Flanagan Seeks Title Shot After Saddler Upset
Del Flanagan of St. Paul stunned featherweight champion Sandy Saddler in Detroit with a non-title upset to pursue a January shot at Ike Williams. The 22-year-old improved to 48 wins with 2 draws in 50 fights, while Saddler suffered his first loss in 25 bouts amid crowd of 5,186 as both men accused the other of dirty tactics.
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Ike Williams
Sandy Saddler
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Saddler
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Ringsiders
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Packer Mat Team Tops Blue Earth in Non-Conference Duel
Austin high school wrestlers defeated Blue Earth 27 to 11 in a Wednesday non-conference meet at the old high school gym. Coached by Sky Wilcox and Ray Lemmerman, Austin also beat Blue Earth B 15 to 7 in the prelims with Hoff pinning Kirkberger in 1:00 and Hyland pinning D minewall in 1:59.
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Austin Grapplers
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Ray Lemmerman
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Northfield
Bob Hoff
Kirkberger
Duane Hyland
D. Kriewall
Richard Goslee
Ed Smith
Dave Burgeson
Earl Barnett
Don Estes
Dick Anderson
Kaark
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Blue Earth B
B.ree
Osmonson
Anderson
Hoff
Kirkmen
Bo.ound
Hyland
Inned D. Minewall
DeWanz
Neue Alee
Olund Pa
Smith
Trade Pays Off for Detroit in Big NHL Swap
Detroit Red Wings acquire Metro Prystal and Gayle Stewart from Chicago in a high profile trade. Stewart scores twice with two assists and Prystal adds two goals and one assist as Detroit shellacks the New York Rangers 9 to 0 at Madison Square Garden. Rangers slump to 12th loss of the season, while Boston beats Chicago 5-4 as Bruins ride home crowd.
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Harry Lumley
Jack Stewart
Metro Prystal
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New York Rangers
Stewart
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New Yorkers
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Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston
Minnesota Cadet to Lead Army Team
Harold J. Loehlein of Kimball Minnesota was elected captain of the 1951 Army football team. The 6 foot 1 inch 200 pound defensive end is the third straight wingman to be elected after Lt. John Trent who was killed in Korea and Dan Goldberg who led the Cadets this season.
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N. Y
Harold J. Loehlein
Kimball
Austin JC Waldorf Game Postponed to Friday
Waldorf JC called Austin JC at 4 p m Wednesday to postpone the high school gym basketball game due to heavy snowfall across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. The game is rescheduled for Friday January 5 at Austin JC, announced coach Dick Jewett.
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Waldorf JC
Waldorf College
Austin
Iowa
Minnesota
Dick Jewett
Austin JC
Le Roy Faces Adams in Key Friday Little Seven Clash
Le Roy High School basketball coached by Doc Haines seeks a break from weather delays as it hosts Adams in a Little Seven contest at 8 p.m. Adams, riding a three game unbeaten streak including a 35-33 OT win over Lyle, will test the Cardinals with their veteran pressure.
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Doc) Haines
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Loyola Gains 44-35 Win Over Irish No Plans Set to Restrict Horse Racing
New York reports no known plans to curtail horse racing despite wartime measures. TRA president Donald P. Ross says racing will be watched and preemptive plans made as policy in Washington crystallizes. The TRA two day meeting ends tonight with its annual dinner.
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Donald P. Ross
Thoroughbred Racing Association
TRA
Ross
Korea
Spencer Drayton
TRA Protective Bureau
Washington
NPA
Rose Bowl Pact and Sanity Code on Big Ten Agenda
The Big Ten winter meeting opened with topics including whether to renew the Rose Bowl agreement with the Pacific Coast conference the handling of service calls for athletes and the future of the NCAA sanity code restricting athletic aid. Proposals also consider televising or televising restrictions on games as in the previous season.
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Big Ten
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Rochester and Austin Vie for Big Nine Conference Spotlight
Rochester, with six lettermen and height edge, prepares to challenge undefeated Austin at home. Coach Bob McNish relies on 6 5 Bob Hannan and 6 2 guards while Rochester seeks third straight state appearance for the Rockets.
