Southeast Ohio hoops open with Jackson Ironmen versus Athens Bulldogs
Athens hosts Jackson amid a crowded opening schedule as Wellston, Gallipolis, Middleport and Pomeroy also start play. Defending champion Gallipolis rides a string of wins into a showdown with Pomeroy while Rio Grande faces Cadmus and Racine travels to Chauncey for key league battles.
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Southeastern Ohio Athletic Teams
Joop
Jackson
Ironmen
Wellston
Rockets
Athens
Gallipolis
Middleport
Pomeroy
Charles McAfee
Bulldogs
Circleville
McArthur
Marietta
Oakil
Ironton
Panthers
Allensville
Generals
Racine
Chauncey
Blue Devils
Tuppers Plains
Andrews Sees Upset Against Martinez In Madison Square Garden
New York welterweights Vince Martinez and Al Andrews prepare for a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden broadcast by NBC. Andrews, 23, predicts victory by pressuring Martinez who carries a 12 straight wins and No. 5 contender ranking while Andrews seeks to avenge losses to top middleweights.
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New York
al Andrews
Vince Martinez
Madison Square Garden
NBC
Regional TV Stand Against NCAA By Big Ten In 1954 Policy
The Big Ten plans to certify a regional football television stance aligning with the PCC amid NCAA limits through 1954. Aiming to boost regional telecasts, the conference prepares a national basketball schedule with CBS, starting this Saturday Indiana at Notre Dame.
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Detroit
Big Ten
NCAA
PCC
New York
Dan
Ncaa TV Committee
Big Ten TV Committee
CBS
Indiana
Notre Dame
Tulane
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Illinois
Ohio State
Iowa
Purdue
Ilinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Bishops Next Opponent For Bobcats
Ohio University eyes a tougher test after two wins as it prepares for a clash with Ohio Wesleyan. The Bishops, 85 42 and 91 76 losers this season, rely on five lettermen and a mix of seniors juniors and sophomores led by guards Dave Arnold Bill Jennings and forward Bob Martin.
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Ohio University
Jim Snyder
Bobcats
Marietta
Morria Harvey
Ohio
Marshall
Snyder
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Otterbein
Capital
Wesleyan
Bill Michael
Jackson
Jack McKinnie
Yor
Bob Strimer
Dave Arnold
Bill Jennings
Bob Martin
Jim Hibbitts
Russ Davis
Hibbitts
Dave Boyle
Ieigh Stockstill
George Leer
Tom Zesiger
Gene Richter
Don Dideoch
Dave Young
Chuck Hanlon
Ron Rich
Andy Hull
Red Sanders Named Coach of the Year
Henry Sanders of UCLA tops the New York World Telegram and Sun Scripps-Howard poll as Coach of the Year. He led UCLA to an unbeaten season and 10 wins, with 173 first place votes out of 538 ballots from the American Football Coaches Association.
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New York
Henry
Red) Sanders
UCLA
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Scripps-Howard
Vanderbilt
American Football Coaches Association
Sanders
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
California
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Uclans
Heart Attack Ends McGowan Umpiring Career
Washington mourns Bill McGowan a famed American League umpire who died of a heart attack at 58 in Silver Spring Maryland after two heart incidents in a week. The long serving official 30 years in the league had been granted a 6000 dollar annual pension and was praised as one of the greats by Will Hartridge and Clark Griffith. He began umpiring at 17 in Wilmington and worked 2541 consecutive games surpassing Lou Gehrig's durability record.
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Washington
Bill McGowan
McGowan
Silver Spring
Will Harridge
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Griffith
Wilmington
Del
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Hinds and El Camino Meet in Ninth Junior Rose Bowl
Pasadena Calif two top junior college squads Hinds Mississippi and El Camino meet in the ninth annual Junior Rose Bowl Game. Up to 50000 fans expected as El Camino relies on a strong passing attack led by quarterback Joe Contesta te while Hinds backs grind out yardage averaging 358 per game to El Caminos 224.
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Pasadena
Calif
Hinds
Mississippi
el Camino
California
Mississippi Eagles
Joe
OU Wrestlers Open Season At Marshall
Ohio University wrestling opens season with a trip to Huntington West Virginia to face Marshall in a Saturday match. The lineup includes Jim Smith Jim Hertel Tom Nevits Steve Rudo Tom Ehlert Dick Fox captain and Tom Shallcross with lettermen Rudo Fox and Ehlert.
