City Fives Face-Classy Quintets
Wiley and Garfield host rival teams as the Red Streaks of Wiley face Linton Miners at home on 7 30 pm while Garfield meets Vincennes Allies at 8 00 pm. Streaks seek early season scoring punch and remain unbeaten in the Western Indiana Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
Garfield
Purple Eagles
Chet Francis
Vincennes High
Linton
Miners
Dugger
W.I.C
Dick Kirkpatrick
Don Hamilton
Mark Watson
Bob Wertz
Curly Halt
Jim Russell
Dick Ouweneel
Halt
Notory
Hart
Gary Jones
Don Scott
Kehrt
SPORTS MIRROR Highlights From Football and Basketball History
A brief look back at notable games and moments: the 1950 Rams beat the Browns 24-17 to win the NFL title, Kentucky basketball toppled St. John's 52-40 at Madison Square Garden, a wartime shift of spring training from California, and Connie Mack marking his 70th birthday with a shrug at the Athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Browns
Kentucky
St. John’s
Madison Square Gaten
St._ Louis Browns
Pittsburo Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Cubs
California
Connie Mack
Spenaenpene Atheltics
Local sports roundup notes bowling scores and college lineups
The column highlights Wiley's Red Streaks leading the Western Indiana Conference, a big game for Southsiders against Linton Miners, and Illinois facing Minnesota with Big Ten title implications. It also mentions Skeeter Newsome’s praised baseball club, Jim Gheen's Fans Association speech, high bowling scores including John Mann’s 789, and a Midwest tourney preview with Sycamores versus Lawrence Tech plus horse Broken Lens.
Illini Gophers clash in Big Ten showdown in Chicago
Illinois, defending conference champions, hosts Minnesota in a marquee Big Ten opener. Both teams entered undefeated as Indiana eyes the pack after recent league wins. Leonard and Schlundt lead Indiana past Iowa, while Michigan upends Purdue. Loyola, DePaul, and UCLA also posted notable results in Monday action.
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Chicago
Illinois
Minnesota
Illini
The
Gophers
Indiana
Hoosiers
Notre Dame
Kansas State
Leonard
Michigan
Loyola
Butler
Bradley
Xavier
Ohio
Nebraska
Western Michigan
DePaul
Southern Illinois
U.C.L.A
Braves & Peoria
Iowa
F.G. F.T. PF
Jarnagin
WGI. Bona Cnee Ees
Stark
Degrunther
Alta Bae
MEO
Farley
Deakyne
F . Wagrele
Rem
White
Schooley
Dee
Schlundt
Akeate
Scott
B. Scott
Byers
Thompson
Davis
Hettrick
Buckles
Miller
Ridley
Northeast Missouri State Faces Indiana Central in Holiday Tourney Opener
Northeast Missouri State from Kirksville, a longtime Midwest contender, meets Indiana Central Greyhounds of Indianapolis in the opening game of the MidWest Collegiate Holiday basketball tournament at the Indiana State Gym. Coach Boyd King rebuilds with freshmen led by guard Glen Cafer and center Dey Crafton as Eleven.
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Northeast Missouri State
Indiana Central
Greyhounds of
Indianapolis
Indiana State Gym
Northeast Missouri
Kirksville
Boyd King
Tor
Glen ‘Cafer
Willard
Dey Crafton
King
Angus Nicoson
Terre Haute
Connie Mack at 90 Predicts A's Best Since 1931
Connie Mack, on his 90th birthday in Fort Myers Florida, predicts the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics will be the best since 1931. He says the New York Yankees will be tough but favors the A's in the American League race. He praises Philadelphia pitchers Bobby Shantz and Harry Byrd as top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Myers
Fla
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Philadelphia
Bobby Shantz
Harry Byrd
Crawfordsville Cagers Visit Clinton in Nonconference Clash
Clinton's crippled Wildcats host Crawfordsville High Athenians in a 8 o'clock game. Domeika may see action after missing Green Castle tilt. Eaton may return after football season hobble. Players to watch include Gentry Meister and lineup features Schelsky Ferrare Hutson Williams Stakha Cvengros Domeika.
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Clinton
Ind
Wildcats
Crawfordsville High
Domeika
Greencastle
Eaton
Crawfordsville
Gentry
Meister
Hutson
Williams
Stakha
Cvengros
Schelsky
Ferrare
Shrine game rosters spark player eligibility clash
South coach Gustafson adds Randy Broyles to replace Buck McPhail amid protest from North coaches over a 26th player rule. North favors postponing, while McPhail expected to start at fullback. game benefits Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital with the North favored 6 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Andy Gustafson
Randy Broyles
Washington and Lee
Oklahoma
Buck McPhail
Gus
Stu Holcomb
Purdue
Broyles
McPhail
Joe Greenhut
Gustafson
Oklahoma Star
iShrine
Variety of High School and College Basketball Scores
A compiled list shows numerous basketball results including Glenn 67 Farmersburg 60 and Parker 69 Wayne 67, East Chicago Washington 51 Kokomo 49, and UCLA 91 Bradley 83. Other matches include DePaul 79 Southern Illinois 69 and Oklahoma 72 Texas 51 with several regional tournament notes and team pairings.
