Bowl season opens with Shrine game and Blue Gray previews
East meets West and North meets South in pre New Year bowls. Shrine game at Kezar Stadium 5:30 p.m. features Eastern favorites GranDelis and Stonesifer vs Westerners with over 100000 to charity. Blue Gray tussle in Montgomery offers Southern Stars vs North with 22500 expected.
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New York
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
Michigan State
Everett Grandelius
Don Stonesifer
Northwestern
Kyle Rote
S.M.U
Brad Rowland
McMurray
Whizzer White
Arizona State
Shriners
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Kezar Stadium
Canton
Pasadena
California
Michigan
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Babe PariHi
Kentucky
Texas
Tennessee
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Fla
Clemson
Culmone Edges Shoemaker in 1950 Jockey Race
In Miami the Sicilian rider Joe Culmone holds a one win lead over Willie Shoemaker with two days left in 1950. Culmone boosted to 382 wins after two victories at Tropical Park, while Shoemaker reached 381 after winning the first two races and the eighth at New Orleans. Both chase the prewar mark of 388 set by Walter Miller in 1906, with Culmone headed to Havana for eight races and Shoemaker bound for Caliente to ride 11 mounts.
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Fla
Joe Culmone
Willie Shoemaker
Culmone
Tropical Park
Shoemaker
New Orleans
Walter Miller
Havana
Cuba
Oriental Park
Caliente
Mexico
Utah Eyes 11th Straight Win Over Wyoming
Utah Indians clash with Wyoming in Skyline preseason final after Wyoming routed Utah State 69 49 and Utah edged Denver 45 43 in semi finals. The Cowboys seek to extend their 11 game streak while Utah aims to end Wyoming run and claim the crown.
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Wyoming
Denver
Utah Indians
Cowboys
Utah State
Indians
Horsemen Strike Planned at Tropical Park in Miami
Members of the Horsemen Benevolent Protective Association plan to strike Tropical Park in Miami next Tuesday to demand higher minimum purses. They voted to push purses from 1800 to 2100 dollars, while Tropical Park president Nathan Herzfeld warned he might close the track if the strike goes ahead.
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Miami
INS
Horsemen's Benevolent Protective Association
Tropical Park
Nathan Herzfeld
Wheeling Champs Fall to West Fairmont in Season Opener
Wheeling's defending Class A state basketball champions lost for the first time in 26 games, beaten 45-35 by West Fairmont in their season debut. West Fairmont had also defeated Wheeling in last season's state meet finals.
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Fairmont
Wheeling
West Fairmont
Wildcats
Piqua Coach George Wertz Resigns After 26 Years
George Wertz resigned yesterday as football coach at Piqua Central High School and was named athletic director. He served 26 years guiding the team. Superintendent C. M. Sims said a new coach will be hired by early next summer.
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George Wertz
Piqua Central High School
Supt. C. M. Sims
Dye to Coach Washington Huskies This Season
Bill Tippy Dye, a former Ohio State star, takes the helm of the University of Washington basketball team for the current season. He brings Big Ten experience and a storied playing background to the Huskies as they build their roster and set goals for the campaign.
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Bill (Tippy) Dye
Ohio State
University of Washington Basketball Steam
New Bowler Curry Tops Over-Average Standings at Castamall
ALPH CURRY tied for second in the Repository over-average tournament at Castamall, after a 225 middle game helped his 143 final to reach the runner-up position by one pin. Mabel Richardson led the women with 99, while Paul Ackerman, a double amputee, posted 66 over-average totals for a next-week dividend.
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Castamall
Curry
Mabel
Eddie) Richardson
Spring Ave NE
Bob Moser
Massillon
Ian Ritchie
10Th St NW
American Legion
Paul Ackerman
Stanley Strine
Earl Reed
Darrell Ost
J. Miller
D. Hollabaugh
J. Cunningham
Virgil Pfisterer
Jasper Angelo
C. Hostetler
Joe Polsinelli
P. Kattman
E. Campbell
J. R. Jones
Curt Young
C. Little
Mrs. Richardson
Norma Hostetler
Sue Kunkelman
Suzanne Menster
Mary Meyer
Martha Benfer
Ted Stevens
Ralph Curry
John Manos
Bess Seccombe
Naomi King
Mabel Richardson
Carolyn Nehlen
Muskies Win Midwest Tourney at Terre Haute
Muskingum College Muskies captured the seventh annual Midwest Collegiate cage tournament in Terre Haute Indiana with a 53 50 win over Central Missouri. Ohio State fell 55 49 to Princeton in East Lansing as Akron Mount Union and Bowling Green posted close wins while Miami and John Carroll lost. Tom Connor was tournament MVP. Princeton remained unbeaten.
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Associated Press
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Muskingum College
Ohio
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John Carroll
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Tom Connor
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Glenn Smith
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Alabamha
Texas
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Wooster Wins Second Tourney Victory in Defiance Invite
Wooster Generals beat Napoleon 46-44 to claim their second win in the Defiance invitational, improving to 4-1 on the season as no tourney champion was decided. Guard Dick Schreiner and center Clif Elliott hit late shots to seal the victory. Ashland defeated Defiance 69-45 and Napoleon 56-37 in other games. University notes mention UW basketball adding six-foot-seven sophomores Bob Houbreys and Doug McClary.
