San Francisco Tops nation slate as final AP 1950s top ranks
San Francisco holds first in United Press coaches poll with 346 points, Utah and North Carolina State second and third. Dayton rises to fourth, Brigham Young fifth, with North Carolina jumping to eighth and Marquette finishing tenth amid top ten shifts.
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Deaths in High School Football Hit Low Point in 1955
Chicago report from the National High School Federation shows six deaths from football injuries in 1955, the second lowest rate on record at 0.90 per 100000 players. Most fatalities occurred in games due to head injuries, with preventive use of face protectors linked to the decline.
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National High School Federation
Pierce Makes Lowest AL Era Since 1946 and Score Sets Rookie K Record
Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox posted a 1.97 ERA the best since Hal Newhouser's 1.94 in 1946, while Cleveland's Herb Score struck out 245 as a rookie in 227 innings to set a major league rookie record. Tommy Byrne led in winning percentage and Billy Hoeft topped the league with seven shutouts as the season yielded eight one-hitters and no no-hitters.
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49ers Seek New Head Coach After Strader Firing
San Francisco Forty-Niners chairman Tony Morabito moved to hire a new head coach after firing Norman Strader citing incompatibility with players. Strader said his three-year contract remains, Morabito offering to honor it.
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San Francisco Forty-Niners
Tony Morabito
Norman
Red) Strader
Strader
Morabito
Rhoads Tigers Split Twin Bill With Borger Girls Win
In a doubleheader against Borger, the Rhoads Tigerettes won 30 to 18 while the Tigers lost 26 to 48. Ann Foster led Tigerettes with 17 points, Doris Gibson 7, Bertha Gibson 7, and Borger’s G N Tillman topped Borger with 10.
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Thieves steal religious articles from Venetian Lindo Co.
Mrs Norma Amadei reports Lent theft of medals and religious supplies from the Venetian Lindo Co store in Chicago. Sunday thefts include 10 to 15 Nativity statue sets. police note seasonal timing. Navy recruiting lure promises winter in California with recruits leaving December 28 for San Diego for nine weeks of training.
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Venetian Lindo Co
Norma Amadei
Chicago Area
California
District Navy
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