| Summary: | Death Claims a Daredevil Disaster strikes in the Orange Bowl Regatta at Miami Beach: Hydroplane driver Ezio Selva is traveling at 100 miles per hour when his boat suddenly flips over, cart-wheeling across Miami's Biscayne Bay before 10,000 horrified spectators. Selva is killed instantly when the boat slams into the water. Bowl Games Near-upset Highlights Rose Bowl: One and a half million line Pasadena's streets for the fabulous "Tournament of Roses" Pageant, traditional prelude to the Rose Bowl classic where this year, mighty Ohio State is fought nearly to a standstill by underdog Oregon. The Buckeyes eke out a 10-7 win after Oregon narrowly misses a fourth-quarter field goal. Sooners Rout Duke in Orange Bowl: Oklahoma's Sooners stage a record-scoring spree in the closing minutes to rack up a 48-21 triumph over Duke. Interceptions and dazzling runbacks by the sharp Sooners make it a fast-paced thriller. Ole Miss 39, Texas 7 in Sugar Bowl: Mississippi's Raymond Brown stages a brilliant one-man show as the Rebels blast a scrappy but outfought Texas team. Brown caps off his great day with a run from behind his own goal line, 103 yards for a touchdown. Middies Torpedo Rice 20-7 in Cotton Bowl: In Dallas, Navy's future admirals make their first Cotton Bowl appearance, and paced by Tom Forrestal, with an assist by 5 Rice fumbles, they thunder their way to a 20-7 victory with a rock-solid defense and a near-unstoppable attack. Lions Claw Browns 59-14: Battling for the pro football championship, the Detroit Lions are sparked by Tobin Rote in a sensational game-long rampage against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns go down to their worst defeat ever before the Lions' onslaught. (Detroit and Cleveland only).
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