Slippery footing and damp skies for Shrine test
Eastern stars clash with the West in the 28th Shrine Game at Kezar Stadium despite rain and slick footing. The sold out crowd of about 60,000 will watch a nationally televised event on DuMont and Mutual with kickoff at 1 45 p m Pacific. Michigan State coach Clarence Munn directs the East using 45 plays from the T formation and wings while Howie Odell limits the West to about a dozen plays with star players from Oklahoma and California. The West is slight favorite as each side hinges on a key back in the backfield. Don McAuliffe aids Munn to a 24 game winning streak while Eddie Crowder is lined up to start at quarterback for the West.
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Mutual
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Biggie) Munn
Spartans
University of Washington
Howie Odell
Oklahoma
Billy Wessels
California
Johnny Olszewski
West
Don McAuliffe
Munn
Odell
Paul Heinrich
Eddie Crowder
Wessels
Sooners
Browns face Lions with Speedie and Jones sidelined
Cleveland and Detroit prepare for the world championship game at Municipal Stadium with End Mac Speedie and Halfback Dub Jones out due to injuries. About 50,000 fans are expected as Mutual radio and Dumont TV cover the 1 p.m. CST kickoff.
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Browns
Detroit
Lions
Municipal Stadium
Paul Brown
Mac Speedie
Dub Jones
Buddy Parker
Brown
Speedie
Jones
Lake Front
Mutual
Dumont
Winona Cager Sets Pace in Point Chase
Winona leads Big Nine scoring as Red Wing and Austin vie for team title. Winhawk Winona Cager has 58 points in three games, with Lynn Kaf ve of Faribault second at 51 and Bob Schmidt of Rochester third with 49. Winston Folers of Owatonna posts top averages, while Svenningson guards free throws leader status. Red Wing tops team scoring and defense as the race moves beyond the holidays.
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Austin
Winona
al Svenningson
Winhawk
Faribault
Lynn Kafve
Bob Schmidt
Rochester
Vern Meehl
Albert Lea
Bob Hastings
Dave Meyer
Last Contact for Trojans Rose Bowl Scrimmage
USC coach Jess Hill says today's workout is the final tune up before the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin on New Year’s Day. Wisconsin coach Ivy Williamson notes his team will get a spirited scrimmage and remains confident in his squad.
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Calif
Southern California
Trojans
Jess Hill
Wisconsin
Ivy Williamson
Badgers
Williamson
Midget Teams Battle in Santa Claus Bowl Showdown
Four midget football teams from Washington DC Jamaica Long Island NY Wilson NC and Green Bay WI compete in Lakeland Florida for the Santa Claus Bowl. The 6:30 p.m. CST opening game features Wilson versus Long Island with Green Bay v Washington following. Winners meet Monday at 8:15 p.m. for the title while losers play consolation.
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Fla
Washington, D. C
Jamaica
Long Island
N. Y
Wilson
N. C
Green Bay
Wis
Washington
Ted Williams Hopes to Return to Baseball After War
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox slugger and Marine Air Force member, hopes to resume his baseball career when released next September. He met in Miami en route to California and possibly Korea, leaving a $125,000 annual Boston job to serve as a flight instructor in World War II.
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Fla
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Marine Air Force
Yanks and Rebs set for hard Blue Gray clash in Montgomery
Southern hospitality fades on the football field as the Yanks and Rebs prepare for the annual Blue Gray game in Montgomery. Texas A&M tackle Jack Little and Maryland end Lloyd Colteryahn lead the Gray front while Michigan State’s Gordy Serr and Purdue’s Bill Bruner direct the Yankee attack. Marchibroda and d A chi lle anchor the Blue passing game as Ray Graves quarterbacks the South with Frank Howard and coaches George and Warmath aiding the effort.
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Ala
Yanks
Rebs
Confederacy
Jack Little
Texas A&m
Lloyd Colteryahn
Maryland
Grays
Gordy Serr
Michigan State
Purdue
Bill Bruner
Up North
Rip Engle
Penn State
Bert Ingwersen
Illinois
Harvard
Dick Harlow
Detroit
Ted Marchibroda
Portsider
Lou d’Achille
Indiana
Marchibroda
D’achille
Ray Graves
Clemson
Frank Howard
Ray George
Murray Warmath
Mississippi State
Buffs Head into Big Seven Tourney in Kansas City
Colorado Buffaloes arrive in Kansas City for the Big Seven tournament after an upset of Oklahoma A&M. Since joining the league in 1947 they have won only three conference tourney games, with Burdette Haldorson among the notables.
