Selecting Shrine Game Team From All American Stars
Veteran coach Andy Kerr explains why assembling a Shrine game squad from All American stars is inadequate. He details scouting Eastern teams, consulting Ray Eliot Bennie Oosterbaan and Eddie Anderson, and balancing positions to avoid imbalanced, morale-damaging lineups.
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Andy Kerr
Colgate
Cocoach
San Francisco
Kerr
Bernie Bierman
Ray Eliot
Illinois
Bennie Oosterbaan
Michigan
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Eliot
Shrine Game Team Spirit Drives Holiday Grid Preview
Coaches emphasize balanced rosters for the Shrine game as teams aim for unity and steady substitutes. Cleveland Barons face Hershey Bears on Christmas Night and Pittsburgh Hornets on Sunday, seeking a nine game home streak. Elyria High in 1953 54 season upsizes, two tough remaining tests loom as Lorain and Ashland stay undefeated with key clashes ahead.
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Cleveland Barons
Bun Cook
Hershey Bears
Pittsburgh Hornets
Bears
Barons
Cuyahoga Falls
Elyria High
Fremont Ross
Lakewood
Fpioneers
Lorain
Ashland
Bevo Francis Tops Ohio Sports Stories of 1953
United Press notes Bevo Francis of Rio Grande and coach Newt Oliver sparked Ohio sports in 1953 starting with a 116 point game against Ashland Junior College. Rio Grande's 39 straight wins, 1,954 points by Francis, and high-profile moments nationally propelled a year of strong performances across baseball, football, hockey, golf, and track in Ohio.
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Bevo Francis
Rio Grande
Ohio
Columbus
Newt Oliver
Rio Grande College
Ashland
Bevo
Ashland Junior College
Bevo and Company
New York
Madison Square Garden
Francis
Toledo
American Association
Sox
Charleston
W.va
Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati Redlegs
Indians
Yankees
Redlegs
Cleveland Browns
Paul ‘Brown
Mix
Hockey Hearing Set By Referee In Montreal
NHL referee in chief Carl Voss announced a hearing in Montreal on the Montreal Canadiens Bernie Geoffrion versus New York Rangers Ron Murphy fight from Madison Square Garden last Sunday. The hearing will occur with both teams present at league President Clarence Campbell’s offices. Murphy has a broken jaw and will miss the rest of the season. Geoffrion suffered a head gash. Both players received match penalties with automatic banishment and a $100 fine.
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New York
Carl Voss
National Hockey League
Montreal
Bernie Geoffrion
Ron Murphy
Madison Square Garden
Voss
Clarence Campbell
Canadiens
Rangers
Murphy
Geoffrion
Palmer Another Brown Who Will Quit Pro Ranks
Cleveland Browns face Detroit Lions in NFL title game as preparations begin. Derrell Palmer will retire after eight seasons while George Young may also leave. Rookie guard Gene Donaldson plans to retire briefly to enter the Army after the season.
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Brown
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Detroit Lions
Detroit
Buddy Parker
Mator Citions
Donaldson
George Young
Derrell Palmer
Gene Donaldson
Army
McKain Triumphs In Inter-City Boxing Bout
Buddy McKain defeated Bill Drager of Toledo by unanimous decision at the V. FL W sponsored inter-city event held at the C I O Hall in Cleveland. The Elyria boxer outweighed by seven pounds yet captured all three rounds, contributing to Toledo’s four wins to take the team decision. Cleveland managed one of its three victories.
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Buddy McKain
Bill Drager
Toledo
Cleveland
C. I. O. Hall
McKain
Bisons and Warriors Tie 3-3 in AHL Action
Buffalo clings to lead in the American Hockey League as the Bisons and Syracuse Warriors skate to a 3-3 overtime tie. The result narrows Buffalo’s edge over the Cleveland Barons, though Buffalo has three extra games played.
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International News Service
Buffalo
Cleveland Barons
Bisons
Barons
Syracuse Warriors
Cleveland
Neale and Lavelle Pick Lions and Browns in NFL Title Clash
New York based report notes Earle Neale favors the Lions to repeat as champions in Detroit, citing Bobby Layne’s versatility and a possible toe injury to Otto Graham. Jack Lavelle selects the Browns, praising Graham as the standout despite Tommy Thompson’s knee injury and Cleveland’s strong backing.
