Kansas Ready To Take Dons Place
Wilt Chamberlain shines for Kansas as they beat Northwestern and Marquette to start the season. The Jayhawks head to the West Coast for road tests against Washington and California while the Dons extend a long streak with a 57-52 win over Seattle.
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Kansas
Dons
Don Weiss
Associated Press
San Francisco
Wilt the Stilt
Kansas Company
Wilt Chamberlain
Jayhawks
Phog Allen
Northwestern
Marquette
Chamberlain
Dick Harp
Jayhwaks
West Coast
Washington Huskies
California
Bill Russell
Two Girls League Games Set at Gordon-Bibb Gym
Bowline faces White Sox at 7 15 PM and Chemstrand meets Longs at 8 15 PM in Gordon Bibb gymnasium tonight.
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Gordon-Bibb Gymnasium
Bowline
White Sox
Chemstrand
Long’s
Local High School Cage Schedule Leads Week
The schedule lists weekly boys basketball games across multiple towns including Moulton Lexington Speake Mount Hope Town Creek Russellville Athens Hartselle Holly Pond Hanceville D A R East Limestone Ardmore New Market Trinity Priceville Danville Union Hill Austinville Falkville Cotaco Eva Arab Ryan Decatur Hatton Red Bay Clements Tanner Florence Town Creek Cullman Elkmont West Limestone Union Hill Trinity Cotaco Decatur Eva Falkville Danville Hatton Speake Moulton Central Hartselle Mount Hope Cotaco Hatton.
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Moulton
Lexington
Mount Hope
Town Creek
Russellville
Athens
Hartselle
Holly Pond
Hanceville
D.A.R
East Limestone
Ardmore
New Market
Trinity
Priceville
Danville
Union Hill
Austinville
Falkville
Cotaco
Ryan
Stone Tanner
Decatur
Eva Falkville
Cullman
Waterloo
Hatton
Addison
Speake Central
Cotaco Central
Moss Wins Nassau Trophy in High Speed Car Race
Stirling Moss claimed the Nassau Trophy after a 210 mile race in the Bahamas on Windsor Field runways. Moss averaged 96.219 mph in a Maserati to finish two miles ahead of Masten Gregory with Alfonso de Portago third in a Ferrari.
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Nassau
Bahamas
America
Britain
Stirling Moss
Moss
Alfonso de Portago
Spain
Gregory
de Portago
Musial and Giles Clash Over Consecutive-Game Streaks
National League President Warren Giles and Stan Musial spar over length of consecutive games. Musial had played 774 straight games, threatening Gus Suhr’s NL record of 822, with a pinch hitting pullback ending the streak at a Aug 31 1955 game against Pittsburgh.
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ST. Louis
Warren Giles
Stan Musial
Sporting News
Giles
Musial
Gus Suhr
Pittsburgh
Chicago
South Limestone County Sportsmen Club Formed in Belle Mina
Interested citizens and sportsmen in South Limestone County organized the South Limestone County Sportsmen Club at Belle Mina school cafe teria. Officers elected include Raymond Marsh president S Harris vice president F W Kuykendall secretary and S M Pettus treasurer. A constitutional committee was named and a meeting set for December 17 with chicken stew and door prize for potential members.
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South Limestone County
Belle Mina
Raymond Marsh
S. Harris
F. W. Kuykendall
S. M. Pettus
Floyd R. Johnson, Jr
Charles F Murphy
Sherman P. Hamp
Joe S. Marsh, Jr
Buddy Lawler
Ernest Hargrove
K. Legg
James Collier
Buel Davis
C. S
Pettus
F._V. Kuykendall
Wilkinson denies serious interest in leaving Oklahoma
Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson dismissed reports of interest in Texas or Southern Cal. He said his remark was hypothetical and he plans to stay at Oklahoma, noting his 94 8 3 record through ten seasons and the Sooners’ two consecutive national titles.
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New York
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Texas
University of Southern California
Wilkinson
Southern Cal
Oliahoma
Norman
Okla
Sooners
Drew Will Coach East In All Star Grid Game
Junior college players prepared for the first National All-Star game to be played Friday at Hinds County War Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The charity contest is sponsored by the Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger with Sammy Baugh coaching the West team and Red Drew coaching the East.
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Jackson
Miss
Jackson Daily News
Clarion Ledger
Hinds County War Memorial
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian University
Washington Redskine
Red Drew
Bears Lions In Showdown For NFL Title Contendership
The Giants must win or tie their final game in Philadelphia to secure the Eastern Division title as Washington’s late rally, led by Sam Baker’s 16th field goal, alters the pennant picture with a 19-17 win over the Eagles. Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions prepare for a Western Conference showdown after decisive weekend wins.
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Bama
Kentucky
Jack Kubiszyn
Jack
Temple
SMU
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Norman
Illinois
North Carolina State
Penn State
Niagara
Seton Hall
Canisius
Louisville
Iowa
Dayton
Giants
Tommy O'Connell
Curly Morrison
Philadelphia
Washington Redskins
Eagles
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Beartown
Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Lions
Briggs Stadium
Pittsburgh
Far West
Los Angeles Rams
Baltimore Colts
San Francisco 49Ers
Green Bay
Browns
Chicago
Washington
Sam Baker
Eagle
Redskins
Decatur Juniors Rally Past Flint in A and B Games
Decatur juniors came from behind to beat Flint 32 23 after trailing 19 17 entering the fourth. Decatur also took the Junior B game 33 23 with French scoring 11 in the A contest while Eddy and Groves led Flint with eight each. Tonight Moulton Heights hosts Decatur A and B junior teams with a 6 30 p.m. start.
