Colts Whip Rams, Retain First Place
Baltimore Colts defeat Los Angeles Rams 31 to 24 to stay eight games ahead in the Western Conference standings. Lenny Shore three touchdowns, Unitas 271 passing yards, Moore and Berry key scores, Myrha with field goal and conversions. Rams rally with two touchdowns but fall short in rugged Pro football clash.
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Lenny Shore
Baltimore Colts
de Tors
Los Angeles Rams
Colts
Wes Co
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Seth
Pases
Rams
Steve Myrha
Weast Guarter
Moore
Unitas
Don Burroughs
L. G. Dupre
Colt
Larry Morris
van Brocklin
Leon Clarke
Ram
Ralf
Los Angeles
Elroy Hirsch
Tom Wilson
Foy
Tank Younger
Milt Davis
Ray Berry
Moo
Clarke
Wilson
Hirsch
Cotbren
Rum
Unites
I J Berry
Myrha
Bmiyrha
Browns Dominate Cardinals 31-0 Secures Eastern Title Bid
Cleveland storms to a 31-0 victory over Chicago as quarterback Tommy O Connell injures his ankle but still fires two long scoring passes to Ray Renfro and sets up Lon Groza’s 40 yard field goal. The win, paired with San Francisco, practically clinches the NFL Eastern Conference for the Browns.
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Tommy O'Connell
Cleveland Browns
Chicago Cardinals
San Francisco
New York
O'Connell
Ray Renfro
Lon Groza
Darrel Brewster
O’connell
Beafro
Finois
Leo Sugar
Cardinal
Brown
Washington
Los Angeles
Browns
Pat Summerall
Cardinals
Chicago
L. Carpenter
Renfro
Ess
Hanulak
Groza
Eagles Triumph Over Steelers 70 0 in Narrow Win
Philadelphia Eagles defeat Pittsburgh Steelers 70 0 at Connie Mack Stadium after a second period touchdown pass from Sonny Jurgensen to Dick Bielski and Bobby Walston’s conversion. The win ties the season series at one win each.
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Hom
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Dick Bielski
Bobby Walston
Paigéelpha Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Connie Mack Stadium
Esgies
Eek Ich
Tre Steelers
Gary Glick
Jurzensen
Bielskine
Steelers
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Pittsburgh
Local Midgets Victors In Rain
The Midget League football All stars Frede routed Coatesville Penn a in a rain drenched 250 game. Frederick’s defense dominated early as a blocked kick set the tone. Chris Sole scored twice including a 23 yard scamper and a 44 yard punt return. Bill Routzahn added a 44 yard kickoff return and Charles Green contributed on defense.
Virginia Grove sets new pool record at Washington meet
Virginia Grove won the 12 and under 50 yard breaststroke at the Invitational Meet hosted by the National Capital Swimming Association at American University in Washington DC. She clocked 33.5 seconds, breaking the prior record in trials and final. Frederick YMCA swimmers Bob Evans and Richard Krantz also placed in finals. The event drew 735 entries from seven states and 17 cities, with trials running 9 AM to 5:30 PM and finals 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Medals were displayed at the Y, and the next meet features Frederick girls hosting Dundalk at 3 PM on Saturday December 7.
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Virginia Grove
American University
Washingtton
D.C
Frederick
Bob Evans Plac
Richard Krantz
National Capital Swimming Association
Wilmington
Janice Bingham
Baltimore
Trudy Grove
Katrina Robert
Virginia Best
Diane Staley
Joan Mooriey
Kitten Best
Frank Blundell
Kenny Mooring
Chuck Leichert
David Eyster
Joe Gawler
Frederick Honors Chris Sole Award Winners and Coatesville Visit
Awards were brought back to Frederick by Chris Sole for outstanding back Rollie Willard and outstanding lineman Jay Markey for outstanding sportsmanship. Coatesville hosts praised for hospitality with players staying overnight before and after the contest. Frederick lineup listed with positions and names. Also notes a basketball game where the Celtics were defeated by the Syracuse Nationals 118-109 and a historical line about Billy Sunday playing professional baseball.
