Hillmen Meet NYU in Garden Showdown
Syracuse faces NYU in a 1957 58 season game at Madison Square Garden. Coach Marc stresses effort and ball control as he fields a young Orange lineup led by Cincebox Gold berg and junior starters Noyes Schmelzer Loudis while NYU relies on height with Sanders Knapp Ramsey Cunningham and Bueck.
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New York
Lord Tennyson
Light Brigade
Syracuse
Orangemen
New York University
NYU
Orange
Guley Guley
Marc
Jon
Cincebox
Goldberg
Hal Noyes
Bruce Schmelzer
Six Foot
Larry Loudis
Sixnine
Gary Evans
Ted Parke
Dave Hollenbeck
Violets
Roanoke
Howard Cann
NYP
Tom Sanders
Dan Knapp
Cal Ramsey
John Bueck
Russ Cunningham
Hotel Paramount
Garden
Baseball Conventions Shake Up Open Territories and Drafts
Major and minor leagues ended a historic winter meeting with sweeping baseball code changes and eight trades moving 25 players. Frick backed open territory and an unrestricted four year draft. Giants and Dodgers to pay 900000 for West Coast moves. minimum salary up to 7000. waiver price 25000. bonus rule repealed but not retroactive.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Ins
Ford Frick
Congress
Frick
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pacific Coast League
West Coast
Spokane
Wash
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt Lake City
Utah
New York Territory
New York
Logart Dominates Ortega to Reach World Welterweight Final
Cleveland ws 6 314 fans watched Cu ban Isaac Logart race to an 12 round decision over Gaspar Ortega in the Cleveland News Christmas Fund show. Logart weighed 154 to Ortega 145% and earned an 8 5 favorite status to win the vacant world welterweight crown as he faces four remaining rivals including Gil Turner Vince Martinez George Barnes and Virgil Akins in pursuit of Carmen Basilio’s crown. The bout aired nationally.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Isaac Logart
Gaspar Ortega
Ike
Camaguey
Cuba
Kid Gavilan
Ortega
Cleveland Arena
Logart
Gaspar
Cleveland News
Stocky
Lanky Ortega
Carmen Basilio
Carmen
Sugar Ray Robinson
Gil Turner
Big Red Open Hockey vs Lehigh At Lynah Hall
Cornell begins its first hockey season in 10 years with a Lehigh game at Lynah Hall in Ithaca. Coach Paul Patten trains 20 candidates, 12 sophomores, led by sophomores John Gillies John Vollbrecht and Roger Eastman on the forward line. John Coppage Lane Montesano and Vince Gatto form defense with Ed Vaughn, while John Detwiller is the top goalie. Lynah Hall seats 4 200 as the rink measures 200 by 85 feet. Cornell plans Ivy League hockey entry next year.
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Ithaca
Cornell
Big Red
Lehigh University
Lynah Hall
Paul Patten
St. Lawrence
John Gillies
John Vollbrecht
Roger L Eastman
Amour Sophs
John Coppage
Lane Montesano
Vince Gatto
Ed Vaughn
John Detwiller
Soph
Lynah
Hearts and Assumption Lead In Parochial League Race
Sacred Heart Academy and Assumption High surged atop the Parochial League standings with wins as West Enders beat St John the Evangelist 71-62 and St Vincent’s routed St Anthony’s 61-35. Smelkoff and Perrin combined for 55 points for Assumption, while Kiedzen led Holy Hearts with 18 and Caveny topped St. Vincent’s with 21 in a busy night of results.
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Adam Gajewski
Sacred Heart Academy Rooms
West Enders
St. John the Evangelist
North High Gymnasium
Assumption High
St. Lucy's
St. Vincent
South Siders
Rosary
St. John the Baptist
Joel Byrne
North Side
Roll Cathedral
St. Pat's West End
Invaders
Mahar
Flynn
Biesilcf
St Lucy’s
Dolan
Hearts
Paul Terek
Ray Stachowicz
Joe Kiedzen
Terek
John Caveny
Bob Kallfélz
Sacred Heart
ST. Orns Pospiech Kallfelz
Jacuk Cayeny
Stachowicz
Nojaim
Chraybas Karpinzki
Terek i Jones Januszka
Downy Wieczorek
Cooling
Kledae
Carroway
AeTa
Young Wrobel
Cook Fish
Shanahaneees
St. John's
Bergeran
Drabut
F.T
Uey
Assumption
Salanger and
Foerth
Gagne and McClarity Wrestle Ahead of Tuesday Card
Verne Gagne faces Roy McClarity in the feature bout at the War Memorial on Tuesday. The card also includes a tag match and two other bouts as promoters aim to revive wrestling interest in Central New York fans.
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Verne Gagne
Roy
McClarity
Big Canadian
War Memorial
New York
Syracuse Nationals Crush Pistons 118 91 In NBA Clash
Syracuse Nationals rout the Detroit Pistons 118 to 91 in Syracuse as Larry Costello leads with 20 points and Togo Palazzi adds 18. George Yardley tops Detroit with 35 in a one sided game before a large crowd and talk of free radios for a fifth straight win.
