Five seniors named honorary captains for Bridgeport vs Brandeis
University of Bridgeport honors five seniors for the final football game against Brandeis at Hedges Memorial Stadium. Nominees include Jerry McDougall end Gary Engler guard Jim O'Hara guard Bill Barstow center and Dave Jennette halfback.
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Walt Kondratovich
University of Bridgeport
Brandeis
Hedges Memorial Stadium
Jerry McDougall
Gary Engler
Jim O'Hara
Bill Barstow
Dave Jennette
Joe Smith
Vince McMahon
Stamford
Columbus Hall
Zora Folley
Floyd Patterson
Will
Duke Sabedong
Phoenix
Colman Named Princeton Head Football Coach
Princeton New Jersey November 11 AP Dick Colman Jr 43 today named head football coach succeeding the late Charlie Caldwell who died of cancer Colman had been acting coach since Caldwell's leave of absence last September.
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Princeton
N. J
Dick Colman Jr
Princeton University
Coleman
Charlie Caldwell
Caldwell
Colman
John Sapoch
Celtics stay unbeaten with 92 88 win over Hawks
Boston Cavaliers defeated St Louis 92 88 as Bill Russell and Bob Cousy led the Celtics to their ninth straight NBA win. Heinsohn Ramsey and Macauley starred for Boston while Pettit led the Hawks with 13 points in the tight game at the Garden.
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Boston
Bill Russell
Bob Pettit
Boston Celtics
St. Louis
National Basketball Association
Russell
University of San Francisco
Olympic
Pettit
Celts
Bob Cousy
Rustsell
Ed Macauley
Cousy
Big Bill
Tommy Heinsohn
Frank
Ramsey
Celtics
Bill Sharman
Rus
Sell
Macauley
Chuck Share
Hawks
Jim Loscutoff
Lou Tsioropoulos
ST. Lows
Heinsohn
Coleman
Petii
Nichols
Hagan
Morrison
Risen
Sharman
McMahon
Phillip
Martin
Park
Wittens
Nerlod
Tostow
Colman Honored as Princeton Line Coach Amidst Title Run
Caldwell praised Colman as one of the era's keen coaching minds and credited him with shaping Princeton's undefeated 1950 and 1951 teams through superb scouting. Colman, born in New York City and raised in Caldwell, built a long Princeton tenure from 1945 as line coach to 1950s.
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Caldwell
Colman
Princeton
Robert F. Goheen
Alumni Football Advisory Committee
University Council of Athletics
Coleman
New York City
Caldwell, N. J
Montclair College
Montclair Academy
Williams
Varsity la Crosse
Pro Basketball Sosten Faces St Louis In Holy Game
Sosten meets St Louis in a high profile pro basketball clash expected to draw local fans and showcase bold plays. The matchup highlights the season’s intensity as both teams vie for key standings and media attention.
Tommy Kono Wins World Middleweight Title in Tehran Duel
Tommy Kono of Sacramento wins the world middleweight title in Tehran preventing a Russian sweep. Fedor Bogdanovsky of the Soviet Union loses to Kono in a tense duel as Lomakin breaks the world record for the light heavyweight class.
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Tehran
Iran
Tommy Kono
Sacramento
Calif
Fedor Bogdanovsky
Russia
T. Lomakin
Jim George
Akron
Ohio
George
Kono
Central JV Gridder Injured In Milford
A 16 year old Bridgeport Central High student Frank Williams was injured in a junior varsity football game in Milford. He was treated at Milford Hospital for a fractured wrist and discharged.
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Milford
Bridgeport Central High School
Frank Williams
David Williams
Broad Street
Bridgeport
Milford Hospital
Auburns to Practice Under Lights at Beechwood Park
The Auburns football team will practice under lights at Beechwood Park tonight starting at 6. Coach Sid Bridgeforth requires all players in full uniform for an intra squad scrimmage. A meeting will follow to choose between two Thanksgiving Day morning games offered to the team.
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Auburns
Beechwood Park
Sid Bridgeforth
Nationals Face Warner Brothers In Industrial League Practice
The Nationals meet Warner Brothers in a 7 PM exhibition at Bullard-Havens Tech gym in an Industrial League workout.
