Poll puts Kansas No 1 in first season AP basketball ranking
Kansas led by Wilt Chamberlain tops the initial AP poll with 896 points as 58 writers voted it No 1. San Francisco follows with 675 points, Kentucky third, Louisville fourth, SMU fifth, then North Carolina, Illinois, NC State, Alabama, and Canisius in top ten.
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Southern Methodist
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North Carolina State
Alabama
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Union Hill Juniors defeat Flint 40 to 38 in junior game
Union Hill's Junior A team edged Flint 40-38 yesterday as Culbreth led with 15 points for Union Hill and Royster, Bruce, and Pritchett also contributed. Flint’s Eddy scored 17 with Jones 7, Groves 8, Shaneyfelt 4, and Evans 2.
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Bowline Tops White Sox 54 38 to Tie for Second
Bowline defeated White Sox 54 to 38 to pull even for second place in the girls basketball league. M Farrish led Bowline with 21 points and D Terry added 20 while S Pickens scored 16 for White Sox. Long's beat Chemstrand 46 31 with J Roberts scoring 25 for Chemstrand.
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Cage Schedule for Wednesday Through Saturday
Cage schedule lists matchups by day with pairs like Clements at Tanner Tanner at Ardmore Decatur at Athens Florence at Town Creek Friday Cullman at Hartselle Arab at Holly Pond Clements at Elkmont East Limestone at West Limestone Austinville at Priceville Union Hill at Trinity Cotaco at Decatur Ryan at Eva Falkville at Danville Waterloo at Hatton Addison at Speake Central at Moulton Saturday Hartselle at Priceville Mount Hope at Cotaco Central at Hatton.
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Priceville
Union Hill
Trinity
Cotaco
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Eva Falkville
Danville
Waterloo
Hatton
Addison
Speake Central
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Mount Hope
Cotaco Central
Jacksonville State Star Will Play Pro Ball With Canadians
Jacksonville State fullback Billy Hicks, the standout for the Gamecocks, will pursue a professional career with the Montreal Alouettes. The announcement comes from sports publicity official Gus Edwards.
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Billikens Edge Kentucky 71-70 in Upset Thriller
St Louis Billikens under Eddie Hickey topple Adolph Rupp and Kentucky 71-70 as Harold Alcorn scores 24 including late clinching free throws. The upset shakes the AP poll after Kentucky earned No 3. Nebraska and Big Ten rivals also win in varied results across the region.
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Wake Forest
Wisconsin
Gary Reimers
Don Smith
Five SEC Teams Among Unbeaten.
Five Southeastern Conference squads remained undefeated as Kentucky fell 71 70 to St Louis after a second half rally led by Harold Alcorn and Jack Mimlitz. Florida beat Florida State 67 65 while Tennessee upset Cincinnati 76 68 Tulane crushed Louisiana College 88 48 and Mississippi State, Mississippi and LSU also won.
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Cubs land two backstoppers in Braves style trades
Chicago Cubs acquire catcher Charlie Silvera from the New York Yankees and Ray Katt from the St. Louis Cardinals in a two backstop deal. Katt, a .247 hitter with 13 homers last season, along with pitchers Tom Poholsky and Jackie Collum and infielder Wally Lammers, move to the Cubs. Cardinals send two minor leaguers and $10,000 for Silvera while Cubs ship Sam Jones Jim Davis Hobie Landrith and Eddie Miksis in the other half of the trade. Cubs manager Bob Scheffing hails the moves, predicting improved catching and pitching depth for the club.
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Sam Jones
Jim Davis
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Wrigley Field
Giambra Wins Close Bout Over Castellani in San Francisco
Ex boxer Joey Giambra from Buffalo defeats Rocky Castellani in a tight match. Giambra already called for another bout with Castellani at any venue, signaling ongoing interest in a rematch.
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Hicks Signs With Montreal Club In Noted Draft Talk
Yesterday Hicks signed with the Montreal club while Washington Redskins also sought him. The Jacksonville standout, 210 pounds, averaged 800 yards rushing over three seasons and excelled on defense and punt duties, earning MVP honors in the last Refrigerator Bowl.
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Six AL Moundsmen Reach 20 Win Circle
Six American League pitchers joined the 20-win club in 1956. Whitey Ford led ERA with 2.47 in 154 plus innings. Frank Lary went 21-13 and led in victories and innings pitched. Billy Hoeft 20-14, Billy Pierce 20-9, Herb Score 20-9, Early Wynn 20-9, Bob Lemon 20-14. Score 2.53 and Wynn 2.72 ERAs. Pierce finished 3.33. Lary led in wins, innings, and starts with 38.
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Feller to retire after 21 years with Indians
Bob Feller, longtime Cleveland pitcher and strikeout king, plans retirement after 21 seasons with the Indians. The 38-year-old star contemplates a front office role as Hank Greenberg confirms a possible offer while Feller weighs the decision during a Baseball Players Association meeting in New Orleans.
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Giambra Beats Castellani to Even Score in Welter Showdown
Giambra, 24, and Castellani, 29, met before 5,500 fans with $31,522 gate. Giambra trailed after the opening rounds but rallied in the late rounds, blooding solid body work to secure a ninth round decision over Castellani, who fought back through the seventh and eighth.
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Sauer resigns as Citadel football coach
Citadel head football coach Johnny Sauer quits with personal reasons after a 3-5-1 season effective December 31. The 31-year-old comes from the Los Angeles Rams and led The Citadel to a 5-4 record in his first year.
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Blue Gray Drills Open For North and South Rosters
Pre game practice for the December 29 Blue Gray football game will begin December 22 in Montgomery for 24 man rosters from North and South. The Northern squad fills with final selections including fullback Jack Giroux of Bowling Green and end Thurlow Cooper of Maine.
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Len Dawson
Dick McNamara
Jim Podoley
Central Michigan
Gary Francis
Illinois
Larry Barnes
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Mil dred McDaniel Returns to Tuskegee After World Record Jump
Mil dred McDaniel jumped 5 feet 9% inches to set a women’s world record and returned to Tuskegee Institute with best wishes from Gov. James E. Folsom. Nell Jackson, Tuskegee staff member, had coached the U S women’s track team at Melbourne.
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Ala
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James E. Folsom
Australia
Nell Jackson
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U.S
Melbourne
Tennesee Georgia Tech Show Down Noted as Top Game
The Tennessee Georgia Tech 6-0 defensive battle was named the season’s outstanding game by AP writers and sportscasters in the post season football survey. Other top performances included Oklahoma over Notre Dame 40-0 and Illinois over Michigan State.
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Associated Press
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West Point
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Iowa
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Atlanta
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