Hogs and Aggies Upset Lane In Southwest Conf Tourney Openers
SMU defeated TCU 45 to advance while Rice beat Baylor 71 55. Arkansas shocked Texas 89 76 and Texas A M edged Navy 76 75 in a thriller. Krebs scored 36 for SMU as O Neal led TCU with 24.
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Houston
Southern Methodist
Rice
SMU
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Baylor
Texas
Navy
Aggies
TCU
Neil Swisher
Ernie Turner
George Mehaffey
Mehaffey
George Bouvet
Frank Petinos
Dave Smalley
Jim Krebs
Krebs
Temple Tucker
O'Neal
Dick O'Neal
Aussies Sweep Davis Cup Challenge Round
Australia completed a 5 0 clean sweep over the United States in the Davis Cup challenge round in Adelaide. Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad delivered wins for the hosts as Sam Giammalva showed growing international form, while Rosewall faced potential professional exodus ahead. Head and Seixas also won for Australia in straight sets. The 1957 outlook warned of Rosewall’s possible departure to Kramer’s touring troupe and Giammalva’s rising promise as Australia eyed future challenges.
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Adelaide
Australia
United States
America
Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva
Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Giammalva
Houston
Tex
Blond Head
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Jack Kramer
Giammarva
Harry Hopman
Shrine East West grid classic lineup set in San Francisco
The 32nd Shrine East West game announced starting lineups with East led by Hor nung Woodsone Barr and Alberiy against West stars Brodie Arnett O Garro and Derby. Weather forecast clear and warm as Brennan and Shaw outline plans for a mix of end runs and passes.
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San Francisco
Terry Brennan
Buck Shaw
East
Paul Hornung
Notre Dame
Abe Woodsone
Ilinois
Terry Barr
Michigan
Ray Alberiy
Penn State
Weet
John Brodie
Stanford
Jon Arnett
Southern California
Pete O'Garro
UCLA
Dean Derby
Washington
Brennan
Shaw
West
Pool Named Coach for Toronto Argonauts
Forty one year old Hampton Pool has been appointed head coach to the Toronto football Argonauts. Jen Hayman, the general manager, announced the move on Friday night. Pool has not signed a contract but verbally agreed to a two year pact.
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Toronto
Hampton Pool
Toronto Football Argonauts
Jen Hayman
Hayman
Pool
Romans Had Them In The Confidential Newsletters
Encyclopedia Britannica notes that ancient Rome used confidential newsletters similar to modern secret communications, suggesting organized information sharing existed 2,500 years ago in Roman society.
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Rome
College basketball scores roundup from United Press
A large bracket of NCAA results across the country with teams including Xavier Canisius Cornell Bucknell Wagner Cortland Tech Springfield Wash Lee Columbia Pennsylvania Davidson Penn State Richmond Lafayette William Mary Western Kentucky LaSalle Pittsburgh Seton Hall Stanford Valparaiso Connecticut Miami North Carolina Utah NC State Iowa Wake Forest DePaul Duke West Virginia Michigan State Nebraska Colorado Missouri Seattle Tulane Marquette Georgia Tech Memphis Texas Tech Oklahoma City Idaho State Gustavus Adolphus Rockhurst St Francis Eau Claire Texas Southern Arkansas Tech Rice Baylor Texas A&M Navy SMU Texas Christian Arkansas Texas Southwestern Oklahoma City Mississippi Southern Missouri Mines Fort Hays Anderson Peru Wayland Austin College East Texas Trinity Central Oklahoma Midwestern Sul Ross Texas Wesleyan overtime Colts Sign Simpson Miami Florida Ed Justa Rocky Mount golf title at Donald J. Ross Memorial Junior Championship.
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Minnesota
Xavier Ohio
Canisius
Cornell
Bucknell
Wagner
Cortland Tech
Springfield
Wash. & Lee
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Davidson
Penn State
Richmond
Lafayette
William & Mary
Western Kentucky
LaSalle
Pittsburgh
Seton Hall
Stanford
Valparaiso
Connecticut
Miami U
North Carolina
Utah
North Carolina State
Iowa
Wake Forest
DePaul
Duke
West Virginia
Michigan State
Nebraska
Colorado
Missour
Seattle
Tulane
Marquette
Georgia Tech
Memphis State
Texas Tech
Oklahoma City
Idaho State
Gustavus Adolphus
Rockhurst
St. Francis
N.Y
Eau Claire
Texas Southern
Arkansas Tech
Rice
Baylor
Texas A&m
Navy
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Texas
Southwestern
Missisippi Southern
Missouri Mines
Fort Hays
Anderson College
Peru
Neb
State
Wayland
Austin College
East Texas
Trinity
Tex
Central Oklahoma
Midwestern
Sul Ross
Texas Wesleyan
Georgia Tech Pitt Wind Up Bow Drill Before Classic
Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh wrap up final pregame drills in Jacksonville ahead of a long standing rivalry renewed this year. The teams prepare for a hard defensive test as Pitt plans to stop Tech speed while Tech probes Pitt power and passing attack. The series began in 1918 with a 32-0 Pitt win and paused after 1920.
