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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1955
Page
7
Rams beat 49ers 27-14 to keep Western Conference lead and next face Bears who crushed Green Bay 52-31. Bears sit 4-3, one game behind L A, as Cleveland dominates the East with a 24-14 victory over the Giants and Washington tops Philadelphia 34-21. Detroit's 24-14 upset snaps Baltimore's share of the Western lead.
Eastern standings show Cleveland and Pittsburgh tied atop with 6-0 records, Washington 4-3-1, Philadelphia 2-3-1, New York 2-5, Chicago 2-4-1, Cardinals 1-2, and San Francisco 0-4. Western standings list Los Angeles 5-2, Baltimore 4-3, Chicago Bears 4-3, Green Bay 3-4, San Francisco 3-0-4, Detroit 1-6. Yesterday results: Detroit 24 at Baltimore 14. Cardinals 27 at Pittsburgh 13. Los Angeles 27, San Francisco 14. Cleveland 24, New York 14. Philadelphia 21, Chicago Bears 52. Green Bay 31, Seattle not listed.
In a 52 31 shootout, the Bears fail to convert early advantage as the 49ers and Rams trade touchdowns. San Francisco moves ahead on a Tittle led drive before Robustelli intercepts for a Rams score. Cleveland beats New York behind Ratterman passing to Renfro and Brewster, with Groza kicking and Gifford catching for New York.
Bowl selectors reexamine hopefuls after weekend upsets affecting Big Ten Rose Bowl chances and major bowls. Maryland and Oklahoma race for Orange and Cotton berths as Michigan State, Nebraska, West Virginia, and others shape conference outcomes with key clashes looming. Notre Dame, Yale, Princeton, and Ivy contenders also gaze toward titles while schedule action tests LSU, Texas, Oklahoma State and others.
In a college football roundup, Michigan and UCLA loom in the Rose Bowl projections while Auburn faces West Virginia in the Sugar Bowl and Texas Christian eyes Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Notable notes include Bob Ford’s new nickname Thunderbird and Eddie Vincent’s memory lapse after a 36 yard run.
Philadelphia tallies four touchdowns with Pihos Walston Stribling all scoring on Thomason passes and Bielski adding a 3 point conversion. Washington responds with four touchdowns Barni Guglielmi Monachino and Zagers scoring on runs, plus Janowicz field goal and four conversions.
Hollywood fighter Charlie Sawyer of Los Angeles outpointed Pat Manzi of Syracuse over 10 rounds in a welterweight bout. Hector Constance from Trinidad beat Jimmy Watkins of Buffalo on a 10 round decision in a featherweight clash.
West Virginia halfback Bobby Moss leads the Southern Conference scoring with 54 points as Richmond’s Frank Pajaczkowski trails with 42. Key weekend results include WVU 13 George Washington 7 securing a third straight conference title, while Richmond’s Tommy Theodose stars in their win over Davidson. Other noted scores feature Clemson over Virginia Tech and Lehigh’s 39 0 win over VMI.
National Basketball Association standings show Western teams led by St Louis Minneapolis with 1 win and 0 losses and 1.000 and 0.500 records respectively Rochester 1 1 .500 Fort Wayne 0 2 .000. In the East Boston and New York share the top with 1 0 1.000 records while Syracuse and Philadelphia lag with 0 1 .000.
Palm Springs Calif It would appear the best way for Great Britain to gain possession of the Ryder Cup is on lend lease The United States retains the cup for two more years winning eight matches to four The best British showing on American soil since 1933 included John Jacobs upset of Cary Middlecoff as the Americans dominated to reclaim the trophy.
Los Angeles driver Jack McGrath dies in a spectacular crash on the 86th lap of the Bobby Ball Memorial 100 mile race in Phoenix. The AAA ends its 46 year sponsorship of championship racing citing safety goals. Jimmy Bryan wins the race, with Johnny Thompson second and George Amick third.
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