Local teams face tough 1957 season. junior league urged
The Daily Mail notes North High Hubs won no games and South High Rebels just one win in nine. Writers urge forming a Hagerstown junior football league with four town teams to feed high school programs, sponsor outreach, and early practice for 1958. Maryland headlines highlight Sugar Bowl hopes and Johnny Unitas earning the Jim Thorpe Trophy.
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Junior Bowling Tourney Opens at Turner's Coliseum
The first annual Junior Bowling Tournament starts tomorrow at Turner's Coliseum in Hagerstown. Open to all Herald-Mail Junior League bowlers, it uses a handicap set by the American Junior Bowling Congress to level the field among local and national junior bowlers. Winners receive trophies and their scores advance to national honors. entry is free aside from standard 25 cent games. Events include singles doubles and mixed doubles. bantam and junior divisions roll different game counts. Registration begins at 9 am Saturday with further events scheduled through the next week.
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East West Shrine game sets clash of air and ground
San Francisco reports the 33rd Shrine charity East West football classic with West led by quarterback Jack Curtice and Stanford ace Gerry Nes, while East relies on running from Wing T and quarterbacks Billy Engle and Capparelli. A televised 5 pm EST kickoff on NBC features star backs Pace Kawalczyk and Lima.
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Rip Engle
Pan State
Holiday Tournament Heats Up for College Hoops Quints
Holiday festival action features top teams like Kansas, Seattle, and North Carolina in first round play at Manhattan Kansas City and Oklahoma City. Notre Dame intrudes as Temple, Texas A&M, and San Francisco notch wins. Niagara shocks Western Kentucky in Oklahoma City as San Francisco eyes semis.
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Rose Bowl teams drill in secret before big game
North Carolina’s Big Four seeks tourney title as Duke sparks past Seton Hall. Wake Forest and North Carolina pace the field in the holiday tourney, with Duke rallying from 14 points to top Seton Hall. St. Louis faces Wake Forest in the round, while Oregon and Ohio State prepare privately for New Year’s Day.
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Hawks star Pettit injures finger in Pistons loss
The St. Louis Hawks top Western Division hopes as Bob Pettit fractures a finger during a game against Detroit, in which the Pistons win 101-89 led by George Yardley’s 48 points. Pettit will miss time as a cast is planned and a special league meeting on men’s bowling is noted for Monday.
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Duke And Oklahoma Hold Full Drill In Miami Opener
Duke Blue Devils and Oklahoma Sooners ran two full scale practices in Miami Beach as part of their warmups for the game in Danville. Bill Murray coached Duke through a limbering up session as the ACC squad prepared for twice daily sessions through Sunday.
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WARK to Carry Two Bowl Games This Season
WARK will broadcast two major bowl games this season. Tomorrow as the Later Bowl from Jacksonville Texas A M meets Tennessee with play by play at 1 45 pm. New Year’s Day Oklahoma vs Syracuse is set in Miami with 2 39 pm kickoff and Joe Boland handling play by play.
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North High Eyes Fifth Win In Home Clash With Bel Air
North Hagerstown High School's Whiz Kids host Bel Air High on Potomac Avenue as North aims for a fifth win in six starts and a third straight victory. Bel Air visits for the first of a home and home series with a rematch set January 21, while Norths jayvees meet Bel Air at 6:45 and the varsity at 8. South Hagerstown Rebels travel to Greencastle, with lineup changes as Leon Poffenberg replaces Dennis Dwyer. Rebels seek to snap a four game skid after beating Greencastle earlier season before losses to Wayneboro Chambersburg North High and Fort Hill.
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Basilio Named Fighter of Year for 1957
New York December 27 World middleweight champion Carmen Basilio has been named Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year for 1957. Basilio previously earned the Eddie Neil Memorial Trophy from the Boxing Writers Association after defending his welterweight title and moving up to dethrone Sugar Ray Robinson in September.
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