Three-Way Tie As 49ers Nip Colts On Pass
The 49ers beat the Colts 17-13 on a late John Brodie touchdown pass to pull even at 7-4 in the Western Division race. Detroit and Chicago also won, keeping the title chase tight as Lions lose star QB Bobby Layne to a season-ending ankle injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Zeitlin
Associated Press
San Francisco 49Ers
Okie
John Brodie
Baltimore
49Ers
Colts
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Los Angeles
Green Bay
San Francisco
Packers
Rams
Lions
Layne
Bobby Layne
Briggs Stadium
Tobin Rote
Milt Plum
O'Connell
Cleveland
Ray Renfro
Don Bosseler
Eddie LeBaron
Redskins
Eagles
Willie Galimore
Attucks Tops Sparta 50 47 In Carbondale City high court clash
Attucks Bluebirds upset Sparta Bulldogs 50 47 on the Carbondale floor. Fletcher led with 16 points and Thomas added 12 while Sparta shot poorly from the field and endured 14 missed free throws. Clayton and Hays led Sparta with 10 points each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attucks Bluebirds
Sparta Bulldogs
Carbondale City
Sparta
Attucks
Bulldogs
Bluebirds
Don Fletcher
Ed Blythe
Dave Thomas
Fletcher
Jim Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Curtis Hays
Troy Clayton
NFL Standings Echoes Week With Lopsided Scores
Detroit beats Cleveland 20 7 and Los Angeles tops Green Bay 42 7 while Washington defeats Philadelphia 42 7 in a day of uneven results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Washington
Philadelphia
WLT
Pet
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Baltimore
San Francisco
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
Knicks Rally to Beat Hawks 113 110 in Narrow Victory
Knicks extend win streak to four with a fourth quarter surge over the St. Louis Hawks 113 110. Ron Sobie 32 points Kenny Sears 25 led New York as Willie Naulls went 14 for 14 at the line. Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia Warriors 88 39 in another NBA game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Knickerbockers
St. Louis Hawks
Cincinnati Royals
Hawks
Philadelphia Warriors
Knicks
Syracuse Nationals
Ron Sobie
Kenny Sears
New Yorkers
Sobie
Sears
St. Louis
Willie Naulls
Cincinnati
Layne Injury Denver Lions Rally To Victory
Detroit at Cleveland contest saw Bobby Layne suffer a broken right ankle late in the first half. Don Cole sparked the Browns with a jail remark that drew verse. Lions won 20 to 7 as Tobin Rote directed two late scoring drives and Jim Martin added two field goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Cleveland
Bobby Layne
Detroit Lions
Lions
Cleveland Browns
Layne
Don Cole
Browns
George Wilson
Bobby
Wilson
Tobin Rote
Jim Martin
Ex Springfield coach John Teuscher dies at 59
John Teuscher, 59, former Springfield High School football coach and longtime educator, died of a heart attack. He taught and coached in Springfield from 1928 to 1944, later served as an NFL referee, and resumed teaching before his death. He played at Illinois in 1921 and coached at Ohio Wesleyan and Fostoria High School. He is survived by a widow and a daughter. Funeral services will be held as scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ales Teuscher
Teuscher
University of Illinois
Taylorville
Ilinois
Ohio Wesleyan University
Fostoria
Ohio
Big Ten Tops Non-Conference Start Lacking Indiana Ohio State
Big Ten teams won 14 games to 7 losses against nonleague foes in week one. Minnesota beat Vanderbilt 89-85 for third straight win, Illinois Purdue Iowa and Michigan State also undefeated after two games, while Indiana and Ohio State dropped their second losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Big Ten
Indiana
Ohio State
Minnesota
Vanderbilt
Illinois
Purdue
Iowa
Michigan State
DePaul
Missouri
Arizona
Michigan
Nebraska
Northwestern
Kansas
