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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
14
A racing or betting style list presents entries with nicknames and partial horse or rider names such as Sheriff J Harping Mad and Dandy Annie Day's Work. Bets include Best Bet Sheriff and Best Long Shot.
UCLA star Ronnie Knox practiced with the right ankle fracture behind him as he throws runs and cuts in Pasadena. Doctor Walter Scott observed the session after Knox connected on 14 of 15 passes and averaged near 40 yards per kickoff. Coach Red Sanders said one more scrimmage might occur to keep the squad sharp before the January 2 Rose Bowl against Michigan State.
Rillito Park offers a single day of racing with 10 events including The St. Nick Handicap featuring Extra Belle and Good Motive. Raza the Southwest Futurity trials winner will debut this season in the top quarter horse race, with rivals Front Row Flying Over Easy Dandy Annie and Indio M. Cochina also in the mix. Nifty Signal makes Tucson fans debut in the last race, aiming for a strong showing after lucrative campaigns in Hot Springs Omaha and Denver.
MAPLE MARKS Ben Shein Insurance and Real Co. 4 vs Eagle Bakery 0. Howard Realty and Ins. 4 vs Reuben's Furniture 0. Ral Rubin Appliances 3 vs The Wash Well 1. Goldberg's Delicatessen 3 vs Encanto Park Drug 1. High games: L Bookstaff 214. High series: & Sher 580. Wash Well tops team game 947 and Howard Realty 2684 in team series. Standings include Rubin Appliances 20 24, Howard Realty 38 percent 254, Encanto Park Drug 35-29, Goldberg's 33-31, Reuben's Furniture 34, The Wash Well 28-26, Ben Shein Insurance 27 36 percent, Eagle Bakery 24 39 percent. Moose League at Lucky Strike Lanes shows Degree Team 0 and Officers 4, Faith 4, Legion of the Moose 4, Antlers 8, Fellowship 1, Moosehaven 4, Pilgrims 0, Mooseheart 1, Hope 4. High game J Scholovicz 221, high series A Ciminelli 533. High team game 983 and high team series 2734. Standings list Antlers 42 percent 21/4, Officers 40 28, Fellowship 34 30, Legion of the Moose 34 30, Mooseheart 30 34, Degree Team 29 percent 414, Hope 29 35, Pilgrims 29 35, Moosehaven 28 36, Faith 24 40. Gil Carrillo won the turkey with a 606 series including handicap.
Coach James Moore of Yuma will lead the Class AA squad and Elmo Roundy of Snowflake will coach an A-B-C All-Star team for the Arizona State Coaches Assn game August 25 in Flagstaff. Rosters list players by school from Amphitheater Tucson to Winslow, with positions including end, guard, tackle, and quarterback.
Brophy Broncos topple winless Salpointe Lancers 55 to 40 at THS gym in the final Old Pueblo game of 1955. Wally Von Bila and Al Stove lead with 15 points each, Ernie Teer tops Salpointe with 10 as Brophy maintains lead through the second half and heads into a Jan 7 rematch in Phoenix. JV also falls 25-18 to Brophy II.
Lloyd Mangrum, winner of the Los Angeles Open in 1949 1951 and 1953, will enter this year’s $32,500 event January 5 to 9 due to satisfactory rib injury recovery. He resumed competitive play about a month ago.
Alfred G Vanderbilt again proposes horse names for 2 year olds with Jockey Club limits. He submits witty options like Big Hello and Social Outcast while noting the rules ban recent titles and living names without consent.
Don Gehrmann of the United States Olympic team is hospitalized in Milwaukee for treatment of a slipped disc.
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