LaSalle Cruises Past Wake Forest 76 59 in NIT Tourney
LaSalle, 1952 NIT champions, routed Wake Forest 76 to 59 at Convention Hall. Tom Gola led the Explorers with 20 points, while Dick Hemric paced Wake Forest with 23 as LaSalle improved to 11–1 on the season.
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Philadelphia
LaSalle
Wake Forest
Fempie
St. Joseph's
Tom Gola
Explorers
DePaul
New York
Gola
Dick Hemric
Fred Lehle
Jackie
Moore
Norm Grekin
Wake
Tim Williams
Enatt
Lipstas
Devas
Hemric
Lyles
George
Eeeeneers
Lasalle Grekin
Gilson
O'Hara
Csssevsers
Katheder
Altieri
Smith
Seceutee
LaSalle Ceeseee
MVP Winners Face Early Season Jinx And Signings Hit
Hank Sauer and Bobby Shantz, 1952 MVP winners, face a rough start as the league releases fresh averages showing declines for Campanella and Berra. Cardinals sign five more players including Rice and Haddix while Paul Dean becomes El Paso GM. Pirates end farm ties reducing to nine, Senators lock in Porterfield and Runnels with likely raises.
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Hank Sauer
Bobby Shantz
Roy Campanella
Yogi Berra
Campanella
Brooklyn
Nationals
Berra
Yankees
ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Hal Rice
Harvey Haddix
Willard Schmidt
Vern Benson
Neal Hertweck
Redbird
Fred Saigh
Gamecocks rally to topple Davidson 66 57 in N C
South Carolina's Gamecocks overcame a 10 point Davidson lead to win 66 57 in Davidson N C. Davidson captain Joe Dudley led scoring with 24 points while Tom Hufford paced SC with 15. King struggled scoring for Davidson as South Carolina pressed in the final period.
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N. C
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Wildcats
Cats
Joe Dudley
Wildcat
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Gerald King
King
Neely
Hufford
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Elon Squeaks By Mounties In Thriller
Elon College guard Jack Musten of Kernersville closed the game with six straight free throws to lift the Christians to a 64 58 win over Appalachian State in a North State Conference matchup in Boone North Carolina. Musten scored 10 points and hit three late foul shots to seal the victory as Elon led 38-37 at halftime.
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Boone
N. C
Jack Musten
Kernersville
Elon College
Christians
Appalachian State
Musten
Elon
Flon
Wilkinson's Stars Clash In Honolulu Hula Bowl Opener
The College All Stars coached by Bud Wilkinson meet an All Hawaii squad featuring Doak Walker Eddie LeBaron and Darte Lavelli with guard Herma Clark in Honolulu for the first of two Hula Bowl games set for next Saturday.
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Honolulu
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Doak Walker
Eddie LeBaron
Darte Lavelli
Herma Clark
High Point Cagers Schedule Varied Three Six-Game Week
High Point College’s Purple Panthers open at Guilford College and host McCrary Eagles and Catawba Indians in NSC play. High Point High School faces AA foes Asheboro and Charlotte Tech. YMCA travels to Fieldale Virginia while the intra-city Y game and results from last week are noted.
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Purple Panthers
Kenny Moseley
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VPI
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Ture
Lacy High
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Gym
Panthers
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McCrary
Catawba
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YMCA
High Point College
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Dave Meredith
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McCrary Eagles
Asheboro
Eagles
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
Indians
NSC
Tony Simeon
High Point High School
Black Bison
Blue Comets
Bisoft
Charlotte
Tech High School
Fieldale
Fieldale Ymca Quint
Hanes High
Dragons
Winston-Salem
Elon College
Juilford College
High Point Ymca
McCrary Kriagles
Charlotte Tech
Agganis Shines as North Triumphs in Senior Bowl Slugfest
In Mobile on January 3, 1950, Harry Agganis of Boston University led a sharp North squad to a 28 to 13 Senior Bowl win over the South. The game featured early Yankee scoring, Agganis passing to Gedman, MacAuliffe’s rushing, and Graves scoring for the South, with key defensive plays by Beckley and Sheetz.
