Bears win Western title with 38 21 victory over Lions
Detroit seeks league bar on Bears end Ed Meadows after Layne concussion in early fourth quarter. Lions president Eddie Anderson says will ask NFL president Bert Bell to ban Meadows. Layne, top NFL scorer, injured on a behind hit as he pitched out. he was sidelined for rest of game. Meadows was ejected after a scuffle with Lions’ Bill Bowman.
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Dirty Football Charge Hurled At Bruins Over Loss Of Layne
The Bears demanded a clash with the Giants in the NL championship after a 38-21 win over Detroit marred by brawls that sidelined Layne. Ed Meadows and Gil Mains were ejected amid onfield chaos as Chicago seized the Western Division title and Rick Casares ran for 190 yards.
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Bears clinch ninth Western title since 1933
Chicago Bears beat the Detroit Lions to capture their ninth Western Division championship since the NFL playoff system began in 1933.
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Italo Scortichini Favored To Beat Wilfie Greaves
Italo Scortichini of Italy, favored at 85 to 5, meets Wilfie Greaves of Pittsburgh in a TV 10 round middleweight bout at St Nicholas Arena. Scortichini hopes to extend his seventh straight victory after returning from Europe and a win over Hardy Smallwood on November 25.
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Moser Declines Missouri Interview Request
Abilene High coach Chuck Moser told Missouri athletic director Don Faurot that he would not travel to Columbia for an interview about the Missouri head coaching job. Faurot, retiring after the season, had asked Moser to fly to Columbia last Friday.
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Reds Seek Skiers for Squaw Valley Pre Olympics
San Francisco report notes Russia plans to send skiers to pre Olympic cross country sessions at Squaw Valley in the winter of 1958 59 according to an American Olympic official.
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SMU Cagers Leave On First Road Trip
SMU, 5-0 and ranked No 4, heads to Lexington to face Kentucky in a two night test, then potential Illinois or Dayton. Coach Hayes wary of two tough road games before a busy conference week as Texas Tech looms at Dallas. Krebs leads scoring with 68 across two games as SMU eyes another strong pre holiday run.
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Providence Gains Lead In Hockey
Providence Rockets to first in the American Hockey League with an 11-4 win over the Cleveland Barons on Sunday ending a week of dominant play. The team had previously overwhelmed Hershey 7-4 and 6-1, while Rochester beat Hershey 9-1 with Gary Collins scoring five goals in their win. Buffalo defeated Springfield 2-1 on scoring by Ken Wharram and Barry Ross.
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Tourney Pairings Made For NAIA Basketball Tourney
An official of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics said the first round draw for the NAIA basketball tournament at Omaha will be made over the weekend. Eight teams enter the Dec 27 to 29 event including Wisconsin State St Francis of Brooklyn Rockhurst Texas Southern Hamline Gustavus Adolphus Arkansas Tech and Indiana Central.
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Richards Says Aussie Fans Too Partial
Oscar Fraley reports from Sydney that American pole vaulter Bob Richards criticizes Australian crowds as biased toward their own athletes. He notes strong support for Americans at Melbourne events, yet cites a soccer crowd scene in Sydney where Indians outplayed Australia. Overall, the writer disagrees with Richards and calls Australian crowds fairly impartial.
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Abilene and Stamford Eye Repeats Set for Texas Finals
Five perfect records loom in the Texas schoolboy football semifinals with Abilene facing Corpus Christi Ray for AAAA, Nederland awaiting Garland in AAA, Stamford meeting Brady for AA, and Stinnett opposing Hondo for Class A. Repeats Abilene Stamford Nederland Stinnett hold 36, 31, 1 ties. Ray and Garland chase titles.
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Texas schoolboy football finals grid matchups
Texas prep football playoff pairings list matchups with records for Abilene Corpus Christi Ray Garland Neder land Camford Brady Stinnett and Sweetwater. The notes show dates 2 p m and 7 30 p m and referenced schedules for Class AA and Class A tiers.
Rule Will Help TOKYO Olympic Swimmers
Masaru Furikawa, the Japanese 200 meter breaststroke Olympic champion, said the Olympic Committee’s decision to ban women’s swimming from the 190 games would aid Japan’s swimmers rather than hinder them.
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Aussies Pose Big Problem For Americans
Australia’s coach Harry Hopman warned the U S Davis Cup team to improve within 10 days or face a heavy defeat by Australia after a 4 1 win over India in the interzone final. Vic Seixas and the four players Seixas Flam Giammalva Green are slated for the Adelaide challenge round Dec 26 28.
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Wolfpack Hit With Major ACC Penalty For Recruiting
North Carolina State faces a 5090 dollar fine and one year ban on recruiting after the ACC found improper steps to recruit Jackie Moreland. State denied the charges and will appeal as NCAA probation remained in effect.
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Boxers Boardman Over Cuba’s Zulueta In Garden Bout
Boston UPI reports 21 year old Boardman expected to win a scheduled 10 round match at the Garden against Orlando Zulueta from Cuba. Parthamag, the Nazthorp sensation, displayed bill and poise, signaling another victory for the rising youth.
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