SEC Tourneys Spotlight Week In Southeast Basketball
Four SEC members take part in early week tournaments with Georgia Tech and Tulane in Detroit and Oklahoma City respectively. Mississippi State hosts Alabama Mississippi and Morehead State. Vanderbilt faces Maryland in the Sugar Bowl tourney. Other single games include Utah State at Kentucky and LSU at Loyola New Orleans. Alabama leads non conference play at 6 2 after Carrousel victory. Kentucky had a win over Minnesota in invitation tourney.
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Leahy Emerges in Aggie Coaching Hints
Texas A M considered replacements for Bear Bryant with names including Frank Leahy and Henry Sanders. Leahy reportedly visited the campus while Sanders was in town to discuss future prospects with UCLA officials. Bryant leaves A M after four seasons to coach at Alabama, with the Gator Bowl final actions underway.
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Ohio State Rose Bowl Prep Feels Like Underdogs
Ohio State, the Big Ten champions and 19 point Rose Bowl favorites, conduct two hour practice sessions in Pasadena as Woody Hayes’ squad adapts to the new year. Len Casanova’s PCC co-champs also drill and plan Disneyland visits before clashes, while Hayes mingles calmly with reporters despite past friction.
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Vols Prepare for Jacksonville Trip After Final Home Practice
The University of Tennessee football team held a final morning practice on the home field in Knoxville before departing this afternoon for Jacksonville, Florida, where the Volunteers will play their upcoming game.
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Georgia and rivals clash as key college basketball results emerge
Georgia suffers a 77-70 loss to West Virginia while SMU edges by 65-64. Georgia holds 3-2, Georgia Tech 3-4, Vanderbilt moves to 5-2, Florida 5-1, Tulane 5-1, and Auburn ties at 3-3.
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Tim Baker Makes Iconic 1957 No 1 Play for Auburn
In the 1957 Georgia game at Columbus Tim Baker, Auburn captain and star guard, executed a pivotal move on a fumbled exchange that preserved Auburn’s 6 0 lead. The play, concealed by speed and misread by many, shifted momentum and helped seal the Tigers’ undefeated season.
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Aggies Plan Pre Bowl Drills Ahead of Gator Bowl Clash
Texas A M schedules drills at Jacksonville Beach High School before the Gator Bowl next Saturday. Coach Bowden Wyatt says the bowl squad has 39 players with wives of 10 married players joining the traveling party. Five players reside in Florida and will rejoin in Jacksonville after exams. Wyatt dismissed the Vols for Christmas vacation last week.
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Hopman Names Seixas Key To U.S. Davis Cup Chances
Melbourne reports Harry Hopman, non playing captain of Australia, says Vic Seixas is the key to the United States chances in the Davis Cup challenge round. Hopman concedes Seixas has a 50 50 chance of winning his two singles matches starting Thursday.
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Chicago Pros End Disastrous Year
Chicago’s pro football season ended with a 27-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in front of about 10,000 at Comiskey Park. Earl Morrall and Billy Wells, both former Michigan State Spartans, led the Steelers to a 6-6 finish, while the Chicago Cards won just two games and finished last in the Eastern Division.
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Illinois Great Zuppke Dead at 78 Former Illinois coach dies in Champaign
Bob Zuppke longtime Illinois football coach known as the master of the upset dies at 78 in Cole Memorial Hospital after prostatic cancer and heart illness. He retired in 1941 after 29 seasons and 131 wins. Funeral services scheduled for tomorrow.
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North-South Shrine Game Prep Notes From Orange Bowl
The North squad trains for the Christ mas night Shrine game with kickoff and punt returns while the South drills on timing and passing. Michigan State captains Jiminowski and Dan Currie lead the North under Daugherty. Bobby Dodd directs the South with Ray Graves guiding drills and plans to use the kicking game as an offensive weapon to counter the North.
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Lions Rally Past 49ers To Clinch Western Crown
Detroit Lions erased a 20 point deficit to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31 to 27 in a playoff for the Western Conference title. Tobin Rote connected with Hopalong Cassady and Steve Junker as Detroit surged late, then Tom Tracy and Gene Gedman finished the scoring drive. The Lions advance to face the Cleveland Browns for the NFL championship.
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Largest vessel through Suez Canal tows 42000 ton capacity
A report notes the maximum fully loaded vessel size able to traverse the Suez Canal is 42,000 tons. The figure underscores limits on ship tonnage passing this route and reflects historic canal constraints.
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