Vanderbilt Delivers 76-67 Upset Over Ohio State
Vanderbilt bursts onto the season with a 76-67 win over Ohio State. The Commodores hit 50 percent from the floor and 76 percent at the line, moving to 3-0 behind balanced scoring led by standout efforts across the lineup. Ohio State, 1-1, relied on Robin Freeman who scored 40.
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Nashua Chosen Best 3 Year Old Champion
Miami reports Nashua was named the best 3 year old race horse of the year by the Thoroughbred Racing Association marking a notable top honor for the standout colt.
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Miami
Prep Basketball Schedule December 6 7 8
The list shows boys prep basketball matchups across multiple towns including Trico Chester Murphysboro Carbondale Carterville Lesser Elkville Hurst-Bush Zeigler Anna Alto Pass Vergennes Dongola Tamms Karnak Mound City Thebes Vienna Metropolis Equality Shawneetown Ridgway Galatia St Peter Steeleville Thompsonville Crab Orchard Ashley Odin Heath Kentucky Brookport Popular Bluff Cairo Goreville Grand Chain Joppa Golconda Mater Dei Nashville New Baden Okawville Breese Patoka U School Shawnee Tamaroa Walter Gorham Cape Catholic Dec 8 Attacks at Hurst Bush.
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Golconda
Mater Dei
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New Baden
Okawville
Breese
Patoka U. School
Shawnee
Walter Gorham
Cape Catholic
Karr Motors Beats Town Shop In Bowling Meet
Karr Motors defeated Town Shop 4 0 at the Marion Bowl. Mueth led Karr with a 211 high game and 565 series for the team. Moroni Drug toppled General Telephone 3 0 while International Staple swept Pepsi Cola and Sherman Rechter split. Moroni scored a team high 883 in the 4 game event.
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International Staple
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Rechter
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Novick
Pepsi Cola
Sherman-Rechter
Ohms
Denham
College Basketball Scores From Early Games
Vanderbilt defeated Ohio State 76 to 67 while Kansas beat Northwestern 91 to 70. Loyola Chicago triumphed over South Dakota 74 to 68 and Wisconsin edged Notre Dame 70 to 66. Drake beat Omaha 89 to 80 and Cee beat Upper Iowa 74 to 53. Kirksville won 82 to 75 against Western Illinois. Niagara 66 Toledo 59. Duquesne 61 Carnegie Tech 25. Connecticut 88 New Hampshire 63. Tulane 94 Louisiana College 61. LSU 72 Florida State 85. Mississippi Southern 61 West Texas State 58.
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Racing Association elects Se lectors at 14th annual convention
The Racing Association chose 37 of 40 first place ballots for the big bay colt from Belair stud William Woodward Jr as its top pick. Swaps, owned by Res Ellsworth, received the remaining three. The 21 racing secretaries from 40 tracks attend the TRA's 14th annual convention.
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Trade Winds Blow Hot In League Parley
Opening of major league discussions sees five clubs pursuing about 25 players. Yankees and Senators discuss Maury McDermott. White Sox near deal with Orioles also involving Indians. White Sox target pitching and could part with Dropo Nieman Peterson Battey Consuegra Martin. Cleveland linked to Dropo Nieman to bolster lineup after Doby Busby swap. Detroit reports Harris expects a trade soon to fill holes.
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Washington
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White Sox
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Baltimore
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Cleveland
Sox
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Carl Peterson
Earl Battey
Sandy Consuegra
Morrie Martin
Dropo
Nieman
Larry Doby
Cico Carrasquel
Jim Busby
New York
Yankee
Detroit
Bucky Harris
Harris
College scores roundup from multiple games
Colorado defeated Oregon 68 to 49 while Whitworth posted 71 to 66 over Washington State and Oklahoma A&M beat Texas West 51 to 40. The brief results list three college basketball outcomes with the winning teams and scores.
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Oregon
Whitworth
Wash. St
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Illini Open With Butler In Big Ten Contender Form
Illinois hosts Butler in Huff Gym for the 1955-56 opener as part of an 8 non conference games. The Illini, led by coach Harry Combes, bring seven lettermen and sophomores into a 22 game schedule aiming for a Big Ten title. Butler, coached by Tony Hinkle, features seven lettermen and fresh talent after recent wins and losses.
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Ted Caiazza
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Jim Chengary
Judson
Ridley
Bulldogs
Tony Hinkle
Indianapolis University
Oklahoma Beats Baylor 65 55 in Narrow Big 12 Tilt
Oklahoma defeats Baylor 65 to 55 at home in a Big 12 basketball clash. Scores and team marks show Oklahoma with balanced scoring while Baylor struggles from the field. This outcome follows Memphis State 84 Texas Christian 56 and Oklahoma State 84 Texas A&M 71 earlier in the season.
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Texas Christian
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