Michigan State Repeats as No 1 in AP Football Poll
Michigan State remains undefeated and tops the AP football poll with 88 first place votes and 1400 points. Southern California and Georgia Tech follow in second and third after key late-season wins. Alabama rises to eighth after a big week, Maryland falls out of the top 10.
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Irish Prep For Upset Of Trojans
Notre Dame plans an all out drive Saturday to upset undefeated Southern California on a sell out night in South Bend. Officials seek NCAA permission for national TV, with Army-Navy and NCAA TV constraints shaping coverage. The Irish have already upset Purdue Oklahoma and Texas this season.
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Harrisonville Nips Cheshire Forest in season opener
Harrisonville defeated Cheshire 55 53 to claim its first win of the season behind Vail Wilson who scored 20 points. Harrisonville trailed 40 36 after three quarters but surged with a 19 point rally in the final period. Cheshire led 29 23 at halftime. Hall led Cheshire with 17 points.
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Rome Seeks 3rd at J-T
Rome Canaan High School travels to Jacksonville Trimble for the Athens County League opener. Coach James Ogg’s Rome squad, the defending league champions, features Elmo Coen Dick Rodehaver Charles Rodehaver Edwin Sweeney Ralph Frost and 13 others. Remaining schedule lists games through February 13.
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Local Cage Card Schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday
The listing shows Tuesday matches: Rosecrans at Roseville, McArthur at Allensville, Hamden at Beaver, Chesterhill at Pennsville. Wednesday features Hocking County League games: Gibisonville at Carbon Hill, South Bloomingville at Rock Albany at The Plains, Athens County League Rome Canaan at Trimble, Albany at Plains, Shade at A Bern, Waterloo at Charthage Troy at Cadmus at Harrisonville, Perry County Corning at New Straitsville, Thornville at Glenford.
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Jet propelled car aims for 450 mph record
Ab Jenkins, former Salt Lake City mayor, builds a jet powered auto in Los Angeles costing 50 000 dollars. The machine will develop 3000 horsepower at 375 mph and eliminate clutch, flywheel, gearbox and differential. He hopes to drive it in 1954 at age 71.
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Reds to Play 28 Night Games at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds announce 28 night games at Crosley Field for 1953 as part of an unofficial National League schedule. The full season slate remains to be finalized. Football famine in Baton Rouge as LSU beats Ten in football once.
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Snead Leads Boros Open in Final Round Push
Sammy Snead held a two stroke lead with 18 holes to play in the Julius Boros Open at Pinehurst. Snead carded a 67 to reach 135 after rounds of 68 and 67, two ahead of Pete Fleming with Lou Barbo at 138 and a logjam at 140 for fourth.
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Joslin and Jacoby Named Ohio State Co Captains for 1953
Columbus Ohio Joslin of Middletown and George Jacoby of Toledo were named co captains of the Ohio State University football team for 1953. The pair were announced at the annual football Appreciation Dinner before about 1200 attendees. Jacoby 20 is a 5 11 220 pound two way player and was named to the All Big Ten squad. Joslin 21 is 6 feet and 187 pounds and caught two touchdown passes in the 27 7 win over Michigan.
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Musgrave Grabs Skyline Handicap After Shoot-off
Walter Musgrave won the Skyline Handicap Championship amid a 21-shooter field with H. C. Musser as runner-up after a shoot-off tied at 51x50. Howard Mills placed third at 50x50, with Kenneth Begg C. B. Nye and Paul Ullmark scoring 49x50. The season concluded with multiple winners including Dr. T. H. Morgan and Kenner Bush, and Skyline teams swept the Tri City tournament. Michigan State beat Purdue for the first time on Purdue’s home field.
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Badgers and Orange Bowl pick stun college football
Rose Bowl pits unbeatens Southern California and Wisconsin as Sugar chooses Georgia Tech and Mississippi. Cotton matches Texas and Tennessee while Orange pits Alabama against Syracuse after Navy declines. Syracuse fans celebrate the Orange Bowl berth amid campus chaos.
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Tatum Takes Blame For Terps Losses
Maryland coach Jim Tatum publicly accepted fault for recent defeats amid bowl fever and NCAA pressure. He admitted his leadership failed and cited loss to Mississippi and Alabama eroding a 22 game win streak and Sugar Bowl champions status.
OU Banquet Set for December 2
Ohio University will honor its best postwar football squad with a public banquet on Tuesday December 2 in the Mens Dormitory dining room. Tickets are sold at Banks Sport Shop and Victors. The 1952 Bobcats posted the top gridiron record since 1938 with six wins in nine games.
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Williams stops Manzi and Vejar in Syracuse boxing card
In Syracuse Ike Williams 148 pounds from Trenton stopped Pat Manzi 145 pounds of Syracuse in 7 rounds. Chico Vejar 147% from Stamford stopped John Sonny Luciano 144 pounds of Miami Florida in 6 rounds.
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Gallagher Quits Santa Clara Football Coach Resigns
Santa Clara head football coach Dick Gallagher resigned to join the Cleveland Browns as an assistant in personnel work. His $12 000 a year contract had one year to run. Gallagher’s three year record at Santa Clara was seven wins 18 losses and two ties with one game left against San Jose State on Thanksgiving. The board head Rev Wilfred H Crowley said there would be no policy change. Gallagher will assist in pro draft choices starting December 1.
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Sailfish Attacks Tuna During Offshore Trolling
Ed Bennett of Norfolk hooked a three-pound tuna near Diamond Lightship off Cape Hatteras while trolling a feather jib from a cruiser. Sailfish surfaced and chased the tuna, one striking and swallowing the tackle. Bennett landed a 48-pound sailfish seven feet four inches long twenty five minutes later.
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Waldorf Sees USC In Rose Bowl Win
San Francisco report cites Lynn Waldorf predicting USC will defeat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Waldorf, California football coach, says USC has the strongest coast defense in at least a decade and will prevail January 1.
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