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Echo’s Nationals
Warner Brothers
Bullard-Havens Tech
Iowa Hawkeyes Drill in Secret Ahead of OSU Clash
Iowa City IA November 12 Coach Forest Evashevski held a secret practice for the Hawkeyes as they prepare for the crucial battle with Ohio State Saturday.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Forest Evashevski
Iowa Hawkeyes
Ohio State
Mahan Captures Washington DC International at Laurel
Mahan an English horse owned by Hasty House Farm Toledo wins the sixth Washington DC International at Laurel Park by 31 lengths over Third Brother. Stephanotis of Ireland takes third with Nisos fourth. French entries show weak showing. Sam Boulmetis rode Mahan as the American effort tops a 30,467 crowd on a sunny cool afternoon.
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Laurel
Mahan
Laurel Park
Washington, D.C
Hasty House Farm
Toledo
Ohio
France
Venezuela
el Chama
U. S
Stars and Stripes
C.V. Whitney
Stephanotis
Ireland
Newmarket
England
Sammy Boulmetis
Baltimore
Queen Elizabeth
Harry Carr
Baron ‘Thyssen
Germany
Prince Aly Khan
Rose Royale
Lord Harrington
Montaval
Roger Saint
Denisy
Vincenzo Cannizzo
McKinley
Stephanotis Stephanotis
Hasty House
Reubens
Arpad Plesch
Plesch
London
Paris
Cannes
R. B. Strassburger
Norristown
Internal Revenue
Hasty House Stable
Harry Trotsek
Strassburger
Worden II
Avenger
Walter Held
Nisos
Atkinson
Boulmetis
Sammy
Maryland
Pimlico
Centella Faces Brown in Houston Lightweight Bout
Lightweight contender Kid Centella from Managua clashes with Joe Brown in Houston for a non-title bout as Brown eyes a Dec 4 Chicago clash with Joey Lopes and possible later defenses against Lane Loi or Dupas. Centella hails from Nicaragua, now based in California, with a 31 14 record.
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Houston
Tex
Joe Brown
Kid CentElla
Somorrow
Brown
Lou Viscusi
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
International Boxing Club
Kenny Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Potter
Washington
IBC
Lane
Centella
Bill Gore
Joe
Joey Lopes
Chicago
Viscusi
Lopes
Duilio Loi
Ralph Dupas
Gustavo Adclgho Vega
Managua
Nicaragua
California
New Orleans
Riviera Wonder Wins Open Jumping Crown at National Show
Riviera Wonder, a six year old gray gelding owned by Mr and Mrs Bernie Mann of Port Washington New York, won the Open Jumper title at Madison Square Garden for the third straight year. Saxon Wood was runner up after missing the title in a second jumpoff. Wonder clinched the feat amid a day of close competition and high stakes in New York.
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Andy Robustelli
Stamford
Arnold College
New York Giants
Chicago Cardinals
Colman
Frank Gifford
NFL
Patty Berg
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Miss Berg
ED Corrigan
New York
Riviera
Madison Square Garden
Bernie Mann
Port Washington
N. Y
Wonder
al Fiore
Saxon Wood
White Plains
Saxo Wood
Fiore
Miss Virginia
George DiPaula
Baltimore
Lariet
Bartender
Theu Swell
Elaine Boylen
Toronto
Archer Beats DeCola In St. Nick's Contest
New York welterweight Jimmy Archer won a split 10 round decision over Tony DeCola at St Nick's Arena to stretch his winning streak to 12. The bout featured Archer's body and head combos, with no knockdowns, as DeCola fell to 9 losses in 35 pro bouts.
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New York
Jimmy Archer
Tony DeCola
Brooklyn
St. Nicholas ‘Arena
St. Nick’s
Archer
Janky DeCola
DeCola
Nick Gamboli
Charley Rosen
Rennie Pete Della
de- Cola
Tony
de Cola
Joey Archer
Paulie Griffin
Bronx
Harold Smith
Washington, D. C
LeRoy Grant
Elizabeth
N.J
Tommy Kelly
Johnny Calleza
Puerto Rico
Sid Rubinstein
Don Tatro
Paterson
Norwalk All Stars Plan Annual Banquet With Guest Speakers
The Norwalk All-Stars announce their annual sports banquet on November 24 at 3 p.m. in the Forest hotel South Norwalk. Guest speakers will include Fred Altieri of Bridgeport and Joe Bennett Stamford Yankees coach who led the Independent League championship. Vito Dentato is master of ceremonies with music by Sam Cook's orchestra.
