Wildcats chase 30th straight win with no named stars
Adolph Rupp leads Kentucky to 30 game winning streak despite absence of last year’s stars Frank Ramsey Cliff Hagan and Lou Tsioropoulos. The Wildcats reach 500th win, 82 losses, after beating Utah and La Salle to win the Kentucky Invitational. Key contributors include Bob Burrow Bill Evans and Phil Grawemeyer as Kentucky braces for SEC play starting with Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt later in January.
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Bill Ferguson
Atlanta
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Wildcats
Frank Ramsey
Cliff Hagan
Lou Tsioropoulos
Rupp
Louisiana State
Utah
LaSalle
Seam
Bob Burrow
Bill Evans
Phil Grawemeyer
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Alabama
Louisana State
Browns Keyed Up For Championship Tilt
Browns coach Paul Brown and quarterback Otto Graham speak of motivation for the upcoming NFL title game against the Detroit Lions. Brown aims to break his team’s losing spell against Buddy Parker’s Lions, while Graham confirms he will not return after this season though he remains driven to beat Detroit.
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Browns
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Paul Brown
Massillon High School
Ohio State
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Notre Dame
Brown
Graham
Lions
Parkermen
Paul
Senior Bowl rosters listed by bowl games and squads
The Senior Bowl rosters list 48 players split into North and South squads by each bowl game. Notable names include Lindon Crow Southern California and Jerry Bar ger Duke for Rose and Orange Bowls, Alan Ameche Wisconsin and Max Boydston Oklahoma for North South selections, with others from Ohio State Georgia Tech Mississippi and more across Sugar Cotton Gator and Blue Gray. The article notes many seniors will also play in other post season games.
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Ala
Lindon Crow
Southern California
Dave Leggett
Dean Dugger
Bob Thornton
Ohio State
Allen Muirhead
Rex Boggan
Mississippi
Jerry Barger
Duke
Don Glantz
Nebraska
Bud_ Brooks
Arkansas
Bill Sennett
Georgia Tech
Bobby Freeman
George Atkins
Jack Locklear
Auburn
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Baylor
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Louisiana State
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Tennessee
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Mississippi State
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Town State
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Oklahoma
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Minnesota
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Purdue
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Michigan
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Ilinois
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Northwestern
Dick Geist
Cincinnati
North Sound
Bears End Hill Voted NFL Rookie Of The Year
Harlon Hill, 22, Chicago Bears end, led NFL rookies with 45 receptions for 1 124 yards and 12 touchdowns in 1954. He won the United Press poll by 29 votes, with Billy Wells and John Henry Johnson tied for second. Hill stood 6 foot 3 and 198 pounds from Alabama Teachers College, nearing the Bears' single season touchdown record.
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Harlon Hill
Chicago Bears
Friday
National Football League
United Press
Hill
NFL
Billy Wells
Washington
John Henry Johnson
San Francisco
Johnson
Canada
Maurice Bassett
Cleveland Brown
Gil Mains
Detroit Lion
Alabama Teachers College
Bears
Ken Kavanaugh
Mays Tops Slugging Title In National League 1954
Willie Mays led the National League in slugging for 1954 with 377 total bases in 565 at bats and a .667 mark. His extra base hits included 33 doubles 13 triples and 41 home runs for the season. Duke Snider was runner-up with a .647 average and Ted Kluszewski ranked third with .642.
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NEW York
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Rams Weigh Dodd as Head Coach Prospect
Los Angeles Rams acknowledge Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech as a potential head coach candidate. A Rams spokesman says he is one of several successful coaches under consideration, but no decision is imminent and a choice is not expected for at least three weeks.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Rams
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Ram
Meet the Preps Unbeaten Teams in Gazette Area
Six teams remain unbeaten in The Gazette region headed by Class B Aurora at 16-0. The list includes Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids, Keota, Dinsdale, Dike Cedar, and Cascade St Martin’s. Clarence features strong girls and boys squads with standout scorers Dotseth Krafock Britcher and Dorseth, while Maynard girls avenge earlier loss and lead among top teams.
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Gazette
Aurora
Bill Murphy
Waterloo Hippodrome
Owls
Lawler
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
Dinsdale
Dike
Cascade St. Martin's
Marv Farland
Hoeppner
Elden
Max Jansen
Bob Christiansen
Hubert Kopriva
Nicholson sisters lead scoring as season opens
Carolyn Nicholson sits at 346 points through 11 games while sister Glenda has 265 for the team. Sophomore Alice DeLing and eighth grader Virginia Henniges show promise in key wins. Marlen Becker shifts to guard with solid two way play, and seniors Dorothy Fish and Beverly Windenburg pace the guard line with help from Dorothy Fettkether and freshman Mary Ann Roquet.
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Glenda
Alice DeLing
Nicholson
Marlen Becker
Virginia Henniges
Maynard
Secret Heart of Monticello
Dorothy Fish
Beverly Windenburg
Dorothy Fettkether
Mary Ann Roquet
Phillies Owner Plans No Major Changes at Connie Mack Stadium
Bob Carpenter of the Philadelphia Phillies said he would not undertake major improvements after purchasing Connie Mack Stadium and would continue to operate the park under the same name.
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Philadelphia
Bob Carpenter
Philadelphia Phillies
Connie Mack
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