Faint Hope Stirs Breasts Of Baltimore Colts Fans
New York AP reports faint hope for the Baltimore Colts as Tom Matte battles Green Bay in a pivotal playoff clash. Tarkenton of Minnesota is highlighted as a comparison, while the piece reviews past meetings, run tactics, and field conditions likely to shape the outcome. It notes Matte’s rollout style and the Packers’ defensive strengths, with attention to a potential early score as decisive.
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Halas Seeks No Retirement After Coach of the Year Honor
CHICAGO George S Halas the Chicago Bears coach and NFL pioneer says he has no plan to retire at 70 despite repeated speculation He accepted the Coach of the Year award after guiding the Bears to a 9-5 season with a late surge and a strong defense He credits his staff and players and will begin private interviews with each player to plan for next season.
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Celtics Edge Knicks in OT as Siegfried Debut Shines
Larry Siegfried, a 17 year old high school senior making his debut, sparked the Celtics in a 123 120 overtime win over the Knicks. Bill Russell added 21 points and 25 rebounds as Boston erased a 21 point deficit. Sam Jones led all scorers with 37, while Havlicek added 26.
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Schellhase Still Leads Major College Scoring Race
Dave Schellhase of Purdue retains the lead in major college basketball scoring with a 35.2 average through Dec 18, narrowing the margin over North Carolina’s Bob Lewis at 34.4 in seven games. New leaders also appear in several other categories with Tom Baack perfect at 28 of 28, Rick Jones 24 of 24, Jim Williams fine in field goal accuracy, and Keith Swagerty leading rebounds at 22.2 per game.
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St Mary of the Plains captures McPherson tourney title
St Mary of the Plains defeated Wesleyan 93 to 80 in the McPherson Holiday Basketball Tournament final in McPherson Kansas. Bill Hicks from Cleveland Ohio scored 28 points to hand Wesleyan its first loss in eight games and earned outstanding player honors as St Mary won its sixth straight after an 0-3 start.
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Wednesday Night Ladies Bowling Scores Report
A compiled list of high scores from various leagues and clubs including Bell Studio, Southwestern Bell, Peoples National Bank, and First National Bank. Notable performances include J Bien 165, P Stankard 459, and C Cromwell 189 in the 10-30 frame.
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Boxing Results in Brescia Narrow Victory for Fletcher
Jim Fletcher of San Francisco stopped Piero Tomasoni of Italy in Brescia, Italy. The bout lasted five rounds with Fletcher securing the win by stoppage.
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Pro Basketball Wednesday Results Summary
Boston defeated New York 123 to 120 and Baltimore edged Cincinnati 129 to 127 while San Francisco beat Detroit 114 to 104. Detroit plays Los Angeles next as Torday schedules another slate of games.
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College basketball scores and tournament results across regions
East Temple over Canisius 70–58 and Penn over Villanova 73–60 lead a day of diverse results. Midwest action features Butler 79–64 over Michigan, Cincinnati 87–74 vs Wisconsin, and Valparaiso 114–96 vs Purdue, with Saint Bonaventure routed by St. Bonaventure 100–72. Southwest Kentucky beat Texas Tech 89–73 while far west matchups saw Washington 78–69 over Florida and Arizona 56–47 at San Jose State. Tournament play includes Mississippi Valley Classic with Texas Western 86–49 over Nevada and Creighton 105–63 vs South Dakota. Rubber City Classic Akron 74–59 over Marietta. Missouri Valley at Rock Island third place results. Holiday Tournament in McPherson with St Mary of the Plains 93–80 over Kansas Wesleyan. Tabor 63–57 over Baker. College of Emporia 84–60 over McPherson. Sterling 62–55 over Bethel.
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Honor For Bobby Hull
TORONTO AP Bobby Hull the NHL MVP was named Canada’s outstanding male athlete today. Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks edged track star Bill Crothers by nine points in the balloting by 141 sports editors and sportscasters.
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