West Texas dominance in high school football shaping state titles
The region's teams in classes AAAA and lower have claimed most recent state titles with Lubbock and Wichita Falls leading. Predictions favor Wink to upset Deer Park while Terrell faces Yoakum in AA final. Monahans Pecos and others could shift next year. Sixteen teams noted across districts show West Texas power.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Breckenridge
Breck
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas
A. Monahans
Littlefield
Kermit
Wildcats
Newcastle
Fort Worth
Dallas
el Paso
Odessa
Pampa
Baytown
Broncs
Andrews
Seminole
Brownfield
Levelland
Monahans
Pecos
Wink
Deer Park
Glenn Frazier
Waterloo
Wichita
Highland Park
College Station
Terrell
Yoakum
Stamford
Shrine game ends in dramatic 21 21 tie in Miami
The North and South all star teams battled to a 21 21 tie in the Shrine game at Miami as a late 64 yard pass tied the score. Scarbath and Meemaw shared MVP honors in front of a record 42 866 crowd.
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New York
Miami
Purdue
Dale Samuels
Bernard Flowers
Jack Scarbath
Maryland
Jack Hook
Missouri
Hook
Scarbath
Donn Meemaw
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
Galveston
Tex
Mobile
Northeast
Oklahoma State
Sam Houston State
Mutual
Dumont
Mason-Dixon Line
Dixie
Blues
Detroit
Ted Marchibroda
Indiana
Lou d’Achille
Grays
William & Mary
Ed Mioduszewski
Auburn
Dudley Spence
Texas A&m
Hal Ledward
Biggie Munn
Michigan State
United States and Australia split Davis Cup singles
A year ago United States and Australia split the opening singles in the Davis Cup challenge round with Vic Seixas defeating Mervyn Rose 63 6 4 9 7 and Frank Sedgman beating Ted Schroeder 64 6 3 4 6.
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United States
Australia
Vic Seixas
Mervyn Rose
Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder
Winkers Seek 199th Win in Lone Wolf Clash
Fabulous Wink aims to extend its Texas schoolboy football record with win number 199 Saturday against Deer Park in Wink. The Wildcats seek the Class A state title, building on a 25 year history of high attendance and a string of successful seasons amid fierce intercounty rivalries.
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Fabulous Wink
Texas
Deer Park
Winkler County
Wildcats
Wildcat Stadium
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wink
Kermit
Wildcat
Defea
Son
Bud Rollins
Paul Jette
Rusty Wallace
Wharton
Bayou
Houston
Tulsa Hurricanes Set For Florida Bowl Showdown
Tulsa enters the Gator Bowl as an underdog with the nation’s top total offense led by Howard Waugh and Ronnie Morris. The Hurricanes boast a 46.6 yard per game average and 1,372 rushing yards from Waugh, while Florida counters with a strong passing attack and a Tulsa defense missing three starters to injuries. Tulsa’s bowl history includes a 26 to 12 win over Georgia Tech in the 1945 Orange Bowl after a seven year drought.
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Tulsa
Howard Waugh
Waugh
Ronnie Morris
Florida
Angelo Prassa
Eddie Lach
Gene Helwig
Brothers
Georgia Tech
Happy Fearless Heads Home From a Sport Year
A year-in-review of 1952 highlights across sports and travel. Key moments include Daytona stock car racing, boxing title defenses, the Derby and tennis, Olympic memories, Native Dancer, and the World Series sentiment as the year ends. The narrator recalls journeys from Helsinki to Philadelphia and celebrates figures like Jersey Joe Walcott, Bob Mathias, and Mo Connolly.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
Daytona Beach
Bobby Dukes
Nid Galvin
Miami
Old
Ezzard Charles
Dallas
Big Jay Bor- Os
Little Beni
Jim Turnesa
Chick Harbert
Detroit
Motor City
Helsinki
Pan-Am
Gander
Shanno
London
Oslo
Stockholm
Paavo Nurmi
Bob Mathias
Baltic
Denmark
Holland
Dover
Bob Richards
Ollie Matson
Pat McCormick
Forest Hills
Mo Connolly
Gar Mulloy
Frank Sedgman
Pee Wee Reese
Alli Rynolds
Jamaica
Native Dancer
Navy
Philadelphia
Hardin-Simmons Favored in Sunshine Tournament Start
Hardin-Simmons University of Abilene is tipped as favorite for the fifth annual Sunshine Basketball Tournament at Eastern New Mexico University next week. Others in the field include Westminster College and Missouri Valley College, with returnees Southwestern Oklahoma State and Abilene Christian among the contenders. Pairings will be drawn at an 8 banquet Sunday. the single elimination event opens Monday with games and semifinals set for Tuesday.
