Five SEC Members Sweep as Florida Auburn Lead Weekend
Five Southeastern Conference teams posted wins in early Carrousel Classic games at Charlotte and elsewhere. Florida upset Muhlenberg 97 90 in overtime led by Joe Hobbs 32 points while Auburn routed Clemson 89 64. Vanderbilt beat Texas 94 67 Tulane defeated Baylor 81 60 and Mississippi State toppled Arkansas State 102 80.
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Pennsylvan ia Renews Steve Sebo As Coach For Three Years
University of Pennsylvania president Dr Gaylord Harnwell announces the renewal of football coach Steve Sebo for a three year term. The decision cites competence character and integrity as guiding criteria alongside educational aims despite the program's recent struggles and a 4 5 season after a 19 game winless streak.
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Cage Schedule Tours for Thursday Night Matches
The schedule lists Thursday games across multiple venues with pairings including Danville at Austinville Cotaco at Decatur Ardmore Invitational Baeldaw Aline cup matches Priceville at Cotaco Union Hill at Arab Austinville at Ardmore Falkville at Trinity Hatton at Town Creek Mount Hope at Lexington Moulton at Speake Addison Invitational Tournament.
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Orlando Zulueta Upsets Larry Boardman Amid Lightweight Round
In Boston at the Garden Orlando Zulueta, an unranked Cuban fighting from New York, defeats Larry Boardman by split decision over 10 rounds. Judges had Zulueta ahead 98-95 and 97-94, with 96-96 ruled a draw by the referee. Boardman drops to 12-5. Zulueta weighs 135 to Boardman’s 137.
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Dean's Dream Football Team Includes Three Techmen
The annual dean's dream football team picks eleven SEC players who excel in class and on the field. Tennessee linemen Kyle Cruze and Ronald Bennett of Mississippi State are named, with three Georgia Tech members from the Gator Bowl club also on the roster.
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Buddy) Cruze
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Decatur Raiders Extend Winning Streak Over Trinity
Decatur roared to an 80 44 victory over Trinity to run its record to four straight wins and seven on the season. In the opener the Raider Juniors beat Trinity 38 22 as Crowe and Ogle led a second quarter burst. Crowe and Hugh Ogle keyed Decatur scoring with a 16 7 first quarter and a 39 17 halftime lead. Next up Cotaco visits Thursday night before Christmas.
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Tournament results from multiple college games in early rounds
Scores from the Carrousel Classic at Charlotte and Kiwanis Invitational at Hammond plus various late games. Notable outcomes include St Josephs Pa 86 Davidson 64, Wake Forest 66 Colgate 59, Auburn 89 Clemson 64, Florida 97 Muhlenberg 90, Illinois 62 Sanan 33, Notre Dame 86 Valparaiso 74, Marquette 100 Drake 84, Vanderbilt Memphis State 96, New Mexico 72 Tulane 61, and SMU 101 Texas Tech 72 among others.
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Tennessee Pilot Wins Scripps-Howard Coach of the Year
Bowden Wyatt of Tennessee, who directed an undefeated season into the Sugar Bowl, won the Scripps-Howard Coach of the Year award. The Knoxville News-Sentinel reports Wyatt captured the 22nd annual coaches poll, succeeding Hugh Daugherty of Michigan State.
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Jayhawks Stay On Top In Poll
Kansas led the AP basketball poll with 68 first place votes from 93 counted. Wilt Chamberlain highlighted the No. 1 team as San Francisco dropped to second after a 60 game streak ended by Illinois. Kentucky fell after losing to St Louis, while West Virginia rose by beating Duke for the Birmingham Classic title.
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Illini End Dons Winning Streak
Illinois upsets San Francisco 62 33 at home ending the Dons 60 game winning stretch. Illinois No 5 tops a 2 1 Dons 12 field goals to 25 while North Carolina Maryland and NC State win to stay atop the AP poll. St Josephs and Wake Forest advance in tournaments as Florida edges Mue lenger in overtime.
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Lions Seek Lifelong Ban for Bears Player Over Layne Injury
DETROIT Lions accuse Ed Meadows of Chicago Bears of deliberate assault on Bobby Layne during the Western title game. Bears deny the charge as Commissioner Bert Bell urges evidence before punishment. Layne sustained a brain concussion and was sidelined. Meadows says the tackle was accidental.
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Second Operation Set For Orioles Bob Boyd
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Bob Boyd was scheduled for a second operation after X rays showed the original fracture from last spring. Boyd broke his left elbow on a mighty outfield throw.
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Longs Triumph Over Bowline 41 to 30 in Girls League
Longs defeated Bowline 41 30 to extend their lead in the Girls Basketball League. M Bowling scored 21, D Love 12, D Miller 9 for Longs while M Farrish led Bowline with 13 and D Terry 8. Chemstrand downed White Sox 41 24 with J Roberts 21 and R Ha good 12.
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Bearcats Beat Broncos in Cullman Victory and B Team Win
Cullman Bearcats won 61-52 over Holly Pond with a 26 point fourth quarter by the Broncos. The Cullman B team also defeated Holly Pond 43-28. The A game opened strong for Cullman leading 19-4, as the Broncos rallied to 45-26 after three quarters but fell short in the final period.
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Chemstrand Mens defeat Winston Manufacturing 75 to 54
Chemstrand's Mens independent basketball team defeated Winston Manufacturing Co in Haleyville 75 to 54. Woodall scored 14, Poole 30, Smith 24.
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Scortichini Defeats Wilfie Greaves In New York Bout
Italo Scortichini won a unanimous decision over Wilfie Greaves at St. Nicholas Arena. The 24 year old Italian heads toward a possible bout with Joe Giardello on the International Boxing Club TV card. Greaves suffered a first round knockdown and a cut left eye in his 16th pro fight.
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Orioles Star Boyd to Undergo Elbow Surgery
The Elbow operation aims to remove a snapped wire used to speed healing after a spring injury and, if X rays show complete healing, trim a small bone projection to prevent further injury. The procedure follows recent Cuban winter league play with Cienfuegos.
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Toll road network to reach 3300 miles by 1957
Traffic experts project the United States will construct about 3,300 miles of toll roads by 1957. The estimate reflects growing highway funding and the push to expand paid routes to ease congestion and support faster long distance travel.
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Burdette Leads National League In Earned Run Average
Lew Burdette of Milwaukee tops the NL ERA list at 2.71 with a 19 10 record and six shutouts. Teammate Warren Spahn finishes 2.79 with a 20 11 record as the Braves staff dominates the NL with a 3.11 team ERA. Don Newcombe posts .794 winning percentage at 27 8 and leads in wins.
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Figures Show More Dove Killed By U S Hunters
Washington officials report nearly 19 million mourning doves were killed in 29 states during 1955 open seasons. Doves top all other game birds in yearly kills, with the 1955 duck total at about 12 percent of that figure. Texas led with 4,172,000 doves. California 2,571,500. Georgia 2,000,000. Florida 1,550,000. Alabama and Mississippi about 1,000,000 each.
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