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Colo
Colorado
Buffaloes
Oklahoma A & M
Kansas City
Buffs
Harvard
Nebraska
Yale University
Kansas State
Wildcats
Austin Star
Burdette Haldorson
Transit stops and brawls cross state lines
New York based Vince Martinez stops Don Williams from Worcester while Emerson Butcher from Rock Island defeats Chief Crazy Horse of Rosebud in Palm Beach. Edmonton resident Georgie Dunn stops Carlos Chavez of Los Angeles.
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Vince Martinez
Paterson
N. J
Don Williams
Worcester
Mass
West Palm Beach
Fla
Emerson Butcher
Rock Island
Ill
Crazy Horse
Rosebud
S. D
Edmonton
Alberta
Georgie Dunn
Carlos Chavez
Los Angeles
Illini Aim To Rebound In Big Ten Tilt With Buckeyes
Illinois seeks a regain of momentum after a 77 73 loss to Minnesota as they host Ohio State in Champaign in the Big Ten opener. Michigan State vs Northwestern in Evanston marks the season’s first conference clash in the same two night double header. Iowa faces California and Wisconsin meets Oregon in non conference games in Iowa City while Iowa’s 86 57 win over Oregon sets a new team scoring record at the Wisconsin fieldhouse.
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Buckeyes
Champaign
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Wisconsin
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Iowa
California
Two S M League Hockey Openers On Sunday
Orr Privett's Austin hockey team starts the Southern Minnesota League schedule Sunday afternoon if the ice is ready. If the Kaufman Addition rink is ready, Austin meets North Mankato at 1 30 p m. Owatonna visits Albert Lea tomorrow while Rochester has a bye. First round games from Dec 21 were postponed and will be rescheduled.
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Privett
Jim Sack
Rochester Mustang
Austin Sextet
East Side
Spring Valley and Preston Win Holiday Openers
Spring Valley under Le Roy Henning defeated St. Paul Park 36 to 29 in the Holiday tournament opener. Preston, led by Norm Larsen, beat North St. Paul 65 to 63 in a tight game with Cutler scoring 19 for the losers and Halvorson pacing Spring Valley. Tonight Preston meets Park at 7 30 p m and Spring Valley faces North St. Paul.
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LeRoy Henning
St. Paul Park
Norm Larsen
Preston Quint
North St. Paul
Cutler
Preston
Halvorson
Preston Meeting Park
Mankato Beats Augustana In Tourney Opener
In Sioux Falls SDIA opening night of the Augustana College invitational Mankato Teachers crushed host Augustana 97 to 61 while South Dakota State beat St. Johns Collegeville 78 to 69 Manny Beckman led Mankato with 14 points Bob Minick had 12 for Augustana Bill Christopherson top scorer for St Johns with 20 points
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St. John’s
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Manny Beckman
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Cubs catcher Harry Chiti begins basic training at Ft. Lee
Fort Lee Virginia receives Harry Chiti the Chicago Cubs bonus catcher for basic Army training. The transfer marks a rare sports figure entering military service during the era.
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Harry Chiti
Chicago Cubs
Ft. Lee, Va
Rookie Boxer Martinez Aims at Chuck Davey
Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey reeled off a technical knockout over Don Williams at Madison Square Garden in the ninth round to push toward Rookie of the Year and a title shot against Chuck Davey. Manager Tex Pelete said Martinez will stay active and pursue the Davey fight.
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Vince Martinez
Paterson
N. J
Bobby Sox
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Vinnie
Sammy Giuliani
Martinez
Don Williams
Madison Square Garden
Ruby Goldstein
Worcester
Mass
Williams
Tex Pelete
Professional Seer Bets Cash on Rose Bowl Score
Los Angeles Jack Swimmer, a professional seer, offered to donate $1,000 to charity if he guesses the Wisconsin Southern California Rose Bowl score. He delivered a sealed chest to Superior Judge Mildred L. Lillie containing a paper with his prediction. The judge will open it January 5 at a National Guild of Prestidigitators meeting.
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Jack Swimmer
Swimmer
Mildred L. Lillie
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National Guild of Prestidigitators
Streaky Celtics Fall to Olympians in Indy
The Boston Celtics lost 85-74 to the Indianapolis Olympians Friday night, their third straight defeat after a start that saw two wins, then runs of seven and eight straight. Indianapolis led 40-34 at halftime, then pulled away in the fourth as Bill Tosheff scored twice to seal the win.
