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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1951
Page
14
New York January 4 Bradley and Oklahoma A and M the country’s top two teams maintain contrasting styles. Bradley’s Forrest Anderson favors fast, high scoring while Hank Iba’s Oklahoma A and M emphasizes ball control and defense. Several top teams and results from midweek games highlight the competitive landscape.
West's benef it event in Washington features Percy Bassett facing Ted Davis in a ten round bout to raise funds for widow Bassett. Notables Joe Louis Sugar Ray Robinson and Willie Pep participate as referees and corners. All fighters will wear headgear per district rules after the fatal loss of West, who died after a December bout in New York.
Coaches from major universities meet at the National College Athletics Association convention in January to debate unlimited substitutions and the fair catch rule. Lou Little of Columbia leads a rules committee urging cautious reform while many coaches seek to restore the fair catch and consider more liberal substitution.
Fred Wilt, 29, a New York Athletic Club member and 5,000 meter national champion, will be awarded the 1950 James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy. He led with 1,197 points in a 5-2-1 ballot system, beating Joe Verduer and Dick Attlesses, among seven finalists. Wilt retired in 1946, returned for London 1948, and trains for his FBI duties each day.
Mobile January 4 Coach Steve Owen lined two backfield duos for the Senior Bowl with Alabama’s Fildie Salem likely to start at tailback despite a knee injury. South’s backfield features Butch Avinger at quarterback and Kent and Billy Mixon among others. North’s selections include Kyle Rote at quarterback and Leon Heath at fullback with uncertain spots at right and left halves. McMillin weighs Talboom Boydston Champion Rogers Stephens Clark as possible right-half starters. Tukal State Bank of Iuka, Pratt County, completed incorporation with C J Shandrew as resident agent and 180,000 capitalization.
Riverside Calif January 4 UP the Rose Bowl fate hangs in balance for two weeks as Pacific Coast Conference officials consider discontinuing or altering its participation in the annual New Year’s Day game. A special PCC meeting will be held shortly after the NCAA convention in Dallas to decide future involvement and scope.
The city high school basketball league began last night with five Lawrence High teams and three from Haskell, including F.F.A. vs Dusters and Cuba vs Marauders. The league will run Wednesdays from January 10 through February 14 with a yearend tournament to seed standings.
The page lists numerous college basketball scores with many OCR errors. Notable results include Siena 51 over Seven Hall 7, Arizona State Tempe 53 over MissNova, Creighton 4, North Carolina Lima 22 over George Washington, Evansville 66 over St. Louis 41, Notre Dame 47, Southeast Missouri 57 over Badhern Milneis 67, Southern Methodist 46, Texas 59, Baylor 58 in double overtime, and Notre Dame or George inas City 31.
South Bend report details Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy acknowledging the 1950 season fell short. AP poll voted the Irish as a major flop, with Leahy commenting that the team didn’t “set the world on fire” while noting the volatility of results and promising to improve. The campus reaction included contrasting views from university president Rev. John J. Cavanaugh. The piece cites a wide margin in the AP poll naming Notre Dame the year’s flop and lists other teams in the top flop ranks. Also noted is the death of radio commentator Morgan Beatty’s mother in Tulsa.
Detroha January 4 LP Joe Louis strong crowd backed his victory over Freddie Beshore in two minutes 48 seconds of the fourth round. Referee halted the one sided bout as Louis displayed sharp left jabs uppercuts and powerful rights. Louis weighed 210 1 2 pounds and looked fit after his post retirement title chase.
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