Giants Ready For Colts After Browns Win
New York Giants shift focus to an undefeated Baltimore Colts game at Yankee Stadium after a 21 17 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Frank Gifford, sidelined by a knee injury, lauded coach Jim Lee Howell and defensive coach Tom Landry for a disciplined game plan as Chuck Conerly threw three touchdowns.
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VMI Fullback Wins SC Player of Week Honor
VMI fullback Pete Johnson captured the Southern Conference Player of the Week after a 33-0 win at Norfolk over Virginia. Johnson led rushing with 4 carries for 42 yards, including 27 and 39 yard runs, and added three extra points. Teammates Sam Horner and Jim McFalls also contributed with a TD and strong blocking and defense. Other vote recipients included Joe Biscaha, Len Rubal, and Carroll Dale.
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Digby Father of Sugar Bowl Dies at 65
Fred Digby, long-time head of the Mid-Winter Sports Assn. and the Sugar Bowl sponsor, died Monday in New Orleans after cancer treatment. The 65-year-old native helped turn the Sugar Bowl from an idea into a major New Year’s sports festival. Funeral services are set for Wednesday. Digby, who began as a sports writer, spearheaded the Sugar Bowl with 38 local businessmen.
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Japan All Stars Dominate Cards 9-2 in Osaka
Japan All-Stars powered by Futoshi Nakanishi drive in six runs and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-2 in Osaka. Nakanishi hit a grand slam off Blaylock in the fourth and doubled in two runs off Brosnan in the sixth. Tadashi Sugiura held the Cards to six hits as Stan Musial and teammates scored two eighth inning runs.
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Boxing results from New York Chicago Halifax bouts
The Associated Press reports bouts: Jose Torres 164 from New York stopped Burke Emery 163% from Sherbrooke in five. Ernest Torres 193 of Chicago outpointed Sid Peaks 220 of Louisville in eight. Richard Howard 135 of Halifax outpointed Tommy Tibbs 133% of Boston in ten.
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LSU Holds Lead In Poll After Week of Surprises
LSU and Iowa kept top spots in the AP football poll, with Army rising to third as Northwestern edged Auburn for fourth. Ohio State plummeted to 16th after loss, while Mississippi fell to ninth and Colorado exited the top 10 after a 23-7 win by Oklahoma.
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Litzenberger 2nd In NHL Scoring
Chicago winger Ed Litzenberger moved into a tie for second in NHL scoring with 13 points after a recent week of one goal and three assists. Jean Beliveau and Bernie Geoffrion led with 15 points for Montreal as Dickie Moore and Andy Bathgate trailed with 12 and 11 points respectively. Jerry Toppazzini topped Boston with 11 goals and 11 points, while Litzenberger led in assists with 11 and Terry Sawchuk headed goalies at 2.27 GAA.
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Tudor Era and Bornastar Vie for U.S. Slot in International Pick
In Laurel Maryland the Washington D C International committee considered Tudor Era and Bornastar for a second U S representative in the November 11 race. Tudor Era, with Mrs Herbert Herff’s silks, won the mile and an eighth Turf Cup at Laurel. Bornastar, owned by J Graham Brown, captured Saturday’s Vineland Handicap at Garden State for her sixth win.
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Suspect VII Keydets Face WVU Chase For SC Crown
Virginia Military Institute strong in Southern Conference play with a 17 game unbeaten streak and a 33-0 throttling of Virginia. West Virginia also in title hunt if it defeats injury-hit William and Mary. VMI injuries threaten a Davidson clash and a crucial West Virginia game in two weeks.
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Longfellow Near Wyatt In 1-Year Passing Records
Morgantown AP West Virginia beat George Washington 35 12 as quarterback Dick Longfellow pushed season passing total to 650 yards with 10 of 24 for 86 in the game He trails only Freddy Wyant and Jimmy Walthall in WVU freshman to senior passing marks while Walthall remains the top single season passer and TD pace Mel Reight and Terry Fairbanks pace receivers with 174 and 269 yards respectively End Terry Fairbanks leads WVU with 269 yards on 11 catches and Reight tops scoring with 42 points Two straight WVU wins boost totals to 2 209 yards on offense against 2 196 for opponents.
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Yardley Tops NBA Scorers as Pistons Lead
George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons remains the league’s top scorer with 170 points in 7 games while Bob Pettit of the St Louis Hawks ranks second with 145 points in 5 games. Pettit also holds a 29.2 points per game average and a 37-point single game high.
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Tribe To Play 35 Night Games At Home In 1959
The Cleveland Indians announced a 35-game home night schedule for 1959, the most in club history. The World Series champion Yankees will visit seven times under lights, with Baltimore six, Chicago Boston Kansas City Washington five each, and Detroit two. The first night game is April 17 vs Kansas City and the final night game on September 25 against the Athletics.
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Kennedy Succeeds Brother as MSU Cross Country Captain
Michigan State University announces Forddy Kennedy as the new cross country team captain, succeeding his brother Henry Kennedy in the post. The change reflects a family leadership line within the Spartans program.
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