Sycamores Triumph In Midwest Tourney Final
Indiana State's Sycamores upset the Quantico Marines in a dramatic Midwest tourney final. With four fouls and a single starter, Wayne Salmon led a comeback for coach Duane Kluch's squad to claim a memorable victory. Richie Guerin starred for Quantico with 21 points and earned MVP honors, while Salmon received Sportsmanship. Also notes include Canadian speedway plans near Toronto and Indiana-boosting racing history and local sports figures.
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Wayne Salmon
Duane Kluch
Gamesters
Indiana State
Ward
John Kesler
Jay
Sycamores Upset Marines In Midwest Basket Derby
Indiana State edged Quantico Marines 74 to 73 in a tight Midwest showdown. Key players included Bob Gilbert 18 and Rob Clark 18 for State while Guerin scored 21 for the Marines. State won at the line 36 of 49 free throws as the Marine comeback fell short in the closing minutes.
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Rob Gilbert
Indiana State
Dave Schneider
Hamline
Sam Richardson
Richie Guerin
Ron Perry
Quantico Marines
Sycamores
Guerin
State
Bob Gilbert
Richardson
Marines
John Luse
Wayne Salmon
Luse
Bob Clark
Klueh
Jim Bates
Bart Johnson
Quantico
Rob Clark
Ted Henderson
FG Blum
Sense Etee
Johnson
Seer
Eeeeree Henderson
Wetter
Renee Lakota
Bas
Seer Salmon
Asses
Blair
Clark
Ken Merder
Proffitt
Rice Sparks Air Force Win Over Army Eleven
In Tokyo at Meiji Stadium Air Force All Stars beat the Army 33 to 14 in the ninth Rice Bowl. Halfback George Dusty Rice scored on runs of 7 and 95 yards and led Air Force to their second straight Far East service football championship before about 40 000 spectators.
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Tokyo
George
Dusty) Rice
Air Force All-Stars
Army
Meiji Stadium
University of Iowa
Flyers
Michigan mile relay poised for Sugar Bowl track title bid
New Orleans report says Michigan undefeated mile relay team will compete Sunday in the Sugar Bowl track meet. The squad of Grant Scruggs Dick Flodin Laird Sloan and Robert Rudiseli will race in the 1600 meter event against Texas Texas A M Oklahoma Oklahoma A M and LSU. All six events use metric distances due to the Olympics.
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New Orleans
Michigan
Michigan Speedsters
Texas
Texas A.&m
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A.&m
Louisana State
Grant Scruggs
Dick Flodin
Laird Sloan
Robert Rudiseli
Odds Shortened In Bowl Tilts
A shift in sentiment boosts underdogs in the weekend bowl slate with several games narrowing to near pick em status. The Oklahoma Maryland clash remains 7 points, Michigan State led UCLA from 7 to 6 in the Rose Bowl, and Georgia Tech slipped to 6 over Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl as Texas Christian fluctuates between 7 and 7 2 in the Cotton Bowl. The Gator, Shrine, North-South, and Salad Bowl cards feature 2 pm and 4:45 pm ET kickoffs with NBC CBS telecasts and an anticipated Monday lineup drawing about 400,000 fans and over two million dollars in revenue.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Maryland
Miami
Michigan State
U.C.L.A
Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Texas Christian
Mississippi
Jacksonville
Fla
San Francisco
Howard
Hopalong
Cassady
Ohio State
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Montgomery
Ala
Phoenix
Ariz
E.S.T
Celtics Rally To Beat Nationals In Bangor Road Win
Celtics extend road streak with a 110-103 triumph over the Syracuse Nationals in Bangor Maine. Big Jack Nichols 25 and Easy Ed Macauley 24 pace Boston while John Kerr 21 leads Nats. Pistons edge Hawks 90-89 as Andy Phillip buzzer free throw seals win.
