Seixas Faces Aussies In Davis Cup Challenge Round
Vic Seixas leads the United States in a Davis Cup challenge round with Australia in Melbourne. Harry Hopman says Seixas has a 50-50 chance to win both singles, while favoring Australia’s doubles pair Mal Anderson and Mervyn Rose. He predicts a 4-1 or 3-2 outcome, depending on Seixas's performance.
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Cooper
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Ohio
Kansas Tops Tar Heels After Weekend Upsets
Kansas rises to first in national rankings after North Carolina loses 75 64 to West Virginia in the Kentucky Invitational. Wilt Chamberlain and coach Frank McGuire lead the Jayhawks past California 58 52 as Kansas State climbs to second amid NC’s 37 game win streak ending and UNC falling from first to fifth.
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Kansas
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Wilt
Chamberlain
Frank McGuire
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Lexington
International New Service
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Kansas State
Bowling town and country junior standings and awards
Readable league scores and honors from Bowling town and country junior and Ladies Recreation lists. High team series Dairy Queen and Great Electric lead, individual highs include Dick Anawalt 470 and 146 game, L. Boddicker 557, D Elston 221. Columbus note: Lew Burdette named outstanding sports achievement recipient for 1957 by the Columbus Touchdown club.
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Milwaukee Braves
Lions Return Home After Stunning Comeback
Detroit Lions arrive by plane from San Francisco to a small hometown welcome. Tom Tracy, a 210 pound reserve fullback from the University of Tennessee, jumped off the bench and scored two touchdowns in a dramatic second half rally against the 49ers.
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Detroit Lions
San Francisco
Tom
Tracy
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San Francisco 49Ers
Lions win dramatic upset clinches Western title at Willow Run
Tobin Rote replaced injured Bobby Layne and led the Lions to a 31 27 victory over the 49ers at Willow Run airport with a celebratory red carpet. A six yard rush and a 59 yard run in the third quarter sparked Detroit as Tracy, nicknamed Tom the Bomb, joined the celebration.
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Lions
49Ers
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Bobby Layne
Tracy
Tom
Hawkeyes Set for Holiday Tournament Run to Buffalo
Iowa State continues to search for a top lineup as the Haw key s travel to Buffalo N Y for a holiday tournament with Cornell Syracuse and Canisius. The meet opens Saturday with Iowa facing Cornell. Other games include Morningside at Terre Haute Mankato vs Iowa Teachers Luther vs Wartburg in the Tall Corn Invitational first round at Waverly.
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Syracuse
Canisius
Iowa
Morningside
Terre Haute
Ind
Mankato
Iowa Teachers
Luther
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Cincinnati
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Cedar Falls
North Squad prepares for Shrine All-Star game in Miami
The North team builds kickoff and punt return skills ahead of the Christmas night Shrine All-Star game in the Orange Bowl. Michigan State stars Jim Ninowski and Dan Currie named captains with Daugherty coaching the North.
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Michigan State
Hugh Duffy Daugherty
MSU
Jim Ninowski
Dana Currie
Celtics, Pro Loop Need Adding Machine
Six NBA games over the weekend produced 1,430 points. St. Louis Hawks set a record with a 146-136 win over Syracuse, breaking the Boston Colts mark. Hawks also beat Minneapolis 123-115. Knicks over Warriors 126-100. Celtics over Royals 115-98. Syr Te Nats over Detroit 119-93.
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Lions quarterbacks Layne and Tobin Pace 100 TDs
Detroit Lions quarterbacks Bobby Layne and Tobin Rote join a rare club by reaching 100 career touchdown passes in NFL history. The milestone marks Layne as a Hall of Fame passer and highlights Rote as another 100 TD contributor from the franchise era.
No Golfing Allowed On Ellis Park Links
The Ellis Park golf course will stay closed due to soft greens after weekend damage. Parks official Dave McLaud cites frost melt and heavy play as cause and urges keeping the course closed until repairs.
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Ellis Park
City Parks Department
Dave McLaud
Ellis
Zuppkeisms on Football, Coaches and Losers
A collection of Clark J. Zuppke style quips on football culture. He mocks wet fields, old players turned coaches, and the tension between talent and spirit. The remarks cover losers, winners, fans, press, and the sport’s humane side.
Drake Bulldogs Complete Final On Campus Drill
Drake football wrapped up its last on campus workout before the Sun Bowl meeting with Louisville. Coach Warren Gaer dismissed players for a brief Christmas break and the squad will reconvene Wednesday to depart for El Paso, Texas.
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Drake
Bulldogs
University of Louisville
Warren Gaer
el Paso
Texas
Sioux City bowler wins first money in Christmas Club tour
Bernie Schreiber of Sioux City captured $925 top prize in the Christmas Club bowling tourney, ending Sunday with a $1,137 five game total. Rockford Illinois star Joe Cerniglia finished second at $1,125, while Betendorf’s John Treantor and Mason City’s Karl Groh tied for third at $1,122. In doubles, Don Dulgar i and Verniglia of Rockford topped the field at 1,296.
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Keyler
Muscatine
Bernie Schreiber
Schreiber
Joe Cerniglia
Rockford
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John Treantor
Bettendorf
Prep and college hoops and pro hockey scores roundup
Prep basketball results include Maynard over Eldora 48 46 and Keystone 41 Belle Plaine 23 with multiple reschedulings. College Big Ten Iowa State 68 Illinois 60 Kansas 58 California 59 and Marquette 79 Nebraska 64 reported along with other conference scores. Pro hockey and basketball scores conclude with New York 126 Philadelphia 100 and Detroit 84 Pittsburgh 65 in varied recent games.
