Champs Favored To Defeat Rams In Pro Final
Cleveland Browns arrive for the NFL title game against the Los Angeles Rams at Memorial Coliseum. The clash features Otto Graham in his last game and a battle of star backs including Ron Waller and Dan Towler for the Rams, with a 60,000 plus expected in fair weather for NBC telecast at 3 p.m. local time.
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Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
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Brown
Browns
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Graham
Lou Groza
Dante Lavelli
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Abe Gibron
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Rams
Norman van Brocklin
Tommy Fears
Groza
Ron Waller
Skeet Quinlan
Dan Towler
van Brocklin
Fears
Elroy Hirsch
Bob Boyd
Ray Renfro
Curley Morrison
Ed Modzelewski
Lavelli
Darrell Brewster
Ford
Carleton Massey
Frank Gatski
Bob Gain
Don Cole
Les Richter
LS. Coliseum
Spartans Rest For Christmas Ahead Of Rose Parade
Michigan State prepares for a Christmas party after brief workouts and Friday final contact work. The team will attend a Rose Parade event and hold a light Monday workout before viewing the Rams Browns game. UCLA's Ronnie Knox jogs while recovering from an ankle injury and is slated for heavier work next week.
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Tournament of Roses Assn
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Knox
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Rose Poly
New Orleans
Chandler names five for Kentucky State Racing Commission
Gov. A. B. Chandler appoints a new five member Kentucky State Racing Commission. Members include Leslie Combs II of Lexington who headed the Nashua syndicate, with Clarence Kirchdorfer of Louisville, Frazier D. Lebus Jr of Cynthiana, Sam Look of Lexington, and Catesby Clay of Paris.
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Happy) Chandler
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Dons Hold Top Nation in Polls and Pro Bowl Mews
San Francisco Dons top national basketball polls and loom as NCAA crown favorites with 6-10 Bill Russell leading a fast, defensive unit. Johnnie Baratov praises their greatness after watching them rout DePaul. Also notes on Indiana high schools, Rams Browns title clash, and Sugar Bowl track caravan preparations.
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Dons
High School Basketball Scores Across Indiana and Nearby States
A long list of high school game results across Indiana featuring Michigan City beating Gerstmeyer Switz City 81 to 77 and many other matchups such as Reelsville 82 Montezuma 58 and Morgantown 94 Beech Grove 56. Also listed are college and university scores including Iowa State 87 Vanderbilt 76 and Oklahoma 56 Montana 60.
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Tlinois
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City
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Whitworth
Coe
Dons Set for New York Stop in Holiday Festival
San Francisco Dons carry a 33 game winning streak into New York for the ECAC Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. They face La Salle after routing Loyola of New Orleans 61-43, with other matchups including Holy Cross versus Syracuse and UCLA against St John's.
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K. C. Jones
Warren Baxter
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Shellie McMillon
Bradley
McMillon
Detroit Red Wings Threat To Canadiens
The Detroit Red Wings travel to Montreal for a pivotal NHL showdown with the Canadiens at the Forum. Detroit seeks to close the gap on the top team as they ride a four game winning streak and aim to challenge for first place. Glenn Hall had a 198 minute 10 second shutout streak before a 2-2 tie with Boston, and Hall earlier blanked Montreal 2-0 in their last meeting. Chicago visits Toronto in a separate Christmas Eve game.
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Elkhart Upsets Muncie as Bremen Extends Streak
Indiana high school basketball action before Christmas includes Elkhart's 51-49 win over Muncie Central on Ted Luckenbill's late three point play. Michigan City routed Terre Haute Gerstmeyer 77-55, Peru edged Auburn 55-52 on 40 points from Bingaman and Fager, Columbus defeated New Castle 71-47, Scecina tourney champs beat Franklin 63-55, Aurora beat the host for consolation 54-46, and Bremen extended a 10 game winning run by defeating Walkerton 63-56.
