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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1955
Page
6
A Christmas piece notes rising hostility in sports amid the season’s goodwill. Incidents from Bradley Loyola basketball, Duquesne Marquette, NBA fights, hockey penalties, and golf mishaps are highlighted as examples of tempers flaring in a week of rivalries.
Otto Graham's final and comeback seasons are recounted with the Browns' 1955 triumphs over the Lions and the Rams, Paul Brown's recruiting of Otto, and the team building around a star quarterback. The piece notes Ed Modzelewski and Ron Waller joining the offense and Sid Gillman facing Cleveland’s attack as Sid’s Rams clash with the champions. It closes with notes on golf and other winter sports items.
Slaughter, 3-year veteran fielder, honeymooning in Roxboro with relatives, faces a divorce filing from Ruth D. Slaughter in St. Clair county court. She seeks to set aside the Nov 21 divorce, alleging lack of alimony payments and alleging unresolved marital issues amid reports of increased attention to his baseball career.
UCLA footballers continue Christmas activities at Pasadena while Michigan State rests at the team hotel. Coach Red Sanders praised guard progress and stressed focus for the January 2 Rose Bowl, despite players enjoying holiday events and a light scrimmage.
The defending champion Cleveland Browns arrived in Pasadena as five point favorites to defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Memorial Coliseum for the NFL crown. Coach Paul Brown leads 35 players after a long Ohio practice in freezing weather while veterans Otto Graham Lou Groza Dante Lavelli seek a third title in six years. The Rams hopes rest on Norman Van Brocklin and Tommy Fears as past setbacks loom, with Friday activities including a movie studio visit and a rain slick practice field for Rose Bowl day readiness.
San Francisco details tied to a 143 victory over Loyola as All-America center Bill Russell and teammates rippled applause from a 5,500 crowd. Russell scored 20 points while K C Jones and Waren Baxter anchored the backcourt amid a buzzing, mixed audience and a sustained San Francisco win streak.
East West Shrine football players suffer minor burns while practicing in tennis shoes in rain at Santa Clara. Coach Woody Hayes of Ohio State says the squad is doing as well as expected. West coach Joss Hill adds they will train indoors as weather allows and plan a two day routine. USC’s Leon Clarke nears discharge from hospital and will rejoin Monday.
A short note extends best wishes and prayers for renewed health to Ezcard Charles, alongside kind regards to Snead, Hogan, and Patty Berg. The message praises them as the best people in the world and expresses hope for a new lease on life and good health.
Wrestling fans mourn the death of Nick Lutze once a top world heavyweight contender. Prominent in the mid thirties, Lutze retired in 1943 to run a Beverly Hills garage and was active until Thursday night when he was struck down at seven. He faced legends such as Ed Strangler Lewis, Joe Stecher and Gus Sonnenberg. Funeral plans not yet announced.
Halfback Jon Arnett led the University of Southern California in playing time with 440 minutes in the 1955 football season, narrowly ahead of guard Orlando Ferrante at 438 minutes. Ed Fouch logged 453 minutes in 1954, totaling the top minutes among USC linemen in the prior year.
Frankie Rutt of New York faces aut ograded Baby Vasquez of Mexico City in a major bout slated for Friday. Other details are sparse due to partial OCR.
Sports brief notes a radio TV racing roundup featuring Beebe and Dartmouth with abbreviated race entries and scores. The station lists events and times but details are incomplete, suggesting a summary feed of upcoming routes and results.
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