State NC football upheaval and coach firings
The mass exodus of NC State coaches leaves Beattie Feathers as freshman coach and Horace Hendrickson elevated to head coach. The athletic council cannot afford to fire the pair, while student players sit on the council, provoking debate over leadership, authority, and the administration’s role in hiring and firing staff. The piece argues coaches must be employed and protected by the college, with students kept out of personnel decisions.
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North Carolina State
Beattie Feathers
Horace Hendrickson
State
Feathers
Hendrickson
Wolfpack
Tom Nugent
Horace
Athletic Council
Acheel
Judges Call for Tougher Punishment in College Gambling Scandals
Wayne University Coach Joel Mason says judges are too lenient with college basketball players tied to six gambling scandals. He argues jail terms for all guilty players would deter future misconduct, warning that suspended sentences and no penalties invite more corruption. Mason, a former NFL and NBA player, stresses that only prison threats will curb point spread fixing.
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Wayne University
Joel Mason
Mason
Chicago Cardinals
Green Bay Packers
Sheboygan Redskins
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
High Point edges Citadel as Pryor sparks comeback
Veteran guard Paul Pryor sparked a rally in the third quarter to lift High Point University over The Citadel 53-48 in Harrison Gym. Pryor moved the Panthers from a 31-30 deficit to a 39-30 lead with quick passes and layups before foul trouble slowed the pace. Sueta led The Citadel with 17 points as High Point improved to 3-1 in pre-Christmas play.
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N. C
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Panthers
Citadel State
Manhattan
Jini
Bill Hackney
Enterprise
Purple Panthers
Husky
Collegians
Citadel Bulldogs
Harrison Gymnasium
Bob Davis
Pryor
Ed Sueja
Bally Hicks
Clarence Martin
Jack Friedlin
Phil Sabid
Bulldogs
Max Britt
Friedlin
Sueta
Joyce
Citadel
Panther
Jerry Varn
Sabio
Britt
Varn
Parther
Martin
West Virginia
Tech
Morgantown
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Frandlin
Cathcart
Leland
Fisher
Sabro
G. Martin
Lisk
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Davidson
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Thornton
Ene Nee
Tar Heels Fall to Illinois and NCSU Loses at MSG
Illinois routed North Carolina 86 to 66 in Champaign as six players hit double figures led by 18 from Al Lifson. N.C. State dropped 69 to 50 to Manhattan College at Madison Square Garden after a first-half run by the Jaspers. Kentucky rolled past DePaul 98 to 60, and NYU beat Holy Cross 63 to 50 on the same program.
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United Press
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Ilinois
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Mel Thompson
Illinois
al Lifson
Tar Heels
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Bradley
Colorado
Chuck Darling
Iowa
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Corneil
Tulane
New Orleans
Jim Knox
Texas Christian
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Utah
Loyola
Vanderbilt
Rice
Washington
Minnesota
Robinson to Defend Title For Charity
Sugar Ray Robinson will defend his middleweight title against Carl Olson in Honolulu for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund on January 24. The 15 round bout, approved by the California State Athletic Commission, will pay all earnings except $1 each, with the fighters contributing to the fund. A rumored gross around $75,000. Robinson previously stopped Olson in 11 rounds in Philadelphia.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Honolulu
Damon Runyon
California State Athletic Commission
Robinson
William P. Kyne
Olson
Philadelphia
Garrulous Grasso Knows No Quiet In Baseball Press
Washington catcher Mickey Grasso, famed for talking, recalls umpire clashes that cost fines totaling 1100 in 1949 and one banner season with 33 wins in 45 games. He admits he loves playing but dislikes being benched, and recalls managers urging silence. Fans once demanded him to mum.
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Milton Kicnman
United Presse
Newark, N.J
Mickey Grasso
Mickey
Seattle
Washington
Grasso
Clark Griffith
Giants' 1951 pennant comeback named top sports story
Oscar Fraley lists the year’s 10 best sports stories. No. 1 is the New York Giants’ dramatic late playoff comeback to win the National League pennant led by Bobby Thompson. Other items include Hogan’s Open victory, Walcott’s boxing arc, Turpin’s upset of Robinson, the World Series, Connolly at 16, Kentucky Derby, and DiMaggio’s retirement.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
New York
New York Giants
Bobby ‘Thompson
Reg Hogan
Army
Joe ‘Walcott
Randy Turpin
Ray Robinson
Maureen Connolly
Joe DiMaggio
Allie Reynoks
Happy Chandler
Ford Frick
Miracle Braves
Hogan
Bob
Locke
Walcott
Turpin
Robinson
Miss Connolly
Helen Wills Moody
DiMaggio
Yankees
Joe
Giants
Coogan’s
Duke Repeats No. 12 In AP Basketball Poll
Duke Blue Devils kept the No. 12 spot in the AP rankings after the first week of play despite an upset loss to Furman. Notre Dame counts Dave Flood, a 24 year old defensive back from Pittsburgh, as its oldest player.
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Durham
Duke
Blue Devils
Furman
Associated Press
Dave Flood
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
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