In This Corner Mail Bag Notes Stu Farber’s Departure
A reader writes of Stu Farber from Long Beach City College, noting his dual role as scholar and athlete and his plan to finish military service before returning to TACLA. The letter praises his football and teaching eligibility, and references a forthcoming Rose Bowl talk, while touching on high school and college sports teams and upcoming games.
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Si Tve
Fotal
Mny
Stu Farber
Sues
Tve
Finn
Thesenmaddink
Long Bear City College
Lelternd
Tacla
Scu
Lapnea
Stu
Stu Farher
Rams Bear clash ends in wild 31 24 Rams win
Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams staged a high scoring Sunday in Los Angeles Coliseum with a 31 24 Ram victory after a late comeback. Dan Towler and Skeet Quinlin key Rams standouts while George Halas’s Bears rally falls short amid penalties.
Big 10 scramble hints at season outlook
A scrambled look at the 1953 Big Ten race shows Notre Dame upset threats and mixed results across conferences. Michigan State and Michigan stumble, Minnesota upsets, while Syracuse edges toward surprise standings amid a chaotic early schedule.
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York
Dame
Trak Leahy
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Purdue
Michigan
State
Minnesota
Paul
Wily
Himelf Mhet
Syracuse
Pro Grid Week Highlights Keep Lions, Rams in Race
In a packed NFL weekend, the Detroit Lions edged the San Francisco 49ers 14-10 as Los Angeles Rams defeated the Chicago Bears 28-24. Browns stay atop the Eastern Conference with a 5-0 mark after a 7-0 win over the New York Giants, while Pittsburgh moves to second with a 13-24 win over Green Bay. Eagles explode with eight touchdowns in a win over the winless Chicago Cardinals, and Otto Graham sneaks a scoring TD for Cleveland on a New York penalty. Bert Rechichar stars for Baltimore in a 27-17 win over Washington.
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Dick Zehms
Chicago
Bears
Rams
Detroit Lions
George Blanda
Dutch Wair Brocklin
Blanda
Jim Dooley
John Hoffman
Ben Agajanian
Bear
Cleveland
Washington
Browns
San Francisco 49Ers
Los Angeles Rams
Lions
Chipo Bears
Los Angeles
Jets
Baltimore
Lach
New York Giants
New York Polo Grounds
Pittsburgh
Green Bay
Philadeiphia Eagles
Chicago Cardinals
SGLT
West Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles Froy
49Ers
Detroit
Bobby Ellwyne
Donna Dibble
Layne
Mijidla
Ollie Cline
Browns Giants
Eary
New York
Otto Graham
Eagles
Jim Palmer
Bobby Thomason
Adrian Burk
Tom Scott
Ltone
Bert Rechicharc
Colts
Coast Race Heats Up as Bruins Face Showdowns
Coast League grid scene pins Bruins against Excelsior on Pilots Field while Jordan meets Poly at Wilson's Stephens Field. Compton and Downey clash Ramsauer Field. St Anthony's and Loyola duel in a bid to claim Catholic League favor. Downey and Wilson exchange possible upsets as standout players Stanton, Crabtree, McSparran, Valdez, Cooke spark races.
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Compton
Excelsior
Jordan
Downey
Bruins
P Downey
Pilots
Howeever
Jordan-Poly
Wilson's Stephens Field
Lwaathey
Downes
Ramsuauer Field
Common
Aine Elvarer
St. Anthony's
Loyola
Rancho la Cienega
Gordon Tanter
Wilson
Jack Crabtree
Harold McSparran
Tanner
Doe Valdez
Panthers
Big Joe
Bob Thompson
Kerry Parks
Bob SchuJer
Lynnead Friday
Jay Cooke
Ring Handler Defies IBC in Boxing Standoff
Vic Marsillo, a light manager, challenges the International Boxing Club over exclusive promotion in a bid to secure a lightweight title bout. He alleges IBC monopolization blocks contracts while promoting smaller clubs as incubators for rising fighters.