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Rochester
Rockets
Bob McNish
Bob Hannan
Dick Gillespie
Minors Hopeful in Radio Battle
In St Petersburg Florida major and minor league officials meet to curb broadcasts. George Trautman says majors show sympathetic attitude and outlines a plan to limit networks and supervise outlets. Committee members include Shaughnessy Hurth and White. Result depends on individual clubs action with Justice Department not involved. Attendance drop blamed partly on widespread broadcasts.
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Fla
George Trautman
Little Fellows
Trautman
A. B
Frank Shaughnessy
International League
Charles Hurth
Southern Association
Herman White
Northern League
Washington
Department of Justice
Barrett Barnum and Jack Shields Upset Top Seeds in Miami Four-Ball
In the Miami International Four-Ball, Barnum of Grand Rapids and Shields of Cedar Rapids defeated Demaret and Burke 5 and 4 after a 30 on the front and an eagle on the second hole. Snead and Ferrier easily beat Klein and Briggs 4 and 3. Penna and Toski edged Ulrich and Scharlan by one up in a tight round.
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Fla
John Barnum
Jack Shields
Barnum
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sheilds
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Jack Burke, Jr
Houston
Tex
Maimai
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Willie Klein
Miami Beach
Eldon Briggs
Saginaw
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bob Toski
Northampton
Mass
Wally Ulrich
Austin
Herman Scharlan
Boca Raton
Henry Bean Winner to Get Title Shot
Los Angeles heavyweights Clarence Henry and Willie Bean will clash in a 12 round bout at the Olympic Auditorium on December 19. The winner earns a title shot at world champion Ezzard Charles in February with promoter Cal Eaton and Jake Mintz arranging a 15 round match if Charles wins the title defense.
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Clarence Henry
Willie Bean
Ezzard Charles
Cal Eaton
Olympic Auditorium
Jake Mintz
Charles
Pilot
Next Move in Hollywood Gold Cup
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's three year old filly Next Move is likely the sole filly in a 10 horse field for the $100,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Inglewood. The race features Hill Prince Noor Ponder Assault Palestinian and others in the mile and a quarter event. Next Move carries 116 14, less than topweights Noor and Hill Prince, and faces an all male field.
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Calif
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Hill Prince
On Trust
Great Circle
Repeluz
Miche
Noor
Rowland to star in Shrine East West game
Brad Rowland of Little McMurry College Abilene Texas will play for the Western team in the Shrine East West charity football classic on December 30 in San Francisco. The passer runner and punter was named to the Associated Press Little All America and is the smallest college representative in the event.
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Little McMurry College
Abilene
Tex
Brad Rowland
Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital
Rowland
Associated Press
Little All America
Solidarity Retires After Leg Injury and Stud Plans
Solidarity, a top money winner, is retired to stud with earnings of 357435. The five year old son of Ali bhai Jerrybuilt will stand at John Hertz's Amarillo ranch in Canoga Park California next spring. Hertz expects strong stud earnings equal to his racing haul. Injured last winter at Santa Anita, Solidarity did not fully recover. Mrs. Nat Goldstone, an Los Angeles sportswoman, owned the horse. His notable win was the San Pasqual at Santa Anita on January 7, beating Noor and Ponder in 1:43 4/5 for the mile and one sixteenth.
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Calif
Solidarity
Alibhai Jerrybuilt
John Hertz
Amarillo Ranch
Canoga Park
Nat Goldstone
Los Angeles
Santa Anita
Noor
Ponder
Loyola tops St Augustine 44 35 on hot second half
Loyola led 12 9 after the first quarter and 37 31 at three quarters, then pulled away in the final period to beat Mickey Marty’s St Augustine quint 44 35 at Teachers College gym. Tom Amann scored 15. Tom Tindal and Gene Klatt 12 each for Loyola while St Augustine’s Gene Brewen added eight.
