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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1957
Page
6
Policeman Gerald Baker answered Barnes' trouble call and found the radio making odd sounds. He wrapped the set in a blanket for safety then opened it to reveal a trapped squirrel fleeing from the device.
Tobin Rote of the Green Bay Packers retires after the season, bowing out in the Pro Bowl at Memorial Coliseum with a stellar NFL career. The 28-year-old Texan, famed for passing yardage and rushing threat, notes fatigue but expresses love for the game as he heads to life with his wife Mrs. Rote in Texas.
Quarterback Charlie Conerly of the champion New York Giants, with running backs Ollie Matson of the Chicago Cardinals and Frank Gifford of the Giants, headlines a formidable, defense oriented squad. The club is described as “really will be tough to beat,” though the game will not be televised regionally or nationally.
The Cincinnati Redlegs' 18 year old bonus shortstop Bobby Henrich from Compton California will be 19 on December 24 1957. In early English thoroughbred racing Lord Glasgow refused to name horses until they proved themselves.
Harold Carter, a Linden New Jersey Sunday school teacher, scored an easy victory over Bob Baker to move toward a March bout with Eddie Machen or Willie Pastrano. Carter, Machen Pastrano, and 25 year old Tommy Jackson compete for Floyd Patterson's crown in the crowded heavyweight scene.
The report highlights Patterson Carter and Machen as rising heavyweights with Patterson’s June opponent potentially from the young guard. Carter, 6 ft, 191 lb, outboxed Baker 6-2, 214 lb, by switching styles and delivering decisive rights. The piece also notes the Milwaukee Braves leading the 1956 NL race for 121 days and trainer Jim Fitzsimmons predicting Florida-bred King Hairanag as a top 3-year-old in 1957.
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