Lions Win Title On 17-1 Victory
Detroit Lions claimed the NFL crown with a 17-7 win over the Cleveland Browns behind a 67 yard Doak Walker TD and a strong defense on frozen Lakefront Stadium turf. Cleveland led ball control but could not overcome Detroit’s early 14-0 lead and a 36 yard field goal by Pat Harder.
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Badgers Resume Big Ten Play Tonight
Wisconsin's basketball team returns to Big Ten action in Iowa City after a 1-1 league start. The Badgers beat Iowa 75-70 and lost to Purdue 65-59, while Iowa sits 1-2 in the circuit. Wisconsin narrowly lost 66-64 to Oregon. Iowa defeated California 69-60 in the doubleheader.
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Green Bay Tangles In Consolation Game
Green Bay Wisconsin meets Greater New York in the Santa Claus Bowl consolation game for players under 13 and 109 pounds. Washington D C faces Wilson North Carolina in the mythical midget title game after Washington upset Green Bay 6 0 and Wilson defeated Greater New York 20 0.
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Roy Gilchrist Shines In IHL Save Show
Milwaukee edged Fort Wayne 4 to 2 as goalie Roy Gilchrist made 41 saves in a display of stellar defense. The crowd of 8,121 watched a tight battle between the tail enders of the International Hockey League with Fort Wayne generating most chances.
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Bell Would Cut Pro Rosters To Three Fewer Players
Bert Bell proposes trimming each pro football roster by three, aiming for 30 players per team. He would present finalized recommendations January 20 at the league meeting in Philadelphia, citing economy and improved parity for weaker clubs. Bell also suggested eliminating the extra point after touchdowns, a proposal coaches and owners have previously rejected.
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Monroe Gray and Brodhead Y teams duel in high school gym
Monroe Gray defeated Brodhead 49 16 led by Fahs 13 points and Muenich 12 in a fast paced game. The Monroe Friendly Indians beat Brodhead 35 17 with Cox and Stau ffacher each eight points as balance and fast break offense fueled the home win.
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Australian Davis Cup Surge Baffles U S Team in Adelaide
Australia’s Frank Sedgman defeated Vic Seixas 6-3 6-4 6-3 and Ken McGregor beat Tony Trabert 11-9 6-4 6-1 in the opening singles as the Aussies take a commanding early lead in the Davis Cup tie in Adelaide.
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Badgers and Trojans Reach Final Conditioning Stage
Wisconsin and USC enter final conditioning as their Rose Bowl meeting nears. Ivy Williamson contemplates juggling backfield spots, while USC grapples with defensive lineup gaps after Jim Psaltis's ineligibility. Dornburg may start at right halfback, Witt short on focus, and Schwaiko or Hoegh to bolster reserve lines.
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Munn Criticized For Not Using Maloy In Shrine Game
In San Francisco Biggie Munn coach of the year faced criticism for not playing Holy Cross quarterback Charley Maloy as East upset West 21-20. Tom OConnell of Illinois directed the East offense guiding a 71 yard drive for the winning score with 53 seconds left and tied passing records. Maloy remains the lone 1400 yard East West player never to take a single snap.
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Superior Cager Rated Fourth High in Nation
New York report notes Superior State star from Wisconsin averages 25.2 points per game, ranking fourth in the NCAA small college list. Clarence Francis leads with 47.3, followed by Walt Walowac and John Norris. River Falls State’s 38-point mark is omitted as River Falls is not NCAA.
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Big Ten Basketball Faces Busy New Year Week
Big Ten schedules seven conference games this week with all teams in action except Illinois. Illinois defeats Ohio State 87-62 after losing to Minnesota and hosts St Marys of California in Champaign. Wisconsin invades Iowa, Northwestern goes to Ohio State, Michigan State meets Minnesota, Indiana visits Michigan, and Purdue plays Wisconsin along with three non league games.
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Seattle Guard Sets New Collegiate Scoring Mark
Johnny O'Brien of Seattle University scored 26 points to lift his team to a 90-77 win over St. Joseph's and set a new collegiate scoring record with 2,618 career points surpassing the previous four-year mark.
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Big 7 and Southwest tourneys deliver tight wins
In New York holiday festival scores DePaul edged La Salle 63 61 Utah State beat NYU 67 61 Manhattan defeated Cincinnati 75 60 St Johns beat Brooklyn 65 Yale fell 56 to Colorado 54 Kansas State stopped Oklahoma 93 69 Arkansas over Arizona 51 SMU beat Texas A M 35 Illinois edged Ohio State 87 Notre Dame 63 lost to Butler 49 Marquette 88 over Bradley 77 Tulsa 66 Idaho 56 Michigan State 52 Northwestern 66 Idaho 56. Lost wallet in Albany as Chris Olsen gets wallet back with $2 reward in unsigned note.
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UW Researcher Sees Clue to Cancer Cause
Dr. James A. Miller of the University of Wisconsin told the AAAS that cancer may stem from loss of a chemical or enzyme in some body cells. He cited nutrition studies where an azo dye in the diet appears to trigger liver cancer by altering proteins essential for growth but not for life.
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Estate Tax Filing Threshold Defined
The provision applies to every citizen or resident of the United States whose gross estate, including insurance, exceeds 60 000 in value at the time of death.
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Livestock and Produce Markets in Chicago Report
Market notes show salable hogs at 24,000 with varied weights and prices from 13.50 to 18.75 per hundredweight, salable cattle 20,000 and calves 500 with steers trading 28.00 to 37.50 and cows 12.50 to 39.60. Butter prices steady to higher with three day receipts 1,345,606 and wholesale values listed, including AA 66.75 and B 64.75.
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