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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1952
Page
7
Beavers set to meet Oilers and Bulldogs in a grueling schedule as coach Schwab aims to rebound after recent losses. Meadville hosts the invasion with a 2 3 4 mark for the Bulldogs and a strong shooting corps. Beavers and Trappers brace for a busy week as regulation beaver trapping opens February 1.
Seixas, top American tennis player, will receive a plaque from Gov. John Fine at a Harrisburg ceremony for Pennsylvania's Athlete of the Year. The Harrisburg Exchange Club sponsors the award. Four football coaches are also honored: Jim Tatum Maryland, Rip Engle Penn State, Harry Lawrence Bucknell, and Bob Redman Bloomsburg State Teachers College.
Unbeaten college teams thinning as Duquesne seeks top spot with Villanova match tonight. St Bonaventure aims to extend 12 straight, while Kansas State tops in the Big Seven after Kansas setback. Illinois and Kansas tumble, Kentucky holds 6-0, North Carolina State tough in ACC, and Florida State sets football record marks.
Major leaguer Fred Marsh heads west from Chicago to El Centro California for spring drills with the St. Louis Browns and the early squad. He will train two weeks in El Centro then move to Burbank for full squad conditioning ahead of the 1952 season. Marsh aims to boost his batting average and solidify his third base job after finishing last season with a 24% mark and a late surge. He has signed a new contract with improved pay reported by Bill Vere.
Harrisburg dateline reports only 14 of last year’s top 25 Class A schoolboy basketball teams in Pennsylvania lead their leagues at mid-season 1952. Front runners include Farrell, Ford City, Duquesne, Erie Tech, Meadville, Radnor, Nanticoke and Westinghouse, with notes on several other section leaders across districts and leagues.
In National Basketball Tournament play Rochester defeated Indianapolis 102 to 95 and Syracuse beat Boston 91 to 86 while Minneapolis posted 91 to 62 over Milwaukee Fort Wayne routed New York 100 to 9 in the American League Manchester won 79 to 59 over Mitchdown Schenectady triumphed 81 to 76 against Wilkes Barre and Scranton beat Bridgeport 118 to 87.
Phoenix January 28 Lloyd Mangrum won the Phoenix Open prize of 20 000 with a 10 under par 66 final round. He led Ted Kroll and Julius Boros by five strokes after rounds of 68 68 67 and 66. Dutch Harrison finished second with 67 and earned 1400 in prize money.
Detroit 2 Chicago 0 Minttes 5 New York 3 Toronto 3 Boston 0 Buffalo 4 Hershey 3 Providence 7 Syracuse 4 Cleveland 7 Indianapolis 4 Ed Lopat ace lefty of the New York Yankees once had a trial with the New York Giants al 4 first baseman.
Marty MacPhail leads a New York syndicate to purchase 60 percent of Bowie Race Track near Baltimore for an estimated two million dollars. He plans modernizing Bowie's facilities with glamor shows and plush boxes while serving as executive head and driving the track’s future direction. Charles F. Simonelli acted as go-between in the deal with Bear Stearns connections.
Mary Leng Faulk, 25, a Thomasville Georgia shipbuilder from Finday, won the 20th annual Miami golf tournament with a 2 and 1 victory over Mary Ann Downey of Baltimore yesterday.
Indoor season highlight features Jamaica’s George Rhoden and Mel Kenley among top middle distance contenders. Rhoden dominates the 60 yard dash in Madison Square Garden while Kenley, from Long Branch, N J, eyes improved form as Wint and others pursue world records.
Dallas, Tex Jan 28 Dick Burnett said the Dallas club will field any player regardless of race if he can make the team signaling the color line weakening. Bushell of the Cleveland Indians notes no bar based on race creed or color and football’s rise is pushing into baseball’s season.
In Adelaide Australia Big Ben McGregor defeated Frank Sedgman in a five set upset 7 5 10 10 2 6 McGregor won the first two sets as Sedgman faltered late in the opening and collapsed further in the second before McGregor closed out the match The match boosts McGregors status as a rising star while Sedgman the world topplayer suffered the loss amid a dramatic comeback attempt by the challenger
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