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Indianapolis Olympians
Skein
Indianapolis
New York
Syracuse
Olympians
Boston
Bill Tosheff
Kzeeps
Hopkins Top Choice in Mankato Tourney
Hopkins enters the Mankato Y Men Holiday tournament as the top team with a 29 game win streak. The champion. Hopkins faces Detroit Lakes at 7 30 p m Monday followed by Mankato South St Paul in the double header. winners face losers Tuesday. Last year Canby won the meet.
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Hopkins
Mankato High School
Bemidji
Detroit Lakes
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Hutton and Pipers Drill for Drake Tilt
Hamline University basketball coach Joe Hutton prepares the team for a December 29 game in Des Moines against Drake University. Starting lineup likely Fritsche Thorgaard Smaagaard Gassner Dunphy with Rasmussen Hill Paisley Donlin among traveling players.
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Gustavus Adolphus
Joe Hutton
Hamline University
Des Moines
Drake University
Drake
Pipers
Jim Fritsche
Lloyd Thorgaard
Paul Smaagaard
Shrimp Bowl Grid Contest On Today
Northeastern State of Oklahoma faces Sam Houston State of Texas in the post season Shrimp Bowl high scoring clash. A crowd of 9,000 is expected to attend under the event’s new name. it formerly was the Oleander Bowl and featured junior college teams.
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Texs
Oklahoma
Sam Houston
Texas
Shamrocks Lose Narrow Home Thriller to Wayzata 55 54
St Augustine suffers first home defeat in seven starts as Wayzata edges the Irish 55 54. Crowe blames prep lapses and injuries to Schmitz Wagner, Bambenek leads Wayzata with 20, Jirele misses late free throws. Irish record now nine wins three losses ahead of next game vs Albert Lea.
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al Jirele
Dick Shaver
Bambenek
Bob Johnson
Ed Hangge
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Peewee Nee
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Serene
McPherson
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Ule
Yohangten
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Eeres Dicky
Different Games but the Same Conclusion Washington defeats St Louis 61 57
In New York on Friday night the University of Washington beat Saint Louis University 61 to 57, while Washington University of St Louis defeated Idaho by the same score. The results show identical final margins across two games.
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St. Louis University
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Irish to Face Alumni Quint in Noncounting Game
The St. Augustine Shamrocks host an alumni basketball game at 8 p.m. the Shamrocks’ output will not affect league standings, with coach Marty Crowe possibly using reserves against recent graduates. The next home date is Jan 3 versus Blue Earth, while Jan 2 Holy Trinity of New Ulm is cancelled.
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Gophers Beat Toronto 5-2 in Nonconference Clash
Minnesota and North Dakota won openers in their Midwest Collegiate Hockey League series as the Gophers defeated Toronto 5-2 behind two goals and two assists from John Mayasich while North Dakota edged Michigan State 5-4 despite a late Spartans rally.
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North Dakota University
Toronto
Michigan State
Gophers
Toronto University
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Spartans
La Salle Favored in Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden
Eight teams open action in the holiday festival basketball tourney at Madison Square Garden. LaSalle Explorers, last season NIT winners and atop the AP poll, are strong favorites. Afternoon games pair Manhattan against Cincinnati and LaSalle against De Paul, while evening features St John’s versus Miami of Ohio and New York U against Utah State.
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LaSalle Explorers
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de Paul
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Ohio
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Mrs. Ruby Scull Sets Speed Record At Orange Bowl Regatta
Mrs. Ruby J. Scull of Ventnor New Jersey established a new record of 62.302 miles per hour in the 48 cubic inch inboard runabout class at the Orange Bowl Speed Boat Regatta in Miami Beach Florida.
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Fla
Ruby J. Scull
Ventnor
N. J
Young Jockey Near Fame and Fortune
Tony DeSpirito, 18, from Lawrence Massachusetts, nears a record 389 wins in a year to break 46 year mark set by Walter Miller. If he wins 13 more before New Year’s Eve he will surpass 388 and gain world fame like Arcaro and Sande. He rose from walking "hots" at Narragansett Park to riding his first winner at Sunshine Park in January.
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Tony DeSpirito
Lawrence
Mass
Walter Miller
Willie Shoemaker
Joe Culmone
Earl Sande
Eddie Arcaro
Johnny Longden
Tony
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Shoemaker
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