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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1957

Page

8

Fairfield U Hoopers Face NYAC in New York Tonight

Fairfield University Stags travel to New York City to challenge the New York Athletic Club in a grid with 8:30 p.m. tipoff. They aim to become the first Fairfield quintet to beat NYAC, a squad of ex-college stars that has won all six prior meetings.

Harris Russell Red Stags Fairfield University Court Warfere New York City New York Athletic Club NYAC Stags Boston College Eagles Brass Recreation Center Jim Hanrahan Fairfield Tim O'Connell Boston College O'Connell Hanrahan Mike Mullen Ken O'Brien Frank McGowan Fran Hot Rod) Hanley Pedro Tagatac Art Pavlavcik Dan Mike Wes Gregory Dave Toomey John Avignone Bob Healey McGowan Hamden Tagatac Hanley

Pedres Signs 1957 Dodgers Contract

Johnny Pedres signed with the Dodgers for 1957, with an estimated salary near $15,009. The Navy veteran, 24, was released from service last October due to a bad back and returned to baseball after joining the Navy in 1956. He had played with Brooklyn since 1953 after arriving from Witherbee, New York.

Brooklyn Jas. 3 dJehasay Pedres Navy Sanovacetsy Ieee Pedres Young Upstater Witherbee N. Y Dodgers

Grasmere Aces overwhelm St. Emerys in league win

Grasmere Aces routed St. Emerys 55 to 1 in Fairfield Recreation Inter mediate Basketball at Mill Plain school gym. Anderson led scorers with 2 points for Grasmere, while Knights of Columbus defeated Oldfield 3 to 23 in the same night.

Grasmere Aces St. Emery’s Knights of Columbus Oldfield Fairfield Recreation Mill Plain School Anderson Grasmere Grasmere ST. Emerys Cataldo Bjankovsky Pepp Si Valentine Komtam Enmnak Warnitsyy Previs Moar Tobe Archy Io Peuo Hegéus Iceland O Fisher

UB Court Squad 10 resumes play against Bloomfield tonight

The University of Bridgeport Purple Knights end a Dec 18 layoff to host Bloomfield College at 8:30 PM in UB Gym. Bloomfield, led by Pat Caruso who nears 1,000 career points, seeks a second win. UB trips coach Herb Glines aims to bounce back after an 83-56 loss to St. Francis.

University of Bridgeport Bloomfield N.J UB Gymnasium Purple Knights New Jersey Deacons Roward Pat Caruso Caruso John Benson John Butler Tom Hack Don Gaffney Speed Demons Deacons Beene Dffense Herb Glines Warriors St. Francis Brooklyn George Dieter Dick Whitcomb Hal Hellerman Harry Peters Charlie Jessup New Jersey

Fullmer Robinson Rematch Seen Likely in 1960s Boxing Scene

Promoter Jim Norris says a Robinson Fullmer rematch could draw strong TV interest in New York with potential gate and TV payments totaling six figures. Robinson’s camp cites questioned officiating and demands a rematch as they review the decision and pay structure after the Madison Square Garden bout.

Norris New York Robinson George Gainford Ernie Braca Strategy Ecomony Arnay IBC Fullmer West Jordan Utah Lawrence Bingham ‘Canyon Gene Fuller Ray Braca Galaford

State Team to Drill

The Middle Street Boys club State league basketball squad will drill tonight at 7 38 in preparation for Saturday’s league tussle with the Bristol Boys club team.

Middle Street Boys Bristol Boys' Club

Stars to Shom in Senior Bowl

Fifty top collegiate players began practice for the eighth annual Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama. Stars include Tennessee John Majors Purdue Len ny Dawson Baylor guard Bill Glass and Miami fullback Don Boeseler. Kickoff Sunday January 6 at Ladd Stadium to attract 36000 fans. Winning team earns 500 and losers 400 per player.

Mobile Ala Tennessee John Majors Purdue Lenny Dawson Bill Glass Baylor Don Boeseler Miami Ladd Stadium Paul Brown Jack Pardee Texas Aggies John Bayuk Colorado Bill Rhodes Western

St Michael's Edges Holy Name in Pin Loop Standings

St Michael's leads Holy Name by a slim margin in the league standings with a 24-16 overall record while St Charles sits at 22-18. The six match program at Boston Avenue alleys features Holy Cross vs St James and other pairings as listed in the standings update.

ST. Michael’s Holy Name St. Charles St.Michael's Boston Avenue Holy Cross St. James St. John's St. Michael's Holy Rosary Sacred Heart

Bryant cagers win fifth in row in Brass Recreation tilt

Fred Geter scored 24 as Bryant Elec remained unbeaten with a 47 to 23 victory over Remington Arms at the Brass Recreation Center. Bil Habansky led Metropolitan Body with 16 while Al Lieberum added 13 in a 47-23 win over Casco Products. Roland Wright led the Cascos with 15 as Remington Arms opened strong but faded after a rough stretch in the first.

Fred Geter Steating Remington Arms Squad Brass Recreation Center Arms Makers Metropolitan Casco Products Bil Habansky al Lieberum Brass Pete Borgo Jenkins Brothers Koundry Gillis Kennedy Roland “Wright Cascos Remington Arms Bryant Electric Buyant Memlatues Mast Malmosky Roy ‘Artsy GiSutelesky F.geterg Phitte Manby-Barman Warner Bos Yao Seok Teang Yates Jayne McOnmack O Oo Beamer Toshek Weaver Fabetsi Tstvan A Booker Fitetz Abes Bender O Barry Co Jenkins Brass Martia Lieverens Shackett Colemans Stabe Phocelche OlGetera Pauisndee Wilson METRO BOT Caso

Knicks and Warriors Triumph in NBA Doubleheader

New York Knickerbockers beat Syracuse Nationals 126 to 111 at Madison Square Garden as Carl Braun and Willie Naulls lead with strong scoring. Earlier Philadelphia Warriors rallied from 15 down to defeat St. Louis Hawks 82 to 41, snapping a three game skid.