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Detroit
Bobby Layne
Layne
Otto Graham
Cleveland
Eagles
Lavelle
Browns
Otto
Graham
Tommy Thompson
Brown
Thompson
White Sox claim top AL fielding honors for 1953
Chicago White Sox lead American League in fielding with a .980 percentage and place three players on the all star defensive team Sherman Lollar Chico Carrasquel and Sam Mele head the positions Porterfield Port orfield leads pitchers with 66 chances without an error while 40 pitchers went error free all season
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Chicago
Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Sherman Lollar
Chico Carrasquel
Sam Mele
Billy Glynn
Indians
Bobby Avila
George Kell
Red Sox
Carrasquel
Mele
Gene Woodling
Yankees
Jim Delsing
Tigers
Hank Bauer
c-Lollar
Bob Porterfield
Senators
Porterfield
Rangers Edge Red Wings In Tight 2-1 NHL Win
The fifth place New York Rangers defeated the first place Detroit Red Wings 2 to 1 in a midweek NHL clash. It marked New Yorks tenth win in 33 games and Detroits eighth loss in 33, with no games scheduled that night.
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International News Service
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
New Yorkers
Detroit
Two Undefeated Scholastic Teams Stretch Streaks
Ohio scholastic basketball teams extended winning streaks over midweek play before weekend cage carnivals. Canton Timken beat Cleveland Glenville 83 50 for its fifth straight, Hamilton Catholic defeated Dayton Dunbar 10 43 for its sixth straight, Shaw Cap s sixth in a row over East Cleveland Shaw 74 44, and Cincinnati Roger Bacon won fifth in six by routing Cincinnati Central 64 38. Western Hills beat New Woodward 66 47 to open defense of its title, Libbey edged De Vilbiss 63 60 for third win in four, with many teams idle ahead of weekend contests.
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Middies
Mariemont
Marion
Cincinnati Mo‘hawks
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio State
Yale
Dayton
Jack Burke
Kiamesha
Toledo
Arnold Palmer
Cleveland
Howard Saunders
Gallipolis
Claire Doran
Walter Cope
Lima
Allen Rankin
Delaware
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Raymond Williams
Eaton
Vandalia
Chuck Mather
Massillon
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Buckeyeland
International News Service
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Mentor
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Roger Bacon
Cincinnati Central
Cincinnati Western Hills
Cincinnati New Woodward
Western Hills
Toledo Libbey
Toledo de Vilbiss
Cage Results Show Mixed High School Scores Across Ohio
Vermilion edges Alumni 61 to 50 while Shaw defeats Mentor 74 to 44. Canton Timken tops Cleveland Glenville 83 to 50 and Canton Lincoln 67 to Minerva 67. Fairview Alumni 71 over Fairview 1. Toledo Waite 52 over Scott 48. Other results include Macomber 54 over Central Catholic 50, Libbey 63 over DeVilbiss 60, Hamilton Catholic 70 over Dunbar 43, Cincinnati Walnut Hills 43 versus Old Woodward 26, Hughes 72 over Cincinnati With row 9, Wayne 81 over Blanchester 40, Roger Bacon 62 over Central 38, Western Hills 66 over New Woodward 47, and Rio Grande 67 defeating Wake Forest 65. Dayton percentage 5 percent, Dallas? Toledo 64, Minnesota 91 over Marquette 13, Oklahoma A&M 53 over Southern California 49, Butler 71 over Wabash 63, North Carolina State 63 over Peoria Cater pillars 60, Texas Christian 96 over Howard Payne 48, Bradley 74 over Notre Dame 172, Creighton 65 over Denver 60.
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Timken
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Glenville
Lincoln
Minerva
Fairview
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Scott
Macomber
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Dunbar
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Walnut Hills
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Lockland Wayne
Blanchester
Roger Bacon
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Marquette
Oklahoma A & M
Southern California
Butler
Wabash
North Carolina State
Peoria Caterpillars
Texas Christian
Howard Payne
Bradley
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Creighton
Denver
Waterfield declines Kansas coaching job rumor
LOS ANGELES INS Bob Waterfield said today he is not interested in the Kansas University head coach position vacated by Jules Sikes. Waterfield, husband of Jane Russell, stated he prefers Hollywood and intends to stay, quashing speculation he would coach the Jayhawks.
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Bob Waterfield
Kansas University
Jules Sikes
Waterfield
Jane Russell
Kansas
Hollywood
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