Wade Resigns at Duke Becomes Loop Proxy
Duke coach Wallace Wade steps from active football ranks to become the first commissioner of the Southern Conference. A Brown University alumnus and longtime Alabama and Duke mentor, Wade led teams to multiple Rose Bowls and national honors, compiling a 202–52–12 career record. He notes no single greatest player or team, citing pride in many stars from Alabama and Duke.
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Wallace Wade
Dixie
Duke
Wade
Brown University
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Brown
Tide
Crimson Tide
Washington State
Pasadena
Washington
Stanford
Southern California
Durham
Oregon State
Southeastern Conference
Syracuse
Tennessee
Full Support Promised Meyer at Pirate Helm
Branch Rickey pledged Meyer full authority to run the Pittsburgh Pirates, backing his discipline stance and management plan. Meyer, veteran ex-Yankee set to lead, outlined clear conditions for control, while Rickey insisted he would handle operations, with Meyer running the team on the field.
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Pirate Helm
Rickey
Frank Frisch
Leo Durocher
Burt Shotton
Pirates
McKinney
John W. Galbreath
Galbreath
Pittsburgh
Branch Rickey
Billy Meyer
Miami's Marquardt Out For Salad Bowl
Center Bob Marquardt of Miami University of Ohio Redskins will miss the Salad Bowl game against Arizona State College at Tempe due to a fractured wrist. Coach Woody Hayes said the injury occurred in Thursday practice and the full extent was learned Friday.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Bob Marquardt
Miami University of Ohio Redskins
Arizona State College
Tempe
Woody Hayes
Marquardt
California Gold Bears Use Two Way Sketch In Guard Play
Berkeley report explains how California guards pressure the defense creating passing lanes. Diagram shows options with players 1 through 4 moving to receive and hand off, enabling 3 to slip behind the circle and feed 2 for the basket while 4 shifts to shield and protect.
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Berkeley
Calif
NEA
California
Golden Bears
Beasley Girls Hold First With Two Wins
Beasley Mathews Girls moved to first in the Wednesday Ladies League by beating the Katherine Figg bowlers in two of three games. M Adams led with 482 across three games, a high 180 single, as Beasley Mathews edged dress shop 2045 to 1896. Kyle's Shop swept Banks Sport Shop 3–0, led by McBride with 476 over three games.
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Conkey
Dress Shop
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Kyle's
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Widdoes
Sports Shop
Roger Dean Howler
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Cenlar Oy
Dean
CSUB
Hayhurst
Cornwell
Sports Roundup Highlights From Tonight's College Games
Middletown edged Newark and Hamilton Public beat Columbus South while Grandview topped Columbus St Charles and Springfield Public beat Linden McKinley. Ohio State nosed Ohio State 58, Fordham 62. Dayton defeated Arizona State 68. Wittenberg beat Mount Union 62. New York topped Boston 100 to 90 in a basketball showcase. National League scores include New York 3 Boston 0 and Toronto 4 Detroit 2. American League Buffalo 5 Springfield 4 and Providence 4 Cleveland 1. Hockey results list several league matches ending with New York 3 Boston 0 and Toronto 4 Detroit 2.
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Penn State
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Colby
Dayton
Arizona State
Tempe
Balwin-Wallace
Fordham
Miami
Marshall
Wittenberg
Mount Union
New York
Boston
Toronto
Detroit
Buffalo
Springfield
Providence
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Jamaica track tops New York racing in 1950 attendance
New York state reports show Jamaica race track as the most popular in 1950 with a 36 day Metropolitan Jockey Club meeting drawing a daily average handle of $2,016,806 and an average attendance of 27,419. Belmont Park hosted a 50 day meeting with a daily average handle of $1,689,771 and an average attendance of 122,570.
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Jamaica
New York State
Jockey Club
Belmont Park
Belmont
Messenger Wins Three To Hold League Lead
The Messenger bowling team won three straight games from Athens Building Material to hold the league lead as Eagh posted a 492 three game total and the squad totaled 2293 pins to Athens 2096. Murphy led the Builders with 185 while Engle had the top single game.
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Athens Building Material Crew
Eagh
Murphy
Builders
Engle
Gifford Hardware
American Legion
M. Smith
The
Legion
White
Hardwares
Poston Station
Coca -Cola
Daft
Drescher
Coca Cola
Athens
Veeck Admits He's Not An Actor in Dinner Role
Bill Veeck, ex owner of the Cleveland Indians, says his first pro acting turn as Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner felt out of place. He noted weak crowds, friendly but not favorable reviews, and likened the experience to a day game in St Louis. His wife Mary Frances attended every show to see the outcome.
