Kentucky Cagers Regain Top Spot After Walcott Comment
Rochester report notes heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott waiting for NYSAC reaction after bluntly saying he would not care if Bob Christenberry loses his position. The piece also mentions Kansas State and Illinois as contenders while Kentucky reasserts lead in college basketball standings.
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Joe Walcott
Kentucky Cagers
Kansas State
Illini
Rochester
New York State Athletic Commission
Bob Christenberry
Commission
Kentucky Tops AP Basketball Poll Narrowly Over Kansas State
Kentucky rises to No. 1 in the weekly AP poll with 790 points, narrowly ahead of Kansas State at 755 and Illinois at 745. Kansas, St. Bonaventure, and others follow as top ten contenders fueled by key upsets and undefeated teams like Duquesne and St. Bonaventure.
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NEW York
Kentucky
Associated Press
Wildcats
Kansas State
Illinois
Adolph Rupp
Kansas
St. Bonaventure
St. Louis
Duquesne
Iowa
Washington
West Virginia
K-staters
Jayhawks
Seton Hall
Holy Cross
Carnegie Tech
Case
Abbreviated Cage Card Will Get Further Cuts
Flood conditions force additional cuts to Southeastern Ohio basketball schedule. Only 15 games were planned with the Jacksonville Trimble visit to Belpre leading the slate. several games postponed or moved as travel remains restricted.
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Southeastern Ohio
Jacksonville
Belpre
Cage Games This Week
A busy schedule lists numerous high school and college games across Ohio regions. Notable matchups include Oak Hill at Jackson and Shawnee at Rosecrans, with Salem at Belpre and Meigs County League clashes noted.
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Wellston
Oak Hill
Jackson Shade
Nelsonville
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Racine
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Chauncey Albany
Zaleski
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Stockport
Marietta
Waterloo
Coalton
Unon Furnace
Ceredo-Kenova
Glouster
Caldwell
New Concord
New Lexington
Salem
Southeastern
Hamden
Counterpoint Poised for Santa Anita Mile Challenge
Arcadia Calif Counterpoint faces a possibly small seven horse field at Santa Anita Saturday as the Santa Anita Maturity purse may dip to 169750 from last year 205700. Counterpoint 1951 Horse of the Year won the San Fernando January 19 in his 1952 debut opposed by Phi D Intent Black Douglas Interpretation Lion and To Market.
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Counterpoint
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San Fernando
Phi D
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City league evening matchups and notable pitcher clash
City League features Am Legion against National Guard at 7 p.m. Sinclair faces Nye Chevrolet at 8 p.m. Beasley Mathews meets Tenn Gas and Tom Easler Dairy plays McBee Co. Max Sarkent of the Boston Braves was the toughest pitcher versus the Phillies last season, yielding three earned runs in 29 innings against the Sawyermen.
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Nye Chevrolet
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Tenn. Gas
Tom Easler Dairy
McBee Co
Philadelphia Phillies
Max Sarkent
Boston Braves
Sawyermen
Athens Sunday Mixed League Team Standings and Results
Pfeiffers defeated Beckleys 2 1 while Krogers beat Fairview Drive-In 2 1 and Fleet Lease swept T M 2 0. Top bowlers included EK McBride 549, J D Strawn 462, M Hall 459, and F Sehleicher 504 with series around mid 500s. Teams listed Beckleys Pfeiffers Krogers Fairview Fleet Lease T M with win totals and averages.
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Beckleys Eet
Fairview Drive-In
Pfeiffers
Krogere
Cucccus
Fleet Lease
T&m
Beckleys
Krogers
Indians Cut Rosen's Pay
Cleveland manager Hank Greenberg says Al Rosen will play third base this season for the Tribe at a reduced salary. Rosen slumped from his rookie year, after belting 24 homers and 102 RBIs in 1951. He previously led the league with 37 homers and 116 RBIs.
