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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1952
Page
10
The Cleveland Browns earned their third straight NFL championship game berth by beating the New York Giants 37-34 while the Philadelphia Eagles fell to the Washington Redskins 27-21. A Chiefs Rams win kept Detroit tied for first in the conference, setting next Sunday as the deciding day for the National Conference winner in Detroit.
In Minneapolis the Lakers beat the Rochester Royals 95-77 as six players scored in double digits led by Slater Martin with 17. Syracuse led the East with five players in double figures in a 102-83 win over Philadelphia. Larry Foust scored 27 as Fort Wayne defeated Indianapolis 86-71. Boston beat Baltimore 83-73 and New York edged Milwaukee 74-69.
Miami Florida December 15 The North squad is complete for the Christmas night College All Star game while the South needs one more player to reach 25. Mahi Shrine Temple sponsors say Purdue coach Stu Holcomb is en route to train the North team and Minnesota coach Wesley Fesler is expected to arrive today.
College basketball accelerates as top teams face a busy schedule across the country. La Salle tours west, beating Dayton 73 64 in overtime and set for Arizona and San Francisco trips. Seton Hall, NC State, LSU, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, Rice and others also set key intersectionals and conference openers.
A busy 30 game Indiana college basketball stretch features Big Ten and Indiana Conference openers and Notre Dame in Michigan State's Spartan Classic. Notre Dame meets Kansas State Friday and UCLA Saturday as Indiana opens at Bloomington against Michigan.
Earl H Dutch Clark of Detroit University was voted Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year by the valley five coaches. Detroit led by Teddy Marchibroda ranked high in offense but finished 3 6 in the conference and 1 3 in MVC play. Clark, a 1928 Colorado College All American, previously played for Portsmouth and the Detroit Lions. Buddy Brothers of Tulsa was the 1951 MVC coach of the year.
La Salle defeated Dayton 73 to 64 in overtime while Lawrence Tech beat Xavier 99 to 73. Loras led St Joseph's Ind 70 to 70 in overtime. Duke edged Tennessee 89 to 82 as Kentucky beat Morehead 79 to 80 and Purdue topped Wabash 87 to 64. Other results include Harvard 65 Brown 61 and Creighton 76 Drake 71.
Indiana high school basketball enters a heavy pre holiday week with 12 unbeaten teams still active. Kendallville and Huntingburg lead eight game win streaks while Muncie Central Kokomo Salem and Alexandria top their regions with ongoing pressure on records ahead of year end tournaments.
The IHSAA board appointed Harold M. Dick and Harold Windmiller to the athletic council. Dick fills the late Raymond Hunt’s term to 1954, Windmiller takes the seat of the late Lou Briner with a term to 1956. Five district reps for 1953 to 1958 were Welch, Longenecker, Boyd, Chastain, and Sanders. Glenn Cage star Oscar Session’s eligibility is under review. State tournament admissions stay at 1952 levels.
Sunday results include New York 37 over Cleveland 34, Washington 27 over Philadelphia 21, Chicago Bears 10 over Chicago Cardinals 7, San Francisco 24 over Green Bay 14, and Los Angeles 28 over Pittsburgh 14. Next Sunday LA at Detroit in the National Conference playoff and the league championship game at Cleveland on December 28.
Agile Gerry McNeil of the Montreal Canadiens and Terry Sawchuk of the Detroit Red Wings each posted shutouts Sunday night in the NHL. McNeil blanked the Chicago Black Hawks 3-0 after a scoreless tie with strong late action, while Sawchuk faced 30 saves. Other games ended in 2-2 ties as Boston and Chicago drew and Toronto edged New York 2-2.
Authorities investigated two reports of gambling on high school basketball in South Bend and New Castle areas. New Castle workers sold nick-and-win tickets mainly through local factories and streets. students could buy them but not implicated in sales. No evidence of game throwing found. Oscar Valentine, Lakeville High principal and SHSAR athletic council member, opened the investigation after the South Bend report.
Virgil Morey of Phoenix Country Club opens a winter golf school at 417% Wabash Avenue. The facility runs daily from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM with a junior class starting January 3 on Saturdays. Night sessions are offered Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30 to 9:00 PM.
In New Orleans at the Fair Grounds Brick from Oakhurst Farm narrowly defeated Thelma Berger by a neck in the feature race. Jockey P. J. Bailey steered the six year old to a 1:48 mile and one sixteenth run with exacta payouts of 9.40 4.80 3.60. Thelma Berger paid 3.80 and 3.20 while Mostest finished third.
A confidential AP poll shows growing Big Ten support for renewing the Rose Bowl contract with the Pacific Coast Conference. Key states Michigan State Iowa and Wisconsin loom as pivotal, with Indiana favoring renewal while Wisconsin Minnesota Northwestern and Purdue oppose.
Jackie Burke Jr. and Dick Mayer tied at 273 after 72 holes and extra holes before Burke captured the Miami Open title with a 10-foot birdie on the fifth playoff hole. Mayer finished second at 273, Ferrier took third with 274, Ford and Bolt tied for fourth at 275.
Sydney reports say John Landy a 22 year old Melbourne University student may soon run the first 4 minute mile. He clocked 4 02.1 in Melbourne interclub races, and a Helsinki Olympics observer praised him as a perfectly proportioned miler with expert running form.
Six NHL clubs avoided ground in the standings as Sunday night produced three scoreless ties. Detroit and Montreal played to a shutout stalemate, while Boston and Chicago, and Toronto and New York also settled for 2-2 draws. Detroit maintained a four point lead at the top.
Notre Dame athletic director Ed Moose Krause said the March 5 basketball game at Fort Wayne against Alabama is canceled because Alabama will compete in the SEC tournament that week.
Former world heavyweight champion Ezra Charles of Cincinnati meets burly Frank Buford of Oakland in a 10 round bout at the Garden. Charles favored to win as Buford weighs about 20 pounds more. about 9 000 fans expected.
Mrs Marion Ladewig of Grand Rapids Michigan captured her fourth straight National All Star title at a nine day meet. She finished the 32 game finals with 24 wins and 8 losses, 6539 pins at 204 average and 154.29 Petersen points. Don Carter of Detroit won the $2000 men's award with 304.17 points from 64 games. Ed Lubanski of Detroit matched Carter in wins but trailed in pins and points. Bill Lillard of Chicago and Junie McMahon of Fairlawn New Jersey followed in the standings.
Indianapolis Dec 15 Inflation hasn’t hit the I H S A R tournament prices. Tickets for 1953 remain unchanged with season passes $1.60 regional $2 semifinal and $3 final across sectionals and rounds.
Southern California aims to rebound after a 9-0 loss to Notre Dame and seek a Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin to salvage 1952, with Coach Jess Hill stressing offensive improvement. Star back Jim Sears leads a versatile backfield with Carmichael Bozanic and Sellers, supported by receivers Miller and Nickoloff.
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