State Favored to Cop Third Dixie Classic
The Dixie Classic opens in Reynolds Coliseum with four first round games. State, the defending champion, is slight favorite over Navy in the opener, and Duke led by Dick Groat is a title threat. Southern California faces North Carolina in the other afternoon matchup with Wake Forest meeting Cornell and Columbia facing Duke in tonight’s action.
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Raleigh
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Reynolds Coliseum
Southern California
North Carolina State
Navy
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Duke
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Princeton
Don Lange
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Chicago
Dick Groat
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Furman
West Virginia
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Bright Wins 1941 Swede Nelson Award for Sportsmanship
Drake halfback Johnny Bright named recipient of the 1941 Swede Nelson award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. He earned 36 votes from 96 coaches and writers across 27 states. Princeton’s Dick Kaumai er and Bill McColl among near rivals. Sponsors praised his sportsmanlike conduct after a fractured jaw injury in October during a Oklahoma A&M game.
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Princeton
Dick Ka 2Maier
Bill McColl
Stanford
Cabby Dillion
Texas
Tthree
Oklahoma A & M
Rams coach salutes Browns sportsmanship after title win
Los Angeles Rams head coach Joe Stydahar praised Cleveland Browns coach Paul Brown and quarterback Otto Graham for congratulating the Rams after their NFL championship victory. Stydahar said many Browns players expressed happiness the Rams won, and he anticipated a rematch from the coaching lines.
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Joe Stydahar
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Paul Brown
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Otto Graham
Matthews and Robinson Win Ring Magazine Boxing Honors
Ring Magazine names Ray Robinson fighter of the year and Harry Matthews best all around fighter. Fleischer cites Robinson for record public standing and sportsmanship while praising Matthews for cleverness power and ring generalship. Welterweight and other divisions listed with champions and top contenders.
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New York
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Harry
Kid) Matthews
Ring Magazine
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Matthews
Ring
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Boxing Monthly
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Cuba
Charley Homez
France
Joe ‘Louis
Louis
Ezzard Charles
Rocky Marciano
Nelson Potter Returns to Coaching With Kable Kolts
AP News features Nelson Potter a former major league pitcher now coaching the Kable Kolts AAU basketball club in Mount Morris Illinois in its 25th season. Potter pitched 12 years in MLB including 1944 with the St. Louis Browns and later with the Cardinals Athletics Red Sox and Braves. His Kolts roster includes Doug Unger George Blanchard Del Miller Chuck Abbott Kenny Oaken Joe Parks and Jack Meyers a former Marquette player.
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Doug Unger
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del Miller
Chuck Abbott
Kenny Oaken
Joe Parks
Jack Meyers
Marquette
Diverse sports notes and award voting across colleges and pro leagues
A collage of sports tidbits covers the Writers Association award voting process in New York and player acknowledgments at Virginia and Vanderbilt. It notes Jimmy Lesane's rise as MVP, Saul Rogovin and a Dodgers dream unmet, and humorous campus stories from Geneva New York to Kansas State. Also mentions Ray Junt from North Dakota hockey and a high school misshot incident in Geneva.
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New York
Art Guepe
Jimmy
Duke
Saul Rogovin
Dodger
Brooklyn
Nat Hernfeld
Tropical Park
Kansas State
Arizona
Ackardner
Roger Johnson
Ray Junt
North Dakota
Winnipeg
Ray
Hinton Gym Opens With Lions Pioneers Doubleheader
Hinton's new arena hosts an intercollegiate doubleheader starting 6:36 p.m. with an Alumni game, then Cotcard College of Athens vs Glenville State at 8. Glenville, 1951 WV Conference champion, leads 1952 race with a 3-2 mark. Concord College struggles. Hinton aims to boost winter hoops and fan interest.
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Denver Lowe
Mullens High
Bill Warden
Beckley
Bobby Marrs
Franklin Smith
Kermit High
Smith
Daing
Joe Fried
Sid Adelsburg
Michael Josephs
Dick Barrett
Jack Tennant
Cecil Johnson
Mr. Hope
Bobcats
Buck Porterfield
Hinkca
Woodrow Wilson
College and Scholastic Basketball Scores From Weekend Meetups
Fairmont East defeated Fairview 74 to 34 while Fairmont St Peter's beat Weston St Patrick's 60 to 43. Oklahoma edged Stanford 77 to 71 and Kansas topped Colorado 76 to 56 in first round action. Indiana Central won 78 72 over Muskigum and Ottawa Kansas 72 beat Wabash 70. Kentucky defeated UCLA 64 and St Louis beat Dartmouth 63 45. Ohio State won 61 57 against Oregon State. Fordham 52 over St Francis Brooklyn 54. Colorado A M 74 Whitworth.
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Dartmouth
Ohio State
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St. Francis
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Fordham
New York Middleweight Bout Clipped By Informal Scores
Report from New York lists ring actions with Vinnie Drindrea losing to Bobby Dawson in a bout against Milan Italy and William Poli, with Roger Donoghue and others noted. Exact weights not given.
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