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Hank Greenberg
Cleveland Indians
al Rosen
Tribe
Rosen
LaMotta Loses Timed Return in Boston Bout
Jake LaMotta, after a five month layoff, was decisioned in a 10 round fight by Norman Hayes in Boston. The 30 year old former middleweight champion looked heavy and slow at 169 pounds as Hayes, a 20 year old contender from Boston, proved hard to avoid.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Bob Murphy
Jake LaMotta
the Bronx
Norman Hayes
Jake
Hayes
Moore Faces Johnson on Toledo Boxing Card
Toledo hosts its first pro boxing show in 10 months at the sports arena. Archie Moore, 36, meets Harold Johnson of Philadelphia in a lightweight bout, with Moore a 7 to 5 favorite over the 23 year old challenger.
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Archie Moore
Harold Johnson
Philadelphia
Moore
Johnison
High School Basketball Highlights From Ohio Week
Ohio high school basketball had a busy week with Middletown beating Lima Central for Coach Walker's 100th win as Middies, and a 13 game win streak keeping Middies top in AP poll. Scio and Carrollton battled to a 55 55 score with a late Carrollton field goal by Ray Wagner. Freeman of Cincinnati Hughes poured in 50 and 36 points in two games, boosting his season total to 499 in 13 games. Other top scorers included Bevo Francis 45, Paul Hockman 43, and Terry Van Zant 42 as the round produced several dramatic finishes and historic recaps.
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Robin Freeman
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Paul Walker
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Lima St. Rose
Freeman
Bevo Francis
Wellsville
All-Ohio
Paul Hockman
Bremen
Terry van Zant
Magnolia
Bill Neading
East Sparta
Phil Wheeler
Cincinnati Western Hills
Bill Semenoff
Mansfield
John White
Waynesburg
Sonny Mansperger
Galion
Dick Porter
Loudonville
Joe Vaughn
Ruggles
Troy
Illinois Rout Purdue Passers
Illinois rebounded from a DePaul loss to rout Purdue 84 57 in Champaign using 16 players. The Illini stay atop the Big Ten with five straight wins as Purdue suffers its fifth conference defeat in six starts.
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Ohio warns against importing cottontails to protect native rabbits
Columbus officials urge conservation clubs not to stock imported rabbits. Division spokesman cites low reproduction of imports and a potential disease risk that could reduce Ohio's native rabbit population.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife
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Ohio
No Revenge For Racine This Evening
Racine Tornadoes miss chance to face Wahama White Falcons due to high water. Wahama unbeaten in Class B with twelve straight wins, postponing Racine’s 48-42 loss and delaying Point Pleasant at Huntington East amid uncertain scheduling and strong opponents.
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Pleasant
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East
Portsmouth
Charleston Mountain Lions
Huntington
Lions
Indians name three Negro players for Dallas farm team
Cleveland Indians announced three veteran Negro players Al Smith 24 Dave Pope 26 and Dave Hoskins 26 as potential members of their Dallas Texas League farm club. Smith and Pope play third base and outfield while Hoskins is an outfielder and pitcher with recent Minor League stats cited.
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Cleveland Indians
Dallas
al Smith
Dave Iope
Dave Hoskins
Wilkes-Barre
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Pope
Hoskins
Fights Last Night in Boston Salt Lake City Providence
Boston saw Norman Hayes outpoint Jake LaMotta in a 163 pound vs 169 pound match. Rex Layne halted Bob Garner in Salt Lake City, while Johnny Bratton scored a knockout of Bobby Rosado in Providence.
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Norman Hayes
Jake LaMotta
New York
Salt Lake City
Rex Layne
Bob Garner
Lexington
Providence
Rai
Johnny Bratton
Chicago
Bobby Rosado
Honor Jim Thorpe Testimonial Dinner Tonight in Canton
More than 600 people are expected at tomorrow's testimonial dinner for Jim Thorpe the famed all around athlete who once played for the Canton Bulldogs Thorpe is to arrive here today for the event in Canton Ohio
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Canton
Jim Thorpe
Canton Bulldogs
Thorpe
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