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Fred Schleicher
Jim Smith
Jim Hertel
Tom Nevits
Steve Rudo
Tom Ehlert
Dick Fox
Tom Shallcross
Fox
Rudo
Ehlert
Bob Bloom
John Carmody
Howard Hoehn
Dick Bonifield
Bill Evans
Bob Karban
Joe Louis
John Starzo
Bob Vann
Bob Wheeler
Tom Worchester
Dan Nash
Schleicher
Purdue
Indiana
Illinois
Kent
Cornell
N. Y
Marshall
Lafayette
Ind
Ameche Becomes 20th Heisman Trophy Winner
Alan Ameche of Wisconsin joined the Heisman winners as the 20th recipient. The four year fullback set an NCAA rushing record with 3212 yards and received the trophy at the Downtown Athletic Club. Ameche praised his wife Yvonne and thanked his family.
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New York
Alan Ameche
Wisconsin
Ameche
Downtown Athletic Club
Yvonne
Top Two Year Old Colt Scott Frost Named Champion
The U S Trotting Assn announced that an annual roll of turf writers chose Scott Frost as champion 2 year old colt of 1954. The horse is owned by Sol Camp of Shafter California and favored for the $100,000 Hambletonian next August.
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Columbus
U. S
Garrison Sparks Bobcats Rally At Foul Line In Nerve Test
Ohio University men’s team nicknamed the Gee-Whiz Kids beat Morris Harvey 88 81 at Men's Gym, with Dick Garrison delivering the deciding rally by drawing fouls and sinking three straight free throws. The Bobcats top scorers included Fred Moore 22 and Bob Strawser 16, while Cap Smith of Morris Harvey tallied 36 points. Ohio outrebounded 66 to 45 and shot 36 of 107 from the floor.
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Pred Moore
Moore
Ohio
Dim Snyder
Morris Harvey
Ohio University
Bobcat
Jim Snyder
Golden Eagles
Ross Hecht
Rufus Putnam
Ross
Ohio U
Bobcats
Dick Garrison
Corning
Cap Smith
Smith
Eagles
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Fred Moore
Bob Strawser
Larry Morrison
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Strawser
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Martin
Hoffman
Peoria
Texas Christian
TCU
Bradley
Lee Utt
Fred Dickman
Jy Hansen
What Happens to Promising Boxers Who Slip From Spotlight
Saga Magazine raises the issue of narcotics involvement in boxing. It cites fighters such as Jesse Flores Keeny Teran Vincent Gambino Oscar Reyes and Jesse Fuentes as examples and argues promoters medical examiners and state officials fail to address addiction and morals checks in the sport.
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Jack Dempseys
Joe Louises
Sugar Ray Robinsons
Jesse Flores
Keeny Teran
Vincent
Jimmy) Gambino
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Saga Magazine
Saga
Yogi Berra Repeats As AL MVP In 1952
New York star Yogi Berra wins the American League Most Valuable Player award for a second straight year. Berra, who led the league with 230 points inwriters voting, hints he will play any position for the Yankees and praises rookie Elston Howard as a rising catcher prospect. Larry Doby and Bobby Avila trail in the close balloting with 210 and 203 points respectively. Minnie Minoso and Bob Lemon also end among the top five.
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Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Yogi
Howard
Elston Howard
Toronto
Bill Dickey
Bill
Berra
Ted Williams
Baseball Writers Assn
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Bobby Avila
Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Bob Lemon
Bannister Quits Track for Medicine
London reports Roger Bannister, one of the two men to run a sub four minute mile, retires from track to focus on a medical career. Rival John Landy contemplates ending competitive running as 1954 ends, after Bannister’s 3:58 and Vancouver Empire Games win.
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London
Roger Bannister
Sports Writers of
Great Britain
Australia
John Landy
Bannister
Landy
Vancouver
Canada
Oxford
England
Finland
Bern
Boros Leads Miami Open Field With 66
Boros shot 66 to lead 161 players after the opening round of the Miami Open golf tournament in Miami Florida. Sam Snead Ted Kroll and Joe Brown trailed by one stroke while 60 pros and ties plus 10 amateurs advance to the final 36 holes on the 6 620 yard par 70 course.