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Marchetti Brown Top Pro Voting in 1957 All Star
Jim Brown rookie fullback of the Cleveland Browns led the 1957 United Press NFL All-Star voting with 29 of 31 votes, while Gino Marchetti of the Baltimore Colts earned 28 votes. Y A Tittle edged John Unitas for quarterback by one vote. several Forty Niners also earned first team berths.
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Y. A. Tittle
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Joe Schmidt
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Ohio State drills as 19 point Rose Bowl favorites
Ohio State, the Big Ten champions and 19 point favorites to beat Oregon in the Rose Bowl, held two hour practice sessions in Pasadena. Coach Woody Hayes led the 44 man squad through drill work after a Disneyland and Marineland visit, while Oregon coach Len Casanova’s Pacific Coast champions planned a Disneyland stop after their drill.
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Finsterwald Beats Snead At Snead Home Course
Don Finsterwald of Tequesta Florida won the Boca Raton Pro Am over Sam Snead by one stroke for the $300 top prize. Finsterwald posted a final 66 to finish at 133 while Snead shot 68 for 134.
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Gopher Johnson Ties For Most Valuable Player
Minnesota's Ron Johnson and West Virginia's Lloyd Sharrer tied for most valuable player at the Kentucky Invitational, each with 17 votes from sports writers and broadcasters. Johnson made the all tournament team as one of two sophomores alongside Jerry West. Sharrer joined Pete Brennan and Vernon Hatton on the all-tourney list.
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Lloyd Sharrer
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Pete Brennan
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Vernon Hatton
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Browns rookie Jim Brown to enter army in January
Manhasset New York Jim Brown the Cleveland Browns rookie fullback will enter the army January 25 at Fort Benning Georgia for a six man training period and is due to be released in time to train for the 1958 NFL season.
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Starbeck Dies After Long Football Coaching Career
Starbeck, an undefeated season figure who coached at North Dakota as an assistant for six years winning six straight titles, led Iowa Teachers starting in 1936. His teams claimed seven straight North Central championships and 31 conference wins from 1939 to 1949. He posted a 62 35 9 record at Iowa Teachers. Services at First Methodist Church Tuesday, burial Cedar Falls Fairview Cemetery. Dr. Maucher called him colorful and loyal to the college. He stayed focused on the future despite heart risk.
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Cedar Rapids preps schedule adjusted amid bleacher issues
Only two Friday night games in Cedar Rapids as Washington hosts Moline at Coe fieldhouse and Jefferson travels to Iowa City for Mississippi Valley play. Immaculate Conception seeks victory after OLVA of Waterloo beat them 78 77 earlier. East Waterloo recent hot shooting slowed Jefferson as Gardner and Bean struggled. John Willenborg leads city scoring with 36 points last week and 20.1 season average, edging Keeley.
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Prep Cage Roundup Results From Rock Island Area
Basketball roundup outlines schedules and results across Iowa and Illinois towns including Clinton Davenport Rock Island and East Moline with Friday and Saturday games listed among multiple schools such as Jefferson Washington St. Marys and St. Colkitts. Readout notes girls and boys matchups with scattered scores and upcoming games.
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Capitol Valley Girls Varsity Varsity Match Summary
Solon defeated Tiffin 4 3 while Oxford beat Riverside 3 1. Cosgrove and Oxfor were involved in multiple near scores as Riverside hosted the Friday game at Oxford Jet.
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MonEagle Friday Games Feature Local Matches
Friday schedule shows Montezuma at Marengo and Brooklyn at Belle Plaine. B Van Horne faces Plaine in a separate game as listed for the evening.
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High school basketball results from week's games
Week summary of games between Wil University High West Liberty Lone Tree Owiton Jet West Branch Vernon Springville Liberty Vurant North Rosilsh Kaiona Williams Wellman West Chester and other local teams noting scores and standings for the period. Teams listed reflect multiple matches with varied outcomes across the schedule.
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Keystone-Belle Plaine nets eighth straight win
Keystone posted its eighth straight victory with a 56 41 win over Belle Plaine on Saturday night. Dean Holst led the Comets with 17 points while Grimm totaled 17 for Belle Plaine. Keystone also won the reserve game 30 23.
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Cardinal Trio Sign 1958 Contracts
St Louis announces three players Eddie Kasko Curtis Flood and Phil Clark have signed their 1958 contracts with the Cardinals. The trio joins the club as they outline their commitments for the next season.
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Eddie Kasko
Curtis Flood
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St. Louis Cardinals
Unclear Names Frail OCR Listing in Hollywood Item
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and numbers such as Dave Johnson and Frankie Belma with odd digits and symbols. No clear event or context is identifiable. remaining readable items mention Jaime Gine and Fred Galiana with percentages or scores.
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Dave Johnson
Ear
Frankie Belma
Iis. Ie
Philip Ear
Pai Ires
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Fred Galiana
Sapin
Drew
Cedar Consolidated Srance 5 j Dunkerton sareneseo
No games this week as Cedar Consolidated announces a quiet schedule with no matches. Local teams pause play while awaiting upcoming events.
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Cedar Falls at Grinnell Football Friday
Waverly 5 iociwe in Decoran 4 2 New Hampton Cedar Falls 4 Osage Charles City 3 2 Cresco appears in a local football round up with Cedar Falls facing Grinnell on Friday and other nearby town scores noted.
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Local High School Games Week Highlights
Scores from Grundy Center 5 Reinbeck 0 and Teachers 4 Traer 0 with Fidora earning 4 2, LaPorte City 3 Jesup 3. Week’s matches preview upcoming games and standings.
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Hail Burdette As Top Wisconsin Star
Yankee master Lew Burdette, pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves, is named Wisconsin’s outstanding athlete of 1957 on 18 of 43 ballots in the AP poll of Wisconsin media outlets.
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