Card Bear Game to Settle NFL Title
Notre Dame proved the press wrong as Michigan seeks the national crown in a weekend of college football. West Virginia notes Randy Broyles as a top player while Fred Wendt hikes Texas Mines to a 49-6 win, reaching 170 points this season.
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Ralelali
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Los Angeles
Marcel
Cerdan
Kayoed
Tony Zale
California
West Virginia University
Fred Wendt
el Paso
Texas
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Texas Mines
University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Colts Beat Bills 35 15. AAC Playoff Bid Hangs On
The Baltimore Colts defeated Buffalo 35 15 to force a special playoff for the Eastern crown. The game left the Bills in seven wins seven losses, needing a postseason bid as Baltimore and Cleveland vie for the western title. Notable performances included Paul Christman sidelined earlier, and a strong effort from sid Luckman with three touchdown passes for Chicago as teams across the league finished the All-America Conference regular season.
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Pittsburgh
Davey O'Brien
Giants
Steelers
Los Angeles
TE Tington
Atty
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Bob
Apifield
Boston
Philadelphia
Nace
Robinette
Church and Tri-County Leagues Start Action
Two basketball leagues launch tonight with four Beckley Church League games at the Recreation Building at 7. Catholic faces Presbyterian, Methodist Temple meets First Baptist, Episcopal vs. Christian, and Mabecott faces a church foe. Tri-CountySchedule sends Chappie’s Espe and Sophia at Mark Twain, Coal City and Armco at Marsh Fork High, and Dias Floral and Dorothy Shamrocks at Clear Fork High.
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Presbyterian
Methodist Temple
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Episcopal Va
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Christian
Mabecott
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Mark Twain
Coal City
Armco
Marsh Ferk High
Dias Floral
Dorothy Shamrocks
Clear Fork High
Marsh Fork
Water's Esse
Muliens
Aice High
Cat Bridge Wins Rich Handicap at Tropical Park
Miami reports Cat Bridge 16.00 earned 7500 added ER Bradley Handicap at Tropical Park with 9,612 crowd and 423 handle. Bruno and Potite Star also won at Tanforan while New Orleans and Charles Town results follow. England beats Scotland in Cup zone play.
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Bymire Asoeution Press
Miami
Baton Rouge
Charles Town
W.va
Toronto
Canada
India
Leicester
England
Scotland
College football television talk and hidden stars emerge
A big league executive previews television's impact on baseball during Minneapolis meetings while other notes highlight Oreste Minoso’s strong early minor league showing for Dayton Indians. Ohio to Georgia college chatter touches SEC bowls and conference drama. Also mentions Toledo Rockets, Michigan State, Oklahoma basketball roots, and a family of six footers in Bruce Drake's Oklahoma squad.
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Associated Press
New York
Minneapolis
Satchel Paige
Larry Doby
Indians
Oreste Minoso
New York Cubans
Dayton
Ohio
Oreste
Doby
Dale Mitchell
Joe Vosmik
Minoso
Southern
Georgia
SEC
Gainesville
Tulane
Oregon
U. of Toledo
Jerry Bush
Michigan State
Biggie Munn
Biggie
Det
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Marcus, Freiberger
Bus Crash Kills Two as Grants Pass Team Returns
Two Grants Pass high school football players, star halfback Al Newman and varsity lineman Sterling Heater, were killed when a chartered team bus overturned and burst into flames near Grants Pass Oregon. Twenty five others including coaches were injured, with victims found in separate bus sections hours later. Survivors said they escaped by smashing windows as flames engulfed the bus near home after their state championship win in Portland. Injured players included Vernon Craft Kay Alpeter Russ Jacobser Jim Fedham and Bob Grane. several remained in Josephine Hospital.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Portland
al Newman
Sterling Heater
Josephine Hospital
Vernon’ Craft
Kay Alpeter
Russ Jacobser
Jim Fedhham
Bob Grane
Joe Louis May Face June Opponent in Busy Week
The Associated Press reports heavyweights clash across six days with Joe Louis' June title defense possibly linked to winners. Lee Savold meets Bruce Woorrock in London Monday while Joe Baksi faces Ezzard Charles at Madison Square Garden Friday. Louis also meets Billy Conn in an exhibition in Chicago Friday night as part of a touring schedule.
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London
Cleveland
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Bruce Woorcock
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Billy Daly
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Ezzard Charles
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Charles-Bakst
Bakst
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Olle Tandberg
Stockholm
Bomber
Billy Conn
Chicago
Conn
Lookout Books 10 Hoop Games Schedule Revealed
Lookout Books coach George Priester announced a 20 game high school basketball schedule for Nuttall High School. The opener is December 14 at home against the Charleston Reds with a busy slate including Kingston Summersville Montgomery Gauley Bridge Richwood Rainelle Ansted Fayetteville and Oak Hill among others.
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Lookout
George Priester
Nuttall
Charleston Reds
Chas
Reds
Kingston
Oak Hill
Summmersville
Montgomery
Gauley Bridge
Richwood
Rainelle
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Fayetteville
Summersville
Patton's 9.3 Dash Credited as American 100 Record
Mel Patton, Southern California sprinter, was credited by a special AAU records committee meeting with a 9.3 second 100 yard dash, the world fastest time for the event under proper conditions. The record, achieved May 18 in Fresno, California, was approved after initial rejection.
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New York
Mel Patton
Amateur Athletic Union
Southern California
Patton
Fresno
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AAU
Harold Berliner
Pacific Association
Patten
Shuers
Calstar
Frank Wykoff
Jesse Owens
Clyde Jeffrey
D. J. Joubert
South Africa
Mountain state cage schedule looms across week
Tech and Beckley face a busy slate this week as Fairmont State hosts California Pennsylvania and Shenandoah at Bethany. West Virginia University to play Pitt in a major clash while Marshall, West Virginia Tech and others fill weekday nights with conference games marked by (x). This week features 10 conference games and a 3,500 seat gym opening for Morris Harvey in Charleston.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Alderson- Broaddust
Pitt
Penn State
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Golden Eagles
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Rio Grande
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Potomac State
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Shepherd
Kansas State
Marshall
Catholic Father Becomes Bednarik Agent in Pact
The Philadelphia story reports that Chuck Bednarik, Penn center nicknamed All-America, signed a contract making Father John H. Donnelly his official agent. The priest, based at Newman Hall, will approve any contract or transfer for Bednarik, aiming to ease his focus on studies amid intense professional interest.
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Chuck Bed Snarik
Bednarik
University of Pennsylvania
John H. Donnelly
Newman Hall
Father Donnelly
Chuck
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