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National Basketball Assn
Philadelphia Warriors
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Syracuse Nationals
Bangor
Maine
Warriors
Fort Wayne Pistons
St. Louis
Hawks
Big Jack Nichols
Ed Macauley
John Kerr
Nats
Paul Seymour
Andy Phillip
Pistons
Phillip
Mel Hutchins
Jack Stephens
Alabama Fined For Illegal Recruiting
Alabama University was fined 1000 dollars for illegal recruiting of athletes under SEC grant aid rules. Commissioner Bernie Moore announced the penalty after a Hueytown high school quarterback named Richard Rush reported gifts from four Alabama alumni, including clothes and cash, while Rush already held an Auburn scholarship. Alabama staff were not implicated.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
SEC
Bernie Moore
Auburn
Moore
Alabama
Hueytown
Richard Rush
Rush
Six track marks fall in Chicago club meet
Chicago December 31. Six track marks fell at the University of Chicago Track Club third annual holiday meet as Olympic hopefuls set records. Bill Bangert broke the shot put record with 53 feet 12 inches, Pete Bensinger leapt 22 feet 5 inches in the broad jump, Joe Gaffney ran 50.2 seconds in the 440-yard dash, and Len Truex clocked 4 10.3 in the mile to dethrone Don Gehrmann.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Bill Bangert
Purdue
Missouri
Pete Bensinger
Yale
Villanova
Joe Gaffney
Don Gehrmann
Ohio State
Len Truex
Cassady's Presence Dominates East in Shrine Game
East squad, led by Howard Cassady the two time All America halfback, mates with Lenny Moore and a lineup of Duke, Notre Dame, Michigan, Purdue, and Trinity players to face a West team reliant on USC’s Jimmy Contratto and SMU’s John Roach in the 31st Shrine game. The East is favored to win for a second straight year.
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San Francisco
Howard
Hopalong
Cassady
Ohio State
Lenny Moore
Penn State
Bob Pascal
Duke
Don Schaefer
Notre Dame
Tony Branoff
Michigan
Bill Murakowski
Purdue
Charley Sticka
Trinity
Conn
Southern California
Jimmy Contratto
Southern Methodist
John Roach
Tigers Trade Cristante for Wojey From Dodgers
Detroit, Dec. 31. The Tigers acquired right handed pitcher Pete Wojey, 33, from the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for pitcher Leo Cristante and an undisclosed cash amount. Wojey had a 12-6 record at Montreal last season while Cristante spent most of the year at Buffalo.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Pete Wojey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Cristante
Wojey
Montreal
Cristante
Buffalo
Lombardi Signs Two Year Stay as Giants Backfield Coach
Vince Lombardi, credited with building the Giants offense, signs a two year contract to remain backfield coach under Jim Lee Howell. A Fordham alumnus, Lombardi previously coached at West Point under Col. Red Blaik before joining the Giants.
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New York
Vince Lombardi
New York Football Giants
Jim Lee Howell
Lombardi
Fordham
Col
Red Blaik
West Point
Hawkeyes Fall as Cal Routs Iowa 70 to 45 in West Coast Game
Iowa coach Bucky O'Connor sat all starters in the second half as Cal surged to a 33 17 halftime lead and won 70 45. Wisconsin and Michigan State also lost while Michigan edged Brigham Young 80 79. Michigan rallied after a 43 39 halftime deficit behind Ron Kramer and strong free throws.
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Iowa
Bucky O'Connor
Hawkeyes
California
O'Connor
Berkley
Big Ten
Stanford
Wisconsin
Michigan State
George Washington
Michigan
Brigham Young
West Coast
Cal
Hawkeye
Badgers
Dick Miller
Indians
College Park
Jack Jolly
Spartans
Wolverines
Ron Kramer
Blue and Gray Collide Again
Montgom ery Alabama December 31 Forty eight college seniors from twenty six schools North and South renew the Blue Gray rivalry in the annual game. A crowd of twenty thousand expected for a 130 p m kickoff C S T Television via NBC and radio Mutual. The South holds an 11 5 edge in prior meetings and seeks a third straight win. The North counters with Jim Haluska Wisconsin and Harold Burnine Missouri as top pass threats.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mason-Dixon Line
C.S.T
NBC
Mutual
Yankees
Harold Burnine
Missouri
Jim Haluska
Wisconsin
Dick Lindheimer Wins Orange Bowl Regatta
Miami Beach Florida December 31 more than 100 outboard motor boat drivers race in a 12 heat program at the Orange Bowl regatta. Dick Lindheimer of Miami won a $1000 savings bond for a nine hour marathon race, averaging 40.561 mph for 95 laps on the 3 1/2 mile course.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Miami
Don Baldaccini
Carlo Pagliano
Milan
Italy
Massimo Cipriolo
Jim Wynne
George Thompson
Fond du Lac
Wis
Dick Lindheimer
Santee Fails To Break Four-Minute Mile In Exhibition
In Coral Gables Florida on New Year’s Eve Marine Lieutenant Wessantee ran 4 06 3 in an exhibition against Joe Lapierre of Boston and Bill Adams of the University of Florida. Lapierre finished second about 30 yards back after leading early. Santee did not reach his American record of 4 00 5 despite a late sprint.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Wessantee
Joe Lapierre
Boston
New England
Bill Adams
University of Florida
Lapierre
Santee
Kansan
Tilden Tech Wins Tourney
Tilden Tech of Chicago captured the Paris Holiday tournament with a 73 to 58 win over Mt. Pulaski in the final. Paris beat St. Anne 74 to 62 in the consolation. Gene Smithson led Paris with 21 points in the title game. Buckhalter scored 26 for Tilden.
