Both Pro Conferences End Football Season With Ties
The NFL season closed with unprecedented ties in both conferences as the Giants beat the Eagles 9 7 in Philadelphia while the Browns edged Washington 45 21 in Cleveland. Chicago Bears defeated Detroit 6 3 at Wrigley Field to tie the Rams for the National Conference title race.
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Gulf States Coach of the Year Thad Vann Leads Southerners
New Orleans December 11. Mississippi Southern coach Thad Pie Vann is named Gulf States Conference football coach of the year after his Southerners win the GSC title by defeating Louisiana Tech. The 2nd year head coach also saw the team beat Louisville, finishing with a strong season.
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Pie) Vann
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Dixie Conference Sets Schedules in Montgomery Meeting
Montgomery, Dec 11 Dixie Conference members planned final touches on the 1951 52 athletic schedules at their annual meeting. Representatives from seven members Millsaps Howard Mercer Oglethorpe Mississippi College Florida Southern and Florida State University attended the two day affair which began yesterday.
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Don Gehrmann Vindicated In Longest Wannamaker Mile
Washington D C December 11 Don Gehrmann was finally declared the winner of the Wannamaker Mile in record time after an AAU convention vote. The decision settles a year long dispute with Fred Wilt and allows Gehrmann to retire the Wannamaker Cup amid a stormy debate over the race and the AAU leadership.
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Army man Luckett to train as artillery soldier
Ret. Bob Luckett of 1103 Arkansas Road Monroe has been transferred from Camp Chaffee Arkansas to the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center at Fort Sill Oklahoma after six weeks of basic training with the 5th Armored Division. There he will receive further training to fit for duty with an artillery unit.
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Van Tome Named Coach of the Year in Mississippi
Laurel High School coach Arthur Van Tome was chosen as the Mississippi Big Eight Conference sports writers’ coach of the year. He edged Jackson’s Doss Fulton and Greenville’s Warren Averitt, with Fulton having led his Jackson squad to 23 straight wins. Van Tome’s Laurel team won the southern division title before losing to the northern division champion in a playoff. Odell McRae was elected association president, with Cleveland, Smith, and Walters named in leadership roles. The annual All-Big Eight team was named, 22-man first squad plus a 22-man second, with a motion to form 11-man first and second teams tabled. A committee was named to study the proposal for the next summer meeting in Hattiesburg.
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New Orleans Opens with Bridge Champions Crowned
New Orleans December 11 21 Jack Kushner and aneatives of Springfield Mass win the national open pair contract bridge title after amassing 526 points from 280 players Leo Root of New York and Edson T Wood of Indianapolis take second with 517 2 points Two women Mrs Ralph W Gordon of Buffalo and Mrs A W Bowden of Toronto finish third with 515 1 2 points Mrs J E Morris and Mrs Wallace Stimpson of Indianapolis win the national non master championship with 465 points nine ahead of Spencer Brown Canton Miss and Mrs Lucille Wright Open pair event concludes the winter meet of the American contract bridge league in Shreveport La.
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Blues Bowl Game Set For Thursday In Memphis
The Blues Bowl, postponed by ice and then cancelled, will now be played next Thursday in Memphis. Starkville Yellow Jackets meet Booker T. Washington of Memphis. Previous plans for Booker T. Washington Tulsa were cancelled due to snow.
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Roundup of college sports notes and coaching lore
Eastern colleges will not cut spring rowing schedules and will borrow shells for races. Tip Goes notes shell costs and refereeing losses. Phog Allen recalls 1912 words of James Naismith and Knute Rockne about coaching. Syracuse may host big time doubleheaders with a new arena. New Hampshire ends unbeaten football season as budget balances.
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Coaches Roll Over Face Uncertain Front for Next Season
Reports from the football coaching front indicate Henry Frnka may not return next season and Art Guepe is in a similar situation. Both coaches face ongoing uncertainty as school officials weigh future leadership for the program.
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Oklahoma Aggie Herds Team in South Africa Gossip
Ralph Higgins leads an American squad through South Africa while Bill Jacobs faces claims of aggressive recruitment. Bill, son of an Oklahoma coach, praises Oklahoma University drawing attention for a second-semester enrollment. A New York City coach disputes Joe Lapchick as the era’s best all around, and LSU Boxing touts Joe Zale and Tommy Thrower with sharp lefts.
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Cooper Harmon Win Four Ball in Miami final
Florida golfers Pete Cooper of Ponte Vedra and Claude Harmon of Palm Beach won the Miami international four ball tournament, taking $1,250 each after beating Dave Douglas of Newark and Jim Turnesa of Briarcliff 1 up in the 36 hole final at Miami Country Club. Douglas and Turnesa earned $750 as runners up.
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Red Sox trade strengthens pitching power at meetings
Boston adds Bill Wright and Ray Scarborough in a $500000 five man deal with Chicago to bolster rotation. Allen Zarilla and Joe Dobson depart as Boston shores up a contender for the American League pennant while Detroit Cleveland and the Yankees react in dismay.
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Lejeune Marines Beat Keesler in Electronics Bowl
In Biloxi Mississippi on December 11 Camp LeJeune Marines defeated Keesler Field Air Force Base 32 to 7 in the first Electronics Bowl. Quarterback Harry Agganis was central to all Marine scoring with runs passes and extra points totaling every touchdown and both extra points. The Marines led 26 to 0 at halftime.
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National Champion Upset Hits Early Basketball Schedule
College basketball opened with upsets already shaking the season as Missouri and Iowa suffered losses at Madison Square Garden and elsewhere. Top teams Bradley, Kansas, UCLA, Duke, North Carolina, and Ohio State posted wins while other powerhouses slipped, underscoring a volatile early slate across regions.
Attempt to Bar Joe Louis in Pennsylvania Fight Action
Philadelphia pa December 11 John Ox Da Grosa Pennsylvania athletic commissioner seeks to bar Joe Louis from further fights saying it is in the best interests of boxing and the ex champion. He will ask the National Boxing Association to ban Louis and calls for Louis permanent retirement for health welfare and future of boxing. Louis trains at Stony Point Ontario for the Be shores Detroit bout with Beshore pending response.
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Tuesday Night Wrestling Card At Barney's Garage West Monroe La
The main event features champion Jack Curtis versus challenger Charley Laye. Semi final pits Wild Bill Steddum against Henry Harrell. Referee is Bill Barney of Barney's Garage West Monroe La. Dial 2-2966 for details and 2-2261 for advance tickets. Roller skating runs every night except Tuesday with afternoon skating only on Saturday and Sunday.
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Henry Harrell
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