Dressen Promises Action on Dodger Ailments in 1951
Brooklyn picks Charlie Dressen as manager to revitalize the 1950 Dodgers. He vows to fix the pitching staff and improve results, noting past 20 game winners Ralph Branca and Rex Barney. Training will shift to Vero Beach and Miami, with minor leaguers arriving after March 10. Dressen expects a strong pennant run despite Giants and scouts predicting a tough year.
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Dodgers
Charlie Dressen
Burt Shotton
Chuck
Dodger
Ralph Branca
Rex Barney
Dressen
Brooklyn Farms
Vero Beach
Fla
Miami
Yankees
Charlie
Oakland
Parilli Named MVP Of Southeast Conference
Babe Parilli of Kentucky, famed passer and back, was voted the Southeastern Conference most valuable player. He led with 68 votes on 160 ballots from coaches scout editors and AP writers, while Bob Gain and Haywood Sullivan trailed in second and third place with 11 and 10 votes respectively.
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Atlanta
Vito
Babe) Parilli
South
Kentucky
Parilli
Southeastern
Associated Press
Bob Gain
Haywood Sullivan
Florida
Gain
Sullivan
Washington and Lee to play in Gator Bowl on Jan. 1
Washington and Lee, Southern Conference champions, will face an opponent chosen today in Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl on January 1. Edgar Jones announced the selection. possible foes include Tulsa, Nebraska, Wyoming and Wake Forest. Washington and Lee won seven games, was unbeaten in conference play, but narrowly lost to Virginia and Tennessee.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Washington and Lee
Edgar Jones
Tulsa
Nebraska
Wyoming
Wake Forest
Virginia
Tennessee
Yale selects Spears as captain for 1951 football team
Sophomore back Bob Spears of Ypsilanti Michigan will captain Yale's 1951 football squad. He was elected yesterday, succeeding Brad Quackenbush of Aurora Illinois.
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New Haven
Attendance Record For Bucks Spoiled By Michigan Game
Snow covered match kept Ohio State from an all time home attendance mark. Five game 1950 OSU home season total reached 400 018 up from 382 146 last year while this year 366 021 attended. Michigan game drew 50 503 fans though 82 500 tickets were sold with 82 174 set for the Iowa tilt.
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Columbus
Michigan
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Iowa
Hill Prince Crowned 1950 American Champion in Poll
Virginia bred Hill Prince from C T Chenery stable named American champion by the Thoroughbred Racing Association after 28 of 36 votes. Noor named best handicap horse. other winners include Battlefield, Aunt Jinny, Next Move, Two Sea, Oedipus.
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New York
INS
Hill Prince
Thoroughbred Racing Association
C. T. Chenery Stables
Noor
Citation
Hill
Prince
Princequille
Middleground
George D. Widener
Battlefield
Duval Headley
Jinny
Alfred G.vanderbilt
Calumet Farm
Two Sea
Postponed Carnegie Tech Basketball Game Rescheduled
Poor traveling conditions from a weekend snowstorm forced Carnegie Tech to postpone its season opener at Steubenville College. The game is now set for December 6 at Steubenville.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Steubenville
Ohio
Cuccinello Not Joining Indian Coaching Corps
Cincinnati Reds announce coaching changes with Gus Mancuso leaving and Danny Litwhiler stepping in. Tony Cuccinello will remain with the Reds as coach after talks with Al Lopez of the Indians. Also, Joe Adcock was rejected by a Louisiana draft board due to a bad knee.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Warren Giles
Gus Mancuso
Reds
Mancuso
Danny Litwhiler
Litwhiler
Tony Cuccinello
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Cuccinello
Lopez
Indianapolis
Indians
Louisiana
Joe Adcock
Sugar Bowl teams to receive about 125000 each
Oklahoma and Kentucky will share an estimated 250000 for 60 minutes of football in the Sugar Bowl. Each school must pay about 25000 to its conference as a gate share, with Oklahoma due 20 percent of the first 100000 plus 1 percent on each additional 5000, while Kentucky pays 25 percent of its 125000 share. Kentucky athletic director Bernie Shively signed the contract, noting the Wildcats would receive about 125000 for their first Sugar Bowl appearance.
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New Orleans
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
S.E.C
Bernie Shively
Wildcats
New Orleans Midwinter Sports Association
Army Navy game weather and travel note
Philadelphia expects 102000 spectators for the Army Navy game at Municipal Stadium with sleet possible, as mixed rain and snow forecast for Saturday. Hotels near sold out, tickets scarce, and fans urged to reserve TV viewing. teams arrive Friday and stay at suburban clubs before the game at 1 30 p m EST.
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Philadelphia
Army-Navy
Municipal Stadium
Hotelmen’s Association
Army and Navy
Feathers and Heavies On Cleveland Fight Card
In Cleveland on November 29 the Christmas fund boxing program at the Arena features four round bouts by featherweights Mickey Mars and Tommy Salem and heavies Charlie Lester and Willie Browning. Mars and Lester are former Golden Gloves champions with Tony Janko and Kid Gavilan headlining in the final 10 round bout.
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Cleveland
Mickey Mars
Tommy Salem
Christmas Fund
Arena
Mars
Salem
Charlie Lester
Willie Browning
Lester
Tony Janko
Kid Gavilan
Bowling Feature Canceled Due to Travel Conditions
The Sunday afternoon match between the Meister Brans of Chicago and Nichols All-Stars at Canton Recreation was canceled after discussions with Chicago. Ticket buyers may get refunds at the alleys. unclaimed funds will go to Crile Hospital in Cleveland for crippled veterans. League bowling across the week has faced postponements with many events delayed and plants still open for limited activity. Parking lots at Dueber Lanes and Canton Recreation have been cleared of snow.
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Meister Brans of
Chicago
Nichols All-Stars
Fred Rini
Plant
Crile Hospital
Cleveland
Timken
Timkenites
Castamall
Repository
Eagles
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ford Factory
Calvary Presbyterian
Republic Steel
Recreation
Dueber Lanes
Denver Football Team To Play In Hawaii Twice
Denver University's football squad will depart December 20 or 21 for Hawaii for two holiday games. They will face an amateur Honolulu team on Christmas Day and the Pineapple Bowl against the University of Hawaii in Honolulu on New Year's Day. Athletic director Ellison Ketchum announced the invitation, approved by Chancellor Albert C. Jacobs and the Skyline Conference, with the team voting unanimously to accept.
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Denver
Hawaii
Denver University
University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Ellison Ketchum
Albert C. Jacobs
Skyline Conference
Pioneers
Baseball Veteran Will Join Athletics as Coach
Thomas N. Oliver, 47, a 26 year veteran of baseball, has been added to the Philadelphia Athletics coaching staff. Oliver joined the Mack organization in 1941 and sits on the A's strategy board with Bing Miller and Chief Bender under manager Jimmy Dykes.
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Philadelphia
Thomas N. Oliver
Philadelphia Athletics
Oliver
Mack
Bing Miller
Bender
A’s
Jimmy Dykes
Olympic fund sought to aid Pan American athletes
Chicago dispatch reports the U S Olympic committee seeks about 200000 dollars to cover expenses of American competitors at the first Pan American games in Buenos Aires set for February 25 to March 8, 1951. The drive aims to finance travel, lodging, and entry costs for national team members.
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Chicago
U.S. Olympic Committee
Buenos Aires
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Wade Stinson
Kansas
Feathers and Heavies
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Puritanos
Atlas Perma
Olympic Fund
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