Sugar Bowl Tilt Sees Tennessee Baylor Tied as Favorites
The Sugar Bowl match between Tennessee and Baylor is pegged as a pick em by Minneapolis oddsmakers, with Clemson-Colorado in the Orange Bowl also listed as a close game. Iowa over Oregon State by 6 in the Rose Bowl and TCU by 7 over Syracuse headline other major bowls. Navy declines Cotton Bowl bid after Army tie, Syracuse lands Cotton berth, and Georgia Tech meets Pittsburgh in the Gator Bowl. ACC selects Clemson for Orange Bowl after 28-7 win over Furman. Notre Dame battles USC but loses 28-20, while Missouri, Holy Cross, Miami, Mississippi, LSU, and Auburn post notable results.
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Bears Horned Frogs Map Bowl Game Dates
The Southwest Conference schools shift focus from football to basketball as Texas Christian and Baylor map plans for New Year’s Day bowl preparations. For the second straight season, Texas Christian will carry the
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Giants Clinch Eastern Title Prospects With Win Over Washington
New York Giants, led by Frank Gifford, defeated the Washington Redskins 38-14 to virtually clinch the Eastern Division and set up a December 30 league championship at Yankee Stadium. Green Bay edged Chicago 24-21 aiding the Giants, while Detroit toppled Chicago Bears 42-10 to stay in contention.
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Rose Bowl Tickets Go On Sale In Iowa City
More than 12 000 tickets for the Rose Bowl game between Iowa and Oregon State went on sale at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. About 2 000 students and faculty had already bought tickets for the New Year’s Day game in Pasadena California.
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Kernan Named Army Cadet Captain for 1957 Team
James J. Kernan a center from Youngstown Ohio will captain the 1957 Army football team succeeding Ed Szvetecz a center from Bethlehem Pa in West Point New York.
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Retiring NYU track coach Emil Von Elling ends long tenure
Weekend sports note records Von Elling’s 43 year NYU coaching career ending this academic year. Also, D Amato offers to match Patterson against Marciano after retirement, Robinson and Aparicio named top rookies, Brennan denies feud with Leahy, and Gardner Dickson wins West Palm Beach Open with 67 final round.
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Seventeen Teams Finish Regular Season with Perfect Records
Seventeen college teams completed the regular season undefeated led by Oklahoma and Tennessee. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma A&M 53-0 in its finale while Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 27-7 to prep for the Sugar Bowl. Wyoming also finished 10-0, and Florida A&M led all small schools with 367 points in eight games. Tennessee A&I allowed only 25 points across nine opponents.
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Gavilan Fuentes Bout Rescheduled for December in LA
Match maker Cal Working announced a 10 round bout between ex welterweight champion Kid Gavilan and Ramon Fuentes of Los Angeles will be held December 20 at the Olympic Auditorium, moved from December 11 due to Gavilan’s postponed fight with Walter Byars in Boston.
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Bobcats Meet Vernon Lions In Tuesday Doubleheader
The Childress Bobcats host the Vernon Lions in Bobcat Gym at 8:00 PM with a 6:30 PM sophomore game. Admission is 25 and 50 cents. This is the Cats final home appearance until December 11 and December 20 22 when they host Borger and their own tournament respectively.
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San Francisco Not Ready To Give On Title
San Francisco and Louisville opened strong in the new season as Wilt Chamberlain debuts for Kansas tonight at Lawrence after their 57 game win streak. Dons beat Chico State 63 34 and California 0 56 while Louisville topped Morehead 81 68 with Charley Tyra adding 28 points. Six 1955 56 conference champions won Saturday including NC State Utah WVU Kansas State and UCLA with notable scores and matchups.
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Shaughnessy Gets Two Year Contract Extension
Frank J. Shaughnessy and league secretary Harry Simmons received two year contract extensions through November 1959 at a six hour league meeting in Jacksonville Florida. Shaughnessy remains president of the International League with one year left on his previous term.
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Giant USS Triton Submarine Under Construction
A photograph shows a man dwarfed by the massive center hull sections of the USS Triton at Electric Boat yards in Groton Connecticut. The record notes the Triton as the largest submarine ever built and powered by two atomic reactors with temporary wheel spokes supporting a circular frame.
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Brennan Says He Has No Feud With Leahy
Notre Dame coach Terry Brennan returned to South Bend with his players and declared there was no feud between him and former Irish coach Frank Leahy. Brennan said he had forgotten all about any differences and suggested both sides were misquoted regarding the pregame remarks before the Saturday matchup with Southern California. Leahy had charged that the squad was spiritless and not fighting this season.
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Freshman Blue Blazers Send Team to Clarendon Tonight
The freshman Blue Blazers travel to Clarendon for a 7 pm game against the Brancho B team. A possible reserve freshman game may precede the affair. After a 32 to 30 loss to Paducah in their first start, they have three days of practice, with Scooter Evans Skeeter Frith Roy Hopkins Monty Merrell and Jimmie Holeman projected as starters.
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Tebbetts To Speak At Milwaukee Writers Dinner
George Birdie Tebbetts manager of the Cincinnati Redlegs has accepted an invitation to be principal speaker at the fourth annual Milwaukee Baseball Writers dinner on January 28.
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Australians Dominate 800 Meter Relay in Melbourne Olympic Swim
Australia’s relay squad trounced the U S by 20 yards to win the 800 meter freestyle. Jon Henricks anchored for a world record 8 23 6 as Pat McCormick led springboard diving with a 76 80 total after six dives and Shelley Mann set a new 100 meter butterfly trials mark.
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Three SW Cage Teams Launch Play Tonight
Southwest Conference basketball opens the season with SMU Rice and Texas viewed as co favorites as 19 games loom this week. SMU hosts McMurry while Rice faces North Texas and Texas starts at Oregon State with other key matchups across Dallas Austin Fort Worth and Houston venues.
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Television Programs Schedule on KSYD and KFOX
A local TV listing shows KSYD Channel 6 and KFOX Channel 3 schedules with daily programs from 4:00 pm to 10:40 pm. Highlights include Burns and Allen, I Love Lucy, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Superman, Highway Patrol, and the Million Dollar Movie.
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Television schedule entry for December 4
The page lists a full daytime and early evening lineup with cartoons, game shows, soap operas, and talk programs from 7:00 am to 3:45 pm. Notable items include Captain Kangaroo, The Big Payoff, Days soaps, and NBC Matinee Theatre.
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