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Miami
Fla
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
N. Y
Joe Brown
West Des Moines
Iowa
Miami lineman Tom Jones tops 1954 MAC all star team
The Associated Press selects 1954 Mid American Conference all star squad from MAC coaches voting. Tom Jones of Miami University is unanimous captain and No 1 lineman. Toledo, Kent State, Bowling Green, Marshall and Ohio University place players on the first team. Ara Parseghian named outstanding MAC coach. Jones leads a 213 pound per line front wall.
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Columbus
Tom Jones
Miami University
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Miami
Jones
Toledo
Kent State
Bowling Green
Marshall
Ohio University
Ara Parseghian
Mel Triplett
Dick Hunter
Redskins
Lou Mariano
Erland Ahlberg
Ohio U
Mariano
Ahlberg
Triplett
College hoops under way with N C State and TCU wins
NC State toppled Penn State 99 77 in Raleigh behind Cliff Dwyer 21 points and Shavlik 35 as Bradley faltered 85 83 to TCU. Gonzaga beat Whitworth 70 60 and Gonzaga edged Utah State 69 68. Madison Square Garden opened season as Seton Hall beat Western Kentucky 98 85. Dick Hunter led Miami in passing and scoring in a fast start for the backfield.
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Bradley
Penn State
North Carolina State
Texas Christian
Southern California
N. C. State
Raleigh
Wolfpack
Cliff Dwyer
Ronnie Shavlck
Shavlik
Dwyer
Ess Arnelle
TCU
J. Bryan Kilpatrick
Dickman
Washington State
Gonzaga
Spokane
Wash
Whitworth
Cougars
Utah State
Ron Nnink
New York
Madison Square Garden
Seton Hall Pirates
Western Kentucky
St. Joseph's
Philadelphia
Manhattan
OU Shooters Place Third In Rifle Meet
In last Saturday's rifle meet at Ohio State Dayton took first with host OhioU second and Ohio University third. Bill Hiltz scored 279 and Jim Krumm 275 of 300 as Bobcats fought strong against stronger shooters. Central Ohio League action is set for Zanesville this weekend with clubs from Zanesville Roseville Jackson Chillicothe Portsmouth and Columbus aiming to improve on fourth and fifth finishes.
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Ohio State
Dayton
Ohio U
Bill Hiltz
Jim Krumm
Zanesville
Ohio Rifle Club
Roseville
Jackson
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Columbus
Paul Efaw
Ohio College Cage Schedule Highlights Winners and Losses
Ohio College games list Bliss 93 over Wilberforce 74 and Western Reserve 101 over Oberlin 1. Other results include Heidelberg 68 over Wooster, Findlay 63, Western Kentucky 85, Seton Hall 98, North Carolina State 99, Penn State 77, and key matchups such as Louisville 96, John Carroll 83, Ohio Northern 88, and Rio Grande 50.
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Wilberforce
Berea
Wilmington
Louisville
John Carroll
Ohio Northern
Heidelberg
St. Josephs
Manhattan
Seton Hall
Western Kentucky
TCU
Bradley
North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina State
Penn State
Arbiter Bill McGowan Dies After 30 Umpiring Years
Washington veteran baseball arbiter Bill McGowan died of a heart attack yesterday. He retired earlier this year after 30 years in the American League and had umpired in eight World Series. Earlier this week he was granted a retirement pension by AL club owners.
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Washington
Bill McGowan
Little
Browns Readmit Big Bob Gain After Service
Akron native Bob Gain returns to the Cleveland Browns after two years in the Air Force. He played nine games for the Nagoya team in Korea and Japan, weighs about 246 pounds, and will start at middle guard to spell Mike McCormack. The Browns face the Pittsburgh Steelers as they chase a fifth division title. Gain was the Packers first draft pick in 1951 and previously teamed with Don King at Kentucky in 1949 before a trade brought him to Cleveland.
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Big Bob Gair
Akron
Weirton
W.va
Cleveland Browns
Air Force
Gain
Korea
Japan
Nagoya
Don King
King
University of Kentucky
Mike McCormack
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Steelers
Green Bay Packers
Boxing results list from West Palm Beach and Saginaw showdowns
Johnny O'Brien 118 pounds from Boston out pointed Henry Gault 117 from Spartanburg in West Palm Beach. Alan Kennedy 147 from Bay City out pointed Young Chico 153 from Detroit in Saginaw.
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Fla
Johnny O’brien
Boston
Henry
Pappy) Gault
Spartanburg
D. C
Saginaw
Mich
Alan Kennedy
Bay City
Young Qchico
Detroit
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