Roundball Roundup Finishes Holiday Tourneys in Buffalo
The King of the Queen City tourney crowns tonight in Buffalo as Georgia Tech and Xavier of Ohio winsemifinals over Canisius Westminster and Niagara St. Bonaventure respectively. The Big Ten opens with four games including Ohio State vs Michigan and Northwestern vs Indiana while other matchups feature Auburn vs Florida Detroit vs Bradley Wichita vs Houston and Pitt vs Yale. Santa Clara edged Loyola of New Orleans 53 50 to become 1956s first winner with San Francisco idle until Friday. Daytons nine game unbeaten run continues as they meet Duquesne then Iowa at Madison Square Garden. North Carolina State rests 23 game win streak before facing Duke. Conference previews list NC State favored in the ACC, SMU and Rice atop the Southwest, Tulsa and Houston strong in the Missouri Valley, and Stanford and California near the Pacific Coast lead. Various holiday tournament champions are tallied including Connecticut, West Virginia, Hofstra, George Washington, Cincinnati, Southern Methodist and Clemson among others.
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Bradley
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Yale
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Dons
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Pepperdine
Long Island University
Seton Hall
Frisco
Santa Clara
Fresno State
Bill Russell and Co
Broncos
Loyola of New Orleans
Dayton
Duquesne
Madison Square Garden
North Carolina State
Dixie Clasgic
North Carolina
Duke
Wolfpack
Atlantic Coast
Southern
George Washington
Furman
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Southern Methodist
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No Prima Donnas East Wins Shrine Classic 29 6
East team coach Woody Hayes praised his all star squad after a 29 to 6 Shrine Game victory over the West in San Francisco. Gerry Reichow earned MVP honors for the East while Howard Cassady contributed short gains and balanced the attack.
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Woody Hayes
Ohio State
San Francisco
Hayes
Iowa
Gerry Rreichow
Reichow
East
Buckeye
Howard (Hopalong) Cassady
All Star Football Results Across Bowls
East All-Stars defeated West All-Stars 29 to 6. Blue All-Stars edged out 20 to 1 in a separate bowl. Vanderbilt beat Auburn 13 in the Gator Bowl. Air Force All-Stars won 33 to 14 in the Rice Bowl Tokyo.
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Associated Press
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Air Force
Tokyo
Sugar Ray Fires Up Fight Plans
Sugar Ray Robinson plans to box in France against Charles Gomez and a summer bout with Carmen Basilio as contenders push for a shot at the Robinson Olson rematch winner. Ed uardo Lausse battles Milo Savage at Madison Square Garden on Friday while Rocky Castellani meets Gene Fullmer in Cleveland Arena to shake up the middleweight titles race.
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France
Charles Homez
Carmen Basilio
Eduardo Lausse
Rocky Castellani
Tiger Jones
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Bobby Boyd
Moses Ward
Gene
Cyclone) Fullmer
Johnny Sullivan
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ABC Radio and TV
West Jordan
Utah
Louise
Gil Turner
All Big Four honors headlined by State College picks
Jim Fahey starred as Treated as a veteran by Severance. The All-Tournament team includes Lennie Rosenbluth Joe Belmont Lefty Davis and two State College players Ron Shavik and Vic Molodet. Severance praises the Classic for equal profits and hospitality.
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Jim Fahey
Severance
Chino
State College
Ron Shavik
Vic Molodet
Carolina
Lennie Rosenbluth
Duke
Joe Belmont
Wake Forest
Lefty Davis
Villanova
Wildcats
Wildcat
Southern Conference Cagers Aim to Slow Darrell Floyd
SC basketball leaders clash with Furman star Darrell Floyd who tops the league with a 34.3 scoring average. Contenders include Joe Holup Rod Hundley Dom Flora Hobby Cobb and Bill Matthews as schedule features five conference games this week.
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Furman University
Floyd
George Washington
Joe Holup
West Virginia
Rod Hundley
Washington and Lee
Dom Flora
Davidson
Hobby Cobb
Virginia Tech
Bill Matthews
Holup
Hundley
Flora
Cobb
Matthews
Richmond
Furman
Spiders
William and Mary Jis
Evansville
Ind
Owensboro
Basketball Scores Across Matchups
Boston defeated Philadelphia 121 to 113 while Rochester beat New York 101 to 92 Fort Wayne outscored St. Louis 85 to 68 and Syracuse edged Minneapolis 85 to 80 in the listed games.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Rochester
New York
Fort Wayne
St. Louis
Syracuse
Minneapolis
Best Slate in Years as Eight Top Teams Bowle in Four Bowls
Eight of the nation's top 11 teams reached a fever pitch in four major bowls led by Michigan State versus CSA in the Rose Bowl Orange Bowl showcased Oklahoma against Maryland Texas Christian met Mississippi and Georgia Tech faced Pitt All four bowls had wide radio and television coverage with near even odds and strong All-America presence including Earl Morrall James Brown and Tommy McDonald A sellout crowd and notable firsts marked the day with Oklahoma seeking a 30 game win streak and Bobby Grier breaking racial barriers at the Sugar Bowl
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CSA
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Mississippi
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Georgia Tech
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Jose
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Sugar
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Earl Morrall
James Brown
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Duff Daugherty
Red Sanders
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State
Sam Brown
Devonport
Sooners
Terps
Associated Press
Bud Wilkinson
Tommy McDonald
Bob Pellegrini
Bobby Grier
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Tech
Bobby Dodd
Panthers
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