Sooners Named No 1 Grid Team In Final Voting
Oklahoma's Sooners, winners of 40 straight games, top the final Associated Press poll with 1,715 votes to Tennessee's 1,618. Hawkeyes, Iowa, Texas A&M, Miami, Syracuse, Michigan State, and Oregon State also rank in the top 10 as bowl selections loom.
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Menze resigns as Iowa State athletic director and PE head
Lou Menze resigns Monday as athletic director and head of the Physical Education Department at Iowa State College. He asks the Athletic Council to appoint a committee to name a successor by July 1, 1958, with retirement due July 1, 1959. He cites installing a new football coach as a priority for the new regime.
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Lovellette Rises To Third With 376 Points
NEW YORK Philadelphia star Paul Arizin led the NBA scoring for the week with 432 points tied with teammate Neil Johnston after four games. Clyde Lovellette moved into third place with 376 points as Bob Pettit fell to fourth with 375 while Pettit still held a 25.0 point per game average.
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Sinatra rests at home with muscular pains
Frank Sinatra is sidelined by neck and back muscular pains that prevented appearances on two TV programs. He skipped Jackie Gleason's tribute to Tommy Dorsey and Ed Sullivan's show to accept a movie magazine award. Doris Day also received her award. No English village is farther than 18 miles from a railroad.
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Kansas coaches reflect on 1956 season and 1957 prospects
Strictly personal view from Kansas coach Chuck Mather on a 3-6-1 season. He notes progress, cites close losses to Missouri and Colorado, and predicts improvement in 1957 with returning players and freshmen. Don Faurot of Missouri smiles after clinching the season as he nears retirement from coaching.
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Lillard Leads In All Star Bowling Stars Show
CHICAGO Defending champion Bill Lillard dominates early rounds in the 16th annual all star bowling tournament as 224 bowlers vie for match play finals. Lillard, averaging 213, tops Steve Nagy 3,834 to 3,529 after 18 of 24 games while Dick Weber leads the men's bracket with 3,738. Women leaders Jere Price and Arlene Eck tie for the 12 games total, with Anita Cantaline and Sylvia Vene in the mix for finals. Sugar Ray Robinson’s title defense is postponed to January 2 at Madison Square Garden due to illness. Ed Red Hoehn joins the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
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Sugar Ray Is Sick Fullmer Must Wait
New York boxing scene churns as Gene Fulmer and Marv Jensen, a discouraged challenger and an agitated manager, await decisions after a tense day with the New York State Athletic Commission amid unsettled bout prospects and mounting frustration.
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