Browns Favored To Defeat Rams In Televised Title Clash
The Cleveland Browns, defending champions, travel to Los Angeles to meet the Rams in Memorial Coliseum for the NFL crown. Prolific offenses clash as Otto Graham, Lou Groza, and Elroy Hirsch duel Norman Van Brocklin and Tommy Fears in a high stakes showdown set for 1 p.m. PST.
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Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Paul
Graham
Lou Groza
Dante Lavelli
Len Ford Ale Gibron
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Rams
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Norman van Brocklin
Tommy Fears
Groza
Ron Waller
Skeet Quinlan
Dan Towler
van Brocklin
Fears
Elroy Hirsch
Bob Boyd
Ray Renfro
Curley Morrison
Ed Modzelewski
Lavelli
Darrell Brewster
Ford
Carleton Massey
Abe Gibron
Frank Gatski
Bob Gain
Don Cole
Browns
Les Richter
Bud McFadin
Andy Robustelli
Larry Morris
Houston Nets 58-41 Victory Over Onalaska
Houston tied for third in District One East defeated Onalaska 58-41 at Houston,Minn. The Coulee Conference clubs traded a 25-25 first half before Houston surged 16-6 in the third and added 17 in the final period. Roger Gordon 19 points Gale Wathing 18 led Houston with Bob Halverson 11. Onalaska’s Dennis Madigan and Ned Irish each scored 11.
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Onalaska
Hilltoppers
Roger Gordon
Gale Wathing
Bob Halverson
Dennis Madigan
Ned Irish
Pearl and Joe Huebner Win Tom Turkey Mixed Doubles
Pearl and Joe Huebner win first prize a tom turkey and 50 dollars at the Tom Turkey Mixed Doubles tourney at South Lanes. They posted 1256 points to take top money with 50.00. Berniece Bailly and Bill Zierkie finished second with 1190 and 30.00. Mary Ann Durrhammer and Milt Jones were third with 1175 and 20.00. There were 66 couples entered.
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Joe Huebner
Berniece Bailly
Bill Zierkie
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Pearl Huebner
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Bill Zierke
G. Olson
M.a.d'hammer
N. Oldenburg
Connie Dahler
Ronnie Ambers
Alma Palmquist
O. Palmquist
Mary ‘Ziegler
Dave Peters
Irene Nedvidek
J Studemann
Jeanne Miller
Bill Miller
Mary Ziegler
Hugh Rice
2700 Spartans Head for Rose Bowl by Train and Plane
About 2,700 Michigan State University students will travel by train in six student specials organized by 11 railroads for a peaceful mass movement to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Another 1,800 students will go by plane or auto to watch MSU vs UCLA on January 2, with return by January 5 to resume winter term.
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California
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UCLA
Frankie Ryff Wins Narrow Victory Over Baby Vasquez
Frankie Ryff edged Baby Vasquez by unanimous decision in a 10 round nationally televised bout at Madison Square Garden. The 23 year old New Yorker admitted he did not fight for the crowd, saying he sacrificed style to deliver an entertaining show.
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Baby Vasquez
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UCLA MSC Players Set For Holidays
UCLA football coach Red Sanders released players for a holiday break after a stiff Friday scrimmage, while Michigan State remains in Pasadena hotel headquarters. MSU plans a private Christmas party and a Tournament of Roses event. Clarence Peaks has shown improved form since his Notre Dame injury.
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Notre Dame
Spring Grove Canton Tie District One Lead With Fourth Win
Spring Grove and Canton both posted their fourth straight District One win in the Eastern division. Canton defeated Caledonia 41 39 after a late surge led by Hubert Vannatter and Bob Pierce. Spring Grove rolled past Mabel 54 26 behind Carl Solberg 22 and Steve Roverade 18.
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Spring Grove
Canton
Caledonia
Mabel
Hubert Vannatter
Bob
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Vannatter
Bob Rensle
John Alma
Carl Solberg
Steve Roverade
Harris Williams
Ruff Wins via Points at Madison Square Garden
Frankie Ruff of New York defeats Baby Vasquez of Mexico City by points in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Vasquez fights hard but Ruff secures the decision 138 to 136.
