Columbia’s Cliff Montgomery Returns Home After 24 Years
Cliff Montgomery, famed Columbia Lions quarterback and 1934 Rose Bowl hero, recalled the heavy rain before the historic 7-0 upset of Stanford. At a Pasadena luncheon, he spoke of the deluge that nearly flooded the Rose Bowl and reminisced about his involvement in UCLA and Syracuse clash preparations.
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Rose Bowl upset echoes through 24 years past
Old Rose Bowl memories surface as Montgomery recalls the 24 year-old Lions upset and the slipping cleats that plagued Stanford. He reflects on Coast versus Big Ten rivalries, while Syracuse preparations for the Bruin game suffer from fog and logistical chaos. Coaches and captains from Pasadena CC, Muir, and Pasadena High gather for season reviews and designate a Player of the Game.
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Gene Fullmer Defeats Spider Webb In Utah Ring Clash
Gene Fullmer of West Jordan Utah won a unanimous 15 round decision over Spider Webb of Chicago at Utah State University Fieldhouse to defend the NBA middleweight title. The bout drew about 7 000 fans with a $90 000 gate as spectators booed the decision and UPIs judges favored Fullmer 146 140.
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Big Ten Reviews Rose Bowl Role at Winter Meeting
The Big Ten plans to clarify its stance on Rose Bowl participation at the upcoming winter meeting starting Wednesday. Action may seek to determine annual eligibility for bowl invites and how conference members share payments, though no overhaul of current appearance rules is expected.
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Kansas State Adopts Interim Plan After Coach Resigns
Athletic director Bebe Lee says it may be months before a new head football coach is named at Kansas State University in Manhattan. The post has been vacant since Bus Mertes resigned after a 2-10 season.
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UCLA Santa Monica UCLA a 730 pm USC Kentucky 9 pm
College basketball schedule lists UCLA versus Santa Monica at 7 30 p m and USC against Kentucky at 9 p m at the Sports Arena, with Caltech at Riverside at 8 15 p m.
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Tomorrow Sports Schedule Across Southern California
Tomorrow features I rv Noren Lanes facing LA Angels at Brookside Park 1 30 p m. Citrus Motors meets Westwood Merchants at Ontario 2 p m. Pasadena Yankees rival Pacific Clay Cards at Montebello 2 p m. Monrovia Merchants host b A Yankees at Monrovia City Park 2 p m. Greater L A League soccer at Rancho Cienega 10 30 a m. Rams meet Colts at Coliseum 1 30 p m. Iceland plays at Paramount 5 50 p m. Auto racing stock cars 2 30 p m. Destruction Derby 7 30 p m at Gardena Stadium. Hot Reds race at Ascot Stadium 2 30 p m. Quarter Horse racing at Los Alamitos 1 p m.
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U.S. Olympic team coaches named by AAU
Larry Snyder named head coach for the 1960 U S Olympic track and field team with assistants George Eastman Ralph Higgins Lloyd Winter and Art Lonborg listed among staff. Jules Menendez will coach boxing and Thomas Maloney named men's gymnastics coach while Janet Bacina becomes women’s coach. Pincus Sober to manage track and field operations.
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Bud) Winter
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Syracuse Coach Handed Honor
Floyd Ben Schwartzwalder, coach of Syracuse, named 1959 Scripps-Howard coach of the year. He secured 230 first place votes out of 604 from American Football Coaches Association members. Wally Butts Georgia ranked second with 92 votes and Ray Eliot Illinois with 71.
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Redlands Invitational Semifinals Highlight Local Scores
Local college and high school teams posted a flurry of results led by Redlands semifinal wins. Cal Poly Pomona, USC, Santa Clara, Cal Western, Long Beach State and others delivered notable margins and upsets across the regional tourney ladder. The slate also includes Pasadena area showdowns and overtime thrillers.
