Princeton Falls To Columbia In Ivy Thriller
Princeton saw its 18 game win streak end as Columbia stunned the Tigers 53 52 at Columbia. Bob Sullivan hit the late layup after a steal to seal Columbia’s win while Penn State shut Bucknell 25 15.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1951
Page
14
Princeton saw its 18 game win streak end as Columbia stunned the Tigers 53 52 at Columbia. Bob Sullivan hit the late layup after a steal to seal Columbia’s win while Penn State shut Bucknell 25 15.
Ezzard Charles remained a solid favorite to beat Lee Oma in a 15 round title defense at Madison Square Garden. Oma offered a stubborn challenge as Charles prepared with a four round workout and eyed a knockout if possible. The International Boxing Club predicted a 12 000 crowd and $65 000 gross for the event.
Weather across the nation showed clear conditions in the midcontinent while rain and light snow affected parts of the east and south. Temperatures were near normal with a 7 below zero reading in Grantsburg Wisconsin and a 82 degree day in Brownsville Texas. In Detroit a four year old boy was charged with operating a lottery after a punchboard incident at a drug store led to police involvement and a $25 fine for the clerk.
Dallas report notes slim outcomes at the N C A A convention with liberal factions pushing to soften the sanity code on athletic aid. Debate centers on enforcing the code by schools and conferences and potential relief for seven non compliant schools.
In Santa Monica Dr Karl Menninger urged that peace of mind cannot be found by chasing it. He told a town hall audience that people seek peace of mind so intensely they miss it and should stop searching.
Rumor favored Fritz Crisler former coach and athletic director as likely successor to Alexander Ruthven at the University of Michigan when he steps down. The chatter notes Crisler’s education and acumen, while insiders joke about others in the athletic and academic circles and color the campus politics. Henry Lamar, Harvard freshman coach, will visit the Southwest to address alumni clubs during the coaches convention, meeting H R Cullen a major donor to the University of Houston.
The piece suggests the University of Richmond may drop football and cites the program as coachless and unsettled. It also notes a Forest Products Laboratory link to a Lindbergh kidnapping wood analysis and predicts St Johns will beat Bradley with Frank McGuires team seen as capable.
The Kansas chapter of Sigma Delta Chi initiated eight undergraduate members at a dinner in the Eldridge hotel. New members include Marvin Arth Great Bend Alan Marshall Richard Marshall Robert Nelson Lawrence Charles Price Garden City Robert Sanford Columbus White Rossville Ellsworth Zahm Parsons. Ira B. McCarty of the Kansas City Star spoke on a survey of vote fraud investigations in the 1948 Kansas City elections.
New York January 11 Temple forward Bill Mikvy tops major college basketball scorers with a 29.6 point per game average through Saturday. He has 146 field goals 62 free throws for 454 points in 12 games and 7.8 assists per game, while trailing only Chuck Darling in rebounds with 20.2 per game. Other players averaging at least 24 points include Workman White Imburgia Groat Slaughter and Lovellette.
In the Monday Night Women’s Twilight Teague matches Gates Then swept two games over Independent Laundry Kansas Power and Light beat Granada Cafe Weaver’s defeated New York Cleaners Haskell downed Sherold Crystals Morgan Mack won over Lawrence Hardware and Holmes I McGrew Peck beat Stand ard Life No team won all three games Morgan Mack and Lawrence Hardw lead the standings with Weaver’s and Independent Laundry close behind Normal precipitation at Topeka noted for 1930 with 26.44 inches total moisture.
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