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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1952

Page

10

Chemists Rally To Edge Mountain Lions 66 62

South Charleston’s Chemists unleashed a late surge to beat Charleston Mountain Lions 66 to 62 at Morris Harvey Gym. Paul Underwood and Davey Hoffman starred in the final minutes as the Eagles overcame a 57 50 deficit with 4 minutes remaining. Price and Bails fouled out for SC while Rock Elie and George Grubich contributed for the Lions.

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DeSpirito Breaks World Riding Record At Tropical Park

Apprentice jockey Tony DeSpirito rode four winners at Tropical Park to reach 389 turf wins and smash the all time riding record, beating the former mark of 386. He claimed his 383rd victory of the year in the final race aboard King's Quest, besting Joe E. Lewis in a tense stretch duel before a crowd of 21,190.

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Ashenfelter Wins Sullivan Trophy for 1952 Sportsmanship

Olympic star Horace Ashenfelter, FBI agent and 1952 Olympic steeplechase champion, was named winner of the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy by the Amateur Athletic Union. He led with 1,112 points from 4718 ballots, ahead of Maj. Sammy Lee and Mat Whitfield, with awards to be presented Feb. 15 at the New York Athletic Club.

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Bowl lineups face rain risk on New Year’s Day

New York reports forecast rain but expects 400000-plus fans at five major bowls. Georgia Tech, Mississippi duel in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans for 82000, while Tennessee meets Texas in the Cotton Bowl for 75000 in Dallas. Pasadena’s Rose Bowl expected 193000 with clearing weather and mild winds. Orange Bowl Alabama Syracuse and Gator Bowl Florida Tulsa project favorable conditions. Three other bowls add about 45000 more, including Sun Bowl El Paso and Tangerine Bowl Orlando. Coaches publicly credit rivals while noting injuries and weather as factors.

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County Scholastic and State Scholastic Basketball Results

Readable scores show County Scholastic teams like South Chatterton and Charteston, plus State Scholastin results featuring Spencer and Wallon. The report lists multiple games across towns including Buffalo, Hopewell, Wheeling, Clarksburg, Fairmont, St. Peters, Weston, Philippi, and others with varied final tallies and tournament progress. Names of colleges and states appear in later lines, noting conference results and consolation rounds.

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Henry and Orpis Set for Huntington Bout at Memorial Field House

Oscar Henry of Charleston and Wick Orpis of Detroit will spar six rounds at Memorial Field House in Huntington on January 6 as a preliminary to Basil Mathews Jones card. Promoter Jack Laken announced a four round exhibition featuring Chuck Davey against Carl Stafford of Detroit.

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Open House Slated At YMCA on New Year’s Day

Red Hartman announced that the YMCA will host an open house on New Year’s Day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both gyms and the swimming pool will be open with no admission charge.

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