Durocher and Mays in Lively West Coast Showbiz Slice
In Los Angeles Willie Mays vents fatigue with Puerto Rican baseball and home worries while Leo Durocher stays nearby. The piece notes Southern California sports buzz around USC and the Rose Bowl, with Bill Hunter heading toward retirement eligibility and comments from Red Sanders and Jon Arnett. The column blends sports, entertainment, and coast-to-coast chatter, touching on Marciano, Carey, and other figures in a mosaic of 1950s Los Angeles life.
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Rocky Marciano
Yogi Berra
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Andy Carey
Columbia
Lucy Marlowe
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Johnny Russo
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Red Sanders
Rose Bowl
Jon Arnett
All Quiet At Rio Grande Bevo Era Fades In Ohio Town
Rio Grande College in Gallia County Ohio returns to normal after Bevo Francis era. Under President Paul Lyne and Dean William Lewis basketball shifts from large arenas to Community Hall built in 1916, a 30 by 80 foot gym seating 250, ending the big schedule era.
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William A. Lewis
Little Community Hall
Rio Grande basketball saga ends with Globetrotter deal
After a turbulent two year run sparked by Oliver and Newt, Rio Grande regained its footing under coach Herman S. Bush. With 6-4 Joe McKay leading a modest lineup, the 190 student campus community watched a quieter season, drawing about 250 fans and focusing on steady play rather than scoring records. Abe Saperstein arranged a $30,000 annual contract to salvage both Oliver and Francis era efforts.
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Duke Mermen Win First Meet By 53-31
Duke University swimming opened the season with a 53 to 31 victory over The Citadel in Durham. Dave Rogers and Sam McMillan each won individual events and teamed up to win the 300 yard relay. The Citadel's John Forrester led the 20 yard breaststroke as their best performer.
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Golf Day Set for June 4 to Feature Zaharias Furgol Matches
Chicago report outlines the third National Golf Day on June 4. Women stars including Babe Zaharias will face off against men as Ed Furgol competes at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. The nationwide event raises funds for the USO and the National Golf Fund, sponsored by Life Magazine and the PGA, with participants across the country aiming to outscore the champions to win medals.
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Ed Furgol
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Ameche to Receive All-America Award in Kenosha Testimonial
Wisconsin fullback Alan Ameche will be honored at a civic testimonial dinner in Kenosha on January 12. He will receive NEA’s All-America certificate and a Longines-Wittnauer watch, plus an automobile and a Buck A Yard bonus for each yard in his NCAA record total of 3212. Licenses plates B-35 for the car and Ameche’s jersey number are issued, and he will be given a key to the city. Over 1000 tickets sold within 48 hours of sales.
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National Keglers Meet Set in Chicago Coliseum
The national individual match game championships open next week at Chicago Coliseum with 158 men and 62 women. Don Carter and Mrs. Lib Ladewig seek a third and sixth straight title, respectively, as 26 states are represented in a nine day event culminating in Sunday night. The men race for $2000 and the women for $600 in prizes.
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Herman Ball Named Assistant Coach for Pittsburgh Steelers
Herman Ball former Redskins head coach 1949 51 was named an assistant coach with the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers He will report next week succeeding Cherundolo Ball 44 played at Davis Elkins College and coached Allegheny High School in Cumberland Maryland for seven seasons winning six championships He also worked as a Redskins chief scout in 1946 and resides in Elkins West Virginia
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Willie Mays Receives Player Sid Mercer Award in New York
Willie Mays of the New York Giants is named Player Sid Mercer Award by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Horace Stoneham wins the William J. Slocum Award for meritorious service. Rhodes wins Babe Ruth Award for outstanding 1954 World Series play. Stoneham and Mays to attend the January 30 Waldorf event. Rhodes to be honored at Polo Grounds ceremony. Rhodes first non Yankee to win Ruth Award since 1949.
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Indians Add 3 New Men to Roster
Cleveland adds Earl Averill Jr. and two rookies Bill Meyer and Jim Verly to the Tribe roster. Averill, 22, catches with a .294 average for Reading in the Eastern League, while Meyer, 25, is a right handed pitcher and Verly, 25, a second baseman, previously with Utah. Averill’s father played for Cleveland from 1929 to 1938 and homered in his first major league at bat.
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McMurty's Rare Heavyweight Spark In Pacific Northwest Memoir
A glowing profile of Pat McMurtry, highlighted as a rare heavyweight with speed power and youth. Promoter Kirby Sears comments, Praises from longtime observer Salkeld, praising McMurtry's potential and urging careful career guidance in a fading boxing era.
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Burl Storie Named Mattoon Phillies Class D Manager
Burl Storie, a 16 year pro baseball veteran, is named manager of the Mattoon Phillies in the Class D Mississippi-Ohio Valley League. The Boonville, NC native spent last season as player coach for the pennant winner in the Sally League and winters in Elkin, North Carolina.
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