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Glenn
Farmersburg
Parker
Wayne
East Chicago
Washington
Kokomo
Trafalgar
Walken
George Washington
Duke
West Virginia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Arkansas State
Wand Baylor
Indiana
Iowa State
Beloit
Stetson
Detroit
Fight results from Philadelphia Brooklyn and Chicago bouts
Gil Turner of Philadelphia stopped Joe Miceli in 6th round seconds. Walter Cartier of Brooklyn drew with Pierre Langlois of France. Nelson Levring of Wichita outpointed Norman Webb of Chicago in an eight round bout.
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Philadelphia
Gil Turner
Joe Miceli
Brooklyn
Walter Cartier
New York
Pierre Langlois
France
Chicago
Nelson Levring
Wichita
Kan
Norman Webb
Troy Ruttman Quits Agajanian Driver Role
Troy Ruttman, winner of the Indianapolis 500, says he may not enter the 1953 race and has quit the Agajanian team to pursue private business or other offers. He cites leaving his boss in the lurch as a reason. Agajanian signs Chuck Stevenson for Indianapolis with a new V-8 motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Troy Ruttman
J. C. Agajanian
Agajanian
Ruttman
Ascari
Ferrari
Chuck Stevenson
Indianapolis
Willie Utzman
Glenn Pirates Triumph Over Farmersburg Plowboys 67 to 60
Glenn Pirates defeated Farmersburg 67 to 60 after leading 19 11 in Q1 and 30 26 at halftime. Bill Tanner scored 20 and Oscar Session 16 to spark the Glenn rally as Boyle and Bennett led the Plowboys. Glenn also won the preliminary 50 to 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Pirates
Farmersburg Plowboys
Plowboys
Bill Tanner
Oscar Session
Boyle
Bennett
Farmersburg
Jueckey
Sampson
Suter
Callows
Drake
F.t.pf
W. Tanner
Clayton
P. Jeffers
O. Session
Killebrew
Eldred
Moore
Torphy
Ed Selvia five edges Chesty Chipeagers 48 46
In Riley Indiana on Sunday afternoon the Ed Selvia five of Blackhawk beat the Chesty Chipeagers 48 to 46. Diz Moore led the winners with 15 points and Don Reed topped the losers with 15. Gulfstream Park meeting opens March 4 and closes April 21 next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Ind
Ed Selvia
Blackhawk
Chesty Chipeagers
Diz Moore
Don Reed
Muncie Central Holds Top Spot In Indiana Poll
Indiana sportswriters vote Muncie Central 8-0 to remain No 1 in the second AP high school basketball poll. Richmond slips to second after a close loss to Muncie, while Jeffersonville rises to third. Evansville Central and Huntingburg hold strong positions as Kokomo and East Chicago Washington shift in the top ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Jeffersonville
Indianapolis
Indiana
Muncie Central
Associated Press
Bearcats
Muncie
The
Cats
Red Devils
Anderson
Evansville Central
Happy Hunters
Huntingsburg
Washington
Kats
Huntingburg
Kokomo
Elkhart
East Chicago Wash
South Bend Central
Logansport
Fort Wayne Central
Columbus
Culver
Huntington
Indianapolis Washington
Indianapolis Tech
Martinsville
Terre Haute Gerstmeyer
Dwight Swails Leads Breckinridge Past Central 81 77
Dwight Swails, former Indiana Central star, poured in 21 points to lift Camp Breckinridge over the Greyhounds 81 77. Bill Bright scored 22 for Central as Breckinridge showed better balance on Monday night in Camp Beckenridge Kentucky.
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Camp Beckinridge
Indiana Central
Camp Breckinridge
Greyhounds
Dwight Swails
Screaming Eagles
Bill Bright
Central
Breckinridge
Paul Brown Busy as He Accepts Three All Star Assignments
Coach Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns will lead the North team in the Senior Bowl on January 3, then head to the West Coast to coach another all star game on January 10. He remains focused on guiding the Browns against the Detroit Lions for the NFL title in Cleveland next Sunday.