New York New York Knickerbockers Syracuse Nationals Madison Square Gardens Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks Carl Braun Nats Knicks Palazzi Ken Sears Harry Gallatin Willie Naulls Richie Guerin Syracuse Gfyr Él Lion Naulls Botup Kerre Gallatine Seymour Bianchi McGuire Cowling Piper Ariing Jonnsiont McAuleyt Beck OlGsemedt al Armstrong Davie Grabeskie Marting Georges SiMcMabing Costeting

Barnum Roofers Win Feature East Division Game

The Barnum Roofers defeated the Royals 36 to 29 in the East Division feature at Harding High School gym. Vin Lombardo led Barnum with 17 points. Galla and Arcuri also played strong. Other games saw St Ambrose beat Holy Name 50 to 33 and Sterling House topple St Johns Nep 43 to 28.

Barnum Roofers Royals Harding High School Vin Lombardo Galla Arcuri St. Ambrose Holy Name Sterling House St. John's Arcurt Lomaxcc O Reva.e Oadavinc Eubinger Edrane Firmenderico Ol Kearnt Lidniant Gl Dube Fi Galegher Csg Patrick Balkovic Hodska Té Agma i of

Fort Wayne Pistons Rally Past Lakers 104-102

Fort Wayne's Pistons staged a dramatic second half comeback to defeat Minneapolis 104-102. George Yardley scored the winning basket with 25 seconds left after a 102-102 tie. Yardley finished with a late score that sealed the win for Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne Pistons Fort Wayne Ind Tan Pistons Minneapolis George Yardley Wayne Mixneapross Hutchens Schnittker Fardley Mikkeleen Mhleben OlKalafair Rocha Lovelleee Sharmaxerge Nobles Mencele OlLeon Deviin Kenvilles Paxson Rosenthal Wayne Minneapolis

Odd OCR Card Fragments Show City Names and Scores

The readable text lists New York versus Fort Wayne with numbers 126 to 104 and scattered figures like 35 92 102, suggesting a sports scoreline or ledger snippet. No clear event, date, or full context is present.

New York Fort Wayne

Milford Indians Rout Red Men 89 to 73 in L IL

Milford Indians jumped to a 21 9 lead and cruised to an 89 73 Connecticut Basketball League victory over the Stratford Red Men at Milford High School gym. Joe Gaetano led Milford with 23 points Harry Bosley added 18 Cecil Gabriel scored 21 for Stratford. Milford improved to 2 3 while Stratford fell to 3 5 with a next game against Holyoke scheduled.

Milford Milford Indians Stratford Red Men Milford High School Red Chiefs Stratford Joe Gaetano Harry Bosley Cecil Gabriel Holyoke Mass Stratford High School Wollert Bosleyt Trsovict Gaetene Gabriel Seaman Kanawalis Katrick Gtsovine Zymeroidae Iindberg Olfoe Gatno Usarskig SfApp

Sterling Girls Active Play Night League at Wooster

Sterling Girls Active members of all Sterling House teams report to Wooster Junior High gym at 7 o clock tonight for league games. Elsie Crump and Mile Wilcox are in charge of the league.

Sterling House Wooster Elsie Crump Mile Wilcox

Wooster Teams Hold Midget and Junior Tryouts

Practice and tryouts for the Sterling House Midget and Junior boys basketball teams are at Wooster Junior High gym tonight. Midgets at 7 p.m. Junior squad at 38 o'clock.

Sterling House Wooster

Knights Tame Lions In Boys Club Loop

In Middle Street Boys Club league action last night the Knights outscored the Lions 43 to 43 in a confusing score line while the Rams beat the Stags 41 to 29. Jim Miller Ken Darwin and Jan For tuna led the Knights in a six game program across East and West divisions slated for Saturday.

Knights Tame Lions Jim Miller Ken Darwin Jan Fortuna Knights Lions Rams Stags Middle Street Boys’ Club Knights of? Agair

Parochial Courtmen Schedule Five Saturday Games

Parochial Recreation basketball features five matches Saturday morning. In the East Division at Hardiog High St Ambrose meets St Johns Nep at 8 30 am while Tes and oefete play 9 35 am and league leader Michaels faces St Marys at 10 am. West Division at Bastick High sees a A s against St Stephens at 3 38 am and St Thomas vs Sacred Heart at 10 15 am.

Bassick High School Whittier Sheridan Roosevelt Black Rock Hardiog High School St. Ambrose St. John’s Nep Oefete Michael's St Mary's Bastick High School A A 'S St. Stephen's St. Thomas Sacred Heart

All Stars Beat Stratford Hoopmen in Overtime Thriller

Ambiguous OCR text shows All Stars defeating Stratford hoopmen with likely overtime action. Key details unclear due to garbled characters and missing dates or locations. The result is a compact game wrap with uncertain scoring and participant names.

Dusty Cribbage Loop Reveals YMCA Match Results

Cribbage results from YMCA games show Dusty Cribbage leading in several pairs and singles. Players posted scores and standings with local competitors contending for top spots in the club event.

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