USC Halfback Is Ineligible For Rose Bowl
USC star Jim Psaltis was ruled ineligible to play against Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl after it was found he played two games for Santa Rosa Junior College in 1949. Hugh C. Willett, USC faculty athletic representative and NCAA president, announced the decision following a PCC secret faculty poll.
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Calif
Trojans
Southern California
Jim Psaltis
Wisconsin
Psaltis
Santa Rosa
Hugh C. Willett
USC
NCAA
Wisconsin Badgers Celebrate Christmas at Rose Bowl
Wisconsin football players far from home will be visited by Santa at a Christmas party in the Huntington Hotel ballroom in Pasadena. Each player will receive at least three gifts from Wisconsin alumni and Big Ten supporters. A Madison sportscaster Fred Gage may be addressed as Santa. The Tournament of Roses hosts a second party that night.
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Pasadena
Calif
Wisconsin
Santa Claus
Huntington Hotel
Madison
Big Ten
Fred Gage
Badger
Santa
Tournament of Roses
College basketball scores sweep nation in varied matchups
East St. Johns beat N. C. State 67 to 56 while Seattle defeated NYU 102 to 101. Minnesota toppled Illinois 77 to 73 and Drake won 77 to 5 over Missouri. Other results include San Diego State over Wichita 78 to 56 and St. Mary's Calif defeating Detroit 81 to 18.
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N. C. State
Seattle
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S. Carolina
Columbia
Georgia
Midwest
Minnesota
Illinois
Wayne
Duquesne
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Missouri
Wwichite
San Diego State
Phillips
Springfield Mass
St. Mary’s
Calif
Detroit
TCU Tracks Potential SWC Hurdles Star in Football Fit
Bill Curtis of Oklahoma, national high school hurdles champion, joined TCU football and starred in a Texas A&M freshman game with a 40 yard run and key tackles. He could pursue both track and football at TCU where football comes first, creating a dual-sport prospect for the Southwest Conference.
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Bill Curtis
Waurike
Okla
TCU
Curtis
Texas A&m
Aggie
Bill
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m
Revitalized One Count Aims for $100,000 Widener Prize
The three year old horse One Count, once worn and listless after a poor Flamingo Stakes run, was diagnosed with pernicious anemia. A Grayson Foundation blood test led to a vitamin tonic treatment, boosting him to five wins and multiple placings in nine starts. Now targeting the Hialeah season and the Widener Stakes with added prize money.
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Walter M. Jefford
Blue Man
Hialeah
Grayson Foundation
University of Pennsylvania
Widener
South Coach Predicts Win in Shrine Charity Game
South coach Andy Gustafson predicted victory in the Shrine charity football game at the Orange Bowl on Christmas night. North coach Stu Holcomb defended his star lineup, with alternating signal callers and listed players from Purdue Boston University Navy and others for the all star clash.
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Miami
Stu Holcomb
Purdue
Holcomb
Dale Samuels
Harry Agganis
Boston U
Pete Bacharous
Thinois
Earl Heninger
Bob Brandeberry
Kansas
Frank Brady
Navy
Fred Franco
Chuck Hlay
Ohio State
Hay
Ed Luke
Michigan
Bernie Flowers
Ernie Stockert
UCLA
Rex Smith Ofllinois
Pro Basketball Indianapolis Tops Fort Wayne 72 to 59
Indianapolis defeated Fort Wayne 72 to 59 in pro basketball action. The item notes Indiana's win and lists players and coaches connected to the teams, including historic figures Floyd Schwartzwalder and Greasy Neale.
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Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Secrecy Descends as Shrine Game Camps Lock Down
East and West football camps limit access as 30 senior stars prepare for the Shrine Charity Game this Saturday. East starter possibilities include O’Connell Seaman and Forunato with Reynolds and McAuliffe among probable backfield and line positions.
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San Francisco
Biggie Munn
Howie Odell
Tom O'Connell
Illinois
Don McAuliffe
Michigan State
Bill Reynolds
Pittsburgh
Joe Fortunato
Mississippi State
Tom Seaman
Notre Dame
Dan Sabino
Paul Dekker
Wyoming Wins Idaho State Invitational Fourth Straight
Don Kurtz of Cody led the Cowboys to victory at the Idaho State invitational in Laramie, finishing the two mile in a Wyoming record 10 34.4. Louis Madrid also broke the school mark with a 10 05 as Wyoming beat Idaho State Ricks and Northwest Nazarene College.
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Don Kurtz
Cody
University of Wyoming
Kurtz
Wyoming
Louis Madrid
Madrid
Cowboys
Idaho State
Ricks
Northwest Nazarene College
Happy Chandler May Take Job As San Francisco Boss
Former baseball commissioner A B Chandler may return to baseball as director of the Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals. Negotiations with Seals owner Paul Fagan resumed after a break, with Fagan offering $25 000 yearly and Chandler seeking a five year contract instead of two.
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Chandler
San Francisco
New York
A. B
Pacific Coast
Paul Fagan
Seals
Fagan
Kicking Wizard Brown Extends Seminole Punting Records
Florida State senior Tommy Brown from Tallahassee, hailed as a kicking wizard, adds another mark to the F L U grid book with the most punts in a Seminole career over three years and a string of unblocked boots with no punts blocked in his tenure.
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Tommy Brown
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Brown
State
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