Prank at Rose Bowl: Cal Tech Students Altered Cards
AP report from Pasadena describes a prank at the Rose Bowl where Cal Tech students swapped Washington rooters' cards with forged ones. About 2,232 counterfeit cards were printed and placed on seats during the Huskies' visit. Cal Tech students admitted involvement, claiming it was good clean fun.
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Clues Slim In Murder Of Girl
In St Louis police search for the killer of 18 year old Barbara Jean Black after her body was found beside a tractor trailer in South St. Louis. She had been beaten and strangled with no medical evidence of rape. she wore a half-slip and panties with a toppled coat and her sweater and skirt laid near her head.
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Huskies Swiftly Top Gophers in Rose Bowl rout
Washington’s Huskies dominated the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Pasadena, racing to a 17-0 first-half lead and delivering a postwar Western Rose Bowl record performance. Star backs Schloredt and Fleming helped set the pace as Minnesota’s defense was stunned by a blend of speed, power, and surprise plays. The Gophers rallied late but could not overcome the early deficit.
Kansans Shine In Rose Bowl Parade With Dodge City Band
In Los Angeles the Dodge City high school band drew crowds in the Rose Bowl parade. The 124 players wore gray uniforms with blue red capes spelling Dodge City. A 7 ft 2 drum led by a boy and assisted by fathers and a drummer carried the unit forward. After the two hour march, youths toured the city before a Santa Fe train trains them home to Dodge City around 1 am Wednesday.
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Baseball's unforgettable pennant clincher at Polo Grounds
Bobby Thomson's final swing on October 3, 1951, delivered the Giants a 5–4 pennant over the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds. Ralph Branca pitched for Brooklyn as Thomson, amid a mid-August surge, hit the shot seen as the "miracle of Coogan's Bluff." The homer capped a dramatic late season push and remains a defining moment in baseball lore.
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Ohio State Tops AP Poll Again Atop Rankings
Ohio State remains number one in the AP basketball poll with all 96 voters backing the Buckeyes who sport a 9-0 record after winning the Holiday Festival in New York. Bradley slips to second as St Bonaventure and Louisville hold spots, while Indiana, St Louis and Auburn fall out of the top ten.
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Oscar Robertson Dominates NBA Record Standings
New York AP Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals leads the NBA in assists with 371 and a 9.8 average, sits third in scoring at 1217 points and 30.4, leads in field goal percentage at .475, and ranks fifth in free throw percentage at .836 with half a season completed. Wilt Chamberlain tops scoring with 970 and 27.7, while Elgin Baylor averages 34.3 with 1905 points in 38 games.
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Ad offers $1000 final expense reinsurance by mail
An advertisement invites people aged 60 to 80 to apply for a $1000 final expense reinsurance policy from Old American Insurance Co. No obligation or phone calls. Send name, address and year of birth to 4900 Oak Dept L115B Kansas City MO.
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Sugar Bowl Rebels Start Fast To Gain Jump On Owls
Mississippi quarterback Jake Gibbs starred as the Rebels built an early lead with two first-half touchdowns in a 14-6 Sugar Bowl win over Rice before 82,851 at Tulane Stadium. Gibbs, a Grenada, Mississippi native, sparked the attack and earned All-America honors for the season.
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Duke Wins Cotton Bowl 7 6 on Moorman TD Pass
Duke defeats Arkansas 7 6 in the Cotton Bowl as lonesome end Tee Moorman catches a nine yard pass from Don Altman for the decisive touchdown. Duke guard Browning converts the extra point, but Arkansas blocks the try by Dave Unser, denying a bigger margin.
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Medalist Honors Taken By Richards
Ama eur Ted Richards shaved three strokes off par and took medalist honors with a 67 in the qualifying round for the Los Angeles Open. He led with a 33 34 front and finished one stroke ahead of Ray Botts Emilio Miartuz and Ray Hane who posted 68s. The event opens Friday with 334 players in the 118 hole test and 46 earning berths to join 107 PGA exempt stars.
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