Year’s zany sports moments spark reader’s interest
A writer compiles the year’s odd sports happenings including a Pitt Penn State basketball game with unconventional passes and a self-designed deep freeze tactic, a Dodgers spring rule involving a water moccasin, Yale’s Eli manager scoring after never playing football, and a 12 minute first quarter between Fairmont New Ulm and Fairmont High.
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Jim Sheen
Sporting News
Pitt
H. C
Doc) Carlson
Penn State
Carlson
Nittany Lions
Brooklyn Dodgers
Vero Beach
Fla
Cincinnati
Harvards
Yales
Yale
Eli
Charlie Yeager
Fairmont
Minn
New Ulm
Spectator Intervenes After Amateur Boxing Bout Ends
A red haired woman, Mrs Charles Elliott, rushed the ring and knocked out Rich Keeling after he floored Bill Redford during an amateur boxing match witnessed by about 1000 fans. Elliott apologized saying emotions got the better of her. In athletic feats, Gehrmann and Wilt had a disputed finish in 1951 and a New York A C event saw camera proof overturn a winner to Wilt. Marathoner Isamu Kojo collapsed after a grueling Sendai race finishing twenty ninth amid applause.
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Rich Keeling
Charles Elliott
Keeling
Bill Redford
Gehrmann
Wilt
Isamu Kojo
Sendai
Japan
Kojo
Sorg Clinches Share Of Top Rung In Race
Sorg Cinches playoff berth with a 57-42 victory over Miami Cabinet in the Industrial Basketball League. Ralph Horne and Don Miller led Sorg with 29 points as Jim Shute scored 21 for Miami. Aeronca and Armco also won to stay near the top, while Inland Container and Gardner Beard/Carton dropped games. The seven team league ends first round play next Tuesday with three games.
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Tony
Sorg
Miami Cabinet
Ralph Horne
Don Miller
Jim Shute
Miami
Aeronca
Aremo
Armco
Inland Container
Gardner Beard
Carton
Gardner
Tennis star Mau reen Connolly earns AP Woman Athlete honor
A year ago Maureen Connolly, then national tennis champion, was named Woman Athlete of the Year in the Associated Press annual year-end poll. Five years earlier Joe DiMaggio signed his 1948 Yankees contract for 65 000. Twenty years ago the Washington Cleveland trades involved Roy Spencer Luke Sewell and cash. Jimmy Bivins defeated Ezzard Charles in ten rounds in Cleveland.
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Associated Press Today
Maureen Connolly
Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Washington
Roy Spencer
Luke Sewell
Tuesday Fights Report From Newark and Nearby Venues
The Associated Press reports boxing results with bouts in Newark Jersey City White Plains Huntington Havana and Los Angeles. Italo Scotttishini outpoints Joey Greco while Bobby Lloyd defeats Miguel Mendivil in a New York bout. Harold Jones stops Basil Marie in Charleston and Abel Fernandez bests an unnamed opponent in Los Angeles.
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Newark
N. J
Italo Scottishini
Rome
Italy
Joey Greco
Jersey City
White Plains
N. Y
Bobby Lloyd
New York
Miguel Mendivil
Havana
Huntington
W. Va
Harold “Baby’ Face Jones
Detroit
Basil Marie
Charleston
Los Angeles
Abel Fernandez
A Andrews
Middletown Hamilton Game Ticket Sales Begin Thursday
Middletown High School and Klamo announce the sale of tickets for the Middletown Hamilton basketball game at Cincinnati Garden on Thursday. Elmo Lingrel says adult tickets are $1, student tickets $1, with reserved-season holders picking up at the High School Athletic Office.
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Klamo
Middletown - Hamilton
Cincinnati Garden
Elmo Lingrel
Elame News
South Main
Lingrel
High Schoo
Butler County
Flanagan Faces Felton In CBS Televised Welterweight Bout
Del Flanagan a 7-5 favorite meets Lester Felton of Detroit in a 10 round nationally televised bout from Cleveland. The St Paul boxer seeks a second win after a split decision in Chicago last October and aims for a welterweight title shot this year. Felton brings a 51-12 record with four wins and three losses last year.
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Cleveland
del Flanagan
Lester Felton
Detroit
St. Paul
Felton
Chicago
CBS
Flanagan
Whitfield Aims for Four World Indoor Track Records
Mal Whitfield, Olympic 800m champion, targets world marks in 500, 600 and 1000 yard events. He already shares a 1:49.2 half mile record with Sidney Wooderson. Indoor season begins Saturday with Whitfield likely entering the 600 in New York.
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ED Corrigan
New York
John Landry
Mal Whitfield
United States Air Force
Landry
Marvelous Mal
Sidney Wooderson
Whitfield
Atlantic
Germany
Washington
Graham Returns To Pro Bowl Game
Otto Graham, quarterback of the Cleveland towns, flew back to Los Angeles to play in the National League pro bowl game. He withdrew after his six week old son Stephen died, but rejoined as his wife urged him to play. He will be on an American Conference squad facing National Conference stars.
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Cleveland
Otto Graham
Los Angele
Graham
Los Angeles
Stephen
Cleve
Gavilan Davey Set for 15 Round Chicago Title Bout
A formal announcement awaited for a 15 round welterweight title match in Chicago Stadium on February 11 between champion Kid Gavilan and Chuck Davey. James D. Norris of the International Boxing Club was to unveil the plans at a news conference. Davey, a Michigan State graduate, had been undefeated in three bouts.
