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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1956

Page

10

Deacons Rout Alabama 73-50 in Winston-Salem

Wake ForestDeacons crushed Alabama 73-50 led by Ernie Wiggins 18 points and Jackie Murdock 21. Wiggins lockdown defense on Jack Kubiszyn limited the Florida-bound ace to four field goals. It was Wake Forests fifth straight win and sixth in eight starts. Alabama slipped to 5-2, both losses to ACC foes.

Winston-Salem N.C Wake -Forest Charlotte Alabama Ernie Wiggins Jackie Murdock Wiggins Murdock Baptist Jack Williams Deacons Jack Kubiszyn Kubiszyn Florida Wake Forest

Rose Coaches Plead Lack Of Reserves

In Pasadena Oregon State and Iowa coaches plead lack of reserve strength before the Rose Bowl. Prothro cites few regulars to practice against while Evashevski lists key players sidelined and the challenge of replacing core performers. Both express cautious training outlooks a week before the game.

Pasadena Calif Tommy Prothro Oregon State Forest Evashevski Iowa Hawkeye Iowa City Prothro Dixie Carl Maxwell Chuck Reich Terry Salisbury Evashevski Don Suchy Frank Gilliam Ken Ploen Alex Karras Frank Bloomquist

Chemstrand Matches Bowline In Girls Clash At Moulton Heights

In non league action at Moulton Heights Chemstrand faces Bowline at 6 30. Bowline carries a 54 record while Chemstrand is 38 in Decatur Girls League play. At 7 30 Chemstrand meets Thiokol Huntsville in a men contest with a 3 1 mark led by Bill Woodall Don Poole and Bobby Ray Smith former Morgan County stars.

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Raiders Rally Past Cotaco 44-38 In Decatur Line

Decatur Raiders overcome Cotaco 44-38 after trailing at halftime. Junior Raiders win 43-34 to move to 10-0. Harvey Morris and Bobby Solomon key in the junior victory while Tommy Husted and Hugh Ogle pace the seniors with 13 points each.

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Upset wave hits Kansas State and others in college hoops

Kansas State suffers its first defeat in four games as Minnesota edges ahead 80-72. North Carolina rallies past NYU 64-59 at Madison Square Garden, while Wake Forest humbles Alabama 73-50. Other notable results include Saint Bonaventure’s narrow loss to Iowa New York 64-63 and Villanova’s 79-69 win over Indiana.

San Francisco Kansas State Minnesota Associated Press North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels Madison Square Garden New York University Bob Cunningham Joe Quibb Carolina Len Rosenbluth K-State Buck Lindsley George Hanson Jack Parr Alabama Wake Forest la Salle St.Bonaventure Iowa N.Y Joe Bernardi Indiana Villanova Nebraska Purdue Don Smith Texas Tech Texas Christian St. Louis Wichita Abilene Christian South Carolina Georgia Tech Grady Wallace Bradley Wisconsin Oklahoma City Hubert Reed San Jose

Ardmore Semi Final Showdowns In Ardmore Invitation

Ardmore Monrovia meets Elkmont at 7 pm and Tanner faces East Limestone in the Ardmore Invitation semifinals. Winners advance to Saturday 8 pm finals while losers play consolation. In round games Monrovia beat West Limestone 46 38 Tanner beat Ardmore 67 49 Elkmont edged Clements 45 41.

Ardmore Monrovia Elkmont Tanner East Limestone West Limestone Clements Clements-Elkmont Red Devils

Snider Leads NL In Slugging And Walks Record

Duke Snider of Brooklyn topped the National League in slugging at .598 and led in total walks with 99, including a new record of 26 intentional passes. Henry Aaron and Frank Robinson tied for second in slugging at .558, Willie Mays at .557. Cincinnati’s Snider also set the pace in walks while other leaders included Don Mueller for place hitting and Ray Jablonski for hit by pitches. Cincinnati posted the league’s best slugging at .441 and Brooklyn drew the most intentional walks. Thirteen major league records were broken by NL players or teams this season.

Snider Henry Aaron Milwaukee Frank Robinson Cincinnati Willie Mays New York Tex Kluszewski Wally Post Ray Jablonski Carl Furillo Brooklyn Don Blasingame St. Louis

High School Basketball Scores From Alabama Games

The Associated Press reports high school basketball results including Tarrant 43 over Calera 34 and Prattville 35 over Maplesville 34 among others. The Marquesas are a group of eleven volcanic islands in the South Pacific, six inhabited.

Associated Press Tarrant Calera Marbury Billingsley Prattville Maplesville Castleberry Evergreen John Carroll Mortimer Jordan Warrior Shades Valley Hewitt Mortimer Corner Parrish Dora Hayden Marquesas South Pacific

Aragon Guilty Of Fight Fix

Art Aragon a top welterweight was suspended indefinitely by Texas boxing commissioner H B Morgan after a probe into a San Antonio bout with Dick Goldstein. Goldstein received a 30 day suspension. Both boxers from Los Angeles faced lie detector tests and were found connected to a supposed fix with Goldstein allegedly offered 500 dollars to take a dive. The Tuesday bout was canceled due to Aragon’s throat condition and fever.

Austin Tex Art Aragon Texas Boxing H. B.morgan San Antonio Dick Goldstein Goldstein Aragon Los Angeles National Boxing Assa New York Morgan State Boxing Commission

Ramon Fuentes Upsets Kid Gavilan in 10 Round Win

In Los Angeles at Olympic Auditorium Ramon Fuentes, a 31 year old former grave digger from Los Angeles, defeated Kid Gavilan by split decision 96-95 on two cards while Mushy Callahan had Gavilan 98-92. Fuentes surged in the seventh with three rights to Gavilan s head and a sharp left hook.

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