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Pasadena College Tops Chapman to Reach Redlands Final
Pasadena College Crusaders upset defending champion Chapman 80-78 in double overtime to reach the Redlands Basketball Tournament final against Redlands. Davis scored 25 points in three quarters before fouling out, lifting Pasadena past Chapman in a dramatic late run that echoed last year’s thriller.
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Merrick Snare Leads Bluth in Bowling Classic Qualifiers
Merrick of Detroit topped the field with 255 in yesterday's preliminaries of the world invitational match game bowling tourney in Chicago. Key performers include Marge Merrick of Detroit and Donna Zimmerman of Akron among leaders in the women's division, with scores around 1,500 set for the event featuring top men and women bowlers.
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Films Missing Hamper Junior Rose Bowl Teams
Bakersfield College coach Ray Newman and Del Mar College mentor Vernon Glass reported sending game films to each other but the tapes did not arrive. Del Mar’s 32 players travel Tuesday, leaving both teams without scouting reports to prepare defenses before next Saturday’s game.
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Illini to Decide on New Coach
The University of Illinois athletic board will meet to begin selecting a new football coach to succeed Ray Eliot who retired after the 1959 season.
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Santa Anita Not For Sale Statement Denies Rumors
Reese H. Taylor, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc., which runs Santa Anita, stated that the Arcadia track is not for sale. He said officers and directors have never indicated a sale interest, have not solicited offers, and have not authorized any sale efforts or received bona fide offers.
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Tigers trade for Fernandes Semproch in Phillies deal
Detroit sends Ted Lepcio and two minor leaguers to Philadelphia for shortstop Chico Fernandes and pitcher Ray Semproch. Phillies also receive Ken Walters and Alex Cosmids. Cardinals land pitcher Carl Sawatski from the Phillies for Bobby Gene Smith and a PTN later.
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Boxers Sought from Russia for Ottawa Talks
Negotiations underway to bring a team of Russian amateur boxers to Ottawa Canada for potential competition and cultural exchange. Officials from Canadian sports bodies and Russian boxing federation discuss visas schedules and safety.
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Kentucky Nips UCLA in Narrow LA Arena Thriller
Sid Cohen scored 5 points in the final 90 seconds as Kentucky edged UCLA 68 66 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Billy Lickert led Kentucky with 23 points, Bruins led 34 28 at the half before a late rally. Santa Clara beat USC 64 61 in a tight game. Frank Sobrero scored 27 for Santa Clara.
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Hoad Beats Gonzales for Memorial Drive Title
Lew Hoad overwhelmed Pancho Gonzales 6-4 6-0 to win first prize in the three day Adelaide tourney on Memorial Drive courts. Frank Sedgman defeated Rex Hartwig 6-3 5-7 6-4 to take second prize.
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Boxing results from Utah and Ireland show range of fights
Logan Utah and West Jordan Utah bouts report Gene Fullmer outpointing Ellforth Webb with 159 percent. North Ireland hosts Freddie Gilroy versus Bernie Taylor for the Bantamweight title. Sao Paulo Brazil features Don Jordan and Vernando Barreto in a non title bout.
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Grid results prep for CIF playoffs across divisions
Southern California playoff scores show Poly routing Mount Carmel 40 13 and Hawthorn edging Glendale 9 7 in the Southern Group. Monrovia tops Redlands 14 6 as San Diego posts 26 6 over Santa Ana. In Class AA South Pasadena defeats Hart 12 6 while Mater Dei falls to Claremont 13 0. Brea Cont beats Harvard 20 0. Eona SLO Mission Ramona wins 20 6 over Needles. Iona State (Tempe) 14 Hawaii 6.
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Putnam Reinstated by Rams After Suspension
Duane Putnam Los Angeles Rams guard and co captain is reinstated to good standing by general manager Pete Rozelle after a suspension of nearly two weeks. The return comes as the team prepares for a game with the Baltimore Colts and Sid Gillman notes injury and missed practice likely limit his playing time against the Green Bay Packers.
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