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United Press
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Ala
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Don Me
Auliffe
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Ohio State
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Indiana
MacAuliffe
Graves
Yankee
Marty Beckley
Maryland
Jack Searbath
Stewart Sheetz
Penn State
Yankees
McAuliffe
Purdue
Bernie Flowers
Ernie Stockert
UCLA
South
Braney
Stockert
Fortunato
South Miodusewski
Scarbat
Beckley
Flowers
French
Spencer
Kansas
Sheetz
Miller
Holy Cross
Rush
Dooley
Tamburo
Barney
Roth ¢Indiana
Russe
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Wodziak
Ilinois
Aggani
Hebert Leads LA Open At Halfway Mark In 140
Ex Marine Jay Hebert from Erie Pa now Lafayette Louisiana tops the Los Angeles Open after two rounds with a 140 total at Riviera. Lloyd Mangrum Al Mengert and Art Wall trailed by one stroke at 141. Julius Boros and Leland Gibson tied at 142.
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Jay Hebert
Erie
U. S
Leathernecks
Iwo Jima
Riviera Country Club
Hebert
Lafayette
Louisiana
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles, Ill
al Mengert
Spokane
Wash
Art Wall
Pocono
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
Louisiana State University
Boros
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
Harry Bassler
Culver City
Calif
Cary Middlecoff
Ralph Evans
Riverside
Jack Burke Jr
Houston
Johnny Bulla
Verona
Clark
Laguna Beach
Orange Bowl Rejects Eastern Clubs After Syracuse Loss
Orange Bowl committee head Buck Freeman criticized eastern teams after Syracuse was routed 61 to 6 by Alabama in the New Year’s Day game before 66 280 fans. Syracuse had been viewed as a top eastern team, but Freeman said he would be hard pressed to select another eastern opponent. Both teams earned about 117 000 for the appearance.
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United Press
Miami
Fla
Buck Freeman
Syracuse
Alabama
Freeman
Tulsa
Ben Schwartzwalder
Orangemen
New York
Orange
High Pointers Bow In Gastonia Ring Finals
In Gastonia on January 3 High Point amateurs failed to reach finals at the Golden Gloves. Open lightweight saw Larry Talbert of Greenville defeat Jimmy Skeen of High Point by decision. Billy Short stopped Bill Wood in the bantamweights. Ted Bell stopped Robert Welch in the novice 10 round. Heffner over the limit prevented a 75 pound final between Paul Culler and Heffner.
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High Point
Larry Talbert
Greenville
S. C
Jimmy Skeen
Talbert
Skeen
Bill Wood
Billy Short
Charlotte
Berry Hill
Robert Welch
Ted Bell
Mt. Holly
Paul Culler
Bill Heffner
Heffner
Toney Carter
Joe McClellan
Jerry Sheen
Judson Dailey
Jerry Black
Troy Culler
Buddy Hilliard
Furman Defeats William and Mary 85-78 in SBC Tilt
Furman University used its zone defense and strong rebounding to topple William and Mary 85-78 in Greenville. Frank Selvy led Furman with 26 points, while Bill Chambers paced the Indians with 22. The Paladins built a 44-40 halftime edge and withstood a late W&M surge, finishing 3-4 versus 3-5 for the Indians.
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Greenville
S. C
Furman University
William and Mary Indians
Paladins
Frank Selvy
Furman
Bill Chambers
Indians
William and Mary
Selvy
Ken Deardorff
McGregor and Sedgman Face Australian Travel Ban
Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor signed a $100,000 contract for a United States tour and may be barred from touring Australia after two top Australian amateur tennis officials said the association will likely not assist in arranging shows on the continent.
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Australia
Frank Sedgman
Ken McGregor
America
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