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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1952
Page
6
The Evansville Reitz Panthers edged Tech 73 53 as Ronnie Scheible and Gary Stephens sparked late scoring. Arley Andrews led Reitz with 24 points while State High routed Valley 66 35 behind Jim Harkness 22 points. Wiley’s Red Streaks prepare for South Bend opener.
Robinson's Maroons beat Charleston City High Trojans 68 to 47. Finley and Phillippe led scoring as the Maroons built a 31-25 halftime margin and then 50-31 through the third period.
Ralph Tiger Jones of Yonkers defeated Johnny Bratton of Chicago by decision in a ten round bout in New York. Willie Pep of Hartford outpointed Jorge Sanchez of Havana in a ten round match in West Palm Beach.
New York reports Sugar Ray Robinson plans a June third bout with Randy Turpin after a contract dispute. The New York State Athletic Commission demands a binding agreement before restoring Robinson’s title recognition. Promoters Jack Solomon and Jim Norris both aim for different venues, creating expected complications.
Smoky L. Johnson owned by C. L. Johnson of Statesville NC was crowned the 1952 U S Open fox hound field trials champion in Florence Alabama after four days of competition amid cold rainy weather. North Carolina hounds have won the crown six of the past seven years.
Glenn's Pirates edged Dugger 68 to 64 at Dugger in a Western Indiana Conference tilt. Bill Tanner scored 20, Eldred added 17 as Glenn built a 50 43 lead after three. Honey Creek beat Cannons 64 59 as Monte Cass led with 17.
Brazil Red Devils rallied to beat Crawfordsville Athenians 62 to 55 as John Anderson led with 17 points and Wham and Redenbarger aided. Linton Miners defeated Bloomfield Cards 62 to 54 on strong foul shooting and a 30 to 25 halftime edge. Clinton Wildcats beat Otter Creek 62 to 39 with G Domeika scoring 13 and Schelsky adding 17.
Ellis Ryan plans to resign as president of the Cleveland Indians after arriving from Phoenix amid a front office row. Officials deny details, but reports say Cleveland directors opposed Ryan pushing the purchase of the Indianapolis team, which lost money for the Indians last season.
For a second day rain halted the Victorian Tennis championships in Melbourne. Vic Seixas of Philadelphia was scheduled to face Australia’s Frank Sedgman for the men’s singles title.
Rose Poly's Engineers, after a 79 to 57 win over Huntington College, prepare to face Concordia of Fort Wayne at the fieldhouse tonight at eight. Guard Harry Zorman scored 17 to lead Rose, who led 22 to 12 early and 39 to 25 at halftime. Newcomers Jim Boller, Dick Gordon and Hugh Davis showed strong form.
In Chicago on December 6 the 12th annual all-star bowling tournament began with 160 men and 64 women entering a nine day event. The sweepstakes feature prize money totaling 3000 dollars, with the men's team winning 250 dollars for a 1949 total and the women's event paying 200 dollars for 1450. Fred Bujack of Detroit captained the winning men’s squad and Helen Duval of Berkeley, California led the victorious women’s team.
In a first break in MLB TV rights talks, the Chicago Cubs agreed to pay part of home game television receipts to the St. Louis Cardinals. The decision came during major league sessions as negotiations continue.
Chicago December report says a great volume of investigations led to certain disciplinary measures against Big Ten schools for code violations. Names and specifics were not revealed awaiting conference approval. Michigan concerns noted over travel and attendance limits with an 18 game schedule.
Washington December 6 Bill Holland who won the 500 mile Indianapolis race in 1950 and has been suspended most of the time since was reinstated today as an auto race driver The Contest Board of the American Automobile Association announced the decision Holland was suspended for unsanctioned activity in December 1950 His reinstatement clears the way to race at Indianapolis again this year with multiple car offers already lined up.
Evansville Ind Dec 6 Arkansas State star Richey Woit a fleet halfback from Chicago will be marked man in the fifth annual Refrigerator Bowl game Sunday against Western Kentucky Woit scored three touchdowns last year while State Indians beat Camp Breckinridge 46 12 Western Kentucky relies on the Feix Ploumis passing combination Ploumis 6 4 from Pittsburgh Feix Henderson Ky Western Kentucky has only lost to Tennessee Tech Arkansas State fell to Tennessee Tech and Mississippi State
Potsdam New York December 6 report on Mrs Bernice Grants deer hunting trip finds no deer and one black bear. She fired two shots to drop the brain bear that appeared 20 feet away while she watched for deer. She is the only woman to report a bear kill in this Adirondack area this season.
Indiana State Sycamores travel to Saint Louis to face Concordia Seminary in a non local road opener. Probable lineups list Concordia’s Basil Sfreddo and Dave Wacker against Indiana State’s Cliff Murray and Atha with broadcast on WTHI FM and WBOW FM. The 17th meeting has Indiana State holding a 12 4 edge. Concordia sits at 19 2 last season while Indiana State seeks a second straight win to start the young season.
Phoenix Ariz Dec 6 Fred Saigh of the Cardinals a first round winner in the big baseball television bout was expected to lose the decision today but not by a knockout He gained a big start Friday in his battle to gain a share of the television receipts in visiting National League parks He persuaded Phil Wrigley owner of the Chicago Cubs to grant him that share in a reciprocal contract which is one way because the Cards dont televise their home games Saigh Still Faces Battle The Giants Dodgers Phillies and perhaps the Pirates have a strong wedge against such a threat by Saigh They can also refuse to consent to his almost unlimited program for night baseball in St Louis The rule for the National League reaffirmed Friday states that no club can schedule more than five night games with a visiting team unless the visiting owner consents The refusal for such consent would cost Saigh many more thousands of dollars than the amount of money he could be expected to receive as a cut of blanket television contracts At most he will get no more than 10000 out of Chicago and he would get little more out of New York or Brooklyn But a definite reduction in the number of night games he could play would result in overall loss of much more money Similar squeeze tactics worked in the American League where Bill Veeck of the Indians and Frank Lane of the White Sox also holding out for visiting television money were told simply that their games would not be televised when they came to town The Yankees who have a blanket package with their sponsors for 77 games a year said simply they would schedule road television games to make up the deficit Moreover extra pressure was being brought to bear upon Lane to make him yield Should he do so Veeck would be left all alone
Lafayette Indiana December 6 Coach Marion Crawley announced pairings for the third annual high school holiday basketball tournament to be held December 26 27 Indianapolis Crispus Attucks will meet Lafayette and Seymour will play Evansville Central on the first night Winners and losers meet the second night A coaching school will be held December 27 with speakers Jay Mee Creary Paul D Hinkle Walter Riggs Ed Lyskowinski Dr L J Holladay and Crawley
Indianapolis defeats Fort Wayne 84 to 74 in a pro basketball game. The result highlights scoring by key players and the teams' standings in the league.
Veterans lead most NFL stat races with two weeks left in the season. Older players top rushing, passing, and receiving charts as rookies La from Rams and Macon of the Bears struggle to overtake them. Key matchups include Detroit at Chicago and Green Bay at Los Angeles.
Ralph Tiger Jones, once Bratton’s sparring partner, shocked the former NBA welterweight king with a unanimous ten round win in Madison Square Garden. Jones, 24, from Yonkers New York, pressed the pace and outboxed Bratton, who weighed 148 pounds. Matchmaker Billy Brown seeks a quick rematch in January.
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