Southeastern Conference Week Showcases Key Matchups
Georgia Tech and Georgia begin a series in Atlanta as Alabama Auburn and Tennessee vie for top spots. Notre Dame visits Kentucky, while Tennessee and Vanderbilt clash, and LSU rises to second behind an improved Georgia.
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Texas Trio Leads Match in Long Beach Open
Youthful Jack Burke Jr led the Long Beach Open after 54 holes with a 203 as Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret chased in a Texas trio battle for the $2,000 first prize at Lakewood Country Club. Burke, 25, a Marine veteran, is based in White Plains but hails from Houston, with Hogan from Fort Worth and Demaret in San Antonio footprint.
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Vols or Georgia Will Fall In Southeastern Showdown
In Athens Tennessee and Georgia meet as top SEC contenders with Paul Walther of Tennessee and Bob Healey of Georgia guarding each other. Walther has scored over 13 points per game while Healey is a leading scorer for Georgia. Tennessee sits at nine losses against eleven wins. Georgia owns eleven wins and four defeats.
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Blaik backs coaching movement fueling new football ideas
Army coach Earl Blaik argues that periodic coaching changes spread ideas across programs. He cites East defenses born from manpower shortages and predicts the Pacific Coast will soon see stronger football as new coaches like Aiken Howell Waldorf Odell Root Sanders arrive at programs such as Montana and Yale.
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Tricks in All Trades Show Oregon Tactics in Coaching Move
Oregon officials pursued Aiken to deter Nebraska when Jim Aiken faced a potential move. They presented pictures and news reports of Nebraska blizzard conditions to persuade his decision. Jim chose to remain with Oregon, citing family considerations and stability.
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Southwest Conference in Uproar Over Hunting Trip Allegations
A reported hunting trip to Mexico involving high school players sparks a regional uproar as rivals claim it mirrors a rival college moving players to a bowl game. Oklahoma alumni raise $12,000 to gift Coach Bud Wilkinson a Norman home in what is seen as strong support to retain him. Clemson's Frank Howard gains fame on the rubber poultry circuit after the Gator Bowl, with Peshead Walker nicknamed the Frank Howard of North Carolina.
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Cage Results and Notable Basketball Highlights
AP reports St Francis PA 70 Gannon 43 and lists multiple college scores across regions. Notes on Gene Love the tall Red Head clown and Decatur appearance accompany a wide-ranging roundup of games and teams from Amherst to Western Kentucky with numerous NCAA and conference results.
Burg Wins Hard Fought Match
Patty Berg won the Tampa Women's Open at Palma Ceia in Tampa with a 295 tying the women’s medal play record. Babe Zaharias finished one behind at 296, earning $650 for second as Louise Suggs placed third at 297. Berg succeeds Betty Jameson as champion. top amateurs Dot Kelly and Polly Riley tied at 302.
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County Basketball Coaches to Meet Here
A meeting of Morgan county basketball coaches is set for Wednesday at 5 30 PM at Decatur junior high. All coaches are requested to attend the gathering. Also noted is a historical fact that Baltimore first used gas street lighting in 1821.
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Illinois Test Looms For Minnesota In Big Week
Illinois hosts Minnesota in Champaign after the Gophers run unbeaten through 13 games. Oklahoma A M seeks revenge on DePaul in Chicago as Western Kentucky, Hamline, and Villanova hold top spots among undefeateds.
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Fonty Flock Wins 100-Mile Fort Lauderdale Sweepstakes
Fonty Flock of Atlanta captured $1,000 first prize in the inaugural 100 mile stock car sweepstakes at Fort Lauderdale speedway, finishing in 1 hour 7 minutes 2 seconds. He beat Bill Frick by about three car lengths, with Chet Gibbons winning the 5 mile midget race in 2 minutes 36.92 seconds.
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Kovacs Struggles in Finals for National Clay Title
Frank Kovacs of Oakland California faces a tough path in the final match for the national professional clay courts tennis title in St Augustine. The 98 year old veteran tennis star struggles as he competes for the trophy.
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Tennis pro rallies to win title in tense final
Ranked third among the nation’s tennis pros and first for the event, Wel by Van Horn of Philadelphia overcame a 2-6 4-6 7-9 deficit to defeat Wel in yesterday’s final, with a comeback 6-3 6-3 final two sets.
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Restaurant term first used in America for dining rooms
The phrase restaurant began in the United States as a term for dining rooms offering prepared meals, marking a shift from prior tavern or eating-house labels as the concept of a dedicated dining establishment emerged.
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