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Associated Press
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Frankie Ruff
New York
Baby Vasquez
Mexico City
High School Basketball Kimberly 55 Little Chi St John’s
Kimberly boys basketball defeated Little Chi St John’s in a high school game. Final score 55 to unspecified for St John’s as reported.
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Little Chi
St. John's
Kentucky Wesleyan Winning With Castoffs In Basketball Run
Kentucky Wesleyan College rides an eight game win streak using castoff players from other schools. Stars include Mason Cope, Linville Puckett, Logan Gipe, and transfers from Kentucky. the team averages 80 points and 63 allowed per game. They beat teams like Tennessee and Texas Christian and prep for a tournament with Florida, Pittsburgh, Utah State, and others coming to town.
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Bullet) Wilson
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Berea
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Shippers Dominate Trane League Action With 73 47 Win
The undefeated Shippers beat the Slow Pokes 73 47 as Bud Schurrer and Len Winger each scored 22. Painters took 60 37 from the Grandads, while Labs rolled past Adents 57 10 led by Wayne Pahl's 17. Pencil Pushers edged Spots 53 50 with Dick Dahlby scoring 35.
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Wayne Pahl
Dick Dahlby
Neil Steiger
Dons Defeat Loyola as Russell Leads Crowd in New Orleans
San Francisco nabbed a 61-43 win in New Orleans with All-America center Bill Russell scoring 20 points and 6-10 presence dominating the boards. K C Jones and Warren Baxter aided the Dons as 5 500 in attendance cheered a non segregated crowd and a 33 game win streak entered. The result solidifies San Francisco atop the AP poll and sets up a holiday tourney start against La Salle.
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Bill Russell
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Loyola
Russell
K. C. Jones
Warren Baxter
Bradley-Loyola Gam
Shellie McMillon
Bradley
Dons
Wichita
Jones
Mr Ft
Jim McCafferty
LaSalle
New York
McCafferty
Phil Woolpert
La Crosse Area Boys Sign For YMCA Christmas Tourney
Sixteen teams and a total of 125 boys will compete in the YMCA Christmas Vacation Basketball Tourney. Action starts Tuesday Dec 27 with junior and senior divisions and runs through Friday for the single elimination championship.
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la Crosse Area
YMCA
Blair Holiday Bowling Tourney In Full Swing
The Blair Holiday Doubles Handicap Bowling Tournament at Blair Alleys is in full swing with 75 teams entered. First prize is $75. teams bowl three games for total score with flexible entry. Shifts run 7 to 11 p.m. weeknights and 1 to 11 p.m. weekends. The tournament ends January 2.
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Wis
L. D. Hoganson
Hoganson
Prairie Bowlers Set Two Records In Week
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Olga Lake rolled 594 in the Ladies Bowling League and the Hi Way Market team posted a 900 single game total. In the Industrial Bowling League Ahrens Dairy and Bloomington Eggs Farms tied for first at midseason with a playoff to determine the halftime winner.
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Baraboo routs Tomah in South Central play
Baraboo dominant in a 73 to 41 victory over Tomah as star Dick Ritzenthaler scores 28 points. Baraboo improves to five wins in six league games while Tomah slips to one win and five losses. Schwartz adds 16 for Baraboo, Dahlke 12 for Tomah.
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Baraboo
Tomah Indians
Dick Ritzenthaler
Ritzenthaler
Eddie Olson
Indians
Carl S Schwartz
John Dahlke
College Basketball Scores From Various Matches
Iowa State beat Vanderbilt 87 to 76 Illinois defeated Oklahoma 82 to 58 Michigan State won 72 to 62 against Wyoming Oklahoma A M topped Baylor 70 to 51 Washington University in St Louis beat Cornell 55 to 50 South San Francisco downed New Orleans Loyola 43 Oklahoma City defeated Texas Christian 64 to 54 Montana edged Whitworth 60 to 46
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