Comanche county crown boosts Eagles over Owls
Eloin led the area cage pack for the third straight week in Constitution Press ratings and helped Coach Cecil Lamb celebrate a Comanche county championship as Faxon’s Eagles fell to the Owls 77 43. Cyril remained No 2 by beating Binger 63 47.
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Best In Area Boys and Girls Standings Summary
Boys rankings show Flein undefeated at 19-0 leading followed by Cyril and Irving f with strong totals. Girls list features Addington at 19-2 and Lookeba, Comanche, Mt. Park among top names with solid records.
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Hollister
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J. Ranchett
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Comanche
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Lookeba
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Conference tussle tightens Bucs bid to seven
In a busy week the Southern Seven standings shift as several teams win or lose. Walters moves into fourth after a 44-32 win over Temple. Oklahoma-area clubs like Granite and Lookeba gain spots while others drop. Comanche and Addington climb, while Randlett falls from the top ten. Frederick holds ninth after a 4-2 mark. Conference play remains unsettled with no final standings this week due to limited action.
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Pirates
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Hollister
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Lone Wolf
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Hobart
Altus
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Randlett
Bulldogs
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Claypool
Gazebo
Granite Lassies
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Snyder
Lillie Cook
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Castellani to Fight Fuller in Televised Jan. 4 Bout
Rocky Castellani the fourth ranked middleweight from Luzerne Pennsylvania will face Gene Fuller of West Jordan Utah in a 10 rounder nationally televised from Cleveland Arena by ABC on January 4.
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Uprocky Castellani
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Gene Fullmer
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Mink Hunting Profits Highlight Outdoor Report
Outdoor columnist JACK WARNER profiles Bill Wilson, a coon hunter turned mink hunter who earns about $1,400 in two months while running a furniture store. He hunts with dogs, nets 46 pelts per season, trades pelts via Sears Roebuck in Memphis, and notes prices of $18 for females and $25 for males. The piece details hunting methods, gear, season dates, and notes a large mink found near Faxon. It concludes with local outdoors notes and wildlife updates.
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Bill Wilson
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Ernest Ledford
Kenneth McCarley
Big Lakes
Wichita Mountains Wild Life Refuge
Western Illinois Favored In NAIA Tip-Off Tourney
Western Illinois State is the No 1 seed with an 8-1 record in the NAIA Tip-Off at Omaha. Gustavus Adolphus Creighton and Southeastern Oklahoma are seeded, East Texas State not seeded. First round matchups include Western Illinois vs Omaha and Gustavus Adolphus vs Regis with semifinals set for Thursday and a championship Friday.
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Judy Darling Wins Yuletide Purse at Fair Grounds
Apprentice jockey Larrett Breaux rode Judy Darling to a 3 length victory for Joe W Brown’s entry in the $3,000 Yuletide Purse at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on December 24. Breaux earned his first career win in this race.
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Joe W. Brown
Judy Darling
Cougars Are Cage Choice For Motor City Classic
Brigham Young starts as the favorite in the Motor City Basketball Classic at University of Detroit Memorial Fieldhouse. The Cougars meet Toledo with Detroit facing Penn State in the opener, the losers play a consolation, and the winners meet for the title. Detroit and Toledo hold 3-2 marks, while BYU relies on an all senior starting unit after early wins and two losses to NC State and Wake Forest. Bill Ebben of Detroit averages 27.2 points per game.
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Ebben
Russians Arrive in Ortina d Ampezzo for 1956 Winter Games
Two Soviet delegates Mikhal Karunnikov and Marat Enalien arrived in Ortina d Ampezzo Italy on December 24 to pave the way for the Soviet Olympic team the largest entered in the 1956 Winter Games.
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Mikhal Karunnikov
Marat Enalien
Sugar Bowl Preview Highlights Tech Pitt Clash and Controversy
New Orleans prepares for a Sugar Bowl week featuring LSU against Syracuse and the Georgia Tech versus Pittsburgh football showdown at Tulane Stadium. The event lineup includes a Sugar Bowl Tennis Tournament and a four team basketball tourney led by Vic Seixas, with Pitt fullback Bob Grier as the first Negro player in the Sugar Bowl.
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Panthers
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Michelosen
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Georgia Board of Regents
Bob Grier
Eight Winter LPGA Golf Meets Announced for 1956 Schedule
EVANSTON Ill Dec 24 Eight tournaments totaling 38500 in prize money form the 1956 winter schedule for the Ladies Professional Golf Association. The eight events include Sea Island Open Tampa Open Havana Invitational Miami Open St Petersburg Open Sarasota Open Jacksonville Open and the Titleholders at Augusta with purse values of 3500 and 5000 for each event.
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Sarasota
Seixas Seeded No 1 in Sugar Bowl Tennis Tourney
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia was seeded No 1 in the Sugar Bowl Invitation Tennis tournament held in New Orleans on December 24. Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo, Texas, the national clay courts champion, was ranked No 2.
Santee to Race New York Indoor 3 Quarters Mile
Wes Santee, holder of the U S mile record, will attempt the world indoor three-quarter mile mark of 3 01 2 at the Metropol John Borican era AAU championships in New York on January 7.
Vancouver Mounties sign Eddie Taylor as field assistant
The Vancouver Mounties of the Pacific Coast Baseball League signed Eddie Taylor, former general manager of the Tri City Braves in the Western International League, as field assistant to manager Lefty O Doull.
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Tri-City Braves
Lefty O’doul
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