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Paris
Ill
Tilden Tech
Chicago
Mt. Pulaski
St. Anne
Tilden
St. Ann’s
Gene Smithson
Ray Ritsema
St. Ann's
Joe Buckhalter
Jim Mitchell
Robert Thayer
Larry Gentry
Clinton
Buckhalter
Milner
Ritsema
Smithson
Bowie
Walker
I Waklace
Balek
Muckhalter
King
Porvoc
Lowe
Nile
Byrulak
Pam
Seb
Stowreenborough
Mitchell, & Athe
Pet
Shields and
Burris
M’. Pulaski
FG FT
Laetat
PRR
Cyrulik
Myrick
Mitchell
Deibert
Depoister
Tris
Ads Ee Henesa
Auburn Choic e In Gator Bowl
Auburn faces Vanderbilt in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville with Auburn favored by a touchdown. The 8 1 1 season for Auburn and Vandy’s 7 3 record mark first bowl for Vanderbilt. A 36 000 sellout crowd expected for a 2 p m kickoff. Both teams debut on national TV via CBS with key runners Bob James Bobby Hoppe Joe Childress Charley Horton Joe Seales and Phil King starring.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Plainsmen
Vandy
CBS
Bob James
Bobby Hoppe
Joe Childress
Charley Horton
Joe Seales
Phil King
Western Illinois Takes NAIA Tipoff Crown
Western Illinois defeated Gustavus Adolphus College 83 to 72 in Omaha to win the 1955 NAIA Tip-off tournament title. The Leathernecks dominated the Gusties from St Peter, Minnesota, by forcing fouls and converting free throws 35 of 47 while Adolphus made 16 of 27.
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Omaha
Neb
Western Illinois
Gustavus Adolphus College
N.a.la
Southeastern Oklahoma
Adolphus
Illinois
Leathernecks
Holy Cross Gets Bid to 1956 Dixie Tournament
Holy Cross, which reached the 1953 Dixie basketball classic final, has been invited to the 1956 tournament in Raleigh. Vanderbilt, Iowa and Utah are expected to compete alongside the Crusaders, who lost to North Carolina State in the finals two years ago.
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Raleigh
N. C
Holy Cross
Vanderbilt
Iowa
Utah
Crusaders
North Carolina State
Top Indiana high school cage teams tumble in holiday tourneys
Indiana’s top five teams suffered shocks as Seymour Owls saw a 10 game run end in a 62 61 loss to Elkhart amid a tense late finish. Elkhart led 34 27 at half and 48 41 after three, with Danny Thomas scoring 29 points including the controversial game ending basket after the horn. Gary Froebel toppled Gary Roosevelt to win Steel City meet 65 49. Hampton Hammond, Marion, Huntington, Princeton and Columbus posted notable tourney wins as others fell, with Lew Anderson 36 and Ed Jerzek 33 leading scorers in South Bend. Union Township La Porte dropped 12 game win streak in Rolling Prairie final 59 57.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Kokomo
Logansport
Seymour
Owls
Elkhart
Blue Blazer
Danny Thomas
Dave Kollar
Bode Hill
Thomas
Gary Froebel
Gary Roosevelt
Steel City
Horace Mann
Monticello
Hammond Noll
Frankfort
Marion
Giants
Richmond
Fort Wayne
Muncie Central
Jay McCreary
Central
Huntington
Peru
Princeton
Tigers
Washington Hatchets
Columbus
Jasper
Fort Wayne Central
Jeffersonville
South Bend
Riley
Lew Anderson
Washington
Ed Jerzek
Union Township
la Porte
Kicking duel expected in Sugar Bowl showdown
Georgia Tech halfback Johnny Menger and Pittsburgh guard Bill Schmitt prepare for a long distance punting duel that could decide the Sugar Bowl. Schmitt averaged 42.2 yards on 22 attempts, Menger 35 yards on 23 attempts, as coaches Dodd and Michelosen stress punting and ground power.
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New Orleans
Johnny Menger
Georgia Tech
Bill Schmitt
Pittsburgh
Menger
Schmitt
Tech
Bobby Dodd
John Michelosen
Dodd
Michelosen
All Star Elevens To Clash In Salad Bowl
In Phoenix on December 31 two evenly matched all star teams from the Skyline and Border conferences prepare for the Salad Bowl. The Border squad relies on a strong running game with a heavier line while the Skyliners feature two top passers Jim Bowen of Denver and Dave Dungan of Utah.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Border
Skyliners
Jim Bowen
Denver
Dave Dungan
Utah
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