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Norwalk All-Stars
Forest Hotel
South
Norwalk
Fred Altieri
Bridgeport
Joe Bennett
Stamford Yankees
Vito Dentato
Sam Cook
Burdette Signs With Dot Records As Singer
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Lou Burdette signs with Dot Records to release a debut single "Three Strikes and You're Out" and "Mary Lou" as a singer. Burdette's move marks a rare crossover from baseball to popular music and anchors Dot's new entertainment slate.
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Hollywood
Dot Records
Milwaukee Braves
Lou Burdette
Burdette
Mary Lou
Assumption Church to Field Junior Cage Team
The Church of the Assumption Holy Name Society will sponsor a boys basketball team for ages 13 to 15 in classie. The team will join the Fairfield Saturday Morning Junior league and interested players should contact Robert Hall at ED O-6837. Edo's All-Stars organize for 1957-58 season with coach Bob Krochko and manager Edward Harris. Squad members include Craw, De Lorenzo, Dobas, Dennis, Durant, Lenart, Latham, Presley, Lugovivich, and Smith.
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Church of the Assumption Holy Name. Society
injClasie
Robert Hall
Edo
Bob Krochko
William Parks, Jr
Edward Harris
Terry Craw
Tom DeLorenzo
Dan Dobas
Nate Dennis
Bob Durant
Ed Lenart
Tom Latham
Bob Presley
Stan Lugovich
Bob Smith
Holy Cross Harrier Sets New England Meet Mark
Richard Donahue of Holy Cross clocked 21 minutes 25.8 seconds to set what officials believe is a meet record at the 45th New England intercollegiate cross country meet at Franklin Park. Dan Rearick of Maine finished second in 21:38 as Maine won its second straight team title under coach Ed Styrna, with Connecticut third and Massachusetts fourth.
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Boston
Richard Donahue
Holy Cross
Maine
New England
Franklin Park
Donahue
Lew Steiglitz
Connecticut
Dan Rearick
Massachusetts
Bill Daly
Dick Law
Dale Bessey
Ed Styrna
Main
Harvard
Alan Frazier
Bob ‘O'Leary
Daly
Hollow Rams Defeat Bridgeport Steelers 7-0 in Park
Ralph Rotondo ran 35 yards for the lone touchdown and Sal Pulito converted the extra point as the Hollow Rams beat the Bridgeport Steelers 7-0 for a fourth straight win. Standouts on the line included Ralph Decker Ronald Weir George Stoica and Tim Reilly. The Rams face the Syl vans next Sunday at Wentfield at 2 pm.
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Ralph Rotondo
Sal Pulito
Rams
Bridgeport Steelers
Steelers
Harding High School
Herb Sutton
Ralph Decker
Ronald Weir
George Stoica
Tim Reilly
Sylvans
Wentfield
Gator Bowl Committee Narrows Selection to Nine Teams
Sam Wolfson, chairman of the Gator Bowl committee, announced the list of nine finalists for the December 28 game in Jacksonville. The candidates are Texas A&M, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas Christian, Texas, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Miami, and Mississippi State.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Sam Wolfson
Texas A&m
Tennessee
Mississippi
Texas Christian
Texas
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
Miami
Mississippi State
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Raymond Burr
Fairfield County Hunt Club
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Neil Johnston
Philadelphia Warriors
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Georgetown
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Charley Paddock
Torger Tokle
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John Treng
Jack Chevigny
Notre Dame
Joe Hunt
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Celtics Shade Hawks
Ron
Walker Cooper
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Indianapolis Indians
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Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Braves
Milwaukee
Sosten
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Southern Comfort Corf
ST. Louie, MO
Central JV
Nationals
Warners
Ney
Porica City
Okla
So Mines
aGih
Onger Sia
Ted Williams
Great Britain
Pegasus
Frank Chapot
U.S
Chapot
Hugh Wiley
United States
City Kickers
Wethersfield
Bridgeport City
Rocco
Walt Lombardo
Wethersfield Kickers
Jackson
Wilson
Docherty
Moran
Tackis
North Haven
East Haven
By Ronson
Aga
Holy Cross Harrier
N. E
Mark
Hollow Rams
Igator
Lok
Setlewt
Dan
Cohn
Oi Fitzgerald
Kentucky
Louisville
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