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AriZona
Psomer
Arkansas
Tulsa
Ric
Colorado A&m
Owls
Houston
Texas
Baylor
Southwest Texas
Vanderbilt
Lamar Tech
Colorado Aggie Quint
Rice
Oklahoma
Tennessee
TCU
Gene Schwinger
Henry Ohlen
Gene Lambert
Kansas
Tulane
Sam Houston State
S. F. Austin State
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene Christian
Bradley
Missouri
St. Louis
Aggies
Trinity
New Mexico
Louisiana
SMU
Texas A&m
Central Oklahoma State
Edmond
Okla
Howard Payne Calig Brownwood
Tex
The
Greyhounds
New ‘Kear’s Ve
Rocky Marciano Named Fighter of the Year 1952
Boxing publication Ring Magazine honored Rocky Marciano of Brockton Massachusetts as Fighter of the Year for 1952. Editor Nat Fleischer also selected Chuck Davis of East Lansing Michigan for the Ring Progress Award in the February issue.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Ring Magazine
Boxing Bible
Brockton
Mass
Ring
Nat Fleischer
Chuck Davey
East Lansing
Mich
Ring Progress
Fort Worth All Star Game Opens Texas Prep Grid Season
The writer recalls a five month football season from August to December. The opening event was the Coaching School All Star game in Fort Worth followed by matches against the Dallas Texans and Philadelphia Eagles and the first area schoolboy game on September 6.
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Fort Worth
Dallas Texans
Philadelphia Eagles
Martinez Favored In Madison Square Garden 10 Rounder
New York December 26 Vince Martinez a 23 year old Paterson New Jersey light heavyweight was rated an 8 5 favorite to beat Don Williams in the main 10 round youth card bout at Madison Square Garden. Williams a 24 year old veteran of 70 pro bouts provides Martinez his toughest test to date as he returns after a six month layoff due to hand problems.
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New York
Vince Martinez
Don Williams
Madison Square Garden
Bobby Sex Idol
Paterson
N.J
Williams
Martinez
Syracuse Hard Drill Nets Orange Bowl Hope
Syracuse Orangemen, after a strenuous Christmas Day practice, hope their hard work will pay off with a victory over Alabama in the New Year’s Day Orange Bowl.
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Syracuse
Miami
Fla
Syracuse Orangemen
Alabama
Santa Anita Prepares 16th Racing Season With Big Purses
Santa Anita opens a 30 day meeting with over two million dollars in prize money. Jockey Eddie Arcaro will ride Calumet Farm's favorite A Gleam, aiming for his 38th stakes win of the year to match Earl Sande's all time record of 39.
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Eddie ‘Arcaro
Calumet Farm
A Gleam
Earl Sande
Southerners Favored In North South Battle
In Montgomery Alabama on December 3 the Blue Gray all star football game saw Texas A&M's Ray Graves and Chattanooga's Hal Ledyard shine in pre game workouts fueling strong support for a Southern victory.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ray Graves
Texas A&m
Hal Ledyard
Chattanooga
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University of Tulsa
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Blatz
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