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Wooster
Generals
Napoleon
Dick Schreiner
Clif Elliott
Ashland
Bradford
T'Bockelman
Elliott
Selhorst
Tunison
Huener
Hershberger
Niebel
Ce 'Sehriener
Honach
Schreiber
Fruth
Lange
McCoy
Taylor
University of Washington
Bob Houbreys
Doug McClary
Billikens Humble Wildcats in Sugar Bowl Semifinals Upset
St Louis Billikens edged Kentucky 43-42 in overtime in the Sugar Bowl semifinals as Ed Hickey and Ray Sonnenberg led the late surge. Kentucky led 38-30 in the second half before St Louis tied it and won on Sonnenberg’s OT goal. Bradley awaits in the final after a 72-64 win over Syracuse.
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New York
Ed Hickey
St. Louis Billikens
Kentucky
Hickey
St. Louis
Wildcats
Billikens
Bradley
United Press Coaches’ Board
Syracuse
Ray Sonnenberg
Ed Scott
Bill Spivey
Scott
Minnesota
Kansas
Clyde Lovellette
Maynard Johnson
Gophers
Iowa State
Colorado
Fesler Predicts Rose Bowl Breaks Tie Game
Former Ohio State coach Wesley Fesler says the California vs Michigan Rose Bowl hinges on breaks. He notes his own teams won and lost in Rose Bowls and, retired in Columbus, cannot predict the outcome, calling it a near dead heat with uncertainties.
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Los Angeles
Wesley Fesler
Ohio State
California
Buckeyes
Michigan
Fesler
Columbus
Braven Dyer
Los Angeles Times
Barons Open Western Duel With Caps in Cleveland
The Pittsburgh Hornets meet the Cincinnati Mohawks in Cleveland as second place in the Western division is at stake. Hornets boast strong defense, allowing 64 goals all season, while Mohawks chase to close the gap on the Barons who lead by four games. Also tonight, Indianapolis visits Cleveland and Buffalo travels to St Louis.
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Pittsburgh Hornets
Cincinnati Mohawks
Hornets
Mohawks
Clevland Barons
City League cage results lift two teams in Class D
Rox Northeast Merchants beat Indepen dents 47 to 33 and Jewish Center topped Reedurban Merchants 37 to 21 announcing second straight Class D league wins. The usual Monday games were rescheduled to next Friday due to holidays.
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Nist
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Jewish Center
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Martinez
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Zimmer
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Independents
N.E Merchants
Magnolia Panthers Rout Uniontown 64 to 50 in B League
Magnolia built leads 15 11 34 20 49 37 and dominated Uniontown for a 64 50 victory. Terry Van Zant led with 18 points, Lester Houze 14, Larry Joseph 12 as Magnolia improved to four wins in six league games. Uniontown cut the margin to seven late but could not complete a comeback.
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12Th St
Betty Baker
John Hunt
Pez McDermott
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Kate Roman
Emmons
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Staley
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Charles Surprised Fifth World as Worthy Titlist
Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati rose from underdog to heavyweight champion in 1950, defeating Joe Louis in September at Yankee Stadium and defending twice more. Louis briefly considered retirement after the Louis rematch, while Savold claimed an alternative crown in Europe. Other divisions saw Maxim, Saddler, Toweel, Marino, and Robinson shaping a busy year as television aided a strong Garden gate.
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Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Joe Louis
Charles
New York Boxing Commission
National Boxing Association
Louis
Yankee Stadium
Joe
Ezzard
Freddie Beshore
Harrisburg
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
Freddie Mills
England
London
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Willie Pep
Hartford
Sugar Ray Robinson
LaMotta
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Italy
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Laurent Dauthuille
France
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Dauthuille
New England
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the Garden
Garden
Rex Layne
Jack Gardner
Bob Murphy
Silent Hairston
Jimmy Beau
Walter Cartier
Johnny Saxton
Joe Miceli
Jose Gatica
del Flanagan
Rolfe of Detroit Named Manager of the Year
Red Rolfe of the Detroit Tigers is named baseball's manager of the year by The Sporting News. The Tigers finished second in the American League after overcoming a collapsed pitching staff. The Sporting News also honors George Weiss as top executive and Phil Rizutto as top player.
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ST. Louis
Red Rolfe
Detroit Tigers
Sporting News
Rolfe
Tigers
George Weiss
New York Yankees
Phil Rizzuto
Yanks
Frank Saucier
San Antonio
Buddy O'Connor Leads NHL as Lightest Ranger at 142 Pounds
Buddy O'Connor of the New York Rangers is noted as the lightest player in the National Hockey League at 142 pounds. The criterion highlights his small stature amid professional hockey peers.
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Buddy O’connor
New York Ranger
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