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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
6
New Year's Day bowls attract massive crowds with about 400000 tickets sold for eight games. Rose Bowl at Pasadena expected 103000 for Wisconsin versus Southern California. Sugar Bowl 82000 for Georgia Tech versus Mississippi. Cotton Bowl 75000 for Tennessee versus Texas. Orange Bowl 64000 for Alabama versus Syracuse.
Rose Bowl Pasadena expects rain Wednesday clearing by morning with cool sunny game time. Sugar Bowl New Orleans mostly cloudy mild with rain late afternoon. Cotton Bowl Dallas partly cloudy cool with possible rain temps in the 50s. Orange Bowl Miami partly cloudy mild. Gator Bowl Jacksonville partly cloudy cool.
Indiana Central's Greyhounds seized their first Midwest Collegiate tourney title led by coach Angus Nicoson from Ashboro. The glow from strong crowds and a high-spirited derby surged as four Indiana teams reached semis with Indiana State the favored outdoors. other reports cover Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl outlooks and local college results.
In Balboa California on December 31 Purdue University sailing team won two of three sail-off races to top Southern California Trojans and capture the fourth annual Rose Bowl Regatta 5 to 4.
Indiana Central Greyhounds upset Indiana State Sycamores 77 to 72 to win the Midwest CollegiateTourney title in a tense final period. Don Thomas and Dick Nyers each scored 24 as guards played every minute. MVP Dick Atha led ISU with 17 and Jim Crockom added 16 in a hard fought consolation.
Schlarman downed Paris 59 to 38 as Central rallied with a 26 point performance. Indiana Central dominated with 32 of 85 field attempts, while Georgetown beat Urbana 77 to 46 and Kewanee fell to Casey 67 to 58 in a busy holiday tournament slate.
Tony DeSpirito rode four winning mounts at Tropical Park to reach a world record 389 victories in a single year. Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic steeplechase champion and FBI agent, received the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy. Eddie Stumpf, after 37 years in baseball, named manager of Indianapolis club in the American Association.
Horace Ashenfelter wins the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy following his Olympic steeplechase victory in Helsinki. He credits the moment of seeing his wife Lillian in the stands as his greatest thrill, after a record 8:45.4 time and the first American distance title since 1908.
General Bob Neyland returned to the Tennessee Volunteers as they prepare to face Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Neyland, recently in Florida for health reasons, said he would be in the dressing room and on the bench to aid the team with Harvey Robinson acting as head coach. observers view the comeback as a morale boost for a Vols squad aiming to repeat its 1951 Cotton Bowl win.
A year ago Russia did not file for winter Olympic entry before the deadline. Chuckin Charley Conerly, Mississippi's standout passer, was named Player of the Year by the Helms Foundation. Ten years ago Gil Dodds ran the mile in 4 13 2 at the Sugar Bowl meet in New Orleans. Twenty years ago Warren Tex Tilson was appointed head football coach at Washington and Lee.
Indiana’s top ranked high school team Muncie Central Bearcats hold the No 1 spot in the final AP radio poll of 1951 with an 8-0 mark. Richmond moves to No 2 after a 6-1 start, Evansville Central rises to No 3, and Huntingburg wins 60-55 at Jasper as Jim Powell scores 30. Other top ten entries include Jeffersonville East Chicago Washington Elkhart Kokomo Attucks and South Bend Riley with fifteen teams receiving votes.
The Tribune Star YMCA junior cage tournament moved into its third round on the YMCA court with boys and junior divisions to crown champions. Second-round results included Circle 16 over First Baptist 47 7 and Jokers 33 over Weilers Barbers 10.
Rose Bowl in Pasadena features Southern California and Wisconsin at 4 p.m. CST with 103000 spectators estimated. Sugar Bowl in New Orleans pairs Georgia Tech and Mississippi at 1 p.m. CST before about 80000 fans. Cotton Bowl in Dallas matches Texas and Tennessee at 1 p.m. CST with 75000 on hand. Orange Bowl in Miami pits Alabama against Syracuse at 1 p.m. CST with 60000 fans. Gator Bowl in Jacksonville has Florida vs Tulsa at 1 p.m. CST with 35000 in attendance and radio only.
In New Orleans on December 31, players in the Sugar Bowl tennis tournament resume today after rain halted the championship singles matches on Monday and again on Tuesday.
In Coral Gables Coliseum, Jake LaMotta and Danny Nardico clash as a light heavyweight title shot looms for the winner. CBS will televise at 9 p.m. CST. An International Boxing Club spokesman said the victor could challenge Archie Moore, who defends vs Joey Maxim after winning the crown on December 17.
Minnesota defeated Michigan State 64 to 47 to extend its winning streak to five games and prepare for a non league matchup with Marquette. Illinois rolled past St Marys 94 to 65 as Bemoras led with 20 points while Kerr and Bredar added 17 and 14. Northwestern hosts Notre Dame in Chicago as New Year’s Eve Big Ten games loom.
In Miami Beach Oscar Pharo knocked out Lou Benson in the eighth round. In White Plains Nicola Funari and Irish Pat Malarne fought to an eight round draw. In Newark Hurley Sanders outpointed Henry Kid Lee over eight rounds. In Los Angeles Ramon Fuentes stopped Clifton Lester in the eighth.
Pasadena December 31 The coast champion Southern California holds a slight national edge over Wisconsin as the Trojans seek to end the Big Ten’s hold on the Rose Bowl. USC brings a 9 1 season record against Wisconsin’s six wins two losses and a tie. An estimated 100000 fans fill the Arroyo Seco for kickoff at 2 p m CST with TV coverage starting 345 p m CST. NBC radio and TV carry the game. USC meets Wisconsin in a classic offense vs defense matchup as Wisconsin’s Dave Suminski anchors the line against USC’s Jim Haluska and Alan Ameche.
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