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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
10
San Francisco with a 32 game win streak and five Negro players meets Loyola of the South in New Orleans amid racial incident questions. Loyola officials say no incident is expected and both teams anticipate smooth competition.
Ezzard Charles, at 34, defeats Bob Albright in a 10 round split decision to keep his comeback alive. Charles, 11 years and 22 pounds lighter than Albright, survives a late rally as judges Bybee and James vote 56-54 for Charles while referee Flores scores 57-53 for Albright.
Ohio State defeated Washington 94 to 73 while Indiana beat Drake 82 to 79. SMU toppled Wichita 6 71 and George Washington edged Manhattan 71 63. Connecticut won 90 82 over NYU. Wake Forest beat Brigham Young 86 80. Tulane won 91 52 over Washington State. Miami Florida 80 defeated Bradley 73. Western Illinois 82 over Southeastern Louisiana 70. Southern California 68 over Dartmouth 50. Stanford 62 defeated Santa Clara 55. Colorado A&M 60 over Colorado 58.
The Touchdown Club of Washington named Ohio State star Hopalong Cassady the outstanding college back of 1955. Cassady has already won the Heisman and Maxwell trophies this season.
Officials estimate about 14 000 geese were killed at Horseshoe Lake in Alexander County this year as part of Illinois and regional harvests. Final state totals await figures from Union County and Crab Orchard Lake refuges with Missouri and Kentucky adds to the count.
Illinois officials say an open deer season is likely within a few years due to rising populations. Shawnee National Forest offers the best range with a resident biologist, while Rock River and White Tail herds push limits. poaching autos and dogs affect levels. Director Glen Palmer says time to seek legislative action is near.
Nashua the 1955 Horse of the Year travels from Claiborne Farm to Miami to contest the Widener Handicap at Hialeah seeking to surpass Citation's $1,085,760 earnings. The seven new owners led by Leslie Combs I of Spendthrift Farm own the colt with major stakes held by a syndicate including P A Widener III and others in Lexington and New York.
The official notes a brief one or two day duck season request while indicating Northern Illinois may support a deer harvest but a formal go-ahead awaits Shawnee White-Tails population rebound.
Connie Mack born Cornelius J. McGillicuddy celebrates his 93rd birthday at Roy Mack’s Burnham? home. Crowds send well wishes as the Baseball Pioneer, a 50 year Athletics manager with nine pennants and five World Series, recovers from hip fractures and recent hospital checkup.
Connie signaled his son Roy for help with the cake as reporters watched. A smile flickered, then he blessed the crowd with a Christmas greeting. The scene centered on the white elephant symbol of the A’s atop the cake and the family moment.
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