Missouri Tigers set scoring record in win over Iowa
Missouri and Colorado emerged as top Big Seven threats as Missouri defeated Iowa 97 94 to set a new school scoring mark. Med Park and Bob Reiter scored 25 and 24 points respectively while crowds reached 4800 at home. Kansas State and Nebraska posted key wins in other conference games.
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Oklahoma
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Peoria
Rams Lose Four Assistants After Turbulent Season
Four Los Angeles Rams assistant coaches Ralph Weaver Howard Hickey Bill Battles and Dick Voris resign after a 35 to 27 win over Green Bay ending a dissension filled season. Hampton Pool praised their work and wished them luck as John Sauer remains under consideration for head coach at the Citadel.
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Dick Voris
Greenbay Packers
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Rams
John Sauer
Citadel
Captain of Swedish Cup Team Predicts Win Over Yankees
Bris bane Australia December 13 United States and Swedish Davis Cup teams enter the interzone finals with confidence. Swedish manager Gunnar Galin says his squad is strongest in years and that Sven Davidson and Lennart Bergelin are playing at peak form. He believes Sweden can beat the United States, though the American team led by Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert remains the favorite. U S players project quiet confidence as Australian observers sense a tougher clash than last year.
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Australia
United States
Gunnar Galin
Sven Davidson
Lennart Bergelin
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Davidson
Belgium
Billy Talbert
Unbeaten College Hoops Pummeled as Early Upsets Loom
Early season turmoil hits the AP top ten as teams like Duquesne Iowa Holy Cross Niagara Indiana Oklahoma A M St Louis Western Kentucky North Carolina Fordham Army Texas Christian and San Francisco tumble. La Salle and Kentucky survive scares with narrow wins as Dayton NC State show solid midseason form.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Duquesne
Iowa
Holy Cross
Niagara
MO. Jr
Diana
Oklahoma A&m
St. Louis
Western Kentucky
North Carolina
Fordham
Army
Texas Christian
San Francisco
Duke
Penn State
Wake Forest
Kansas State
Big college ball upsets and notable scores across region
On Monday December 15, 1954 fifth straight win for a team 66 53 over Eastern Kentucky. George Washington stunned Duquesne 71 64 in the Steel Bowl without Si Green who was ill. Joe Holup scored 26 for the Colonials. Iowa fell 97 94 to Missouri, Indiana beat Notre Dame 73 70, Holy Cross lost to St John’s 93 73, Oklahoma A M lost 59 53 to Illinois.
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George Washington
Duquesne
Si Green
Green
Joe Holup
Colonials
Iowa
Missouri
Hawkeyes
Indiana
Notre Dame
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Holy Cross
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Oklahoma
Aggies
Illinois
Rosburg Tops Miami Open With $2000 Putt Finish
In Miami on December 13, Bob Rosburg, 28, San Francisco, won the Miami Open by five under par finishing ahead of Wininger and others. Defending champ Doug Ford tied for third as Ed Furgol Pete Cooper Ted Kroll and Julius Boros tied for fourth. Rosburg earned $2,000 for the victory and $8,662 year earnings.
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Fla
Bob Rosburg
San Franciscan
Tory
DV Willager
Wullahama City
Doug Ford
Yonkers
N.Y
Ed Furgol
Pete Cooper
Tampa
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N.C
Rosburg
Wininger
Kroll
Furgol
Boros
Bo Wininger
Wbewes
Ed Furgos
Eees
Mike Soucnak
Wally Ulrich
Johnny Palmer
Paul McGuire
al Besselink
Steve Warga Jr
Three boxers die over weekend in ring and road crashes
Eddie Sanders, 23, Olympic 1952 heavyweight champion, died after an 11th round KO at Boston Garden. A brain hemorrhage from ring injuries followed two other ring deaths and a third death in Montreal when Johnny Greco lost control of his car.
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Boston
Eddie Sanders
Buffington Discusses A&M Coaching Consideration
Sherman Texas. Buffington head coach of Austin College met with Texas A&M officials last week about the vacant A&M head coaching job. A former Oklahoma A&M All Missouri Valley Conference halfback, Buffington previously coached at Bonham and Sherman high schools before taking the Austin College post after J B Whitworth resigned to join Alabama.
