Battle of the Bowls preview from Grayson and Olderman
NEA sports column previews major bowls with Michigan State UCLA Oklahoma Maryland Pitt Texas Tech Vanderbilt Auburn and Wyoming. Grayson endorses champions while Olderman debates ball control, line strength, and star players like Davenport Sutherland Volkert Thompson Horton Moore and Mastrogiovanni.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
NEW York
Murray Olderman
Grayson
Olderman
Big Ten
Pacific Coast
Michigan State
UCLA
Spartans
Nashua
Old Boy
Bruins
Bob Davenport
Sam Brown
Chigan State
Maryland
Oklahoma
Terrapins
Ed Vereb
Frank Tamburello
Terp
Sooners
Tom Thumb
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Commodores
Art Guepe
Charley Horton
Vandy
Hopalong
Cassady
Stanford
Ohio State
California
Notre Dame
West
East
Lenny Moore
Wyoming
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
Cowboy Joe
Mastrogiovanni
Uhler Wins Ross Meet With 72
Burnham Uhler of Spartanburg South Carolina won the eighth annual Donald J. Ross Memorial Junior Golf tournament at Pinehurst Country Club No 3 posting 72 to take low gross in Class A ages 15 to 17. Charles Owens
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Pinehurst
N.C
Burnham Uhler
Spartanburg
S.C
Donald J. Ross
Pinehurst Country Club
Bowen Ross
Lumberton
Odell Massey
Durham
Harry Heath
Aiken
Verner Stanley
Charlotte
Robert Nash
Mebane
Gene Stone
Florence
George Smith Jr
New Bern
Robert Freedman
Buddy Baker
Low Gross
Sammy Estridge
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
Jule Griffith Jr
Sugar Bowl Showdown Power versus Speed Previews
Miami faces Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech in a Sugar Bowl clash that pits Pitt’s power line and hard-running backs against Tech and Miami’s speed and backfield talent. Key players include Pitt flankers Pa lack and Walton and Tech backs Volkert Son, Rotenberry, Williams, Poieat, with quarterback Mitchell and defender Vann shaping the game.
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Olderman
Maryland
Bob Pellegrini
Mike Sandusky
Oklahoma
Grayson
Pittsburgh
Johnny Michelosen
Jock Sutherland
Panthers
Georgia Tech
Power Vs. Speed
Miami
Hurricanes
Pitt
John Palack
Joe Walton
Ia Tech
George Volkert
Jimmy Pson
Paul Rotenberry
Stan
Blue Gray coaches pick starting squads for 18th annual game
Montgomery Ala rival coaches finalize offensive and defensive starters for the Blue Gray game two days before kickoff. Co captains for the Gray are Art Davis of Mississippi State and Bob Hardy of Kentucky. Gray backs include O K Ferguson LSU and Ken Keller UNC. Ends include Joe Tuminello LSU and Howard Schnellenberger Kentucky. Defenders feature Curtis Lynch Alabama and Nick Germanos Alabama at ends and Jack Maultsy UNC and Tony Sardisco Tulane at tackles.
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Art Davis
Mississippi State
Bob Hardy
Kentucky
LSU
O. K. Ferguson
North Carolina
Ken Keller
Joe, Tuminello
Howard Schenellenberger
Jim Barron
Bill Koman
Scott Suber
Bryan Burnthorne
Tulane
Jack Prater
Alabama
Curtis Lynch
Nick Germanos
Eddie Rayburn
Rice
Don Goss
SMU
Jack Maultsy
Tony Sardisco
26 Athletes Honored At L A Times Sports Award Banquet
The 13th annual Los Angeles Times Sports Award Banquet honored 26 athletes including Rocky Marciano Duke Snider Otto Graham Howard Cassady and Sid Gillman among others. Recipients spanned baseball basketball football golf horse racing aquatics tennis track auto racing and boxing with awards decided by a board led by Casey Stengel and Paul Zimmerman.
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Los Angeles
Rocky Marciano
Duke Snider
Ohio State
Hopalong Cassady
Cleveland Browns
Otto Graham
Los Angeles Times
Ervie Ward
Tarboro
N.C
Casey Stengel
Dean Cromwell
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Schroeder
Times
Paul Zimmerman
Braven Dyer
Walter Alton
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Russell
San Francisco University
James Walsh
Phillips Oilers
Howard Cassady
Hugh A Daugherty
Michigan Tate
Sid Gillman
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Fleck
Des Moines
Harvie Ward
San Francisco
Ee Berg
Minneapolis
Patricia Lesser
Seattle
Carleton F. Burke
Santa Anita Rac
Yoshi Oyakawa
Pat McCormick
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Tony Trabe
Classic Opens With Top State Classic
The Gophers, runner up last year, upset third ranked Utah in the Kentucky Invitational led by Jed Dommeyer and Gerald Lindsley. Villanova relies on Jim Smith Bob Powers and Jack Weismann for scoring. Oregon State shows late momentum with wins over Michigan and Northwestern. Dave Gambee and Ken Nanson lead Wyoming’s offense amid a 1-5 start.
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Gophers
State
Utah
Kentucky
Jed Dommeyer
Gerald Lindsley
Villanova
Jim Smith
Bob Powers
Jack Weismann
Wildcats
Oregon State
San Francisco
Michigan
Northwestern
Dave Gambee
Ken Nanson
Wyoming
Podres Draws 1-A Draft Tag for Army Call
Brooklyn ace Johnny Podres was reclassified 1-A by his draft board and faces possible immediate military service. The Dodgers, counting on Podres for a pennant bid, plan to rely on a deep pitching staff led by Don Newcombe Carl Erskine and Billy Lees, with manager Walter Alston to fill Podres spot if needed.
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Brooklyn
Johnny Podres
Dodgers
New York Yankees
Podres
Ticonderoga
N.Y
Witherbee
Don Elston
Chicago
Randy Jackson
Don Newcombe
Carl Erskine
Billy Lees
Walter Alston
Cowboys Start Strong After Slow Tourney Start
Coach Everett Shelton stays confident in his team the Cowboys after a disappointing tourney mark. Guard Joe Capua leads scoring at 17.8 points per game as Miss North Carolina Faye Arnold serves as queen of the Dixie Classic with Governor Luther Hodges set to throw out the first ball. Entertainment between games features the Firestone square dance team the Central Prison orchestra and the Internes vocal quartet.
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Everett Shelton
Cowboys
Shelton
Joe Capua
Faye Arnold
Rale
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Firestone Square
Central Prison Orchestra
Internes
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Jimmy Thompson
Stan Flowers
Navy
Mississippi Rebels
Texas Christian Froggies
Mississippi
Texas Christian
Jimmy Swink
Texas
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Mississipi
Sandra
Duane
Davey
Beverly
Uhler
Ross
By Andy Gustafson
Butch Williams
Billy Poieat
Smithfield
Flowers
Bobby Dodd
Wade Mitchell
T Vann
Tech
Tommy Jenkins
Bobby Grier
Lou Cimarelli
Pete Neft
Corny Salvaterra
T. Neft
Salvaterra
Koman
Montgomery
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