Spartans in Center of Big Ten Schedule Fight
Big Ten coaches and athletic directors met in Chicago to chart the 1955 and 1966 football schedules. Michigan State seeks a full five or six game slate but faces refusals from Illinois and Northwestern and fallout from university leadership comments. The meeting aims to complete the schedule amid rising tensions over post season arrangements and conference ethics.
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Spartans
Chicago
INS
Big Ten
Michigan State
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Northwestern
John Hannah
Wolverine
Ralph W. Rigler
Hatcher
Pacific Coasts
Ohio State and Purdue Players Join North Team for Blue-Gray Game
In Montgomery Alabama two Ohio State backs and a Purdue end were recruited to the North squad for the December 27 Blue-Gray game. Beekley a 183 pound halfback Anderson a 192 pound end Elezek from Purdue also joined the lineup.
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Klezek
Anderson
Beekley
Montgomery
Ala
Ohio State Huskies
Purdue
Marts Beekley
Dick Anderson
Buckeyes
Phil Elezek
Prep Scores Highlight Wyoming And Urbana Action
Greiner led the winners with 7 points and Northrup stood out on the floor. Wyoming girls beat Onslow 42-31 while the Onslow boys fell 34-24. Roberta Nissen crowned homecoming queen during the Wyoming celebration. Ferguson scored the decisive basket in Urbana’s 48-46 win over Norway. Norway boys cruised 71-26.
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Wyoming
Onslow
Roberta Nissen
Urbana
Ferguson
Urbana Girls
Norway
Norway Boys
Lansing boys win 79-68 as Clermont girls 50-37
In Lansing local play, the Lansing boys beat Clermont 79-68 while Clermont girls lose 50-37. Walter Clancy scored 89 for Lansing. Bill Swenson added 22 for Clermont. Karen Jacobsen led Clermont girls with 29. Betty Fink scored 30 for Lansing.
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Lansing
Clermont
Walter Clancy
Bill Swenson
Karen Jacobsen
Betty Fink
Oxford
Riverside
Oxford Girls
Mahoney
Lucky
Havel
Miller
Tiffin Girls Top Lone Tree 68 to 47 in sixth straight win
Rita Casper scored 30 as Tiffin girls defeated Lone Tree 68 47 extending their winning streak. Betty Graf led Lone Tree with 19 in the loss. In Toddville Troy Mills game Laraine Newman's shooting helped Toddville score a 43 40 overtime win.
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Tiffin
Lone Tree
Rita Casper
Betty Graf
Toddville
Troy Mills
Laraine Newman
Basketball Rule Change Sparks Debate and Early Reactions
The piece cites Tony Hinkle defending a rule change aimed at balancing fouling and scoring. Dissenters worry it may alter the game, while supporters call it an experiment. Miss Newman led Troy with 28 points, Joano Fuessley added 19, and Troy lost 38-31 to Toddville where Russ Swallow scored 16 and D. Peyton had 10.
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Butler
Tony Hinkle
Tony
Miss Newman
Joano Fuessley
Troy
Toddville Boys
Russ Swallow
D. Peyton
Wellman Holds Off North English In Openers
Ehren felt scores 22 as Wellman nips North English 50 48 to start the Wash conference action. Earlville defeats Coggon 43 31 with Delmar Thibadeau scoring 24. Coggon boys tally 31. Coggon girls win 52 32 led by Smith 19 and Angell 15.
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Wellman
Ehrenfelt
North English
King
Earlville
Coggon
Delmar Thibadeau
Woods
Ashby
Smith
Janet Angell
Lots of TV Stars On Pro Mat Card
A lineup of television stars headlines a pro wrestling program at Memorial Coliseum on Thursday night. Bob McCune of Santa Monica California meets Bil Feicher of Fargo in the opening bout as part of the televised card.
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Pro Wrestling
Memorial Coliseum
Bob McCune
Santa Monica
Calif
Bil Fiecher
Fargo
Wrestling tag bout headlines weekly winter program
From Kansas City Ras putin of New York City competes with a semiwindup. The feature features Becker Brothers of Brooklyn against Webby Lane and Gene Dubuque in a 60 minute tag team bout. Matches set for 8:30 p.m. each Thursday night through winter.
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Kansas City
Rasputin
New York City
Becker Brothers
Brooklyn
George
Bobby
Webby Lane
Gene Dubuque
Mixed college and professional hoops and hockey results
A cluttered recap lists PRO BASKETBALL scores New York and Philadelphia and PRO HOCKEY Tuesday results, followed by COLLEGE BASKETBALL results across the Midwest and East with scores for DePaul St Ambrose Hamline Millikin Lewis Illinois Tech Carrelli Wis Whitewater Superior State Macalester St Marys Ming Warther Augustana Cornell Lower Iowa Penn Taylor Franklin Anderson Tri State Qo Blo Northern Indiana Tech Peoria Cats Gonzaga Carleton Stout Mankato St Olaf Bethe Winona East Brooklyn College King Point South NC State Furman Tennessee Maryland Virginia W Kentucky Ohio State Georgia Clement Howard Kentucky State Fort Campbell.
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Midwest
DePaul
St. Ambrose
Hamline
Millikin
Lewis
Ilinois Tech
Carrelli
Wis
Whitewater
Superior State
Macalester
St. Mary's
Ming
Warthure
Aunustana
Cornell
Lower Iowa
Penn
Taylor
Franklin
Anderson Bi
Tri-State
Qblo Northern
Indiana
Clement
Aubuin
Howard
Ata
Kentucky St
Fort Campbel
St. Pat's Keeps First Place in League
St Patrick's remains atop the Northeast Catholic league with a 46 to 35 win over St Mary’s Waterloo. Hal Trosky and Denny Cambridge led the Irish with 20 and 14 points as St Mary’s managed only eight field goals all game. St Patrick's (6-0) hosts St Xavier Friday. St Matthew's eighth graders beat St Pat's 26-18. Joe Louis scored a quick KO in 2:04 against Max Schmeling.
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St. Pat's
St. Patrick's
St. Mary's
Waterloo
St. Mary’s
Bob Lée
Hal ‘Trosky
Denny Cambridge
St. Mary
Trosky
Cambridge
Shamrocks
St. Xavier
Dyersville
St. Matthew's
National Rookie Association Forms For Young Baseball Players
The National Baseball Congress board created the National Rookie Association to run a nationwide program for players aged 17 to 21. The rookie circuit aims to bridge the gap after American Legion eligibility, with a first national tournament planned for Louisville in September 1954.
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Phoenix
National Baseball Congress
National
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