High Point Puts Union Game In North State Spotlight
High Point College enters a pivotal non conference week as Union visits Harrison Gym. Coach Davis relies on guard play and rebounding with Joyce Sueta and Davidson key scorers as the Panthers, in second place, prepare for a Tennessee trip and a Saturday game at West Virginia.
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High Point College
Purple Panthers
Norl-H
Bob Davis
Guint
Union
High Point
Harrison Gym
YMCA
Panthers
Milligan
Johnson City
Davis
High
Billy Hicks
Oak Ridge
Panther
Jesse Joyce
Ed Sueta
Joyce
Sueta
Easy Ed
Bobby Davidson
Davidson
Hawk
Tennessee
West Virginia
Controversy fuels debate over WVU plans and football scales
The Southern Conference member Dr Irvin Stewart faced sharp criticism after voting Maryland and Clemson to a year of probation and boycotting punishment tempering 1952 schedules. The piece mocks Stewart Gray and UNC president as alumni oppose the rules while highlighting High Point boxing plans and Hi-Toms baseball pitching leaders in 1951.
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Irvin Stewart
West Virginian University
Maryland
Clemson
Gordon Gray
UNC
Carolina
Harry
Tennis Youth Movement Brought In Keen Focus
United Press reports a rising youth wave in tennis with Tony Trabert and Maureen Connolly ranked atop the U S Lawn Tennis Association listings. Trabert leads men’s rankings during Davis Cup duties in Australia while Connolly becomes the youngest woman to hold No 1, as veterans like Seixas, Savitt, and Hart compete for top spots and titles across Forest Hills and Wimbledon circuits.
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Earl Wright
United Press
New York
America
Tony Trabert
Maureen Connolly
U. S
U.S
Teacert
Japan
Canada
Ines
Miss Connolly
Shirley Fry
Forest Hills
May Sutton Bundy
Liss Connolly
USLTA
Trabert
Cincinnati
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Dick Savitt
Orange
W. J. Seixas
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Savitt
Navy
Trahert
Pride S
Gary Cincinnati
Connelix
Eleanor Tennant
Americans Line Pockets With Havana Gold
The Havana 72 hole event ended yesterday as America's players filled purses led by Jimmy Demard of Ojai California with a winning total of 1275 after a final 69. He edged Bob Toski of Northampton Massachusetts by one stroke who posted 68 for second place at 1276. Three others tied at 277 including Turnesa Cooper and Harmon. Marty Furgol and Joney Penna ended at 278. The Boston Red Sox also faced a harsh 1951 season ending with 12 losses in last 13 games.
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America
Jimmy Demard
Ojai
Calif
Bob Toski
Northampton
Mass
Jimmy Turnesa
Briarcliff
N. Y
Pete Cooper
White Plains
WN. Y
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
N.Y
Marty Furgol
Lemont, T
Joney Penna
Cincinnati
Matson Wins Grid Scoring Point Battle
In a tight finish for the 1951 college football season Ollie Matson of San Francisco edged Hugh M McElhenny of Washington by one point to claim the NCAA scoring title with 126 points on 21 touchdowns. McElhenny tallied 125 on 17 TDs and 23 extra points as Tulsa’s Bill Parson trailed with 96. Les Richter and Pat Summerall contributed key kicks as California’s defense and Oregon?
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Ollie Matson
San Francisco
Hugh M McElhenny
Washington
Cran
Ncaa Service Bureau
Matson
MeIlhenny
McElhenny
Tulsa
Bill Parson
California
Les Richter
Limos
Pat Summerall
Alsatia
Ohio State
Vic Janowicz
Luster Fading As Bowl Games Get Twin Jobs
New York United Press survey shows major conferences moving to ban or restrict post season bowls after Jan 1. Southern and Eastern conferences join Big Seven in disfavor, with NCAA convention next month likely to shape further action.
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United Press
Southern Conference
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Big Seven
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Big Ten
Pacific Coast Conference
Southwest Conference
Southeastern Conference
Southern
Clemson
Maryland
Southwest
Skyline
Ivy League
Trinity Allen Jay Alumni Play Friday Night Doubleheader
Trinity High hosts a Friday night doubleheader with Trinity and Allen Jay alumni. The women's game starts at 7 30 PM and the men follow. Earlier action had Trinity teams sweeping Farmer High with the boys 3 41 and the girls 62 30.
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Trinity
Allen Jay
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Trinity High
Trinity High Rage
Farmer High
Trinity Boys
Villemain Favored in Boston Garden Bout
Paris middleweight Robert Villemain enters the Boston Garden as a heavy favorite over Norman Hayes of Boston for a 1 round bout tonight. Villemain is about a three to one choice to win based on odds and form.
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Boston
Middleweig
Robert Villemain
Paris
Norman Hayes
Boston Garden
Terps Face Tough Tennessee Test in Sugar Bowl
Maryland coach Jim Tatum predicts the Sugar Bowl against Tennessee will be the hardest game yet for his Terrapins though he calls this squad the finest in Maryland history. He cites Ed Modzelewski Ralph Felton and Dick Ward among strong performers and notes Tennessee’s conditioning and precision under Gen. Bob Neyland as a benchmark.
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Herbert Foster
College Park
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Terrapins
Tennessee
Jim
Tatum
Hank Lauricella
Bert Rechichar
Tyrn Fir
Crorgia
Louisiana State
Ed Modzelewski
Pennsylvania
Bob Ward
Ralph Felton
Joe Hanulak
Ed Fullerton
Jack Searbath
Denver Crawford
Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt
Neyland
New Orleans
Kentucky St Johns Top Card In Key Interseason clash
Kentucky and St Johns square off in Lexington a marquee non conference matchup as Kentucky seeks to restore its top ranking after a loss to Minnesota St Johns riding a five game win streak and aiming to prove itself as the nations best with center Bob Zawoluk leading the attack while Kentucky eyes a home winning streak and a test against a ranked rival.
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Iowa President deplores furor over college athletics
University of Iowa President Virgil M. Hancher urged restraint on college sports anger, saying there are too many calls for coaches to resign and that intercollegiate football should not eclipse global events. He praised Leonard Raffensperger’s scholastic emphasis and urged a shift in sports culture.
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Virgil M. Hancher
University, of Iowa
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I Hancher
Associated’ Press
Iowa
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Johnny Bright
Oklahoma A & M
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