Longest Win Streaks Up for Test Tonight
San Francisco and Alabama, holders of the two longest college basketball winning streaks, face tests tonight. The Dons meet Loyola Chicago at Chicago Stadium seeking to extend a 59 game streak, while Alabama hosts Duke to try to keep its 20 game run alive in the Birmingham Classic opener. The Olympians from the Olympic team also play Santa Clara in Chicago.
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San Francisco
Alabama
Western Kentucky
Texas Christian
Xavier
Ohio
Dons
Bama
Chicago Loyola
Chicago Stadium
Duke
America
Bill Russell
K. C. Jones
Chicago
Santa Clara
Four All Star Juco Bowl Sets Up Red Ravens Versus Raiders
Four NJCAA all stars will start for Coffeyville against Grand Rapids in the first Juco Bowl at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. An estimated 20 000 fans expected for the 4 p.m. kickoff as Coffeyville and Grand Rapids showcase split offensive plans and star players.
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Los Angeles
National Junior College Athletic Assn
Bobby Clark
Max Bainter
Gordon Hunsberger
Grand Rapids
Fred Sauer
Bob Coeling
Rex Smith
Frank Brocato
Jimmy Emery
Coffeyville
Oklahoma
Michigan State
Kiwanis Crippled Children Foundation
Arlington State
College basketball scores from AP roundup
Georgetown DC edged NYU 76 to 73 in overtime while LaSalle beat Bradley 87 to 77 Seton Hall toppled Western Kentucky 78 to 69 St Josephs Pa defeated Albright 71 to 55 Fordham beat Rhode Island 85 to 71 LSU won 91 77 over Southwestern Tenn Texas A M 83 Florida State 74 Centenary 96 North Texas 74 Louisiana Tech 72 Southwestern Texas 69 Louisiana College 73 Henderson Ark 62 Georgetown Ky 77 Centre 70 Kentucky Wesleyan 70 New Mexico A M 64 Virginia State 82 Maryland State 78 Wichita 93 Xavier Ohio 86 in two overtimes St Louis 90 Texas Christian 81 Western Illinois 64 Quincy 57 Omaha 79 Pittsburg Kan 71 St Benedicts Kan 74 Penu Neb 46 Rockhurst 76 Kirksville Mo 72 Penn Iowa 67 Culver Stockton Arizona 74 New Mexico 55 Junior College Norman Okla 51 Liberal 46 Joplin Mo 56 Independence Kan 55 Arkansas City 91 Weber Utah
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Associated Press College
Georgetown
NYU
LaSalle
Bradley
Seton Hall
Western Kentucky
St. Joseph's
Albright
Fordham
Rhode Island
Louisiana State
Southwestern
Tenn
Texas A&m
Florida State
Centenary
North Texas
Louisiana Tech
Southwest Texas
Louisiana College
Henderson
Ark
Centre
Kentucky Wesleyan
New Mexico A&m
Virginia State
Maryland State
Wichita
Xavier
Ohio
St. Louis
Texas Christian
Western Illinois
Quincy
Omaha
Pittsburg
Kan
St. Benedict’s
Penu
Neb
Rockhurst
Kirksville
Penn
Iowa
Culver-Stockton
Goulash Bowl draws ex gridiron stars to relief game
In Phoenix and Tucson, former college players aged mid twenties to early thirties form two teams for the Goulash Bowl, a charity game for Hungarian relief. Organizer Chink Coleman touts hundreds of volunteers, pledged tickets, stadium access, and free support, with liberal substitutions and many timeouts to suit aging players.
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Phoenix, Ariz.m
Phoenix
Chink Coleman
Tucson
Coleman
George Rhee
Junior Circuit Goes on Spree Setting Marks
The American League posted a record spree with 18 major league records broken and 11 tied, led by 47 total marks. Cleveland’s Herb Score struck out 263 in two years, Yankee Yogi Berra hit 30 homers for a career 238, and the league total homers reached 1075. The Yankees led pennants and slugging, while Detroit trailed with two 20 game winners.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Herb Score
Score
New York Yankees
Yogi Berra
Washington
Jim Lemon
Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Kansas City
Bob Feller
Detroit Tigers
Frank Lary
Billy Hoeft
Yankees
Detroit
Boston
Yankee
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
Tigers
Yanks
Top Middleweights Clash at Cleveland Arena
Two top middleweight bouts tonight at Cleveland Arena feature Joey Giardello of Philadelphia versus Charley Cotton of Toledo in the non televised match. The televised NBC fight at 9 p.m. CST pairs Yama Bahama of Bimini Bahamas against Jimmy Martinez of Glendale, Arizona.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Arena
Joey Giardello
Philadelphia
Charley (King) Cotton
Toledo
Yama Bahama
Bimini
Bahamas
Jimmy Martinez
Glendale
Ariz
St Benedict Beats Peru College 74-46 in Cager Contest
St Benedict shot 46 percent and routed Peru College 74 46 as Bob Beale led with 18 points in the Ravens game.
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Atchison
St. Benedict's
Peru
Neb) College
Bob Beale
Ravens
Finsterwald Leads Sanford Open With 64 In Round One
Don Finsterwald shot a 64 to take the opening lead at the Sanford Open in Sanford Florida. The 1956 field includes 41 players under par and 13 tied for second with 65 or better as hot sun and fast greens shape the competitive 6205 yard course. Paris and Fetchik threatened with strong rounds while January Keller Bolt and others remained in the mix for the $2,400 top prize.