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New York
Vic Marssillo
International
Marsillo
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Cincinnati
Jimmy Carter
SEC
al Lights
IBC
Bruin Bear Loser Out of Running in PCC race
The Pacific Coast Conference title race tightens as UCLA and California suffer losses while Stanford leads with four wins and no defeats. USC dominates with a record punting game featuring Aramis Dandoy and Des Koch, averaging 50.8 yards per kick affecting Cal’s fate.
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UCLA
California
Stanford
Indians
Chuck Taylor
Golden Bears
Trojans
Aramis Dandoy
Dandoy
Cal
Fou’ne
Des Koch
Koch
Newcombe and Campanella Lead Washington Nine
Roy Campanella homered again powering an all Washington nine to a 4-0 victory at Wrigley Field over New York before 14 058 fans. Crandall contributed three safeties for the foes as Newcombe held the opposition in check.
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Vin
Gleerland i
von Wewcombe
Audabu
Roy Campanella
Washington
New York
Nense
Wrigley Field
Campanella
Crandall
Secres Pittabure
Los Angele
Hima
Newrombe
Cammanena
Baczewsn
Notre Dame Triumph Over Tech After Leahy Stomach Ailment
Notre Dame’s 27-14 victory over Georgia Tech became a rallying story as coach Frank Leahy, treated for what doctors called an acute enteritis or stomach ache, watched from the hospital. Teammates cried, but the Irish fought hard and won to honor Leahy.
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Chicago
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Tech
Crusaders
Leahy
Georgia
Don Penza
Tigh
Heath
Bill Farley
Georgia Tech
Farey
P T Handicapper Scores Eight Winners at Hollywood Park
P T Handicapper Mason turned in a once in a lifetime performance Saturday at Hollywood Park tabbing eight winners in nine races. Irish Hal narrowly lost a photo finish to Scottish Chief in the featured eighth race after a ten minute delay. Mason also nailed four winners at Golden Gate Fields.
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Ginie Mason
Ress -Telegram
Hollywood Park
Hal
Chief
Mason
Golden Gate Fields
Sports Schedule Fragment for Local Games
Fragmentary sports calendar shows bouts between George Terry and Joey Gurrela, Wrensller versus Ony Wood, and a 5:30 event at Den Mesnalny Armory. Also mentions Derry National Guards Armory and a Tuesday race meet at Racinpevollyeoed Park with unclear details.
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Boving
South Gate
George Terry
Joey Gurrela
Wrensller
Ony Wood 'Eins
Stadium
Avises
den Mesnalny
Derry
Old College Try Ends in More Football Surprises
A roundup notes Purdue spoiling Notre Dame’s dynasty with a 6-0 upset, Penn’s Ed Gramignano booting a 35 yard field goal to edge Navy 9-8, and Delaware’s Frank Serpico scoring 13 points in 19 seconds. It highlights Princeton and Newark games, plus key returns and clutch plays across several colleges.
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Purdue
Boilermakers
Notre Dame
Ed Gramignn
Penn
Navy
Harvard
Dick Clasby
Leroy Belden
Michigan State
Tigers
Newark
Delaware
Frank Serpico
Connecticut
Next Vike Foe Still Unbeaten
Six of Southland California's 40 junior and small college football teams remained undefeated after weekend games. Pasadena Bakersfield and Antelope Valley led in Jaysee Yanks and Red lands, Occidental and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in small college play. Bakersfield faces Long Beach City College Saturday. Pasadena strong Western State Conference favorite. Antelope Valley a top South-Central crown contender.
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California
Pasadena
Bakersfield
Antelope Valley
Redlands
Occidental
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Long Beach City College
Orange Coast
Texans A and M Quarterback Analysis at Baylor Drive
Texas A and M holds ball on own 35 yard line with two minutes left in third quarter as Baylor leads 20 to 13. Aggie quarterback rates four plays from spot including quick kick a trap inside Baylor tackle and a sweeping end move, noting injuries and ball advancement to Baylor 35.
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Beardoom
Halas
Windy City
Morrison
Bears
Blanda
Billy Stone
Rams
Towler
van Brocklin
Boyd
Bear
Hamp Pool
Rudy Bukae
Lions
Texas A
Baylor
Taxan A
Aggie
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Rose Bowl Express
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Jesse) James
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