Yanks Black Draws Reynolds In Classic's Key Game
Brooklyn AP report on the 1952 World Series opener at Ebbets Field pitting rookie Joe Black for the Dodgers against Allie Reynolds of the Yankees. Analysis notes Black's heavy burden, the matchup's historic stakes, and the closely matched clubs.
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Black
Reynolds
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Bandbox Park
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Black
Allie Reynolds
Yankee
Bombers
Brooklyn Calm As Bums Bid Forest Title
Brooklyn fans show blasé mood as the Dodgers and Yankees juggle injuries. Carl Furillo and Gene Woodling recover while Commissioner Frick limits mound gatherings and enforces immediate base running after a dropped third strike. Odds favor the Yankees to win the series 8-9 with split bets and favorable early lines.
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Brooklyn Calm As
Carl Furillo
Brooks
Gene Woodling
Yankees
Furillo
Carl
Browns End Short Layoff Before Steelers Clash
Cleveland Browns resume practice after 48 hours rest with two days of work left before facing the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night. Coach Paul Brown said the layoff, following a big win over Los Angeles, was to refresh the team. Pittsburgh opened with a loss to Philadelphia 31 25 with Eagles QB Arian Burk throwing three TD passes and Jim Finks guiding the running game.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Steelers
Pittsburgh
Paul Brown
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Eagles
Arian Burk
Jim Finks
Eagie
South Carolina Football Teams Count Since 1895
South Carolina has met 69 different schools in football since entering competition in 1895. This record highlights the state’s long gridiron history and the breadth of opponents faced across eras.
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Columbia, S. C
South Carolina
Pep Savoie Fight Tonight in Chicago Stadium Ring
Willie Pep at age 30 meets Armand Savoie in a 10 round telecast from Chicago Stadium. Pep boasts a 1690s career loss count with only five defeats in 174 bouts since 1940, while Savoie holds Canada’s light welterweight/title claims. Pep seeks featherweight title road return after recent losses.
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Chicago
Willie Pep
Canada
Armand Savoie
Chicago Stadium
Fiery Little Pep
Sandy Saddler
Pep
Tommy Collins
OSU's Hoppy Still Sub Despite Sensational Bow
Ohio State freshman Howard Hopalong Cassady scored three touchdowns in the 33 13 win over Indiana but remains a substitute. Coach Woody Hayes plans Cassady to alternate at right and left halfback against Purdue. He will back up Bob Watkins and Fred Bruney, with Doug Goodsell as top substitute for Watkins likely sidelined by a knee injury.
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Columbus
Howard Hopalong
Cassady
Ohio State
Indiana
Woody Hayes
Purdue
Bob Watkins
New Bedford
Mass
Fred Bruney
Martins Ferry
Doug Goodsell
Watkins
Bruney
Howard Cassady
Buckeye
Boilermakers
Penn State
Iowa
Big Ten
Bernie Crimmins
Hoosiers
Forest Evashevski
Hawkeyes
California
Minnesota
Pappy Waldorf
Pacific Coast
Gophers
Michigan
Stanford
Pool Ram Coach Takes Helm of Los Angeles Rams
J Hamp ton Pool, named to succeed Jumbo Joe Stydahar as Rams coach, says he has the personnel to win another championship though he declines to promise a title. Pool is the fifth head coach in six years after the franchise moved from Cleveland. Stydahar resigned after a clash over control and Reeves declined to back him, leading to Pool's appointment.
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Los Angeles
J. Hampton Pool
Jumbo
Joe Stydahar
Los Angeles Rams
Pool
Stydahar
Reeves
Jinemen
Chieftains Seek Substitute Game
Logan chieftains coach Dwight Diller said chances are not very good to find a replacement for Pomeroy after it cancelled Friday’s game due to a polio epidemic. He reported few open dates statewide and none viable locally, with only Pedro recently filled and limited options remaining in the area.
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LOGAN
Dwight Diller
Pomeroy
Diller
Columbus
Hamilton
Cincinnati Woodward
Pedro
Zanesville
Newark
Mississippi High School Track Champion Named
Jimmy Lear, a quarterback from Fleet-Pooted University in Mississippi, won the state high school sprint title, securing the sprint championship in the year.
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Fleet
Record 52 Pass Receptions Shared by Poole and Weiner
George Barney Poole of Mississippi and Art Weiner of North Carolina share the single season reception record with 52 catches. Poole set the mark in 1947, while Weiner matched it two years later.
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George Barney Poole
Mississippi
Art Weiner
North Carolina
Poole
Weiner
Quarterback Club Previews Toledo Scouting Report
The 1952 Bobcat Quarterback Club meet at Chemis try Auditorium analyzed Toledo Rockets strength for Saturday’s Ohio Stadium clash. Coach Bob Wren noted Toledo’s experienced line and backfield, predicted a tough game, and praised team attitude with defensive adjustments already made. Dick Banks invited enthusiasts to Tuesday meetings to view Ohio game films.
