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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1957

Page

6

Upset Baylor Triumph Shrugs Off Tennessee In Bowls

Baylor upset Tennessee 13 7 in a volatile bowl clash as Majors fumbled late allowing Humphreys to score the decisive TD amid a postgame fight. Iowa toppled Oregon State 35 19 in the Rose Bowl. Colorado beat Clemson 27 21 in the Grange Bowl.

Corrigan Associated Press Tennessee Vols Johnny Majors All America Baylor Iowa Oregon State Pasadena Calif Texas Christian Syracuse Dallas Colorado Clemson

Iowa Tops Oregon State in Rose Bowl. Ploen Star

Iowa defeats Oregon State 35 19 in Pasadena to run Big Ten edge to 10 1 over PCC. Ken Ploen named outstanding player after 49 yard TD run and 16 yard pass, despite knee injury, as Iowa outgains Beavers 408 to 296.

Pasadena Calif Big Ten Iowa Oregon State Hawkeyes Beavers Southern California Wisconsin Ken Ploen Clinton Jim Gibbons Hawkeye Ploen Joe Francis Collins Hagler Tom Berry Nub Beamer Sterling Hammack Francis Beamer John Clarke Iowans

Baylor Bears Triumph in Sugar Bowl Amid Third Quarter Turmoil

Baylor defeated Tennessee 13 to 7 in the Sugar Bowl as fullback Larry Hickman was ejected for kicking a Tennessee guard during a third quarter melee. QB Bobby Jones connected for a 12 yard TD pass, and Sub quarterback Buddy Humphrey scored the decisive late TD.

New Orleans Baylor Sam Boyd Tennessee Bears Boyd Baylor Rooters Larry Hickman Bruce Burnham Burnham Hickman Associated Press Bobby Jones Jerry Marcontell Johnny Majors Vols Sammy Burklow Majors del Shofner Reuban Lange Buddy Humphrey

Pricevillians Sweep West Limestone In Two Varsity Wins

Priceville varsity teams defeated West Limestone with a 73 to 56 score in the main game led by Norman's 21 points while Davis added 17 for West Limestone. In the Bees tilt Priceville won 57 to 25.

West Limestone Priceville Davis Tapscott Winton Edwards Curbon Dunnaway McMahog McLemore Weer Ts Tis Wooloridge

Cotton Bowl Classic Ends In Thrilling 28-27 TCU Victory

Chuck Curtis led Texas Christian with 174 passing yards and two TDs, while Jim Brown starred for Syracuse with 132 rushing yards and three scores. Harold Pollard kicked four extra points and Chico Mendoza blocked a crucial conversion as TCU edged Syracuse 28-27, breaking a five game bowl drought and erasing second-rate labels.

Tennessee Bruce Burnham Baylor Larry Hickman Burnham Iowa Ken Ploen Collins Hagler Don Dobrino Oregon State Syracuse Jim Brown Brown Chico Mendoza Clemson John the Beast the Beast) Bayuk Colorado Dallas Chuck Curtis Harold Pollard Texas Christian Horned Frogs Mississippi Curtis Frogs Pollard TCU Mendoza Alabama Orange

AP Poll Keeps Kansas at No 1 in Basketball Rankings

Kansas holds first place with 686 points in the AP poll, North Carolina second with 656, Kentucky third, as four new teams enter the top 10. Duke drops after a Dixie Classic loss. UCLA Iowa State Vanderbilt and Seattle join the upper tier, while teams like West Virginia and St. Louis fall from the list.

Kansas North Carolina Kentucky Associated Press Wilt Chamberlain Lonnie Rosenbluth Kansas Jayhawks Frank McGuire Carolina Tar Heels Southern Methodist West Virginia Clinois Louisville St. Louis Billikens St. Louis Duke Oklahoma A&m Aggies Seattle Oaklahoma City Iowa State UCLA Vanderbilt Eee Neal Vanderbilt Sposa Salt En Het Oklahoma

Local High School Cage Schedule This Week

Tonight Hartselle travels to Butler and East Limestone visits Speake. Tomorrow New Market meets Union Hill and Friday features Fairview at Cullman. Other matches include Blountsville at Holly Pond Tanner at Elkmont Clements at Ardmore West Limestone at Monrovia Danville at Priceville Union Hill at Fairville Austinville at Eva Huntsville at Hariselle Hatton at West Point Mount Hope at Moulton Speake at Trinity with Saturday's Austinville at Ardmore and Mount Hope at Danville games.

East Limestone New Market Union Hill Fairview Cullman Blountsville Holly Pond Tanner Elkmont Clements Ardmore West Limestone Monrovia Danville Priceville Fairville Austinville Eva Huntsville Hariselle Hatton West Point Mount Hope Moulton Trinity

Tanner Tigers Triumph Over Clements 64-44

Tanner High School beat Clements 64 to 44 as Big Joe LeCroix topped 30 points for Tanner. The Tigers led 30-25 at halftime and 46-35 after three, then sealed the win with 18 points in the final period. Clements also fell to Tanner in the junior game.

Clements Tanner Big Joe LeCroix Tigers Clement

Colorado Coach Pleased With Close Orange Bowl Win

Colorado Buffaloes edged Clemson 27 21 in the Orange Bowl as coach Dallas Ward praised the hard fought finish. Clemson coach Frank Howard criticized his team at halftime and urged tougher play, warning he would resign if effort did not improve.

MIAMI Dallas Ward Colorado Buffaloes Clemson Ward Colorado Frank Howerd Howard Tigers Bulls

Fullmer Wins Over Robinson In Madison Square Garden

Sugar Ray Robinson the aging middleweight champion defends his title tonight as underdog against Gene Fullmer the 25 year old challenger from West Jordan Utah in a postponed 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden odds shifted from 8-5 to 13-10 as fight time approaches.

New York Sugar Ray Robinson Gene Fullmer West Jordan Utah Madison Square Garden

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