December 13, 1954

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A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS

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HOW THE PROFESSIONALS FARED LAST WEEK
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
EASTERN DIVISION
1. Syracuse W-12; L-6 Pct.: .667	N.Y. 86-88	Roch. 82-78	Phila. 73-79 89-72
2. Philadelpha W-7; L-5 Pct.: .583	N.Y. 91-95	Minn. 88-91	Milw. 110-91	Syr. 79-73 72-89
3. Boston W-9; L-8 Pct.: .529	Milw. 118-99 101-90	Ft. Wayne 98-116	Roch. 110-102
4. New York W-8; L-8 Pct.: .500	Phila. 95-91	Syr. 88-86	Ft. Wayne 88-90
WESTERN DIVISION
1. Ft. Wayne W-15; L-5 Pct.: .750	Minn. 92-90	Roch. 101-96 96-97	Bost. 116-98	N.Y. 90-88
2. Minneapolis W-10; L-7 Pct.: .588	Ft. Wayne 90-92	Phila. 91-88	Milw. 108-117, 88-95 104-102
3. Rochester W-6; L-10 Pct.: .375	Ft. Wayne 96-101 97-96	Syr. 78-82	Bost. 102-110
4. Milwaukee W-4; L-14 Pct.: .222	Bost. 99-118 90-101	Minn. 117-108 95-88 102-104	Phila. 91-110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
1. Montreal W-16; L-7; T-4 Pts.: 36	Chicago 3-3	Detroit 4-1	New York 3-3
2. Toronto W-13; L-6; T-6 Pts.: 32	Boston 6-0, 4-2	Detroit 1-0
3. Detroit W-14; L-10; T-1 Pts.: 29	New York 6-1	Montreal 1-4	Toronto 0-1	Chicago 4-1
4. New York W-8; L-12; T-5 Pts.: 21	Detroit 1-6	Boston 3-6	Montreal 3-3
4. Boston W-8; L-11; T-5 Pts.: 21	Toronto 0-6, 2-4	Chicago 3-2	New York 6-3
6. Chicago W-3; L-16; T-5 Pts.: 11	Montreal 3-3	Boston 2-3	Detroit 1-4
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
EASTERN DIVISION
1. Cleveland W-8; L-2; T-0 Pct.: .800	Washington 34-14
2. New York W-7; L-4; T-0 Pct.: .636	Pittsburgh 24-3
3. Philadelphia W-6; L-4; T-1 Pct.: .600	Detroit 13-13
4. Pittsburgh W-5; L-6; T-0 Pct.: .455	New York 3-24
5. Chicago Cards W-2; L-9; T-0 Pct.: .182	Chicago Bears 7-29
5. Washington W-2; L-9; T-0 Pct.: .182	Cleveland 14-34
WESTERN DIVISION
1. Detroit W-8; L-1; T-1 Pct.: .889	Philadelphia 13-13
2. Chicago Bears W-7; L-4; T-0 Pct.: .636	Chicago Cards 29-7
3. San Francisco W-6; L-4; T-1 Pct.: .600	Green Bay 35-0
4. Los Angeles W-5; L-5; T-1 Pct.: .500	Baltimore 21-22
5. Green Bay W-4; L-7; T-0 Pct.: .364	San Francisco 0-35
5. Green Bay 6. Baltimore W-3; L-8; T-0 Pct.: .273	Los Angeles 22-21

RECOGNITION
Year-end honors passed out last week: Native Dancer, named American Champion of 1954 by Board of Selectors of Thoroughbred Racing Association, following similar honor in Morning-Telegraph-Racing Form poll; UCLA , voted national college football champion and Grantland Rice Award by Football Writers Association of America; Alan Ameche , Wisconsin's All-America fullback, winner of Heisman Memorial Trophy as college football's outstanding player of 1954; Ron Beagle , All-America Navy end, winner of Maxwell Trophy as nation's outstanding college player; Max Boydston, Oklahoma's All-America end, named Lineman of the Year by Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C.; Leo Durocher , who led the New York Giants to the National League pennant and a four-game World Series sweep over Cleveland after finishing fifth in 1953, nominated Comeback Man of the Year by Chicago baseball writers; Stella Walsh, 44-year-old holder of 65 world and national track and field records, voted Outstanding Woman Track Athlete of 1954 by Southern Pacific A.A.U. Association.

RECORD BREAKER
Leo Lewis, Little All-America back from Lincoln University ( Jefferson City, Mo.), set new four-year small-college record of 4,458 yards rushing, 465 points scored, 64 touchdowns.

FOOTBALL

Notre Dame trailed in first quarter, came back to whip SMU 26-14 in final game. Powerful Irish line checked Mustang attack, gave Quarterback Ralph Guglielmi perfect protection on passes, sprang Halfback Joe Heap loose for two touchdowns.

Florida A&M clobbered Maryland State 67-19 in Orange Blossom game, claimed national Negro college championship.

Last of major All-America teams appeared this week. Herewith a rough consensus of selections by AP, UP, INS, Collier's, Look (Look picked two men for each position).

Picked on all five teams: Quarterback Ralph Guglielmi of Notre Dame; halfback Howard Cassady of Ohio State; Fullback Alan Ameche of Wisconsin; Guard Bud Brooks of Arkansas.

Picked on four teams: End Max Boydston and Center Kurt Burris of Oklahoma; Halfback Dick Moegle of Rice; Tackles Jack Ellena of UCLA and Sid Fournet of Louisiana State.

Picked on three teams: End Ron Beagle of Navy.

Picked on two teams: Guards Tom Bettis of Purdue, Calvin Jones of Iowa and Jim Salsbury of UCLA.

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