Browns and Lions face title tilt with key injuries
Cleveland led by coach Paul Brown faces Detroit in the world championship game at Municipal Stadium. End Mac Speedie and halfback Dub Jones are benched, leaving the Browns as underdogs for the seventh straight title game as about 50,000 fans fill the lake front stadium. Mutual and Dumont will broadcast the game nationwide.
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La Crosse Tribune Publisher and staff details
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Boxing results from various bouts include light terms
The report lists fighters by city and state and country with their weights and outcomes. Vince Martinez stopped Don Williams, Emerson Butcher outpointed Chief Crazy Horse, Georgie Dunn stopped Carlos Chavez in Edmonton, all per Associated Press briefs.
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Hawkeyes Beat Oregon 86 57 in Intersectional Showdown
Iowa toppled Oregon 86 57 at the Wisconsin Fieldhouse setting a new team scoring mark. Herb Thompson led the Hawkeyes with 18 as Wisconsin defense neutralized California's height edge while guard Chuck Siefert and center Paul Morrow paced the Badgers in the win over Oregon and the Big Ten swept the PCC in the doubleheader.
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Americans Cup Three Of Four Track Events From Jamaican Squad
In Kingston Jamaica United States runners captured three of four events from a top Jamaican squad and set two records. The U S relay of Milton Campbell Mal Whitefield Jim Gathers and Harrison Dillard won the 400 meter relay in 42.3 seconds beating Jamaica Olympians Lloyd LaBeach Les Laing Herb McKenley and George Rhoden. Dillard won the 110 meter hurdles in 14.5 seconds. Reggie Pearman of New York beat Rhoden in a 500 yard race in 56.8 seconds. Laing beat Gathers in a 300 yard event in 30.8 seconds.
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Eight Hand-Picked College Cage Teams In Holiday Tourney
Eight teams begin at Madison Square Garden in a holiday festival basketball tourney. Afternoon games feature Manhattan versus Cincinnati and LaSalle against De Paul, with evening matchups St John’s against Miami of Ohio and New York U against Utah State. LaSalle, last season’s NIT winners and AP top ranked, are favored to win.
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Swimmer Bets $1000 on Badger USC Rose Bowl Score
In Los Angeles Jack Swimmer, a professional seer, predicts the Wisconsin USC Rose Bowl score and will donate $1000 to charity if he is wrong. He presented Superior Judge Mildred L. Lillie a sealed chest claiming it holds his score, to be opened January 5 at a National Guild of Prestidigitators meeting.
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Pro Basketball Friday Result and Weekend Schedule Recap
Indianapolis beat Boston 85 as Syracuse faces Baltimore and Boston meets Minneapolis on Friday night. Indianapolis also plays Rochester while Ft Wayne meets New York in Baltimore. In space, researchers note about 14 000 hydrogen atoms per cubic soot in a vacuum.
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Trojans End Scrimmage Ahead of Rose Bowl Showdown
Southern California and Wisconsin squads staged a final tune up with clear skies in Pasadena. Coach Hill praised his Trojans while Ivy Williamson emphasized Wisconsin’s passing drills and Haluska’s midseason form as Carl’s knee reappeared as a concern for the Badgers.
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Johnny O'Brien Aims For Four Year College Point Scoring Mark
Seattle University guard Johnny O'Brien needs one point to break the national college scoring record of 2 592 held by Nate De Long of River Falls State College. O'Brien tied De Long with 29 points in a 102 101 win over NYU and faces St Josephs College in Philadelphia as coach Bill Ferguson plans to counter with Don Swanick.
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Ted Williams Aims To Return To Baseball In September
Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox slugger and Marine pilot, expects to resume his baseball career after finishing duty with the Marines next September. He left a Boston job reportedly worth $125,000 and is currently en route to California and then Korea.
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Pools Have A Boy
A son weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces was born to Mrs. Pool and Coach Hampton Pool of the Los Angeles Rams on Friday. The birth arrives after Christmas.
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Not Seeing Double in College Basketball Action
Washington University of St Louis defeated Idaho 61 to 57 while University of Washington beat Saint Louis University 61 to 57 on Friday night in separate games.
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Central Marinette Clash On Hixon Court Tonight
Central plays Marinette in a Christmas holiday basketball game at Hixon Gym tonight at 8 p.m. Likely starters for Central include John Pamperin Paul Johnson Tommy Thompson Gerry Thompson and Dick Hackett.
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Olympic Track Team Sets Records in Jamaica Meet
In Kingston Jamaica a United States Olympic track team broke two Jamaican records in the post Olympic meet. Also noted were Ft Lee training for Harry Chiti with the Cubs and Wichita University football coach changes with Bob Carlson not retained.
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Jockey DeSpirito Seeks Record Wins After Setbacks
Miami report says 18 year old Jockey Tony DeSpirito from Lawrence Massachusetts trails the world record with 375 wins in 1950. He needs 13 victories in five days to surpass the 388 mark set in 1906 by Walter Miller and tied by Culmone Shoemaker. He will ride at Tropical Park today then travel to Oriental Park Havana.
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College Basketball Early Round Ups From Major Conferences
Missouri edge Iowa State 63 61 and Kansas defeats Nebraska 73 66 in Big 7 first round action Baylor defeats Texas 57 43 while Rice tops Texas Christian 68 49 Augustana Sioux Falls tourney saw Mankato 97 61 Augustana 61 St John Minn 69 Also Wisconsin 64 California 57 Iowa 86 57 Oregon 61 57 UCLA 74 56 USC 65 Washington State 60 OT San Jose State 68 Stanford 62 Washington St Louis 61 Idaho 57 Santa Clara 82 Los Angeles Loyola 67 A baby who dropped an apple on an MP s head was ejected from Australia s Parliament
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Celtics Fight Through Streaks Despite Loss to Olympians
The Boston Celtics lost to the Indianapolis Olympians 85 to 74 Friday night, extending their skid to three after an eight game run. Boston had started 2 of 3, then dropped three straight, and followed by a seven game win streak before another three-game slide.
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Illinois Faces Buckeyes After Big Ten Setback
Illinois seeks rebound against Ohio State in Champaign after a 77-73 loss to Minnesota. The Illini, 1-1 in conference, had beaten Michigan 96-66 and Butler 75-58 en route to non conference wins. Meanwhile Northwestern hosts Michigan State in Evanston as Waldo Fisher begins his first Big Ten season.
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Martinez Clinches TKO Win in Madison Square Garden
New York Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey extended his surge toward Rookie of the Year honors with a ninth round technical knockout of Don Williams at Madison Square Garden. Referee Ruby Goldstein stopped the Worcester veteran after 1 35 of the ninth. Martinez, after a six month layoff, roared back with fast hands and a cut over Williams eye. Martinez manager Tex Pelete said they will press for Chuck Davey next.
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Hawks land O'Neill in trade with Lakers
Milwaukee Hawks announce the acquisition of rookie guard Mickey O'Neill from the Minneapolis Lakers. O'Neill, 6 feet 3, was an All-PCC selection at California.
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