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Cleveland
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Sheridan Whiteside
St. Louis
Bill
Distributors Sweep Two As Krom Oilers Tie Series
In the Thursday A League bowling action Keck Distributors shut out Mathews Banks 875 868 and 896 855 before Krom Oilers won 880 875 to salvage a split. M Smith led with 630 across three games and 216 in high single. Oilers McBride top single game with 222. Banks Sports split with McBee 862 748, 834 732, 802 797 as Chappelear posted 528 three games and Calvin led Banks with 501. Athens Motors and Keck’s split 577 led by A Smith 221 while O Brien posted 488 for Motors. A Motors Athens Lumber Co. match was postponed.
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Mathews-Banks QI
M. Smith
Oilers
McBride
McBee
Banks Sports
Sports Shop
Chappelear
Calvin
Banks
Keck's
Athens Motors
A. Smith
O’brien
Motors
Athens Lumber Co
Tropical Park Strike Averted Over Increased Purse
Miami officers report Tropical Park Race Course avoided a strike after horsemen accepted Track President Nathan E Herzfeld’s compromise. The deal adds 40000 to purses, lifting the minimum purse to 2000 retroactive to December 23, ending a two week dispute with HBPA and Tropical Park officials.
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Miami
Fla
Tropical Park
Nathan E. Herzfeld
Hialeah City Hall
Florida Division
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
HBPA
Kenyon quintet led by three lettermen and captain
Dave Hender enters Kenyon College with a Lords basketball squad featuring captain Lenny Burrows of Lakewood Ohio Sol Bogen of Philadelphia and Willy Reade of Concord New Hampshire Tallest player Wil fred Rumble at 6 4 from St Paul Minnesota The roster includes players from seven states this season.
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Dave Henderson
Kenyon College
Lenny Burrows
Lakewood
Sol Bogen
Philadelphia
Willy Reade
Concord
N. H
Wilfred Rumble
St. Paul
League executives draft new high school rule
Four major league executives form a committee to draft a new high school rule. Branch Rickey of Pittsburgh, Warren Giles of Cincinnati, Bill DeWitt of Cleveland Browns, and Charles Comiskey of the White Sox lead the National and American League teams. The agreement takes effect immediately.
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Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh
Warren Giles
Bill DeWitt
Browns
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Culmone Shoemaker Tie for Riding Honors in 1950
New York AP reports nineteen year old jockeys Joe Culmone and Willie Shoemaker finished tied for 1950 national riding honors with 38 eight wins each. Culmone led early but an eighth day spill and illness slowed him. Shoemaker captured the final Agua Caliente card to pull even and tie Walter Miller’s 14 year old record.
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Florida
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Willie
Miller
Wee Willie
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Fair Grounds
West Virginia Falls In Sudden Heartbreaker To Arizona
Arizona edged West Virginia 68-67 as Joe Ryan fouled the net on a desperation shot in Morgantown. Mark Workman led WVU with 18 points, as WVU drops to 6-1 and prepares for two away games this week while griping about late fouls and clutch free throws.
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Associated Press
West Virginia University
Arizona
Joe Ryan
Jack Howell
Morgantown
Ryan
West Virginia
Western Reserve
Niagara
Buffalo
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Morris Harvey
West Virginia Tech
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Mark Workman
Cravath Named Official At Santa Anita Park
Arcadia California Jeff Cravath former USC football coach was named a horse racing official at Santa Anita Park. He was eased out of his coaching post ten days ago after a poor season and will begin the new job immediately at the track.
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Arcadia
Calif
Jeff Cravath
University of Southern California
Santa Anita Park
Cravath
USC
Local baseball groups pledge funds for 1951 programs
In St. Petersburg Florida during baseball meetings an amount not in excess of 50 000 was voted to carry on the American Legion Junior baseball program for 1951. The majors also voted 25 000 for the Association of Professional Ball Players of America.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
American Legion
Association of Professional Ball Players of America
Bradley Wins Sugar Bowl Cage Tourney
Bradley wins the Sugar Bowl basketball tournament in New Orleans as they beat St. Louis 64-59 to clinch the title after a 72-64 win over Syracuse. They previously edged Indiana 64-62 while St. Louis upset Kentucky 43-42 and Kentucky rebounded to defeat Syracuse 69-59.
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Bradley
Associated Press
Braves
Peoria
Harvard
St. Louis
Syracuse
Indiana
Kentucky
Sanford Stud Stable Trainer Celebrates 45 Years
Long trainer Hollie Hughes marks his 45th year with Sanford Stud Stable now at Hialeah for winter racing His career highlights include saddling the winner George Smith in the 1916 Kentucky Derby for Sanford Stud.
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Miami
Hollie Hughes
Sanford Stud
Hialeah
George Smith
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