Christmas Card Names From the Gazette Readers
Gus presents a seasonal column listing numerous athletic figures connected to Iowa and national teams. The roster includes coaches, players, officials, and sports staff from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines and Chicago, culminating with a holiday toast to readers and a hopeful 1955.
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Gus
Santa
Kerby Farrell
Indianapolis
Henderson, Tenn
Emil Klamar
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Ren Berg
Luther College
Carl Kane
Old St. Nick
Frost
L. Cadieux
Oelwein Register
Bill Schweppe
Midwest
Brooklyn Dodgers
Danny Spunt
Ronnie Schnoebelen
C.R. Glover
Davis Grote
National League Service Bureau
Fred Ebbs
U. of Iowa
Bob Rush
Gazette
Cap Crossley: Cedar Rapids Raiders manager and bridge player
Clarence Cap Crossley, once Cedar Rapids Raiders manager in 1938, now lives in the San Francisco area and plays tournament bridge in spare time. The text notes five year average daily attendance comparisons for Cedar Rapids high schools Franklin McKinley Roosevelt Wilson Davenport East Des Moines and rankings by size.
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Clarence
Cap” Crossley
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Cap
San Francisco
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fanklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Davenport
East Des Moines
Stirnweiss Named Manager At Binghamton Yankees Affiliate
NEW YORK AP George Snuffy Stirnweiss, former Yankees second baseman a decade ago, was named manager of the Binghamton club in the Class A Eastern League. Binghamton serves as a farm team for the Yankees.
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NEW York
George “Snuffy” Stirnweiss
New York Yankees
Binghamton
N.Y
Yankees
Bowling season sets 6911 certified establishments
The American Bowling Congress reports 6911 certified bowling establishments in operation for the 1953 54 season ending July 31 a new record says the ABC
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American Bowling Congress
ABC
Ole Miss Vaught Prepares Navy Clash in Sugar Bowl
Mississippi coach Johnny Vaught leverages Navy ties as his Rebels, a split T squad, brief six day prep to face Navy in the Sugar Bowl. Day vs Patton highlight pass totals. Mississippi’s defense ranks top nationally, with key lineman Rex Reed Boggan anchoring the line.
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United Press
Oxford
Miss
Mississippi
Johnny Vaught
Annapolis
Navy
Vaught
Rebels
John Blalack
Day
Patton
Sugar Bowl
Rex Reed Boggan
Eagle Day
Houston Patton
West Coast basketball revival draws national attention
San Francisco reports rising interest as new coaches Pete Newell and Howie Dalmar shape a strong West Coast star crop. USF wins Wichita invitational and California defeats Colorado and Ohio State as crowds reengage with basketball once led by prewar legends.
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West Coast
Hank Luisetti
Stanford
University of San Francisco
Wichita
Kan
California
Colorado
Ohio State
United Press
Joe Perry
Hugh McElhenny
Willie Mays
Bobo Olson
UCLA
Willie Naulls
Johnny Moore
Oregon State
Michigan State
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
BYU to Meet Kansas State in 1957 Football Opener
Brigham Young University will face Kansas State at Manhattan on September 28, 1957, marking BYU's first football meeting with a Big Seven opponent in ten years.
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Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Kansas State
Manhattan
Kan
BYU
Blue Gray Teams Set for Roughest Intersections Game
North and South squads prepare for Saturday’s Blue-Gray classic in Montgomery with light drills scheduled Friday. Analysts predict the 16 year-old intersectional game may be the roughest yet as the Huskies and stronger North team are joined in this traditional rivalry.
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Montgomery
Ala
Husky
Blue-Gray Game Broadcast Set for Christmas Day
The Blue-Gray football game will be aired on KCRG 1600 starting at 1 45 p.m. Christmas Day from Montgomery Alabama. It will also be televised in the Cedar Rapids area by Woc-TV Davenport and KWWL-TV in Waterloo.
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KCRG-1600
Montgomery
Ala
Cedar Rapids
Woc-Tv
Davenport
Kwwl-Tv
Waterloo
Missouri and VPI face off in 17th annual gridiron clash
North coach Don Faurot of Missouri and South mentor Frank Moseley of VPI size up each other for the 17th annual battle. The game will be televised with plans for a heavy ground attack to complement Missouri passers Vic Eaton and Tony Scardino.
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Confederacy
Don Faurot
Missouri
Frank Moseley
VPI
Vic Eaton
Tony Scardino
Garwin Girls Edge Garrison 67 66 in Tight Meet
Garwin girls beat Garrison 67 66 as Dixon scored 24 and Sylvia Froning added 28 for Benton county leaders. Garrison boys won 65 48 behind Don Fronning with 21 points. Hayns contributed 12 for Garwin.
