Rickey Plans Retirement But Stays Involved With Pirates
Branch Rickey announced retirement as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates after more than five years with the club. He said retirement may be in quotes, and he still intends to watch the Pirates play more games next season than in the last two or three years. Rickey led St. Louis and Brooklyn to NL titles previously and earned a five year, 100000 dollar-per-year contract with an option for five more.
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Smith Wins Lightweight Title in Split Decision Like Mixup
Wallace Bud Smith defeats Carter in a 15 round bout to retain the light champion status. Officials and observers faced confusion as scorecards showed mixed results before a unanimous decision in Smith’s favor was declared.
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American Pro Grid Loop Plans Early Draft to Counter Canada Raids
Cam Bell of the NFL said the American Pro Grid Loop will meet in Philadelphia between November 14 and 28 to conduct an early draft and select the first three choices. The move aims to offset legal challenges from Canadian clubs and prevent lawsuits over players signed abroad.
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Battered Grid Guesser Takes Another Stab After Bad Week
A deluge of upsets leaves the pickers at 162 correct of 216 games. The column lists favorites and outcomes across conferences, naming Georgia Tech, Iowa State, SMU, Missouri, Northwestern, Tulsa, Oklahoma A&M, Michigan, Wisconsin, Rice, Texas Tech, Wichita, Denver, Montana, Oregon State, Utah, Colorado ARM, Washington, Michigan, Syracuse, Oklahoma, Navy, Duke, UCLA, Iowa, USC, California, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, and other colleges in varied matchups and Friday games.
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Santee Leads Olympic Fund Drive at Madison Square Garden
New York hosts a large carnival tonight for the Olympic fund drive on National Olympic Day at Madison Square Garden. Wes Santee, a Marine lieutenant, headlines the indoor meet featuring track weightlifting figure skating gymnastics wrestling and fencing to support the 1956 Cortina Winter Games. Santee’s 4 00.5 pace is a marker for the U S bid but he aims to race the field, not the clock, in his season debut. His rivals include Fred Dwyer and a lineup with Bobby Seaman Len Truex Horace Ash Salskes Billy Tidwell and Joe La Pierre.
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K State Drops Ace Guard For Missing Classes
Manhattan Kansas coach Has Mertes announced that Wildcat guard Bob Hilliard has been dropped from the squad for non attendance of classes. Hilliard had started the team in several games this season and earned letters at guard in prior seasons.
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Ten-year-old nets 41-pound largemouth bass at lake
In Michigan at Big Silver Lake ten-year-old Doug Warner spotted a large bass while motor boating with a neighbor. He reeled up a 41 pound largemouth bass. A local fisherman suggested the fish might have been stunned earlier by a passing powerboat.
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