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Bobby Thym
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Larry Fager
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Miami Shrine Rivals Hold Light Pre-Christmas Workouts
Miami Shrine rivals scheduled light workouts for players in the Shrine North-South All-Star game Monday night. South coaches Wally Butts and Rex Enright planned timing drills, while North coaches Bernie Crimmins and Art Lewis ordered more defensive work. The Rebels showed a brief slump in Friday drills, dismissed by coaches as normal. The Yanks spent two hours Friday focusing on stopping the Souths running game and expected aerial attack.
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Fla
South
Wally Butts
Rex Enright
Rebels
Bernie Crimmins
Art Lewis
Michigan State 2700 Students Head for Rose Bowl Trip
EAST LANSING Mich December 24 1953 2700 Michigan State University students will travel by train for the Rose Bowl festival in California forming the largest peacetime nonmilitary mass movement by rail. Another 1800 students go by plane and auto to Pasadena for the January 2 game against UCLA. Six trains leave Monday and return January 5 with seven adults aboard each train as advisers.
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Frisco Rains Slow Drills for Shrine Football Team
In San Francisco on December 24 players preparing for the East West Shrine game faced rain and minor floor burns from indoor drills in tennis shoes. East coach Woody Hayes said the team is progressing as expected after a morning session at the University of Santa Clara. West coach Jess Hill from USC noted the rain allowed indoors study of assignments while Stanford prepared housing for 5,000 storm refugees.
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Two Ole Miss Grid Players Are Married
Two University of Mississippi football players wed this week ahead of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Guard Johnny Williams married Lettye Ruth Allen at Canton Mississippi and halfback Billy Kinard wed Kay Horton at Jackson Tennessee. Both plan to return to practice Monday for the Texas Christian University game.
Maryland Ace Sees Victory Over Oklahoma
College Park Maryland December 24 P Quarterback Frank Tamburello of Maryland expresses confidence that coach Jim Tatum is right about football and predicts a win over Oklahoma citing Maryland's better line Tamburello a 20 year old junior from Baltimore is outspoken and independent in his thinking while praising Tatum's approach
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Santee to chase indoor ¾ mile world mark at Jan meet
New York reports Wes Santee, America's premier miler, will attempt a world indoor three-quarter mile record at the Metropolitan A A U Track and Field Meet on January 7. The current standard of 3 01.2 was set by the late John Borican in 1940.
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Four-Man Bowling Team Sets Season High in Sherrill
A four-man bowling team from Sherrill, New York, posted a 913 team total, the nation's highest this season to date. The previous high, 909, was rolled on November 10 by an all star group from Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
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Michigan City Invades Terrific Win Over Tech Black Cats
Michigan City Imps thump Gerstmeyer Tech 77 to 35 as Tech struggles from the field. Sam Smith led Tech with 17 points before fouling out, while Ronnie Green 12 Bill Newton 13 and Bob Hickman 8 contributed. Michigan City also won the B game 38 to 26.
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Bill Newton
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Bechinski
Swaps Owner Denies Early Plans To Sell
Rex C. Ellsworth of Chino California says he has no immediate plans to sell Kentucky Derby winner Swaps. He notes he may sell the 3 year old when racing days end and he has not heard from Leslie Combs II who reportedly wants to form a new syndicate to buy Swaps.
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Babe Will Appear At Houston Golf Benefit
Rae Didrickson Zaharias, after a Galveston hospital checkup, will fly to Fort Worth for a Christmas holiday and appear at a Houston cancer fund exhibition next Wednesday. Jimmy Demaret and Ben Hogan face Jack Burke and Jackson Bradley in the charity match.
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Rae Didrickson Zaharias
Fort Worth
Houston
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Jack Burke
Jackson Bradley
Indiana Central Near Leaders In Scoring
Indiana Central supports a high scoring pace ranking third nationally with 93.3 points per game over nine contests. The article lists several teams with strong averages including Elizabethtown 96.8 and Illinois State Normal 94.0, plus defense leaders Bethany College at 52.2.
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Today
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Wheaton
Presbyterian
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