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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1953

Page

16

Navy Basketball Shows Nation Leading Scoring Pace at Annapolis

Navy, led by coach Ben Carnevale, averages 92.3 points per game the nation’s best offense. The Midshipmen beat Western Maryland 126-44 with John Clune and Don Lange combining for over 40 points, while defenders like Jim DeGroff and Bill Slattery pace a stout defense.

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North Captures Senior Bowl Battle and Jackets Top Athens

Middleport's Yellow Jackets toppled Athens 62 to 51 to seize sole first in the SEC League. Bob Ashley led Middleport with 25 points, while Bill Mccintorf scored 20 for Athens, as Middleport pulled away in the second half after a tight 24-22 halftime.

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Agganis Gedman and McAuliffe Spark North in Senior Bowl Victory

Northern all stars led by Harry Agganis Gene Gedman and Don McAuliffe defeated the South 28 to 0 in the Senior Bowl. Agganis threw two TD passes ran for a score and intercepted two passes as Gedman and McAuliffe starred on defense and on the ground.

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Southeastern Loop Reaps Bowl Profits

The Southeastern Conference earned substantial sums from bowl games with five members in major bowls, Georgia Tech and Mississippi at Sugar, Tennessee Cotton, Alabama Orange, and Florida Gator. Individual payouts varied, Alabama netting about 102 500 after conference share, while Sugar Bowl distributions totaled 363 000. Rose Bowl remains richest but less favorable per participant, with California and Big Ten figures around 360 000 each and Wisconsin receiving about 63 000 from the Ben Ten structure.

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Flood Tinsdale Carded in Cleveland Boxing Card

Jimmy Flood of New York will box Billy Tinsdale of Detroit in an 11 round main event at the Cleveland Arena on Wednesday. The co feature is a 10 round welterweight bout between Ice Flanagan of St Paul and Lester Fenon of Detroit.

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Melbourne mile marks and world record pace questioned

Joan Landy of Melbourne University ran a mile in 4 02 4 at Olympic Park on a brick dust track, while Guinev Harge’s world mile record of 4 01 4 was set in Sweden in July 1945. Sandy Australia’s 22 year old Olympic runner completed the mile on the same track in 4 02 1 on December 13 with official timers showing identical times.

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Third Annual Pro Bowl Set for Next Saturday

Memorial Coliseum hosts the 3rd annual Pro Bowl with American and National Conference all stars. Coaches Buddy Parker and Paul Brown lead the squads with stars such as Otto Graham unavailable, Jim Finks stepping in, and Norman Van Brocklin Dan Towler Elroy Hirsch Joe Perry Hugh McElhenny Pat Harder Bobby Layne.

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Buddy Parker Detroit Lions Paul Brown Cleveland Browns Joe Perry Hugh McElhenny Parker Lions Pat Harder Bobby Layne Clove Box Bobby Hoernschemeyer Eddie Price New York Giants Ollie Matson Chicago Cardinals Ray Mathews Eddie Nickel Pittsburgh Don Paul Stan West Tank Younger Rams Don Doll Bob Smith Detroit Ed Sprinkle George Connor Dick Barnegan Chicago Bears Harry Brown 49Ers

Governor White critiques Sugar Bowl officiating over Tech win

Jackson Mississippi Governor Hugh White, a former Mississippi menace center, condemned Sugar Bowl officiating after Georgia Tech beat Mississippi 24 to 7. He fired telegrams to SEC commissioner Bernie Moore and SEC officials chief George Gardner, insisting Mississippi deserved three touchdowns.

I Jackson Miss Hugh White Georgia Tech University of Maippi Missispi Bernie Moore George Gardner SEC White Mippi

Allen assails new foul rule as mediocrity endorser

Dr. Phog Allen of Kansas crushes a new basketball foul rule calling it silly and says it promotes mediocrity. He argues the rule grants another shot after a miss and rewards free throws with ball possession, reducing coaching focus on stopping fouls.

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Duke of Edinburgh leads season high pheasant bag at Sandringham

The Duke of Edinburgh and six other hunters bagged nearly 600 pheasants in one day on the royal Sandringham estate. The royal party has lined up more than 20 shooting expeditions during the winter holiday there.

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Ruth's lone batting title comes in 1924

Babe Ruth won his only American League batting title in 1924 with a .378 average for the New York Yankees. The slugger led the league and solidified his dominant season as one of baseball's great sluggers.

Babe Ruth Yankees

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