Wilkinson Keeps Big Seven Unbeaten With Sooner Win
In Lawrence Kansas, Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson credited crucial breaks and standout linebacker Tom Catlin for a 42 20 victory over Kansas. Wilkinson’s Sooners extended his six year run without a Big Seven loss as both teams fumbled twice. Catlin, a 195 pound senior from Ponca City, was praised for key plays.
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Dusty Rice May Face Ohio as Offensive End
Iowa coach Forest Evashevski considers moving Dusty Rice from tailback to end for the Ohio State game at Hawkeye Homecoming. Rice has a bad right knee limiting cutting ability, while Dan McBride set a new Iowa receiving mark with nine catches for 109 yards against Wisconsin.
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Fans Voice Mixed Opinions On Sports In Quick Read
The Quick magazine survey gathers reader views on sports culture from behavior of athletes to college football trends. It notes Big Ten performance, UCLA links, and local Iowa golf plans while praising coach Warren Gaer’s curfew decision and standout players like Wisconsin’s Don Voss and Jerry Wuhrman.
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Giants Expect Service Release for 71 Players
New York Giants anticipate 71 farm system players being released from military service in time for 1953 spring training. Among returning servicemen is catcher Sam Calderone.
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Baseball Players Report To Managers In Spring Training
Land outfielder Bill Taylor will report to Manager Leo Durocher in Phoenix Arizona. The others will report to the minor league base at Melbourne Florida.
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National figure skating championships set for Hershey in March
Hershey Pennsylvania hosts the four day 1952 national figure skating championships from March 25 to 28. Top skaters from across the United States compete for national titles and honors at the event.
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UCLA Team To Beat In Pacific Coast Loop
California, USC, and UCLA lead the Pacific Coast race as Cal wallops Santa Clara 27-7 while USC crushes Oregon State 28-6. UCLA beat Stanford 24-14 and faces Wisconsin next. Don Heinrich throws three TD passes for Washington in a 49-0 win over Oregon setting a conference TD record.
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Culver TD Stays Harvard Win Over Colgate
Harvard defeats Colgate 21 20 after John Culver of Cedar Rapids scores the winning TD. Culver rushes 19 times for 109 yards average 5.5, with six touchdowns this season. Monteith adds his third straight extra point in Cambridge.
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Lowe third in class F heat at Nationals hydroplane meet
Orville Lowe of Des Moines finished third in the second heat of the class F hydroplanes at the National Outboard championships in Lake Alfred Florida on Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids Teams Sweep In Eastern Iowa Traveling League
Cedar Rapids entered two teams in the Eastern Iowa Traveling league and both posted two wins in three games at Ottumwa's The Lodge. Silver Corporation dropped its opener then took the last two, while Iowa National won its first and third games to keep the pace.
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Forty Niners Rout Bears as Cardinals Edge Giants
San Francisco stays unbeaten at 4-0 with a 40-16 win over the Chicago Bears. Chicago Cardinals shock New York Giants 24-23, while Cleveland thumps Philadelphia 49-7. Detroit and Green Bay rally to 24-16 and 24-14 wins. Washington tops Pittsburgh 28-24.
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Big Ten Leaders Face Tests as Week Schedules Loom
Michigan and Minnesota clash at Ann Arbor while Illinois risks its title hopes against Purdue in a nationally televised midseason slate. Ohio State, Indiana, and Wisconsin also seek momentum as Penn State and UCLA travel in non-conference bouts.
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Wisconsin's Carl Top Scorer in Big Win Upset
Wisconsin halfback Harland Carl scored while Purdue upset Notre Dame 26-14 in Chicago with 21 fumbles recorded overall. Iowa trounced later in the day as the Badgers posted a decisive performance despite miscues.
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Bears Rider McElhenny Stars In Airing Win
Albert fed the ball to set up the play as McElhenny, a 198 pound right half back from Washington, piled up 103 yards from scrimmage, caught three passes for 33 yards, and totaled 123 yards on three punts including a 95 yard kickoff return TD.
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Girls Basketball Growth Pushes Iowa Union Membership Up
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union reports 10 new member schools boosting total to 704, the highest in 26 years. St John’s Independence left membership. Northeast district adds Fayette Keystone Bristow Dike Visitation Staceyville and Greene. Parnell Luton Rolfe expand in other districts.
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Hank Greenberg Hates Yankees
Cleveland AP Hank Greenberg the Indians general manager says he hates the New York Yankees and wants his players to hate them too. He cites Yankees psychology of superiority and recalls an anti Yankee complex from his Tigers days. He admits he does not know how to instill that hatred today.
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Providence Reds Take Narrow Two-Game Weekend Win
United Press reports the Providence Reds extended their slim lead in the American Hockey League after sweeping Hershey Bears in a weekend set. The wins firmed their position atop the standings and continued their winning momentum.
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Georgia Tech football co-captains named Morris and Miller
George Morris of Vicksburg Mississippi and Hal Miller of Kingsport Tennessee are named co-captains of the Georgia Tech football team. The Midwest Conference results show Lawrence 17 Ri aeneath 26 Olaf 41 Carleton 0 Coe 21 Cornell 0 Ottawa 48 Grinnell 46.
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Maryland and Navy clash sparks memory of 1951 powerhouses
Maryland overwhelmed Navy 38 to 7 in a rugged rivalry game marked by three Marylanders and four Midshipmen ejections. The win gave Maryland its third straight victory over Navy and fourth in 14 decisions, with both teams signaling a pause in future meetings for some time.
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Wilson Boosters and Local Football Schedule Teasing This Week
State sports note outlines Wilson boosters meeting at 7 30 in the Wilson cafeteria and a Decorah Legion baseball banquet with Bertilson the Chicago Cub announcer as speaker. Upcoming games include McKinley vs Franklin Roosevelt vs Wilson at 4 p.m. Thursday and several Friday and weekend football matchups across Ston Stadium and other sites.
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Loras Rolls Over Quincy For Fifth Straight Win
In Quincy Illinois Loras of Dubuque remained undefeated with a 40 to 2 victory over Quincy. Bob Burg smeier returned a second half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown as Loras scored in every quarter to seal their fifth straight win.
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World Record Set at Outboard Championships
Dr. R. D. Frawley of Dravesburg Pennsylvania set a world record of 38701 kiles per hour for class M hydro planes at the opening of the National Outboard championships.
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