Mikan Coaches Lakers in Brutal Basketball Comeback
Minneapolis rookie coach George Mikan, 23, consoles and brutalizes officials as he guides a struggling Lakers. Once a famed 6-foot-10 scorer, he now endures the grind of coaching while shouting from the bench. His hard edge and zeal keep players energized even in losses.
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Minneapolis
George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
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Assa
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Geas
George
NBA
Lakers
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Long Beach City College
Charlie Church
Vikings
Quint
Norse
Los Angeles CC
Milan's Lakers sale sparks unlikely rebound plan
A year after Milan cut ties with the Lakers in a failed bid for Congress he offered to buy the team on installments. The Lakers were sold to businessmen who installed ex-player Mikan as coach. The Minneapolis squad mixes NBA castoffs and a few hopefuls, with little league future, say critics despite Mikan’s warning.
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Lakers
Mikan
Minneapolis
NBA
Steelers Tumble Cards 27 2 in Chicago NFL clash
Michigan State's Karl Morrall and Billy Wells powered the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 27 2 victory over the Chicago Cardinals in Chicago to finish third in the Eastern Division with a 6 6 record Morrall threw a 48 yard TD to Jack McClairen while finishing 13 of 26 for 161 yards and setup touchdowns by Fran Rogel and Dick Young Dean Derby added field goals and extra points. The Cardinals were shut down by the Pittsburgh defense with only three points in the first half and 58 passing yards total.
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Chicago
Michigan State
Karl Morrall
Warkhorse
Billy Wells
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Cardinals
Morrall
Jack McClairen
Fran Rogel
Dick Young
Dean Derby
Steelers
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Ed Beatty
Jack Girard
Cardinal
Chavez Alamitos Top Rider Heads to Bay Meadows
Chavez Alamitos top rider Tommy Chavez heads for Bay Meadows chasing another quarter horse title as Los Alamitos wraps its 22 day fall meeting. Chavez won 18 races, eight seconds and 11 thirds, finishing two ahead of Henry Page in wins. Robert Strauss rode Go Man Go to a track record equalling Autumn Championship win, with 13 total wins for the day. Quarter Horses return to Los Alamitos in April as meet totals rise, with handle at 8,089,514 and attendance 126,701. Daily handle averaged 367,297 and a one day record pool hit 651,000.
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Tommy Chavez
Bay Meadows
Los Alamitos
Chavez
Orange County
Henry Page
Robert Strauss
City League Basketball Schedule Readout
City League tonight features multiple church teams across venues. Matches include Bethel Nazarene versus Prinsion CB Admirals against Grayson Controls at Paly seven eighteen South Bt Assembly facing Luthéran and other listed pairings.
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Jackrabbite Fire Dept
AC Jurden
Sis
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B. Brethren Church
Prinsion
Admirals
Grayson Controls
Paly
South Bt Assembly
Dst Luthéran
Lonsien
Ave
Ch of God Assembly
Seihoitat
Ute Klennern
Hartack Wins and Occidental Wins Dinghy Title
Occidental College took the first Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Dinghy Sailing Championship with 175 points, edging Stanford by one. Pete Frost and Sue Exley led in class A and B, beating Stanford’s Tom Frost and Bill Sweningsen. Exley and Frost are Long Beach residents. Washington finished third with 171. In Puerto Rico, Willie Hartack won the Coast feature at El Nuevo, as Orange and Santa Barbara trailed.
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Stanford
Occidental
Pete Frost
Sue Exley
Tom Frost
Bill Sweningsen
Miss Exley
Frost
Sweningsen
Long Beach
Washington
Randy Miller
Allan Hart
San Juan
P.R. Upi
Willie Hartack
United States
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Fea
Coast
Santa Barbara
Menlo
Caltech
Clare
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California
Tandante
Harbor
Celtics Dominate Royals 115-98 In Cincinnati
Boston Celtics with Bill Russell and Bill Sharman edged the Cincinnati Royals 115-98 after a close first half. Sharman 24 points, Russell 21, Hei- sahn 21 as Celtics improve to 23–4 this season. Royals’ Twyman and Lovellette each 26 in defeat. Also Kerr 26 in Syracuse 119-93 over Detroit. Knicks 126-100 over Philadelphia. Hagan 31 as Hawks beat Minneapolis 123-115 for eighth straight win.