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Loyola
Mickey Marty
St. Augustine Quint
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Mankato Quint
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Tom Amann
Irish
Tom Tindal
Gene Klatt
St. Augustine
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Hansen
Hangge
Jirele
Holzer
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Biewen
Oklahoma Aggies Win in Double Overtime
New York reports Hank Iba led the Oklahoma Aggies to a 60-53 double overtime victory over DePaul at Stillwater. The win ends a long home-court jinx, improving Iba’s A&M record to .797 and boosting his career totals to 458 wins and 117 losses.
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Hank Iba
Oklahoma Aggies
Aggies
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A & M
Iba
Superior Teachers Top Macalester 61 53 in Narrow Win
Superior Teachers College defeated Macalester College 61 to 53 in a road game. Dick Stanton led Macalester with 21 points while Derrick Walker scored 19 for Superior as they built a halftime lead and held on.
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Wis
Superior Teachers College
Macalester College
Dick Stanton
Macalester
Derrick Walker
Wagner Construction and Legion win City league games
Wagner Construction defeated Lines Ullman 51 to 45 as Tom Wagner scored 21 points to lead his team. The American Legion routed the Bus Line 75 to 29 with Wilson adding 17 points. Two more City league games were set for tonight, Bus Line vs Austin Rebels at Shaw gym and Legion vs Nates Surplus at the old high school gym, both starting at 9 p.m.
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Ullman
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Legion
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Nates
Arnold
Gibson
C . Eveeeeseses
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Boyer
Schneider
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Borchardt
Wagner Construction
Wagner Construction Fg
Ft. Pf
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Ulven
Cveeebenvarese Coord
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McDonald
Cleveland
Sayles
Aquinas Beats Lourdes 44 to 35 in Rochester Return
Aquinas of La Crosse Wisconsin avenged their only loss of the 1949 season by defeating Lourdes 44 to 35 in Rochester. Warren Delagrave Tom Bruha and Bill Skemp sparked a late surge in the third period. Lourdes center John Guzinski led all scorers with 14 points while Aquinas’ Jim Temp and Skemp added 13 and 9 respectively.
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la Crosse
Wis
Lourdes
Blugolds
Rochester Quint
Warren Delagrave
Tom Bruha
Bill Skemp
John Guzinski
Jim Temp
Aquinas
Skemp
Boxing Results Detroit and Miami Beach Cards
Detroit bout saw Del Flanagan outpoint Sandy Saddler in a 132 percent display as St Paul hosts action. In Miami Beach Bobby Dykes stopped Aldo Minelli after a 150 percent performance. Italy figures in the 4 bout.
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Detroit
del Flanagan
St. Paul
Sandy Saddler
New York
Miami Beach
Bobby Dykes
Miami
Aldo Minelli
Italy
Indianapolis Downs Caps Lakers Win
The Kentucky trio Groza Beard and Jones led Indianapolis past Washington 101 to 79 at Uline Arena. Jones scored 34, Groza 23 and Beard 22 as Indianapolis totaled 909 season points. Fort Wayne and Minnesota won their games.
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Kentucky
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Wah-Wah Jones
National Basketball Association
Indianapolis
Washington
Washington Capitols
Jones
Uline Arena
Groza
Beard
Fort Wayne
Minneapolis
Jim Pollard
New York Knickerbockers
Pollard
New
Tank Team at Rochester Opens Big Nine Meet
Vern Ojanpa's Austin swimming team travels to Rochester for a Big Nine conference opener. Rochester, defending champion coached by Evar Silvernagle, is expected to field a strong squad. Austin leaders include Ken Pack David Nelson Bob Houston Earl St Peter Bill Rishavy Russell Wangen and Gordon Barnes. The meet begins at 3 p m.
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Vern Ojanpa
Austin
Rochester
Evar Silvernagle
Ken Pack
David Nelson
Bob Houston
Earl St. Peter
Bill Rishavy
Russell Wangen
Gordon Barnes
PGA Annual Meeting Set for Southern Pines Event
The Professional Golfers Association holds its annual meeting in Southern Pines North Carolina from November 28 to December 1. The event gathers league officials and top players for policy discussions and awards.
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Professional Golfers Association
Southern Pines
N. C
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