Shamrocks Defeat Murray 60 51 in Weekend Sweep
Marty Crowe's St Augustine team extended a five game win streak with a 60 51 win over Murray on Saturday night. Ray Erickson led the Shamrocks with 20 points while Jim Meyers scored 18 for Sacred Heart. Ken Regner sealed a 25 24 St Aug game late in the reserves win. Next up DeSalle in Minneapolis Friday.
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St. Augustine
St. Paul Murray
Waseca Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart
Shamrocks
Wasecans
Ray Erickson
Shamrock
Jim Meyers
Chuck Schmitz
Tom Tindal
Ken Regner
al Jirele
Schmitz
Murray
Jirele
Tindal
Minneapolis
Strong DeSalle
Winona Cotter
DeSalle
Bethlehem Academy
St. Thomas and
Cresco Notre Dame
Mankato Loyola
Hice Augustine
Fe Schoonover
Olman
Walker
Miller
Seer
E O Anderson
Norden
W.sss
S Barnes
Masbic
Schma
Stenger
Seseensesevesves
Cross
James
Spartans
Engineers
Georgia
Hibbing Stops College 90-77 in North Round-Robin
Hibbing Junior College topped Harold Cuff's Austin Junior College 90-77 as Hibbing controlled the boards and used a height advantage. Dick Anderson scored 25, Dick Lunde 18, and Don Miller 16 for Austin, which also lost to Virginia 90-70 in the same round-robin. The four teams meet again in Austin and Rochester Jan 2 and 3. next, Cuff's squad plays Concordia JC at St Paul.
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Hibbing
Harold Cuff
Austin
Hibbing Junior College
Blue Devils
Virginia
Rochester
Yellowjackets
Dick Anderson
Dick Lunde
Don Miller
Cuff's Blue Devils
St. Paul
Concordia JC
Southern Minnesota
Colts Return to NFL Discussed as Baltimore Talks Continue
Baltimore attorney William MacMillan said the defunct Colts will return to the National Football League with an official announcement expected this week. Commissioner Bert Bell cautioned no agreement has been reached and noted ongoing talks about a Baltimore franchise for the 1953 season, separate from the Dallas Texans situation.
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Baltimore
William MacMillan
Baltimore Colts
MacMillan
Bert Bell
Bell
Philadelphia
Dallas Texans
Colts
Texans
Georgia Tech Leads Unbeaten college football slate
Georgia Tech winner of 11 games and headed for the Sugar Bowl on January 1 tops the nation’s 16 unbeaten untied teams. Tech moved ahead by defeating Georgia 23 to 9. Southern California dropped from the list along with Michigan State Beloit and St Norbert.
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New York
Georgia Tech
Tech
Georgia
Southern California
Michigan State
Beloit
Wis
St. Norbert
City League Cagers Begin Play Tonight
The 1952 53 eight team City League basketball schedule opens with two games at 9 15 p m Lyle vs Independents at the old high school gym and Scovills vs Holans TV at the Shaw gym Other teams listed include Nates Surplus Merchants Rose Creek and Dugans A follow up game is Tuesday night Nates meets Merchants at Shaw Gym while Rose Creek plays Dugans at the old high school court.
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Harry Strong
Lyle
Independents
Scovills
Holan
Shaw Gym
Nates Surplus
Merchants
Rose Creek
Dugans
Nates
Tag Team Showdown Set At Austin Armory Tonight
Tiny Mills from Camrose Canada returns to Austin teaming with Len Hughes of Halifax to face Vern Gagne and Paul Baillargeon in a best two out of three falls main event. The card opens with Jackie Nichols of Richmond ME versus Bob Leipler of Buffalo University with a 30 minute or one fall limit.
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Tiny Mills
Camrose
Canada
Austin Armory
Giant
Mills
Austin
Rough Len Hughes
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Hughes
Vern Gagne
Robbinsdale
Paul Baillargeon
Quebec
Baillargeon
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jackie Nichols
Richmond
Bob Leipler
Oe Buffalo University
Giel among AP All Western selections in 1952 squad
POTENT Paul Giel of Minnesota is named a first team AP All Western back. He joins three repeaters from 1951 on a 22 man squad chosen with coaches scouts and writers. The list features Catlin Bruney Crowder Wessels Ameche Suninski and others from Oklahoma Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan State and Notre Dame.
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Chicago
Paul Giel
Minnesota
Associated Press
Gopher Jack
Crowder
Illinois
Tom O’connell
Ted Marchibroda
University of Detroit
Johnny Lattner
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Ellis
Navy Defense Keys 7 0 Victory Over Army in Philadelphia
Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz praised defense as Army failed to breach the Navy 20. Navy shut out Army 7 to 0 before 102000 at Municipal Stadium as Army scored only nine points in the classic under Erdelatz since 1950.
