In This Corner Dick Zehms and Critics Eye USC Bruins
A Biltmore scene with Jess Hill and Red Sanders sparring on defense and offense as USC and UCLA prep for their big week. They debate schemes, rubber balls, and the Bay Area showdown while reporters shoulder the near verdicts and await Saturday at the Coliseum.
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Dick Zehms
Jess Hill
Red Sanders
Biltmore
Trojan Club
Bruin Beach
UCLA
Bruins
Troy
Bay Region
USC
Trojan
Trojans
Fat Cameron
Bill Stits
Bob Davenport
Pete Dailey
Davenport
Jess
Red
Hill
Stenford
California
the Biltmore
Problem for a Solomon PCC Bowl Muddle Hinges on If's
In a volatile Pacific Coast Conference scramble the coming Saturday decides the Rose Bowl berth. If Stanford beats California and USC loses, Stanford likely takes Pasadena. if UCLA defeats USC and California upsets Stanford, UCLA secures the bid. A UCLA or Stanford win keeps the outcome in doubt.
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San Francisco
Stanford
California
Southern California
UCLA
Indians
Pasadena
USC
Bruins
Majors Eye Draft List From Minor Leagues
Major league clubs study a 3500 player pool in the winter draft to pick bargains. Prices span from 15000 to 2000, with familiar names such as Dillinger Holloman Bearden Sissex and Pless among possible picks. Draft set for Atlanta November 30 with Baltimore Pitts first in order. 11 players drafted last year for 120000.
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NEW York
Bob Dillinger
St. Louis Browns
Bobe Holloman
Gene Bearden
Cleveland
Dick Sissex
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphan Phillies
Dillinger
Rance Pless
Minneapolis
Southern Association
Atlanta
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh
Bruins Prepare for USC Game in Secret Drill
Los Angeles UCLA coach Red Sanders led a closed Monday practice as the Bruins sharpened plans for the USC clash. Don Stalwick wrenched knee is doubtful, while Bob Davenport may return from injury to face the Trojans. Southern California drilled 30 minutes focusing on passing and defending Bruin formations as George Bozanic connected with receivers and Harold Han returned to action.
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LOS _ANGELES
Ucla Bruins
USC
Red Sanders
Trojans
Don Stalwick
Stalwick
Bruin
Bob Davenport
Southern California
George Bozanic
Stansford
Harold Han
George Timberlake
Marlo
Dave
IPREP TEAMS IN 22 SECOND REPLAY FOR FELONY? BE LITE ON FLAWS
Vermontville and Bellevue played a resumed football game after a disputed call with 22 seconds left. Bellevue held firm to win 12-6 after a pass interference call earlier gave Vermontville a ball at the Bellevue one yard line. Officials, identical to those in a Nav. 5 game, were blamed for not changing the outcome.
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Nashville
Mich
Pate Banton
Vermontville
Vermontvilla
Bellevue
Bellevus
AP Viraphota
Real
Curbstone
Vermontville High School
Bellevue High
Bob Steward
Dewey Hummel
Dave McDowell
Steward
Gordon Korstane
McDowell
Vermontviliers
Rob
Cal and Stanford coaches foresee a ferocious Big Game
Palo Alto AP dispatch says California and Stanford coaches fear the looming clash. Indiana’s Chuck Taylor Mendesays Cal’s Paul Larson is a standout passer and hard to defend. Waldorf laments inconsistency as Cal aims to exploit a potent aerial attack and strong receivers in the Coast Conference showdown.
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Palo Alto
California
Stanford
Cal
Lynn (Pappy) Waldolf
Indiana
Chuck Taylor Ménday
Northern California
Taylor
UCLA
Paul Larson
Waldorf
Bears
Unl
West Virginia Prospect Remains Sugar Bowl Hopeful
West Virginia, once unbeaten, dropped a 20 14 decision to South Carolina but is still viewed as a likely Sugar Bowl prospect by team GM Fred Digby. Digby called the Mountaineers the biggest team physically this year with backs averaging over 200 pounds.
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UML
West Virginia
Fred Digby
Digby
Mountaineers
South Carolina
Sports en Radio-TV a Ube Seoré-B FOX
Fragmented sports radio TV note mentions multiple names and times in a garbled way. Likely a schedule tease referencing boxing and boxing related Olympian HLAC and Gale Wrerher Kuy with times 4 30 and 9, plus race references.
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Ube Seoré
Fox
Giittane
Ramita
Nerlander
Notre Dame and Maryland Lead National Football Ratings
Notre Dame and Maryland remain the top two teams in the weekly national college football ratings compiled from wire services. Texas and Wisconsin move into the top ranks after Saturday games, with Wisconsin rising to eighth in AP and eighth in the Associated Press list as Illinois falls from Rose Bowl trajectory.
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Notre Dame
Maryland
Associated
United Press Services
Irish
Terrapins
Texas
Wisconsin
Texas Christian
Illinois
Big Ten
Badgers
Associatedrea
Duke
Iegimatordane
South Carolina
Pointe Ammy
Tennessee
Saylor
SMU
Tony Vic in Net Advance to NSW Semifinals
Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas advanced to the New South Wales Championship semifinals in Sydney. Seixas defeated Rex Hartwig 6-2 6-3 6-3, while Trabert endured a five-set battle with Mervyn Rose 6-4 8-6 3-6 1-6 6-4 in extreme heat. Seixas meets Ken Rosewall. Trabert faces Lewis Head after Head beat George Worthington. Davis Cup captain BF Davis Cup captain, 8-4 6-3 Th.