Ponca City bowler takes third in Wichita women’s tourney
Ponca City bowler Marie Frankier finished third in the Wichita women’s singles handicap bowling tournament. Pauline Beal of Great Bend claimed the top award with a 633 series.
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Wichita
Kan
Marie Frankier
Okla
Pauline Beal
Great Bend
Shantz Poised For Strong Return With Athletics
Bobby Shantz says after exams with Dr George Bennett at Johns Hopkins he should be as good as new for spring training. He was sidelined by arm injuries in 1953 and early last season after a 1952 season as a 24 game winner for Philadelphia. Ottawa farm sale possible as Athletics plan to operate without a triple A club. Ray Kennedy to meet Tampa St Petersburg buyers.
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Bobby Shantz
Kansas City Athletics
Shantz
George Bennett
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Lou Boudreau
Philadelphia Athletics
Bennett
Athletics
Ottawa
Florida
Ray Kennedy
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Pampa Boosters Seek Plan to Retain Pro Baseball Team
Pampa and Borger fans will meet in Borger to salvage the West Texas New Mexico League franchise. Owner R. D. Mills says he will operate the team next year and may sell before January 1 or return it to the league for an asking price of 25000 dollars.
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Valley Quints Drop Only Two of 20 Outings
The report notes Missouri Valley teams aim for a 10 game slate with Tulsa Kansas and Oklahoma A&M Minnesota looming. Tulsa remains unbeaten with a stingy defense and star Bob Patterson producing 24.5 ppg as Kansas guards the Jayhawks 30 game home court streak. Houston and Detroit also hold undefeated records as the Aggies face a rugged road stretch at Texas Tech Wyoming and St. Louis hosts Mississippi.
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Wyoming
Irish Coach shines in pro TV debut on NBC Comedy Hour
Notre Dame ex coach Terry Brennan made his television debut on NBC Comedy Hour. He displayed poise while veteran actors read lines on idiot cards. Brennan’s calm presence contrasted with lower show ratings against Ed Sullivan on CBS.
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Terry Brenman
Notre Dame
Bobby
Jeff Chandler
Tony Curtis
Rock Hudson
Gordon Macrae
Nbc-Tv
Comedy Hour
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Ed Sullivan
Cbs-Tv
Sullivan
Cage Meet Opens at Wilburton With 32 Teams
The Eastern Oklahoma A&M College invitational basketball tournament opens in Wilburton Oklahoma with 32 high school teams from the surrounding area. No finals will be played on Saturday.
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Wilburton
Okla
Garcia Favored In Brooklyn TV Fight
Featherweight Rudy Garcia of Los Angeles is a 6 1 2 to 5 favorite over Gene Smith of Washington DC in a 10 round televised bout at Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn on Monday night.
Sugar Bowl Tickets Sold Out for Mississippi Navy Match
Mississippi athletics business manager Jeff Hamm announced on Monday that all 13,000 Sugar Bowl tickets allotted to the university are sold out. The Rebels will face Navy in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Miss
University of Mississippi
Jeff Hamm
Mississippi
Navy
Cannoneers Leave Wednesday For Poinsettia Bowl Bijou
Fort Sill prepares for the fourth annual Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego as a slight favorite to beat Bolling Air Force. The Cannoneers, 11 1 this season, seek their 12th straight win and second straight Fourth Army title while Bolling, 9 0 1, features passer Tommy OConnell and running back Bill Reichardt. The game at Balboa Stadium is expected before about 20 000 fans with Sill practicing in California ahead of departure Wednesday morning.
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Jack McClarren
Wayne Martin
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Texas Christian University
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Bethune-Cookman College
Cleveland and Detroit to duel twice to end season
The Lions and Browns, two NFL giants, will close the season with a back to back set in Cleveland, then meet again in the Dec. 26 championship game. Cleveland aims to snap a long title drought while Detroit chases a third straight league title.
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Browns
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Bobby Layne
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Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants
Los Angeles Rams
Green Bay Packers
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Baltimore Colts
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Paul Brown
Buddy Parker
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All-States Jaycee Classic to Be Held in Lawton
Lawton Jaycees report ticket demand for the first annual All-States Jaycee Classic January 7-8 at the new Lawton high gym. Four junior colleges Cameron Connors A&M Warner Paris Texas JC El Dorado Kansas JC compete. Tickets: $1 adults 75 cents military 50 cents students. advance buyers get reserved court-side seating.