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Annapolis
Eddie Erdelatz
Navy
Army
Philadelphia
Municipal
Erdelatz
San Francisco 49Ers
San Francisco
Hamline and Gusties Openers Edge Overtime
Hamline Pipers beat Bowling Green 75 73 in overtime as Gustavus Adolphus tops Mankato Teachers 71 68. Virg Goertzen scores 17 for Gustavus while St Thomas defeats Iowa Teachers 83 51 and Eau Claire Teachers beat Winona 85 60.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Hamline
Pipers
Bowling Green
Ohio
Gustavus Adolphus
Mankato
Virg Goertzen
St. Thomas
Iowa
Eau Claire
Wis
Winona
Austin Area Cage Contests Set Tuesday
Austin area teams launch the delayed 1952 53 basketball campaign with a five game Tuesday program. LeRoy Adams Grand Meadow and Lyle will play while Lyle seeks a second win after beating the Austin Sophomores 30 26. LeRoy travels to Spring Valley and Grand Meadow goes to Wykoff. Adams faces Hayfield. Blooming Prairie visits Ellendale in a top notch attraction.
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Pageening Prairie
Ellendale
LeRoy
Spring Valley
Adams
Hayfield
Grand Meadow
Wykoff Lyle
St. Ansgar
Austin
Lyle
Lions
Emmons
Mother Nature
Canton
Wykoff
LeRoy Cardinals
Blooming Prairie
Heinrich Sets Passing Mark in Cougars vs Huskies Clash
In Spokane Washington the Huskies beat Washington State 33 27 in a cold duel. Pvt Don Heinrich Washingtons lead passer earned a national title with seven completions for 137 yards before marching back to the Army. Ed Barker of WSC set a new national three year receiving record with 108 catches.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Washington State
WSC
Don Heinrich
Army
Ed Barker
Bill McColl
Stanford
Heinrich
Ted Marchibroda
Detroit
Association to Open Schedule April 15
The American Association adopted a 154 game schedule opening April 15 and closing Sept. 13. Rosy Ryan of Minneapolis was elected league vice president, replacing Al Banister of Columbus. Opening day pairings include Columbus vs Louisville, Charles Town vs Indianapolis, Minneapolis vs Kansas City, and St. Paul vs Milwaukee.
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Phoenix, Ariz
American Association
Rosy Ryan
Minneapolis
al Banister
Columbus
Louisville
Charlestown
Indianapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Notre Dame Gridders Earn Title as Upset King of 52
Notre Dame earned the season’s upset king nickname after a 1952 campaign that saw Michigan State and Georgia Tech excel while Notre Dame’s surprising shift of the backfield in the sucker formation drew attention for potential rule changes.
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Notre Dame
Battle for NBA scoring crown tightens with Johnston lead
The race for the NBA scoring title narrows as Neil Johnston of the Philadelphia Warriors leads with 325 points, Bob Cousy has 324 for the Boston Celtics, and George Mikan sits at 314 for the Minneapolis Lakers. Johnston outscored Mikan 30 to 23 as the Warriors fell to the Lakers 91 66.
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National Basketball Association
Paul Arizin
Marines
Neil Johnston
Philadelphia Warriors
Bob Cousy
Boston Celtics
George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
Johnston
Warrior
Mikan
Warriors
Lakers
Cousy
Celtics
Syracuse Nationals
New York Knickerbockers
Boston
Paul Seymour
Syracuse
Rochester Royals
Milwaukee Hawks
Fort Wayne Pistons
Baltimore Bullets
Dike Eddleman
Browns, Lions in title race loom as playoffs near
Cleveland leads the American Conference with two games left after a 48 24 win over Washington. Detroit and Los Angeles contend in the National Conference as the Browns face the Chicago Cardinals next, while Detroit meets Chicago and the Rams face Green Bay and Pittsburgh.
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Browns
Chicago Cardinals
Lions
Los Angeles Rams
Detroit
Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants
Cardinals
Eagles
Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Rams
San Francisco 49Ers
Green Bay
Dallas
Chicago Bears
New York
Washington
Bears
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Browns Seek Sixth Straight Divisional Title Rival Lions
New York sports page notes the Cleveland Browns have won six straight divisional titles while the Detroit Lions have claimed only one, highlighting a power gap between the teams.
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New
Robinson and Durocher Back in Headlines
Phoenix reports fueled by New York denial of Robinson racial prejudice claims against the Brooklyn Dodgers and Giants manager Leo Durocher. Durocher says he will stay with the Giants as long as Horace Stoneham owns the club while minors prep for their 51st convention addressing radio rules bonus laws waivers and night games.
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Phoenix
Ariz.p
Jackie Robinson
Leo Durocher
New York
Robinson
Brook York Yankees
Durocher
New York Giants
Horace Stoneham
Robinson - Durocher
Basketball results from midwestern colleges and teams
St Mary's Minnesota defeated Loras 68 to 59 while Hamline edged Bowling Green 75 to 73. Grinnell beat Central Iowa 72 to 59 and Luther defeated Milwaukee State 80 to 69. Morningside won 81 to 74 over Westmar. Eau Claire won 85 to 60 at Winona Teachers. Gustavus Adolphus 71 over Mankato 68. St Omas and Iowa Teachers both posted wins amid the scattered results.
