Injuries Plague Pro Basketball As Many Players Unavailable
In New York Eddie Gottlieb president and GM of the Philadelphia Warriors laments a wave of early season injuries. Neil Johnston played with a fractured jaw after a stray elbow and wore an aluminum half mask to continue. Cincinnati coach Bob Wanzer suspects faster running games contribute to the injuries and cites a dozen key players sidelined across teams, including Cousy and Loscutoff, Paxon, Piontek, Shue, Guerin, Hutchins, Bobie, Arizin, Bianchi, Kerr and others.
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NEW York
Eddie Gott
Philadelphia Warriors
Neil Johnston
Warriors
Satuday
Syracuse
Gottieb
Gottlieb
Bob Wanzer
Cincinnati Royals
Gottleb
Wanzer
Highper
Broomall
Te Wanzer
Bob Cousylhigh
Sim Loscutoff
Boston
Jim Paxon
Dave Piontek
Bob Back
Gene Shue Hheel
Detroit
Richie Guerin
Mel Hutchins
Ron Bobie Toot
Paul Arizin
Philadelphia
Brown Retains World Title With Third KO Of Lopes
Light weight champion Joe Brown retained his 136 pound title by stopping Joey Lopes of Sacramento in the eighth round after three knockdowns and a final setup punch. Brown earned 15640 with 12000 from television while Lopes took 6920. It was Brown’s 29th KO in 92 pro fights and Lopes’s 14th loss in 58 bouts.
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Chicago
Joe Brown
Joey Lopes
Sacramento
Calif
White
Ese Brown
Brown
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Lopes
Luss
224 Bowlers Compete for 30000 in World Match Game Bowling
Chicago hosts 224 bowlers 160 men and 64 women in a match game championship at the Coliseum. 16 lanes run daily through December 13 with finals watched on NBC across 215 stations.
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Chicago
NBC
Newman Leads Grid Offense in Nation's Top Rushing
Newman, a 1-year old junior from El Cerato California, headlines Wash States with 1444 rushing yards across 14 games. Austin of Rutgers trails by 19 yards per year while playing nine games and handling 19 more rush attempts. Worcester reports Healey of Arlington elected captain of Holy Cross 1998 football team succeeding Surrette of Leominster. A Rand McNally atlas notes Ptolemy's map shows habitable globe portion about one third of the northern hemisphere.
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York
Bobby Newan
el Cerato
Calif
Miner
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Newman
Ill Austin
Rutgers
Worcester
Mass
Gim Healey
Arlington
Holy Cross
Die Surrette
Leominister
Ptolemy
Alexandr
Rand McNaily
Minors Vote Draft Structure Debate Rages In Colorado Springs
In Colorado Springs a minor league meeting weighs Frick s unrestricted draft proposal and the effect on bonus players. The Pacific Coast League leads opposition while many leagues prepare for 1958 with United States Mexico and Canada in play. Also notes the first U S patent issued to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for making pot and pearl ashes.
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Colorado Springs
Calos
Ford Frick
Frick
Pacific Coast League
United States
Mexico
Canada
Louisiana
U.S
Samuel Hopkins
Burlington, Vt
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