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Garwin Girls
Dixon
Sylvia Froning
Garrison Boys
Don Fronning
Hayns
Garwin
Iowa State 630 Club Honors Chuck Duncan
Iowa State 630 Club names Chuck Duncan athlete of the week after a 72-53 win over Drake. Coach Bill Strannigan praises Duncan as a center who did everything asked, with 24 points and 14 rebounds, plus interceptor of passes, boosting his season total to 94 and 18.8 points per game. Honor roll includes Stan Frahm Manning Vogt Clinton Larry Vetter Rinard and Gary Thompson.
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Bill Strannigan
Iowa State
Chuck Duncans
Drake
Stan Frahm
Manning
Chuck Vogt
Clinton
Larry Vetter
Rinard
Gary Thompson
Roland
Strannig
Strader Named Pro 49ers Head Coach After Shaw Firing
Norman Red Strader, former San Francisco 49ers chief scout, was named head coach to deliver the club its first pro title. Tony Morabito, president, fired Buck Shaw earlier in the month after a slide from first to third in the Western Division. Morabito expects Strader to stay at least one year, regardless of championship outcomes.
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SAN Francisco
Norman “Red” Strader
San Francisco 49Ers
St. Mary's
Tony Morabito
49Ers
L. T
Buck” Shaw
Shaw
Morabito
Buck
Strader
Red
Trabert Versus Hoad May Decide Davis Cup Clash
In Sydney ahead of the challenge round, Tony Trabert looms as key challenger to Australia’s Lew Hoad, as last year Hoad defeated Trabert in a dramatic five setter. A 25,578 crowd is expected for the opening matches as the decisive duel draws near.
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Trabert
Hoad
Sydney
Australia
America
Tony Trabert
Koonyong
Ken Rosewall
Tony
Former Moline High Coach Senneff Dies
George Senneff, 63, longtime Moline high school football and basketball coach, died at a local hospital. He retired in 1945 after 25 years at Moline, having led football to 134 wins 70 losses 15 ties and eight basketball teams to the state tournament.
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Moline
Ill
George [Senneff
Moline High School
Senneff
Taylorville
Hig Moline
Governor-elect Collins names head of state racing commission
Tallahassee Florida Gov elect Leroy Collins announced he will appoint J Saxton Lloyd a Daytona Beach auto dealer to head the new state racing commission in the upcoming administration.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Leroy Collins
J. Saxton Lloyd
Daytona Beach
State Racing Commission
North and South Prep For Orange Bowl Shrine Tilt
In Miami the North led by Ivy Williamson and the South coached by Gustafson fueled by high spirits in final Shrine game drills. Alan Ameche headlines the North attack while the South tests split T belly series with Carl Garrigus and Dick Bielski guiding the aerial and ground threats.
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Miami
Fla
Ivy Williamson
Gustafson
South
Carl Garrigus
Buddy Leake
Oklahoma
Larry Parker
North Carolina
Dick Bielski
Maryland
Luppino Wins Nelson Award
Art Luppino sophomore football scoring sensation from the University of Arizona received the Gridiron Club of Boston Nelson sportsmanship award. The 20 year old, who set a modern collegiate one season scoring mark of 166 points, was honored for a timely gesture after a Nov. 6 game with Texas Tech when he was hit after the whistle. Arizona fans debated the play as dirty.
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Boston
Art Luppino
University of Arizona
Nelson
Gridiron Club of
Texas Tech
Luppino
Arizona
Mims to Fight in Cleveland Boxing Bout
Rocky But Luppino blamed Castellani and Holly Mims for a boxing bout setback while confirming Mims will face two top ranked middleweight contenders in a 12 round match at the Cleveland arena on January 12.
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Cleveland
INS
Rocky
Luppino
Castellani
Holly Mims
Texas Tech
Land Arena
Free Throws in Opponents' Basket Decide Michigan State De Paul Bout
In East Lansing on Wednesday Michigan State and De Paul played to 76-75 with two late free throws by De Paul guard Ron Sobieszczyk shot at the wrong basket. Officials ruled the points invalid and explained the NCAA rule that such shots do not count and would have forced a reattempt at the correct end.
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Mich
Michigan State
de Paul
Chicago
Ron Sobieszczyk
Spartans
Sobieszczyk
Richards Draws Blank In Bid for A's Finigan
Paul Richards general manager of the Baltimore Orioles failed to acquire Third Baseman Jim Finigan from the Kansas City Athletics. Richards and Ray Kennedy conferred for hours but KC stayed firm needing two or three regulars in return.
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INS
Paul Richards
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Athletics
Jim Finigan
Richards
Ray Kennedy
A’s
Finigan
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