Dostal Leaves Iowa for Iowa State Football
All state guard Chuck Dostal from Cedar Rapids Roosevelt withdraws from the University of Iowa and plans to enroll at Iowa State. He cites the Big Ten need scholarship rule and says he can receive room board books tuition and $15 a month at Iowa State with a residence requirement delaying varsity eligibility until 1959.
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Cedar Rapids Roosevelt
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
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Iowa U
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Iowa
Iowa State
Brown Named NFL Rookie of the Year for 1957
Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns was named the NFL's outstanding 1957 rookie after finishing with 942 rushing yards and winning the league ball carrying title by 242 yards. He led the voting with 28 of 32 votes from sports writers. Don Bosseler of the Washington Redskins was second with two votes.
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NEW York
Jim Brown
Cleveland Browns
National Football League
United
Tibbs Defeats Veteran Perez In Ten Round Bout
New York AP reports Tommy Tibbs of Boston used constant pressure to defeat Lulu Perez by unanimous decision in a ten round boxing match at St Nicholas Arena. Tibbs pressured Perez from the start and shook him in the second round while maintaining steady assault throughout.
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New York
Tommy Tibbs
Boston
Lulu Perez
St. Nicholas Arena
Tibbs
Perez
Hawkeyes Eye Hawaii Trip In 1962 Football Schedule
Iowa athletic director Paul Brechler hopes to schedule a Hawaii game in 1962 as a season closer or near Notre Dame. The idea follows talks since 1956 and relies on avoiding late-season distractions, with Big Ten expanding to 10 games in 1959 and potential pre or post Notre Dame matchups.
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Hawaii
Iowa
Islands
Notre Dame
Purdue
Boilermakers
Indiana
Chicago
Brechler
Hawks
Big Ten
California
Berkley
Leahy Open to Texas Aggie Offer Red Sanders Reveals He'll Stay at UCLA
Frank Leahy, former Notre Dame coach, would take the Texas A&M job if offered. He said UCLA’s Red Sanders withdrew from consideration for the Aggie post, which is to be filled by school directors. Leahy noted the opportunity and his readiness to move.
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Miami
Satchel Paige
Satch
Paige
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Jerusalem
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Red Sanders
Ucla
Los Angeles
Henry “Red” Sanders
Bruin
Texas A&m
Champaign
Ill
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Leahy
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Sanders
Aggie
Pete Suder Named Pilot of Fox Cities
The Fox Cities Baseball club in the Three I league has affiliated with Washington of the American League, club director Robert Biesmann announced. Pete Suder, long-time Philadelphia Athletics infielder, has been named manager of the Fox Cities club. Milwaukee reached the 1957 World Series, the first NL western team to do so since 1946 when the Cardinals won the pennant.
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Robert Biesmann
Pete Suder
Philadelphia Athletics
Milwaukee
St. Louis Cardinals
Karras Named Co Captain of East Shrine Game
All America tackle Alex Karras of Iowa was named co captain of the East squad for the East West Shrine Game in San Francisco. He shares captaincy with Pat Burke of Michigan State who plays guard.
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Santa Clara
Calif
Alex Karras
Iowa
San Francisco
Pat Burke
Michigan
North South College All Star Game Star Power On Display
Bobby Dodd and Duffy Daugherty lead veteran rosters in the Shrine charity game in Miami. Passing stars like Ninowski Van Pelt and Christy headline a duel with strong ground threats, featuring receivers from Notre Dame Michigan State Penn State and LSU among others. Kickoff at 7 15 CST with two telecasts.
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Fla
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
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Dodd
Jim Ninowski
Jim van Pelt
Michigan
Cyclones Fall in Overtime to Michigan State
Iowa State forces overtime against eighth ranked Michigan State but loses 57 to 51 as MSU pulls away in the extra period. Bankel leads ISU with 18 points while Crawford and Frahm struggle on 12 and 4 scoring attempts.
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Associated Press
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John Crawford
Ames
Michigan State
Johnny Green
Spartans
Cyclones
Ron Bauker
Bud Bergman
Larry Hedden
Jack Quiggle
John Green
Bankel
Lyle Frahm
Crawford
Frahm
Maynard Girls at Clarence Friday
Clarence hosts a holiday season basketball clash as Clarence and Larence, each with one loss this season, renew ties from last spring when both teams reached the state tourney. Maynard also featured in the same regional spotlight from the prior season. WVU Invited to defend its title in 1958 Kentucky Invitational.
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Larence
Last Spring
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WVU
Lexington, Ky
West Virginia University
Kentucky
Marion Veterans Face Alumni in Friday Basketball Showdown
Marion’s Wamae conference leaders clash with a former stars team Friday night under coach Les Hipple. The alumni game features 1956 1957 standouts, following a junior varsity versus sophomore preliminary. Ken Otting will coach the alumni squad.
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Marion
Wamae
Les Hipple
Ken Otting
Gopher Soph Leads Big Ten Scoring Race
Minnesota sophomore Ron Johnson tops the early Big Ten scoring list with 110 points in five games, 22.0 ppg, trailing Indiana's Archie Dees at 111 points and 22.2 ppg. Illinois' Don Ohl and others follow with 112 and 110 points respectively.
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Ron Johnson
Minnesota
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Indiana
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Illinois
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Minn
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