Lions Meet Leavenworth Pioneers in Open NEKL Play
Lions look to start 1953 with better team play against Leavenworth in Leavenworth Friday night. Lawrence, with a 3-5 start, faces a 4-1 Pioneer squad led by Charles Crawford 14 ppg and balanced scoring, in a Northeast Kansas League opener.
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Lions
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Charles Crawford
A &3
Merle Crawford
Lawrence Leavenworth Frye
Schimke
Pro Football's Great Clash Set for Memorial Coliseum
Pro Football's greatest players sharpen for the third annual all star battle at Memorial Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The game, telecast nationally by NBC, pairs the NFL's American Conference against the National Conference with coaches Buddy Parker leading the Nationals and Paul Brown guiding the Americans in final workouts.
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Memorial Coliseum
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Buddy Par#T
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Nationals
Cleveland
Paul Brown
Arkansas Eyes Wyatt In Coaching Shuffle At Razorbacks
A rumor swirls about Cole plus Wyatt as top candidates for Arkansas football coach after Otis Douglas' resignation. Wyatt's Wyoming contract and health concerns for his wife complicate the decision, while Wilkinson and Barnhill-linked figures surface in discussions. No confirmation, with NC meetings and possible Arkansas talks looming for next week.
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Argan
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aWini
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Wyatt
University of Wyoming
Otis Douglas
Wyoming
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University of Tennessee
John Barnhill
Tennessee
Beck Rules Roost New York in NCAA scoring lead
Ernie Beck of Pennsylvania tops major college scorers with a 30.3 average through seven Penn games, dipping to 25.1 after a 21 point Yale game. Walt Dukes of Seton Hall posts 33.5 through 13 games, sliding to 27.6 after a 16 point night. Johnny O Brien at 5 5 averages 27.4 with twin brother Eddie boosting the duo’s output. Bob Pettit and others follow as rebounding leaders and shooting accuracies are noted amid the season’s early standings.
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Ernie Beck
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Seton Hall
Johnny ‘O'Brien
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Ncaa Service Bureau
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Yale
Ilness
Dukes
New Jersey
O'Brien
Little Johnny
Eddie
Bob Pettit
Louisiana State
Ek Groat
Duke
Mark Workman
West Virginia
Ed Conlin
Fordham
Niagara
Chuck Hoxie
Bob Collins
Loyalt
Chicago
Arnold Short
Oklahoma City
Dick Knostman
Kansas State
Ailing Arm Halts Detroit Fight In Three Rounds
Del Flanagan of St. Paul, weighing 151 pounds, halted after three rounds with Lester Felton in Cleveland as doctors probe a right arm injury. Flanagan, unhappy with the premature finish, reported a possible nerve or muscle damage. The bout, telecast nationally, drew 1,608 fans and $4,176 gross, with the referee recording a fourth round TKO.
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del Flanagan
St. Paul
Lester Felton
Flanagan
Detroit Battler
M. H. Lambright
Colby High Coach Quits After Four-Year Run
Colby high school football and track coach H. Schneider resigns after four seasons. His teams captured three Northwest Kansan League football titles and one track crown. Schneider has no definite plans for the future.
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Christenberry Balks New York Middleweight Title Plan
New York State Athletic Commission chief Christenberry rejects British demands in a dispute over the middleweight title. J Oswald Fane of the British Board of Boxing Control argues Turpin should not face eliminations and his bout should be a world championship. A meeting with NBA officials is set to discuss a cooperative plan involving Robinson, Olson, and potential challengers.
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J. Oswald Fane
British Board of Boxing Control
Euan Boxing Union
Randy Turpin
England
Turpin
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Fane
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Bing's Links Soiree F EeBBle Tee Off
A three day invitational golf links event hosted by Bing Se a party marks his annual fundraiser. Celebrities from stage screen and TV will attend along with top amateurs. Proceeds support charities, with past six tournaments raising about 113000. The event ends Sunday.
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Mathias Top Athlete in AP Electors Vote 1952
Stanford great Bob Mathias, 21, Tulare, California, was named 1952 Athlete of the Year by 155 AP voters. He led with 239 points on a 3-2-1 scale, earning 4 first places ahead of Rocky Marciano and Emil Zatopek.
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Robin Roberts
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Mickey Mantle
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Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Mathias
London
Aggie Shooters Spotlight Boosts Oklahoma A&M Surge
Oklahoma A&M, riding a 10-1 mark, relies on sharp shooting to surge past Kansas. The piece surveys A&M scoring pace, free throw edge, and coach Hank Ibson’s squad amid Kansas defense and rising Big Seven tensions.
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Shrine game hints at East coach in Kansas City finale
East Shrine game plans in Kansas City late March with Eddie Bannon and Jack Moon involved in discussions. Speculation centers on Larry Mullins of Kansas State for a coaching return, amid interdepartmental friction in Manhattan and prior flirtations with coaching posts at St. Ambrose and K State. Mullins was tied to the Wildcat job during a coaching shakeup and faced scholarship disputes with Aggie basketball notables.
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TV grants authorized new stations at Hutchinson and others
The Communications Commission on Thursday authorized new television stations at Hutchinson Kansas Springfield Missouri Ithaea New York Atlantic City New Jersey Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Houston Texas Madison Wisconsin Stockton California and Chicago Illinois Hutchinson TV Inc earned Channel 12 rights for Hutchinson Kansas
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Bebo Okon and Norm Hayes Set for Feb 7 Fight
Boston middleweight contenders Carl Olson of Honolulu and Norman Hayes of Boston are matched for a 10 round televised bout at the Boston Garden on February 7 as part of the Callahan A series for national hookup. Hayes lost a 10 round decision to Olson in San Francisco on December 18 by a close margin.
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Bobo) Olson
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San Francisco
Bethany Edges Bethel In Tight 61 60 Win
Bethany defeated Bethel 61 60 Wednesday night for its first victory in nine games. Bethel’s Goering could have tied with two free throws but made one and missed the other. Goering led with 17 points, while Don Land and Herb Betson each added 16 for Bethany.
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Lavish training camp for boxer Davey at Tam O Shanter Club
Chuck Davey plans a private training camp at Tam O Shanter in Chicago with promoter George S. May hosting in a luxury club setting. A sound proof suite and second floor ring will overlook the golf course as families may watch from the lounge at 1 30 p m daily.
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Phantom Kid
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