No Holiday for Detroit Gridders
DETROIT UP The Lions will hold Christmas practice at noon, not 16 a.m., as they prep for Sundays NFL championship clash with the Browns. Coach George Wilson and staff worked through Christmas Eve with players off after a 31 27 win over San Francisco. The club’s playbook and film review dominate prep while ticket sales linger through Christmas for season holders.
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George Wilson
Buster Raney
Aldo Forte
Red Cochran
Bob Nussbaumer
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New York Giants
Bobby Layne
San Francisco
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Gene Gedman
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Approve SRO Ticket Sale for Title Game
DETROIT INS National Football League Commissioner Bert Bell approved selling standing room tickets for Sundays Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns Championship game at Briggs Stadium. Standee and unclaimed season seats go on sale Friday with prices up to 10 dollars for boxes, 7.50 for reserved, 4 for bleachers. players will earn about 4300 for winners and 3400 for losers.
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Kurotori Tops Husky Five In Scoring
Washington High Huskies open Santa Clara Valley League play January 10 at Samuel Ayer Milpitas. In seven practice games Kurotori leads with 45 points, Cobarraviaz 41, while the balance shows depth with players scoring from 14 to 19 points.
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Hire Kurotort
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Ed Churka
Ernie Frei
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Tim Wolfsm
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Gale Ingersoll
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Pettit Takes NBA Lead After Big Scoring Night
Bal Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks surged to the National Basketball Association lead after a 3% point scoring spree against Syracuse. He topped weekly totals with 44 more points, moving ahead of Detroit’s George Ansley by a wide margin. Yardley, slowed by a late-season dip, slipped to second in total points while maintaining top average.
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Cards suffer big loss as season ends without win
Pittsburgh routed the St Louis Cardinals 27-2 in Chicago, holding them to 38 rushing yards and 58 passing on eight completions. Coach Richards laments morale as the club, featuring Ollie Matson and Johnny Olziewski, finishes the season winless at home, split-T offense failing to click.
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MSU Wins Fifth Straight Beavers Down Indiana
Michigan State extended its unbeaten pre conference run to five with a 1731 victory over Iowa State. Indiana lost to Oregon State 62 51 while Ohio State tumbled 64 55 to Oklahoma. St Louis beat Washington 89 63 and Kentucky defeated Utah State 92 64.
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Utaly
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Washington
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Don Medsker
Jack Quizgle
Spartans
Ron Backer
Towa State
Bears Face Jinx In Cage Tourney
The piece profiles a noted college player, a rugged defender who led the nation in rebounds with 553 last season and averaged 29.7 points. The coach calls him an odd mix of skills while predicting nerves at the Garden as teams brace for the unknowns of the tournament.
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Mondale Misses Oregon Practice For Rose Bowl
Los Angeles reports Oregon completed a 20 minute scrimmage ahead of the Rose Bowl with Ohio State. Fullback Jack Morris and halfback Charlie Tourville ran plays while guard and co captain Harry Monde sat out with a cold in his room.
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Oregon
Ohio State
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Charlie Tourville
Harry Monde
Record Field Set For Yacht Race in San Diego
A 40-boat field for the 1958 San Diego to Acapulco Yacht Race was announced by the San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau. The 1530 mile voyage from San Diego to Acapulco begins January 19, with the biannual event highlighted by two of the West Coast’s largest yachts, The Row Cites Pomee Acenmis and Windward, among entries. Opening competition slated soon with the tenth annual series at Oakland Exposition Building and a schedule running through February 3.
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Village scores and top players in mixed HDCP event
The record lists numerous players and scores from Village golf or bowling events, naming Lietzow Martinez Harward Rose Messer Gehring Rams Kilbourne Lawless Gel and many others with individual game or total scores. It captures HDCP divisions 639 636 750 and a mix of names across two venues, noting top performers and participant lists.
Fishing season changes eyed by Fish and Game
Ralph Stevens reports on proposed changes to salmon limits and ocean season dates, with potential increases for kelp fish and extended crab season. He notes past cycles in striped bass, calls for careful reading of new trout rules, and ends with a Dallas Cotton Bowl buzz as Oregon fans weigh a win.
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Ers
Oregon
Len Casanova
Ducks
Casper Eyes LA Open After Pomona Victory
Billy Casper won the Pomona Valley Open at Chino California to earn 1000 top prize and move toward the Los Angeles Open. He beat Charles Sifford in a playoff after tying on the 18th and edged in with a 25 foot birdie putt on the final hole. Sifford took 600 second money and Casper said he played to stay competitive before the L A Open.
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Tibbs Wins Decisive Fight Over Perez at St Nicholas Arena
New York lightweight Tibbs overpowered Brooklyn’s Perez in a TV bout at St Nicholas Arena for a lopsided decision. Tibbs, 42-3-3 after 57 fights, used a sharp body attack to dominate the former featherweight challenger and inch closer to a title shot. The victory comes as Tibbs hails a merry Christmas with his wife and three kids.
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Luly Perez
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Flashy Perez
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St. Nicholas Arena
Tibbs
New England
Peres
Nick
McKinley Five Advances in Leandro Holiday Tourney
McKinley Five, led by top scorer with 14 points, won again in the Leandro Holiday Tournament. In a sequence of low scoring D league and sixth grade games, McKinley defeated Halson 28-20, while Jefferson and Assumption posted decisive wins. The vacation journal notes more league action across Garfield Monroe and Roosevelt with several 20 point efforts and 58-10 blowouts.
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Gator Bowl Team In Step Workout
Tennessee players arrived in Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl with Texas A&M after a Sterling climb routine. Assistant coach John Bailey had the squad race up and down their stadiums 64 steps three times as a pregame workout.
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Inside and outside alleys in bowling strategy
Joe Wilman explains two alley types inside and outside in bowling. Inside favors a heavy pocket and strong hook from the center, while outside allows a wider strike pocket with lighter contact. The article notes players prefer outside alleys for higher scores and details proper angles to use.
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Monk Meyer: Army star two sports decades ago
Charles Monk Meyer was a standout Army quarterback in 1935 and captain of the basketball team in 1936. Now a colonel and faculty member at the U S Army War College in Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania, he remains a keen golfer and football enthusiast.
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Monk) Meyer
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Dodgers Sign AA Strikeout King Williams
Dodgers sign Stan Williams 21 year old star from the American Association strikeout king Groza to risk mark. Williams, a six foot two hundred pounder, had 223 strikeouts in 1957 for St Paul and Detroit Lions interest. Salary reported around 8000 dollars.
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