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Decatur
Flint
R. Eddy
Groves
Moulton Heights
Argentine Heavyweight Stepping Up To Main Event At St Nicholas
Argentine heavyweight Alex Miteff who won seven straight preliminaries rises to the main event at St Nicholas Arena facing Archie McBride of Trenton New Jersey. McBride carries a 20 11 record and has faced top opponents while Miteff has stopped four of seven foes but lacks a tough test. DuMont TV will cover the bout in part and NBC radio TV will carry a Cleveland feature between Yama Bahama and Jimmy Martinez without televising the Calhoun Giardello match.
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Associated Press
Alex Miteff
St. Nicholas Arena
Archie McBride
Trenton
N.J
Miteff
McBride
Lloyd Patterson
DuMont
Cleveland
Yama Bahama
Bimini
Jimmy Martinez
Phoenix
NBC Radio-Tv
East squad coach named for Alabama Mississippi clash
The narrative notes that at a game between Alabama and Mississippi, the coach leads the East squad. This identifies the coaching role in the regional matchup and places the action within the interstate contest.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Alabama Faces Howard Tuesday
Southeastern Conference basketball teams sharpen non conference play with at least 17 games. Kentucky and Alabama lead with three wins, while Auburn Florida Tennessee each have two wins. Alabama meets Howard Tuesday in Tuscaloosa.
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Kentucky
Alabama
Maryland
Howard
SEC
Auburn
Florida
Tennessee
Tulane
Mississippi State
Georgia Tech
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Rice
Eastern Kentucky
Stetson
Temple
Virginia Military Institute
Birmingham Southern
Mississippi College
South Carolina
Loyola of New Orlans
Southwestern
Memphis
St. Louis
Big Ten Approves New Aid Regulation Plan
Big Ten faculty representatives approved a new aid regulation plan to limit athletic grants by need, cap aid at 100 athletes, and penalize unauthorized assistance with loss of eligibility. The plan takes effect in 60 days unless rejected by an institution, with a possible revote on February 22 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio State
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Purdue
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Alliance Forms Nationwide High School Athletic Alliance
CHICAGO an alliance joining 20 000 high schools and 300 junior colleges to unite athletic work was announced. The National Junior College Athletic Associations will oversee rules writing publications and training programs affecting over 50 000 officials and millions of players. Beginning with the 1957 football season uniform rules interpretations and training procedures will be used.
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Chicago
United Action
National Junior College Athletic Associations
H. V. Porter
Federation
Porter
Cubs Hold Key To National Market
Chicago Cubs ace Bob Rush stands at the center of NL trade chatter as teams including Philadelphia St. Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh and Washington explore three-team deals. Proposals involve Ashburn Moon Thomas and Jackson along with Rush as the focal point.
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Joe Reichler
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Bob Rush
David Harums
Cubs
Rush
Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
St. Louis
Wally Moon
Frank Lane
Cardinals
Moon
Redbirds
Stan Musial
del Ennis
Musial
Frank Thomas
Pittsburgh
Ashburn
Pirates
Phillies
Thomas
Roy Hamey
Brooklyn
E. J
Buzzie) Bavasi
Dodgers
Cub
Randy Jackson
al (Rube) Walker
Gino Cimoli
Ken Boyer
Lane
Alvin Dark
Bavasi
Dark
New York
Giants
Foster Castleman
Bill Sarni
Joe Margoneri
Jack Shepard
Johnny Antonelli
Pirate
Bobby Bragan
Antonelli
Phils
Fred Hatfield
Birmingham Man Leads Bowlers In All Events
BIRMINGHAM bowlers dominate the first full weekend of the 12th annual Alabama State Bowling Tournament in Montgomery. F Karthaus of Birmingham tops all events handicap with 1972 points while O Clark, also of Birmingham, leads all events scratch with 1755. Team and doubles leaders set high scores, with Gadsden and Tuscaloosa pairs near the top.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Montgomery Keglers
F. Karthaus
Birmingham
O. Clark
McCullar Steelers
Blackwell
Coleman Auto Parts
O. Chamble
Y. Conner
Gadsden
Dudley VanCleave
G. Smith
Karthaus
B. Tonlin
H. Farr
Tuscaloosa
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Dobson's
Second Ave
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Doris Day
Louis Jourp
Barry Sullivan
Frank LO
Vejoy
Arwin Production
PITT
Ray DiPasquale
Miami
Fla
Don Wallace
Dick Carr
Ambrose Bagamery
Ron Kissel
Harry Walker
South Limestone Club
Drew
East
Legionnaires and Veterans
Morgan County American Legion
Legion Hall
Bank Street
Cleveland Browns
THE
Alliance
Chicago White Sox
Clint Courtney
Lou Berberet
Senators
Boston
Roy Sievers
Eddie Yost
Red Sox
Gene Stephens
Milt Bolling
Ted Lepcio
Indians
Mike Garcia
al Rosen
Starvue
Jeff Chandler
Edmund Grainger
Morrning
Irginla
Robert Stack - Roth Roman
Lirwond
Sentaseo Crertrad
Eeo Radno McTurel Toe
James Cagney
William Holden
Warnercolor
Lloyd Nolan
Virginia
Ae Ae Ny
Piao Pate
Lori Nelson
John Bromfield
Claudette Colbert
Texas Superscope
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