California Defeats Badgers in West Coast Game
Wisconsin fell 62 to 55 to California as the Badgers extended their West Coast trip. Cal guard Mike Diaz sparked the rally with six quick points off the bench while center Jack Parker led Wisconsin with 16 points.
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Spring Valley edges Spring Grove in tight district clash
Spring Valley, atop Western Division, nips Spring Grove 59 58 in a thriller. Dan Schafer 21 and Hancey Peterson 14 lead Spring Valley while Steve Roverud 26 and Charles Solberg 22 pace Spring Grove in a hard fought doubleheader opener. Farmington routs Caledonia 64 30 behind Gale Spruce 26.
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Mondovi Knocks Off Cochrane 61-49
Mondovi beat Cochrane 61 to 49 in a non conference high school game. Hart led Mondovi with 30 points while Collins 15 Arness 10 Bade 13 and Leo 10 added supporting scoring. Cochrane trailed from the start and was outscored in each period.
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Maryland coach notes McDonald speed could swing Orange Bowl
Maryland coach Jim Tatum says Oklahoma halfback Tommy McDonald’s pace may decide the Orange Bowl. He cites McDonald’s 16 touchdowns and 6.8 yard rushing average plus 17 of 24 passing for 265 yards. Tatum argues Oklahoma’s speed complicates Maryland’s defensive planning and compares Ed Vereb. He also notes both teams share 10-0 regular seasons.
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Mississippi TCU Will Gets Sugar From Cotton Bowl
A check for about 170000 dollars will be given to Mississippi and TCU each for their Cotton Bowl appearance in Dallas on January 2.
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Schauer Tops Marquette With 29 Points in Sugar Bowl Thriller
In New Orleans Utah's pace defeats Marquette 89-84 as Jay Schauer leads with 29 points. Notre Dame opens with an 86-80 win over Alabama. Marquette meets Alabama for consolation while Notre Dame faces No.7 Maryland Redskins for the title.
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Matadors Defeat La Salle In YMCA Vacation Tourney Semifinal
The Matadors overwhelmed La Salle 80 to 22 in the YMCA Christmas Vacation Basketball Tournament semifinal. Webber led with 30 points for the Matadors while Culver added seven for La Salle. Other semifinal results included Clubfoots 32 Twirps 28 and Tets 27 Potato Chips 12.
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Trinity Lutheran Beats Our Savior's 43 27
Trinity Lutheran defeated Our Savior's Lutheran 43 to 27 in YMCA Junior Church League play. Trinity Lutheran led all four quarters as Grimsrud scored 11 for Our Savior's. A Bethel Lutheran versus Our Redeemer's game was postponed to February 2 at 7 29 8 14 43 3 8 6 10 27.
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Postseason Bowl Lineup Highlights East West and Blue Gray Contests
Saturday features 11 bowls led by East West Shrine Game in San Francisco with Howard Cassady and Woody Hayes as favorites. Gator Bowl in Jacksonville includes Vanderbilt and Auburn. Blue Gray in Montgomery and Salad Bowl in Phoenix also on slate with NBC and CBS telecasts. Major bowls on Monday include Rose Bowl UCLA vs Michigan State, Sugar Bowl Oklahoma vs Maryland, Cotton Bowl Texas Christian vs Mississippi, plus Sun Tangerine and Prairie View events.
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Eau Claire Beats Macalester 101 to 82 in Non conference
Eau Claire State surged early to outpace Macalester of St Paul 101 to 82 in a non conference basketball game. Bruce Pagel led Macalester with 25 points while Roger Johnson topped Eau Claire with 23 as the Blugolds improve to 3-1 and the Scots fall to 2-5.
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La Crosse Closes Out 1955 Basketball Play Against Iowa
La Crosse State College plays its 1955 season finale tonight versus Iowa Teachers in Wilder Hall at 8 p.m. The Indians stand 5-3, Iowa Teachers 3-2, with next game slated for Saturday January 7 against River Falls in the Wisconsin State College conference.
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Babe Zaharias Battling Pneumonia Wins Small Victory
GALVESTON Babe Zaharias the nations most renowned woman athlete is winning her latest bout this time against pneumonia at John Sealy Hospital. She ate heartily and was reported feeling much better Thursday in the hospital as attendants noted her improvement.
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Big Ten Keeps Pace In Six Thursday Showdowns
Michigan State and Illinois won as Northwestern posted a first victory after six losses. Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota all lost with MSU routing Maryland 95 75 in College Park while Stanford beat Iowa 54 52 and Wake Forest downed Minnesota 87 83 in Raleigh.
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Sharp on Spares Bob Wiggett Leads Bowling Night
Bob Wiggett bowled for the Allis-Chalmers team in the Industrial Bowling league at Recreation Lanes. He totaled 183 with a clean second game and no open frames, showing sharp spares on Wednesday night.
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