Ranked Quintets Struggle As Upsets Persist Across Polls
AP noted continued setbacks for top teams in college basketball with Kansas State falling to Minnesota 80-72 while North Carolina held on for a 64-59 win over NYU. Wake Forest toppled Alabama 73-50 and LaSalle beat NC State 83-76 as St Bonaventure lost to Iona 64-63 on a Bernardi shot with 10 seconds left.
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Associated Press
Eith
San Francisco
Kansas State
Minnesota
North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels
Madison Square Garden
New York University
Bob Cunningham
Joe Quibb
Carolina
Len Rosenbluth
K-State
Buck Lindsley
George Hanson
State
Jack Parr
Handball Tournament Signal Starts in Chicago
Defending champion Texas faces strong challenge from Notre Dame and Northern Illinois State College as the National Intercollegiate Handball Tournament opens in Chicago. The third annual meet gathers 34 players from 16 schools starting today.
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Chicago
Texas
Notre Dame
Northern Illinois State College
Fight Results From Los Angeles and Florence Card
Ramon Fuentes of Los Angeles outpointed Kid Gavilan of Havana over ten rounds in Los Angeles. Clarence Minnant of Washington D C knocked out Richard Kelly of Florence in six rounds at Florence.
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Los Angeles
Ramon Fuentes
Kid Gavilan
Havana
Florence
D.C
Clarence Minnant
Washington
D. C
Richard Kelly
Championship results from Lincoln and surrounding games
In a basketball day of state bracket play Lincoln defeated Assumption 53 to 39 for third place. O Fallon beat Cathedral 72 to 60. West Aurora topped Freeport 46 to 42. Belleville edged Granite City 57 to 55. Charleston defeated Teutopolis 70 to 54. Moweaqua beat Illiopolis 66 to 58. Lovington won 89 to Friday 50. Mt Pulaski prevailed over Normal Community 64 to 62.
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Assumption
O'Fallon
Cathedral
West Aurora
Freeport
Belleville
Granite City
Charleston
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Illiopolis
Lovington
Friday
Mt. Pulaski
Normal Community
Gualdoni Bowlers Lead Wednesday Loop in Murphysboro
Gualdoni Electric bowlers roll to a 3-1 victory over Marshall Grocery to maintain first place in the Wednesday Night League at Speedway Alleys in Murphysboro.
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Gualdoni Electric
Marshall Grocery
Murphysboro
Parker Leaves Future As Lion Coach In Doubt
Detroit AP reports 43 year old Parker, longtime Lions head coach, left players and board discussions unsettled about returning in 1957. His one year contract ends Dec 31 amid questions over loyalty, pay, and whether he would renew after Lions lost division title game to the Bears.
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Buddy) Parker
Alexan
Detroit Lions
Bo McMillin
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Arker
Parker
National Football League
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Bobby Layne
Bears
Ed Meadows
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Edwin J. Anderson
College Stars Laugh Not Scared By Operation Smear
East West college stars headed for NFL or Canadian pro ranks shrug at claims of dirty play and gamesmanship.Arizona end Paul Hatcher and stars like Stanford's John Brodie and USC's Jon Arnett say rough play is part of football and no bigger than the jump from college to pro. Mississippi Southern tackle Don Owens says he will play next season and joins his Tangerine Bowl plans after Shrine Game.
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Collegians
Paul Hatcher
Arizona
Los Angeles Rams
Hatcher
Chicago Bear
Stanford
John Brodie
Southern California
Jon Arnett
Rams
Abe Woodson
Illinois
Don Owens
Mississippi Southern
Owens
Pittsburgh
Orlando
Fla
Monday Bowl at C Ndale Ts
A brief note reports a Monday bowl event at C Ndale marked by local teams and participants. Details are sparse in the readable text, but the item signals a community sports gathering with potential matchups and results to be announced.
Carbondale Eagles Triumph in Team and High Game Showdown
In a league night at Carbondale, Rogers & Rodgers edged out Al's DX Service 28 26 to claim top team honors while Rogers & Rodgers took the high game 1033 pins against Al's 1016 and Carbondale Eagles 1015. Ted Crews led scoring with 599, Jim Williams 552, Leonard Reynolds 545, and a 2851 team total. Glen Kitzman and Crews posted 223 each in late frames as the standings tightened.
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Gazette Democrat
Carbondale Moose
New Era Dairy
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Rogers & Rodgers
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Ted Crews
Jim Williams
Leonard Reynolds
College basketball scores from Midwest and West regions
Bradley defeats Wisconsin 74 to 62 while Minnesota beats Kansas State 80 to 72. Tulsa edges Detroit 75 to 74. Loyola Chicago tops North Dakota 89 to 72. Oklahoma City defeats San Jose State 91 to 74. Evansville 93 Valparaiso 75. Taylor 70 Franklin 64. Vincennes 112 Lincoln Illinois 61. Stevens Point 85 Platteville 76. East LaSalle 83 NC State 76. North Carolina 64 NYU 59. Villanova 79 Indiana 69. Iowa 64 St Bonaventure 63. Ithaca 91 Blackburn Illinois 71. Anderson Indiana 89 Morris Harvey 68. Rochester 84 Toronto 68. Stanford 73 Centenary 67. Wake Forest 73 Alabama 50. South Carolina 90 Georgia Tech 83. Tulane 78 Southwestern Memphis 58. New Orleans Loyola 87 Houston 74. Southwest Nebraska 67. Texas Tech 66. Texas Christian 81 Abilene Christian 41. Texas 93 Hardin-Simmons 64. Far West California 74 Arizona State Tempe 61. Idaho 69 Eastern Washington 59.
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Berra and Ford Sign 1957 Yankee Contracts
Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford signed 1957 contracts at Yankee Stadium. Berra may earn about 58,000 and Ford about 35,000 as they join Don Larsen and Bob Turley in reflecting high raises. Ford rejects a no windup approach, citing his preference for a traditional windup despite Berra’s experiment. General Manager George Weiss noted more contracts would be mailed between Christmas and New Year.
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Bob Turley
New York Yankee
Berra
Yankee Stadium
Whitey Ford
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Larsen
Turley
George Weiss
Catholic Tourney Results Highlight St. Josephs Triumph
In the Catholic tournament final Chicago St. Josephs of Indiana defeated Lewis 89 to 78 to claim the championship while St. Mary's of Minnesota beat St. Ambrose of Iowa 66 to 59 for third place.
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St. Joseph’s
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Lewis
St. Mary’s Minn
St. Ambrose
Iowa
First Round Illinois College versus Carthage result
Illinois College defeated Carthage 78 to 62 in a first round matchup while McKendree upset Greenville 76 to 67 in another opening round game.
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Carthage
McKendree
Greenville
Championship win and third place results in open action
Wichita Vickers defeated Peoria Cat Erpillars 96 to 64 to claim the championship while Seattle Buchans won 87 to Denver to secure third place in the event. Chicago Truckers finished third with an 86 point result in the same competition.
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Peoria
Caterpillars
Seattle Buchans
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Chicago Truckers
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