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Bud VanderVeer
Syracuse Nationals
Minneapolis Lakers
St. Paul
Dolph
George Mikan
Syracuse
NBA
Lakers
Nats
Detroit
Minneapolis
Seymour
Wayne University
Pistons
Larry Costello
Nat
Togo Palazzi
Dolph Schayes
Ed Conlin
John Kerr
Bob Harrison
George Yardley
Earl Lloyd
Gallatin
Yardley
Earl
Dick McGuire
FTA
Schayes
Palazzi
1B Conlin
Lloyd
Kerr
Hopkins
Seymour Costello
Harrison
Holup
Tibben
Dukes
Clifton
Noble
Layne acquitted in Detroit drunken driving trial
Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne was acquitted by an 11 woman jury after a 72 hour traffic court case. Layne appeared dejected during the trial but smiled when verdicts were read as Lions general manager Nick Keribawy publicly congratulated him. The charge stemmed from a Sept 17 incident when patrolmen stopped Layne and five passengers at 2 11 a m after he allegedly pulled onto a main road with tires squealing and headlights off.
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Detroit
Detroit Lions
Bobby Layne
Layne
Lion
Nick Keribawy
Lemmie Pratt
Donald Ossborne
Oswego State Five Tops Utica In Open Shootout
Oswego State Teachers, coached by Archie Oldham, opened the home schedule with a 63-50 win over Utica College. Fred Zollner's squad built a 29-20 halftime edge as Ron Davis led with 18 points and Art Weeks added 11, while the Oswego J V team also played its game. The Utica reserves were defeated 93-41 as Eckman eyed a new three year contract.
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Oswego
Archie Oldhham
Oswego State Teachers
Utica College
Detroitineers
Ron
Fred Zollner
Davis
Art Weeks
Charles Urge
J-V
Eckman
Wallup
Utica
Billy Renville
Baseball Harums Disband Trade Warms at Winter Meeting
Baseball executives gathered in winter meetings to review completed deals and those left open. Cincinnati balked on Don Newcombe bids while Harvey Haddix moved to the Reds with Wally Post going to Philadelphia. Additional trades sent Curt Flood, Joe Taylor, Fred Hatfield, and Early Wynn away as Frank Lane and Gabe Paul shaped a restless trade landscape.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Ins
Cincinnati
Don
Newcombe
Gabe Paul
Birdie Tebbetts
Harvey Haddix
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Wally Post
Minoso
Fred Hatfield
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
al Smith
Early Wynn
Frank Lane
Lane
LeMoyne Hosts Buffalo State In Armory Opener
LeMoyne College begins its 10th season of roundball at the War Memorial Armory with an 8:30 p.m. home game against Buffalo State. Coach Tommy Niland lists guards Dick Lynch and Johnny Dobbertin and forwards Ed Czajka and Johnny Young. Buffalo State counters with Jim Brown at center and guards Sammy Austin and Ren Louchren. A 6:45 preliminary between the schools precedes the varsity.
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W. Jefferson St. Armory
Buffalo State
State
Tommy Niland
Dolphin
Armory
War Memorial
Syracuse
Dolphins
Niland
Dick Lynch
Johnny Dobbertin
Ed Czajka
Johnny Young
Frank Bergen
Lynch
Dobbertin
Dennis Morrissey
Johnny Gieselman
John Finnegan
Bob Scarborough
George Woydesses
Dick Nendza
Jim Brown
Jimmy Coppola
Joe Merlo
Sammy Austin
Ren Louchren
Two Middies Dominate All East Football Team
Lehigh senior Llewellyn Williams and Connecticut senior Lou Mooradian earned first-team spots on the All Eastern College Athletic Conference squad. Also named were end Dick Lasse of Syracuse, tackle Bob Reissnyder of Navy, guards Joe Palermo of Dartmouth and Charlie Brueckman of Pitt, backs Bob Anderson Army Tom Forrestal Navy Bill Austin Rutgers and Gene Cokey Yale. Navy tied for the most players with two selections.
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New York
Llewellyn
Pete) Williams
Lehigh
Connecticut
Lou Mooradian
William A Jackie
Mooradian
Dick Lasse
Syracuse
Les Walters
Penn State
Bob Reissnyder
Navy
Joe Palermo
Dartmouth
Charlie Brueckman
Pitt
Bob Anderson
Army
Tom Forrestal
Bill Austin
Rutgers
Gene Cokey
Yale
NBA Standings and Weekend Scores Snapshot
Eastern Division shows Boston, Syracuse, Philadelphia and New York with varying records, while Western Division lists St Louis Detroit Cincinnati Minneapolis and others. Weekend results include New York 112 Cincinnati 97 and Syracuse 118 Detroit 91 with Friday and Sunday matchups noted.
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Syracuse
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Detroit A. Waa
Minneapolis
Cincinnat
Detroit
St. Paul
St. Louis
St. Lois
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Golden
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