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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1957

Page

6

Bowl Lineup Sets Four Big Postseason Bowls

The eight teams for Sugar Rose Cotton and Orange bowls were announced with TV schedules. Tennessee faces Baylor in the Sugar Bowl, Iowa meets Oregon State in the Rose, Syracuse opposes TCU in the Cotton, and Florida State’s Orange Bowl matchup features CBS coverage. Smaller bowls include Sun, Prairie View, and Tangerine games.

Sugar Rose Cotton Orange New Orleans Tennessee Baylor Abc-Tv Pasadena Calif Iowa Oregon State Nbc-Tv Texas Southern Prairie View A

Tough To Set Odds At Dallas Cotton Bowl Clash

Texas Christian as a slim favorite to beat Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl faced wide spread odds. Both teams entered with 7-3 and 7-1 records as big crowds expected 65 000 to 70 000 at kickoff in Dallas. The Frogs carried an eight pound per man edge and a strong ground game with a potential aerial edge.

Dallas Texas Christian Syracuse Horned Frogs Mammoth Stadium Frogs Orangemen

Ground Battle Seen For Miami

Clemson and Colorado meet in the 23rd Orange Bowl with both teams hoping to prove critics wrong. Colorado is listed as a narrow favorite by oddsmakers though line moves have fluctuated from 1 to 3 points. The Buffaloes finished 7 2 1 in the regular season and second in the Big Seven behind Oklahoma.

Orlando Fis Mississippi Southern Texas State Clemson Colorado Maryland Duke Atlantic Coast Center Buffs Oklahoma Texas Christian Tennessee Olgahoma Associated Press Baylor Oregon State Hawkeyes Miami Fla Lust Buffaloes

Fullmer Strength Seen as Potential Downfall by Joe Louis

New York boxing preview predicts middleweight title clash at Madison Square Garden with Ray Robinson favored to outbox Gene Fullmer. Louis argues Fullmer’s strength may invite misses and a Robinson counterattack, while noting Sugar Ray’s sharp combinations and conditioning. Betting odds list Fullmer favored 8 to 5.

New York Gene Fullmer Ray Robinson Joe Louis Madison Square Garden Robinson Sugar Ray Gene Ray Joe Fullmer West Jordan Utah Lee Williams

Clemson Faces Oklahoma In CBS Televised Tilt At 2 P.M.

Conference rules bar Oklahoma from repeating. Clemson finished 7 1 2 in ACC play with a loss to Miami and ranked 19th by AP. Experts expect a close game as both teams rely on strong ground games with Clemson using the T formation while Colorado leans single wing and T.

Oklahoma Clemson Miami Associated Press Colorado CBS

Radio and TV Listings Day by Day Across Stations

A dense OCR style schedule lists programs by times and stations on Tuesday through Wednesday. It mentions news, music, game shows, soap operas, religious and educational segments, and sign offs across multiple channels and blocks.

Roth Southern Farm Alabama Wranglers Alabama Big City Virgil Pinkiey Hartselle WMSI Robert F Hurleigh Josh Pick Wwmsl-Tv Ric Paroffi Church of Christ Dour Edwards Done Edwards Shumake U. S. Steel Hour Showtime WBRO Phil Silvers Five Star

Sugar Bowl Teams Keep Lid On Tricks

Undefeated Tennessee and rugged Baylor met in the Sugar Bowl with clear to partly cloudy skies forecast and a mid 70s kickoff. An 81,000 capacity crowd sold out as NBC broadcast rights came into play. Stars Johnny Majors of Tennessee and Bill Glass of Baylor highlighted the matchup while prognosticators pegged Tennessee by 7 4 points. Baylor aimed to prove its defense can clash with Tennessee’s offense after healing from injuries. Tennessee carried a strong bowl legacy, while Baylor sought its first Sugar Bowl win after previous bowls losses.

New Orleans Tennessee Baylor American Broadcasting Co Sam Boyd Bowden Wyatt Boyd Newsmen Wyatt All America Johnny Majors Bill Glass Associated Press Boston College Maryland Tulsa

Two Top Small U.S. Teams Clash in Tangerine Bowl

In Orlando Mississippi Southern and West Texas State, two leading smaller football powers, meet in the Tangerine Bowl. An estimated 13,000 fans expected for an 8 p.m. EST kickoff with the game labeled a tossup. Southern holds seven victories.

Orlando Fla Mississippi Southern West Texas State Southern

All-American Cagers Meet For National Title In Owensboro

Kentucky Wesleyan and New Mexico A&M face off for the tournament crown in Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan defeated Virginia 82-72 in the semifinals while New Mexico A&M upset Maryland 45-43 Virginia and Maryland meet for third place. Iona and Montana State play for fifth with Georgetown beaten 75-71 in consolation. Georgia beat Florida 69-62 in SEC action and Northwestern upset Yale while St Bonaventure beat Creighton 70-60.

Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan New Mexico A&m Wesleyan Virginia Maryland Tom Cox A&m Iona College New Rochelle N.Y Montana State State University of Georgetown Iowa University of Mississippi Southern Georgia Florida Hubert Reed Oregon Northwestern Dick Johnson Phil Warren Yale Chicago Loyola Western Michigan Murray Mississippi State St. Bonaventure Creighton

Oregon State Beavers Go Underdogs in Rose Bowl Clash

Pasadena report notes Oregon State coached by Tommy Prothro as underdogs to Iowa in a Rose Bowl tilt. USC and Washington State considered strong PCC contenders, with Duke and Gene Gray among day’s highlights.

Beavers USC Duke University Durham N.C Duke Steve Lach Tommy Prothro Blue Devils Oregon State California Washington State Gene Gray Don Durdan Bob Dethman Joe Day Iowa Don Doltino Mike Hagler Alex Karras Hawks Michigan

Coaches Preparing Senior Bowl Menu

MOBILE Tailback Jim Crawford of Wyoming, nation’s leading ground gainer last year, will operate from a new position in the Senior Bowl game Saturday. North Coach Joe Kuharich shift-

Ed Crawford Crawford Wyoming Wade Mitchell Georgia Tech Tech Pittsburgh Paul Brown Cleveland Browns Mitchell Kuharich Washington Redskins John Bayuk Dick Stapp Colorado Mobile Jim Crawford Joe Kuharich

West Texas Buffaloes Struggle Through Border Conference Season

West Texas finishes regular season with a 7 2 record after a close loss to Florida State and a tie with Alabama. The Buffaloes were defeated by Arizona by seven points and fell 16 13 to Texas Western costing them the Border Conference title.

Florida State Alabama West Texas Buffaloes Arizona Texas Western

Knight Leads Qualifiers in Los Angeles Open

Sixty four golfers qualified for the Los Angeles Open with Dick Knight, a 71 year old pro from Omaha, posting 34-32-67 at Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach as the top score in a five course firing.

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