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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1952
Page
6
A quirky tale where reindeer in a barn quarrel over antlers and prizes as Santa arrives to judge a bogus whitetail contest. The punchline reveals their tails are black and the holiday message remains: bring cheer to a world in pain.
South coaches predict victory in the Shrine's Christmas night charity game at the Orange Bowl with a 5 man line defense and dual quarterbacks Dale Samuels and Harry Agganis. North coach Stu Holcomb vows a strong battle as teams prepare for the 7 15 p m CST kickoff before about 45000 expected in attendance for the proceeds to crippled children's hospitals.
Johnny OBrien scored 29 points to lift Seattle to a 102-101 victory over NYU as he nears a new college record for scoring 2902 points in his career. Twin brother Eddie contributed late points, while Pirates interest in Johnny adds pro baseball intrigue to the season.
Rival all star squads prep for the Blue Gray game two days away in Montgomery Alabama. Yankee coach Rip Engle emphasizes ground plays with limited passing while Gray backs showcase aerial firepower led by Hal Ledyard from Chattanooga and Ray Graves of Texas A M. Warmath shifts three top passers to halfback roles including Ed Mioduszewski Dudley Spence and Charley Harding.
Mrs Loraine Young succeeds Mrs August Krisch as Brackenridge Women’s Golf Association president. Mrs Russell Frownfelter elected first vice president. other officers include Mrs Leroy Weisbacher second vice president Mrs Jack Bradfield secretary Mrs Tom Holleran treasurer Mrs Art Wise reporter and Mrs Tom Downs handicap chairman. Wise wins weekly handicap medal with 91-17-74 and Young places second in first flight. Bradfield wins second flight 102-25-77. Moody second 103-23-80. Bradfield and Webb tie for putting with 31 strokes. Next meeting set for Jan 6. Beck named new golf coach at Baylor School.
Potential return of A. B. Happy Chandler as managing director of the San Francisco Seals discussed with owner Paul Fagan after earlier negotiations. Fagan offered $25,000 yearly with a seven year term. Chandler sought a 15 year deal and time to rebuild the club.
Gomer Jones, longtime Oklahoma line coach, is likely to become Arkansas head coach. He spoke in San Antonio about the job but asked Arkansas to initiate talks. Bud Wilkinson reportedly blesses the move if it occurs, with a decision expected in three or four days after interviews at Arkansas.
Trickshot golfer Jack Redmond adds Brackenridge Park to his schedule in San Antonio with a 1 p.m. Saturday display on the No. 1 fairway. Earlier at 11:30 a.m. Saturday he will perform at Ft. Sam Houston golf course before the pro am tournament.
Local high schools lock gyms as students take a Christmas break then resume with the San Antonio invitation tourney Monday and Tuesday. Central Catholic beat St Joseph's 46 40 in Victoria while Karnes City toppled Sam Houston 67 50 and East Central lost to Boerne 63 45.
John Canavan's 31 points led Boerne in its tilt as six new champion points were announced by East Central's San Antonio Kennel Club. In a preliminary game East Central girls defeated Boerne 31 to 17.
A compiled list of college basketball results includes North Carolina State over Seattle 102 to 5, Memphis State over Central West Virginia 102 to 36, South Carolina defeating Columbia 73 to 61, Spring Hill 66, Texas West defeating Mississippi Southern 7 to 0, and Missouri edge Wichita 78 to 60. Other results feature Minnesota 77 over Illinois 73, Duquesne 59 over Drake 77, San Diego State over Wichita 78, and Oregon 54 over Wyoming 56 with multiple regional scores noted.
Joe McDermott star forward at Brooke Army Medical Center basketball team and former Lubbock High all state player will marry Miss Dixie Lynn Chancellor in the Central Christian church chapel at 7 30 p m Friday. Best man is Warren Switzer with ushers Vernon Glass and John Winston among Rice ex stars attending.
Radio and TV outlets announced football broadcasts this weekend. Yoakum Terrell Glass AA title game on KABC Friday afternoon. KMAG covers two all star games Saturday including Blue Gray in Montgomery and Jaxt-Wrest in San Francisco. REVE TV will televise Rast-Weat and the pro football championship between Lions and Browns Sunday.
Margaret Schmitz of San Antonio rises from twenty-first to twelfth in the national junior girls ranking by the U S Lawn Tennis Association. Jackie Johannes of Dallas remains ahead at tenth, with Carolyn Owens of Dallas and Pauline Bingaman of Asherton also ranked. Johannes will join the junior events at the Miami Orange Bowl Dec 26 to 31.
Tuesday night in the girls minor league at Woodlawn gym Our Lady of Good Counsel beat Little Flower A 15-2 15-9 Ephraim's defeated La Casita 15-1 15-9 Electriglas defeated Broadway National Bank 15-5 15-4
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