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Sydney
Tony Trabert
Vic Seixas
America
Seixas
Rex Hartwig
Trabert
Mervyn Rose
Cincinnati
U.S
Lewis Head
George Worthington
Ken Rosewall
Bill Talbert
New York
You Be the Quarterback By Warren Gaer Drake Coach
Historic reminiscence recounts a UCLA USC clash with the Bruins trailing 20-14 and driving on the USC one yard line late in the game. The UCLA All American left half is injured earlier and out of the lineup, leaving the quarterback to choose plays as the Trojans stack an eight-man line. The text sketches play options and suggests the next page contains the answer.
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Indians
Bruins
Paul Cameron
UCLA
Stanford
Bobby Garrett
Southern California
USC
Trojans
Fearless Fraley selects 1953 All-America football team
Fearless Fraley unveils his 1953 All-America lineup with first team includes End Don Shony, Tackle Jim Smith, Guard Crawford Mims, Center Larry Morris, Guard J D Roberts, Tackle Art Hunter, End Carlton Massey, Back Faul Giel, Back J C Caroline, Back Paul Cameron, Back Johnny Lattner. Second team features Meilinger, Nickaloff, Tacoby, Tones, Manoogian, Mavraides, Beh Order, Worden, Parker, Ameche, Strakowski.
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Pop Warner
Sunflower
Turkey
Tech
McCurry
Youngstown
John Carroll
Crosse State
Abilene Christian
Grambling
Fearless
Don [Shoney
Michigan State
Jim Smith
Baylor
Crawford Mims
Misissippi
Larry Morris
Georgia Tech
J. D. Roberts
Olinoma
Art Hunter
Notre Dame
Carlton Massey
Texas
Faul Giel
Minnesota
J. C. Caroline
Dlinpis
Paul Cameron
UCLA
Johnny Lattner
Steve Meilinger
Kentucky
Tom Nickaloff
Southern California
George Tacoby
Ohio State
Stan Tones
Maryland
Norm Manoogian
Stanford
Mertil Mavraides
Beh Order
West Virginia
Jacks
Neil Worden
Jackie Parker
Mississippi State
Alan Ameche
Wisconsin
Zeke Sratkowski
Georgia
Ferdinand Cops Nod Over Neal Rivers Victory at South Gate Arena
Ferdinand Cops Nod Over Neal Rivers in a 10 round bout at South Gate Arena. The San Franciscan former middleweight champion, weighing 159 1 4 to Rivers 158, controlled the fight with a relentless body attack and won seven rounds by unanimous decision.
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Garo
Esau
Ferdinana
Neal Rivers
Buffalo
N. Y
South Gate Arena
San Franciscan
Rivers
Fuentes Favored Over Elmer Beltz in 10 Round Feature
In Los Angeles at Olympic Auditorium Elmer Beltz makes his middleweight debut as underdog against Jesse Fuentes in a 10 round main event Fuentes rides KO wins over Spencer Coleman Jase Moran and Nick Moran Beltz previously stopped by Phil Kim and Art Aragon in late welterweight bouts
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Los Angeles
Elmer Beltz
Jesse Fuentes
Olympic Auditorium
Fuentes
Spencer Coleman
Jase Moran
Nick Moran
Willie Vaughn
Jimmy Martinez
Billy Lanza
Beltz
Phil Kim
Art Aragon
Path to Bowl Bid Cleared by Southern Conference Vote
The Southern Conference granted its executive committee power to allow a member school to accept a bowl invitation this season. The vote was 9 to 1. This clears the path for the conference champion West Virginia to be considered for the Sugar or Cotton Bowls.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Michigan State Seen as Rose Bowl Contender on Football Alone
Big Ten athletic directors will judge Michigan State for the Rose Bowl by football strength. MSU leads with 14 6 Big Ten record after beating Michigan, while Wisconsin and Illinois contest for the other bid. Losses or wins this weekend could shape the vote as MSU seeks Pasadena on New Year’s Day.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Michigan State
Associated Press
Spartans
Illinois
Michigan
Spertan Foundation
MSC
Pasadena
Purdue
Marquette
Hilltoppers
Wisconsin
iMinnesota
Northwestern
Inn
Ebreska
Ilinois
Warner Hails Platoon End End: PALO ALTO Veteran coach Warner says platoon system abolished but needs more changes
Glenn Warner, 83, former coach, claims football becomes a man’s game again with platoon abolition but argues for improvements. He praises the national rules committee for moving away from platoons and urges returning balance between running and passing, tighter defenses, fewer officials, less scouting, and smaller coaching staffs.
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Palo Alto
Glenn
Pop) Warner
National Football Rules Committee
Northern California
Hornsby Starts TV Focus to Teach Baseball Basics
Rogers Hornsby begins a new career teaching fundamentals of baseball on commercially sponsored television. He will quit professional play after 40 years and collaborate with Bob Wolff and Jim Busby. The 15 minute shows will air weekly at about 100 outlets with camps in Florida this March selecting two boys per community for lessons and expenses funded by local groups.
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Washington
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
America
Bob Wolff
Jim Busby
Washington Senators
Ater
Busby
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