dick Savitt
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San Leandro
Calif
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
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Armory
Colorado Buffaloes Set for Miami Practice Rhythm
Colorado Buffaloes arrive in Miami for the Orange Bowl against Clemson and will resume workouts Wednesday after a five day rest. Coach Dal Ward says the squad will drill twice daily Wednesday through Friday, then single sessions Saturday and Monday to ready for Jan 1. Players have free time for swimming and sightseeing over the holidays.
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Colorado Buffaloes
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Dal Ward
Dawson Signs with Steelers in 1957 contract
Purdue quarterback Len Dawson, the Steelers No. 1 draft choice, signed a 1957 contract with Art Rooney declaring it his best Christmas present. Dawson, a three year Big Ten passing leader, will act as co captain in the North South Shrine game in Miami while joining Steelers coach Walt Kiesling in sight of his NFL debut. He turned down the Toronto Argonauts offer in favor of Pittsburgh.
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Purdue
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Fla
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Defendis Kayoes Durando In 1st Round Boxing Fight
Angelo Defendis of Brooklyn floored Ernie Durando twice and stopped him at 2:37 of the first round in a 10 round middleweight TV bout at St Nichols arena. Durando, 30, suffered his fifth KO defeat. Defendis weighed 166 to Durando 163 1 4 and improved to 24 with an 8-5 odds.
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Angelo Defendis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ernie Durando
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N. J
St. Nichols Arena
Defendis
Durando
Ted Brenner
Santa Claus
Ernie
Training curb urged by Redskins owner
Washington December 24 The Redskins owner George Preston Marshall urged the NFL to raise its player limit and shorten training camp He proposed raising the limit from 43 to 63 starting training no earlier than three weeks before the opener and cutting squads to 50 by Sept 1 40 by Sept 15 and 35 ten days before the first game He argued the measures would shorten camps give more players a chance and help players find other teams or jobs
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George Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
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Iowa Hawkeyes hold intensive practice in Pasadena
Coach Forest Evashevski focused on fourth string end Jerry Jenkinson after Jeff Langston. Jenkinson moved up to second string as Langston was injured in a traffic accident. Jenkinson, Jim Gibbons and Ken Ploen connected on several passes with Frank Gilliam and Fred Harris also prominent. Spectator disruption led to active measures by staff. players rest tomorrow for Christmas with events planned by the athletic board at Huntington-Sheraton.
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Iowa
Forest Evashevski
Jerry Jenkinson
Jeff Langston
Jenkinson
Jim Gibbons
Ken Ploen
Frank Gilliam
Fred Harris
Evashevski
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