Basketball Scoring Trends Highlight Regional Defense Emphasis
National leaders and regional trends show top offenses in Kansas and Texas teams, while the Southwest focuses on defense. Clyde Lovellette and Clyde Keller are noted, with Bill Holmes praised for Tech publicity. Badger alumni clash underway as Glen Brotherton vows to stop Harlan Cansler tonight.
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Robert Johnson
Arizona
Clyde Lovellette
University of Kansas
Baylor
Johnson
Southwestern
Houston University
Missouri
Oklahoma A & M
Tulsa
Texas A & M
Oklahoma City University
New Mexico A & M
Texas
TCU
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Lovellette
Forrest C
Phog) Allen
Kansas University
Bill Holmes
Texas Tech
Holmes
Tech
Hugh Fullerton
Polk Robison
Robison
North Carolina State
DeWitt Weaver
Long Scrimmages Planned For TCU Horned Frogs
In Fort Worth on December 27 the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs hold long scrimmages over today and Saturday, with a lighter session planned tomorrow as they prep for the Cotton Bowl against Kentucky. Guard Herb Zimmerman re injured a knee during practice. Don Perry and R C Harris also suffered knee injuries amid the Christmas break workouts.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
L. R
Dutch) Meyer
Kentucky
Dallas
Herb Zimmerman
Frogs
Don Perry
R. C. Harris
Water Rationing Plagues Several Colombian Regions
Severe drouth has led to water rationing across multiple Colombian areas. Authorities report shortages in municipal supplies and urge conservation measures while monitoring reservoir levels and scheduling deliveries to critical facilities.
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Colombia
Badger Alumni Scrimmage Preview With Height Edge
Scrap tonight at 7 30 Bob Patterson and Burris likely start forward with Vern Irwin and Walton Tucker or Roy Burnett at guard. Exes announce starting tandem Gerald Rogers at center Dick Wiggins Art Schrickram at guard James Kile and Brotherton at forward.
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Bob Patterson
Burris
Vern Irwin
Walton Tucker
Roy Burnett
Carter
Cansler
Tucker
Tulsa
Skeet Gibson
Gerald Rogers
Dick Wiggins
Art Schickram
James Kile
Brotherton
Kile
Wiggins
Badger
Badgers
Wassy Bailard
Leon Dowie
Eddie Lee
Corbett Bridges
Patterson
Kile Burris
Brotherton Cansler
Rogers Irwin
Schrickram Tucker
Donoghue Wins Two Round KO In New York Bout
Roger Donoghue floored Vinnie D Andrea of New York three times to win a two round technical knockout. The six foot one inch Yonkers welterweight shook off a stiff blow in the first, then dropped D Andrea twice for eight counts in the same round. In the second, Donoghue decked his opponent for nine before the bell ended the round. Dr Vincent Nardiello ordered the bout halted.
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New York
Roger Donoghue
Vinnie D’andrea
Yonkers
Donoghue
D'Andrea
Vincent Nardiello
Duck Hunting Ends Friday in Texas Season Closes
The 1951 Texas duck season ends Friday one hour before sunset at 4 43 PM with the final bag to be taken by then. Opened November 9 the season has offered a long stretch for hunters. Bay limit five and possession ten ducks. Ice crusted lakes hindered activity in the Panhandle while ducks gather on Buffalo Lake federal preserve. Quail season opened December 1 and continues through January 16.
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Texas
Panhandle
Buffalo Lake
Bears Airborne For Miami Tilt
Baylor's Golden Bears travel to Miami for the Orange Bowl clash with Georgia Tech on January 1. Head coach George Sauer leads 47 players and staff including Crow Michalske Wilson Boyd and King in a round of final workouts and travel plans.
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Waco
Baylor
Golden Bears
Miami
Fla
Georgia Tech
Jim Crow
Mike Michalske
Jack Wilson
Sam Boyd
Delbert Brown
Dub King
Bobby Dyal
Walter Fairfield
Jimmy Bailey
George Sauer
Bears
Sauer
Tech
Crow
Georgia
Bryant Not Satisfied With Cotton Bowl Prep
Houston December 27 Ken tucky Coach Paul Bryant said he was still not satisfied after drills as he prepared the Wildcats for the Cotton Bowl against Texas Christian. He cautioned that more work is needed but time is running out.
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Bryant
Houston
U.P
Kentucky
Paul Bryant
Wildcats
Texas Christian
Mathias Rejoins Stanford Ahead of Rose Bowl Game
Fullback Bob Mathias has recovered from a leg injury and re joined his Stanford teammates in San Bernardino California as they prepare for the Rose Bowl against Illinois.
