West Virginia sports 1955 records and stars rise
Charleston coverage highlights Carl Hartman career scoring record, Alderson-Broaddus and Morris Harvey titles, WVU and WV Tech breaking season marks, Hot Rod Hundley feats, coaching honors for Schaug and Henderson, and statewide basketball and track achievements across schools from St Albans to Stonewall Jackson with teams earning crowns and bowl bids.
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WVU Favored To Defeat Florida In Bowl Tonight
United Press reports college basketball and other Holiday Tournament action as San Francisco pursues a 36th straight victory in the Holiday Festival. West Virginia opens against Florida State while Columbia faces Santa Clara and Miami upsets Yale in the Miami Beach events. Tulane defeats New York University.
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Miami set for transfer vote on Syracuse franchise
The Interna tins] League schedules a January 3 meeting in Miami to approve transferring the Syracuse franchise to the Miami resort city. Bobby Courchesne, 130, Holyoke, outpoints Coffee Joe Wilkinson, 126, Washington. Richard Urich and Bruce Beitty named as assistants to Ara Parseghian, Northwestern’s new coach, who previously served on Parseghian’s staff.
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Surgical leader Dr Thomas A Shallow Dies at 69
Dr Thomas A Shallow 69 former president of the American Chapter of the International College of Surgeons died at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia after a long illness. An estimate notes about 30 percent of replacements were tubeless this year, compared with under 2 percent before 1954 in automobile tire replacements.
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Bowl Forecaster Picks Michigan Pitt Oklahoma for Wins
Oscar Fraley weighs Rose Bowl Michigan over UCLA Maryland over Oklahoma in a clash of unbeaten powerhouses. Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech over Pitt. Tangerine Bowl Florida over Missouri Valley. Florida and Auburn chosen for Gator and Sun Bowls. Texas Tech favored over Wyoming amid injury doubts.
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Bowl Carnival Opens Tonight in New Orleans Sports Week
The Sugar Bowl carnival kicks off with LSU favored to win a sixth boxing title with Syracuse, and the weekend features tennis, basketball, and track events. Vic Seixas and Bernard Bartven headline tennis, while Notre Dame, Alabama, and Utah vie for basketball glory. Georgia Tech meets Pittsburgh in a climactic Sugar Bowl Stadium bout Monday.
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Ashua Enters Race Stami In McLennan Handicap
Nashua headlined 35 nominations for the February 4 McLennan Handicap at Aslech Park a prep for the February 18 Widener Handicap. Also noted Don Germann under surgery in Milwaukee hospital for a slipped disc after starved at Wisconsin. Four largest elevators in U S aircraft carrier Forrestal move 70 000-pound jets between decks.
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College Tourney Scores Incomplete Readouts
EAST George Washington 83 Wyoming 75 Hofstra 88 Bucknell 62 Wegner 75 Cortland St 59 Indiana 94 Butler 70 Michigan 79 Denver 61 Loyola Tl 90 North Dakota 75 Princeton 88 Northwestern 65 Detroit 91 Penn St 58 Brigham Young 89 Toledo 70 All-College Tourney 1st Round Seattle 14 Loyals Le 70 Tulsa 60 Pennsylvania 62 Oklahoma A&M 65 Texas Tech Big Seven Tourney 1st Round Colorado 88 Oklahoma 69 Emporia St 83 Findley 68 Indiana St 77 Rayne Tuldine 60 NYU 42 Miami Fla 92 Yale 90 Kentucky Invitational 1st Round Western Kentucky 76 Ohio U 62 Murray St 106 Morehead St 97 Eastern Ky 94 Bowling Green 65 Louisville 103 Arizona 63 Washington 76 Town 71 Oregon 86 Colorado A&M 56
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Sox sign four and Rivera joins 1956 lineup
The Chicago White Sox announce four players signed for 1956 including centerfielder Jim Rivera. Rivera, then in winter ball in Mexico, hit .264 for the Sox last season and led the American League with 25 stolen bases.
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Mayflower fleet claim on Pilgrims voyage noted
A historical note states that when the Mayflower carried the Pilgrims to America there were 20 ships named Mayflower registered in Britain.
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