Burke and Barnum Lead Halfway Los Angeles Open
Jackie Burke Jr. and John Barnum shared the 36 hole lead with 344s at Riviera Country Club in the $17 500 Los Angeles Open. Scores rose as the demanding 7019 yard course and fast grass slowed play with notable names like Willie Hunter Ted Kroll Jim Ferrier and Mangrum among those still in contention after two rounds.
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Jackie Burke Jr
Houston
Tex
John Barnum
Grand Rapids
Mich
Riviera Country Club
Riviera
Willie Hunter
N. Y
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
N.Y
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Hunter
Mangrum
Chicago
Russia to Play Reds Announce Plans For Summer Olympics
Russia formally announced it would participate in the Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki from July 19 to August 3. Officials gave no word on the Oslo Winter Games in February. The move marks a major sports showdown between Russia and the United States, longtime Olympic rivals.
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Helsinki
Russia
Oslo
United States
Kandaharan
Muerren
Switzerland
Emile Allais
Baron Erik van Franckenl
Leningrad
Vols Return Home to Warm Welcome From 2500 Fans
Volunteers arriving from the New Orleans trip were greeted by about 2500 fans at Knoxville, though crowd size varied from expectations. The team, returning earlier than planned, passed on the Senior Bowl in Mobile due to bad flying conditions while Breezynn of the Knoxville Yates Club addressed the players. Each Vol received a mouton lined jacket from the club.
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Cee
Vols
Mobile
Ala
Nitorens Breezynn
Presserman ’Dent
Knoxville Yates Club
New Orleans
Jumbo Joe Stydahar Gets Jump In Pay
Jumbo Joe Stydahar the lone coach who beat Paul Brown's Cleveland Browns earned a pay raise and a new three year contract with the Los Angeles Rams. The raise and details of the deal were announced as the Rams prepared for the NFL Pro Bowl tilt with Brown's All Stars on January 12.
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Los Angeles
Joe Stydahar
Paul Brown
Cleveland
Los Rams
Sy Sapee
Brown
Furman Adds Florida State Davidson and Wake Forest to 1952 Schedule
Furman University reveals changes to its 1952 football slate. Florida State Davidson and Wake Forest replace Washington and Lee and Clemson. Clemson is dropped after the Southern Conference probation for Gator Bowl participation without conference sanction. Schedule highlights Newberry September 19 here and South Carolina October 4 here.
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Greenville
D. C
Florida State
Davidson
Wake Forest
Furman University
Washington
Washington and Lee
Clemson
Tigers
Newberry
West Virginia
South Carolina
Stetson
Citadel
Oribyterian
Who's This Bob Pettit Anyhow
LSU star Bob Pettit, six feet nine inches, burst into college prominence with 40 points against Mississippi and 29 field goals against Texas, drawing praise from coach Harry Rabenhorst who calls him the game’s best young property. Pettit’s early scoring feats and allAmerica potential mark him as a standout in the 1950s college basketball scene.
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NEA
Lou Baton Rouge
PNEA
Louisiana State
Pettit
Kentucky
Bill Sever
Lee Pettit, Jr
Harry Rabenhorst
LSU
Rabenhorst
Baton Rouge
Bob
Rice
Birmingham-Southern
Chain
Alshome
Pond
Mississippi
Mississi
Vey
Lexington Liminary
Texas
Lad
Dorow Leads North To Triumph
Al Dorow of Michigan State threw for a touchdown and 8 yards in the North-South all star game, guiding the North to a win as players earned $500 each. South squad led briefly but fumbles and key plays by North’s Weatherall and Zelewski sealed the victory.
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Mobile
Ala
Michigan State
al Dorow
Dorow
Kentucky
Babe Parilli
Bill Wade
Vanderbilt
Jim Weatherall
Eve
Yankee
Zelewski
Doron
Steve Wadiak
South Carolina
el Wade
Pro Se
A Dorow
South
Parilli
Wadi
California
Frank Gil
Wadiak
Tedh
Tennessee
Hank Lauricella
Dixie
Ed Furgol to quit touring golf after Baton Rouge event
Ed Furgol of Royal Oaks Michigan announced he will leave the professional tournament circuit after the Baton Rouge event on March 1 0. He has earned about 12000 annually and will take a club pro job at Westwood Country Club in St Louis. The Michigan PGA champion for year seven years on tour.
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Los Angeles
Ed Furgol
Royal Oaks
Mich
Furgol
Westwood Country Club
St. Louis
Baton Rouge
Auburn Added To Maryland's Gridiron Card
Maryland’s 1952 football schedule expands with Auburn and SEC opponents after the Sugar Bowl bid disrupted its planned conference slate. The Southern Conference boycott bars Maryland and Clemson from certain bids and alters the league lineup. Georgia, LSU and Alabama join the revised slate along with other SEC foes.
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University of Maryland
Auburn
Maryland
Clemson
North Carolina
West Virginia
George Washington
Washington and Lee
North —— State
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Alabama
Bryant Set For Life at Kentucky
Louisville January report says University of Kentucky President Herman Donovan confirms life tenure for Head Football Coach Paul Bryant, detailing a permanent arrangement under a co agreement that solidifies Bryant's stay with the program.
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Bryant
Kentucky
Louisville
Herman Donovan
U. K
Paul Bryant
Suggs Holds Lead as Jacksonville Open Heads to Final Round
Louise Suggs shot 37 75 to total 48 at Brentwood Municipal, four under par after 36 holes and leading the field by three strokes. Mary Lena Faulk followed with 77, while Betty Jameson and Babe Zaharias tied for third at 152. Betsy Rawls dropped to 153 after an 80.
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Fr. T. Macfeely
Jacksonville
Fila
Louise Suggs
Miss Suggs
Carrollton
Brentwood Municipal
Son
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Tex
Miss ‘Suggs
Suggs
Marlene Bauer
Sarasota
Fla
Kathy McKinnon
Florida Southern College
Lake Worth
Miss Faulk
Patty Berg
St. Andres's
Ill
West Virginia to Play Only on Campus Courts
Morgantown report says West Virginia University will not play homeaway games in Madison Square Garden or the Buffalo Memorial Coliseum. The Mountaineers will restrict games to campus courts including Niagara at the Coliseum. The move also rules out a bid to the National Invitation Tournament at the Garden in March.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Tony Constantine
Morgantown Post
West Virginia University
Madison Square Garden
Memorial Coliseum
Buffalo
Constantine
Mountaineers
NYU
Garden
Niagara
West Virginia
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