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St. Mary’s, Minn
Loras
Hamline
Bowling Green
Grinnell
Central
Luther,a
Milwaukee State
Morningside
Westmar
Eau Claire
Winona Teachers
Gustavus Adolphus
Mankato
St Omas
Iowa Tehrs
Montana State College
Maxim to Complete Drills in St. Louis
Light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim will wind up his preliminary training in Summit New Jersey today then depart for St. Louis to finish drills for his title defense against Archie Moore on December 11. Maxim has logged 87 rounds here and reduced his weight from 201 to 183 pounds, aiming to make the 175-pound limit for the 15 round bout.
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Summit
N. J
Joey Maxim
St. Louis
Archie Moore
Cleveland
Minneapolis Infielder Best NBC Graduate
Phoenix reporters note Darryl Spencer infielder for Minneapolis in the American Association was named NBC graduate for best showing in the minor leagues last season by NBC directors.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Darryl Spencer
Minneapolis
National Baseball Congress
Congress
Spencer
NBC
Faribault Falcons Hand Minneapolis North First 1952-53 Loss
Faribault defeated Minneapolis North 48 to 40 to hand the Eagles their first loss of the season. The Falcons led 26 to 15 at halftime, with Bud Klaive scoring 18 and Shorty Patterson 22 for Faribault. This win was the eighth by a Big Nine team in 15 non league games.
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Faribault
Minneapolis North
Falcons
St. Paul Mechanic Arts
Waseca
Bud Klaive
Shorty Patterson
Must Fit Spartans in Big 10 Schedules
Conference officials meet in Chicago to place Michigan State in the 1955 and 1956 Big Ten grid dates. The Spartans reportedly have six conference games booked for 1953 and 1954 but struggle to secure that many for the next two years.
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Chicago
Michigan State
Spartans
College Football Scores From the Day
Alabama defeats Auburn 21 to 0 Fordham tops New York U 45 0 Georgia Tech 23 Georgia 9 Louisiana State 16 Tulane 0 Mississippi 20 Mississippi State 14 Navy 72 Notre Dame Southern California 6 Oklahoma 54 Oklahoma A M 7 Rice 29 Baylor 14 Tennessee 46 Vanderbilt Texas Christian 14 Tulsa 26 Texas Tech Virgin ia 20 William and Mary 12 Wake Forest 39 South Carolina 14 Washington 33 Washington State 27
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Washington State
Unclear sports note from 20th century issue
Fragmentary report mentions Cincinnati trading Babe Herman to Chicago and a five player swap including pitcher Bob Smith. Ohio State and Georgia Tech references appear distorted. No clear date or complete teams or outcomes are provided.
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Georgia Tech
Heisman
Valasayer
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Babe Herman
Chicago Cube
Bob Smith
Reds
First UNC football coach Hector Cowan from Princeton
Hector Cowan of Princeton became the University of North Carolina's first football coach in 1888. His appointment marked the start of North Carolina's gridiron era under Cowan's leadership.
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Hector Cowan
Princeton
University of North Carolina
Restrictive NCAA TV Plan Seeks Long Range Revenue Sharing
The NCAA Television Committee advances a long range policy to curb pay TV gains and share proceeds among more schools. Proposals include pro rating revenues like the Rose Bowl model, reducing advantage for powerhouse programs and avoiding a football aristocracy amid future restricted broadcasts.
New Center Helps Wings In Five-Game Rise
Detroit Red Wings surge after Metro Prystal slots as center between Leo Winter and Gordie Howe. Under Tommy Ivan the team wins five, ties two, loses one since the move. They move to second place, one point behind the Hawks after a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs. Hawks tie Rangers. Bruins beat Canadiens 3-1.
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Associated Press
Detroit Red Wings
Metro Prystal
Leo Winter
Gordie Howe
Prystal
Detroit
Motor City
Tommy Ivan
Reg Sinclair
Alex Delvecchio
Crystal
Wings
Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
Al Conway Tops Nation in Football Scoring for Season
Former West Point cadet Al Conway of William Jewell College led the nation with 133 points this season. He scored 22 touchdowns and one extra point, ahead of runner up Jack Parker of Mississippi State with 120 points on 16 touchdowns and 24 conversions.
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New York
al Conway
William Jewell
Jack Parker
Mississippi State
Conway
West Point
Parker
Wilt Wins National Senior AAU 10,000 Meter Cross Country
Fred Wilt of New York A C won the National Senior AAU 10,000 meter cross country championship in Buffalo, finishing in 32 minutes 31 seconds.
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Wilt
Victor
Buffalo
N. Y
Fred Wilt
New York
A.C
Latham Dies. Garden City Baseball Pioneer Passes
Arlie Latham, 92, longtime figure in baseball and the oldest living major leaguer, died in Garden City New York. The veteran, who played in the 19th and early 20th centuries, left a lasting impact on the sport and its history.
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Latham
Garden City
N. Y
Arlie Latham
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