Ukiah High Jayvee Awards Night Sets Final Football Honors
The Ukiah High School Jayvee squads hold a post season awards banquet with voting for season captains and players of the year. Larry Whetstone won the most valuable varsity trophy. co captains Clay Duncan and Wayne Burke accepted captain’s stars. Sixty plus lettermen and many sophomores were recognized with blocks and letters, and Dean Sten plans to select from Jayvees for next season.
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Dan Reitzel
Richard Penkington
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Bill Poulos
Lynn Davidson
Charles Nickerson
Ken Burke
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Etrne Cochrane
Doug McCleland
Kenry Wong
Letler
Bob Myers
A Peyry
Minor League Clubs Win a Point From Major Leagues
Major and minor leagues agreed to rosters forced to 28 by opening day, shifting earlier eligibility for surplus players. Meetings will be held at a single site alternately by year. Brooklyn may play in Jersey City. World Series tickets cap remains. College signing rule revised effective Feb 1 1957.
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Miajor Jenene
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Ford Frick
Scorekeepers Strain as NBA Teams Pour Points In Night
Six NBA teams combined for 700 points, an average of about 116.6 per team. The St Louis Hawks and New York Knickerbockers led with 265 total, Hawks beating the Knicks 128 to 113. Celtics edged Pistons as Philadelphia Warriors topped Minneapolis Lakers 114 to 111. Hawks and Knicks combined for 37 points in the first half, a league record, while the Hawks first-half 70 points tied another mark.
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National Basketball Association
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Hawks
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Boston Celtics
Toi Heinsohn
Bob Cousy
Fort Wayne Pistons
Jack George
Philadelphia Warriors
Minneapolis Lakers
St. Louis
New York
Baseball Gains Interest in Australia as Night Games Draw Large Crowds
Australian fans embrace baseball with 11,006 players and night games in Perth and Adelaide drawing crowds above 25,000. The sport spreads from Japan to Australia, with Melbourne exhibitions drawing attendees at the cricket grounds and talk of baseball as an Olympic event.
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Australia
Ean
Perth
Adelaide
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Japan
Yor Giants
Brooklyn Dudgers
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Melbourne
Berlin
Abner Doubleday
Ase
Patterson Earns Boxing Writers Year Honors
Floyd Patterson the youngest heavyweight champion is named fighter of the year and rookie of the year by the Boxing Writers Association for 1956. The award also honors Frank Coshany of the Journal American for long service to boxing at the annual dinner. Patterson, 21, to receive the Edward Neil Memorial plaque for outstanding contributions to the sport.
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Floyd Patterson
Boxing Writers Assn
Crookie
Association
Frank Cisvhany
Journal American
Tong
Patterson
Edward A. Neil
Boxing Writers
Citadel Football Coach Resigns for Personal Reasons
Charleston report states John Ke Sauer resigned as head football coach and athletic director at The Citadel effective December 31 for personal reasons. He requested release from a five year contract signed in 1955, leaving three years remaining. Gen. Mark W. Clark accepted the resignation with regret, noting Sauer made a mistake.
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John Ke. Sauer
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Citadel
Bulldogs
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Mark W. Clark
Ki Sauer
Argentine Boxer Extends Unbeaten Streak in NY Bout
An undefeated Argentine heavyweight stretched his winning run to eight with a victory at St. Helens Arena in New York. The card featured Will Bosmanoff of PORN LABN, and plans for a homecoming and a future title bid were hinted at amid the event's results.
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Peidesroom
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Sto Ntehalis Arena
Pebrinipy
Willi Bosmanoff
Porn Labn
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Poumnasi Tor
Mies
Deowston
Eae Webecagy
Ageia Medivide
Ol Voonten
Casares Seeks NFL Rushing Crown With One Game Left
Rick Casares of the Chicago Bears led Ollie Matson by 92 yards in the NFL rushing race with one game remaining. Casares had 336 yards on 237 carries for 4.3 yards per carry, while Matson totaled 844 yards on 170 attempts for 5.0 yards per carry.
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Philadelphia
Rick Casares
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Ollie Matson
Casares
University of Florida
Tamipa
Matson
Bears
Eddie Brown
Billy Wilson
San Francisco
Bobby Layne
Detroit Lions
Cans
Rams
Norm van Brocklin
Ken Konz
Cleveland Browns
Tom Wilson
Los Angeles
Ukiah Women’s Golf Club Elects Officers in Quorum Rally
The Ukiah Women’s Golf Club held its officer election after barely reaching quorum. Mary Walch was named president with Doris Gilmer as vice president, Dorothy Cox secretary-treasurer, Vivi Bones golf captain, and LaVerna Holzhauser and Jean Stoodley as Board of Governors. The club will not meet until January 8 due to Christmas and New Year holidays.
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Ukiah Women's Golf Club
Mary Walch
Doris Gilmer
Dorothy Cox
Vivi Bones
LaVerna Holzhauser
Jean Stoodley
Canadiens and Red Wings Dominate Early Scoring Race
Montreal star Jean Beliveau leads the NHL scoring race with 36 points as the Canadiens place five of the top eight scorers. Detroit’s Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay trail closely with 29 points each, after Howe scored three goals last week.
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Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Jean Beliveau
Detroit
Boston
Beliveau
Arizin Tops NBL Scoring with 489 Points
New York United Press report says Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors moved into sole lead in the NBA scoring race with 489 points after a 38 point surge in his last two games. Neil Johnston sits second with 477, while Bob Pettit stands third at 459. A separate Chicago item notes a pistol-armed robbery seeking a lethal co-signer, with $800 taken.
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Paul Arizin
Philadelphia Warriors
National Basketball Association
Arizin
Neil Johnston
Johnston
Bob Pettit
St. Louis Hawks
Clyde Lovellette
Minneapolis Lakers
Tech Gridders Quietly in Preparation for Panthers
Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd leads a veteran team preparing for a sixth straight bowl bid against Pittsburgh in the Gator Bowl. The Engineers plan limited practices after a brief Yule break, banking on sharp prep and the 1956 squad’s proven discipline to face a tougher Pitt squad.
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Young Paul Jorgensen Faces Costa in TV Featherweight Battle
New York. Paul Jorgensen, promising Southwest featherweight contender, makes his Eastern debut at Madison Square Garden tonight against Brooklyn's Carmelo Costa. A Jorgensen win could earn a shot at Sandy Saddler’s 126 pound title. Costa is favored at 7-5 despite Jorgensen’s high ranking among world contenders.
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Cherif Hamia
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Mantle clinches AL Triple Crown with five league leads
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees is the first AL player in a decade to win the triple crown after leading in batting with .353, homers with 52, and RBIs with 130. He also topped the league in runs scored with 132 and total bases with 376, as released by the AL and compiled by the Howe Bureau.
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Mickey Mantle
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Mantle
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Boston Red Sox
Barons Fall From Top Scorers As Opposition Rises
The Cleveland Barons top scoring run ends as Paul Larivee of Providence moves into second place behind Bo Enk of Cleveland who still leads with 40 points. Larivee adds four points to reach 36 and pass Fred Glover by one. Willie Marshall of Hershey and Jimmy Moore of the Barons tie for fourth with 33 points.
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Cleveland Barons
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Cleveland
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Barons
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Larivee
Glover
Hershey
Willie Marshall
Jimmy Moore
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