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Sanford, Fla
Don Finsterwald
St. Louis
Wally Ulrich
Bill Nary
al Brosch
Ted Kroll
Tommy Bolt
Finsterwald
Bedford Heights
Ohio
al Balding
Paris
Mike Fetchik
Mahopac
N.Y
Don January
Lampasse
Tex
Bob Keller
Royal Oak
Mich
Houston
Giants End Season With Tie Chance In Philadelphia
The New York Giants enter their regular season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles needing a win or a tie to clinch the NFL Eastern Division. Jim Lee Howell’s club stands 7-3-1, one game ahead of the Washington Redskins who have two games left, including a Sunday matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Ties do not count in standings. The Bears and Lions contest the Western Division in Chicago.
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Philadelphia
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Lee Howell
Washington Redskins
Giants
Redskins
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Lions
NFL Sunday Card: Cardinals at Browns Packers at Rams Colts at 49ers
The Chicago Cardinals visit Cleveland to face the Browns, the Green Bay Packers travel to Los Angeles to meet the Rams, and the Baltimore Colts clash with the San Francisco 49ers in the West. All three games scheduled for Sunday.
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Chicago Cardinals
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland
Green Bay Packers
Rams
Los Angeles
Baltimore Colts
San Francisco 49Ers
Arizona Team Wins Award in Baseball
The Casa Grande Cotton Kings, seven straight Arizona state semipro champions, won the National Baseball Congress team achievement award today. Congress president Ray Dumont said Casa Grande surpassed the Baton Rouge Esses’ six straight Louisiana titles from 1937 to 1942.
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Wichita
Casa Grande Cotton Kings
National Baseball Congress
Ray Dumont
Congress
Casa Grande
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Shocks Defeat Xavier In Double Overtime
Wichita Wheat Shockers pull off 93-86 win over Xavier of Cincinnati in double overtime. Joe Stevens scores 23 to lead a balanced attack with 11 players scoring, three with 14+ points. Wichita improves to 4-1, Xavier to 3-1.
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Wichita
Wheat Shockers
Xavier
Cincinnati
Joe Stevens
Reading of Local Bowling Scores and Standings
A fragmented page lists bowling scores from the Housewife League featuring teams such as Schlitz Beer Evans Drilling Cookies Drive-in Page Milk Meadow-Gold Churchill Jacks Dinty's Tires Bauer's Market and Evans Drilling. Individual high scores include D Wyatt 343 Weeks 490 Koerting 403 Clopine 416 O'Connell 444 Ahring 512 with multiple high 10 and high 30 marks across several lanes and dates in 1933 to 1990 era listings.
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L. Schlitz Beer
Evans Drilling
Ceecsees
C.b
Schlitz Beer
Dinty’s
D. Wyatt
B&g
Koerting
Churchill
Bauer's
Smith
Bauer
O'Connell
Ahring
Topsy Turvy Baseball Trades Shake New York Fans
Jackie Robinson’s fate looms after a shocking trade to the Giants for 30 000 dollars and Dick Littlefield. Robinson contemplates his future while his son reacts, amid lingering rumors of retirement and possible managerial goals.
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New York Area
New York
Jackie Robinson
New York Giants
Sal Maglic
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Giants
Robinson
Jackie
Dick Littlefield
Charles Feeney
Flam and Seixas lead U S into 2-0 Davis Cup edge over India
Herb Flam of Beverly Hills battled cramps to outlast Ramanathan Krishnan 7 5 4 6 10 8 2 6 4 as Vic Seixas swept Naresh Kumar 6 4 6 1 6 2. The Americans need one win in the remaining three matches to clinch the series and face Australia in the challenge round starting December 26 in Adelaide.
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Perth
Australia
Herb Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ramanathan Krishnan
Vic Seixas
Naresh Kumar
U. S
India
Flam
Krishnan
Seixas
Kumar
Royal Kings Park
Adelaide
Sam Gam
Malva
Jackie Robinson Trade To New York Giants
The New York Giants announced the acquisition of Jackie Robinson from the Brooklyn Dodgers for pitcher Dick Littlefield and an undisclosed cash amount likely around 30000. Giants president Horace Stoneham and Dodgers leader Walter O Malley completed the deal in Chicago amid meetings this week. Robinson to play first base with Bill White serving in the Army, while Littlefield had been 4-4 for the Giants this year.
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Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Dick Littlefield
New York
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Dodger
Walter O'Malley
Chicago
Robinson
Brooklyn
Montreal
Littlefield
Alvin
St.Louis Cardinals
Bill Rigney
Bill White
Army
Wyandotte Sets Fast Cage Pace in Topeka Showdown
Wyandotte led by 24.7 ppg star Larry Compley hosts Topeka in a key weekend slate. Capital City travels to Parsons, Coffeyville meets Independence, and Wichita area Ark Valley games test Newton, El Dorado, Arkansas City, and Wichita West.
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Topeka
Wyandotte
Larry Compley
Parsons
Kansas
Southeast Kansas
Coffeyville
Independence
Columbus
Wichita East
Wellington
Newton
Wichita North
Ark Valley
el Dorado
Hutchinson
Arkansas City
Wichita West
Dodge City
Russell
Junction City
Salina
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Erson Eesoccs
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Richard Fleischer
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Harry Brown
St. Benedict
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OWL Show
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Washington Seer
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Redding
Chuck Spieser
U.S. Air Force
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Walter Brewman
Elmer Daves
Jerry Wald
Cinemascope
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