Prothro's Rose Bowl return marks rare coaching feat
Oregon State coach Tom Prothro, at 35 the Beaver leader, heads to his third Rose Bowl on January 1 as a head coach after earlier roles with Duke and Oregon State. The piece traces Prothro’s career from player to Navy officer to coach, highlighting his long dedication to football and his ties to Oregon State and UCLA.
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North Carolina Faces Duke After Big Utah Win
North Carolina crushed Utah 97 76 in the Dixie Classic opening round led by Len Rosenbluth with 36 points as Duke, riding momentum from a win over West Virginia, prepares for tonight’s Raleigh showdown. NC State and Wake Forest also advance in the southern sweep toward semis.
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Fraley's Final Picks on the 1956 Bowl Games
Oscar Fraley previews the 1956 bowls with bold picks for Texas Western over George Washington in the Tangerine Bowl and Mississippi Southern over West Texas State in the Tangerine Bowl while noting Oregon State, TCU, SMU, and Tennessee among others.
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Shrine East West grid classic lineups named by coaches
East and West coaches named starting lineups for the 32nd Shrine East West game in San Francisco. East backs include Hor nung Woodsone Barr Alberigi. West features Brodle Arnett O Garvo Derby. Forecast says clear and warm. Brennan plans varied passes. Shaw expects end runs and passing.
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Hal Woop
San Francisco
Terry Brennan
Buck Shaw
John Brodle
Stanford
Jon Arnett
Southern California
Pete O'Garvo
UCLA
Dean Derby
Washington
Brennan
Shaw
Terry
Notre Dame
Paolo Rosi Beats Baby Vasquez In Televised Bout
In Miami Paolo Rosi a balding Italian boxer favored at 2-11 edged Baby Vasquez in a 10 round nationally televised match at Biscayne Arena. Rosi known for dance floor rhythm holds 23 wins in 26 fights since arriving from Italy while Vasquez owns 45 wins in 48 bouts.
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Celtics Rewrite NBA Record Books With Russell Rebound Feat
Boston with Bill Russell lifting a new rebound record and Bill Sharman extending a consecutive free throw streak to 55, guiding the Celtics to a 97-92 victory over the Rochester Royals in Milwaukee. Also boxing note: Pomy Hurricane Jackson outpoints Julia Mederos in lightweight bout.
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Scandals and Coaching Changes Roil West Grid Tale 1936
The West grid season sees PCC scandals and coaching upheavals. Washington faces Rose Bowl ban over a shish fund and bad receipts, UCLA and USC fined with Rose Bowl bans. Oregon State claims the title as USC and Oregon stumble. Coaching moves include Darrell Royal leaving Washington for Texas and Waldorf quitting California.
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Oakland Tribune
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Beavers
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Dave Kaiser
Ohio State
Darrell Royal
Willits Bertain Five Gives Ukiah Five Close Fight
The Willits Bertaints trackerhadlt team nearly toppled Ukiah Slayton's space quintet before a fourth quarter surge by Slayton led by Ped Slay ton Bob Watts and Pappy tar man. Shel ton and Waller scored eight apiece, Poyns added two, but Ukiah pulled away late as Watt had 12 points and Stytan's defense stifled Willits near the end.
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Australians Sweep Cup Matches In Davis Cup Challenge
Adelaide reports Australia completed a 5-0 Davis Cup win over the United States with Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad each winning their singles. Rosewall beat Giammalyla 4-6 6-1 8-6 7-5, while Hoad defeated Vic Seixas 6-2 7-5 6-3. Sam Giammalía showed bright form for the U.S. in defeat.
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Stanford Quintet Not Big But It Has Good Potential
Stanford coach Howie Dallmar builds a lean squad with Lee Leonard at 6-7 and Bill Bond as a scoring leader. Sophomores Haga Pfleger Newman Wagner plus veterans Van Galder Isaacs Waring bolster the lineup as Stanford eyes January 4 conference play and a January 1 danger threshold.
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Selleck
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Miami
Shrine game TV and radio coverage announced
The East West Shrine football game will be televised on channel 1345 p.m. and broadcast over NBC radio The Pittsburgh. The Georgia Tech game is also set for television earlier at about 11 a.m.
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