Kansas Narrowly Beats Iowa State In Big Seven Opener
No 1 Kansas survives a late scare as Gene Elston connects for a field goal in the final six seconds to edge Iowa State 58 57. Wilt Chamberlain scores 12 after a tough defensive effort by the Cyclones. Kansas improves to 7 0 while Iowa State falls to 6 1 amid a busy first round slate across conferences.
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DePaul
Iowa
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Blue Team And Blues In Blue Gray Game For 19th Year
The 19th Blue Gray game features a Yankee in name Blues squad heavily composed of West and Midwest players, with only two Northern schools represented. Half the squad are Big Ten players and 15 hail from SEC schools. Prediction is cautious as both sides have strong lines and the ball control will decide the outcome.
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Midwest
All Stars
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Grays
Yankee
Don Faurot
Missouri
Faurot
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
Rebels
North
Jim Podoley
Central Michigan
Minnesota
Pinky McNamara
Larry Barnes
Colorado A&m
Tatum
Purdue
Lenny Dawson
Split-1 Fight In Gator Bowl Preview
Jacksonville report previews the Gator Bowl rematch between Pitt under John Michelosen and Georgia Tech led by Bobby Dodd. It notes their single wing to split T offense shift, past achievements, bowl records, and potential Pitt injury Corky Cost.
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Fla
Johnny Michelosen
Bobby Dodd
Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech
Michelosen
Pitt
Dodd
Tech
Panthers
Corky Cost
Corny Salvaterra
Miami
Tennessee Runs Into Sugar Bowl Optimism With Conditioning
Tennessee coach Bowden Wyatt keeps his Volunteers in peak shape for the Sugar Bowl against Baylor. The 10–0 team completed two conditioning sessions after arriving in New Orleans, emphasizing running to shed eating weight and sharpen offense as Baylor prepares to face a single wing attack.
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New Orleans
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Bowden Wyatt
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Wyatt
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Sugar Bowl Stadium
Georgia Tech
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Canal
Fair Grounds
Chicago
Kentucky
Houston
Alabama
Virginia Tech
Little Mike Francis Helps with Laundry Mishap
In Anadarko Oklahoma the boy, Little Mike Francis, splashed water on clothes as his mother Pat Francis finished ironing. The story mentions Oregon and its rocks including pumice that floats and gilsonite that melts in sun.
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Anadarko, Okla
Mike Francis
Pat Francis
Oregon
North South game televised with key passers noted
Dawson connected with a scoring pass in Miami during the North South game last night. Mackie Prickett of South Carolina and Auburn's Howell Tubbs have led South practice passes as the game airs on NBC nationwide except for a 100 mile blackout around Montgomery.
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Miami
Mackie Prickett
South Carolina
Auburn
Howell Tubbs
NBC
Montgomery
Aussies Assured Of Davis Cup After Close Doubles Victory
Australia clinched the Davis Cup with a 1-6 6-1 7-5 6-4 doubles win by Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad over Vic Seixas and Sam Giammalva of the United States. The 3-0 lead in the best of five left tomorrow’s singles as exhibitions with Seixas facing Rosewall and Giammalva meeting Hoad.
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Adelaide
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
U.S
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Sam Giammalva
Giammalva
Rosewall
Seixas
Hoad
Bill Talbert
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
War Memorial Stadium
University of Texas
Houston
Love
All Out Aerial Duel Looms In Blue-Gray Game
The North and South squads focus on passing for the Blue-Gray clash here Saturday. Auburn's Howell Tubbs and Mackie Prickett of South Carolina lead a receiving corps including Laneah Roberts Georgia Jerry Elliott Auburn Bob Burford Florida Ronald Bennett Mississippi State while Don Watson Texas A&M and Lee Corso Florida State pace back drills.
