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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1951
Page
5
A sunlit scene shows a man in a shirt sleeves chair, remarking on warm weather and the desire for a New Year bowl game. He reads the paper with bowl news, loosens his collar, and settles in to listen to broadcasts while others may fetch the remote. The mood hints at a community craving charity events and town publicity.
The column argues a New Year bowl at Alamo Stadium would flop financially with 70,000 expected attendees priced at 10, and notes heavy travel and media attention would not salvage it. It doubts large teams and TV interest would materialize and suggests radio would remain the primary outlet for college football in that era.
About 435000 fans nationwide will attend New Year’s bowl games Tuesday. Tennessee faces Maryland in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia Tech meets Baylor in the Orange. Kentucky faces Texas Christian in the Cotton. Illinois, Stanford, and Baylor top the AP poll mix. Weather figures and odds dominate talk as teams aim to start 1952 with wins, with noted coaches and officials voicing expectations for field conditions and outcomes.
A fragmented, era-sounding note questions why San Antonio lacks a New Year’s bowl game and hints at a chamber of commerce effort led by C. Krueger to explain the situation. The text references major cities like New Orleans Dallas Miami and Pasadena and implies local curiosity about scheduling and publicity surrounding bowl games and tournaments.
In a snowbound fourth Ice Bowl football game at Alamo Stadium three thousand fans watched the Ladd APB team defeat the University of Alaska 24 16. Quarterback Dave Fale from Parkersburg West Virginia connected on four aerial plays for 56 yards and ran in a TD. Robbie Robinson added a 15 yard score as Alaska fought hard in the biting cold.
Inmates at the Washington state penitentiary played their sixth annual intramural Lion Bowl football game amid a snowstorm. The Wolverines claimed the title by defeating the Allstars 60 to 0, on a field slick with dust and snow.
An aging Texan track star from the University of Texas won the first heat of the 100-meter dash in 10.4 seconds at a New Orleans Sugar Bowl meet, tying or setting early-season marks. The event featured top sprinters and included notable performances by Smith and Buddy Fowlkes, with Richards winning the pole vault in 13 feet.
Duncanville girls clinched a 37 to 29 win at home, beating Vantai in a hard fought South District game. The standout performance came from a balanced lineup as Duncanville maintained control through the second half.
Clyde Lovellette the Kansas AlLAmerica center said the ejection from the final Ble Seven game was unpreventable after an incident with Missouri freshman Winfred Wilfong. Lovellette explained both players scrambled for the ball and the moment led to tension in a high stakes title match won 85 by Missouri.
Kansas City Dec a1 4 Clyde Lovelette Kauss center was named to the Big Seven conference tournament all stars. Jim Buchanan the Nebraska scorer made the all stars for the second time in the four, t bament won by Kansas Saturday night. Shaving first team berths with Lovellette and Buchanan were Bill Stauffer Missouri Dick Knustman Kansas State and Mats Kenney Kansas.
Fragmented text suggests Gulf Coast League to TE punt, with various names and places scattered. Mentions include Hawark, Stephen R, Texas A and I, San Antonio, Alamo Boat Club dance, Eddie Johnson, and Gerlie Johnson. Overall coherence is low, but notes a New Year's boat club dance and a temporarily shy Gerlie Johnson.
Two major independents, the University of San Francisco and Loyola of Los Angeles, have abandoned football for financial reasons. The moves, announced yesterday, leave 38 programs cancelled since 1950, with USF and Loyola continuing in other sports.
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