Campion Nets 65-62 Cage Victory
Campion defeated McDowell 65-62 in Prairie du Chien with captain Paul Kleihege scoring 24 and Bill Healy 15. Owen McCarthy had eight, Jack Romweber seven, Tom Kreetz six as Campion led 32-23 at halftime, fending off a late McDowell rally. Next, Campion meets St. Ambrose in Davenport on Wednesday.
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McDowell
Paul Kleihege
Bill Healy
Kleihege
Owen McCarthy
Jack Romweber
Tom Kreetz
Romweber
Mel Nick
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Veteran trainer targets Widener with Alerted at St Augustine
Miami trainer Ray De Stefano who handles the veteran campaigner Alerted will point the horse for Hialeah's $100,000 Widener. De Stefano saddled his first winner in 1929 at old St. John's Park in St. Augustine.
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Old St. John’s Park
St. Augustine
Expect Coast Loop To Name USC Tuesday
West Coast officials expected to announce USC as the Pacific Coast representative for the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin on New Year’s Day. USC finished the PCC schedule unbeaten 6–0, after beating UCLA 14–12 on Nov. 22, though Notre Dame spoiled their overall perfect season with a 9–0 setback.
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Connor’s son joins NYU football lineage from 1927 Violet star
Freshman John M. Connor, son of legendary NYU Violet Dutch Connor, will play college football for NYU. The 18-year-old follows a father famed for 1926 Fordham clash at Yankee Stadium, where Dutch Connor scored three touchdowns including a 73-yard run in a 27 3 victory. Also noted, Noble Jorgensen, six foot nine, played for the Syracuse Nationals and worked a lawnmower rep in the off season.
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Dutch) Connor
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Noble Jorgensen
Syracuse Nationals
NBA
Browns Clinch Tie Chance as Giants Suffer Historic Loss
The Browns victory over the Washington Redskins 48-24 tightens the American Conference race with two games left. The Steelers crushed the New York Giants 63-7 while the Rams beat the 49ers 34-21 to share the NFL National Conference lead with the Lions. Browns next play the Chicago Cardinals then New York. the Giants must beat Washington to stay alive. Lions face the Bears and end with Dallas. Rams meet Green Bay then Pittsburgh.
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Chicago Bears
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Bears
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Military Service Questions Answered by Maj Nial
Veteran inquiries address mustering-out pay, Korean GI benefits, funeral expenses, and allotments. Navy discharge pay, VA pension rules, and eligibility depend on service duration, disability, and VA standards. Editor invites letters to Maj Nial with stamped self addressed envelope.
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Birthplace of southern intercollegiate football named Stoll Field
Lexington Kentucky recalls Stoll Field as the birthplace of southern intercollegiate football with Kentucky playing its first game there in 1880 against Centre College.
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Players Skated Around Montreal in NHL This Season
Nine players in the National Hockey League have played for three different teams this season. Gaye Stewart has played for Toronto Chicago and Detroit before joining the New York Rangers. Jimmy Peters moved from Montreal Boston and Detroit before a trade to the Chicago Black Hawks. George Gee is unique in returning to a club he previously played for starting with the Hawks Detroit and back to Chicago.
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NHL
Gaye Stewart
Toronto
Chicago
Detroit
New York Rangers
Jimmy Peters
Boston
Chicago Black Hawks
George Ee
Hawks
Record Run by Leo Rollick Sparks 844 Series in 1946 Bowl
LOS ANGELES Leo Rollick of Los Angeles hurled an 844 series in the 1946 American Bowl ing Congress Tournament a record that endures.
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NBA
Leo Rollick
Royals Beat Hawks 91 88 in free throw edge
Milwaukee Hawks led in field goals but Rochester Royals won 91-88 as Rochester made 47 of 52 free throws to Milwaukee's 36 of 51. Key scorers included Bob Davies with 21 for the Royals and Jack Nichols, Mel Hutchins, Al Masino with 15 each for Milwaukee. Also noted: Minneapolis, Syracuse, Fort Wayne multiple NBA results from the same day.
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Hawks
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Mel Hutchins
al Masino
Bob Davies
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Syracuse
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Rochester
Steiber sets low nine in Detroit bowling league record
Detroit report notes George Steiber rolled a nine game total in the General Post Office League to set an ABC scoring record. He later added 115 and 131 for a 255 series, while Joe Kopcha, former Chicago Bears star, is described as a leading obstetrician in Gary Indiana.
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George Steiber
ABC
Stieber
George
Joe Kopcha
Chicago Bears
Gary
Ind
Rare Black Deer On Display Now
Fall River Hotel proprietor Maurice Viguier killed a rare jet black mule deer in Elko County Nevada. The 203 pound buck with four point antlers drew attention from Ivade Game Commission officials and sportsmen groups who viewed the trophy.
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Fall River Mills
Maurice Viguier
San Francisco
Elko
Nevada
Viguier
I Vada Game Commission
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