High Scoring Bowl Day Delights Bleachers Coast to Coast
A rush of 69 touchdowns thrilled 397000 viewers as 13 bowl games produced riotous scoring across the nation. Alabama Oklahoma A and M Texas Miami Georgia New Mexico Wake Forest led the day with marquee wins while Miami’s Al Hudson saved the Orange Bowl with a dramatic 89 yard interception return for a touchdown.
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Nishahaya Tigers win 14 13 in Atom Bowl kickoff
Bill Osman ski a former Holy Cross and Chicago Bears star led the Nishahaya Tigers to a 14 to 13 victory over Angelo Bertelli s Bears in the first Atom Bowl football game played Wednesday.
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Illinois Defeats Wisconsin Quint In Big Ten Race
Illinois rises to fourth place in the Western conference pennant chase by beating Wisconsin 38 to 31 at Madison. Freshman Bob Doster leads with 14 points tying with Bob Cook for Wisconsin, as Illinois pulls away in the second half behind Doster Mroz and Menke. Other Big Ten results include Indiana routing Butler 58 47 and Town defeating St Louis 51 40. Purdue opens league play Saturday vs Ohio State.
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Scoring Roundup From Narrow College Basketball Matches
Basketball scores list scattered results across multiple teams including Bowling Green 63 over Western Ontario Wyoming 55 and Colorado 665 over NYU 52. Other outcomes show Drake 43 over Ol Canisius 52, Illinois 38 over Wisconsin 31, St Louis University 40 over Town 51, Indiana Be over Butler 47, and South Dakota State 47 over South Dakota Wesleyan 32.
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Hawks 51 St. Louis 40 in Iowa City clash
Iowa defending Big Ten champions overcome St. Louis University 51 to 40 at home. Herb Wilkinson leads with 12 points, Ned Postels adds four baskets, Ives scores ten as Iowa improves to 18-0 at home this season. Billikens show early fight led by Ed Macauley and Marvin Schatzman before Hawks pull away by ten at halftime and maintain the lead through the second half.
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Allied Industrial League Tonight at Quaker Oats Gym
Three games are listed for tonight in the Allied Industrial league at the Quaker Oats gym. Schedule shows 7 Quaker girls vs LaPlant Choate, 8 Iowa Steel men vs Speeder, and 9 LaPlant Choate men vs Fruehauf.
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Drake Snaps 1946 Winless Streak in Raisin Bowl
Fresno State and Drake met on New Year’s Day with Drake securing its first 1946 victory as substitute Jim Baer kicked the decisive conversion after a fourth quarter touchdown, sealing a 13-12 win in Fresno.
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Full Week Prep Tilts Highlight Cedar Rapids Basketball Schedule
Cedar Rapids hosts five Friday games and a Wednesday Iowa City tilt with St. Wenceslaus meeting St. Mary’s in Iowa City. Franklin and McKinley draw Clinton and St. Mary’s respectively, Roosevelt and Wilson chase city leadership, while parochial teams S C and St. Pat’s seek revenge on home floors amid balanced matchups and strong scorers.
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Sirde Flashes Home in Front at Santa Anita
Sirde, owned by Ada L. Rice, won the $25,000 San Carlos handicap at Santa Anita before 60,000 fans on New Year’s Day, with Slash ing Ride guiding. First Fiddle finished second and Lou-Bre third. Payouts were $5.50, $3.90, and $3.10 for Sirde. First Fiddle paid $6.80 and $4.40, Lou-Bre $5.30.
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Dekdebrun Named Outstanding Player in Shrine Game
Allen Dekdebrun 170 pound Cornell quarterback was chosen by 21 writers as the East West Shrine game MVP in San Francisco. He scored the East’s touchdown and helped seal a 7 all tie with a placement, edging tackle George Savitsky of Pennsylvania by six votes to five.
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Bowl Results At A Glance From Tuesday’s Games
NEW YORK AP Tuesday’s results list bowl scores and attendance figures. Alabama edged USC 14 in Pasadena while Oklahoma defeated St Mary’s 75 to 18 in New Orleans. Missouri beat Texas 40 27 in Dallas with 46 000 in attendance. Florida’s Milam 13 Holy Cross 6. Georgia 20 Tulane 6. New Mexico 34 Denver 24. Wake Forest 26 South Carolina 14. Fresno State beat Drake 13 12. Tennessee State 33 Texas College 4. Bethune-Courwkman 32 Albany Teachers 0. Knoxville 18 Florida N & L 0. Lane College 6. Attendee counts shown in parentheses.
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Bowl games prove showboats lose in long run say experts
The columnist praises traditional football over flashy schemes noting Alabama and Oklahoma Aggies as top teams, cites Fenimore and Wedemeyer as stars, and argues practical play wins in bowls. He mocks heavy razzle dazzle and predicts Army could excel against all bowl clubs with selected stars.
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Drake Cagers Lose to CCNY in Madison Square Garden
The Drake University basketball team fell behind early and lost 61 to 43 at Madison Square Garden to CCNY. Spenser Jameson led CCNY with 21 points as the Beavers overturned Drake's early advantage.
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Waterfield Receives East-West Grid Award in San Francisco
The William M Coffman football award for the Shrine East West game went to Bob Waterfield of the Cleveland Rams. Waterfield, former UCLA backfield standout and the top pro gridder of the year, sparked the West to a 13 7 victory over the East.
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Judo clash of wars ends in hospital injuries
In Minneapolis a New Year’s Day parlor contest pitting World War I era judo taught by Obert Olson against World War II style judo used by Sven Olson ended in a draw. Both veterans were hospitalized with Sven suffering rib fractures and Obert a serious head injury.
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Wyoming Cowboys Aim for Basketball Crown Again
Wyoming, led by Milo Lemnich Kenny Sailors and Jim Weir, on an eastern tour, defeated St Josephs Philadelphia 55 32 for their ninth straight win and threaten to repeat as national champions. Top rivals amid Tuesday results include Notre Dame Indiana Iowa Northwestern Syracuse and Cornell. Other scores feature Kentucky edged by Temple and a varied midweek slate across the nation.
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Boxing cards from Massachusetts towns headline bouts
In Lawrence Blonde Tiger 129 Lowell outpointed Archie Gibbons 183 U S navy 8. Norman Ferenge 163 Lowell knocked out Eddie Fosdick 160 Manchester N H 2. In Salem Tommy Greb 183 Boston outpointed Steve Bellus 137 Toronto 8. Ceferino Bronko 163 Fall River knocked out Al Pinel 160 New Bedford.
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