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Chicago Stadium
Kid Gavilan
Chuck Davey
James D. Norris
International Boxing Club
Gavilan
Davey
Michigan State
Harness meet okayed for Mid-State Raceway at Vernon
The New York Harness Racing Commission licensed Mid-State Raceway Inc. to operate a pari mutuel harness track at Vernon near Utica. The plan calls for a 58 night meet from July 1 to September 5 and an eight night meet from September 11 to 19.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Harness Racing Commission
Mid-State Raceway Inc
Vernon
Utica
High school cage results across Ohio and beyond
A wide set of high school boys scores from Dayton Stivers to Youngstown and Canton. Notable showings include Xavier edging Cincinnati 81 78 and Kent State beating Western Reserve 90 79 in college play. Other results span Akron Wooster Lima and Columbus districts with various margins.
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Whitmer
Woodward
New Paris
Dayton
Shawen Acres
Gratis
Lanier
Urbana
London
Gallipolis
Logan
Tiltonsville
Steubenville
Akron
Garfield
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Akron South
Akron Hower
Wooster
Barberton
Lancaster Public
Lancaster St. Mary
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Cincinnati
As Wayne
Terrace Park
Holy Angels
Piqua Catholic
Lima St. John
Wapakoneta
St. Joseph
Youngstown North
Youngstown East
Youngstown Chaney
Canton
Lincoln
Campbell Memorial
Struthers
Lewisville
Canton South
Dover
New Philadelphia
Ashland
Mansfield
Xavier
Kent State
Western Reserve
Notre Dame
NYU
Yale
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Georgia Tech
George Washington
VMI
Tennessee
Mississippi
Navy
Johns Hopkins
Miliikin
Washington
St. Louis
Tulsa
Houston
Taylor
Hanover
Texas
Texas Christian
Rice
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Texas A & M
Oregon State
Washington State
Yanks and Tribe Drop Browns From Night Schedule
New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians remove the St. Louis Browns from their home night lineup for 1953 as a reprisal over Bill Veeck’s television blackout stance. Browns will play all day games in Cleveland. two planned night games were canceled after Veeck refused to yield on TV fees.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Brownie
Bill Veeck
Cleveland
Browns
Yankees
Veeck
Duke Smith Boys Lead 1952 Duke Football Scorers
In Durham Duke University stats show Red Smith and Charlie Smith as leading 1952 scorers with Red topping at 50 points and Charlie close behind at 48 for the Blue Devils.
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DUKE
SMITH
Durham
N. C
NEA
Red
Charlie Smith
Irish Setter Field Trials Spark Debate Among Enthusiasts
Denny Hanrahans sharp critique of Red setters gives way to discussion of Irish setter field trials. Writers say trials reveal a dog's faults, guiding breeders toward functional shooting dogs and reviving quality gundogs through organized effort and patient breeding.
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Denny
Stricter TV rules urged by NCAA at convention
Notre Dame and Penn push for unrestricted television while NCAA TV Committee plans a stricter program. Big Ten and SECback plan to shift control to regions despite opposing measures. The convention nears report submission amid debate on gate receipts and prospect of looser TV limits affecting revenues.
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Moose
Krause
Notre Dame
Francis Murray
Penn
TV Committee
Murray
Big Ten
Ncaa TV Committee
Robert Hall
Yale University
Football Coaches Rules Committee
Kentucky
Bradley
Midwestern
Gratis Snaps Five-Game Slide With Lanier Win
Gratis halted a three game skid with a 59-46 non-Preble County League win over Lanier after a 19 point fourth quarter burst. Lanier had beaten Gratis 56-45 in December, while Lanier reserves defeated Gratis 49-33 in the prelim. Also noted are NBA scores: Philadelphia 76, Indianapolis 71. Rochester 85, Minneapolis 69. Milwaukee 73, Fort Wayne 71.
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Lanier
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Rochester
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Fort Wayne
Schutter Nets 29 as Kings Mills Clinches Ninth Win
Schutter scored 29 points guiding Kings Mills to a ninth win in a hockey update. The tally helped the team defeat Troy 5 to 2, while Toledo edged Grand Rapids 2 to 1 in the same card.
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Schutter
Kings Mills
International Troy
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Grand Rapids
Radical rule would outlaw Sucker Shift
College football coaches propose a drastic rule change to ban any lineman from moving after assuming a three point stance. The plan would penalize players who reach up to scratch a nose after starting, in addition to making the T quarterback eligible to receive a pass after handling from center. The proposals go to the rules making body for consideration.
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Washington
Columbia
Lou Little
Football Coaches Rules Committee
Sedgman Triumphs In Pro Debut Upsets Kramer In Los Angeles
Frank Sedgman, 25, wins his professional debut by beating Jack Kramer 3-6 6-4 6-4 at Pan Pacific Auditorium. Sedgman and Ken McGregor fall to Segura in doubles, 11-9 6-3, in a 7,000‑fan opening night as a 90‑match 1953 tour begins with guarantees of 75000 and 25000 respectively.
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Los Angeles
Australia
Frank Sedgman
California
Jack Kramer
Sedgman
Cohero
Ken McGregor
Atae Pancho Segura
Ecuador
McGregor
Kramer
Segura
Pan- Pacific Auditorium
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