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Willard Kehrt
Gene Wilson
Eagles
Jones
Jim Waugh
Jim Ellsberry
Scott
Gary Giffel
Bob Hollers
Vincennes
Tech
New Albany
Bedford
Bicknell
Sullivan
Garfield
Mobile
Ala
Paul Brown
East
Deep South
Far West
Brown
Cleveland Browns
West Coast
Los Angeles
Browns
Cleveland
Detroit Lions
Wilhelm First Rookie Champion
Hoyt Wilhelm of the New York Giants and Robin Roberts of Philadelphia led NL pitching honors for 1951. Wilhelm became the first NL rookie to lead in earned runs and winning percentage in the same year, with a 2.43 ERA and 15–3 record for an .833 percentage. Roberts won 28 games, the most in the league, while Warren Spahn topped strikeouts with 183. Wilmer Mizell and Herman Wehmeier each allowed 103 walks.
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New York
Hoyt Wilhelm
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Robin Roberts
Wilhelm
Chicago
Warren Hacker
Associated Press
Hacker
Giants
Roberts
Boston
Warren Spahn
Wilmer Mizell
St. Louis
Herman Wehmeier
Cincinnati
Royal Crown Wins Twice Over Associates In Bowling
Royal Crown Cola defeated the Associates in two matches at Ten Pins. Scores in the first game were 2,891 for Royal Crown to 2,659 for Associates and 2,896 to 2,857 in the second. High series and high games featured multiple players led by Gwin and Lark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link Maloney
Mike’s Motors Five
Clinton
Jim Duncanson
Ernie Kelley
F. W. Johnson
Royal Crown Cola
Lark
Rottmann
Fritscher
Taparo
Bruno
Gwin
Benetti
Brimberry
Strohl
Lundstrom
Associates
Ave
Brown
Royal Crown Cola—Taparo
Hanna Tourney Results From Clinton Two and Lacrosse Meet
In Clinton Two Hanna led with 61 while Wanatah and Hamlet posted 67 and 51 respectively in La Porte county. In Lacrosse action Wheatfield beat San Pierre 60 to 7 and Westville defeated Wheatfield 46 to 30.
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Clinton
la Porte County
Wanatah
Hamlet
Hanna
La Salle Repeats Atop AP Poll As Holiday Tourney Nears
La Salle of Philadelphia remains No 1 in the AP college poll with 630 points and 28 first place votes, edging Illinois. The Explorers head to Madison Square Garden for the eight team Holiday Tournament, opening against De Paul as Manhattan Cincinnati St John s Miami Ohio NYU and Utah State also compete within the bracket.
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New York
la Salle
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Explorers
Madison Square Garden
de Paul
Manhattan
Cincinnati
St. John’s of
Brooklyn
Miami Ohio
New York University
Utah State
Mlinois
Illinois
Seton Hall
Holy Cross
Kansas State
North Carolina State
Washington
Louisiana State
Oklahoma A
Western Kentucky
Wilmole
Oan
Louisiana State Fee
Oklahoma A. and
Baugh Returns to Coaching as Hardin-Simmons Associate
Slingin Sammy Baugh is back in football as an associate coach at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene Texas. President Dr Rupert N Richardson announced he will begin Jan 1 after leaving the Washington Redskins last month with 16 years in the pros and prior college and high school coaching stints.
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Abilene
Tex
Slingin
Sammy Baugh
Hardin-Simmons University
Washington Redskins
Rupert N. Richardson
Hardin-Simmons
Baugh
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the Tribune
Sports Mirror
Linton Miners
Vincennes Allces
Allces
Bob Leonard
Indiana A
Don Schlundt
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Harry Combes
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Jim Gheen
Fans’ Association
Terre Haute House
Skeeter Newsome
Skeeter
John Mann
Lawrence Tech
Indiana State
Larry Bruno
Kegler
Hialeah
Broken Lens
Leonard Sparks
Hawks
Boilermakers
Northwestern
Frank Petrancek
Mead
Allen
Kauffman
Groffsky
Y. A
Lawrence
Beck
Calhoun
Blind
Derm
Fischer’s
Royal Fiber
Xmas
SESS
Electric Hobby
29Th and
Wabash
Jerry Anderson
Missouri State
Washburn University
N.A.S.A
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Washburn
Gerard Moore
Forrest Hamilton
Topeka
Springfield
Portland University
Missouri
Midwest
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DuQuesne
Mich
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Calif
Hastings
Colorado Oot
Huron
Bethany
Tulsa
Teham State
Texas
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Texas A. & M
Brigham You
Seen
Ca’ornia
Montana
Washington State
Gonzaga
Wash
Glenn Pirates
Selvia
Sankey
North 9Th St
Queen
Jack
Ron Gilbert
Kokomo Wildcats
Senators
Indianapolis Attucks
Hurler
Phils
Hanna Tourney
Hiram Walker
Philly
St. Bonaventure
Seattle
Colorado
Oklahoma City
Svar Ks
Peria
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria
Hardin Simmons
Moore-Langen
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