Major league owners vote to replace Chandler as commissioner
In St Petersburg on December 13 1951 Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted to find and elect a new commissioner to replace A B Chandler. Chandler faced three ballots failing to secure the needed 12 votes and later resigned then reversed course stating he would serve out his term. A committee will review candidates with no names mentioned while Chandler remains commissioner until a successor is chosen.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Chandler
Big League Baseball
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Topping
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
U. S
Kentucky
Ford Frick
The
National
Will Harridge
American
Frick - Harridge
Earl Hilligan
American League
A. B. Chandler
del Webb
Yankees
Lou Perini
Boston Braves
New York
Cincinnati
Baseball
Sereno
George M. Weiss
Yankee
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
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Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Pittsburgh
Walter O'Malley
Horace Stoneham
Giant
Bob Carpenter
Phillies
Walter O
Spike) Briggs
Clark Griffith
Dan
Rome
Korea
United States
Duke Seeks New Coach After Wade Retirement
Duke University in Durham is quietly evaluating candidates to replace Wallace Wade who retires January 1 as Southern Conference commissioner. Eight or nine applicants have shown interest, with potential internal choices Eddie Cameron Ace Parker and Horace Hendrickson among those considered, though the final decision rests with the trustees and university president.
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Durham
N. C
Duke University
Wallace Wade
Southern Confer
Wade
Eddie Cameron
Clarence
Welter Champion Ray Robinson Wins Neil Plaque
New York December 13 Ray Robinson welterweight champion named winner of the Edward J. Neil Memorial plaque by the New York Boxing Writers Association. He joins past honorees and is praised for his boxing career and Damon Runyon Cancer Fund support through donations from a title bout.
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New York
Ray Robinson
Edward J. Neil
New York Boxing Writers Association
Sugar Ray
Neil
Associated Press
Spain
Ezzard Charles
Robinson
Damon Runyan
Charlie Fusari
Jersey City
City Drugs tops three on night in Women’s Bowling League
City Drugs swept Gold Leaf Milk to tie for first with Clover Leaf Dairy, while Bakal's Drive-In beat Clover Leaf Dairy. Frosty Kream won two of three from Weil Cleaners to tie Weil for fourth. Tower Cleaners took two of three from Riser's Dairy. Nettie Spurlock of City Drugs led scoring with a 214 game and 5387 series.
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City Drugs
Gold Leaf Milk
Clover Leaf Dairy
Bakal
Frosty Kream
Weil Cleaners
Weil
Tower Cleaners
Riser’s Dairy
Nettie Spurlock
City Drugs ’ Wenee
Riser’s Dairy Eee
Weil Cleaners Wees
Frosty Kream Senor
Bakal's Teen Eee
Gold Seal Milk
Beecher Defeats Young In National Billiard Match
Buffalo player Michael J. Beecher defeated Albert Young of Denver 50 to 38 in a National Athletic Club amateur three cushion billiards tournament match held Tuesday afternoon in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Michael J. Beecher
Albert Young
Denver
Colo
National Athletic Club
N B A President rejects De Groza demand on Louis
Milwaukee December report states Archie Hindman. N B A president, sees no reason to bar Joe Louis from boxing. He cites a clean health bill from Illinois Athletic Commission before the Louis Brion bout. Hindman questions De Groza’s bar move and notes Williams must defend title within six months. Fred Saddy backs Hindman’s stance.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Sentinel
Archie Hindman
National Boxing Association
Joe Louis
Hindman
Hagerstown
Ind
Sentinel
Ray Grady
John de Grosa
Pennsylvania
The
Louis
Illinois Athletic Commission
the Sentinel
Kindman
de Grosa
Ike Williams
Philadelphia
Fred Saddy
Williams
Hindmen
Saddy
McCarrick Named Chief Scout for Pirates
Pittsburgh announces Edward P. McCarrick 31 of Westbury New York as supervisor of scouting covering metropolitan New York and New England. He has played professional baseball with several Brooklyn teams and is the sixth hire on Branch Rickey’s scouting staff.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Edward P. McCarrick
Westbury
N. Y
New York
New England
McCarrick
Brooklyn
Pirate Spouing
Branch Rickey
Jockey at Fair Grounds Receives Ten Day Suspension
New Orleans reports jockey Paul Bailey began a ten day suspension at the Fair Grounds race track for rough riding in a December 8 race. The suspension runs from December 12 to 23 inclusive.
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Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Pjockey Paul Bailey
Pan-American Importers Lead City League After Wins
The Pan-American Importers led by George with 14 points defeated Lovers' Lane Pharmacy 31 to 23 to stay atop the City Basketball League standings. Red Shield Club and Tennessee Gas tied for second after Red Shield beat Louisiana Business College 40 to 20 and Tennessee Gas defeated Southern Bell 31 to 25 with Sals bury scoring 11.
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George
Lovers’ Lane Pharmacy
Red Shield
Tennessee Gas
Louisiana Business College
Stuckey
Southern Bell
Salsbury
Pan-Am
Red Shield Club
Tennessee Gas O
Lovers’ Lane
Business College
Twin City Printing
Bolton Girls Team Sweeps Neville In Season Opener
Bolton High School girls defeated Neville High in a double header at Alexandria. In the A game Hershey Quarles scored 41 total points guiding Bolton to a 56 21 win. Bolton B team won 34 23 led by Jenika Tauber with 13 points while Mary Lou Kern added eleven for Neville.
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Bolton High School
Alexandria
Neville
Neville Girls
Hershey
Officials Named for Rose Bowl Grid Classic
Pasadena Calif Dec 13 Officials for the Michigan California Rose Bowl game Jan 1 were announced with Referee Charles W Brown of Friends University Beverly Hills Calif as the lead. Other officials include F C Krieger of Ohio University Columbus Ohio Douglas W Lowell College of Idaho Portland Ore head lines man and Lloyd Larson Wisconsin Milwaukee field judge. Commissioners K L Wilson Western and Victor O Schmidt Pacific Coast Conference announced.
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Pasadena
Calif
Charles W. Brown
Friends University
Beverly Hills
F. C. Krieger
Ohio University
Columbus
Douglas W. Lowell
College of Idaho
Portland
Ore
Lloyd Larson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
K. L. Wilson
The
Western
Victor O. Schmidt
Chicago Slugger Satterfield to fight Vern Mitchell in Chicago
In Chicago on December 13 Bob Satterfield meets Vern Mitchell in a top ten round bout at Chicago Stadium as both seek a title shot at Ez Zard Charles. Johnny Bratton faces Lester Felton in a ten rounder while a TV audience is expected for the Satterfield Mitchell main event.
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Chicago
Bob Satterfield
Vern Mitchell
Detroit
Johnny Bratton
Lester Felton
Satterfield
Mitchell
Ezzard Charles
Bratton
Lee Oma
Oma
Buffalo
Satterfield-Mitchell
Tellvision
St. Matthew’s Teams Split Gilbert Double Header Victory and Loss
Gilbert High School boys beat St. Matthew’s Monroe 35 to 12 in the boys season opener while St. Matthew’s girls defeated Gilbert 28 to 12 in the girls game, in Gilbert Louisiana on December 13.
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Gilbert
Gilbert High
St. Matthew's
Monroe
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