Sugar Heads Home After Final Win
Sugar Rey Robinson, flush with triumph and money, headed back to the United States after a European tour that yielded five boxing victories and $45,000 in just one month. The world welterweight champion’s spree concluded with his final win before departure from Frankfurt, Germany, on December 26.
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Don Doane
Frankfurt
Germany
Sugar Rey Robinson
United States
Robinson
Paris
Chicago
Jake la Motta
George Gainford
Sugar
Australia
Dave Sands
New York
al Weill
International Boxing Club
Walter Cartier
Gene Hairston
Madison Square Garden
Cartier
Hairston
Garden
U. S. Army
Europe
Jimmy
America
Groza’s 14 000 boot shocks Browns win over Rams
Lou Groza kicked a 16 yard field goal with 20 seconds left to lift the Cleveland Browns 30 28 over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL title game. The punted ball yielded a $14 000 payoff and Groza’s third straight late heroics in a Browns season that added a fifth league crown.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
Lou
Toe Groza
Cleveland Browns
Toda Groza
Cleveland
Los Angeles Rams
Groza
Browns
Ohio State
Paul Brown
Leyte
Okinawa
Brown
NFL
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants
Rams
Kentucky Near-Perfect In UP Poll Sugar Bowl Preview
Kentucky faces Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl with diverse talent sourcing from many states. The Wildcats rely on non Kentucky players for major impact while Oklahoma, largely a home grown squad, features a roster built from Oklahoma high schools. Arrival plans place Oklahoma at Keesler Air Force Base and Kentucky arriving by Baton Rouge, as both teams prepare for January 1. Also notes Los Angeles Invitational double header opens with San Diego State vs Pepperdine and Indiana State vs Loyola of Los Angeles.
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New Orleans
Oklahoma
Kentucky
United States
Wildcats
Sooners
Haif
Texas
N. Pitty
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Bryant
University of Maryland
Wildcat
Senate
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Connecticut
Arkansas
Bryan
Sugar
Ben Zaranka
East Chicago
Ind
al Bruno
West
Chester
Bob Gain
Wierton
Walt Yowarsky
Cleveland
Gene Donaldson
Chicago
John Ignarski
Milwaukee
Wis
Doug Moseley
Laverne
Ala
Babe Parilll
Rochester
Clayton Webb
St. Albans
W. Va
Dick Martin
Bill Leskovar
Fairmont
Kentuckians
Jim
Shiddler
Okla
White Deer
Tex.s
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Baton Rouge
Lexington
Mobile
Gulf Coast
LA Cage Meat
Los Angeles
Pepperdine College
San Diego State
Pepperdine
Indiana State Sycamores
Loyola of Los Angeles
Coaching Board Of Experts Picks Bradley Second And Aggies Third
Kentucky remains No. 1 in the UP basketball ratings for the third straight week, receiving 347 of 350 points from 32 of 35 coaches. The paneled board shows strong support as Kentucky edges toward perfection, with a few voters placing them second and other teams nearby in the top ranks.
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Coaching Board of Experts
Bradley
Aggies
Leo H. Petersen
New York
Kentucky
United Press Basketball Rating Board
Wildcats
Garsam Batly Cttteen
St. John's
Oklahoma A. & M
North Carolina State
Villanova
Long Island
Indiana
State
Missouri
St. John’s
City College of New York
Kansas
North Carolina State FoMineurthe Sahn Selly Colege
New Yorke
Top U S Jockeys Race Tightens As Season Near End
Miami December report shows jockey Joe Culmone and Willie Shoemaker separated by two wins in a close year long race. Culmone led with one more victory, while Shoemaker gained strength in the back stretch and plans to fly to Agua Caliente, Mexico, Sunday to finish the year where tracks are idle.
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Miami
Joe Culmone
Willie Shoe
Yea Culmone
Shoemaker
Tropical Park
Agua Caliente
Mexico
Culmone
U.S
All Stars Camp Hails Rote Jr's Christmas Birth News
At Stanford campus training camp for Shrine East West game star Kyle Rote learns his wife has given birth to a seven pound four ounce boy in Dallas. Rote, excited, says it’s the finest Christmas present. He joins quarterbacks Fran Nagle and Bill Weeks as the team prepares for the Saturday game.
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San Francisco
Stanford
Santa Claus
Kyle Rote
Southern Methodist
Dallas
Rote
Pappy
Fran Nagle
Nebraska
Bill Weeks
Iowa State
First Methodist Face St Philip's in Junior Church League opener
The First Methodist quint, last year's champions and undefeated this season, hosts St Philips in the Hills Episcopal tonight at 7 in the Junior Church League basketball. The St Philips squad edged Army previously, setting a tight matchup for Tuesday action.
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St. Philip’s
St. Philips
The
Ohio State Defeats California In Basketball Ambition
Highlights from a bygone year show Ohio State defeating California in a basketball game with a commanding 7647 score as a notable athletic memory. The report sits among a series of historic sports notes and player moves.
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Ohio State
California
Eddie Miller
Boston Bees
Eastern Intercollegiate Association
Veeck Plays Whiteside In Cleveland Stage Debut
Former Indians star Bill Veeck performs in The Man Who Came to Dinner at Hanna Theater in Cleveland. Critics note he echoes Veeck but is not Monty Woolley, delivering the lead with idiosyncratic humor and occasional local jests. A jumble of legal notices follows, discussing bids and bids procedures in Tucson.
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Martin's Ferry
Indianapolis
Lou
Cleveland
Bill Veeck
Hanna Theater
Monty Woolley
Cleveland Indians
Sheridan Whiteside
the Veeck
Ward
Veeck
Marsh
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Tucson
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Rote Jr
Sports Mirror
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Wilkinson Chiropractic Office
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Wayne Wilkinson
Palmer Gradua
East Speedway
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Parker-Kerr Mortuary
Parker-Kerr
North Stone Avenue
Dia
Jack Cook
George Cowden
Cook Motor Service
Broadway At Park
Seiberling Tires
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N. Stone Ave
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