Notre Dame Iowa game oddity tops AP year-end poll
The Nov. 21 1952 Notre Dame Iowa game incident where Varichione feigned injury to extend plays was named the 1953 Associated Press sports oddity of the year. The result drew 46 first place votes and 161 points. Other top oddities included Dodgers manager Chuck Dressen’s resignation after pennants and Bear Bryant misreading a game result.
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Notre Dame
Iowa
Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chuck Dressen
Frank Varrichione
Irish
Fred Hawks
Council Bluffs
Charles L. Clapp
Grand Rapids
Mich
Greg O’brien
Duluth
Minn
News-Tribune
Bear Bryant
Kentucky
LSU
Marion Indians Roll To Sixth Straight Loop Victory
Marion moved to a 6th straight Wa mac conference win by routing Anamosa 71 to 41 Friday night. Tom Domer led with 27 points, Wally DeWoody 19, while Anamosa’s Roger Norton scored 18 as Marion’s sophomores won 55 to 18 behind Jerry Cox's 10 points.
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Anamosa
Indians
Tom Domer
Wally DeWoody
Roger Norton
Jerry Cox
TV Sponsor Faces Possible Drop Of College Football Telecasts
General Motors may not renew its NCAA football TV contract amid dissatisfaction with the stand out telecast plan. The sponsor funded over four million since 1953 and doubts arise if others would step in. NCAA meetings in Cincinnati keep the current format of one game weekly with regional representation.
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NCAA
General Motors
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Big Ten
Central City Teams Rout Palo In Basketball Blowout
Central City boys defeated Palo 80 to 26 with Dick Akers scoring 22 and Ike Pavek 33 for Palo. In the girls game Donna Meakins led Central City with 33 points while McClurg had 20 for Palo.
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Palo
Dick Akers
Ike Pavek
Donna Meakins
McClurg
Dysart wins overtime thriller over Orange in league clash
Dysart takes the North Iowa Cedar league lead with a 56 53 overtime win over Orange. Don Edmonds scored the winning basket as the game featured 11 ties and 16 lead changes. Dysart also won the reserve game 37 29.
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Orange
Don Edmonds
Sacred Heart Topples Onslow Girls 44 37
Onslow Monticello Sacred Heart handed Onslow girls their first conference loss 44 to 37 with Staner scoring 18. In the boys game Onslow won 63 to 46 as Snyder led with 14 and Westhoff added 12 for the losers.
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Center Point girls edge Alburnett 51 to 40 in Linn County play
Center Point girls defeated Alburnett 51 40 as Newman led with 39 points and McBurney added 26 for Alburnett. In the boys game, Alburnett won 62 47 behind McGowan 17 and Vern Sebrecht scored 17 for Center Point.
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Linn County
Newman
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Hawklet Rally Beats Roosevelt 59-55 in Thriller
Iowa City Little Hawks overcome Roosevelt Roughriders 59-55 in a seesaw Mississippi Valley Conference game. Bill Scott and Chuck Sample delivered key baskets in the closing minutes as Roosevelt led 55-53 with 2:05 left. Dave Wessel led Roosevelt with 24 points while Jim Kirby added late scoring for City High.
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Gazette
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Roosevelt
Roughriders
Bill Scott
Chuck Sample
Little Hawks
Ron Olson
Dick Perry
City High
Kirby
Wessel
Davis
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Langston
Dave Wessel
Jim Kirby
Little Hawk
Clyde Chapman
Bill Brousard
Giardello Stops Panter in Fifth Round at Madison Square Garden
Joey Giardello, 23, ranked No. 3, battered Garth Panter to a stoppage at 1 16 of the fifth, his first Garden TKO and 14th career knockout. Panter, battered through the ropes, was halted by referee Al Bert. Giardello eyes Olson next but Chicago-bound Bobo Olson has April date with Kid Gavilan. Giardello slated for Feb 5 with Giambra.
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Joey Giardello
Supreme Court
Giardello
Philadelphia
Bobo Olson
Garth Panter
Salt Lake City
Madison Square Garden
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Garth
Joey
al Bert
Gardello
Bob Christenberry
New York State Athletic Commission
Christenberry
Billy Graham
Olson
Bobo
Kid Gavilan
Chicago
Billy Brown
the Garden
Joey Giambra
Buffalo
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Wilson Wrestlers Top Indeos 32-9
Wilson's wrestling team defeated Independence 32 to 9 at the Wilson gym. Four pins and four decisions fueled the win led by Arland Miller 138-pounder with a 1 02 fall. Other bouts included decisions by Wayne Oliver and Pien len Reif. Continuous OCR errors noted.
