Major Unbeaten Teams To Clash In The Headliner
The week’s college basketball features a headline clash between Seton Hall and Fordham, two of the nation’s few remaining perfect records. Fordham extends its 11 game win streak with a 77 75 win over St. Peter’s, while Seton Hall cruised to an 86 78 victory over Xavier of Ohio. The big slate also includes Indiana v Illinois, UCLA’s loss ending USC’s 11 game run, and Kansas State v Kansas in a classic Big 12 style showdown with title implications.
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Sander's Back Atop Bowling League Action
Sander's leads the Major league bowling standings ahead of Budweiser by one point as the season tightens. Fairmont Foods sits in third with seven points to go, while Popular Furniture completes the top four with 32 points. Fred DeRosa of Sander's tops the circuit with a 184 average, followed by Vance Lenz of Budweiser at 175 and several Sander's and Budweiser bowlers averaging in the 168–172 range.
Oklahoma To Host Colorado Tonight In Big Seven Clash
Kansas State, the AP No. 1 team, faces Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence as both pursue league wins. Oklahoma aims for a third conference victory at home against Colorado while Kansas hosts Nebraska. Missouri, Iowa State, and Omaha A.M. schedule follow.
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Cowboys To Test First League Foe
Oklahoma A M expected Missouri Valley title power tests its potential tonight at Detroit after a 10 2 non conference run. A win would tie the Valley lead with Detroit 2 0 and Tulsa 11 2 and Wichita 8 3 are also over .500. Other games include Wichita Marquette and Oklahoma A M at Oklahoma.
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NBA to stage American middleweight tournament name champ
New York state and the National Boxing Association will set up a five man tournament to crown an American middleweight champion with the survivor meeting the European title winner Randy Turpin or Charles Homez for the world crown. The plan includes Olson Hayes Castellani Durando Langlois and TV and legal steps to aid boxing on networks.
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Aggies Cagers Boxers Rip Off Sport Slate
Cameron cagers at Duncan against Halliburton Cementers as Aggie boxers travel to Hollis to face Granite. Fort Sill Cannoneers meet Brooke Army in San Antonio in a two game series with a return clash Tuesday night.
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Charles Bascomb Fight Is Wednesday in St Louis
New York reports former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles trains for a 10 round bout against Wes Bascomb in St Louis on Wednesday. Charles seeks a path back to the title lost to Jersey Joe Walcott and is heavily favored in the national telecast. Jimmy Carter and Ike Williams appear in broadcasts from different regions tonight.
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Wyatt Expected To Sign Contract With Arkansas
Wyoming coach Bowden Wyatt was expected to sign a contract to coach the University of Arkansas football program. He arrived from Fayetteville after talks with the athletics committee and planned to begin his new duties. Arkansas officials indicated the negotiations were nearing completion, with no disclosed terms, following the resignation of Otis Douglas after three seasons.
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Hockey National League Wins and NBA Basketball Scores
New York shutout Montreal 7 0 and Chicago beat Boston 4 2 Detroit won 5 2 while Toronto fell. In American League Buffalo edged Cleveland 2 1 Providence defeated Syracuse 4 1 St Louis beat Pittsburgh 2 0 Seton Hall 86 Xavier 78 Dayton 83 Loyola 59 Peoria Caterpillars 69 Lawrence Tech 48.
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Mangrum Dominates Crosby 54-Hole Golf Classic Wins
Lloyd Mangrum pocketed $2,000 for first in the Bing Crosby 54-hole tournament at Pebble Beach, after a 67 66 71 for a 204, topping Julius Boros and Lawson Little in the pro division. Amateur Mil Wershaw earned $50 for sixth in the pro-am. Mangrum’s 1953 earnings rise to $4,800 after another win in Los Angeles a week earlier.
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Hoover Declines IBC Chairman Offer in Telegram
J Edgar Hoover director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation turned down a $1 million offer to chair the International Boxing Club board. IBC President James D Norris said Hoover declined the post saying he could not consider it at this time. Norris had offered a $100000 a year salary on a 10 year contract.
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Former Oklahoma Grid Star Dies
Russell Stub Hardy, 53, a former University of Oklahoma quarterback, died at his Los Angeles home Sunday night from cancer. He starred on the 1917 Oklahoma City high school team with a perfect season and a 74 to 0 state finals win over Marshall, and played as first string quarterback for coach Bennie Owen's 1918 OU squad. Surviving is Mrs. Claude Lander of Enid, La.
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Draft Is Now Due Pro Grid Circuit
LOS ANGELES The draft deadline looms after the NFL meeting in Philadelphia. Buddy Parker, coach of the Nats, celebrated a 27-7 Memorial Coliseum pro Bowl win over the American Conference All-Star team led by Paul Brown. Don Doll of Detroit named MVP by sports writers. Norman Van Brocklin of Los Angeles threw two TD passes.
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Sedgman Keeps World Tennis Series Alive At MSG
In New York on January 12, Frank Sedgman edged Jack Kramer in a three set match at Madison Square Garden to level the world professional tennis series at two all. Pancho Segura beat Ken McGregor 6 4 6 4. The Australian duo then beat Kramer and Sedgman in the doubles as the gruelling tour heads to Princeton. Kramer warned the pressure would stay on both players for the rest of the tour.
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John B Campbell Jr Key Racing Official at Hialeah
John B Campbell Jr served as racing secretary at Hialeah's opening in 1925 and has been a steward since 1932.
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Dykes Sees Strong A's Pitching Ahead of 1953 Season
North Hollywood California January 12 UP Unlike many managers Jimmy Dykes of the Athletics says pitching is not his worry for 1953 Bobby Shantz will return to form and may not win 24 games but the arm is sound He praises rookie hurlers Charlie Bishop Marion Fricano and notes Harry Byrd could develop into an elite pitcher The veteran Eddie Joost is deemed a fixture at shortstop the manager hopes for a reliable relief option and cites the Yankees as the major competition with Phil Rizzuto's future uncertain.
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Ingwersen Joins Illinois as Assistant Football Coach
Burt Ingwersen, a member of the original Chicago Bears squad, takes a post as assistant coach at the University of Illinois, leveraging his early NFL experience to guide the Fighting Illini.
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