Frisco Nips Colts to Reopen Title Race in NFL
San Francisco 49ers beat Baltimore 17 13 on a last minute pass from rookie John Brodie, finishing with a triple tied West. Colts, 49ers both 9 3 records as Lions, Browns, Bears win elsewhere. Tittle left leg muscle spasm precedes Brodie.
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Notre Dame Fans See National Title Hopes After SMU Win
Notre Dame finished 7 2 and surged to No 9 in the UP coaches poll after a dramatic 54 21 win over SMU. Critics warn the 1955 outlook hinges on continued steady play from a young squad under coach Terry Brennan amid high expectations.
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Big Newk Seeks Hypnotist Help To End Air Travel Fear
Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe, frightened by flights since a past crash, trains with a hypnotist. They plan a test flight to Chicago or Miami this week as part of a treatment that includes multiple daily relaxing sessions and conscious awareness during hypnosis. Club approval is noted.
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Michigan Bowlers Lead Semi Final In World Invitational
Michigan stars Mrs. Marion Ladewig and Eddie Lubanski head semifinalists into today’s final preliminary rounds of the World Invitational Match Game tournament in Chicago. Forty eight men and forty eight women total compete in double rounds, with the top 13 in each division advancing to head to head play tomorrow and through Friday night. Lubanski, 31, leads with 5 179 after 24 games, while Jimmy Catman of Dallas trails by 209 pins.
Weekend Sports In Brief Outlines Wide Roster of Results
Weekend sports brief highlights boxing title defense as Pascual Perez knocks out Young Marny in round three. Browns win NL East, Steelers upset Giants 21 40 in Pittsburgh. Lions loss follows Layne ankle injury in Detroit. Arkansas names Frank Broyler new head coach. Havana and Pimlico racing results noted with multiple stakes wins. Baton Rouge and Narragansett listed with prize events and closings.
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Faurot's Line Busy Meant for Missouri Coach Search
Missouri athletic director Den Faurot lined up a search for a football coach after Frank Broyles left Missouri for Arkansas. Broyles went 5-4-1 in one season, losing to Kansas, with assistants also departing. Possible successors included Harry Smith, Clay Cooper, John Kadine, Norlis Patterson, and Kenneth Krox as Faurot and staff recruit talent while funding was not the issue.
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Where Is He Long John Woodruff Olympic champ at Pitt
John Woodruff, famed half mile star at the University of Pittsburgh, won the Berlin 1936 Olympic 810 meter title and three NCAA half mile crowns. Now 39, he serves as a lieutenant colonel in the U S Army and is a professor of military science at West Virginia State College.
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Sydney runner breaks Australian three mile mark in duel meet
Albert Thomas of Sydney clocked 13 minutes 25.9 seconds to beat John Landy’s Australian three mile record by 1.5 seconds in a dual meet in Melbourne. His time was 11.7 seconds off the world record set by Sandor Tharros of Hungary.
Broyles Names Two Assistants As Arkansas Coach
Arkansas new head coach Frans Broyles outlines a busy first day plan including meetings with Fayetteville squad talk with a prospective assistant coach and a television appearance. He announces line coach Jim Mackenzie and backfield coach Merrill Green will join from Missouri as he prepares the Razorbacks for a split T offense and wingback heavy play.
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Peacock Cops Bantam Weight Title In LA Bout
Billy Sweetpea Peacock of Los Angeles won the vacant California bantamweight title by technical knockout over Frankie Campos in the eighth round of a scheduled 12 round bout. Both fighters hail from Los Angeles.
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Wilt Chamberlain to star for Kansas in Philadelphia return
Wilt Chamberlain and the Kansas Jayhawks visit St Joseph's College in Philadelphia on Saturday in his first home appearance for fans in his rise from Overbrook High School. Kansas, unbeaten after three games, pushed by Bob Boozer's 27 points, seeks more Big Eight action as they face St Joseph's and other conference foes across the week.
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Cage Powers To Get Tests During Week
The second week of college basketball tests promoters a busy stretch for top programs. Kentucky faces Maryland and St. Louis while Indiana and NC State juggle openings and injuries. Notable games include Temple at Cincinnati, Purdue hosting Kansas State, and North Carolina nursing injuries as it faces George Washington and Furman in ACC play.
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Refugee John Macy Wins AAU 10,000m Cross Country Title
Polish refugee John Macy, 26, a student at the University of Houston, won the senior AAU 10,000-meter cross-country championship in 31 minutes 12 seconds. The New York Athletic Club captured the team title for the eighth consecutive year.
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Local Cage Teams Face Tough Week
Local basketball squads cram 12 games into the week with five on Tuesday. Cameron Aggies, led by Coach Ted Owens, ride a five game win streak and host Decatur Tuesday then Eastern A&M Friday at Cameron Fieldhouse after beating Decatur 62 51 in the Texans tourney final. Homer Watkins starred with 2 points and 13 rebounds.
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Scoreboard notes from Cameron and Wichita Falls games
Wednesday events list multiple high school matchups across Cameron Wichita Falls and Douglass with Tomlinson Central Bn. and Riverside Douglass at Cameron fieldhouse. Thursday shows Anadarko Central Wichita Falls Booker Douglass Eastern A M and fairhouse delays.
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Wolverines dominate with narrow wins over North Dallas
Johnny Davis and Bobby Pollan paced the Lawtons as they routed North Dallas 58 to 37 and 51 to 23. Davis scored 23 in the first game and Pollan 21 in the second while Tomlinson and Central junior highs prep for unbeaten records in Cameron and Chickasha games. Central hosts Avadarko Thursday. Tomlinson travels to Chickasha Friday. Fort St Indian School visits St Mary’s Tuesday with St Mary’s at Norman Friday at St Joseph’s.
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Pro Cage Standings Update From Early Season Games
New York and Philadelphia lead a crowded cage standings slate with Cincinnati 99 and Minneapolis 21 showing early gaps. Syracuse 133, Boston 113, Detroit 304, and Philadelphia 106 follow as teams trend through a murky schedule. Upcoming matchups feature Cincinnati versus Syracuse at Newark and Boston vs New York as key crossings.
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Big Four Set I For Busy Week
Oklahoma four major teams plan six more games this week after a 2 1 start. OSU beat Texas Western 65 43 to move to 1 1. OCU beat Houston 78 71. Tulsa lost to Arkansas 79 62. Oklahoma edged USC before UCLA loss. Oklahoma City beat Rice? Tulsa heads west to Washington Utah Wyoming.
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Blind wrestler honored at OU in intramurals
Norman Oklahoma blind wrestler Jones a pre law student at the University of Oklahoma won the Keen trophy as best wrestler in intramurals. He competed in the 167 pound class, pinned Clint Cox in 22 25, and in earlier bouts pinned opponents in 20 and 40 seconds. Jones has been blind since birth and hails from Adz. Keen directed the intramurals.
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