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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1952
Page
6
The piece highlights Red Grange’s enduring legend and post football life in Chicago, noting his insurance-brokerage success and TV announcing as a hobby while praising Bronko Nagurski and other legends. It also touches on Ohio State football lore, 1956 Olympics timing, and Big Ten and Pacific Coast conference notes.
Ames report says 500 reserved seats remain for the 1952-53 Iowa State home schedule. Single games cost 1.50 and season tickets 12.50. Applications to the Athletic Ticket Office, Iowa State College, Ames, for the listed Dec to Mar schedule.
Jack Stewart of Ft. Dodge the squad’s only senior was named captain by Coach Tommy Thomson for Coe’s opening game against Iowa Wesleyan in the Coe fieldhouse. Thomson set the starting forwards as Dave Johnston and Bill Fitch, with Jack Fulton at center and Stewart or Ronnie Peck at guard.
New York United Press reports sixteen college football teams completed the 1952 regular season undefeated, including Michigan State and Georgia Tech. Other noted unbeaten squads range from East Texas State to St. Norbert’s of Wisconsin, with numerous colleges across the nation cited as unscored upon in their final games.
In regional notes, grouse called partridge in some areas are described as tame fool hens in wilderness sections. Near cities young birds may be tame at season's start but quickly become wary as season progresses.
Art Andrews of Iowa City won the boys singles title in the national junior indoor tennis tournament in St Louis defeating Earl Baumgardner of Colorado Springs 6 1 5. Andrews and Maxwell Brown beat Baumgardner and David Houghton 7 5 6 4 for the boys doubles title. Sam Giammalva of Texas defended his junior crown and teamed with Richard Schuette of Houston to win the junior doubles.
Purdue topped 11 college teams scoring 286 points to win the Midwest intercollegiate sailing dinghy championship on Lake Michigan. George Washington finished second with 254 points.
In a wild NFL week the Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Rams moved toward repeats. Browns lead the American Conference with two games left after a 24 point win over Washington. Rams sit tied for first in the National Conference after routing the 49ers and eye a clash with the Packers before finishing with the Steelers.
Baltimore counsel William MacMillan said the city will definitely return to the National Football League with an official announcement expected this week. Bert Bell, the league commissioner, indicated talks with a Baltimore group are ongoing for a 1953 season franchise separate from the Dallas Texans.
Luana beat Monticello 48-45 as Sacred Heart girls win on Saturday led by Joan Deerring's 30 points. Janet Holmes scored 30 for Monticello. The Sacred Heart boys followed with a 48-44 win fueled by Tom George's 18 points.
New York based INS selects a 22 man all America squad featuring two platoons. Georgia Tech Southern California and Oklahoma each place two players on offense and defense with wide representation from many schools.
San Francisco fullback Norm Standlee contracted polio late last week and fought the illness with hospital care. A Children’s Hospital spokesman said he has a good chance of complete recovery.
A vivid oddity unfolds as a naval officer urges bold action to confront a marching force while a colonel reacts quickly to halt the maneuver. The scene blends strategic bravado with surprising restraint in a moment of tense pursuit.
Iowa's basketball team, light on experience for Big Ten standards, hosts Butler to start the season at Iowa City. The Hawks have one more warmup before Big Ten play, with a 22 game schedule and one conference contest set for Dec. 13 against Michigan at home. Michigan and Indiana also open nonconference play this week.
The list covers multiple days with matchups across Big Ten, Iowa colleges, and other conferences. Notable games include Butler vs. Marquette, Indiana vs. Valparaiso, Marquette vs. Wisconsin, Drake at Kansas State, and South Dakota State at Iowa State among many others across Monday to Saturday.
St Marys Minn defeated Loras 59 to 66 in a college basketball result. Gananeca led with notable scoring as Lawrence Tech and others posted scores in a busy results table.
Cleveland manager Al Lopez and pitching coach Mel Harder said Bob Feller will not be a regular starter in 1953. They expect him to win 12 to 15 games in a spot role while experimenting with a knuckleball. If effective, he remains a valuable asset. otherwise the pitcher may face reduced opportunities.
The baseball draft opens in Phoenix with 1,500 minor leaguers eligible as Pittsburgh Detroit and Brooklyn pick first. Leo Durocher confirms he will stay with the Giants and manage as long as the team wants him as Monte Irvin returns for 1958.
Michigan State dominates the all Midwest eleven with three players on first team. Don Chelf of Iowa is the lone Hawkeye honored on the third team. Several Wisconsin co-champions and other Big Ten players appear across first and second teams.
Silver Corporation widened its lead over Iowa National by taking two of three in an intra city set and swept Washington's Melody Lane in three straight matches. Carl Berry led Silver with a 719 series, a Cedar Rapids high, as Silver set a league record with the 3,217 team score.
Schedule lists Roosevelt Boosters meeting at 7 20 p m at Roosevelt high school plus multiple sports events across Iowa colleges including basketball games at Coe Augie Cornell Upper Iowa and Cedar Rapids venues with wrestling and track hints.
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