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Mathias
San Bernardino
Cal
Bob Mathias
Stanford
Illinois
Women Wrestlers Challenge Shatters Stereotype At Arena
Carol Cook 19 and Mars Bennett, both rising female wrestlers, meet in a headline bout at the Sports Arena while fans expect eye appeal and skill to draw big crowds. Cook sides with Mildred Burke influence, trained by father Frank Cook, and Bennett, a former swimmer and trapeze performer, matches the rugged style. Main card features Frankie Hill Murdock and Bob Cummings in a tag bout, with Gust Johnson vs George Overhuls and Tony Angelo vs Salvadore Flores opening. Ticket prices listed at 1.75 ringside, 1.25 reserved, 0.85 general.
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Carol Cook
Mars Bennett
Sports
Amarillo Sports Palace
Carol
Lovely
Frank Cook
Mildred Burke
Miss Burke
Mars
Miss Cook
Frankie Hill Murdock
Bob Cummings
Whitey Walberg
Tommy Martindale
Detton
Gust Johnson
George Overhuls
Tony Angelo
Salvadore Flores
Waxahachie
Seaside
Ore
Columbus
Ohio
Milwaukee
Wis
Miss Carol Cook
Toledo
Salvador Flores
Mexico City
St.20
Henry Blackburn
Sporting Goods
Polk
Seven cage carnivals enter first round play
Christmas week basketball explodes with seven tournaments starting first rounds. Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Duke North Carolina State Navy Wake Forest Columbia Tulane Tulsa and more clash in Big Seven Dixie All-College and Gator Bowl events. Oklahoma’s Sherman Norton posted a tournament record 39 points as Kansas and Oklahoma State won opening games.
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New York
Kansas City
Dallas
Raleigh
Oklahoma City
Jacksonville
Fla
Pittsburgh
Terre Haute
Ind
Oklahoma
Stanford
Sherman Norton
Sooners
Norton
Iowa State
Missouri
Ottawa
Wabash
Indiana
Oklahoma Aggies
Clemson
Florida
Georgia
Florida State
Virginia
Michigan
Penn State
California flies trout fingerlings into Sierra lakes
Flying Fish Sacramento reports that about 500 Sierra lakes were stocked last summer with trout fingerlings dropped from low flying planes as an experimental effort now believed successful.
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Flying Fish
Sacramento
California
Sierra Region
Catcher Berra Campanella Win 1951 MVP Honors
Yogi Berra and Roy Campanella won the 1951 most valuable player awards for the American and National leagues, marking the first time two catchers shared baseball's MVP honors.
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New York
Yogi Berra
Roy Campanella
Loyola Quarterback Sets Record in Florida Game
Don Klos terman of Loyola attempted 63 passes against Florida to set a collegiate record. He completed 33 of his aerials, but Florida won 40 to 7.
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Los Angeles
Don Klosterman
Loyola
Florida
West Squad Ready for Shrine Game
Stanford California December 27 1949 coach Jess Neely said his West squad is in prime condition for the Shrine game Saturday.
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Stanford
Cal
Jess Neely
West
Betting Pool Boom Drives $150 Million Yearly Wagering
A rough estimate places annual football game betting at about 150 million dollars. The figure reflects widespread wagering across informal pools and organized schemes, highlighting a large underregulated market and social interest in football outcomes.
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Betgen
Soviet to compete in 1952 Helsinki Olympics
The Soviet Olympics committee announced Russia will participate in the 1952 Helsinki games. Nikolai Romanaov, acting president of the Soviet Sports Commission, said the Russians will compete in 21 events with the "cream of Soviet athletes" taking part.