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Boston Celtics
Bill Russell
Bill Sharman
Cincinnati Royals
Boston
Royals
Sharman
Russell
Tom Heisahn
Jack Twyman
AAU Basketball Colts Lock in S6 and Teens Scores
Bartlesville A Teens defeat Sarena Thauraxce 34 in a tight league opener while Colt and Leagu Lockers post competitive showing.
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Leagu Lockers
Sarena ‘Thauraxce
Bartlesville
Purse Raised for San Carlos Handicap Nominees List
The San Carlos Handicap at seven furlongs on January 4 will offer 50 000 added. Santa Anita announced the field including Round Table and other stars for the seasonal debut. Nominations also name Ballarin Barouche Battle Dance Bequeath Blen Host Blessball Bold Bazooka Brinks Dream Buford Capt. Lark Canius El Rhobar Festin Gold Cover Golden Notes Hark Mystle Eye Nashville No Bempe Novedski North End Pibo Carlitos Seancen The Searcher and more.
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Santa Anita
Frank Hi
Miloe
Kerrstable
Round Table
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Dus
Edile Schmidt
Find
Aolandes U0
Porterhouse
Promised Land
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Buford
Capt. Lark
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Golden Notes
Hark
Mystle Eye
Nashville
No Bempe
Novedski
North End
Pibo Carlitos
Seancen
the Searcher
Giardello Top Bout Looms In NBC Boxing Card
Middleweight contender Joey Giardello, 70-23-5 with 25 KOs, favored 3-1 to beat Ralph Jones in a 10-round NBC telecast at the Miami Beach auditorium. Jones, 44-20-4 with 11 KOs, is unrated. Giardello aims at a title shot after a strong year. Also features Tommy Tibbs vs Lulu Perez at St. Michaels Arena with Tibbs 8-5 favorite in another 10-rounder.
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Bowler Dillon Aims For Record After 328th Game
Conroe Texas bowler Bill Dillon, 31, extended his streak to 328 consecutive games Sunday night in a bid to surpass a 429 straight games record. He expects to reach the 429th game this afternoon, having an average of 154.58 over 828 games.
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Tex
Bill Dillon
Dillon
Valo Signs Dodger Pact for 1958 Season
Elmer Valo, top NL pinch hitter, signed his 1958 Los Angeles Dodger contract Sunday. The veteran outfielder and pinch hitter spent most of his 15-year career with Philadelphia and Kansas City after joining the Dodgers from the Phillies last season. He owns a lifetime .285 batting average and hit 273 last season, with an on-base mark of .422 in 45 pinch-hitting tries producing eight hits and 12 walks.
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Los Angeles Dodger
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Philadelphia
Kansas City Athletics
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Phillies
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Lets Match Wins Caliente Feature
AGUA CALIENTE Lets Match captured the Christmas Handicap in a wire to wire 6 furlong feature over Straight A and Tare. The win completed a perfect card of six winners for five riders, each earning $89.91 on a $2 investment. Jockey Arthur L Anderson rode the winner at 15 to 1 with payouts of $4.00 and $2.80. Time 1:10.
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Agua Caliente
Tare
Arthur L. Anderson
Hershey 6 Buffak Providence Rochee 2 hockey scores
Hockey scores show Hershey defeated Buffak Providence 6 to 2 with Rochee contributing key plays. The schedule lists only games, with limited details available from the fragment.
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Buffak Providence
Rochee
Zup Gridiron Innovator Remembered By Contemporaries
Contemporaries joined in praising Bob Zuppke after his death describing him as one of the great college coaches of all time. Irene Foofai quoted calling him a generation's standout who brought original ideas and real contributions to football while Lou Little noted the loss to both athletic and academic worlds.
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Bob Zuppke
Tlinois
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Pittsburgh
Stanford
Zup
Lou Little
Columbia
Football Coaches Rules
Zeppke death cited by Grange as shaping football
Harold Red Grange recalled Zeppke as a great innovator who helped origin screen passes huddles and spiral passes. Grange spoke in Miami Florida saying Zeppke was closer to him than his own father and credited him with key football innovations.
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Red) Grange
Illinois
Gotball
Miami
Fla
Zuppke Amid Early College Football Ties and Tales
The article recalls Zuppke's early career and avocation in amateur painting, noting open man shows in Midwest cities and critical acclaim. It highlights 1914 1918 1927 1928 conference attempts, shared titles in 1915 and 1923, and Amos Alonzo Stagg's praise of Zuppke as a capable thinker.
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Aghlege
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Grange
Stockton
Calif
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Bob
Stagg
University of Chicago
Flint
Searson
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