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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1955

Page

2

Snead sets Miami Open sixth win in playoff

Sam Snead wins the Miami Open for a sixth time, defeating Tommy Holt on the first hole of a sudden death playoff after tying at 201 over 54 holes. Snead’s 29 final-nine strokes set a course record at Miami Springs. Amateur Ray Terry wins amateur honors over Doug Sanders in a third extra hole playoff.

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East steel bowl results sweep several teams nationwide

United Press reports scattered college basketball scores across the East and nation. Duquesne beat Pittsburgh 71 49 while Geneva edged Westminster Pa 60 57 Slippery Rock topped Carnegie Tech 75 88 St Johns NY beat Amherst 66 Army 57 Niagara 72 La Salle 70 St Bonaventure 69 and St Fran defeated Princeton 72 Colgate 7 Harvard 81 Cornell 59 Holy Cross 99 Yale 34. Other games include Seton Hall 93 over Roanoke Syracuse 85 Fordham a Navy 69 Penn 66 Louisville 98 Canisius 82 and many more around the country.

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WVU and Marshall Schedule 28 Games This Week

WVU and Marshall highlight the week with 28 games slated as both teams chase important conference results. Marshall faces Huntington and Kalamazoo clashes after a 115 to 83 win over Washington and Lee, while WVU edged the same team 80 to 71 and eyes tougher tests including North Carolina State and Georgetown. The card also features State joining the league and a busy pre holiday slate across West Virginia colleges.

Virginia University Marshal College Marshal Fataful Washington &Lee WVU Marshall Jule Rivlin Huntington Ohio University Mid America Western Michigan Kalamazoo West Virginia Fred Schwus George Washington Washington Raleigh North Carolina State Meson West Virginia State Yellow Jackets Salem Clarksburg Swent Hom Virginia Washinton Balimore State Bluefield State Eagles Washington Area Georgetown Universty Mount St. Mary's American Buvis & Elkins Mount St. Mary’s Wesleyan Fairmont Beckley Wee Hes

Big Week in College hoops sights for top teams

Major clashes shake the college basketball scene with Kentucky, Illinois, Duquesne, and Alabama in key matchups. Temple upsets Kentucky at home signaling early season upheaval as DePaul and Duquesne loom in Chicago. Notre Dame and Minnesota surge as late-week games test top ten contenders.

Saddler Faces Gallardo In Closed Featherweight Bout

San Francisco reports Sandy Saddler, world featherweight champion, meets Dave Gallardo in a 10 round non title bout at Civic Auditorium. The bout will be closed to TV and radio, with Saddler favored to defend his title next month against Flash Elorde if upset does not occur.

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Odds and Ends From Sports World and College Notes

A collage of sports trivia and notes including Bob Baker and Nino Valdes television quirks, Frankie Baukholtz’s basketball past, Johnny Michelosen coaching Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl, Santa Anita Derby winners then Derby hopefuls, Fred Enke’s long tenure at Arizona, and Ohio upland game arrests. It also mentions Vanderbilt in the Gator Bowl, Eagle Day’s passes, a Hialeah bettor, Time to Get Flack, and various boxing and football notes.

Bob Baker Nino Valdes Baker Bob Frankie Baukholtz Cubs Phils Pittsburgh Johnny Michelosen Hill Gail Fred Enke University of Arizona Ohio Vanderbilt Vandy Eagle Day Mississippi

Early season hoops showcase features key intersectional ties

Kentucky plays DePaul in Lexington as part of a slate of large games tonight. Fifth ranked Iowa visits Colorado while 12th ranked Indiana and 15th ranked St Louis face Hoosierland rivals. Ohio State hosts Oklahoma, Wisconsin welcomes San Jose State, and Tulane visits Texas A&M in a busy Birmingham Classic weekend.

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Olson and Flaherty Face $500,000 Suit in Court

San Francisco report states former middleweight Carl Bobo Olson and manager Sid Flaherty face a federal breach of contract suit. Herbert Campos, son of Flaherty, claims he was Olson’s first manager and seeks a share of earnings from 1950 to 195? after Campos ran out of contract in which he was supposed to receive one third.

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