High Point Panthers Hold Their Own in Opener
High Point coach Bob Davis praised his team after a 71 69 loss to McCrary Eagles. Ed Sueta led with 22 points as Paul Pryor and Jesse Joyce contributed strong defense and scoring while Hanes Hosiery prepares for the Dixie League with new talent and a tougher schedule ahead.
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Napoleon
High Point
Bob Davis
McCrary Eagles
Purple Panthers
Hanes
Osiery
Davis
McCrary
Esgies
Panthers
Ed Sueta
Jesse Joyce
Joyce
Snake Eyes
Bob Popp
Sueta
Popp
Paul
Roly-Poly
Pryor
Jroop
Ioop
Dixie League
Polzer
Monaghan
Virgil Yow
Hugh Hampton
Lady Luck
N. C. State
Roy Halpern
New York
Tommy Palladino
Wiz Bang
Upstate
Roy Harris
King
Sam Smith
Beula
Jack Hartness
Hampton
Bob Paxton
Cedric Loftis
Dave Greer
Don Anderson
Paxton
Greer
Anderson
Duncan
Elon
Wake Forest
Duke
Big Four football race hinges on 1952 Duke and Carolina
A 1952 preview analyzes Duke and Carolina as likely to improve while Wake Forest and North Carolina State hold steady or decline. It lists key losses for Duke including Bickel and Hager, names returning players for Duke and Carolina, and notes schedule changes such as Navy and SMU replacing Pitt and William & Mary.
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Duke
Carolina
Wake Forest
State
Pitt and William & Mary
Navy
Southern Methodist
V.P S
Dukes
Chapel Hill
Carl Snavely
Josef Bill O'Brien
Glenn Nickerson
Benny Walsec
Dalton Rauffin
Dave Wiley
Abie Williams
Bill Kuhn
Julian King
Dick Bestwick
Bob Venters
Joe Dudeck
Andy Miketa
State College
Beattie Feathers
Elmer Costa
Wolfpack
Alex Webster
Stetson set for Tangerine Bowl clash with Arkansas State
Stetson accepted an invitation to play Arkansas State in the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando. The Hatters have a 6 1 record on New Year’s night, with one win and two ties. They also schedule a game with Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.
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Orlando, Fla
Stetson
Arkansas State
Eastern Kentucky
Lane touts trade as benefit to all sides
Chicago White Sox general manager Frank C. Lane said the three way deal with the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators would benefit all clubs. The Sox sent Jim Rivera and Gordon Goldsberry to the Browns and received catching strength in Sheerman Lollar and infielders and pitchers including Gus Niarhos Dick Littlefield Joe DeMaestri and Tommy Upton. Upton was soon sent to Washington as part of the exchange with Sam Dente moving to the Senators.
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Chicago
Frank C. Lane
Chicago White Sox
Lane
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
White Sox
Browns
Jim Rivera
Sheerman Lollar
Rivera
Gordon Goldsberry
Gus Niarhos
Littlefield
Joe de Maestri
Lollar
Tommy Upton
al Widmar
Upton
Sox
Washingtor
Sam Dente
State Wolfpack Shaping Up For Big Season At State
Case’s powerhouse Wolfpack, with higher height and eager depth, prepares for a demanding schedule starting with Furman in Raleigh. Key players include Specht Goss Terrell and Yurin, with newcomer Donnie Knapp promising relief. Gotkin sidelined until mid January. Dixie Classic opens December 27 with UNC, Navy, Cornell, Wake Forest and Columbia matching up. Season tickets sold out sections. Jayvees to see heavy action under Bubas leading staff.
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Bill Currie
Enterprise Sports
Raleigh
Everett
Case
State College
Furman
Butter Anderson
Vic Bubas
Paul Horvath
Sammy Ranzine
Bubas
Horvath
Ranzine
N.C.A.A
Bob Specht
Bill Kuckey
Bob Goss
Lee Terrell
Bernie Yurin
Donnie Knapp
Staten Island
New York
Goss
Knapp
Dave Gotkin
State
Gotkin
Wolfpack
Wake Forest
Texas Tech
Ers
Reynolds Coliseum
Defenders Back Two Platoons In College Football Debate
Coaches argue for mass substitution citing more play and fresher to end games. Critics from Yale and others press to restore old substitution rules, saying the two platoons dilute teamwork and strain budgets.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Meyer
Army
Red Blaik
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Cincinnati
Stasavich Urges Bowl Elimination And Shorter Schedules
Clarence Stasavich Lenoir Rhyne head football coach calls for dropping all bowl games and shrinking schedules to eight games as the best way to de emphasize football. He cites leadership and quality players as essential, noting Lenoir Rhyne’s 48 14 defeat of Elon in the key game. Plans were announced for next Monday night’s annual banquet with Tom Bogers.
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Lenoir Rhyne
Clarence Stasavich
Stasavich
Mountain Bears
Stass
Bears
Elon-Lenoir Rhyne
Tom Bogers
Maryland’s Word Is Only Southern Conference Star
The 1951 United Press All America football team features 11 seniors from various regions, led by Princeton’s Dick Kazmaier and include stars from Michigan State, California, and Tennessee. No Army player earned a vote, and Maryland places one man on the roster.
