Oklahoma Still Top Club in Final Football Poll
Oklahoma gains No 1 in final AP poll with 212 first-place votes and 2083 points, ahead of Army in second. Notre Dame fell from top spots. Oklahoma aims for third Sugar Bowl win as they finish regular season with 9 wins and prep for Tulsa A&M.
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St Petersburg Hosts Baseball Meetings In December
St Petersburg prepares to host two weeks of baseball meetings starting Sunday as minor and major leagues gather. Officials from clubs, presidents and league delegates will discuss broadcasting bans, the bonus rule, high school signing rules and other major and minor league code changes during the sessions. The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues begins with minor league talks and drafts before the majors take over.
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Alabama Students Protest Orange Bowl Snub
At the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa about 1,100 students demonstrated overnight against the Orange Bowl committee’s selection, Clemson over Alabama, for the New Year’s Day game in Miami. President Dr John Gallatee urged calm as the noise subsided. Noble Hendrix noted students were venting disappointment and pep.
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Onrushing Tide 35-Point Choice Over Plainsmen
Alabama Is A Heavy Favorite To Beat Auburn In Birmingham As Tide Seek Upset-Free Finish After Five-Streak Victory Run With Players Eddie Salem Butch Avinger Booby Marlow Tom Calvin Larry Chiodetti And Bimbo Melton Leading An Aggressive Line Auburn Counters With Bill Tucker Char lie Lingner And Don Blackerby Supported By Aerial Plays And Strong Front Lines In A Historic Southeastern Conference Rivalry With Auburn Looking To End A Winless Season And Alabama Aiming For Continuation Of A Five-Game Win Streak
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Bagwell Named Outstanding College Football Player
Penn captain and backfield ace Fran cis Bagwell, star of the Reds, is named the nation's outstanding college football player of 7050 by the Maxwell Memorial Football Club. He led the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference with 1610 rushing yards, just seven shy of Columbia's 1942 record, scoring nine touchdowns and throwing six.
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Gator Bowl committee eyes six teams for entry
Jacksonville AB The Gator Bowl selection committee met today to consider possible contenders for the New Year’s Day game. With some options eliminated by accepting other bowl bids, six teams remained in consideration: Alabama Wyoming Nebraska Tulsa Wake Forest and Washington & Lee. Alabama Florida series has mostly met in Jacksonville plus Tuscaloosa Montgomery Gainesville and Birmingham.
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All-Sophomore SE teams headlined by Tech and Florida
The AP selected the All-Southeastern Conference sophomore eleven with Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama, and Tennessee leading in nominees. Haywood Sullivan of Tech is quarterback, joined by Weigle, Miller, DeCarlo, Donaldson, and others. voting produced a first team plus a sizable second string reflecting strong conference depth. A Paris boxing note interrupts with Sugar Ray Robinson’s knockout.
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Pridgen Stars In Auburn Victory
Auburn routed Troy 96 to 57 as Dan Pridgen and teammates dominated early. Bubber Farish led the first half with 11 points while Roger Weldon added 14 in the second half. Weldon finished high for the East with 48, and Pridgen and Wayler each scored 13 for Auburn. The Tigers travel to Birmingham Southern in a warmup ahead of Friday night game against Howard College.
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Qualifying Play Today In Miami Open Golf Tourney
Qualifying starts today for the 27th annual Miami Open at Miami Springs. About 165 professionals and amateurs compete for 79 spots in the 72 hole event. Sixty pros and 19 amateurs are exempt. last year's money winners except Skip Alexander, injured, defend entry. The field includes nine former champions led by Freddie Haas Jr. of Claremont Calif.
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