Dodgers Rise and Yankees Fall Top Baseball Story
The 1959 season saw the Dodgers win the NL pennant after a playoff with the Braves and capture the World Series from the White Sox. The Yankees collapsed to third, Chicago claimed its AL title, and rookie Larry Sherry defined the year with clutch performances for Los Angeles. Willie McCovey sparked a late Giants surge, Koufax and Drysdale anchored the Dodger staff, and attendance rose as a new era emerged.
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UCLA and Minnesota Clash In Holiday Cage Tourney Prep
UCLA faces Minnesota tonight as it seeks to snap a three game skid before Christmas. The program plans a tourney run at the Los Angeles Invitational with Dec 28 29 30 dates ahead. Stanford Santa Clara and others prep for the West Coast events in Corvallis Oregon and surrounding regions.
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Scally and Hirsch Debut New Sports Radio Show
Scally and Elroy Hirsch launch a daily KFI program starting at 6 15 p m on weekdays. Vin Scully will provide play by play and commentary while Hirsch offers insights from pro footballs all time greats. The show will cover top sports news and feature highlights from athletes and events.
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Bruins' Longest Plays Of The Season Revealed
UCLA football fans saw a string of long plays in the season with Skip Smith scoring on a 2 yard run at North Carolina State and Kilmer connecting on a 73 yard pass to Jim Johnson. Other highlights include Dean Moorees end arounds in Utah and a 20 yard Kilmer to Johnson forward pass in Pittsburgh.
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Elliott Nears Illinois Post In Illini Coaching Shakeup
California coach Pete Elliott indicated a strong possibility he would leave for Illinois after meeting with the University of Illinois Board of Athletics. Mills, Illinois athletic director, said Elliott was interviewed with others and no definite offer or date was set. Elliott has Big Ten ties, with his father on Northwestern staff and his brother Bump Elliott coaching at Michigan.
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Bump) Elliott
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Norton Named Continent’s Best Athlete in 1959 Picks
Norton, North America’s standout, earned top honors as continent’s best in a Helms Hall Board selection. He was NCAA 220 yard champion in 1950 at 20.9, AAU 100 meters champ in 10.3, with a 4.3 best for 100 yards, joining peers from Africa Asia Europe South America and Australia in the continent-wide listing.
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Our Richest Christmas Story From January Reader's Digest
A fragmented passage recounts how an impoverished family faced a bare holiday. It notes a transformation when a person named Paur helped turn the day into the richest Christmas ever, as described in a January Reader's Digest feature.
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Long Beach State Eyes Sixth Straight Win at Home
Long Beach State hosts Nevada Wolfpack in an 8 o'clock basketball game at the LBSC gym coming off a 5 game win streak. Preceding fight is a freshmen clash with Whittier. The 49ers beat Nevada 67-45 two weeks ago at Bend and face Chico State Tuesday while Patterson cautions that conference play will reveal true strength.
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Local Cage Schedule Tonight At Several Colleges
Readable notes show a compact cage schedule listing Whittier Frosh at LBSC Frost Som Nevada at LBSC with fragmented day labels Tyosday ET Toro Hawke St Lesc Frost Chico St at CBSC Blums Arteniy at Raw, Bans Aiur St Anthony Wednesday Paly and St Anthony in a cave journey with ram December Thursday nothing Friday nothing scheduled Salyrane LB St El San Bernardino volley.
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Depth of Patterson squad shown in weekend games
The tournament highlighted the depth of Patterson's squad, especially at guard. Hank Larcido led scoring with 16 against Navy but did not play versus Leckyers, while Ivan Schuler and Ron Batson sat out after strong showings. Hubbard Podue and Sandefur shone, making Patterson choices tough.
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