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Auburn
Howell’ Tubbs
Mackie Prickett
South Carolina
Laneah Roberts
Georgia
Jerry Elliott
Bob Burford
Florida
Ronald Bennett
Mississippi State
Don Watson
Texas A&m
Lee Corso
Florida State
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Don Faurot
Yankees
Bob Timberlake
Oklahoma
Thurlow Cooper
Maine
Larry Barnes
Colorado A&m
Tim Dimitroff
Miami
Ohio
Missouri
Jimmy Hunter
Yankee
Timberlake
Jim Podoley
Central Michigan
Wyoming
Buster Elder
Gary Francis
Illinois
Firefighters Free Pigeon From Rope Tangle
In Bowling Green Kentucky the city fire department rescued a pigeon tied by a 10 foot cord to a stick. A passerby notified firefighters after seeing the bird hanging head down from a telephone line. Fireman Wallace Westbrook used a ladder truck to release the trapped bird.
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Bowling Green
Fire Department
Wallace Westbrook
TC Invitation Opens Tonight
Town Creek Mount Hope leads six teams in the Town Creek Invitation at Hazlewood gym. Hatton faces Lexington at 7 with Town Creek vs Rogersville at 8 15. Moulton meets the Lexington Hatton winner Friday at 7 and Hartselle plays the Town Creek Rogersville winner at 8 15. Consolation Saturday at 7 then the final at 8 15.
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Rogersville
Lauderdale County
Hartselle
Morgan County
Bears Labor Hard For Pro Title Game
The Chicago Bears and New York Giants pursue different paths to the NFL title game. Chicago trained eight straight days after clinching the Western Division title, with a Christmas Day respite and another workout planned, while New York took three days off after clinching the Eastern title and studied Bear defense in a lengthy briefing and practice.
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New York Giants
Bears
Detroit Lions
Chicago
Giants
Jim Lee Howell
Cotton Bowl Not Sold Out As U S Syracuse Texas Christian Play
Dallas officials forecast about 61 000 in a 75 000 capacity Cotton Bowl for the Syracuse versus Texas Christian game. Ticket sales lagged in the Southwest with Fort Worth down by about 10 000 from the previous TCU Mississipp i matchup. NCAA ban on Texas A M for alleged recruiting abuses and reduced interest in repeat bowl appearances cited as factors.
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Fort Worth
TCU
Texas A&m
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A&m
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Texas Tech
Pastrano Beats Norkus in Miami Beach Decision
Willie Pastrano, 20, a fast rising contender for Floyd Patterson’s heavyweight title, won a unanimous decision over Charley Norkus at Miami Beach Auditorium. He said he isn’t ready for Patterson and wants a few more fights, noting his right hand felt tight but usable after an October injury.
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Willie Pastrano
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Charley Norkus
Pastrano
Pat McMurtry
North Uses McDonald Power To Beat South In Shrine All Star
In the Shrine Bowl North defeated South 17 to 7 before 39 181 fans despite a cold night in the Orange Bowl. Tom McDonald Oklahoma led the North with 5.7 rushing average, two passes for 59 yards and was MVP as Jimmy Harris and Len Dawson added key plays.
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Tommy McDonald
Oklahoma
Jimmy Harris
Yankees
Rebels
Harris
Len Dawson
Purdue
Indiana
Bob Fee
Dawson
Michigan State
Jim Hinesley
McDonald
Sooner
Dennis Mendyk
Bill Barnes
Wake Forest
Florida
Jackie Simpson
Sonny Jurgensen
Duke
Mississippi
Ed Crawford
Jim Maddock
Michigan
Lions sign two year contract with Buddy Parker
Detroit Lions approve a two year pact for head coach Raymond Buddy Parker worth about 30 000 dollars annually. Parker, 43, had pushed for a longer deal after guiding the club to Western Division titles in 1952 53 and 54 with world titles in 1952 and 1953.
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Detroit
Detroit Lions
Raymond
Buddy) Parker
Texas
Parker
National Football League
Lions
Philadelphia
Edwin J. Anderson
Buddy
College Scores UCLA 72 St Louis Southern Illinois
UCLA defeated St Louis 72 to 0 in a college score note with Southern Illinois mentioned alongside. A 1956 West German dry cargo import figure shows coal making up forty percent of all imports.
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Washington, D. C
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Southern Illinois
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