Brakeshoe Café Girls Take Early Lead In League Skirmish
Loma Taylor’s 341 series sparks Brakeshoe Café to sweep Heatwole, while Sarah Zane Fire Co. stays undefeated with three straight wins. Acme Market tops O Sullivan Plant. Baker’s Tavern edges ahead for one victory as Rhodes Drug Store and Newberry’s split.
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Career Record Holder Seeks Seasonal Scoring Title
Bob Hopkins of Grambling College holds the small college career scoring record with 3373 points and trails leader Dave Olmsted of Clarkson College by only 414 points in this season. Olmsted has 290 points in nine games for 32.2 ppg while Hopkins has 479 in 15 games for 31.9 ppg. Hammond of West Virginia Tech sits eighth at 29.3 ppg.
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Dave Olmsted
Clarkson
N. C. A. A. Service Bureau
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Pistons Seize Western Division Lead After Hawks Win
Fort Wayne defeated the St Louis Hawks 90 to 83 to extend its division lead. The Minneapolis Lakers lost 122 to 100 to the Syracuse Nationals, dropping to three and a half games behind while Rochester Royals stayed idle. Fort Wayne now 20 wins in 38 games. Rochester 18-23.
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Pink Mules Twilight Tale From Orleans
In Orleans Nebraska a tale unfolds of three men who pledge, a man leaves town seeking treatment after spotting pink mules. The supposed color mix up happened when two gray mules sweated, their red quilts staining them pink.
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Orleans
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Evening TV Schedule Highlights and Movie Lineups
A dense daily slate lists Pinky Lee to Johnny on the Spot with varied programs from Howdy Doody to boxing and news. Notable entries include Eddie Fisher at 7 45 and Truth or Consequences at 8 00, plus film selections like Del ightfully Dangerous and Million Movie.
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Jack Webb
Eddie Fisher
Gil Turner
Gene Fullmer
Sprague
Paul
Steve Allen
Saturday Broadcast Schedule From Noon to Five
A detailed lineup lists programs from noon to five including Encore Theater features It’s A Pleasure Sonja Henie 12:30 and Jungle Goddess 2:15, Pro basketball Minneapolis vs New York 3:00, Big Ten basketball Iowa vs Michigan 3:00, and a mix of serials, westerns, and talk segments such as The Lone Ranger Captain Midnight The Adventures of Bill Cody and You and Traffic with local station blocks and theater showings.
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Colts Draft Shepherds Big John Shearer From Shepherd College
John Shearer the quarterback who led Shepherd College to an undefeated 1955 season was drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the National Professional Football League. He will begin service as a Second Lieutenant after graduation this spring, having trained with Marine Corps platoon leader classes. He starred as NAIA top passer and West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference leader in passing and total offense. He also excelled in basketball, leading the WVIAC in field goal percentage and ranking seventh in scoring in league play.
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Turner favored to beat Jackie La Bua in rematch
Gil Turner, a 3-1 favorite, meets Jackie La Bua in a 10 round bout at War Memorial Auditorium Syracuse. La Bua subbed for virus sick Gene Fullmer in the return to their Dec 14 meeting which Turner won by split decision.
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High Scorer versus Good Defense in Little Eight Clash
Bridgewater Eagles, averaging 85.7 points per game, visit Lynchburg Hornets who boast a 65.7 pace in a pivotal Little Eight showdown. A Bridgewater win would seal first place and knock Lynchburg from title contention while a Lynchburg victory could spark a late surge and tie for third. Virginia Tech then routed Washington and Lee to tighten Big Six standings as W L fell short of 50 points for the first time since 1954.
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Russian speedster sets world mark in Davos 1500
Jurij Michailov of Russia clocked 2 09 1 for 1500 meters on the Davos track to break the world record of 2 09 8 held by Evgenij Grishin. Grishin not present. Michailov led the Swiss international speed skating event as a preview to the 1956 Winter Olympics starting next week.
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Jurij Michailov
Lake Alma Ata
Russia
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Helfand Attacks NBA Resolution Favoring Boxer
Julius Helfand, chair of the New York State Athletic Commission, criticized an NBA Executive Committee resolution that would allow a boxer to sign for a fight when his manager is suspended or unlicensed. Lou Radzienda of Illinois echoed support for protecting fighters over suspended managers.
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Julius Helfand
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New York State Athletic Commission
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Illinois State Athletic Commission
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Berg Leads Tampa Open With Four Stroke Margin
Patty Berg shot a 71 to take a one stroke lead over Mickey Wright at the Tampa Women’s Open. High winds and erratic putting plagued many of the 121 players as Louise Suggs posted an 80 at the Palma Crea Course.
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Patty Berg
Mickey Wright
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Miss Wright
Louise Suggs
Miss Berg
Palma Crea
Mars Study Planned at Perkins Observatory
Delaware Ohio scientists from Ohio State and Ohio Wesleyan plan a joint study of Mars next summer at Perkins Observatory. They aim to identify gases in the planet atmosphere as Mars approaches about 35 million miles from Earth.
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Ohio
Mars
Perkins Observatory
Earth
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
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