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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1952
Page
8
In a holiday Shrine Game classic in Miami the North and South tied 21-21 as Jack Scarbath connected with Jack Hook for a 64 yard strike with 20 seconds remaining. Scarbath and Donn Moomaw shared MVP honors as a 42,866 crowd watched a wild finish.
Cleveland's Browns work on heavy drills and intense mental prep for the title game against Detroit. Coach Paul Brown pushes veterans to study formations, while rookies may fill five starting spots depending on injuries. Lions starter updates and betting odds are noted as both teams ready for the showdown.
Tony DeSpirito aims to surpass the all time yearly win record by winning 12 more races after tallying 376 at this point. He plans seven Havana races then returns to Oriental Park to finish the year with six remnant cards.
Ames Bern is at the crest of an 11 game winning streak and will finish the 1952 first half unbeaten. Coach Charles McAfee’s cagers resume on Jan 2 with a non league game at Stewart against Rome Canaan. They won at Orange High School 68 44 with Sayers and Ellis scoring 15 each.
Montgomery Alabama reports fair weather expected to aid the Blue team in Saturday’s Blue Gray game. Stars include Ted Marchibroda of Detroit and Lou Dod’Achille of Indiana as top aerials. Grays counter with their aerial attack and dangerous runners Ra Graves of Texas A&M Hal Ledyard of Chattanooga and Dudley Spence of Auburn.
Mel West opened with a 298 but finished with 126 in a later game. Nearby, Frank Prebe began with 124 and rebounded to 297 in the same bowling night in Detroit.
The Hershey Bears beat the Pittsburgh Hornets 3-2 as Murty Henderson scored the winning goal to move into second place in the AHL behind Cleveland. Hershey sits with 33 points to 32 for Pittsburgh, while Providence Reds defeated Buffalo Bisons 3-1 in the other game.
New York boxing note says middleweight Joey Giardello will be listed as winner over Billy Graham in the Madison Square Garden bout. Editor Nat Fleischer plans to add an explanatory note about the reversal while New York Athletic Commission chairman Robert Christenberry altered the judges card and awarded Graham after the original verdict.
In Knoxville Tennessee Joseph Wayne Costner 18 member of the University of Tennessee golf team dies in an auto accident. In Berkeley California Russell A Nagler 54 former freshman crew coach at University of California perishes in a fire at his apartment. In Lawton Michigan Charles Cutter 70 former professional boxer and wrestler is reported dead.
Stan Musial led the National League in slugging percentage for the sixth consecutive season with a .538 mark. Hank Sauer trailed at .531, while Ted Kluszewski hit .509 and Ralph Kiner .500. The report lists leaders in homers, walks, strikeouts, and double plays for 1952.
New York reports Rocky Marciano, the heavyweight champion from Brockton Massachusetts, named Fighter of the Year 1952 by Ring magazine. Nat Fleischer also selects Chuck Davey of East Lansing Michigan for the Ring Progress Award, with Jersey Joe Walcott and others following in the rankings.
The Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Giants lead National League fielding. Billy Cox Tim Campanella Ted Kluszewski Grady Hatton Johnny Logan Sid Gordon among top fliers. Jim Hearn handled most chances. Dodgers edged Reds in club fielding percentage and tied NL record at .9822. The Cardinals set a .982 mark in 1945.
LaSalle, ranked top, meets DePaul in a quarter final at Madison Square Garden on Saturday at 3 45 p m EST. Other opening games include Manhattan vs Cincinnati and St Johns of Brooklyn vs Miami Ohio with New York University facing Utah State.
Rangers pull 2 1 win over Boston Bruins on Christmas night in Boston. Christmas record now 17 wins 1 tie 3 defeats in 22 years. Detroit Red Wings extend league lead with 3 3 draw against Chicago Black Hawks as Gordie Howe shines.
Football score report shows North All-Stars 21, South All-Stars 21 in a game staged at Camp Breckinridge with Ohio Valley Conference All-Stars held to 0. The event highlights regional talent and defensive stalemate.
USC faces a setback as star defensive back Jim Psaltis is ruled ineligible for the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin. Wisconsin, led by Alan Ameche, is favored to attack USC through the center while USC focuses on restoring its pass game and defense.
The 28th East West game in San Francisco raises funds for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. West enters as six point favorite with a capacity 62,000 expected, telecast on Dumont and Mutuel networks at 4 45 p m EST.
New York Vince Martinez favored at 8 to 5 to extend his winning streak to 12 against Don Williams in a 10 round main event at Madison Square Garden. The Paterson New Jersey lightweight meets his most experienced foe yet, Williams a 24 year old with 70 pro fights. Martinez last fought June 20 defeating Sammy Giuliana in a thriller. the fight will be shown coast to coast at 10 p.m. EST.
New York defeated Boston 97 to 84 while Syracuse won 102 to 92 against Baltimore. Rochester beat Philadelphia 93 to 78 and Minneapolis triumphed 90 to 73 over Indianapolis. Fort Wayne edged Milwaukee 71 to 69.
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