Trotters Come To Town Monday At Municipal Auditorium
Harlem Globetrotters return to town with two shows next week at the Municipal Auditorium. Abe Saperstein promotes the team as basketball's No 1 show with a 26th season of globe trotting and a 325-8 record last year. Goose Tatum leads a star lineup as crowds pack the arena and fans see the Globetrotters’ blend of tricks and basketball skill.
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Army Irish Renew Pact Series to Resume in 1957
Army and Notre Dame announced the renewal of their football series for 1957 after a hiatus since 1948. The opener will be at South Bend on October 12, 1957, followed by a return game at West Point on October 11, 1958. Notre Dame athletic director Edward Krause and Army athletic director Earl Blaik spoke for both schools. President Eisenhower reportedly favored the renewal.
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Huskies Eye 8th Straight Victory
Ranked third nationally the Washington Huskies aim for an eighth straight Pacific Coast Conference win at Pullman tonight. Led by Bob Houbregs who scored 206 conference points in seven games, Washington faces Washington State as Moscow hosts Idaho versus Oregon State in a sidelined set of PCC games.
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Troy Ready for All of Then Now
Unbeaten Willie Troy of Washington DC prepared to fight any top middleweight, rejecting title tourney due to age. The 20 year old earned his 16th straight pro win with a split decision over Bobby Jones at St Nicholas Arena as 158% rounds were noted.
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iMoscow Reports Soviet Records in Speed Skating
Rimma Zykova, Soviet speed skater, set two world records in the 2000 meters at a mountain rink. Pravda reported a time of 5113.8 for the distance, beating the previous record by seven and a half seconds.
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Odell Fights to Bitter End
Howie Odell asks the University of Washington Board of Regents to review his dismissal. H. P. Everest said the request was granted as athletic leadership and university president Henry Lehmitz supported coach Cassill’s reasons for not retaining Odell. Odell, a former Pittsburgh star, arrived at UW five years ago from Yale.
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Yale
Pacific Coast Cage Scores Highlight Wide-Open Rounds
A scrambled tally of college basketball results lists numerous teams and scores across the Pacific Coast and beyond. Notable figures include Stanford 73 and Oregon State 40, with Glendale 89 and Brigham Young 71 posting other strong showings, while teams like Utah State and Manhattan show varied results in a broad, crowded score digest.
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German Bobs Choice at Garmisch in FaAmENsin CHEN
Report summarizes a complex bobsled event with multiple entrants from Germany and Switzerland. It mentions 149 nations entered the world stage, highlights a two-man bobsled race, and cites Texas A&M and Wesleyan connections amid a chaotic OCR fragment.
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Mike Jacobs dies of heart ailment in Miami
MIAMI AP Mike Jacobs a boxing figure who organized New Yorks Twentieth Century Sporting Club and signed Joe Louis died of coronary insufficiency at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 3:20 a m. He collapsed at Shivleah Park races and was rushed to hospital. Widow Josephine Jacobs said he felt fine until yesterday hour. Burial planned in New York. Jacobs known for control over Louis and promotion of major bouts, linked with Tex Rickard, and seen as a pivotal promoter of the 1920s-1940s boxing era.
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Landy Fails in Record Try at Perth Mile
Landy, 22, failed to set a world four minute mile on a grass track in Perth. He clocked 4:04.2, behind Haegg’s 4:01.4 world mark, while 12,000 spectators watched. He won by 120 yards over eight rivals, citing heat and aiming for the record on the final lap.
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Indians Plop over Big Three Salaries in Cleveland
Hank Greenberg faces a pitchers battle as the Indians’ famed Big Three demand raises. Wynn, Lemon, and Garcia push for higher pay while Bob Feller may take a cut. The group’s total wins last season reach 67 as Feller’s 50 thousand dollar deal hangs in the balance. Garcia’s banter with Greenberg adds a light note as writers toast the players of the year.
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Expanded JV Schedule Seen by Vike Mentor
Long Beach City College mentor Andrea ssen Buck Gibbs notes the no platoon shift impacts junior college programs. He expects about 18 players per game and an expanded JV schedule while coaching fundamentals and seeking versatile players due to changes. Buck quips about possible job uncertainty unless the Board of Education reveals new plans.
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Buck) Andreassen
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Board of Education
Boxer Killed in England Ends Boxing Champion Career
Len Lorier, 30, Isle of Guernsey amateur light heavyweight champion in 1948, was knocked out in the first round by John Veron in a title bout Friday night. Hit on the jaw he fell, died before a doctor arrived. Fourteen British ring deaths since the war, four last year.
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Records Fall in Spikefest at Philadelphia Inquirer Meet
A 10,000 crowd watched Harrion Dillard win the 50 yard high hurdles in six seconds, Navy Lt. Ken Wiesner set a world indoor high jump mark of 6 feet 9 1/4 inches, and meet records fell with Fred Dwyer taking the Villanova mile in 4 09.7 plus Rev. Bob Richards vaulting 15 4. Carl Joyce of Georgetown set a 2 131 for the 1000 yards and helped Georgetown’s two mile relay to 7:43.7. Mai Whitfield won the 600 yards in 1 11.39, with Joyce also aiding the team's record effort.
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Fred Dwyer
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NFL Owners Reject Bell Plan To Cut Rosters
Philadelphia AP report says NFL owners rejected commissioner Bert Bell's proposal to limit active rosters to 30 players, keeping 23 on active lists with any number of injured players on reserve. The decision effectively allows up to 40 players per club and signals approval of current financial structures.
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