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Jaycees
Kennel Club Sets Thursday Meeting
Lawton Fort Sill Kennel Club will hold a regular business meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Civic room of the Security Bank and Trust Co. Officers announced the event and will discuss the constitution and by laws.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Duke Nebraska Orange Bowl tickets go on sale in Durham
A limited number of tickets for the January 1 Orange Bowl between Duke and Nebraska went on sale in Durham North Carolina. Duke officials said Nebraska sent 1000 tickets from their allotment to the venue for sale.
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N.C
UPA
Duke
Nebraska
Kramer Denies Davis Cup Pro Tour Claims
Promoter Jack Kramer in Sydney denied reports that he will sign amateurs from the Australian and U.S. Davis Cup teams for a professional tour. He said none of the amateurs meet his requirements.
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Sydney
Australia
Jack Kramer
U.S
Chiefs Entertain Bradley Tonight
Oklahoma’s top four college programs face a busy week with Aggies at Goodwell against Texas Tech and Wyoming, Oklahoma hosting Ohio State, Tulsa and OCU at home once and away once, and Bradley visiting OCU as the Chiefs seek their first win after early losses.
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Oklahoma Aggies
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University of Tulsa
OCU
A&m
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Ohio State
Hank Iba
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Goodwell
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Patience Pays Off For Angler In Alabama Bass
In Birmingham Alabama P A Jones hoped for a bite after a loss earlier Saturday. A six pound bass finally yielded the missing plug when it was reeled in yesterday, revealing the lure inside its mouth.
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Ala
American Wins Nassau Trophy Race at 89 MPH
Masten Gregory of Kansas City Kansas led the Nassau trophy race in the Bahamas driving a Ferrari. He completed the 210 mile event in 2 hours 21 minutes 33 seconds at an average speed of 89 miles per hour posting a decisive victory.
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Bahamas
Masten Gregory
Kansas City
Kan
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Lawton Bees, Vernon Face Tonight in Key Openers
Lawton high school basketball seeks a two game sweep over Vernon Texas tonight at Vernon High School after a 51 42 win here last week. Coach Bob Williams sticks with the same starting five Fred Yeahque Jim Gallimore Bruce Brown Harvey Coombs and Don Boucher. Lawton also plays three road games this week beginning with Wichita Falls Friday and Classen in Oklahoma City Friday.
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Vernon
Texas
High School
Lawton
Texans
Bob Williams
Fred Yeahque
Jim Gallimore
Bruce Brown
Harvey Coombs
Don Boucher
Wolverines
Wichita Falls
LHS
Oklahoma City
Harvey Pate
Cameron Aggies
North Texas State
Bowie
Decatur
Decatur Baptists
Cameron
Connors A&m
Warner
Miami
142 Are Arrested As Game Violators
Oklahoma City dispatch reports 142 people were arrested in November for violations of state game and fish laws. Fines totaling 3238.20 were paid. Of those arrested 52 hunted without a license and 19 hunted without landowner permission. Remainder were Oklahoma residents with a few from Texas Kansas and Arkansas. Arrests occurred in 44 of 77 counties.
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Oklahoma
State Game and Fish Department
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Senior play starts Pinehurst match for Southern Seniors
Sixteen golfers will tee off Monday in the start of match play for the Southern Seniors championship at Pinehurst North Carolina L J Perry of Chapel Hill led qualifiers with a 72 on Sunday and tops the field.
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Pinehurst
N.C
L. J. Perry
Chapel Hill
Sunay
Northeastern’s Herb Gallagher Named Olympic Hockey Chair
New York Dec 13 Herb Gallagher director of athletics at Northeastern University was elected chairman of the U S Olympic hockey committee in a Monday announcement He succeeds prior chair and leads the national program during the upcoming winter games.
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New York
Herb Gallagher
Northeastern University
U.S
Marilyn and DiMaggio Dine Together Yet State They Are Friends
Hollywood report says Marilyn Monroe and former husband Joe DiMaggio dined together at a Mall restaurant. The couple has had several meetings since Monroe's October divorce and insists they remain just good friends.
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Joe
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Panama Canal Zone Payment Confirmed by U S Officials
The United States allocates 430000 dollars each year to Panama in exchange for the use of the Canal Zone, a funding arrangement reaffirmed by government representatives.
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United States
Republic of Panama
Canal Zone
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