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Bobcat
Chemistry Auditorium
Toledo Rockets
Ohio Stadium
Bobcats
Northwestern Ohio Fireworks Company
Bob Wren
Toledo
Clair Dunn
Dunn
Ohio
Wren
Eastern Kentucky
Kaser
Cole
Piskach
Andrzejewski
Carroll Widdoes
Morris Harvey
Dick Banks
C D To Open Title Defense Invades Rutland Friday Night
Chauncey-Dover opens defense of its SEC Buckeye League title Friday when the Blue Devils visit Rutland. Coach Bill Smith seeks to extend an 14 game unbeaten string as Chauncey faces Rutland in the key clash.
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Rutland
Chauncey - Dover
Blue Devil
Bill Smith
McArthur
Jacksonville-Trimble
Glaugier
The
Plains
Belpre
Blue Devils
Chauncey
Hubie Bobo
Buckeye
Albany and Reedsville Open Valley Series on Sunday
Albany and Reedsville clash Sunday in the opening game of the Valley Series at Reedsville diamond at 2 p.m. Albany owns ten straight OVl title wins while Reedsville also claimed the now defunct OV A title.
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Albany
Reedsville
Ohio Valley
Dorsal Riebel
Barnhart
Arnold
Meigs
Colgate Football Team Includes 22 High School Captains
Colgate University’s football squad features 22 upperclassmen who previously captained their high school teams, reflecting leadership talent across the roster.
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Hamilton, N, Y
NEA
Colgate
Murphy brothers all play for Holy Cross gridiron team
Worcester mass NEA reports John Tom and Dick Murphy play for the Holy Cross football team but are not related despite sharing a surname.
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Worcester
Mass
NEA
John, Tom and
Dick Murphy
Holy Cross
Kiner On the Market as Teams Readying Bids
Ralph Kiner, seven time NL home run leader and Pirates slugger, is up for sale to the highest bidder. Cubs and Braves show interest but balk at his steep salary and Rickey’s asking price. Kiner, 30 in October, has 294 career homers and a .244 average this season amid illness in the first half.
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Ralph Kiner
Associated Press
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
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Pittsburgh
Branch Rickey
Kiner
Braves
Cub
Chicago
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Rickey
New Mexico
Hank Sauer
Cubs
Stan Musial
Collum to Start as Wing Tie Neared in World Series
Rochester reports Jackie Collum will pitch for the Red Wings in game four of the Little World Series to even the best of seven against Kansas City Blues. The Wings trail two games to one as Eddie Erardt was named by Blues manager George Selkirk to start. The teams meet under lights after Kansas City took game three 6 to 2 at home.
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Black
Chuck Dressen
National
Reynolds
Vic Raschi
Eddie Lopat
Dodgers
Rochester
N. Y
Jackie Collum
Red Wing
Harry Walker
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Red Wings
American Association
Kansas City Blues
Eddie Erantt
George Selkirk
Blues
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
In Houston Bobby Dykes of San Antonio beat Joe Arthur of Indianapolis by outpoint. In Los Angeles Ramon Fuentes stopped John La Bros of Chicago in seven. Milwaukee saw Joe Miceli of Brooklyn outpoint Virgil Akins of St. Louis in ten. Miami Beach listed Mario Trigo of Los Angeles outpointing Marcel Brisebois of Montreal in ten. Newark had Doug Carter of Newark outpoint Mario Moreno of New York in eight. Portland housed Joey Cam of Boston knocking out Dicky Lundy of Biddeford in nine.
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Tex
Bobby Dykes
San Antonio
Joe Arthur
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Ramon Fuentes
John la Bros
Chicago
Milwaukee
Joe Miceli
Brooklyn
Virgil Akins
St. Louis
Miami Beach
Fla
Mario Trigo
Marcel Rocky Brisebois
Montreal
Newark
N. J
Doug Carter
Mario Moreno
New York
Portland
Joey Cam
Boston
Dicky Lundy
Biddleford
Oklahoma A and M Run Pass Pairing in Cimarron Spread
The Cimarron Spread is described as a large run heavy formation used by Oklahoma A and M. The diagram shows guards pulling and ends widening to support diagonal passes. A noted play against Washington State in 1951 featured Don Babers faking a run then passing to Dean Seeman for a TD.
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Oklahoma A
Stillwater
Okla
Nea
Aggies
Washington Statge
Don Babers
Dean Seeman
Longhorns To Defeat Irish And Other Weekend Picks
AP picks highlight Texas over Notre Dame 14 to 18 in Texas. Wisconsin tops Illinois 21 13 while Ohio State defeats Purdue 20 to 14. Indiana meets Iowa 14 18 in a clash of new coaches. Michigan 14 Stanford 7 and Marquette 21 Boston University 14 also noted.
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Swami
Wisconsin
Illinois
Big Ten
Bill Tate
Badgers
Alan Ameche
Tom O’connell
Con
Michigan State
Texas
Notre Dame
Midwest
Johnny Lattner
Oregon State
Michigan
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
The
Commodores
Marquette
Boston University
Hilltoppers
Vinton Sheriff's Son Plays for Grace Land Grid Team
William Brown son of the Vinton sheriff and Mrs William Brown recently enrolled as a freshman at Grace land Junior College Lamont Iowa has appeared in two football games as a defensive halfback He played for Mc Arthur High School and lined up for Gracelona in matchups versus Kearney Teachers of Nebraska and Carthage College Illinois.
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William Brown
Sheriff
Graceland Junior College
Lamont
Iowa
McArthur High School
Gracelona
Kearney
Nebraska
Carthage
Illinois
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