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Moscow
U.P
Russia
Helsinki
Finland
Nikolai Romanaov
Soviet Sports Commission
A&M and Texas Win First Round Games
Southwest Conference tourney opens with Vanderbilt Baylor and Texas Christian Rice games. Texas A&M and Texas advance to semis after Aggies beat Arkansas 49 46 and Texas defeats SMU 58 42. Dowies scores 17 for Texas and Price 16 on strong backboard work. Crowd 3,427 funds tournament.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Vanderbilt
Texas Christian
Baylor
Rice
Texas A&m
Texas
Are
Aggies
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Big Jim Dowies
Ted Price
Dowies
SMU
A&m
Walter Davis
Toar Hester
Davis
Presley Askew
Hester
Commodores
Balance Is Factor In Tech Attack
Texas Tech's Red Raiders face College of Pacific in the Sun Bowl on January 1 in El Paso. Despite a string of unbeaten Border Conference games, no Tech player led the league in any major stat. Jim Turner scored 78 points on 13 touchdowns. Vernon Whitaker booted 28 extra points and 4.5 yard rushing, while Bobby Cavazos led the conference in rushing with 706 yards. Junior Arterburn threw for 622 yards, Afterburn added 363 rushing, Turner had 13 receptions for 197 yards, and John Thompson led in interceptions and punt returns. Bobby Close stood third in punting with a 35-yard average.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
College of Pacific
el Paso
Raiders
Jim Turner
Vernon (Punk) Whitaker
Turner
Olney
Whitaker
Batesville
Miss
Bobby Cavazos
Kingsville
Tech
Junior Arterburn
Ranger
Hardin-Simmons
Afterburn
John Thompson
Brownfield
Bobby Close
Shamrock
Hawks Buy Baylor Star Jim Owens From Bullets
Milwaukee Wisconsin reports former Baylor guard Jim Owens will join the Milwaukee Hawks after being purchased from the Baltimore Bullets. Owens will bolster the Hawks roster as they compete in the NBA.
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HAWKS
Baylor
Milwaukee
Wis
Jim Owens
Milwaukee Hawks
National Basketball Association
Baltimore Bullets
NBA
Tennessee Volunteers Arrive For Sugar Bowl Prep
VOLS IN LOUISIANA Baton Rouge December 27 Tennessee's powerful Volunteers arrived by plane from Knoxville. Coach Bob Neyland said they will work on a little bit of new stuff for their Sugar Bowl game with Maryland.
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VOLS
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Tennessee
Volunteers
Knoxville
Bob Neyland
Maryland
Eskimo Open Entries Accepted at Ross Rogers Golf Course
The Eskimo Open returns New Year’s Day at Ross Rogers Municipal Golf Course with $2 entry. Pro family Vern and Grace Farquhar help run entries, with plans for a ladies event and pro event alongside the men’s amateur match. The tournament starts at 8 a.m. and ends at dark, with weather no barrier and ball painting in snow if needed. Bob Giese is a regular entrant.
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Globe Times
Bob Giese
Amarillo
Rex Levelady
Pensacola
Fla
Grace Farquhar
Ross Rogers
Gies
Ross Roger's
Vern Farquhars
Gene Root
Georgia Tech Schedules One A Day Practice in Miami
Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd arranged one a day practice sessions for his team after arriving in Miami Beach on Wednesday for the Orange Bowl against Baylor. The squad set to tune up ahead of the New Year’s showdown with the Bears.
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Georgia Tech
Miami Beach
Fla
Bobby Dodd
Baylor
Conference Tournament Schedule Brief
Arkansas meets its match at 2 p.m. The Vanderbilt Baylor loser faces the Texas Christian Rice loser at 4 p.m. in a stacked lineup for the day.
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Arkansas
Vanderbilt-Baylor
Texas Christian-Rice
Aussies Virtually Cinch Cup Title
Australia led the Davis Cup final 2 0 after Fra Sedgman and Ken McGre defeated Ted Schroeder and Ton Trabert 6 2 9 7 6 3 at White City Stadium. The crowd of 15 300 saw the U S team falter as the powerful Australian pair dominated in Sydney with two singles matches remaining. Schroeder struggled late, while Frank Shields, U S captain, praised the Australians and noted the doubles pair as formidable.
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Sydney
Australia
Fra Sedgman
Ken McGre
America
Ted Schroeder
Ton Trabert
Capac
White City Stdium
Schroeder
Sed
Schr der
T Bert
Sedgman
Gregor
Mervyn Rose
Vice Seixas
Frank Shields
Rae
Dous
Ted
Buffs Prep for Sun Carnival Cage Tourney
West Texas State University's Buffalo basketball team opened vacation workouts ahead of Saturday's Sun Carnival tournament and a trip to El Paso. The squad, led by Coach Gus Miller, faces tourney favorite New Mexico A&M after a mixed road trip through New Mexico, Arizona and California. Miller praised the team's toughness and sound play despite missed shots. The Buffs next host Arizona State on January 5 in their new field house.
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West Texas State
Buffalo
al Girasv
Buffs
el P
el Paso
Herd
New Mexico A&m
New Mexico Quint
Murray State
Kentucky
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Gus Miller
Miller
Ler
Arizona State of F
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