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Fla
Georgian Tech
Pittsburgh
Pitt
Tech
Panthers
Pop Warner
Engineers
Warner
Oklahoma Five Edges Bobcats In Purcell Clash
The Childress Bobcats lost 71 to 66 in Purcell Oklahoma as Oklahoma Five used height to fend off the visitors. Harold Smith led Childress with 15 points while Tom McCurdy scored 21 for Purcell and Joe Thompson added 18 for Purcell. The Bobcats head to Oklahoma City for the All College tournament and will scrimmage Midwest City and Del City.
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Childress Bobcats
Oklahoma City
Purcell
Okla
Oklahoma
Dick Remaining
Bobcats
Oklahomans
Childress
Jimmy Conner
Tom McCurdy
Joe Thompson
Midwest City
del City
Sugar Bowl Rivalry Renewal Ends With Tech Win
Coaches John Michelosen and Bobby Dodd guided Pitt and Georgia Tech to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on January 1 of this year. Georgia Tech won the renewal 7 to 0 in a low scoring tilt.
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John Michelosen
Bobby Dodd
Pitt
Georgia Tech
New Orleans
Tech
Sugar Bowl Seen As Best Match On New Years Day
NEW ORLEANS La Sugar Bowl officials touted the Tennessee Bears game as the post season classic with a sellout 80875 for the January 1 meeting. Tennessee coach Bowden Wyatt undefeated Volunteers feature All American Johnny Majors while Baylor's Bill Glass headlines the Bears 8 2 season. Wyatt declined to label the game wide open preferring a potentially defensive clash.
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New Orleans
Tennessee
Baylor
Sugar Bowl
Fred Digby
Bowden Wyatt
Sam Boyd
Bears
Digby
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Volunteers
Johnny Majors
Bill Glass
Texas A&m
Texas
Christian Wyatt
Majors
Bobby Gordon
Wyatt
Georgia Tech
Tech
Vols
Price To Stay On As Teacher At Texas University
Ed Price resigns as football coach after a losing season. He will join the university faculty February 1 as a lecturer in Physical and Health Education and adviser to male students. Darrell Royal will take over as head coach on January 1 under a five year contract.
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Austin
Texas
Ed Price
Univerity
Price
Department of Physical and Health Education
Darrell Royal
University of Washington
Spencer Signs 1957 Lions Contract
Oliver Spencer, a 245 pound offensive tackle who was pivotal in the Lions dramatic comeback this season, Thursday became the first player to sign a 1957 contract with Detroit Lions.
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Detroit
Oliver Spencer
Detroit Lions
Lions
Dallas Teams Take All Semifinal Spots
In the Cotton Bowl high school invitation tournament four Dallas schools earned semis Sunset defeated Highland Park 23 64 North Dallas beat Port Arthur 58 48 Woodrow Wilson upset Waco 67 58 and Adamson beat Krum 78 50 to set semifinals Sunset versus Wilson and North Dallas versus Adamson. Consolation results place Irving Grand Prairie Carrollton and Fort Worth Handley in early consolation pairings.
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Dallas
Sunset
North Dallas
Adamson
Woodrow Wilson
Highland Park
Port Arthur
Waco
Krum
Wilson
Irving
Grand Prairie
Carrollton
Fort Worth
Handley
Trackside dogs herd sheep away from British rails
Track Watchers reports trained police dogs herd grazing sheep from trackside as trains approach. Whistles trigger the dogs to chase the animals off the rails, preventing incidents on the railway lines.
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British Railways
Excess Speed Tops Fatal Highway Crashes
Excess speed accounts for about three of every ten fatal highway accidents, highlighting the significant role of speeding in deadly crashes and the need for stricter enforcement and safe driving measures.
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