Wisconsin and USC In Final Rose Bowl Drills
Wisconsin and USC coaches shake up backfields and defenses in final Rose Bowl preparations. Williamson considers Dornburg at right halfback while Schwaiko may move to offense. Hill tweaks secondary as Psaltis ineligible and aims for balanced backfield.
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Detroit Posts 17-7 Victory Over Browns in Frozen NFL Title
Detroit Lions captured their first NFL championship in 17 years with a 17-7 win over the Cleveland Browns at Lakefront Stadium. Doak Walker sparked the victory with a 67 yard touchdown run as Detroit limited Cleveland to a single touchdown and edged ahead in the third period.
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Dick Flanagan
Walker Fourth Among Small School Scorers
Derrick Walker of Superior State leads the list of top small college scorers with 25.2 points per game. Clarence Bevo Francis of Rio Grande tops the NCAA rankings at 47.3 points per game, followed by Walt Walowac of Marshall and John Norris of Maine. River Falls River Falls State is excluded from the tally due to NCAA membership rules.
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Bevo) Francis
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Bell seeks to trim pro rosters to thirty players
Cleveland January plan aims to cut three men from each pro club rosters to thirty. National League commissioner Bert Bell said he would present the proposal at the January 20 league meeting in Philadelphia. He cited economy and the chance to free capable players for weaker teams. He also proposed eliminating the extra point after touchdowns for the Browns Lions title game, a move coaches rejected.
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Bert Bell
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Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Washington Triumphs In Santa Claus Bowl Final
In the consolation game Green Bay and Greater New York faced off for players under 13 and 109 pounds. Washington beat Green Bay 6 0 and Wilson defeated Greater New York 20 0 to reach the national midget title game. Washington’s John Haley scored the winning TD after a 53 yard punt return by Earl Elliott. Four Washington players were hospitalized for food poisoning after the game with Morrell Municipal Hospital listing Pony Folliard Bobby Jones Tommy Keys in good condition and Tim Gallagher fairly good. The tainted food source remains unknown.
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Haley
Capital City
Morrell Municipal Hospital
Pony Folliard
Bobby Jones
Tommy Keys
Tim Gallagher
Bowlers Swing From 298 to 126 In Night of Highs and Lows
Detroit bowling action featured Mel West starting with a 298 before slipping to 126 in his following game. Nearby, Frank Prebe opened with 124 and recovered to post 297 in the same evening.
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Mel West
Frank Prebe
Senators Need Left Handed Pitching For 1952
Washington reports that left handers may bolster the team after 1952 records show Lou Sleater the only southpaw with four wins for the Nationals. Mickey Harris was sold on waivers to the Indians in April, leaving the staff thin on lefties.
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Browns
Nats
Mickey Harris
Indians
Harness wager record set in 1952 with 362.8 million
The amount wagered on harness races reached 362,809,265 in 1952, up 19.34 percent from the 1951 peak, marking a new high for the sport.
Ebert and Mencel Share Big Ten Scoring Lead
Ohio State center Paul Ebert and Minnesota guard Chuck Mencel share the Big Ten scoring lead with a 19.2 point average across four games. Both players sit atop the conference’s scoring chart as the season progresses.
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Paul Ebert
Ohio State
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Chuck Mencel
Eau Claire
Wis
Hilltoppers Upset Bradley In Peoria Showdown
Marquette Hilltoppers defeated Bradley 88 to 77 in Peoria. Bob Van Vooren and Bob Carney led scoring with 26 points each as Marquette built a 46-37 halftime lead and held off Bradley in the final period. Bradley drop to 4-4 in eight games. Estergard scored 19 for Bradley, Wittberger 16 for Marquette.
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Ill
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Braves
Bob van Vooren
Bob Carney
Dick Estergard
Russ Wittberger
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O'Brien Breaks Four Year Scoring Mark In Seattle Win
Seattle center Johnny O'Brien scored 26 points to surpass Nate De Long’s four year college basketball scoring record, reaching 2 618 points as the Seahawks defeated St Joseph’s 90 77. Also Lions win NFL title over Browns 17 7 Shrine game sees East over West 21 20. Blue Gray game features Graves and Labat in 28 7 victory.
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Ala
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East Star OConnell Shines In Shrine Game Thriller
San Francisco observers applaud Tom OConnell from Illinois for directing the East to a 21-20 victory over the West. He engineered a 71 yard drive that set up the winning touchdown with 53 seconds left and rewrote passing records. Critics blasted Biggie Munn for not playing Charley Maloy, the Holy Cross ace, at any point. Maloy remains the lone East-West player with 1400 career yards yet never saw action in this game.
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Biggie Munn
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Charley Maloy
Tom O’connell
O'Connell
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Munn
Maloy
Michigan State
Top college cage poll results and rookie of the year decision
The Associated Press top ten college basketball teams had mixed results last week with LaSalle and Illinois each losing while Seton Hall and Kansas State won. A boxing rookie of the year decision waits on Floyd Patterson debut tonight in Brooklyn v Lalu Sabotin after Patterson’s early professional starts.
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Mabel Beats Harmony in 69-53 Home Win
Mabel's independent basketball squad led the whole game to defeat Harmony 69 to 53 in Mabel Minnesota. The team built a 38 to 18 halftime edge behind 21 points from Duane Woldstad and 18 from Jim Lee. Harmony's Roger Johnson scored 15. Mabel seeks more games and invites contact through manager Niel Soltow.
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Duane Woldstad
Jim Lee
Roger Johnson
Niel Soltow
Track and soccer star Heppinstall across nations
East Lansing Michigan trainer Jack Heppinstall of Michigan State is profiled as a former track and soccer star in England before arriving in the United States in 1914.
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Mich
NEA
Jack Heppinstall
Michigan State
England
United States
West Virginia Star Valedictorian Defense End Max Ludwig
Morgantown WV Max Ludwig WVU defensive end earned valedictorian honors after straight A grades in high school. Israel reports 177428 radio sets paying the stipulated license fee.
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