Michigan State Tops Final AP Football Poll No. 1
Michigan State crowned No. 1 in the final AP poll with 2,683 points and 207 first place votes, topping Georgia Tech as the season ends. The Spartans, riding a 24 game win streak, receive the Father O Donnel Trophy as the top team.
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Oklahoma
Southern California
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Mississippi
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Texas
California
Wisconsin
Tulsa
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Florida
Offside Tricks Stirrows Over Notre Dame Syracuse Plays
A sports roundup discusses Notre Dame and Syracuse using quick backfield shifts to draw offside penalties. Coaches defend or condemn the tactics as officials consider returning to stricter rules. The piece notes the rule against false starts and questions why changes were made.
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Oklahoma
Cailiff
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Southron Cal
Ed Danowski
Fordham
Ben Schwartzwalder
Schwartzwalder
Waterfield to Retire After This Grid Season
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Bob Waterfield announces retirement at season end after eight pro seasons and 31 records. The Rams captain, under an 18 000 dollar contract, cites leg injury and weariness. He may pursue coaching and acting with wife Jane Russell and Columbia studio ties.
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Bob Waterfield
Los Angeles Rams
Dan Reeves
Sam Katzman
Columbia
Jane Russell
Waterfield
Machinist Killed at Hopewell Allied Plant
Robert Lee James, a machinist at the Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation plant in Hopewell, was killed yesterday after being thrown against a machine guard.
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Robert Lee James
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
NC State Hosts Furman In Cage Debut As Dixie Hoops Opens
NC State, defending Southern Conference champions, open the new cage season at home against Furman in Raleigh. WVU routed Waynesburg 82 66 with Sottile 22, Holmes 18, Becker 17. Duke beat Vanderbilt 94 88 in Durham as Lacy scored 18, Finch 30 led Vandy. Carolina beat The Citadel 70 50 in Chapel Hill, freshman Vayda 21. Davidson topped Erskine 89 76 to complete a conference sweep.
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Eddie Becker
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Rudy Lacy
Blue Devil
Lacy
Don Finch
Vandy
North Carolina
Frank McGuire
Citadel
Jerry Vayda
Tar Heels
Paul Likins
Bobby Fisher
Davidson
Erskine
Bowling standings update from James Wood League matches
Nancy Coverstone led Hampsters with a season high 123 in a two game win over Mice. Mary Lou Rallings 115 and Sara Barton 102 paced Hampsters and Puppies as Kitties won both games over Monkeys. Kitties and Hampsters remain tied for first with next week’s meeting. Cubs added wins as TomCats and WildCats each won two games.
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Mary Lou Rallings
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Nancy Govacstone
Pame
Hampsters
Peggy Adams
Sarah Barton
Cubs
European welterweight champion outpoints Daw in Lille bout
Sports Mirror recalls a 10 round fight in Lille where Charles Homez, the European welterweight champion, defeated Bobby Daw of New York on points. The piece also notes older AP All America football selections, a resigned baseball figure, and Pittsburgh's Rose Bowl matchup with USC in Pasadena.
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Bobby Dawson
New York
Lille
France
Associated Press
Winter Care Urged for Animals by S P C A Agent
S P C A agent Ervin Cleveland reports many cases of inadequate feed and housing for pets and livestock in Winchester and Frederick County. He urges owners to provide strong wind sheltered pet houses with straw, windproof barns for livestock, extra food, indoor housing for short haired pets, and community bird feeding to prevent winter starvation.
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Frederick County
Ervin Cleveland
Cleveland
Spiders May Snap Out of Basketball Doldrums This Year
Richmond hopes to revive basketball as coach Les Hooker rebuilds the Spiders after years of slim wins in the Southern Conference. The opener vs Medical College of Virginia looks easy, with Hampden Sydney and North Carolina tests ahead. Roanoke College opened the Old Dominion season on Long Island, losing 79 to 57 at Hofstra.
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University of Richmond
Spiders
Mighty Slim
Virginia
Les Hooker
Hooker
William and Mary
Mac Pitt
Spider
Medical College of Virginia
Hampden-Sydney
North Carolina
Roanoke College
Old Dominion
Long Island
Hofstra
Maroons
First W. T. Grant Store Opened in Lynn 1906
The first W. T. Grant store opened in Lynn Massachusetts in 1906. William T. Grant founded the company.
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W. T. Grant
Lynn
Massachusetts
William T. Grant
Scarbath Named Southern Conference Player of the Year
Maryland quarterback Jack Scarbath wins the Southern Conference Player of the Year award by the Southern Conference Sports Writers Association. He topped 18 voting peers with 101 points and 12 first place votes, edging William and Mary’s Ed Mioduszewski who had 66 points.
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Jack Scarbath
Southern Conference Sports Writers Association
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Washington Touchdown Club
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Scarbath
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Ed Mioduszewski
Ed Meadows
Duke
Dick Modzelewski
Bob Burrows
Leon Cunningham
South Carolina
Worth Lutz
Joe Koch
Wake Forest
Jack Lewis
Paul Bischoff
West Virginia
Bill Brehany
VMI
Locomotive wheel power question in historical context
The inquiry asks about the power of steam locomotive wheels. It seeks a technical explanation of wheel power, including factors like boiler pressure, cylinder size, and axle torque, but does not provide a specific locomotive or era reference.
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