Giants Ready For Bears In Nfl Championship
New York Giants coach Jim Lee Howell says the team is fit and ready to face the Chicago Bears in the NFL title game, while noting Chicago's potent running attack and key weapons Rick Casares and Harlan Hill. Howell outlines planned defensive variations and emphasizes disciplined conditioning after a light training week.
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Southern Awards 29 Fall Letters at SIU
Twenty nine Southern Illinois University athletes earned fall sport letters for 1956. Football letters went to twenty three players including John Abramovitch Haverhill Mass Bob Batura Danvers Mass Ron Bishop Carpellton Tim Bowers Murphysboro Willie Brown Memphis Tenn Bill Connelly East Chicago Calvin Fearn St Louis John Gelch Lemons Charles Hamilton Herrin Cecil Hart Hillsboro Ed Hayes Carbondale Gene Krolak Chicago Aanette Lewis East St Louis Jim McCann West Frankfort Dave Miles Maplewood Bill Norwood Centralia Marion Rushing Pinckneyville Carver Shannon Corinth Miss Charles Steptoe Centralia Bob Swanson Chicago Dave Wheeler Chicago Richard White St Louis Mo end manager Hunh Hillmann Park Ridge. Cross country letters went to Ray Canterberry Mt Morris Robert Claus Elmhurst Richard Gregory St Louis Carl Meier Altamont James Richter Troy and Lawrence Spann Chicago Heights.
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Haverhill
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Danvers
Ron Bishop
Carpellton
Tim Bowers
Murphysboro
Willie Brown
Memphis
Tenn
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East Chicago
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Fast St. Louis
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Lesser
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Robbert Claus
Elmhurst
Richard Gregory
St. Louis
Carl Meier
Altamont
James Richter
Troy
Lawrence Spann
Chicago Heights
Parker Signs Two Year Pact To Coach Lions
Parker agrees to a two year coaching contract with the Lions at about $30,000 per year after a 2 1/2 hour board meeting of 15 directors. He had previously turned down a one year deal.
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College Basketball Roundup from Holiday Tournaments
Recap of first round results across multiple events with numerous teams. Oregon State fell to San Francisco while Washington defeated Southern California, plus Duke edged by North Carolina, and Utah upset West Virginia. Other notable scores include Louisville over St Louis, Dayton over Duquesne, and Connecticut beating Stanford. Additional bowls and invites feature Kentucky edging Virginia in the Sugar Bowl and Georgia topping South Carolina in the Gator Bowl.
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College Scores From Various matchups
Illinois Normal 84 Iowa Ves eyan 72 St Benedicts Kan 83 Eastern Illinois 67 Quincy 71 Missouri Valley 65 Lake Forest 64 St Thomas Minn 61 Wartburg 103 CulverStockton 74 Other Games Illinois 108 Princeton 87 Tennessee 70 Arizona 66 UCLA 82 Butler 71 Colorado A&M 63 Idaho 57 Wichita 63 Oregon 58 Minn Duluth 95 Superior Wis 78
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Carrier Pilot Richard D. Jones Qualifies
Carrier pilot Richard D. Jones son of Mr and Mrs Laynon E Jones of Rt 3 Galatia qualified after completing six landings aboard a light carrier.
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McKinstry Graduates From Army Administration Course
Fort Wood Pvt. William D. McKinstry son of Mr and Mrs Bert A McKinstry of 604 East St Pinckneyville has completed the basic Army administration course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
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Bert A. McKinstry
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Bob Feller Retires From Baseball To Focus On Business
Cleveland reports Bob Feller, longtime Indians fireball pitcher, will retire from active baseball to devote time to his insurance business and other interests. The 38 year old star leaves a storied career with noted highs and lows including a 1937 flop label, Navy service, and a later adapted pitching repertoire.
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Navy
Prep Tournaments Result Summary
Rockford E Rockford 65 over Washington 53. Central Pec 69 over W Rockford 59. Elgin 78 over Thornton 61. Oak Park 65 over York 57. Farmington 55 over Manlius 45. Galva 59 over Lafayette 51. Wayne City 63 over Allendale 52. Wayne City 69 over Lesser 58. Woodlawn 78 over Altamont 71. Bluford 65 over Enfield 63.
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Rose Fete To Draw Half Million Autos
Pasadena police estimate about 500000 cars carrying 1 million people will flood Pasadena for the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl game. The parade features 63 floats 20 bands 200 horses and three rose cars with grand marshal Eddie Rickenbacker and officials.
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Beaver Coach Unhappy Over Oregon State Readiness
Pasadena Calif Dec 29 AP Iowa and Oregon State ended contact work as they taper for the Rose Bowl New Year game. Oregon State coach Tommy Prothro faulted his squad for poor mental focus while Iowa coach Forest Evashevski called the game a toss up with no overconfidence.
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Forest Evashevski
Aerial Play Could Decide Rose Bowl
Iowa and Oregon State focus on passing as they prepare for the Rose Bowl. Iowa with nine games and 103 passes completed 4 times, Beavers with 75 attempts and 40 completions for 670 yards and four of 27 touchdowns. Total team yards reach 475.
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DePue Star Ron Zagar Tops State Scoring First Ten Games
DePue high school senior Ron Zagar leads state scoring with 375 points in ten games this season and 1,857 for his prep career. In a Quincy four team tourney he scored 75 across two games including 49 in the final against Quincy, surpassing his prior best of 47 set against Wenona.
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Baby Vasquez Stops Paolo Ross In Seven Round
In Miami at Biscayne Arena on Friday night Baby Vasquez the Mexican lightweight champion stopped Paolo Asi the Italian from the Bronx in the seventh round on a technical knockout. The bout was a fast paced toe to toe affair that thrilled the crowd.
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Biscayne Arena
Miller Receives Monmouth College Football Letter
Raymond L. Miller son of Mr and Mrs Jess Miller 2317 Alexander St Murphysboro received a varsity football letter at Monmouth College this fall. Miller served in the Navy before attending college and was captain of the 1951 Murphysboro team.
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Jess Miller
Alexander St. Murphysboro
Monmouth College
Murphysboro
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