West Frankfort tops Johnston City 57 to 48 in key win
West Frankfort built a big second and fourth quarter to defeat Johnston City 57 to 48. Tom Peeler led West Frankfort with 22 points and 20 rebounds, while John Sheputis and Russ Debose paced the Indians with 14 and 9 points respectively. Royce McElivee sealed the victory with late free throws.
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Johnston City
West Frankfort
Red Birds
Tom Peeler
Red Bird
John Sheputis
Russ Debose
Indians
Don Griffin
Nets
Peeler
Griffin
Slater
Debose
Kee
Royce McEliewee
W. Frankfort
Florian
Avery
Morrison
McElivee
J. City
Travis
Sheputis
Lakers Crumble to Nationals and Slide to cellar
The Minneapolis Lakers lost 102-96 to the Syracuse Nationals dropping 11 of 16 games and sinking to the Western Division cellar. Fort Wayne beat Boston 111-90, Rochester routed Philadelphia 107-84, with George King and Dolph Schayes starring for Syracuse. Clyde Lovellette led the Lakers with 26 points.
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Boston Celtics
Rochester Royals
Philadelphia Warriors
Minneapolis
Syracuse
George King
Dolph Schayes
Johnny Kerr
Nationals
Clyde Lovellette
Lakers
Browns Wrap Up Division Honors As Graham Keys Title
The Cleveland Browns clinched the Eastern Conference with an 8-2-0 mark behind Otto Graham's leadership. New York Giants helped by beating Washington, while the Los Angeles Rams edged Baltimore 20-14 and Chicago Bears beat Detroit 21-20 to stay in division contention. The Browns now eye the Western winner in the title game.
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Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Otto Graham
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New York Giants
Graham
Pittsburgh Steelers
Giants
Washikin
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Baltimore
Colts
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Los Angeles
Green Bay
Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles
Chicago Cards
Packers
San Francisco 49Ers
Logan Juniors edge Anna 49 42 for fifth straight win
Logan Juniors Murphysboro topped Anna Grade School 49 to 42 Friday at Anna to push their season win streak to five. Wright led with 20 points, Bedinger added 19, while Rich scored 15 for Anna. Logan held a 24-18 halftime lead and outscored 25-24 in the final period.
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Logan
Murphysboro
Anna
Wright
Bedinger
Rich
Ward
Beasley
Ray
M’sboro
Roseberry
Elliott
Larson
Anna—Kobe
Betts
Henderson
Belcher
Diefunbach
Cardinals Get Kinder From Boston Red Sox
Chicago, Dec. 5 (AP) General Manager Frank Lane of the St. Louis Cardinals made the first player deal of the meetings by obtaining veteran reliever Ellis Kinder from the Boston Red Sox for a trifle over the $10 000 waiver price. Lane said he spoke with every NL club but nothing solid emerged and he planned further talks with Roy Hamey and Mayo Smith of the Phillies.
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Chicago
Frank Lane
St. Louis Cardinals
Ellis Kinder
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Boxing Week Packed With Big Fights In Several Cities
Boxing fans await a star packed lineup. In Chicago Friday night Carl Olson defending his middleweight title against Sugar Ray Robinson. In Cleveland Wednesday night Nino Valdes meets Bob Baker in a heavyweight eliminator. In New York St Nicholas Arena two middleweights collide, while Peter Muller faces Ray Drake of New York.
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Bobo) Olson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Chicago
Cuba
Nino Valdes
Pittsburgh
Bob Baker
Cleveland
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
Germany
Peter Muller
Rugged Ray Drake
AAU Moves to Clean House Over Code Infractions
The National Amateur Athletic Union initiates a study to curb overpayment of amateur athletes after its 68th annual convention. A committee under new president Carl Hansen will set penalties for promoters and officials as part of a far reaching effort to enforce the amateur code.
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National Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
Carl Hansen
Los Angeles
U.S
Canadiens Beat Black Hawks 5-1 For 15th Victory
Montreal Canadiens remain atop the league by beating the Chicago Black Hawks 5-1 as Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard opened scoring. Johnny Wilson struck for the Hawks before Montreal added three late goals in the third period to seal the win.
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Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
Canucks
New York Rangers
Canadiens
Blake's
Chicago Black Hawks
Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Jean Beliveau
Maurice Richard
Johnny Wilson
Hawks
Montreal
Marion Defeats Lawrenceville in 73-64 Victory
Marion Wildcats defeated Lawrenceville 73 to 64 at home. Key contributors included Harold Short with efficient scoring and Jim Anderson and Sam Brown supporting the early lead as Marion used a midgame press to pull away and secure the win. Lawrenceville’s Gosnell and Rousey paced the Indians in a close contest.
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Marion Wildcats
Lawrenceville
Marion
Wildcats
Harold Short
Sam Brown
Short
Jim Anderson
Alan Gosnell
Howard Childress
Gosnell
Indians
Harold Merriwether
Larry Brown
Jack Anderson
Childress
Rousey
Gray
Les Baldingao
Jim A’nson
Jack Anson
S. Brown
Merriwether
Fuller
A L. Brown
Major college cage teams open play in six day week
Ed Wilks reports the NCAA season opens with San Francisco Kentucky and North Carolina State leading the pack. Duquesne makes a bid to join the frontrunners, facing Carnegie Tech then Pitt Geneva and Westminster Pa in the Steel Bowl. Bill Russell leads San Francisco as they beat Chico State and Southern California. Kentucky edges LSU while Iowa defeats Nebraska.
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San Francisco
Kentucky
North Carolina State
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Pitt
Geneva
Westminster Pa
Pittsburgh
Dutley Moore
Si Green
Dick Ricketts
Bill Russell
Chico State
Southern California
Adolph Rupp
Kentuckians
Louisiana State
Iowa
Nebraska
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