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Frederick
Chris Sole
Rollie Willard
Jay Markey
Coatesville
Rick Summel
Dean Rundle
Mike McHeory
Charles Green
Larry Boyd
Terry Morgan
Billy Dorsey
Tom Bishy
Casey DeLaufer
Ronnie Willard
Benny Grove
Thris Safe
Brick Kennedy
Mike Myers
Boi Routzahn
Sole
Routzahn
Myers
Pat—Kennedy
Weekend Fights by The Associated Press
Hollywood event report notes Alfredo Escobar from Redondo Beach knocked out Larry Vasquez of San Francisco. Gustav Scholz beat Alex Buxton in Stuttgart. World flyweight title Perez of Argentina vs Martin of Spain postponed to Saturday in Buenos Aires.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Calif
Alfredo Escobar
Redondo Beach
Larry Vasquez
San Francisco
Stuttgart
Germany
Gustav Scholz
Alex Buxton
England
Buenos Aires
Pascual Perez
Argentina
Youns Martin
Spain
Eastern Conference Standings and Week Schedule
INPE standings show Cleveland 811 0.889 New York 730 Pittsburgh 458 Philadelphia 460 Washington 336 Chicago Cards 270 Baltimore 640 Detroit 640 San Francisco 640 Chicago Bears 6 Los Angeles 60 Green Bay 70. Week results include San Francisco 27 at New York 17 and Baltimore 31 at Los Angeles 14. Schedule lists New York at Pittsburgh Saturday December 7 and Baltimore at San Francisco Sunday December 8 with Chicago Bears at Chicago and Cleveland at Detroit among others.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
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San Francisco
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles
Green Bay
Redskins Edge Bears in Chicago Football Clash
Washington defeats Chicago 14 to 3 as Eddie LeBaron throws and Jim Podoley catches a 10 yard TD pass ending Chicago’s hopes for a first place in the Western Division. Sam Baker’s punting steadies Washington while Bobby Watkins stars for the Bears with limited gains.
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Washington Redskins
Eddie le Baron
Chicago Bears
Washington
Bears
Redskins
George Blanda
Bobby Watkins
Ed Sutton
LeBaron
Jim Podoley
Sam Baker
Sutton
Paddley
Baker
Blanda
Gonzaga Debuts French import LeFebvre in Spotlight
College basketball opens with Gonzaga showcasing French transfer Jean Claude LeFebvre from near Paris. The 28s year old, 2 T-foot-344, 39 pounds, joins the lineup as Hark Anderson notes rapid adaptation and early progress amid the season kickoff.
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Isqo
Gonzaga University
Jean Claude Feets
le Febvre
Paris
LeFebvre
49ers Triumph Over Giants 27-17 in New York
The San Francisco 49ers upset the New York Giants 27 to 17 at Yankee Stadium to tighten the Western Conference race. A. Tittle directed the attack while four first-half Giants errors, including Conerly and Gifford turnovers, kept New York under pressure. Gene Babb, Joe Perry, and Billy Wilson scored for San Francisco with Soltan adding two field goals and three conversions.
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A. Tittle
49Ers
Giants
Yankee Stadium
Charley Con Lerly
Frank Gifford
Tittle
Detroit Lions
Baltimore Colts
Los Angeles Rams
Gene Babb
Joe Perry
Billy Wilson
Gordy Soltan
Ifield
San Francisco
Babb
Perry
Wilson
Big Wilt Chamberlain Leads Kansas Against Oklahoma State
Wilt Chamberlain powers the Kansas Jayhawks over Oklahoma State in a major feature. Kansas ranked No. 2 nationally after a sophomore season, with other top teams like North Carolina, Clemson, Kentucky, Duke, SMU, Louisville, Vanderbilt, and Houston also highlighted in a schedule of elite 1956-57 games.
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al Ways
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Clemson
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Southern Methodist
Minnesota
Louisville
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Tinois
Miami_Ohio
Purdue
Virginia
William & Mary
Columbia
CCNY
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Wake Forest
Philadelphia
Delaware
Temple
Millersville
LaSalle
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