Steelers Shell Giants 63 7 In Biggest NFL Parade Of Year
Jimmy Finks threw four touchdown passes and Lynn Chandnois added two rushing scores as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the New York Giants 63 to 7 in the NFL. Chandnois opened with a 91 yard kickoff return and the win marked the league’s largest scoring margin this season.
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Joe Scott
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Baltimore Colts
ACU
NFL
Southern Association Vows Faster Games in 1953
The Southern Association voted to speed up games in 1953 and sent umpires to spring training. It adopted a 154 game schedule opening April 10 and closing September 7 with pairings Mobile at Atlanta New Orleans at Birmingham Chattanooga at Memphis and Nashville at Little Rock.
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Southern Association
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Senior Bowl North Adds Holy Cross Players
The Senior Bowl North team added Guard Chet Millett and Quarterback Charlie Maloy from Holy Cross. Millett, 21, from Brockton Massachusetts, was named outstanding Catholic football player of 1951. Maloy, 20, from Rochester New York, weighed 185 pounds and set a national record with 242 pass attempts in 1951.
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Charlie Maloy
Holy Cross
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200 Pounder
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Mass
Maloy
Rochester
N. Y
Ferriday Eyes Hanson playoff after district title
Ferriday Bulldogs clinched the north east Louisiana Class B district title by beating the Delhi Bears 19 7 on Thanksgiving at Delhi. They advance to face Hanson Memorial next Friday at Franklin as James Joplin and Benny Bryant sparked the win with key TD runs and a 60 yard fumble return.
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Bears
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Paydirt
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McNew
FHS
Benny Bryant
Max Fugler
Bryant
Charles Fugler
Gene Taylor
Lloyd Bowden
Frank Brocato
Jockey Assaults Season Win Record At Bowie
Lincoln, R. I. Dec. 1 Jockey Tony Despirito the nation s riding sensation within 26 victories of a new all time single season record left today for Bowie near Baltimore Md to continue his assault on the mark of 388 The 11 year old apprentice was forced out of action yesterday by a sick stomach and nervous tension He had been slated to ride nine mounts in the closing card of Lincoln Downs 30 day meeting.
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Bowie
Baltimore
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Wilt Wins National AAU 10,000 Meter Cross Country Title
Fred Wilt running for the New York Athletic Club won the national senior AAU 10 000 meter cross country championship at Delaware Park Meadow in Buffalo. He finished eight yards ahead of teammate Horace Ashenfelter with Ray Osterhaut of Syracuse University placing third. Wilt clocked 32 31.
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Delaware Park Meadow
Ray Osterhaut
Syracuse University
Holy Cross Seeks Nat l Hoop Repeat
Holy Cross eyes a repeat national run in basketball led by captain Earle Markey a top backcourt star described as one of the game’s best. Praise comes from coaches and peers across the college ranks as Markey and the Crusaders defend their 1946 47 NCAA title pedigree and seek another deep run despite roster changes.
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Mass
Nea
Holy Cross
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Phog Allen
Kansas
Earle
Markey
Bill Kajikawa
Arizona
Tempe
John Bunn
Springfield
Brooklyn St. John’s
Earle Markey
Pro Collegiate Get 1.7 Billion TV Revenue Record
The radio television manufacturers association says total income for college and professional sports may exceed 1.7 billion dollars this year, a record despite pro baseball’s weaker receipts. It urges NCAA to relax rules on televising games and suggests baseball moguls hire top sales experts to study box office troubles before setting 1953 TV policy.
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Radio - Television Manufacturers Association
J. B. Elliott
RCA Victor
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Tulane players land spots on Blue Gray all star squad
Montgomery Alabama December 1 1949 addition of two Tulane seniors Roy Bailey and Bobby Nuss to the Gray team completes a 24 man Blue Gray all star roster for the December 27 game. The list includes Tulane guards Bailey and Nuss among others from Georgia Auburn Texas A and M Duke Arkansas and Virginia.
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Ala
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Grays
Roy Bailey
Bobby Nuss
Art DeCarlo
Georgia
Lee Mayley
Auburn
Bill Chishelm
Virginia
Vic Hampel
Houston
Lloyd Coltergahn
Maryland
Bill Crockett
Rice
John Carroll
Jack Little
Texas A
Carl Holden
Duke
Frank James
Marshall Rush
Carson Leach
Jack Chambers
John Griggs
Kentucky
Hal Ledyard
Chattanooga
Leroy Labat
Charlie Harding
Ea Mioduszewyski
William
Mary
Dudley Spence
Ray Graves
Lewis Carpenter
Arkansas
Buddy Sutton
Wrestling program features tag match and three brief bouts
Main event tag team match scheduled for ninety minutes with two falls to determine the winner. Two other short time limit matches flank the card. Gating at 7 PM with doors opening an hour early at 7 PM for an 8 PM start.
Vital changes may be offered at baseball convention
Phoenix announces the annual baseball convention opens with major and minor leagues debating rule changes and TV revenues. Key topics include bonus rules, waiver deadlines, high school signing, player recalls, and limits on interleague moves for Dec. 14 through Dec. 7 sessions led by President George M. Trautman and Commissioner Ford Frick.
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Ariz
Player Mart
George M. Trautman
Big Fellows
Ford Frick
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Executive Council
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Yankee
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Johnny Sain
Ewell Blackwell
Government to Sell State Enterprises in Formosa
The government of Formosa plans to sell several state enterprises including a cement works, paper mill, and fertilizer plant to fund land reform. Proceeds will compensate landlords for lands handed to tenant farmers.
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