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Independence
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J. Albright
Garnaville Tops Monona for Clayton County Girls Title
Monona-Garnavillo won the Clayton county girls championship by defeating Monona 49 to 35. Sandra Fiete led with 27 points while Moon scored 17 for Monona. In the consolation Luana beat Mar-Mac 60-45 with Walz totaling 24 and Wagner 37 for Mar-Mac.
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Carleton Knocks Off Coe 78 63 In Midwest Clash
Carleton Knights defeated Coe 78 to 63 on Carleton's court building a late 3rd quarter run to surge past the Kohawks. Stars Laurie Slocum and Howie Rosenblum keyed the surge while Bill Fitch led Coe with 22 points.
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Bill Fitch
Dave Johnston
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Fitch
St Wenceslaus Defeats St Marys 45-35 In Tight Hs Clash
St Wenceslaus led St Marys of Waterloo 9-6 early then 32-26 by the third quarter. Sanborn scored 17 points including four late dunks, while Miller and Dostal added nine apiece as St Wene won to improve to 3-12 overall. St Marys dropped to 6-5 in league play.
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Dave May
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Luther Uses Rally Beats Buena Vista 66 60
Luther overcame a 31-24 halftime deficit with a 42-point second half to defeat Buena Vista 66-60 in the Northern Division Iowa conference opener. Kent Finanger led Luther with 24 points as Buena Vista led by as many as 13 in the second period before fading.
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Iowa
Kent Finanger
Iowa Tutors Clinch Narrow 14-13 Wrestling Victory
Cedar Falls AP Gus Gatto of Cedar Rapids earned a 6-0 decision in the final match to lift Iowa State Teachers College to a 14-13 win over Purdue. Purdue led 13-11 before Gatto sealed the comeback.
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Iowa State Teachers College
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Gatto
Bennett and Clarence duel for Cedar county title
Clarence boys ride a 15 game win streak into the final against Bennett at 8 45 p m in Bennett gym. Doc Paul leads with a 32 point average while Roland Rhubarb Hambright Dan Wiese and Jerry Bauer average 15 each for Bennett who own an 11 17 record. Clarence girls meet Mechanicsville at 7 30 for the other crown.
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Cedar County
Mechanicsville
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Landy Sets Australian Two Mile Mark in 8 58.2
Melbourne AP reports John Landy, Australia's track star, switched from the mile to the two mile Saturday and set a new Australian record of 8:58.2, beating the previous mark by three seconds. The world record is 8:40.4 by Gaston Reiff of Belgium set in 1952.
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John Landy
Australia
Gaston Reiff
Belgium
Roosevelt Wins Cedar Rapids Junior High Opener 30-27
Roosevelt opened the Cedar Rapids junior high basketball season with a 30-27 win over Wilson. Wally Clark led Wilson with six points.
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Jr. High
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
Wally Clark
Santee Ruled Out of NCAA Track Meet
Cincinnati report says Wes Santee the American two mile record holder 4 04 4 was ruled ineligible for the 1954 NCAA championships after competing for Kansas in the 1951 AAU meet used one of three eligibility seasons. Coach Easton says a misentry as university representative cost eligibility. He can still run in other 1954 college events.
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Wes Santee
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Santee
University of Kansas
Berkeley
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Bill Easton
Cornell Upsets St Olaf 88 73 In Midwest Conference Game
Cornell seized the lead after three minutes and pulled away to defeat St. Olaf 88 73 in a Midwest Conference basketball clash. The halftime margin was 43 36 and Cornell extended the cushion to 19 points early in the fourth. John Gustafson topped St Olaf with 27 points while Watson Hartbeck scored 23 for Cornell.
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John Gustafson
Watson Hartbeck
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Grinnell Ends Knights String In Nonconference Win
AP Grinnell toppled Wartburg 71 to 59, snapping the Knights eight game undefeated streak. Grinnell hit 46 percent from the floor and never trailed as John Musser scored 20 and Bob Winter 19, while Wartburg’s Ken Griswold led with 16.
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Drake to Keep Drake Football as Intercollegiate Sport
Dr Henry G Harmon president of Drake University states football will remain an intercollegiate sport despite ongoing losses. He cites annual deficits around twenty thousand dollars and calls for stronger community support while noting several players plan to transfer amid subsidies disputes.
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Henry G. Harmon
Drake University
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