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Kansas State
Butler
Gophers
South Dakota State
Ruklick
Larry Swift
Boilermakers
Wildcats
K-State
Hoosiers
Montreal Edges Detroit 3 1 In Pro Hockey
Montreal defeats Detroit with a 3 to 1 win as Toronto tops New York 2 to 1 and Boston shuts out Chicago 3–0 in the night’s results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Detroit
Toronto
New York
Boston
Chicago
Tough schedule tests cage teams early in season
Kentucky faces Maryland and St Louis in a demanding stretch as Cincinnati, Indiana, and Duke weigh in. Kansas State, St Louis, Temple, and defending champ North Carolina draw tough early fixtures while Notre Dame, Michigan State, and West Virginia show as potential powers. Maryland and St Louis post strong starts. Purdue hopes for a Big Ten breakthrough with Kansas State visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucky
Cincinnati
Indiana
Kansas State
St. Louis
Temple
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Kansas
Notre Dame
Michigan State
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Wildcats
Duke
Ohio State
New Mexico A&m
Radley
Missouri Valley
Barney Cable
Illinois Normal
Arizona
Braves
Seattle
Elgin Baylor
Portland State
Purdue
World Flyweight Title Fights Highlight Perez and Halimi Wins
In Buenos Aires Pascual Perez stopped Young Martin to retain the world flyweight title by knockout in 3 rounds. In Marseille Alphonse Halimi outpointed Tanny Campo over 10 rounds to defend his title. In Hollywood Sweetpea Peacock stopped Frankie Campos in 8 rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Pascual Perez
Argentina
Young Martin
Spain
Cat
Marseille
Alphonse Halimi
Algeria
Tanny Campo
Philippines
Hollywood
Ily (Sweetpea) Peacock
Los Angeles
Frankie Campos
Woodchoppers Lead World Match Game Bowling Semis
Ladewig and Lubanski head the field as semifinals push into final preliminaries in the World Invitational Match Game Tournament. In both divisions 48 bowlers compete in double rounds with top 15 advancing to Tuesday head to head. Lubanski posted a 24 game total of 5179, while Carman trailed by 109 pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mais Cen Manking
Michiichigan A Aung
Marion Tata Val
Eddie Lubanski
Ladewig
Grand Rapids
Don Carter
St. Louis
Lubanski
Jimmy Carman
Dallas
Steve Nagy
Falstaffs
Big Steve
Dowell U. School Defeats Danby In Preliminary Tilt
Dowell U. School beats Danby 29 for a preliminary score with Franklin leading the winners with nine points. Dowell Rees 29 Jann 5 Wiggs 8 Poe 4 and Fliger 5 contributed for U. School. Final line shows Dowell 20 9 in early play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. School
Danby
Fliger
Carter
Randall
Dowell — Rees
Jann
Wiggs
Poe
Dowell
Franklin
Six-Game Set Pushes Lead In Bowling Standings
Best six-game set vaults to first place with 5 031 pins. Billy Golembiewski of Detroit is one behind. Mrs Ladewig leads the six women with 3 224 pins, Phyllis Notaro is second with 3 156, Arlene Eck 3 149, and Marge Merrick with Dolores Wroblewski tied at 3 139.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Golembiewski
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trico
HFC
America
Household Finance Corporation
Public Square
Cline
Marion
John Teuscher
S. C. Lindsay & Son Transfer
Bracked Butler
Texas A&m
Clemson
Tar Heels
George Washington
Furman
South Carolina
Renault
Hunter Motor CO
Southernlinois
West Main
Carbondale
Zeigler Super
Southern
Zeigler
Buckhorn Coals
Harrisburg
Asl
Armstrong
South Park Ave
Herrin
Pate Construction & Improvement CO
South 2Nd Street
North Park Avenue
Marion Herrin
Freemans
Tea Rose Contil
Surgical Appliance Co
West Frankfort
U.S. Royal
Royal Tires
Porter Bros
Liberty
Murphysboro
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!