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Leo H. Petersen
United Press
New York
Midwest
Far West
Southwest
East
Kazmaier
Princeton
McColl
Richter
Ward
Pat Cannamela
Southern California
Lauricella
Johnny Bright
Drake
Army
Michigan State
Tennessee
Maryland
San Francisco
United Major Eleven
Ollie Matson
All-America football team picks announced by United Press
The United Press All-America football selections list first, second, and third teams with points tallied for each player from colleges such as Stanford, Michigan State, California, SMU, Maryland, Oklahoma, Princeton, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Notable names include McColl, Weatherall, Kazmaier, Karras, Papili, and Ward, with honorable mentions across multiple leagues.
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Bill McColl
Stanford
Bob Carey
Michigan
Don Coleman
Michigan State
Jim Weatherall
Oklahoma
Les Richter
California
Bob Ward
Midwest
Carey
Coleman
Karras
South
Lauricella
Parilli
Ward
Far West
McColl
Richter
Southwest
Hightower
Weatherall
Kazmaier
Bob Toneff
Notre Dame
Chuck Boerio
Ilinois
Jim Mutschelier
Bright
Janowicz
Gary Kerkorian
Cannamela
Matson
Ted Daffer
Pug Pearman
Tennessee
Frank McPhee
Princeton
Ray Beck
Georgia Tech
John Michels
Doug Moseley
Kentucky
Lamar Wheat
Mighty Mo) Modzelewski
Maryland
Donn Moomaw
UCLA
Ed Barker
Washington State
Hugh McElhenney
Washington
Frank Gifford
Southern California
Lowell Perry
Larry Isbell
Baylor
New York
Mich
Calif
Dick Hightower
SMU
Okla
Dick Kazmaier
Johnny Karras
Vito Papilli
Hank-Lauricela
Tenn
E. McPee
T. Toneff
G. Cannamela
Son
Cal
C. Boerio
Linois Ve
G. Daffer
T. Pearman
E. Mutscheller
B. Bright
Drake
B. Matson
San Francisco
B. Janowicz
Cio State
B. Kerkorian
E. Perry
T. Moomaw
G. Beck
C. Moseley
G. Michels
T. Weat
E. Barker
Wash
Joe Isbell
McClure
Wake Forest
Petree
VML
Virgets
LSU
Scott
Virginia
D. Modzelewski
George
Costa
North Carolina
Campbell
Georgia
LaPrad
Snyder
Flyzik
George Washington
Dudek
Donaldson
Ariigers
Palimbo
Bauer
Auburn
Hellush
Tulane
Ignarski
Alexander
Polofsky
Davis
Morris
Tarasovic
Louisiana State
Golden
Vanderbilt
Carrigan
Alabama
Veziah
Duke
Marlow
Wade
Rechichar
Bratkowski
Crawford
Kozar
Hair
Clemson
Bocetti
Washington & Lee
Wadiak
South Carolina
Counterpoint Named Champion Of 3 Year Olds
NEW YORK. Counterpoint, a frail hoofed chestnut colt owned by C. V. Whitney, was named American champion and top 1951 three year old by the Thoroughbred Racing Association. He won the Belmont Stakes Lawrence Realization Empire City Gold Cup Jockey Club Gold Cup and Empire City Handicap after breaking a leg as a yearling and two new hoofs on his left front during the season.
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New York
Counterpoint
Thoroughbred Racing Association
C. V. Whitney
Highland Plant Leads Recreation Bowling Standings by Narrow Margin
Highland Plant team captained by Roy Kest Jer tops the Recreation Bowling League by one game over North State and Campbell's Esso, with six games separating top from bottom. High games were 222 by W. C. Pierce and 118 by Bill Hall. Also notes a rule change reducing ball size from 1.68 to 1.62 inches next year.
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Highland Container Plant
Roy Kest
Jer
Recreation Bowling League
North State
Campbell
Esso
W. C. Pierce
Bill Hall
Highland Plant
Recreation League
Wen
Campbell's Fisn
Highland Office
Jayeeee
Carolina Uph
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New Enterprise
Hackney
Joe Self
Glenn Wild
George Grune
Dud Hager
Bob Bickel
Bickel
Hager
Grune
Carl James
Bill Blajock
Jim Gibson
Blaine Baron
Gens Brooks
A. B. Pearson
Bill Keziah
Howard Pitt
Walter Smith
Murray
Tom Stevens
Bud Carson
Bob Gantt
Dick Weiss
Skeet Hesmer
Connie Gravitte
Larry Parker
Bob White
John Gaylord
Allen Mueller
George Foti Shoud
Jacek Cooke
Dickie Davis
Ed Kissell
Lou Pollacci
Rogers
Chisox
Tony Lisk
Jeff
Bobby Davidson
Ed Siete
Glenn
State Wolfpack
Cornell
Columbia
Duke Southern Ca
Grayson
Harry. Grayson
NEA Sports
NBA
Kaz
Recreation Loop
Pierce
Campbell's
Campbell’s
D. Cowan
Daniel
Horney
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